WHAT HAPPENED TO GEARS 5?? AWFUL Microtransactions, LACK OF Content, TERRIBLE Horde, & MORE!

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Gears 5 Has been Crushing reviews lately, with many claiming its the best and biggest gears yet, but that is a massive overstatement. There is a lot to love with gears 5, but there is also a lot to hate! This game is such a LET DOWN with its PREDATORY microtransactions, AWFUL rewards, HORRIBLE AI, TERRIBLE game physics, LAZY animations, and ETC! And people are DEFENDING LESS CONTENT? In This Video I try my best to explain why this game may be good by today's standards, but bad when being compared to the other games in the gears of war series.
Timestamps:
The Legacy Of Gears: 2:27
Gears 5 Intro & Gamepass: 6:13
Gears 5: AWFUL Monetization: 7:44
Gears 5: HORRIBLY Small Roster: 10:03
Gears 5: DOWNGRADED Horde: 12:07
Gears 5: MIXED Multiplayer: 15:24
Gears 5: FINAL Thoughts: 17:03
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Part Of Transcript:
Gears 5 is crushing it right now with most critics and reviewers, who are all claiming this is the best Xbox one game yet, and a system seller, with a fantastic story, great graphics, and innovative gameplay, and I agree with critics on all of these fronts, but what most critics and fans of the series are failing to touch on or see, is a massive list of shortcomings, that make this game one of the biggest let downs for a die hard gears fan like me. This game has some of the worst microtransactions, I’ve ever seen in a triple A game, awful progression rewards, terrible game physics, and downgrades in the gore, animations, weapons sounds, and some of the stupidest AI I’ve seen in any game. Moreover gears 5 has an insultingly small roster, a disappointing horde offering, that greatly limits personal choice in playstyle, low enemy diversity with half the enemies not being fun to fight, the new hyped up mode escape, feels more like a minor feature, instead of the showstopper that the coalition wants it to be, the multiplayer suffers from a multitude of changes and imbalances, and worst yet, this game’s stability and number of bugs at launch, is entirely unacceptable for a big budget release. This is being touted as the biggest and best gears yet by the marketing, and so far both of those statements, fail at accurately describing this game, and one more thing I’ve noticed, that is so incredibly strange for me, is the games subreddit, is mostly full of people who will defend every single issue in this game, and downvote every comment that even makes an objective statement.
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[@shepardgaming5594]

EDIT: Glad people are starting to realize many of the issues I pointed out here! ALREADY HAVE A NEW VIDEO UP ABOUT THE MICROTRANSACTIONS! I Really Did want to love this game, but if we don't stop this missteps now, they will only get worse :( I Don't like making negative content anymore and try to steer away from it when possible, but this had to be said. There's a lot to love with Gears 5, but there is also a lot to hate. This game is such a LET DOWN with its PREDATORY microtransactions, AWFUL rewards, HORRIBLE AI, TERRIBLE game physics, LAZY animations, and ETC! And people are DEFENDING LESS CONTENT? In This Video I try my best to explain why this game may be good by today's standards, but bad when being compared to the other games in the gears of war series. What do you all think? A big Thank You to these patrons for their support in this content and all future content to come! -Ethan McDonald -Shane Kruse Paypal: PayPal.Me/ShepardGaming Twitter: twitter.com/ShepardGaming_1 (follow me here to communicate more!) Patreon: www.patreon.com/ShepardGaming

[@snickers0522]

Big facts

[@cheetoortiz2361]

Well God damn and here I thought I was the only motherfucker on the face of the earth who thought gears 5 sucked. I was seriously about to flip out like "HAS EVERYONE GONE FUCKING INSANE!?"

[@shepardgaming5594]

@wbot26 Thanks mate glad you think so as well!

[@shepardgaming5594]

@Super Saiyan yeah that's how I felt too that's why I made the video!

[@wdtipvr1888]

Nailed it. THANK YOU for the video. You said everything that needed to be said. Only have xbox for GOW. Now they show the future is bleak again for this franchise. I'd of rather played an ultimate edition of gears 2 with dedicated servers. If they updated the graphics and movement in gears 2 and no more host. Simply the best gears there was. Best multiplayer maps and gore and best campaign.

[@MrKinkysloth]

Gears 3 had it right. The micro transactions are an issues period.

[@shepardgaming5594]

Yup comepletely agree!

[@TheStrayHALOMAN]

I love the new gameplay like cover grabs, and new guns. but it has nothing on Gears 3 "or even judgment" in terms of content your getting. what always pissed me off was cog or locust characters were locked to different teams, like how I cant play as my armored Kantus in hoard. We need overrun and beastmode back, plus the old enemies in hoard. Maybe I ask for too much.

[@MrKinkysloth]

KeK StrayHALO_MAN literally something I had discussed with a buddy... for such a huge catalog of characters and lore. They’re skimping is out? Literally played to level 30 and I don’t see anything worth wanting to grind or unlock... the shotgun seems more inconsistent. Idk campaign is awesome I liked the way they handled act 2. But as far as MP It’s decent at best. I understand it’s launch week but STILL wtf

[@MrKinkysloth]

KeK StrayHALO_MAN and they removed the curb stomp from the game lol wow

[@TheStrayHALOMAN]

@@MrKinkysloth They did? I saw bots do it?

[@mashedmacaroni6086]

We need gears 3 progression and unlocks.

[@shepardgaming5594]

We really do!

[@flufychickens]

Man I used to lose time just checking all the progression of all the rewards.

[@PlanterSanSama]

Remember seeing a guy running around as Prescott in gears 3? Dedicated player. See someone running around with an epic skin? Rich player :/

[@rick9157]

Agree, but gears 3 system of characters isn't for gears 5 anymore. If they;re bringing as many skins as in 4 , then we need another kind of system. It will get boring to have characters only on level. I sincerely liked the loot boxes.

[@nicolaslahky3319]

I remember the Anthony Carmine grind but it felt much more deserved to get him rather than those stupid scraps. And every character was unlockable from progression. What's even a point of leveling up now??

[@abrahamnunez1472]

When gears 3 came out, those were the days 😓

[@tetrades5348]

I TRULY AGREE Bro (PrimeTime)

[@PinxPer17]

very much agree.

[@tannerkelly8489]

Such good Days!

[@ProtoManiac2283]

Fuck me I remember being uber-excited when Gears 3 was about to come out and remember counting the days with my dad 'till September 21st I don't remember the year but I definitely remember the day. My dad got it as soon as he could and we had an awesome time with it

[@rebelskully4329]

2011 is my personal golden year of gaming. GoW 3, Skyrim, Saints Row The 3. Someone take me back!!

[@navneetverma6547]

Gears 5 put all veterans gears players on shame

[@shepardgaming5594]

Yup making a new video about its continued crap in the store!

[@navneetverma6547]

Shepard Gaming I’ll help you to raise your voice

[@navneetverma6547]

Shepard Gaming subscribed you

[@shepardgaming5594]

Thanks mate! I'm covering modern warfare's crap PS4 exclusive deal today, but tomorrow I'm making a video completely dedicated to the microtransactions in gears 5! I hope it does well because I'd love to make a lot more gears videos dissecting each aspect of the game more in depth and what's wrong with how the coalition is handling the game!

[@sozoxd3754]

I feel like TC abandoned all the vets. I think the playerbase will tank when modern warfare comes out. Good news is I can find lobby's again for gears 4. Lol

[@xicarmine2701]

It was a terrible mistake to put out "of War" 😢

[@masonbentz9115]

At first I was okay with it but now I can’t fucking stand it

[@Self_Supremacy]

As a gears player since 07 I agree with every single point you have made. I'm sad to be a gears fan right now.

[@shepardgaming5594]

Glad to hear I'm not alone! Been a gears fan since 06!

[@kjtj397]

Bruh

[@jeff-hc8ux]

sickoMcNasty?

[@drewtimmerman555]

Been playing since gears 1 when I was 10 YEARS OLD! this is not gears of WAR game

[@IKILLEDYOU5000]

Same bro playing since 07 too can't even play gears 5 multi anymore I hate it so much :(

[@InsanexPunisher]

The coalition needs to be sorted out, don’t even wanna play these new gears anymore

[@shepardgaming5594]

That's how I feel!

[@navneetverma6547]

Shepard Gaming tc and rod are garbage

[@nickalasgoff3283]

Same

[@wez3362]

Same here ...f**k this shit

[@fbi3579]

Thats what I said. The entire series feels so disrespected. It breaks my heart that a series I grew up with is getting so much worse.

[@halofan6194]

Gotta love how the big Gears youtubers haven't said anything about the microtransactions. The Coalition really shit the bed with this game.

[@shepardgaming5594]

That's what was weird, it's not been just gears youtubers, it's all the other youtubers said nothing but praise? And it baffles me

[@halofan6194]

@@shepardgaming5594 The "earnable content" they were spouting is offensive to say the least. I'm re up 4 and those desert skins are trash and spread out for 18 re ups

[@shepardgaming5594]

Oh I know it's actually insulting, especially when they should have been rewards for playing the campaign..

[@Jimmeeehhh]

There are things I agree with in this video, and things I disagree, but hearing Shadows say that this game has the best unlock system on any Gears game ever was almost hilarious.

[@2mch2sy]

Shepard Gaming you should convince them why it’s on a run for it’s money

[@gaeybwoii]

Horde needs to do away with the “hero” system, I hate being told I have to play as Kait if I want to play the scout role. Not to mention not being able to play duplicate characters. 🙄🙄🙄🙄

[@charlotteartist6606]

I'm not gonna lie, I like Gears 5, but the really restrictive customisation and character roster really kills it for me... being able to enjoy my characters look and feel like an individual is really important to me.

[@shepardgaming5594]

Yup that and the store is horrible..

[@docsupreme7177]

Artist Char facts And that goes for any game with an customization

[@colinwarfield4906]

I felt the same way! I liked seeing the cool gun skins in multiplayer but got so disappointed when I saw how much I needed to pay in real money to look the way I want. I played the game for two weeks before it became too much

[@colinwarfield4906]

@Jefferson Mason player customization can be in any game, it belongs in gears of war multiplayer because people want to play as their favorite characters with whatever cosmetics they choose. Gears 5 doesn't let them do that and puts nearly everything behind a pay wall.

[@user-kb1su7mg1g]

haha

[@TheArchitectOfDreams]

Oh it has a store? Well *throws game in the trash*, yeah I like to earn my keep. Let me be a great player, not a great customer.

[@chadm9944]

Man, If only they’d remaster gears of war 2, the best gears game. Soo good

[@Jmeza94]

Gears 3 is better to me way more emotional and has one of the most saddest and epic scene in video game history

[@ogFaTaL]

that was the worst fucking gears ever thats what started this franchise to die when they turned it into a cod simulator

[@Starkiller5477]

@@ogFaTaL please tell me you are calling Gears 5 trash not 2 or 3

[@jollama]

@@Starkiller5477 Legend has it, we’ll never know

[@snowboardenvy]

Why didn’t they just upgrade minor things from gears 4 instead of changing the whole game... locked characters with special ability 🙈

[@shepardgaming5594]

I know that's a question I think many had. Gears 4 already looked pretty good, would have been nice if they could have ported over a lot of that content!

[@notrapmusic9883]

@@shepardgaming5594 exactly dude

[@notrapmusic9883]

Like Wtf were they thinking all they had to do was up grade minor stuff for. Gears stuff . completely horse shit

[@royalmac1011]

All they needed was new maps a few new weapons/ skins and it would have been 👌

[@notrapmusic9883]

@@royalmac1011 I get what you saying . you basically saying they didnt have to change as much as they did . all they had to do was upgrade a few things here and there

[@potara8433]

I’m glad somebody has finally opened their eyes and can see past the hype.

[@shepardgaming5594]

Yup I know it's weird I'm one of the only ones

[@vperkv6554]

Huh, there are countless gears players tht have the exact same opinion. DUTCHY, MODDED TALENT have said the same thing. I think everyone aside from the pro players ( because they dont want to bite the hand tht feeds them)

[@jesusburgess6252]

"Since Gears 1 I've always played as Carmine". I know that feel, bro. Been Dom and Raam since Gears 1.

[@shepardgaming5594]

Yup it's a disgrace here, plus I also loved playing as the Cole train!

[@Achieveable]

I miss classic dom so much/:

[@stinkymarty]

I’d rather no dom than zombie dom haha I’m joking but still us dom players got burned two games in a row

[@ziounford]

I always played cog gears or Carmine. but now? rip Theron and kantus to

[@jesusburgess6252]

At least Raam is finally earnable.

[@cjames3633]

I regret buying this game so much. I let my love for gears get in the way. Smh

[@shepardgaming5594]

I feel that mate it was such a disservice to gears!

[@cjames3633]

Shepard Gaming foreal man. I think we are better off playing gears 4 cuz it has all the classic maps and characters and mad skins Lmfao shit is bad man.

[@IKILLEDYOU5000]

I regret ot too but what I regret more is getting the ultimate pass, absolute waste of my money :'(

[@HollowMerks]

Feel ur pain broskie pre-ordered 100 $ and regret it right now

[@DrHurricaneA115]

SAME

[@mashedmacaroni6086]

Why the hell does it cost $15 for a character skin.

[@shepardgaming5594]

I know it's actually crazy

[@chezwickcheese139]

Greed.

[@I.J.S.]

It's all because of fortnite. Even the layout of the microtransactions is the same.

[@McRemmyBaby]

Lmao

[@lukelukey4155]

Because its consumer friendly, the devs need to be paid. Stop being so selfish and give them the 450 a month they deserve.

[@emantaylor2740]

I bought my first Gears of War game in 2006. I have owned all the series from 1-5 and I can honestly say for the first time I felt disappointed. Three hours into the game I got bored. Gears 5 has no weight and intensity, the dialogue, characters, enemies and game play didn’t do it for me. Felt like I was playing a totally different game. Great graphics though

[@shepardgaming5594]

Yeah your opinions definitely mirror a lot of my own, I also feel I wouldn't have been as disappointed had the reviews not all been claiming it's the best gears game ever made

[@deafbyhiphop]

It felt like epic games was just trying to make a great game with every gears game, always trying to improve on the previous game. But now the coalition feels like theyre just doing a checklist Campaign: ✔ Multiplayer: ✔ Competitive viability: ✔ New casual modes: ✔ Horde mode: ✔ Microtransactions: ✔ It feels like such a soul less generic game now

[@tigersniper1192]

Don’t forget don’t get canceled by twitter

[@Nemesisuru]

You hit the nail in the head my man. Like I've said to people who've asked if they should buy it or not... This is a great and fun game (to an extent) if you're looking to try it out on the game pass, but it's not a great GEARS OF WAR game. It certainly feels like a spin off like judgement did. It completely missed what made a gears of war game feel unique and the reason the trilogy are so beloved. Also the reason I got an Xbox 360 and a One is the first place. It is certainly made to appeal more to new comers and casual friendly. But by doing so completely downgraded the whole game for me especially in multiplayer. I went back to the play the first three and just details like the physics, the weight of the characters and the weapons and the intensity of the shooting and the gore and executions really do add up and make a hell of a difference. I actually thought having a new enemy type like the swarm was going to be a cool new enemy for the franchise but it really hasn't. They don't feel threatening like the Locust did and honestly the whole swarm enemy type just looks and feels cartoonish. I really want to like this game because it's gears but I just can't.

[@shepardgaming5594]

Yup that's what people are misunderstanding is it's a good game, but not a good gears game, and while I complained a lot about small things, there's so many of them and when they add up it makes a huge difference in the feel and tone of the game.

[@micahisrael6019]

It's just like Gears of War Judament it was a pretty game but the multiplayer was for Shit to play!

[@jayd6916]

The multiplayer feels incomplete. I've put ALOT of time into this game on PC since launch and I've enjoyed it, but I do agree that it is missing some of the elements that previous games had. Physics feel lazy, customization like skins and weapon camos are lackluster, there's like 6 MP maps, even tho I'm a gold 3 I'm still queuing with bronze players. I hope to see more content soon

[@shepardgaming5594]

Yup overall it just feels like they haven't played the OG gears games and needed more time

[@iramak4195]

I'm a gear's vet playing since gow 1 and it just not gears I'll play it to get the stuff after that im.done. unless they put out a good update

[@shepardgaming5594]

Yup as a vet myself this game didn't feel like gears

[@ggzii]

the multiplayer does NOT feel as good as ever, lmao

[@navneetverma6547]

Yea bcuz it’s garbage and downgraded

[@ryan-tl1wr]

Lmaoo dude gears 4 felt so much better

[@colinwarfield4906]

It doesn't feel like old gears games but I still found some enjoyment in it when my fucking gnasher actually worked

[@blackirontarkus3156]

It's almost as bad as Judgment multiplayer. Except for Overrun, at least that was fun, and better than all the game modes Gears 5 has at the moment.

[@colinwarfield4906]

@@blackirontarkus3156 see I never played judgement so I wouldn't know. Just gears 1-3

[@supernaturalnoscope]

I'm glad I got to play this game through game pass. I was honestly going to sleep on this because of how awful Gears 4 was with the micro transactions. I've been enjoying how well done the campaign is but there was that one question in the back of my mind. Is the multiplayer good? Seems like this video answers that question, just like Gears 4 it has bad micro transactions probably even worse. When I saw the character roster I thought maybe you had to unlock the others but I clearly didn't learn from Gears 4, of course that's the sad amount of characters they added. Gears of War 3 was the last good Gears game. It had micro transactions in it too but they were reasonable. If I remember correctly you could get about at least 20 skin sets in a Launch Weapon Skin Collection pack that cost $20 and buying a single weapon skin set cost $3. These days just a single weapon skin set cost about $25...Ridiculous.

[@shepardgaming5594]

Yup the microtransactions alone really are destroying this game!

[@MeruOnYT]

Gears 4's multiplayer was fine. I didn't spend a dime on it and unlocked almost every character in it over the course of just playing and enjoying it.

[@lemongaids7642]

yeah, i bought the fenix kit for 10$ and got five new maps, four new character skins and a new re-up. Good ol days

[@andreasnutritionist7293]

I remember gears used to make me unsteady when playing, the game was actually uncomfortably dark and gory. Now they are kid oriented colorful games. Should have ended on gears 3, you either die a good game or live long enough to become a shit one. Just start a new franchise instead of de-glorifying epic games.

[@shepardgaming5594]

Love the dark knight quote haha but I whole heartedly agree!

[@SangheiliSpecOp]

Heh... I don't do well with scary games and I have to say the gears 5 campaign had plenty of dark moments (literally) that made me feel uneasy

[@MrKuger9]

So true with the Halo series. It should’ve ended sooner instead of dragging it out for more cash. Worst off are the secret endings you unlock after completing the game on the highest difficulty as they continue to tease the fans about a sequel with each getting worse. Maybe the next Halo game will be better but hard to say till it comes out but I digress.

[@nomadscheap-n-nerdy9901]

Hell no multiplayer is terrible and horde has been shit because of restrictions and perk cards. That shit needs to go. Gears 3 had it as good as it ever needed to be

[@shepardgaming5594]

Gears 3 IMO really was the perfect gears, although I did like the campaign slightly more in gears 2!

[@nomadscheap-n-nerdy9901]

Shepard Gaming yeah the variety of missions and length of the campaign was the best in 2

[@joeyl853]

I have to agree multiplayer feels like a major downgrade. The downgrade in the gore sucks. If feels slow to me. Automatics are insanely op. You can't even leave cover. Weak maps. It's still a good game but not even close to the best.

[@shepardgaming5594]

Yeah that's a perfect phrase to describe the game! It's good, just far from the best in the series due to everything you mentioned!

[@docsupreme7177]

WaterWhipin swear i’ve only played on 3 maps and im a lvl 65

[@LosTresPollos7]

I actually prefer how automatics are actually used rather than the entire multiplayer devolving into gnasher fights like it had been since gears 2.

[@SpacewardSaint]

@@LosTresPollos7 Automatics definitely needed some love but getting gunned down the second I leave Spawn by 5 people with lancers is extremely annoying.

[@FrankTank47]

Such underrated review !

[@shepardgaming5594]

Thanks glad you agree mate!

[@lucas29210]

What underrated means, the translation dont make sense

[@skitzozpandaz5993]

I’m going back to gears 3. I hear their lobbies are still popular.

[@flufychickens]

Are horde lobbies full? I would jump back on in a second to play some horde

[@kitsunexx5009]

TDM is popping

[@flufychickens]

@@kitsunexx5009 yaa suck I hate tdm lmao. Plus after playing 4, it's so hard to play with the screen shake

[@kitsunexx5009]

@@flufychickens yeah it takes getting used to but I'm actually enjoying 5 RN but I do agree with this video

[@iramak4195]

I saw 300 ppl in tdm that's it🤷‍♂️

[@snowboardenvy]

Back to playing gears 4

[@shepardgaming5594]

I would too, but in to Borderlands 3 for the moment!

[@JohnDoe-pu5gk]

Gears 4 is shit, Gears multiplayer is shit.

[@porte-majestuoso]

@@JohnDoe-pu5gk Why??

[@Pharm213]

Loved the campaign, I felt it was a little short, but yeah the microtransactions and horde are AWFUL. Server issues have also really made the overall experience a real letdown.

[@shepardgaming5594]

Yeah I enjoyed the music and scenery in the campaign, and I really loved the matriarch mission! That felt like classic gears! But besides the story mode yeah I've felt rather let down so far ):

[@DaScorpionSting]

Ya just 4 acts instead of 5 like in the other games.

[@TheEthanGamer]

Great video mate! This video needs more views. One thing you forgot to mention was Jack and how at first he was pretty fun to play in horde mode but he gets REALLY damn boring later on if you've played him long enough. The Coalition should make his Hijack recharge faster or give him more support abilities then healing your teammates and stunning enemies for them to shoot that are more engaging.

[@shepardgaming5594]

Thanks mate! Yeah I hope it gets more views and I'd like more gears fans to see it especially because I think I've stated a lot that most reviewers looked past. Also then maybe the coalition would hear this! Oh I agree I also didn't like how heavy jack has to get utilized in the story because for me he keeps getting stuck in the environment so I have to quit the game out then..

[@skitzozpandaz5993]

Gears 2 and 3 need to be repopulated.

[@shepardgaming5594]

I know I've been replaying them lol, love their horde modes!

[@theelite5135]

They need to make an ultimate edition version with them both it might take them a few years but it whould be worth it

[@hundjsiegfried]

@@theelite5135 Big up

[@docsupreme7177]

The elite if they remaster gears 3 it’ll be like the first launch that game was so beautiful

[@gugly2682]

I rather stay on gears 4 cause everything on gears 5 is B.S

[@shepardgaming5594]

Yeah it seems like many have now!

[@vperkv6554]

Nope, i quit gears 4 feb. 2017. I was sick of playing nothing but mexican players with 250 plus pings. Tht n the 30 tic servers i could not forgive.

[@rabbitsfoot8]

@@vperkv6554 it does seem like the brazilian players got 500 pings....lmao

[@vperkv6554]

@@rabbitsfoot8 " SEEM"???? LOLOL THEY DO. there should be no reason wht so ever to be playing kids on an entire different continent when im on the east coast n they are on the southern hemisphere. Secondly, they have their own servers and if im not mistaken, isnt gears SUPER CRAZY POPULAR, so there shouldnt be an excuse them not having enough players. And lastly, i dont want to play against people tht have a 3rd world internet connection. They are using their phone data n linked their xbox live to it to be online.

[@dr.green.]

Man gears 5's campaign was such a let down

[@shepardgaming5594]

Yeah I liked act 1 but for me act 2 and 3 were pretty weak..

[@dr.green.]

@@shepardgaming5594 I agree. Act 1 was really good. And then you just get deeper into the game, and it's just terrible.

[@shepardgaming5594]

Yeah the open world idea was terrible ):

[@Lee-mg2pt]

true. the plot was delving into Kaits story and how they were gonna attack the hive etc, then they just move on to a new plan about beacons and hammer of dawns, then its over. real disappointment

[@dr.green.]

@@Lee-mg2pt couldn't have said it better

[@nyxxose]

Character lock is the WORST thing to ever happen to Horde. And don’t even get me started on the quitters.

[@shepardgaming5594]

I know it's honestly one of the worst decisions and it even makes people leave immediately if they can't get the character they want

[@notrapmusic9883]

@@shepardgaming5594 yup. And I'm one of them its trash . gears 4 had horde right then they fucked it up

[@MrH4RR7]

Don't forget BUGS, LOTS OF BUGS! Oh, and ALWAYS ONLINE!!!!!!

[@shepardgaming5594]

I know I can't believe even split screen coop needs always online

[@connorhughes2578]

Bugs can be solved plus they never know reawards can get better like the team rock wepon skins but they may add classic characters like dom like a gears 3 cosmetics ( with now graphics that would be mint )

[@slaynw.9829]

Great video man. This is by far the best review i have seen of this game. You even mentioned all it's flaws and shortcomings it has,like any real fan should,which is something most reviewers are too afraid to do.

[@shepardgaming5594]

Thanks man glad you thought so! Yeah I was shocked that absolutely no one else was mentioning any of this stuff ):

[@slaynw.9829]

I was mostly disappointed,because i knew that most reviewers weren't going to touch on such topics,specially the terrible monetization the game currently has,out of fear of the possible backlash from the fans. I'm glad you had the courage to speak out about such things,that resonate with veteran fans like myself.

[@shepardgaming5594]

Thansk mate! Yeah I lost like 20 subs from this video and its getting a fair amount of downvotes, but like you said I think it needed to be said and I stand by it! I may share this on the gears Reddit!

[@slaynw.9829]

Sorry to hear that,though it's to expected considering that our opinion isn't exactly popular with the rest of the community at the moment,hopefully that will change as time passes. It's a damn shame that most people are willing to give this game a free pass just because its there favorite franchise,but in doing so,there not doing the community any favors,if anything,there actually hurting it in my opinion. I mean,in the end we all want to see this franchise succeed in the future,but ignoring the problems isn't the way to do it,but rather adressing them like you did,even if most people get upset by it,in the end,the truth needs to said.

[@shepardgaming5594]

Exactly I'm an Xbox fanboy and a gears fanatic! I want the game to be great and wish for the franchise would succeed! But I wish more people would see and acknowledge the shortcomings the company is taking and hoping people won't notice, and it seems like right now most aren't sadly

[@sethhall9614]

What I'm still trying to figure out is how I was able to play the entire campaign on the highest settings yet when I go to versus my graphics card stops working once I join a game.

[@shepardgaming5594]

I've heard it dies indeed have PC issues

[@alexjensen6630]

I actually didn't mind the Gears 4 Mico transactions at all. You could see all the skins you wanted and craft currency from old ones. Gears 5 micro transactions are a complete failure. Also, has anyone noticed the complete lack of textures in this game? Characters look like Super Mario bosses. I miss the detailed Locust skins.

[@shepardgaming5594]

Yup the loot boxes in gears 4 were no where close to as bad..

[@getshrekd7247]

We should all just go back to 4 never thought I'd say that but 5 just isn't hacking it

[@shepardgaming5594]

Agreed mate

[@AlfonsoGCE94]

I went back to Gears 4 and I’m happier than ever. Gears 4’s Versus is incredibly better than Gears 5’s, plus the fact that NOW is the time to play Gears 4, here’s why: It’s noob free atm (cause of Gears 5’s launch), it has A LOT of content (maps and Roster), it has a considerably lower population (so servers aren’t crowded and there is basically no lag), and the game and gameplay mechanics are a lot better overall. The movement, the damage omen, 8 gnasher shots per reload, Lancer is at it’s sweet spot (Gears 5’s Lancer is ridiculous), less sponging, normal respawns (Gears 5’s KOTH respawn system is possibly the worst thing in videogames I’ve ever seen in my life 😂), etc. Gears 4 overall feels like a complete finished product. I’m not going anywhere until TC gives me reasons to.

[@shepardgaming5594]

Yeah that tends to happen with a game after a couple years! 😂 but I agree, it's hard to go from a game with so much content and a lot of issues fixed, to a bare bones sequel with so many issues..

[@doom_slayer_5.048]

Alfonso González de Cosío shotgun is still shit compared to 5 but ye the whole game is just as a letdown when 4 came out with bearly any characters as well until they added em and I played the game at the end of the life cycle

[@sozoxd3754]

I can find lobby's in gears 4 again most of the vets seem to have left gears 5. I have allot more fun in gears 4. Gears 5 versus is just full of people pop shotting in every situation because bullet magnetism. Everything is dumbed down to the point it isn't fun to play. I've played since gears 1 and I started playing because it was difficult to play.

[@Svn1999]

Same here back to gears 4 in done with gears 5

[@royalmac1011]

Honestly all multiplayer matches in gears4 is filled with noobs rn only a few decent players i ran across playing. Just my experience after the gears5 launch

[@WretchedGames]

I hate that you're forced to use the lancer gnasher combo. Gears 3 had it right where you had multiple primary weapons to choose from. Though I hated the sawed-off at least it made the game play different. All I want is the retro and hammer to make a return and I would be satisfied with the multiplayer. Aside from that I agree with everything in this video. I was at the midnight launch of the first gears and haven't missed one. They better take there time AND USE IT WISELY on gow 6

[@shepardgaming5594]

Yeah it was nice having some variety for spawns in gears 3, loved the retro lancer, and really miss the first person of the hammerburst! Glad you agree with my points too and saw it was all stemming from love!

[@WretchedGames]

@@shepardgaming5594 I love all the gears games (especially for the campaigns) but the multiplayer has always had room for improvement (some more than others) *side note* I think it was a poor decision to ever cut beast mode out.

[@mashedmacaroni6086]

Lets just go back to playing gears 3 and screw the coalition.

[@katie6666]

The only thing that puts a smile on my face other than this video is the tears coming from the gears 5 fanboys, "why do you care about the physics? " "just wait for the updates bro they'll make the game less shitty" and my personal favourite "your just a ps4 fanboy"

[@shepardgaming5594]

I know my gamertag is MasterAndChief lol far from a PS4 fan boy and exactly the small details add to and make a big difference

[@callmedd3494]

I'm getting to the point now where in-game micro transactions is reason enough to pass on a game. They feel like storefronts with a game wrapped around them. I'll spend my money on games like Remnant: From the Ashes. $40, no micro transactions, loot boxes or DLC; cleary made with love by a Dev team that plays games and understands what gamers want.

[@shepardgaming5594]

Yeah I agree it's insane the prices some of these games are asking for especially when it's cosmetics that won't matter in a year or so.. I still need to try remnant at some point as well! Heard a lot of good things about it!

[@nathjones2011]

Youve hit the nail on head! 100% agree with everything you said, micro transactions have killed the gaming industry.

[@shepardgaming5594]

Thanks mate! Yeah they are ruining the industry and they're ruining gears ):

[@GoInGcRz]

Yeah, I fell in love with the campaign, and have enjoyed the entire game throughout on that front, however, I have noticed the changes in Gore and Physics, and I do hope that they make the small changes necessary to where it goes back to that grittiness. The problems seem to mainly come from Multiplayer itself, however, this is not to say it does not matter, because multiplayer is a big part of Gears, and so they should definitely be addressed. This video truly is the one and only critique, not a shit rant, but a short, yet very credible critique, which I do very much appreciate.

[@shepardgaming5594]

Thanks mate! Yeah I tried to be balanced in many aspects in the video and it seems it came off!

[@GoInGcRz]

@@shepardgaming5594 It definitely did man, kudos to you for such a great video.

[@srkn5721]

Three of them Thangs? What changes in gore in physics are you referring to and don’t like?

[@ayylmaotv]

One of the best videos I’ve watched in months well done

[@shepardgaming5594]

Thanks mate I appreciate it, and glad you enjoyed it! My next video that I'm editing as I've typed this is devoted to the games micro-transactions since they are some of the worst I've seen!

[@Rainbowhawk1993]

I have this game with Game Pass and I found myself happy because it is so well optimized for PC and I can run it so well on Low settings on my outdated PC. (I’m not able to play Wolfenstein 2 because the recommended Memory is 16 while my Machine is 8). However I’m not a Multiplayer gamer so I definitely understand your criticisms.

[@shepardgaming5594]

Oh yeah it's beautiful and runs so smooth! And I'm so happy it's on PC for you all, firmly believe PC is the best place to play, even if I'm a console peasant 🤷🏾‍♂️ Yeah if you're not used to the gears multiplayer it's brutal in Versus right now..

[@ZByrdman89]

Two years later, and I can say that some remedies have been made to all areas of the game. Horde now has character classes to choose from regardless of what character you choose, more characters have finally been introduced, and Versus has finally reverted back to that OG Gears 3 feeling. It just took the Coalition way too long to implement these changes into the game that’s now two years old. The optimization on Series X, made the already great looking game even better with ray traced reflections and real time shadows, etc. Overall, the mechanics across all modes are finally, what the game should have been more like at launch, tbh.

[@mr.skullfacegarcia775]

I couldn't agree with you more with the extremely short roster I thought that was freaking stupid how short the roster is

[@shepardgaming5594]

Yup making a new video right now focused on the microtransactions and how it's clearly abuse..

[@drummer7557]

Hence why the Gears 5 bundle is collecting dust on shelves....

[@shepardgaming5594]

You're not wrong

[@adamdesimone2658]

Everything you said is 100% facts. The campaign was fun at first cause there was side missions and you could upgrade Jack (which was really fresh compared to the other gears). But the final boss was a big let down that monster wasn't even challenging. The montriarch was harder than that. Then they leave it on a cliffhanger as if this game is good enough for gears 6. And the multiplayer is just a big dissapointmebt. Nothing new going on except a kill cam whoopdy fucking Doo!!! As a gears fan I'm just as upset as you are and honestly I hope coalition doesn't make anymore titles after this one.

[@shepardgaming5594]

Glad you agree as well! It seemed like for awhile there I was in the minority at realizing the obvious flaws that can be seen at face value, and was surprised the community was defending the game so much. Yeah I think the coalition should honestly try another IP out, gears just isn't the same anymore and the hype around the franchise seems even lower now than it did with gears 4

[@chrisg6517]

This is true tho......I couldve honestly played gears4 campaign again instead of gears5

[@shepardgaming5594]

Yeah I never hated the campaign in gears 4 all that much

[@LittleLight-777]

Aw man, I never play Gears a day in my life, respectfully. But, why is this a recurring thing w/ every damn game?! It sucks to know the games and companies we thought was perfect is now all shells of their selves, and is SO damn 💰 hungry

[@shepardgaming5594]

I know everyone keeps praising it and while it's not a bad game necessarily, it's so easy to see that it's a greedy game and so shallow on content just so we can get it all later through drip feed..

[@TAGSairsoft]

Gears 4 I loved being an engineer. Gears 5 the engineer class is SOOO underwhelming. It's kinda depressing.

[@shepardgaming5594]

A lot of gears 5 is haha

[@D2dshnm]

Not just the engineer..the sniper class sucks in here too. I swear I could hear the swarm drones laughing at my ass, after I've headshot them 2 or 3 times with an Embar; yet they survive. 😑

[@Confederate115]

An honest Gears 5 review. Its so rare to see these in the wild. What happened to Gears 5? What happened to Xbox? "But Game Pass is duh future", yeah if Gears 5 is indicative of Xbox's future, Xbox doesn't have one. God forbid they look at their competition (that's kicking the crap out of them) and learn anything. Sony leads the way with record setting sales and quality and Microsoft goes "Nah, lets just give our games away for free and load them up with micro-transactions. Success achieved!"

[@shepardgaming5594]

Thanks mate I appreciate it! Yeah I was surprised that no one else was making more reviews like this and that no one else was really pointing out the flaws!

[@noctober]

I might as well only come back to gears 5 until we get a new character after waiting 3 months or something lol and once again they are lazy with character skins lol

[@shepardgaming5594]

Yup this game is so incredibly barren on content at launch ok baffled it has defenders..

[@Culture4Christ]

I didn't mention it before bro but you've made a great video here! You've hit alot of key points and I appreciate the boldness in mentioning the flaws of the game, I can tell you're a fan of the series!

[@shepardgaming5594]

Thanks again mate that means a lot! Yeah I may play a lot of games and etc but I've loved gears! Especially 2 and 3! So I wanted nothing more than a great game, sadly for me and others like yourself that's of what gears 5 was

[@ParamoreFAV3]

Nah bro we hardcore fans we don’t fuck with the super weapons, OD Lancers, wall bouncing, etc. it’s no skill. If you glitch off the wall, that’s ass too.

[@bent0r782]

Thank goodness you're speaking up, people need to realize that if we dont speak up gears is gonna be history

[@shepardgaming5594]

Yup I feel like I'm the only one as well which is really weird..

[@Jib223]

Finally someone understands how bad the game is, instead of praising this pos. The microtransactions are terrible!!! 8 dollars for an execution?!!! Pathetic.

[@shepardgaming5594]

Yup I realized this a long time ago! I was surprised all the reviewers did nothing but praise it!

[@DishonoredGOD]

We need to resurrect RAAM and Skorge so they can destroy the Coalition.

[@bonechill4198]

If they really wanted to go all out with horde make it so you can choose any of character skins Cog, locust/swarm, debee and be able to choose your ultimate and class (or just remove classes). Then add in all enemy types locust, swarm, lambent, and debee, Hell even throw in cog soldiers with locust, and cog heroes in boss waves. Since im on the subect of enemies... where are corpsers, serapedes, tickers, reavers, boomer, and kantus? As far as I now they never explain why all the drones came back but nothing else.

[@shepardgaming5594]

Yeah this is kind of what I would have expected for horde 4.0!

[@Prcjects]

everyday i play i say " where is Baird?"

[@shepardgaming5594]

Haha he was my boy!

[@Prawnsacrifice]

I'm still searching for all of Delta squad GIVE ME DOM

[@elijahstrand4990]

It’s so sad to see what’s happening too my favorite series with every thing just feeling like a down grade from previous games

[@shepardgaming5594]

I know mate I used to love this series so much ):

[@snickers0522]

You forgot to add in the beast mode option in 3

[@shepardgaming5594]

I tried to cover it some still I think I had a little bit in the video of it!

[@lemongaids7642]

this tugged some heartstrings. My first gears was 3, i chose that over cod: black ops 1. Just fell in love at sight, that lancer made me gasp when i looked at the cover art. Damn i was 8 when i got it, turned 10 played the other 2 games to get more in depth with Delta squad. Im 16 now, and this "gears 5" is the spider-man 3 of the franchise. Gears 5 felt like people were told to scrape a game together by a big studio. Gears 1-3 was passion and love put into the game, i mean goddamnit PEOPLES FACES AND QUOTES OF THEM THANKING LOVED ONES WERE AT THE END OF GEARS 1-3, REAL PEOPLE THAT HAD PASSION. But this, this is just a bunch of micro transactions and shit wearing the skin of the gears of war franchise. What a shame.

[@itzsanchez93]

I forgot how good gears 3 got it right. Truly the best game of all gears. Gears 2 is runner up

[@shepardgaming5594]

I slightly liked gears 2's story better!

[@itzsanchez93]

Shepard Gaming same, gears 2 has the best campaign. But overall as a whole game, gears 3 is the best.

[@dobbydoughnuts9941]

Such a good video. I hope the coalition actually listen to the community and sort this out. :(

[@shepardgaming5594]

I hope so to! Glad you liked it!

[@AskAlmonte]

Outside of lagswitching and lack of dedicated servers for multiplayer, Gears of War 2 was the best one. Best maps(jacinto, blood drive, security... I mean come on this game only had two shitty maps-hail and stasis), Best campaign, best characters, best modes(wingman and guardian were created in this game), best gameplay movement. This game was truly a masterpiece.

[@shepardgaming5594]

I know gears 2 was my favorite I think! But I did like horde mode best in 3!

[@docsupreme7177]

ReyRoSho can’t forget about river bro

[@gustavoramiro5449]

We got lots of new content since your last video at the channel. New maps (and amazing returning ones like River), store, characters and classes at Horde and Escape. Need to take a look.

[@michaellee6169]

Gears of War 2 opening speech still sends chills down my spine. ATTACK!!!

[@shepardgaming5594]

It really does!

[@Ashamedofmypast]

I subbed for the honesty here. It baffles me how bad the ai is. I can't believe how often I got to the end of an encounter only to watch JD and del stand over me as I bled out. The game is fun but it is not worthy of all the praise said it since launch.

[@shepardgaming5594]

Thanks for the sub mate! Working on another gears video about the microtransactions now!

[@RevivedSaiyan]

We got Foundation as a map while all the most played and requested maps are ignored. River, Jacinto, gridlock, subway, mansion, Tyrone station, war machine, escalation, mausoleum, museum, bullet marsh, overpass, fuel depot,raven down, hail, and alot more I cant remember by name. the ice maps from gears 2 or 3. Also even a few that were in gears 4 were that bad like that night map, the prison map.

[@fbi3579]

Here's my overall critique for Gears 5 from a player of GOW since the first game came out. *The Campaign:* The campaign of Gears 5 was very lore-rich and open lots of doors in terms of the story, but it was tedious and it felt like I was doing the same thing, but in different places and scenarios. I think that TC saw that and tried to add little side-quests in the story that you could do but being and old-school Gears guy, I don't think that side-quests in a Gears campaign sits well for me, and I'm guessing for a lot of other people too. In all the other games, all we had to do was go in one direction, fight the enemies, fight the bosses, move on to the next level and get little bits of lore and story along the way. Thats what made the campaign fun. It was one-routed but still immersive and got our attention. For this campaign though, having to add side-quests that aren't very interesting in first place seems like they cut things short and didn't have many more ideas. *Multiplayer:* The multiplayer part of Gears 5 was probably the most disappointing part. Gears is KNOWN for its competitive or just "have fun" multiplayer gameplay. But the one thing that gave the multiplayer its "spark" was its customizable options. In Gears of War 4 for example, there were many, MANY different options for weapon skins, character skins, banners, ect. But for Gears 5, it feels so empty. There are not even more than 20 options weapon or character skins. Comparing that to a previous game, that seems kinda lazy. And the gameplay just feels off... It feels like its not even Gears anymore. The control feel wonky and just don't feel like those Gears of War controls. Very disappointing for me. *Escape:* This is probably the best part about Gears 5, but mostly because its a new concept. Its new to us as GOW fans and we like new experiences from an old game series, or maybe you don't but we all have different preferences. For me though, this was probably "the fun part" of Gears 5. But even this has its flaws. The difficulty for escape is customizable, but you don't get experience (as in learning) from any of the starter difficulties. It doesn't teach you how to get better. It just presents that level and everything is like a field of flowers, and nothing to brand a strategy into your brain. Also, its hell to get to the Raven without doing it with friends. If you get in a game with randoms, it just doesn't work out, unless you are all on the same playing field. What I mean by that is, you have the same skill, courtesy, and strategy. Without proper communication, trying to organize your way through the hive is like having the game on "Expert" by default. And sometimes, after someone dies a couple times, they just give up and leave. Leaving you there, to navigate the hive alone, and weak. If you read all of this, thank you very much for giving time to listen to my opinion. I'm just a hardcore Gears fan and it upsets me that a game series with such high standards has a game where the standards feels so disrespected. Again, thank you. And have a nice day.

[@TheeDarthVader66]

Rest in peace gears you will be missed Gears of war 2006-2011

[@shepardgaming5594]

I think gears 5 should have honestly just transferred over gears 4 cosmetics since it's the same engine

[@wattsnottaken1]

DemonixDreams hold X to pay respects 😖

[@JimGains]

I've been saying that they should add the locust back for horde.

[@shepardgaming5594]

They really should!

[@MetalRatex]

I think Gears 5 campaign is very weak. I don't even have the will to play it again to look for collectibles or other things I missed. I'll stick to horde for awhile if my mates play it.

[@shepardgaming5594]

Yeah I didn't enjoy the open world part tbh

[@georgeleinberger8670]

Good video. I agree with almost every point you made. I too am a long time Gears fan and purchased the ultimate edition on day 1. I want to support Gears and The Coalition but I am not pleased by the changes you mentioned. I also don't want to go back to the days of DLC map packs that split up the online player base. How would you recommend the devs monetize content to support a team that will continue to support the game after launch?

[@shepardgaming5594]

I actually made a new video about this on my channel and the very last 2 minutes do it explain my suggestion which would allow the fans to earn everything while also keeping some of the monetization!

[@NazoServantArk]

@Shepard Gaming Great Video as always Dude. I don't normally play multiplayer for Gears games but the way you described the Horde mode of the Older Gears makes me want to give them a go. I was thinking the same thing about it being like Halo 5 (Though I still haven't had a chance to play the Story my niece is over lol) it seems strange that the Gears Community isn't more upset as they had the opposite effect when Judgment bombed something fishy there. Anyway glad I only bought the Standard Version of the Game, not gonna spend $100 plus dollars on Terminator and Dave Bautista Skins Lol.

[@shepardgaming5594]

Glad you liked the video mate! Yeah the multiplayer is probably one of the biggest skill dependent games ever lol, if you're not good now you will have 0 fun! Well if you do give it a go always feel free to add me on Xbox! Will probably be playing the horse in gears 2 and 3 from time to time in between all the big games coming out! Yeah the gears community on the official website is calling the out, but on reddit it's about 50-50! Oh yeah definitely didn't need the more expensive edition!

[@NazoServantArk]

@@shepardgaming5594 What's your Xbox handle same as the Channel?

[@shepardgaming5594]

Nah haha I might rename it at somepoint, but still MasterAndChief for right now which it has been since 2004 😂!

[@NazoServantArk]

@@shepardgaming5594 Maybe ArbyAndChief Lol.

[@shepardgaming5594]

Damn I miss that show haha, was my favorite KZbin tv show to watch lol

[@JackalGoldKick]

Good video. This game is too grindy. Gears 3 only took 1 medal to get something but in 5 it takes mutiple medals for one thing wth

[@shepardgaming5594]

Thanks mate glad you enjoyed it! I know this games grind is obscure

[@OtherTaylor]

Thank you for this video! Been playing since Gears 1 and after seeing all these reviews I felt like I was the only one who thought this game was lacking in many ways.

[@shepardgaming5594]

You're welcome mate! Yeah I know I didn't know why all the reviewers loved it that much, and didn't even mention these issues..

[@Darkforest127]

Great vid. Im so glad i didnt spend 60 bucks i have it on game pass at the moment. They need to go back to gears 2 style horde mode and mp. The more slow paced tactical gameplay was more enjoyable. Also the fact i cant play as my character(Dom) pisses me off.

[@shepardgaming5594]

Thanks mate! Yeah I completely agree, I really liked gears 2 and 3 more, and I really despised the small roster in gears 5..

[@Reisbig]

You are breaking my heart man. I was not very impressed with 4 and was hoping for something more with this one. Looks like I will save my money and just play the original trilogy.

[@shepardgaming5594]

Sorry mate to break your heart! I feel your pain though, while I though Gears 4 was on, it just wasn't on the same level of gears 1-3 and I think 5 is better storywise, but a step back in a lot of other areas ):

[@zefwyn6793]

Shepard Gaming try it with gamepass if you can. I and many others have been playing koth ranked and the gameplay is fast and crisp.

[@davidcarlton2513]

Thats EXACTLY how i feel.....i would have prefered the lootboxes in gears 4 than the shit i have to go through in 5

[@shepardgaming5594]

Yup they were a lot more rewarding

[@ProtoManiac2283]

This saddens the shit out of me. If there's any game series I can say with confidence that I grew up with it's the Gears series having played it since '06 when the first game released and I have loved every single game up until Gears 4. I even liked Judgement, tho I didn't like the Multiplayer itself I still loved Overrun. I grew up loving this series, my favorite game is Gears of War 3 and it's just sad to see that even tho Gears of War 3 did everything right, instead of working with what made Gears 3 so good, they went the route of greed and decided to ruin what could've been good games and turned them into micro-transaction infested messes that have little to no replay value. I grew a ton of distaste for Gears 4 when I saw that all good looking characters were locked behind loot boxes, and my distaste grew even further when I saw they went to release characters present in previous games for only a limited time behind expensive loot boxes, which is an obvious tactic to take your money as if you don't manage to get them with in-game points which is likely as they're very rare you'll be pressured into buying them with real money as your time is running out and they're pretty rare so even if you keep grinding you might just be wasting the time you could be opening those loot boxes with. Since I bought Gears 4 I've moved over to PC gaming and I haven't bought the Win10 version because I hate it. I am actively boycotting this shit until they change it in a next game or maybe in the game itself but even I know how much money micro-transactions make which could definitely mean I might never play Gears again. God fucking damnit.

[@spearian]

The thing with the lack of characters....I take it they are planning to release more down the line? I can see why they wouldn't want to include everyone from the start so there is something to play towards, but i do feel campaign characters should be included from the start for multiplayer.

[@shepardgaming5594]

The campaign ones definitely should have been included at the very least

[@nickalasgoff3283]

I was actually kind of dissapointed I'm already playing the old ones I'm a big gears of war fan it really doesn't feel like the gears we know at all

[@6SonOfSam6]

I have to agree with the reviewer & add that gears 5 is a major let down #1 reason microtransactions! microtranactions should not even be in games in the first place!!! & u should unlock ever skins or character skin with in the game when u do a objective or unlock a achievement or a trophy. #2 reason is the political correctness with characters like if it's a woman or a man playing a major roll in the games or if they smoke cigarettes or if they don't smoke cigarettes! it should be up to the creators of the games to decide on what they want in their games not SJW calling out what should be in games & what should not be in games if a game or a movie or a song offends some one then don't buy it or don't watch it or don't listen to it why should ever one be censored for a small few of SJW!!!

[@shepardgaming5594]

Sadly I think micro transactions are here to stay, but in all honesty I'd rather pay for a season pass then have microtransactions!

[@thewarden6050]

@@shepardgaming5594 Agreed

[@aguy4401]

We need Cliff Bleszinski to steer Gears of War in the right direction. He knew what Gears of War was.

[@shepardgaming5594]

I think he's out of the gaming industry now sadly ):

[@fatherchilds2351]

I miss how gears use to be and this is just not the same what I felt in gears 1 2 and 3

[@elusivekidd3251]

FINALLY!! Great video! I felt like i was going crazy! Its sooo good to hear that im by far not the only one who feels that Gears 5 its incredibly mediocre and dissapointing, with giant lacks of content and shitty loot systems

[@shepardgaming5594]

Thanks! Yup that's why I made the video I felt like no one else was pointing things out..

[@CJenkiinsTV]

Notice how he skipped Gears Judgement. From a OG gears 1,2, and 3 player, Judgement killed the franchise. Gears 4 helped bring back some legacy players but the game wasn’t better than gears 3. Gears 5 is a sorry excuse to keep the franchise alive. In my opinion, gears 3 was the best.

[@edumaicol4141]

Gears 3 is my favourite but I think 2 is the best

[@milkmanmcgee3657]

Dude, love that opening theme 👍Probably my favorite track, not to mention that Gears Of War 2 is my personal favorite ^^ But yeah, I was the only person in my family who didn't get Gears 5 XD Was just juggling too many unfinished games already XD Aside from that though, it's really great that you're calling out the downsides for the new game. It just shows your passion for the franchise man. And it sucks that can't play as Carmine! I always love Carmine XD As someone who hasn't got their hands on the game, you are crystal clear on all your points, totally agree for all of them! Though it's sad to hear as someone who loves horde XD it's very informative from start to finish, can never deny that! Another awesome vid as always Keanu ^^ All the work you did truly shows 💪

[@shepardgaming5594]

Oh I agree gears of war 2 was obviously BAE lol! Such a great game, that speech and everything really gets to me! Yeah there's a lot to love in the game, but I feel like everyone else has already called those out while no one has really been calling out the negatives like the microtransactions and lack of content, I wanted nothing more than smash hit, afterall I'm an Xbox fanboy lol! True the carmines will always be my favorite gears characters to play as! And I know horde in gears 2 and 3 was what I spent most of my time playing, I miss it indeed ): Thanks Milkman! Glad you enjoyed the video as usual!

[@fossa1k]

I search for a game and I never get put into a game? Someone help me?

[@shepardgaming5594]

The servers have had some issues

[@k3yb0ardasauru55]

I've been playing Gears since 2007 and it has been my favourite franchise ever since. I really enjoyed this video! It covered everything I was thinking in the back of my head and gave me some much needed clarity on what's wrong and what needs to be fixed/changed. Thank you very much for saying what was on my mind!

[@shepardgaming5594]

You're welcome mate! That's why I made it because this is exactly what I had in the back of my mind too lol

[@RecMirage]

@@shepardgaming5594 agreed, the new Horde mode is such a boring forced mess!

[@snickers0522]

This video sums up so much greatness from this franchise...coalition should be ashamed for this atrocious release

[@shepardgaming5594]

Yup loved gears 1-3, didn't mind 4, but 5..

[@juarezajj]

Sorry, but I’m going to join the rant here. I returned from deployment, excited to play this game, being a long time fan from the original. I heard some of my good friends, who were also fans, tell me they were disappointed with this game. I couldn’t believe it and had to find out myself. I JUST finished the campaign and tried Horde/escape and right away did not like the major changes. Everything you said hit the nail on the head. They’re trying too much to be like other popular shooters and not like Gears. Changing the name itself is a slap in the face! I watched a couple of other videos about the game, just to get further info on the mechanics and something as little as changing the active reload really insulted me. Like, why would you change that?! The campaign itself didn’t even provide any real story progression. I don’t wanna post any spoilers, but between gears of War 4 and this entry, there isn’t much progression. And maybe I’m just old school, but I prefer the linear gameplay that the previous Gears has. Not the explore here and there and go to a certain point to progress. That’s annoying. One more thing. They should bring back the 4 player co-op! There was nothing more enjoyable then playing this game’s campaign with my 3 friends who all loved the series! To share the emotions of seeing the story progress was special! Damn the gaming industry on trying to get all shooters to focus on competition like MLG. Same issue with Halo 5. Exact same. End rant.

[@TheMelancholicWriter]

From a story perspective it just odd that they chose to continue this series instead of creating a new IP. The problem is that the original trilogy ended with a climax that destroyed the entire Locust race. Games like Halo can easily continue to make titles because the foes in that series aren’t a single race or faction. The Covenant is a collection of races following a zealous ideology, and that’s why they’ll always be an antagonist. History is full of regimes and religions that have tried to destroy particular ideologies and philosophies. But while you can burn faction you can never completely wipe out an ideology. Why is this important? Well the Covenant can always come back because their belief system, and those that follow its doctrine, can hide and wait for the right moment to return. Yet in Gears that isn’t an option because the Locust didn’t have a real identity or belief system. The Locust were all killed off in 3 and it was a perfect end to a brutal story. Now though it feels like everything that happened in the trilogy was meaningless. All of the characters that died fighting the Locust, that sacrificed themselves to achieve victory, ultimately died for nothing. And yes, the story isn’t over yet, but how long can this series actually continue when the in game world and humans have been so devastated that their population is only a few million? Now Gears 5 has destroyed their current capital and sanctuary city, similar to Gears 2. So what does Humanity do now? I don’t dislike the story entirely, seeing more of the origin of the Locust was pretty cool. And Fahz is great. A certified shitstick, but a pretty big softie under all that armour.

[@shepardgaming5594]

That's actually a great point! They should have done other games in between or during E-day instead of a sequel because it really does make it seem like OG was more or less meaningless

[@TheMelancholicWriter]

Shepard Gaming Seeing Emergence Day and the complete chaos of it would be an interesting story. They could follow a plot that’s smaller scale in terms of the stakes, by which I mostly mean that there’s nothing we can do to defeat the Locust so the objectives would be quite different. We know that humanity gets completely fucked until Gears 3 so they can’t have a story that ends with a massive victory. But what they can do is tell a character driven narrative. What about a story centred around a squad trying to protect a city, failing to save civilians, and coping with the fact that they have no idea what the hell is going on. Because at that point nobody knows about the Locust, they could make the squad full of untested soldiers that only finished training before shit hit the fan. Then we get to see these fresh faced novices develop into absolute badasses. And definitely keep the legacy characters out of it. No Delta Team. Perhaps Hoffman and some obscure characters could appear, but if the story can’t stand without legacy characters to hold it up, then what was the point of making new characters?

[@shepardgaming5594]

Yeah I really like that idea! Since we know delta squad and etc are a large part of winning the war, playing as another squad and knowing the locust win the battles would've made for a very interesting story!

[@TheMelancholicWriter]

Shepard Gaming Have the devs spoken about why they had the choice scene at the end of Gears 5, with JD and Del? Because it’s such a strange inclusion, it just came completely out of left field! If the game had a few smaller choices scattered throughout the campaign it would have felt a bit more organic. It seems like there’s a trend to turn older franchises into RPGs, or open world. Assassin’s Creed, Halo 6, Gears 5...