Games

Gears 5

The Coalition

2019•Shooter•PEGI 18•About 15 hours

Taste attributes: actionadventurescience fictionrobots/ai/spacefastunsavouryheavyimaginarylinearbig & variedhuman spirit/resilience/survival

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Boxlist takeA wide-ranging shooter that is otherworldly and pacy. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

IGDB rating

84 / 100

299 ratings

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About This Game

From one of gaming’s most acclaimed sagas, Gears is bigger than ever, with five thrilling modes and the deepest campaign yet. With all-out war descending, Kait Diaz breaks away to uncover her connection to the enemy and discovers the true danger to Sera – herself.

Summary: IGDB

Story

The world is crumbling. The Swarm has corrupted the Coalition’s robot army and is descending upon human cities. With danger closing in, Kait Diaz breaks away to uncover her connection to the enemy and discovers the true danger to Sera – herself.

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureScience fictionRobots/ai/spaceHuman spirit/resilience/survival

Where to play

Details

Developer: The Coalition
Publisher: Xbox Game Studios
Released: 9 September 2019
Series: Gears of War
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One
Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Perspective: Third person
Time to beat: 5h rushed, 15h normally, 18h complete
Age rating: PEGI 18
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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