Official Thread Gears 5 (2019)
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Gears 5 campaign preview: The evolution you've been waiting for
This is not "just another Gears."
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Sounds very promising.
These guys keep updating the article with links to impressions. Overall the game sounds hugely updated...can’t wait!
Gears 5 is less than a week away, and previews for the campaign are beginning to drop.
The embargo just dropped, so as more and more previews begin to release, this page will be updated.
Make sure to check back in regularly so you don’t miss anything.
CogConnected– Gears 5 Drops ‘of War’ Because It’s a Whole New Thing
WindowsCentral– The evolution you’ve been waiting for
GameSpot– Huge, Open Levels And Creative Combat Deliver Big Changes
GameSpot 2nd article– Gears 5 Campaign is inspired by Open World Games and RPGs
PressStart (AU)– Bigger And Better
GamesRadar– Gears 5 is bold and beautiful – hands-on with the biggest Gears of War campaign ever made
Gears 5 Campaign Previews
Gears 5 is less than a week away, and previews for the campaign are beginning to drop. The embargo just dropped, so as more and more previews begin to release, this page will be updated. Make sure …
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Gears 5 is less than a week away, and previews for the campaign are beginning to drop.
The embargo just dropped, so as more and more previews begin to release, this page will be updated.
Make sure to check back in regularly so you don’t miss anything.
CogConnected– Gears 5 Drops ‘of War’ Because It’s a Whole New Thing
WindowsCentral– The evolution you’ve been waiting for
GameSpot– Huge, Open Levels And Creative Combat Deliver Big Changes
GameSpot 2nd article– Gears 5 Campaign is inspired by Open World Games and RPGs
PressStart (AU)– Bigger And Better
GamesRadar– Gears 5 is bold and beautiful – hands-on with the biggest Gears of War campaign ever made
Well this I didn't expect... at all. It do seems logical though, to make it (semi-) open world. Interested in what the RPG elements are, just gun/armor upgrades or something else?
Gears 5 was inspired by BioShock Infinite, of all things
Gears of War boss Rod Fergusson recalls how his time at Irrational Games helped to inspire Gears 5
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“In the previous Gears games, when you went into a room the Locust would immediately see you and begin to shoot at you," recalls Rod Fergusson, studio head of The Coalition and creative director of Gears 5. "The minute you walk into a room they instantly knew you were there. In every Gears game you kind of open a door to a room and immediately slide into cover because bullets are coming. But now, in Gears 5, we have this idea of player-initiated combat."
That's where BioShock Infinite comes into the picture. While Fergusson spent much of his career working at Epic Games – participating in the development of every one of the Gears of War games – he did depart the company in 2012 to join Irrational Games as its executive vice president of development. "I was fortunate enough to ship BioShock Infinite, and to work with Ken and his team – and the team that was at Irrational was just amazing. That was one of the reasons I wanted to do that project. It was a very big learning experience."
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"That idea was something that Ken was very adamant about, player-initiated combat – to give the player the choice of how and when to engage. So we brought that to Gears 5" Fergusson tells me, noting that though the team may have been inspired by the idea, they still sought to make it their own. "In certain circumstances and in certain battles, you can go into levels and you can actually see the Swarm occupying the space but they aren't aware of you yet."
Bruh...
Watch at your own risk. Leaked SP footage. I've got no cap and no self control so, I watched it. No fuks given..
Bruh...
Watch at your own risk. Leaked SP footage. I've got no cap and no self control so, I watched it. No fuks given..
I *think* they said that’s only 720p also...? Can’t wait for the 4K stuff to roll in.
I'm not going to watch any footage but I've read the reactions - People.are.freaking.out!
Wish they would’ve released holiday weekend. I have time to play.
Same, I'm done watching footage, the game is already pre-loaded so I don't need to be incentivized at this point..
Gears 5 Boss Shares Tons of Details on Campaign and More; Clarifies How Movie Is "Alternate Reality"
During a panel at PAX West in Seattle hosted by Xbox Live's Larry "Major Nelson" Hryb, The Coalition studio head Rod Fergusson talked about Gears 5.
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During a panel at PAX West in Seattle hosted by Xbox Live Director of Programming Larry “Major Nelson” Hryb, The Coalition studio head Rod Fergusson talked about Gears 5.
Fergusson ran the audience through a lot of details focusing on the campaign mode and more, including a relevant clarification on the upcoming Gears of War movie.
Below you can read the details he shared.
- Gears 5 has the biggest campaign The Coalition has ever built.
- The Act 3 level (of which you can see a map below, including points of interest) is “fifty times bigger than a normal gears level”
- The game includes the deepest Horde Mode ever.
- Versus has 11 different competitive mode.
- The Map Builder will have the ability to build maps for Horde mode and for Versus mode added after launch.
- The Coalition wants to release new content weekly, that’s why they created the Map Builder. After they created it, they thought it would be cool to let the players use it.
- The goal for Gears 5 was to challenge expectations through enabling player choice.
- Gears has been known as a very hardcore franchise and the team wanted to make it more approachable. Game Pass is good for that.
- One of the elements that embodies player choice is Jack. He provides RPG elements to the game to change up combat. He can cloak you, heal you, drop proximity traps and more. He has seven combat abilities and four passive abilities. You unlock them through the campaign and you can also find components to install. Below you can see his menu.
- Another relevant thing about player choice is letting players initiate combat instead of having combat forced on the player. You can plot your fight instead of just having to drop into cover and start shooting. Jack’s cloak helps with that.
- Jack’s ultimate abilities is unlocked via a side mission.
- Jack is controlled simply by the Y button when you don’t have a player controlling him.
- The other side of the player choice equation is the Skiff. It’s meant to give players control on the pace, and whether they want to engage in combat or explore at any given time.
- Relic Weapons are “easter eggy” versions of the weapons that you can find. The Crimson Omen indicates that there is Relic Weapon close by.
- The campaignn Gears 5 is considerably larger than Gears of War 4, and even larger depending on how much of a completionist you are.
- Below you can see some points that make the game more approachable.
- The achievement for the Boot Camp is the “Reggie Achievement,” “My Body is Ready.”
- Jack can be used by novices, but even veterans will want to have Jack by their side at all times if possible.
- The developers made an inclusive design sprint early into development to research different disabilities and find out how to adapt the game to help that.
- You can remap all controls, which supports the Adaptive Controller.
- Gears Allies is a reward for playing with your friends. When you play with someone a lot your “affinity” grows and that increases your rewards.
- Playing on Beginner level in Gears 5 turns on assists including target lock.
- The campaign is a two-sided story. It’s the story of Kate starting with the information she learns at the end of Gears of War 4 and she goes on a journey to understand what that means for her.
- The other side is a story of war. War is coming back to Sera and the Swarm is an increasing threat. The heroes are searching for a way to rebuild the Hammer of Dawn and bring it down on the Swarm.
- Side Missions are all crafted and bespoke experiences. They’re not samey.
- There will be quarterly “operations” with a lot of content added, and that will also include new tiles for the Map Builder with different styles. They might have additional “Seriously” achievements.
- Multiplayer achievements are designed so that they won’t ruin the game for other players. Achievements in general try to incentivize new stuff.
- The Gears of War movie is moving forward and Fergusson is meeting with the studio on Tuesday.
- Fergusson explained that the movie is an “alternate reality” as “the canon and lore of the games do not impact the movie and the canon and lore of the movie do not impact the games.” but this doesn’t mean (as some thought) that the iconic characters of the franchise won’t appear. It can still be a story about the original characters but some things may somply happen differently and independently of how they happened in the games.
- Fergusson had one request of themovie studio: “make a good movie first and a Gears movie second.” If they just make a Gears movie it won’t be what it needs to be. Fergusson wants it to be “a good story that happens to be a Gears movie.”
I am so ready for this. I've purposely avoided all videos and just read snippets like this.Gears 5 Boss Shares Tons of Details on Campaign and More; Clarifies How Movie Is "Alternate Reality"
During a panel at PAX West in Seattle hosted by Xbox Live's Larry "Major Nelson" Hryb, The Coalition studio head Rod Fergusson talked about Gears 5.
During a panel at PAX West in Seattle hosted by Xbox Live Director of Programming Larry “Major Nelson” Hryb, The Coalition studio head Rod Fergusson talked about Gears 5.
Fergusson ran the audience through a lot of details focusing on the campaign mode and more, including a relevant clarification on the upcoming Gears of War movie.
Below you can read the details he shared.
- Gears 5 has the biggest campaign The Coalition has ever built.
- The Act 3 level (of which you can see a map below, including points of interest) is “fifty times bigger than a normal gears level”
- The game includes the deepest Horde Mode ever.
- Versus has 11 different competitive mode.
- The Map Builder will have the ability to build maps for Horde mode and for Versus mode added after launch.
- The Coalition wants to release new content weekly, that’s why they created the Map Builder. After they created it, they thought it would be cool to let the players use it.
- The goal for Gears 5 was to challenge expectations through enabling player choice.
- Gears has been known as a very hardcore franchise and the team wanted to make it more approachable. Game Pass is good for that.
- One of the elements that embodies player choice is Jack. He provides RPG elements to the game to change up combat. He can cloak you, heal you, drop proximity traps and more. He has seven combat abilities and four passive abilities. You unlock them through the campaign and you can also find components to install. Below you can see his menu.
- Another relevant thing about player choice is letting players initiate combat instead of having combat forced on the player. You can plot your fight instead of just having to drop into cover and start shooting. Jack’s cloak helps with that.
- Jack’s ultimate abilities is unlocked via a side mission.
- Jack is controlled simply by the Y button when you don’t have a player controlling him.
- The other side of the player choice equation is the Skiff. It’s meant to give players control on the pace, and whether they want to engage in combat or explore at any given time.
- Relic Weapons are “easter eggy” versions of the weapons that you can find. The Crimson Omen indicates that there is Relic Weapon close by.
- The campaignn Gears 5 is considerably larger than Gears of War 4, and even larger depending on how much of a completionist you are.
- Below you can see some points that make the game more approachable.
- The achievement for the Boot Camp is the “Reggie Achievement,” “My Body is Ready.”
- Jack can be used by novices, but even veterans will want to have Jack by their side at all times if possible.
- The developers made an inclusive design sprint early into development to research different disabilities and find out how to adapt the game to help that.
- You can remap all controls, which supports the Adaptive Controller.
- Gears Allies is a reward for playing with your friends. When you play with someone a lot your “affinity” grows and that increases your rewards.
- Playing on Beginner level in Gears 5 turns on assists including target lock.
- The campaign is a two-sided story. It’s the story of Kate starting with the information she learns at the end of Gears of War 4 and she goes on a journey to understand what that means for her.
- The other side is a story of war. War is coming back to Sera and the Swarm is an increasing threat. The heroes are searching for a way to rebuild the Hammer of Dawn and bring it down on the Swarm.
- Side Missions are all crafted and bespoke experiences. They’re not samey.
- There will be quarterly “operations” with a lot of content added, and that will also include new tiles for the Map Builder with different styles. They might have additional “Seriously” achievements.
- Multiplayer achievements are designed so that they won’t ruin the game for other players. Achievements in general try to incentivize new stuff.
- The Gears of War movie is moving forward and Fergusson is meeting with the studio on Tuesday.
- Fergusson explained that the movie is an “alternate reality” as “the canon and lore of the games do not impact the movie and the canon and lore of the movie do not impact the games.” but this doesn’t mean (as some thought) that the iconic characters of the franchise won’t appear. It can still be a story about the original characters but some things may somply happen differently and independently of how they happened in the games.
- Fergusson had one request of themovie studio: “make a good movie first and a Gears movie second.” If they just make a Gears movie it won’t be what it needs to be. Fergusson wants it to be “a good story that happens to be a Gears movie.”
Lol why’d I read it twice, like when a movie/anime has a bit and you read the subs yet you understand what they’re saying but they don’t exactly say what they really said but get the gist
anyways 
There are no spoilers and very little campaign footage. Just someone giving a brief overview of some things we all know already.
