Gears 5 launched and won a heap of critical praise for its campaign and multiplayer, but the live service portion hasn't lived up to the game's review scores.
Gears 5 won itself piles of praise from critics and fans alike for its evolving campaign formula, which added wide-linearity to break up the corridor shooter gameplay. As solid as the multiplayer seemed on the surface, at events, and during the game's limited access periods, the live service has proven to be anything but solid.
Many of Gears 5's casual fans might have moved on from the game already to single-player games like The Outer Worlds or bigger multiplayer titles like the new Call of Duty Modern Warfare. Gears of War's most dedicated fans, however, are getting the short end of the stick right now.
Full story from the WindowsCentral blog...
Facebook
Twitter
Instagram