I’m about 3/4 of the way through the game, and honestly this review pretty much summarizes how I feel about the game. It’s frustrating that there are a number of things that non-Sony games get dinged for that this game gets a pass on, Seattle’s barren downtown area basically mirroring Gears 5’s open sections, and there are some very standard Sony game/ND “problems” apparent (control lag, aiming clunkiness, inventory management, etc.) that I have come to accept but am acutely aware any time I play them. That said, I have been hooked on the story itself and it’s one of the few Sony games that I personally feel live up to the hype of the storytelling and production quality that is so often regurgitated among the gaming media and community alike. Even rarer of a title from their studios for which the gameplay problems don’t drastically affect my enjoyment, like God of War or The Order (both games I’ve recently finished as well).
5 Likes