This is the worst Gears of War. But I like that they tried telling a story of Baird and explained the events that started Gears 1. Like E-Day and the "destroying our own civilisation, sacrificing millions" part were a big part here. I didn't feel the first one explained it as much as it should that I had to read the books so it's somewhat interesting and thankful to see them explain this further.
Story: But overall it lacks on storytelling. There are no character telling. Just some dudes standing around and talking. "We did this, and we did that." There testimonies I thought should be personal are just the same. "We did this and we did that." But with different voices. The main villain is lame just as everyone else. Still there was not much going on and somehow slow and not that many scenes that made me enjoy the ride. The ending is boring. Aftermath made a better job though. It's cool to see them try something else and this time focus on Baird. Explaining E-Day and the brutal sentence of soldiers running from their positions and duty were a little bit interesting to see them dig further into. 6/10.
Gameplay: A truly fast paced and engaging gameplay that felt quicker than all the others. This fun gameplay with tons of action could be enjoying and engaging, kept the mood up. Brutal gore kills and nice weapons. Longshot feels so satisfying to use. Again great use of the covering and tactical shooting. Fun to progress through this sections of huge amount of enemies. But this is the most repetitive gameplay I've seen in Gears, fast pace doesn't keep the thrill up forever and in the end becomes boring.
AIs are stupid tough and the point as you earn stars and sets up the missions in small parts felt underwhelming and unnecessary.
Graphics/style: Again the graphics are stunning. Environments and the looks of characters and locations are elaborate. The look of the game is nothing outstanding but still looks very good for being 360. But environments are nothing special or memorable. Just small tedious sections. 7.5/10.
Audio: Music is fitting and stunning, but again nothing that outstanding or special. Voice acting is good though. They don't feel talented which is good. The sound of the game feels smooth and clean, just like the gameplay and the cutscenes. 7/10.
Overall it was very short and not much going on. Tedious, repetitive sections and an slow plot with underdeveloped characters and underwhelming ending.
