Head of Xbox Phil Spencer Reportedly Wanted the Gears of War Franchise to Have More Horror Elements
gamerant.comXbox boss Phil Spencer was hoping to bring back the horror elements to its Gears of War franchise. These elements were originally conceptualized under original series creator Cliff Bleszinski (aka CliffyB).
While the Gears of War franchise has since been acquired by Xbox Game Studios, the games have largely had more of a different take beginning with Gears 4. This has left fans wondering if the franchise has lost something in the process of transitioning to full ownership by Microsoft's gaming division by going in an entirely different creative direction and away from what made the series into such a massive success for Xbox.
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Nonetheless, Spencer has expressed key interest in returning the series to its roots, even all the way back in 2014. CliffyB even suggested as much in a recent episode of the Xbox Era podcast, noting when the hosts suggested that Gears of War should bring back the horror elements, he was in complete agreement that these elements should be revisited in future games, regardless of any creative challenges that may arise (such as with the ending of Gears of War 5). Per Bleszinski's comments:
«That was Phil Spencer's main note when Microsoft acquired Gears of War IP. When he was talking to Rod Ferguson he said let's get back to the horror stuff.»
It stands to reason that Gears 4 and Gears 5 may have already been conceptually finished by the time these considerations were discussed and that the creative direction was already determined by then, although it also stands to reason that it may never be known as to exactly what the answer to that question is either. However, that doesn't mean that Spencer hasn't given it thought for any future installments of the
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