Players Debate The Legacy Of The Gears Of War Trilogy

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Players have been debating the legacy of the Gears of War trilogy and unlike so many, these games appear to have stood the test of time. The first entry in the franchise, Gears of War, came out on November 7, 2006 for the Xbox 360. The game was followed by Gears of War 2 and Gears of War 3 on November 7, 2008 and September 20, 2011 for the same platform. The franchise was transferred from developer Epic Games to its current home at The Coalition shortly after Gears of War 3 was released.

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The news comes from a post by the user on Resetera going by the name of Djost1kk. “Just finished the first three Gears of War games thanks to backwards compatibility on Xbox Series X,” the user said. “So far, I’ve enjoyed the games in terms of their gameplay, characters, and story. It was nice to see how Epic Games got better with each entry and expanded upon its formula even though you couldn't go far with the linear first person shooter genre back then.” Djost1kk went on to describe how the company “managed to spice up many things, even simple ones like the cover system,” but noted how the “turret sections definitely overstayed their welcome.”

Djost1kk asked “what people thought of the games back when they came out” on the Xbox 360 during “one of the best console generations of all time. Did you immediately fall in love with the Delta One squad after Gears of War? Or was it a more gradual increase of interest? What's your favorite game in the franchise overall?” The responses have naturally been mixed, but the vast majority of users have been pointing out how nicely the games have held up over the years.

The user known as Duxxy3 described how their “pre-order was