But for much of its campaign, you can at least decide when you want to shoot them. This is still a game predominantly about shooting monsters. It’s not a revolution in design, but the freedom to take on objectives at your own pace does make Gears 5 feel a lot less repetitive than its predecessors. Imagine if Shadow of the Colossus had, like, 10 side missions and the horse controlled like Tony Hawk, and you’re pretty much there.

The spaces are pretty large but generally barren, with just a few minor locations and hidden items to discover. What you will find, admittedly, is that there isn’t very much in the world. You explore large vistas on a skiff, a mechanically implausible vehicle that’s like a cross between a kite and a Ski-Doo, and the sheer physics of the thing are entertaining enough to make you want to see as much of the world as you can. Gears 5 isn’t exactly The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, but these segments are a largely successful addition. The other two chapters are quite different and see The Coalition experiment with open-world design. The developers have experimented with open-world design

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