It’s been three years sinceGears of Warfans were treated toGears 5, the latest main series installment in the long-running third-person shooter franchise. Given the series' popularity,Gears 6is an inevitability, though the game has yet to be officially revealed. Whenever Microsoft does pull the curtain back onGears 6, it will have to answer a big question left by the ending ofGears 5. Please note that this article will haveMAJOR SPOILERS forGears 5, so proceed with caution.
TheGears of Warseries has mostly stuck with linear storytelling, butGears 5is the exception. It’s business as usual in the game all the way until the very end, at which point players have to make a decision that determines the fate of two of the game’s main characters. At the end ofGears 5, Reyna captures JD and Del, leaving it up toKait Diazto choose which one to save and which one to let die.
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TheGears 5endingplays out somewhat differently depending on who dies, and understandably so. If JD dies, Marcus is obviously a bit more upset about it since JD was his son. Conversely, if Del dies, then Marcus comforts his son in his grief. Both endings can lead to potentially interesting character dynamics inGears 6. On one hand,Gears 6could have a grief-stricken and vengeful Marcus angry about his son’s death, and on the other hand, it could further explore the father/son relationship between Marcus and JD.
At this time, it’s unclear exactly how The Coalition is going to handleGears 5having two possible endings. One possibility is that The Coalition will simply pick one of the endings to be canon, meaning eitherJD or Delwill be killed off officially. The other scenario is that player choice fromGears 5will carry over to the sequel, meaning players could go through the game with either JD or Del depending on what choice they made in the previous entry. However, that seems like it would mean a lot of extra work on the development side, so it seems less likely.
Whatever the case may be, it will likely be quite some time beforeGears of Warfans see whatGears 6has to offer.The Coalition is believed to be working on a new IPright now, so it may be years before fans get answers aboutGears 5’s canon ending and what it will mean for the franchise moving forward.
Gears 6is rumored to be in development.
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