Gears of War 4 udkom sidste år til relativt positive anmeldelser, men ét af de største kritikpunkter kom i form af studiets manglende velvillighed til at tage chancer med serien. Denne kritik kommer nu igen, og det er fra seriens fader.
I et nyt interview med Gamespot fortæller tidligere Epic Games-chef Cliff Bleszinski, at han mener at Gears of War 4 spillede lidt for sikkert:
"What [Gears of War developer The Coalition boss Rod Fergusson] did was give the people what that want. He did the J.J. Abrams Episode VII. I've watched Episode VII five times. I still get misty-eyed and get all excited but when I think objectively about it, I'm like, 'There wasn't a lot of risk there.' So I'm hoping they take a little bit more risk in the future."
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