I had the opportunity to play the first game of the series before, and this was my first and only experience with the series (Not counting the gears tactics). Not much has been put on it, but they have managed to preserve a structure that makes the game boring with different mechanics in places. But I can't say the same for the characters and the story. There is a soullessness in all the characters, especially our main character, and that includes Marcus. Everything in the game works fine but they are boring. Weapons are disappointing for a game that only draws its fun from third-person shooters, due to the odd difficulty of finding ammo for those other than Lancer, and the tightness of gameplay. Overall, I'm not bored, but I can't say I want to play another Gears game.