Rod Fergusson, the studio head at The Coalition, told me that in an interview that the team considered moving Gears 5 to a new planet, but that would have severed the ties to the past and its characters that have become part of the Gears culture to fans. It had some goofy parts where it felt like you were fighting kaiju, or giant Japanese monsters, and that kind of messes up the human story. But it also fell short in some ways, testing credulity with the giant mechs that dominated much of the ending. It had gut-wrenching, over-the-top violence and a serious story involving Kait and her mother, Reyna.
That reboot was both a success and a failure in my eyes. Three top investment pros open up about what it takes to get your video game funded.
