The Gears of War franchise was a massive hit when it was first released into the marketplace. Launched for the Xbox 360, players were going through an action-packed third-person shooter. Humanity was fighting for survival against an alien threat that emerged from the depths below. We’ve seen multiple installments released so far from this IP, but it’s been a waiting game right now as to where the storyline will take players next. While we don’t have the official reveal for a Gears 6, the original creator behind the franchise wouldn’t mind being asked to consult a reboot.
Cliff Bleszinski is a game developer veteran. While Cliff has helped bring out such a massive franchise as Gears of War, the developer has since moved away from the game industry. Still, despite not actively working on a video game project, Cliff wouldn’t mind returning to the game world he helped create initially. Speaking with Comicbook.com, Gears of War came up with the publication asking Cliff if he wouldn’t mind going back to the franchise and working on it in some form, such as a comic book.
According to Cliff, he believes Gears needs a big reboot as he compares it to how Sony handled God of War for the PlayStation 4. If that were ever to happen, the famed developer noted that Phil Spencer has his number, and he wouldn’t pass up the chance to help consult this new reboot for the franchise. It’s a franchise he still holds near and dear to his heart. Years have passed since Gears of War initially launched, but still, Cliff will return to YouTube and watch some of the key cutscenes that played out.
I believe Gears needs a little bit of a reboot, like God of War had, and I’ve always said, Phil Spencer has my number, I’m happy to consult. Gears will always be near and dear to my heart. Late afternoon, if I have a mimosa in me, sometimes I’ll go to YouTube and I’ll look up key cut scenes from the Gears franchise, like Dom’s death, or Dom having to put down his wife, and I read the comments.
Cliff Bleszinski – Comicbook.com
Much of this return to viewing YouTube videos is also reading comments and seeing just how much the storyline hit players. Knowing that your work has touched so many lives around the world has to have quite an impact on the creator. Unfortunately, we don’t know what the future holds for the Gears of War franchise. It’s been reported in the past that Rod Fergusson drafted up a Gears 6 outline before he left The Coalition to head Blizzard Entertainment’s general manager position when it came to the Diablo franchise. However, it’s still unknown whether this draft was scrapped and something else has taken its place for the next game narrative.
