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12. The Best Cliffhanger In Years - Gears Of War 4

We live in the age of fan service, and whilst Gears 4's runtime is packed with phenomenally satisfying moments such as seeing old man Marcus reform with Cole and Baird to help you out in the second half of the game, it's the final shot that plays directly into a question fans have had since the franchise began:

Why is there a human female heading up the Locust horde?

Gears 4 doesn't answer this... yet, but in a move that directly acknowledges that developers The Coalition have paid close attention to the fans' message threads over the years, the story actually ends with main character Kait receiving an heirloom passed down from her grandmother.

"I never knew her", she says, before holding up the necklace...

Bam, the Locust symbol from the original trilogy, which when you realise her mother's name is Reyna - Spanish for 'Queen' - it confirms we're finally tackling this story element head-on going into Gears 5.