Got to check it out tonight. Whatever was going on this afternoon seemed all but gone. Just took a while to get in a match but it is a tech test so to be expected.
First impression is it is Gears alright. Just looked a decent amount better and seemed to perform a decent amount better. Still has some janky ass animation though, but at this point in time I think it is supposed to be a trademark of the series or something.
I was also reminded it is the same MP game I pretty much stopped playing after Gears 2 because it just turned into something that was not enjoyable to play. Maybe it was the game itself or maybe it was me. I just lost interest in playing it for any extended amount of time since 2.
Although I do not see this latest version changing my mind, I will probably play the MP more than I ever have as I want to take full advantage of Game Pass.
Definitely looking forward to checking out the Campaign though. If the MP looks this much better it stands to reason the campaign will look even that much better.