Good question. I was never a Gears guy. I played the first two though when they released them as a package like 10 years ago or something on xbox 360. It was a fun campaign but I didn't think much of it then. I still don't, but I'm home this week and figured I'd want to play a new game and this was fresh. Its fun, but I'm not crazy about it. Like you said, 3rd person isn't the greatest and this game is all about duck and cover. I just haven't played a new game in awhile and have time to game. That's the first gaming video I've made in months too, just been too busy with concerts and traveling to get any gaming in.
Also, I don't "get" babymetal either. It's just fun, I only knew a few songs they played. Apparently they have a replacement singer, she followed me on twitter and I had to google who she was. But it's like she looks just like the other one (I don't know any of their names). The whole thing is really odd to me, but it was a really cool experience to see them dancing to all the songs. I take it nothing more than a fun experience although I do really like Avatar.