Originally posted by General G
Nice, I am really glad they put that part and cutscene in, I haven't seen anything like that in a game before, it's pretty intense, I have rewatched it a few times...
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The way they approached it was a bit cliche. From the swelling music to the way Marcus tried to comfort Dom ('' She's in a better place now, you did what you had to do.''😉. It worked to show what kind of ruthless monsters the Locust are, but then, they also tortured Tai so much that a guy who was thought to be invincible killed himself out of pain.
I think that overall, the story has gotten a bit deeper than in GoW1, but it's still nothing special. I read some reviews that said the story was the first one in a videogame that moved them so much. Personally, it doesn't even compare to some of the most moving moments in videogames like for example (a cliche, I know) Aerith's death in FFVIII. Also, it's Gears of War, if I want a compelling story I'll play Half-Life 2, Grim Fandango or I'll read a book...
Originally posted by Zack Fair
IMO it isn't that intense its deep though. I never thought anyone would go for that psychological issue in Dom's mind, let alone Epic of all companies.
Yeah, deep would be the better word for it, either way, I am really glad and surprised they put it in.
And to Slay, as I just put, intense wasn't the right word for it, but still to each their own I guess, I personally really liked it, it was a nice touch added in. And of course there are better storylines out there, its a shootem, chainsaw em game 😛
Originally posted by NonSensi-Klown
I think I'm the only person on the planet who honestly gave less than a shit when Aerith died.Sargent Johnson's death was more saddening to me. 😐
And I didn't stay through the whole credits and so I thought the Chief died.. and that made me sad too.
Great game, i've been having a lot of fun with Gears 2. Why is everyone hating on this game? It is probably one of, if not the best sequel to a game i have played. The gameplay is the same with a few refinements that make it easier to play. The story answers everything the first didn't even ask and the scope is fuvking huge, epic boss battles.
Originally posted by NonSensi-Klown
Because the multiplayer sucks. It sucks, comparatively, but it sucks none-the-less.
Why does it suck? It may not be the greatest but it is still relatively deep. There are several game modes, numerous levels and a slew of custom options. you can even choose to have bots on your team if you can't fill a session. I'm not much of a fan for any type of multiplayer but, from what i've played, i havent experienced any crashes or slow downs.
Gears is primarily a single or two player game. This is why it annoys me when people rate the game on the multiplayer alone. For being, primarily a single or two player game. The developers have catered to the yearning for multiplayer and have delivered a competent, entertaining and smooth mulitplayer experience. It may take a while to get a multiplayer game started but finding a player to run co-op with takes only seconds and i have experienced no crashes during online co-op.
Originally posted by NonSensi-Klown
Yes it does.
Of course it doesn't.
Just because more people prefer to play online against friends, doesn't mean that games intended to be played as a single player or story game take a back seat.
Gears is a story game, not a multiplayer game. It has multiplayer MODES. Them not being great doesn't reflect badly on the main game. Anyone with that kind of view is really quite backward. It's a fact that multiplayer is not what this game is about, and if you're buying it for that, you miss the point.
Unless a company states that their game is multiplayer and made for that purpose, it will always be just an additional mode. That's not opinion, that's fact.
It's the reason Halo is so overrated. People enjoy it with many others, great. Shame the story mode is shit.
Then, you like Halo. So if you're hating on Gears because it has inferior multiplayer to Halo, in you're opinion, then...go play that.
-AC
Originally posted by ragesRemorse
Why does it suck? It may not be the greatest but it is still relatively deep. There are several game modes, numerous levels and a slew of custom options. you can even choose to have bots on your team if you can't fill a session. I'm not much of a fan for any type of multiplayer but, from what i've played, i havent experienced any crashes or slow downs.
The bots are garbage, even on insane. The shotgun was nerfed enough that chainsaws are the ultimate close quarters weapon, and it takes an ungodly amount of time to match make. I've heard reports of it taking up to ten minutes to find a match on a perfect connection. Epic has even launched an investigation on it, I think.
Gears is primarily a single or two player game. This is why it annoys me when people rate the game on the multiplayer alone. For being, primarily a single or two player game. The developers have catered to the yearning for multiplayer and have delivered a competent, entertaining and smooth mulitplayer experience. It may take a while to get a multiplayer game started but finding a player to run co-op with takes only seconds and i have experienced no crashes during online co-op.
Playing Gears on single player I did on insane in about five hours. The game doesn't really have any replay value and the story isn't the best.
Co-Op, or two player, is multiplayer, and it's a blast.
*shrug*