GOW Reviewed, IGN 9.4 Gamespot 9.6

[nemesis121]

Gamespot

http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/action/gearsofwar/review.html?sid=6161188&tag=topslot;action;1&om_act=convert&click=topslot

[nemesis121]

Teamxbox.

http://reviews.teamxbox.com/xbox-360/1247/Gears-of-War/p1/

IGN

http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/744/744356p1.html

[gljvd]

http://forums.e-mpire.com/showthread.php?t=64374

[Hylian-Advocate]

good reviews....exactly what I was expecting.

[OmniCloud]

Yes...this is the reason I am sad I don't have a 360:-( 1up gave it a 10 despite it flaws btw...

Hey 360 guys! Is there a multiplayer aspect of Gears of War that doesn't require me to pay $50? I was thinking about picking up a core system just to play this game...

[speed stick]

^What are you talking about? Obviously not considering you need gold to play online. But that lasts a year and I believe you get 3 months free with a 360.

[F089/H]

^What are you talking about? Obviously not considering you need gold to play online. But that lasts a year and I believe you get 3 months free with a 360.

You get 1 month.:nono: :nono: :tada:

[IEatFriedPikmin]

Yes...this is the reason I am sad I don't have a 360:-( 1up gave it a 10 despite it flaws btw...

Hey 360 guys! Is there a multiplayer aspect of Gears of War that doesn't require me to pay $50? I was thinking about picking up a core system just to play this game...

like speed stick said, you get 3 months free.... i thought it was 2, but i dont know for sure.

live is still worth $50 a year though. its not even that bad if you look at it compared to games like WoW that cost $15 a month.

[r33hash]

He might be asking if the HD is needed, since its not included in the Core setup. If any downloadable content is made available, you'd obviously need some form of memory to save to.

[gljvd]

Hd isn't needed . We were lanning this morning and some of my friends were using sd-tvs .

Aside from that if you have a monitor you may want to get the vga cables anyway as you can play in high def on that .

[OmniCloud]

Tks guys, It's not that $50 is a boatload of money-I just feel strongly that Online gaming should be free-I just want to statement with my wallet. I might just pick it up and simply play co-op after the free months are over. Tks fellas!

[r33hash]

there are rumors that MS is going to make Xbox Live free in the future anyway.

[gljvd]

Tks guys, It's not that $50 is a boatload of money-I just feel strongly that Online gaming should be free-I just want to statement with my wallet. I might just pick it up and simply play co-op after the free months are over. Tks fellas!


Well if you look around you can get a 12month + 1 month card for as low as 35$ . Which in the end would end up costing you .$2.70 cents per month or half a game rental .

[BillCosby]

I went to my friends house last night and played GoW, and I hate to say it, but that is enough reason to purchase a 360. The game was amazing. That is the feeling next gen gaming should give you. Not only the visuals, although there were a few hiccups in that department, but the strategic part of the game, having to depend on your team and take cover. I was pleasantly surprised, and enjoyed the game very much.

[Z]

can you play as a monster or just human in this game in any mode?
what were they called? Locus?

[speed stick]

In the multiplayer you can play as either one.

[Bsack]

I played Gears of War last night for 7 hours straight with a buddy of mine and I have to say the game is fantastic and very beautiful. The game is a lot of fun and very intense. The Campaign is awesome to play co-op and very unique. I honestly thought this game was going to be exactly like Halo, but to my surprise it is very different. I am actually going to purchase a Xbox 360 now because of this game. Well I won't get one anytime soon because I buying a Wii, but you know what i mean.

[IEatFriedPikmin]

drop the Wii and get a 360 for this. :)

[gljvd]

what i like is the ign review compared gears of war two zelda twice .... yet another shooter for another system wasn't compared to anything.

Why would u compare a shooter to a rpg ? Why ? And why not do the same for the other game ?

Ign is really slipping lately

[SuperLuigiBros]

GoW isnt out in Australia yet so I havnt played it, but I have to admit, Im not hyped for it in the least. That Mark Rein guy (works at Epic) is a complete and total asshole so I wont be getting it on launch day, just to smite him.

But Ill eventually get it. I made a deal with my friend, if I get this he'll get Twilight Priness with his Wii (I cant believe he actually doesnt like Zelda).

I want to play it for a bit first just to see what its like. Tactial games arnt really my thing. If im going to be killing things I dont want to have to think too much about how Im going to do it.

[speed stick]

All copies will probably sell out on the first day weather you buy it or not.

[masteratt]

Here is my honest review of the game after I've played for eight hours...Probably four of those were on my own and other four with my bro in campaign co-op:

No doubt it looks next-gen but the beauty is only there as make-up. There is not much going on in the scene and I for one never got the 'feeling' of the place. I felt the game was lacking atmosphere despite it's good graphics. As I thought form looking at screen shots, the areas of the game are way too 'restricted'.

My brother hyped me about how weapons feel so good to fire but I was not amused. They are not crap but they don't feel as heavy as they look.
Also you use the same weapon for way too long and it bored me. I liked the exploding arrows though and the Hammer Of Dawn was fun for few times.

The reloading is an unnecessary pain in the ass. I loved how it felt so realistic at the beginning but after the 'fun factor' wears out, it just becomes a chore to do especially when you are surrounded and quickly hit "Reload" and then you think "C'mon cmon!!" forgetting that it's manual and then you die as it takes ages to reload. It kills the pace of the game.

Speaking of the pace. Does this game know what it wants to be? At times it tells me it wants to be a kick-ass shooter and at other times it tells me it wants to be a tactical shoot-out game. I prefer it when it's a kick-ass shooter . Also the cut-scenes are way too frequent and feel unnecessary. If it's not the cut-scenes it's the damn ear-piece calls that interrupt the flow of the game. Really annoying.

I also didn't like how everything is set to the 'A' button. I sometimes Tap A to quickly get to cover and accidentally jump over the cover and roll right into the enemy. I am aware that this is my fault...and D'oh! I forgot to check if you can change the button configurations!

I am sorry to say this game does not feel special to me and the game-play got too repetitive too quick. I like the set-piece where you are in the vehicle and point the light at the flying things to burn them, that was great but other than that, it's just as I thought- "Take cover, shoot, move"

6/10 from me.

[speed stick]

To me, I feel the reloading in this game is absolutly amazing. Its just cool have that risk factor in there. I kinda wish there was a way to skip the curscenes though.

[D3adcell]

You can skip the cutscenes by pressing x.

[Bsack]

drop the Wii and get a 360 for this. :)

I'm sorry my love for Zelda prevails over any game and system. =0

@Speed Stick I agree man the reloading was cool, but the ear piece segments of the game did kinda get annoying.

[gljvd]

No doubt it looks next-gen but the beauty is only there as make-up. There is not much going on in the scene and I for one never got the 'feeling' of the place. I felt the game was lacking atmosphere despite it's good graphics. As I thought form looking at screen shots, the areas of the game are way too 'restricted'.



interesting . I never felt this . Aside from that tell me one shooter that isn't restricted ? They are all linear . They are not open ended rpgs

Let me tell you that one lvl in act 3 i believe when its raining out and the lightning is going off and they see things moving and the surround sound is going off its freaky as hell . My friend and I were trippin out

My brother hyped me about how weapons feel so good to fire but I was not amused. They are not crap but they don't feel as heavy as they look.
Also you use the same weapon for way too long and it bored me. I liked the exploding arrows though and the Hammer Of Dawn was fun for few times.


They don't feel heavy ? What does this mean ? You do realise your are fighting creatures that you need to empty a bunch of shells into or a bunch or rounds right ?

Anyway perhaps you should play multi player and get a better feel for the weapons . They all have thier unique pluses and minuses

The reloading is an unnecessary pain in the ass. I loved how it felt so realistic at the beginning but after the 'fun factor' wears out, it just becomes a chore to do especially when you are surrounded and quickly hit "Reload" and then you think "C'mon cmon!!" forgetting that it's manual and then you die as it takes ages to reload. It kills the pace of the game.


Its called realism . In real life you have to reload . In this you can speed up your time by hitting the reload again or you can do nothing and ahve it reload at its normal pace as in any other game. The trick is there are 2 spots you can reload in. The very small section not only reloads you faster but gives you a big damage boost , the larger section lets you simply reload faster

Speaking of the pace. Does this game know what it wants to be? At times it tells me it wants to be a kick-ass shooter and at other times it tells me it wants to be a tactical shoot-out game. I prefer it when it's a kick-ass shooter . Also the cut-scenes are way too frequent and feel unnecessary. If it's not the cut-scenes it's the damn ear-piece calls that interrupt the flow of the game. Really annoying.


What lvl did you play this on ? Better yet post your gamertag so we can see how far you actually made it . If you play on harcore its allways a tactical shooter. If you play on casual its way to easy. If you play on insane it will blow your mind .

The ear piece is for loading . They advance the story while the lvl streams in , instead of looking at a long ass load screen

but other than that, it's just as I thought- "Take cover, shoot, move"


Right as opposed to other games like resistance , cod3 and halo which are simply run and shoot games ?

[masteratt]

interesting . I never felt this . Aside from that tell me one shooter that isn't restricted ? They are all linear . They are not open ended rpgs
I did not mean "restricted" as non-linear. I meant that the game sets the level up for you. When I am walking around, I know when a fire fight is going to happen before it happens because the scene is clearly set up for it with obvious places to take cover etc.

Let me tell you that one lvl in act 3 i believe when its raining out and the lightning is going off and they see things moving and the surround sound is going off its freaky as hell . My friend and I were trippin out
Yeah unfortunately my bro got through this rainy bit without me but he tells me it was "fucking amazing" and once we complete it, I will definitely go back to this act.


They don't feel heavy ? What does this mean ? You do realise your are fighting creatures that you need to empty a bunch of shells into or a bunch or rounds right ?
It's not satisfying enough to shoot. I expected heavy weapons with heavy sounds and good force of fire. But they turned out to be light machine-guns with a laser like sound. This is not game's fault, it just didn't meet my expectaitions and I feel it would have been much better with a "heavy feel".

Anyway perhaps you should play multi player and get a better feel for the weapons . They all have thier unique pluses and minuses
Don't have an Xbox Live account :(


Its called realism . In real life you have to reload . In this you can speed up your time by hitting the reload again or you can do nothing and ahve it reload at its normal pace as in any other game. The trick is there are 2 spots you can reload in. The very small section not only reloads you faster but gives you a big damage boost , the larger section lets you simply reload faster
Yeah I know but still....*check initial post*

What lvl did you play this on ? Better yet post your gamertag so we can see how far you actually made it . If you play on harcore its allways a tactical shooter. If you play on casual its way to easy. If you play on insane it will blow your mind.
I am playing on Casual. I am using Guest account.

The ear piece is for loading . They advance the story while the lvl streams in , instead of looking at a long ass load screen
I don't care what it is for. It is the most annoying thing ever and most people will agree with this. It could be fine if we could run while talking but you have to walk really slowly. And I doubt it's for streaming the level as I can already see the whole level while on the earpiece.


Right as opposed to other games like resistance , cod3 and halo which are simply run and shoot games ?
Well Cod3 sucks but CoD2 relied on atmosphere and succeeded. It was a good mix of taking cover and gung-hoing the Germans and added variety via vehicle sections etc.

Halo I personally didn't enjoy but it was basically "clear an area, move on..." Most games are like that but Halo did this at a very basic level so I didn't enjoy it.

Resistance I have not yet played but it seems the game relies on innovative weapons to add interest.

So you can't just generalise every shooting game and try to compare them. As you can see all these games are going for a different thing and from the previews etc I knew Gears Of War might get old a bit too soon with what it was going for and I was right.

This is definitely the game I've enjoyed the most on X360 (closely followed by Dead Rising) but I also can't help but to think "Is it really enough?" The only reason I am playing it at the moment is the graphics and so that my brother and I finally play some game other than Pro Evolution :p

Also your logic of debate is wrong. You keep saying "show me one game that blah blah" That's not the point. The point is that I am talking about Gears Of War so there is absolutely no need to try and bring in other games. If Gears Of War doesn't do whatever and some other game doesn't either, that doesn't change the fact that when I am playing Gears Of War, it's still not done.

[gljvd]

I did not mean "restricted" as non-linear. I meant that the game sets the level up for you. When I am walking around, I know when a fire fight is going to happen before it happens because the scene is clearly set up for it with obvious places to take cover etc.
again as supposed to what ? Tell me a shooter where you can't tell when a fire fight is coming ?

I don't mind people pointing out flaws but blaming a game for a whole genres short comings is a bit to much .

Yeah unfortunately my bro got through this rainy bit without me but he tells me it was "fucking amazing" and once we complete it, I will definitely go back to this act.
So you haven't even gotten half way through the game ? There are 5 acts and you didn't make it to the first part of the third act ?

You didn't find it creepy as hell in act 2 when the krill come after you when you acidently step into an area to dark ? There are alot of oh shit moments in the game . The harder the difficulty you play it on the first time the better the game is . I beat casual in 6 hours . I'm about 7 hours into hardcore and I'm on the end of act 4 (or the start of act 5) the game is much harder and I wish i played it on this setting first as some parts were way to easy on casual but now just right on hardcore .

It's not satisfying enough to shoot. I expected heavy weapons with heavy sounds and good force of fire. But they turned out to be light machine-guns with a laser like sound. This is not game's fault, it just didn't meet my expectaitions and I feel it would have been much better with a "heavy feel".


I still don't get this . What do you want them to do run around with mini guns ? I stil ldon't get what a heavy weapon is . Should they be running around with tank turrents on thier arms ?

Don't have an Xbox Live account


Yes I knew this already .

eah I know but still....*check initial post*


Yea I know , check where you said you didn't even get to act 3. There were moments when I was greatly out numbered in act 4 that a perfect reload on my shot gun let me take out enough of the locust to get to my buddy to revive him . It was very satisifing .

I don't care what it is for. It is the most annoying thing ever and most people will agree with this. It could be fine if we could run while talking but you have to walk really slowly. And I doubt it's for streaming the level as I can already see the whole level while on the earpiece.



Right . Half the time in the game when you get the ear piece your in a single room . Buddy some of us actually played the game.

Well Cod3 sucks but CoD2 relied on atmosphere and succeeded. It was a good mix of taking cover and gung-hoing the Germans and added variety via vehicle sections etc.


What you mean ducking ? Because thats the only cover that was in the game. Duck behind something and then toss a nade run in and shoot everyone quickly . I liked cod2 and part 3 but so far its just a generic shooter. I played it the same way i've been playing shooters since doom .

Resistance I have not yet played but it seems the game relies on innovative weapons to add interest.


Resistance is a ww2 game with aliens . Shocking . It plays very similar to cod 2/3


So you can't just generalise every shooting game and try to compare them. As you can see all these games are going for a different thing and from the previews etc I knew Gears Of War might get old a bit too soon with what it was going for and I was right.



Right. See the diffrence between us is i've played all the games mentioned . I know exactly how they play and I can tell you that they are all the same . At least gow added a real cover system to a game. Something that halo , cod2/3 and resistance didn't do . Those 3 are generic shooters , 1 is a futuristic sci fi and the other 2 are ww2 shooters one of which has a sci fi splash added in .

If you buy a shooter your getting a shooter. A linear experiance with the same rehashed weapons with a story that is secondary to the fire fights .

This is definitely the game I've enjoyed the most on X360 (closely followed by Dead Rising) but I also can't help but to think "Is it really enough?" The only reason I am playing it at the moment is the graphics and so that my brother and I finally play some game other than Pro Evolution :p


Right and so you gave it a 6 out of 10. Yes . Its called having an agenda . Its funny that your hte only one who gave this game such a crappy review while saying its still the game on the 360 you enjoyed most .

Notice how your the only one who has barely palyed any of it (if you really have ) and all your complaints are are minor at best .

Also your logic of debate is wrong. You keep saying "show me one game that blah blah" That's not the point. The point is that I am talking about Gears Of War so there is absolutely no need to try and bring in other games. If Gears Of War doesn't do whatever and some other game doesn't either, that doesn't change the fact that when I am playing Gears Of War, it's still not done.



No sir the point is your giving your opinion on a game that you have barely played. That you yourself have admit to not even being half way through the game . Complaining about generic things that every game in its genre suffers from and then other minor bullshit like weapons not feeling heavy .

Your whole "Review " is based on bullshit and if I posted a similar review like this in the ps3 section on one of thier games I would be negative repped into submision and then banned .

Your review is about as trust worthy as the ign review in which they compared gow to zelda .

[masteratt]

Probably the last time now as you are getting a bit annoying again with your false accusations:

again as supposed to what ? Tell me a shooter where you can't tell when a fire fight is coming ?
Again here you go expanding one game into a whole genre. And I said the environments are TOO obviously set-up. It feels so staged and therefore I think it cuts the atmosphere. Jeez, way to take my sentence out of context.

So you haven't even gotten half way through the game ? There are 5 acts and you didn't make it to the first part of the third act ?
I said I wasn't there when he did that bit of the game. We are like near the end now I think. Definitely past Act 3. It's just sometimes I leave the game and he carries on for a bit (not a lot though as he plays online mostly) and then when I come back we carry on our Co-op game.

You didn't find it creepy as hell in act 2 when the krill come after you when you acidently step into an area to dark ? There are alot of oh shit moments in the game . The harder the difficulty you play it on the first time the better the game is . I beat casual in 6 hours . I'm about 7 hours into hardcore and I'm on the end of act 4 (or the start of act 5) the game is much harder and I wish i played it on this setting first as some parts were way to easy on casual but now just right on hardcore.
The Krill was great, yeah. Also very clever when the second player had to get up on the spotlight and guide the other player through the darkness That was a nice touch. Glad to know about the difficulty. Once it's beaten on Casual I might play on Hardcore on my own. Maybe then I'll get the atmosphere.


I still don't get this . What do you want them to do run around with mini guns ? I stil ldon't get what a heavy weapon is . Should they be running around with tank turrents on thier arms?
Not a heavy weapon. A heavy feeling weapon. Play 'Black' and you'll see what I mean.

What you mean ducking ? Because thats the only cover that was in the game. Duck behind something and then toss a nade run in and shoot everyone quickly . I liked cod2 and part 3 but so far its just a generic shooter. I played it the same way i've been playing shooters since doom.
Yeah, hence me saying CoD3 is nto good.


Resistance is a ww2 game with aliens . Shocking . It plays very similar to cod 2/3
Now this is just stupid. You've played it have you? Did CoD2/3 have all those futuristic weapons?

Right. See the diffrence between us is i've played all the games mentioned . I know exactly how they play and I can tell you that they are all the same.
I have played all the games mentioned too. Complete CoD and Halo and I can't yet play Resistance since it's not out. And I don't think theya re the same, for the reasons Ive mentioned in my last post. They all go for something different (gameplay wise).

At least gow added a real cover system to a game. Something that halo , cod2/3 and resistance didn't do . Those 3 are generic shooters , 1 is a futuristic sci fi and the other 2 are ww2 shooters one of which has a sci fi splash added in.
Yes I know. I said the covering thing was GoW's own thing and I said it got repetitive a bit earlier than I thought.

Right and so you gave it a 6 out of 10. Yes . Its called having an agenda . Its funny that your hte only one who gave this game such a crappy review while saying its still the game on the 360 you enjoyed most.
6/10 isn't that bad. It's above average but not too great. The reason it's one of the best X360 games I've played is because I don't play X360 that often.


No sir the point is your giving your opinion on a game that you have barely played. That you yourself have admit to not even being half way through the game . Complaining about generic things that every game in its genre suffers from and then other minor bullshit like weapons not feeling heavy.
Explained ^

Your whole "Review " is based on bullshit and if I posted a similar review like this in the ps3 section on one of thier games I would be negative repped into submision and then banned.
Yup, my opinion is not the same as yours so OF COURSE it's bullshit. Classic gljvd.
If you had valid points (which I feel I do) I don't think anyone would neg rep you in the PS3 section at all. We have the "who-ever likes it likes it, who-ever doesn't misses out on the greatness" attitude over there.

[BillCosby]

Resistance is a ww2 game with aliens . Shocking . It plays very similar to cod 2/3



Rrrriiiiggghhhttt... I doubt you have played resistance, and that is probably just your shallow analysis of a game that is only out in japan right now. Considering it's been developed by Insomniac (the same guys that did rachet and clank) I doubt its following any generic shooter (other than it being an FPS). The weapons in the game look amazing from what I've seen, and the sheer number of things happening on screen at once is mind blowing. If your going to talk about how generic a game is I would appreciate an intelligent assessment, not an approximation.

GoW in my opinion is the best the 360 has to offer. It was tons of fun, and was graphically a stunner. However IMHO I doubt you will see many games on the 360 surpass it graphically.


P.S.
CoD2 held my attention just fine. And cod1's multiplayer is awsome. (both for the PC, I dont know about the consoles.)

[gljvd]

Bill you proved my point right there. Masterratt barely played GOW but you feel his review of gow is valid . However I played Resistance at digital life and yet my review isn't valid .

Considering it's been developed by Insomniac (the same guys that did rachet and clank) I doubt its following any generic shooter (other than it being an FPS). The weapons in the game look amazing from what I've seen, and the sheer number of things happening on screen at once is mind blowing.


The weapons are a generic sampling of weapons used in past shooters . Try again. The amount of shit happening at once is mind blowing. If you haven't played other shooters like cod2 and now cod3 which is graphicly on par with reistance .

If your going to talk about how generic a game is I would appreciate an intelligent assessment, not an approximation.



Right. Your right. I'm sorry my play time on resistance isn't as valid as his time on GOW . Of course not. Because its a sony product and only sony fans are allowed to talk about it . Its funny considering that Reistance is getting lower review scores than GOW .

GoW in my opinion is the best the 360 has to offer. It was tons of fun, and was graphically a stunner. However IMHO I doubt you will see many games on the 360 surpass it graphically.



Oh can I make a troll coment now ?

Yea GOW is visualy more pleasing than anything that ps3 will ever accomplish


See I can troll just like you.

[BillCosby]

Okay I try to give a fair assessment on a statement you made, and you instantly call me a troll...nice. In regards to Resistance I doubt you played a final version, and if your talking about IGN's review take that with a grain of salt. Not only that, but I've played GoW, almost every day since it launched, and have enjoyed it. It is the best 360 game out, and is deserving of all the praise it has been given and will probably sway me to buy a 360 in the near future. Im trying to have an intelligent, and constructive debate and you attack me with the troll word. Why dont you go crawl into your M$ tent and fondle your 360 controller. When you decide to grow up and challenge other peoples thoughts in a tastefull and tactfull manner Ill be here. Until then keep you blind, ignorant, and fanboyish sentiments to yourself.

[BillCosby]

Of course not. Because its a sony product and only sony fans are allowed to talk about it .

Ahh like GoW is a 360 game and only M$ fans can talk about it.

[Hrama]

Right as opposed to other games like resistance , cod3 and halo which are simply run and shoot games ?

The weapons are a generic sampling of weapons used in past shooters . Try again. The amount of shit happening at once is mind blowing. If you haven't played other shooters like cod2 and now cod3 which is graphicly on par with reistance.

Right. Your right. I'm sorry my play time on resistance isn't as valid as his time on GOW . Of course not. Because its a sony product and only sony fans are allowed to talk about it . Its funny considering that Reistance is getting lower review scores than GOW .


How about everyone shut the heck up about Resistance and other games and keep the review to Gears of War? Everyone will come to their own conclusions about all of the games listed above so how about we keep the fanboy-like trolling down to a minimum eh?. Furthermore, why in the hell do you have to bring "Sony fans" into it constantly? Jesus, just leave the rest of us out of it! PLEASE!


Oh can I make a troll coment now ?

Yea GOW is visualy more pleasing than anything that ps3 will ever accomplish


See I can troll just like you..

Come on man, that is going way too far. Yes He stated an opinion, in fact he said the game looked great!
Im trying to have an intelligent, and constructive debate and you attack me with the troll word. Why dont you go crawl into your M$ tent and fondle your 360 controller. When you decide to grow up and challenge other peoples thoughts in a tastefull and tactfull manner Ill be here. Until then keep you blind, ignorant, and fanboyish sentiments to yourself.

And seriously, yes, his comments may have been really, really way off the map as far as being constructive, or even useful, but don't provoke him man, seriously. Don't bow down to that level of name-calling and pressing opinions and stereotypes on people. Let's just end this pointless arguing right now shall we?


Now that this pointless garbage should be over, can we return to talking about the scores GOW got?

It looks like it is doing pretty well. The spit and polish on the game is amazing, and people are certainly enjoying it. Looks like it may become the 360's killer app.

[Epix]

^ Everyone seems content on comparing GoW to RFOM. To be truly fair we need to take the best game the PS3 has over the next year and compare to ANY 360 launch game. Something tells me that comparison would be laughable.

[BillCosby]

^ Everyone seems content on comparing GoW to RFOM. To be truly fair we need to take the best game the PS3 has over the next year and compare to ANY 360 launch game. Something tells me that comparison would be laughable.

Thanks for pointing that out. I didnt realize we were comparing a 2gen 360 game to a launch title for the ps3. Never the less GoW is still impressive and deserves all the praise it's getting.

[Epix]

^ Yeah, it doesn't seem fair.

[Hrama]

EDIT:
Bah, screw it, back to the drawing board.

[gljvd]

^ Everyone seems content on comparing GoW to RFOM. To be truly fair we need to take the best game the PS3 has over the next year and compare to ANY 360 launch game. Something tells me that comparison would be laughable.

Why did the ps3 launch last year ? No thats right it didn't . Why compare games people were playing a year ago to games today ?

Thanks for pointing that out. I didnt realize we were comparing a 2gen 360 game to a launch title for the ps3. Never the less GoW is still impressive and deserves all the praise it's getting.


GOW and resistance have been in development for the same amount of time. GOW is not a second gen game. xbox 360 hasn't even been out a year yet .

How about everyone shut the heck up about Resistance and other games and keep the review to Gears of War? Everyone will come to their own conclusions about all of the games listed above so how about we keep the fanboy-like trolling down to a minimum eh?. Furthermore, why in the hell do you have to bring "Sony fans" into it constantly? Jesus, just leave the rest of us out of it! PLEASE


No they shouldn't Becasue its bullshit what they do. Notice how I listed 3 games as generic . 1 xbox exlusive (thier biggest ) 1 ps3 exclusive (thier biggest launch game) and 1 3rd party game. But out of all of those they defend the sony game till the death.

THe person listed that it was generic as a problem and I stated that like other games in its genre it suffers from being generic and I listed those from all companys . I did not pick on one. Yet they defend 1 .

Come on man, that is going way too far. Yes He stated an opinion, in fact he said the game looked great!


And said this is the best the xbox 360 will ever do. That is the troll comment. Try again

Ahh like GoW is a 360 game and only M$ fans can talk about it.


Anyone who has actually spent any meaning full time experiancing it can comment. He has yet to even get half way through the game. Actually we have no clue how far he has played or if he started from the begning. Apparently his bro plays with out him so really in the end how much did he play (if he actually played it )

[Epix]

Why did the ps3 launch last year ? No thats right it didn't . Why compare games people were playing a year ago to games today ?

Ummmm...because trolls like you say the 360 and PS3 are evenly matched. Dude, either they're evenly matched and you have to be fair and compare 1st gen games with 1st gen games, OR you can man up and admit the PS3 is more powerful and then you can compare a PS3 launch title with a 360 2nd gen (and YES GoW is a second gen game).

GOW and resistance have been in development for the same amount of time. GOW is not a second gen game. xbox 360 hasn't even been out a year yet .

Then I guess MGS4 is a 1st gen game as well. What, are we like 10 days shy of a year? Geez, it's like talking to my brother's kids or something.

[Hrama]

No they shouldn't Becasue its bullshit what they do. Notice how I listed 3 games as generic . 1 xbox exlusive (thier biggest ) 1 ps3 exclusive (thier biggest launch game) and 1 3rd party game. But out of all of those they defend the sony game till the death.

THe person listed that it was generic as a problem and I stated that like other games in its genre it suffers from being generic and I listed those from all companys . I did not pick on one. Yet they defend 1 .

I see where you are coming from GLJVD, but you might need to put things in a more... defined catagory if you are going to compare them like that so it doesn't get under the skin of fans of the other games. And that goes for other people that like to argue "But RoFM has so much more stuff going on, or GOW looks like crap" At least say something like "GOW looks good in certain areas, but it seems to me that RoFM has a lot more stuff going on in the background" Ya know, defining the statement accurately.

As for the rest of this debate...

LOOK, I AM GOING TO SAY THIS CRAP ONCE, AND ONCE ONLY. DON'T BRING IT UP! Take it to the damned General discussion board if you want to compare games, or talk about them IN ANY WAY, be they Sony, 3rd party, Nintendo or otherwise, or at the very least, just put it out there as a question, or as a clearly defined opinion or theory. It keeps things from seeming fanboyish and keeps all parties involved without angering anyone. OTHERWISE, TAKE IT THERE. KEEP THIS THREAD TO GOW PLEASE

Back to to fucking topic:

GOW and resistance have been in development for the same amount of time. GOW is not a second gen game. xbox 360 hasn't even been out a year yet .

Errr I don't know about that. GOW may have been in a kind of a quasi development for years. Remember the original UE3 demos? Same characters, VERY similar environments were used and it certainly set the tone for GOW as far as I can see. GOW may have been in this kind of development longer than any of us know, along with UT2007, just not specifically on the Xbox 360. That may be a reason why it has such amazing graphics and the polish upon the game is incredible. Just throwing it out there as a theory is all. Any other thoughts on that?

(By the way, see how I clearly put it out there as an opinion and theory to incite rational discussion instead of inciting fanboy debate on when the games have been in development? Pretty slick if I say so myself =P ) Oh, and sorry for editing so much for those I know are about to respond... doesn't help does it?

[BillCosby]

Errr I don't know about that. GOW may have been in a kind of a quasi development for years. Remember the original UE3 demos? Same characters, VERY similar environments were used and it certainly set the tone for GOW as far as I can see. GOW may have been in this kind of development longer than any of us know, along with UT2007, just not specifically on the Xbox 360. That may be a reason why it has such amazing graphics and the polish upon the game is incredible. Just throwing it out there as a theory is all. Any other thoughts on that?


I couldn't say how long either of them have been in development. I saw GoW for the first time at E3 05 I believe. Same for Resistance. (I-8 at the time) Im not really sure though, but ur theory doesnt sound too far fetched. Hell for all we know they could have been working on UT07 and said "hell this doesnt feel like UT lets just make it a different game.", and poof GoW was born. I doubt that happened, but again just a theory.

(off topic)
I can almost hear gljvd typing his reply

[Epix]

^lol

[Bsack]

You didn't find it creepy as hell in act 2 when the krill come after you when you acidently step into an area to dark ? There are alot of oh shit moments in the game .

Have any of you guys watched that movie Pitch Black? Did those Krill kinda remind you of those bat things that attack you like in that movie? They were terrified of the light also and everything about the krill was ripped off of that movie. I still enjoyed it and thought it was the sickest shit, but that's the very first thing i thought when I seen that they were afraid of the light and they will only attack in the dark.

[Hrama]

I couldn't say how long either of them have been in development. I saw GoW for the first time at E3 05 I believe. Same for Resistance. (I-8 at the time) Im not really sure though, but ur theory doesnt sound too far fetched. Hell for all we know they could have been working on UT07 and said "hell this doesnt feel like UT lets just make it a different game.", and poof GoW was born. I doubt that happened, but again just a theory.

(off topic)
I can almost hear gljvd typing his reply

:XD:

Heh, yeah, I hope he quotes my edited post as my original one was a bit... well.... yeah. (Sorry about that GLJVD... my fault on being wishy-washy on what I was trying to say) Hmmm that is a good point about the UT2007 switchover to GOW thing, but I think UT2007 is in development still for the PC and the PS3, so I don't know how well that theory works. It'll be curious to see how much storyline/weapon/character crossover there is between UT2007 and GOW... Well, whatever happened, it worked and worked damned well. I really REALLY need to get my hands on the game and play it.

EDIT:

Have any of you guys watched that movie Pitch Black? Did those Krill kinda remind you of those bat things that attack you like in that movie? They were terrified of the light also and everything about the krill was ripped off of that movie. I still enjoyed it and thought it was the sickest shit, but that's the very first thing i thought when I seen that they were afraid of the light and they will only attack in the dark.

Yeah, I have seen the movie, and it was pretty cool. So there was a part in GOW kind of like that eh? Awww man... I really do need to play it. ;_;

[Nameless]

^^ The krill are actually not afraid of the light, UV light destroys them...
The single player was actually better than I expected and the multiplayer is very addictive...
(Best played with friends or people who communicate and work together.)

Also, on hardcore difficulty the game is not too short it last for about 15 hours for the average Joe...

[BillCosby]

Yea if u havent played GoW ur missing out on a great game. The multiplayer is fun (restricted to 4v4 but who cares). The single player is what has kept me interested. I've been playing co-op with a friend almost everyday. Except saturday. I was incapacitated.

[Epix]

^ I told my brother to pick up this game and he already puts it as one of his top 5 all time. His only gripe was that the single player was kinda short. I can't wait to go buy his place and try this game out.

[masteratt]

Neg repped me again?! (not that i care, it's the principle)

Gjlvd should be banned altogether. Fuck sake I was the most constructive one here including YOU you blinded idiot.

Reason he gave: play the game before you run your mouth

Err...for like TWENTY TIMES now I've said we made it to like Act four. Maybe near the end of the game. But what-ever, this is the last time i post in the same thread as you. No matter what the subject is.
You are the most annoyingly stubborn idiot I have ever met.

[BillCosby]

Neg repped me again?! (not that i care, it's the principle)

Gjlvd should be banned altogether. Fuck sake I was the most constructive one here including YOU you blinded idiot.

Reason he gave: play the game before you run your mouth

Err...for like TWENTY TIMES now I've said we made it to like Act four. Maybe near the end of the game. But what-ever, this is the last time i post in the same thread as you. No matter what the subject is.
You are the most annoyingly stubborn idiot I have ever met.

Yea he neg rep'd me too for being a "troll" WTF ever.

[Coded-Dude]

Nobody in here can make an accurate assessment of Resistance or its pros/cons....
Unless you live in Japan, own the game, and have made it through several levels, if not beat it!
*edit* unless you imported.....lol

AS HAS BEEN STATED; comments/opinions are not as valid if you have little playing time on said title

GOW has been out long enough for people to beat several times over; while Resistance has barely been out for 48 hours.
(and in a region where FPS-es are not generally HIGHLY ACCLAIMED)
We can make a comparative thread once BOTH have had ample time for consumers to play
(and I mean a final product not a demo)

Both games are gonna do well on their respective platform.
We, the consumer, are also gonna have different pros/cons for either title.
(thats just the cruel reality of opinionism)

I think it best to leave the comparing for later though, and although I am sure many of us will still disagree on certain aspects of either game......currently it is doing nothing productive
(only inciting frustration between members)


If you haven't played other shooters like cod2 and now cod3 which is graphicly on par with resistance.
btw - I lol'd ;-]


The only slanted comment I would want to even come close to saying right now is:
I seriously think RFOM online is gonna own GOW online.......but again - just an opinion.
:censored:

[gljvd]

Ummmm...because trolls like you say the 360 and PS3 are evenly matched. Dude, either they're evenly matched and you have to be fair and compare 1st gen games with 1st gen games, OR you can man up and admit the PS3 is more powerful and then you can compare a PS3 launch title with a 360 2nd gen (and YES GoW is a second gen game).



Sigh. Except gears of war is using an engine that was made for pcs and doesn't take advantage of tiling . Gears also started development on xbox 360 hardware after resistance started on ps3 hardware .

We have been down this before and once again your wrong. GOW is not a second gen game.

Then I guess MGS4 is a 1st gen game as well. What, are we like 10 days shy of a year? Geez, it's like talking to my brother's kids or something.



When mgs 4 comes out it will have had almost 2 years on final silicon (not final clocks but the final chips ) . Which is twice the amount of time GOW had or Resistance had .

If you actually knew anything about the dev process of these machines you'd know that xenon was sent to devs june of last year (give or take a month) cell chips were sent to devs before that ( clocked at 2.4ghz ) and xenos was sent to devs after e3 2005 while sony devs also had rsx chips right after e3 2005.

Aside from that the original beta kits for the 360 used radeon 9800s and radeons x800 . Which were sm 2.0 and no hdr . Vastly diffrent from the xenos that has unifed shaders , diffrent hdr formats , edram and tiling . The ps3 dev kits had geforce 6800s and later 7800s which were in the same family as the rsx .

Oh and not to mention if the 360 also met with a 6 month delay its launch titles would have been much more polished .



If you want to troll do it in the sony forums . I'm sure your ramblings would be met with applause there .

[gljvd]

^^ The krill are actually not afraid of the light, UV light destroys them...
The single player was actually better than I expected and the multiplayer is very addictive...
(Best played with friends or people who communicate and work together.)

Also, on hardcore difficulty the game is not too short it last for about 15 hours for the average Joe...

Na they are affraid of the dark . Later in the game you have to get out of the caves by dawn cause they come back .

The only slanted comment I would want to even come close to saying right now is:
I seriously think RFOM online is gonna own GOW online.......but again - just an opinion.



Well cod 3 is 12vs 12 or 24 total and has vechicals also . Its certianly getting less play time on live than gow .

More isn't allways better. Resistance will prob have more lasting apeal in the multiplayer . But then again since its not unifed with the rest of the network I'm sure that it will be replaced quickly by other games that are better intergrated (unless a patch comes out that fixes it )

[woundingchaney]

GoW is a first gen game, there is some controversy over this but Gears release is less than a year before the anniversary of the 360 release.

GoW is a great game, unrivaled in graphics (at this time), and one of the best strategic multiplayers I have ever experienced.

The concept of comparing Res. with Gears is valid for the simple reason they are on the market at the same time. Despite all the other bullshit that is were it stands, we can ramble on and on about this and that to no end.

[Epix]

^ So again, I guess that make MGS4 a 1st gen game along with anything else that gets release between now and next Nov.

[venomv]

Resistance is a ww2 game with aliens . Shocking . It plays very similar to cod 2/3

Why do morons keep saying this crap, WWII never happened in R:FoM.

[gljvd]

^ So again, I guess that make MGS4 a 1st gen game along with anything else that gets release between now and next Nov.

but what if its delayed like they said it might be ? Does it become a second gen game if it slips till dec ? or 2008 ?

That is the thing. With no def of gen it makes no sense .


Generations start after the launch games and it depends on how long devs have had to work on final hardware.

I.e for epic gears is a first gen title . Unreal 2k7 if it makes it to the 360 would be a second gen as its due for release early 2007 . Gears of war would be a third gen title for them .

For Call of duty . Part 2 was a port for launch and had final hardware for little more than 4 months before release . This is in direct contrast to a game like Ridge racer 7 that has had final hardware for over a year before relase .

See how it works. Unless you state what a gen is and how diffrent gens become advantages it makes no diffrence.

Why do morons keep saying this crap, WWII never happened in R:FoM.


well if you stoped posting then no morons be posting .

[venomv]

well if you stoped posting then no morons be posting .

I bow to you, oh genius of come-backs!

Let me clarify......

Why do idiots like you insist it is a WWII game, it's not, Einstien?

[Coded-Dude]

stop it now before htis thread gets deleted.....the flaming is getting rediculous

[gljvd]

I bow to you, oh genius of come-backs!

Let me clarify......

Why do idiots like you insist it is a WWII game, it's not, Einstien?

what year is it based in sherlock

[D3adcell]

^But in the timeline of the game he is saying that World War 2 never happened.

[Coded-Dude]

The story takes place during the same time as the war, however, it is not THE world war per se. The war is actually the Chimera taking over, country by country(starting with Russia). So you don't get a repetitive WWII storyline, the ONLY similarities are the weapons/vehicles/tools of that timeframe. However you get to use Chimera weapons too!

[venomv]

what year is it based in sherlock

1951, WWII ended in 1945 and never even happened in the game.

[Crosman]

Gears is a great game.

9.5

4 things they should improve to make it better.

1. Longer single player.
2. More Weapons, Locust should have different weapons on Multiplayer also.
3. Less chainsaw action. The chainsaw is great for a short time but very annoying when you shoot someone in the face 3 times with a shotgun and end up suffering from a chainsaw attack.
4. 6-6 Multiplayer with the maps being just a bit bigger.


Chainsaws should be optional for the host's. I think this game would be great with or without the saws.......probably better without them, why? The fact that shooting a guy 35 times doesnt kill them but instead knocks them down...but its a one timer with a saw. Optional saws would be alot better.

[D3adcell]

You know they cant saw you if you shoot them or melee them?

[Crosman]

I was shooting a guy in the face with a shotgun, I hit him twice in a row in the head, perfect accuracy......still managed to saw me.

The chainsaw gun should of been one of the level weapons.

[gljvd]

^But in the timeline of the game he is saying that World War 2 never happened.
Yes but tis set at the same time. Thus the humans have the same weaposn and vehicals that they would in world war two. All it is , is that instead of ww2 happening this war breaks out cause aliens come.


The story takes place during the same time as the war, however, it is not THE world war per se. The war is actually the Chimera taking over, country by country(starting with Russia). So you don't get a repetitive WWII storyline, the ONLY similarities are the weapons/vehicles/tools of that timeframe. However you get to use Chimera weapons too!


Right which we haven't gotten to use ever . State any unique weapons that aren't just a variation of whats been done before

[IEatFriedPikmin]

I was a guy in the face with a shotgun, I hit him twice in a row in the head, perfect accuracy......still managed to saw me.

The chainsaw gun should of been one of the level weapons.

well... like d3adcell said, i promise you you cant use it if you injure them, unless there is some setting i am unaware of. therefore you must have missed.

and why do we have trolls in here? I think this is the same way jvd got banned from the ps3 section. we can carry whatever opinion we feel like about resistance. i think it looks like nothing new. GoW was refreshing.

[masteratt]

State any unique weapons that aren't just a variation of whats been done before
Do that for Gears Of War please :angel:

That's the way you seem to argue, so- go on. There are only like, what? Five weapons in GeOW? I just found out that you don't even get different weapons when you are aliens.
All hail the best X360 game :XD:


(now my friend THAT is trolling)

[Nameless]

Gears is a great game.

9.5

4 things they should improve to make it better.

1. Longer single player.
2. More Weapons, Locust should have different weapons on Multiplayer also.
3. Less chainsaw action. The chainsaw is great for a short time but very annoying when you shoot someone in the face 3 times with a shotgun and end up suffering from a chainsaw attack.
4. 6-6 Multiplayer with the maps being just a bit bigger.


Chainsaws should be optional for the host's. I think this game would be great with or without the saws.......probably better without them, why? The fact that shooting a guy 35 times doesnt kill them but instead knocks them down...but its a one timer with a saw. Optional saws would be alot better.

^ Agreed...
It would be cool if both sides had different weapons, but there was good balance to keep things fair...

6-6 would have been perfect IMO! (slightly bigger maps, the current size is great because it keeps the game fast paced and action packed!)

I don't have an issue with the chainsaw, because I rarely get sawed...
If you are skilled you can avoid the chainsaw and simply melee the opponent with your gun. (I do it all the time ;) )

The shotgun has very poor aim even in close proximity, they really need to address this issue with a patch.

Also, if you play warzone instead of execution you can kill downed opponents from a distance with any gun... Peace

[BillCosby]

Yea I havent had too many problems with getting saw'd while online. Also If ur in close quarters try the pistol. Ive had great luck in getting head shots with it in close range fights.

[Coded-Dude]

an auger gun that puts up a temporary shield when you fire the secondary weapon
a bullseye gun that lets you target any enemy and th ebullets will follow them aroudn croners. Guns that shoot a plasma/gas through any object turning into a ball of fire when it hits the enemy. (just to name a few)

The characters are even balanced differently, humans can sprint forever while chimera cannot. However, they can go into "rage" mode and fire more deadly shots.

There are several reason why this game is going to do very well, and most of them are not the same reason GOW did well........but some are

[Nameless]

^ Enough of the damn comparisions...
The two games have nothing in common except for guns and warfare.

[gljvd]

Do that for Gears Of War please :angel:

That's the way you seem to argue, so- go on. There are only like, what? Five weapons in GeOW? I just found out that you don't even get different weapons when you are aliens.
All hail the best X360 game :XD:


(now my friend THAT is trolling)


Why ? I never said that gears wasn't generic . Your arguing that Resistance is unique though. The burden of proof is on you .

I also never said that reistance is a bad game (actually quite the opposite ) However your a troll and don't understand the diffrence between generic and bad .



The shotgun has very poor aim even in close proximity, they really need to address this issue with a patch.


No it doesn't . Shot guns spray and thus something like a head gets less of the shot than if you pumped them in the chest . Allways aim for the chest or legs with the shot gun unless they are in the sweet spot .

As for the chain saw they were most likely already connecting with the chain saw and you died. However you can melee with the shotgun before you get stuck with the chain saw and it will make them pause .


and why do we have trolls in here? I think this is the same way jvd got banned from the ps3 section. we can carry whatever opinion we feel like about resistance. i think it looks like nothing new. GoW was refreshing.

because there are more sony trolls here than ms fans and thus they compalin and get people banned (doesn't help that someo f the mods in the sony forum are trolls also )

Its funny since i never said anythign bad about Reistance except that it was generic and I used the same words to discribe halo . But they all go on about reistance and how it isn't generic (yet provide no proof )

Mastertatt is just a troll plain and simple giving a 6/10 for a game that everyone else has given over 9 because he played it for a few minutes and its not a sony game .

[IEatFriedPikmin]

im a troll!
http://www.christithomas.com/images/troll.jpg

[Nameless]

No it doesn't . Shot guns spray and thus something like a head gets less of the shot than if you pumped them in the chest . Allways aim for the chest or legs with the shot gun unless they are in the sweet spot .

As for the chain saw they were most likely already connecting with the chain saw and you died. However you can melee with the shotgun before you get stuck with the chain saw and it will make them pause .


You are wrong on this one man...
The shotgun has some aiming issues, if you walk up to a enemy and shoot them pointblank with a shotgun you can't miss... I have seen numerous situations when a player was shot pointblank, but did not experience any damage and chainsawed their adversary. (I guess you could consider lag regarding this issue, but I typically snipe and do not see tons of lag issues...)

Let's be real and not act like Gears is a flawless game, because it's not...
I definately think it has the best visuals of any game released to date and the multiplayer is addictive and fun. I have been playing GOW non-stop since the release and can barely find time to post on the forums or do anything else with my down time...

If MS can continue to deliver games on this level Sony will really have a fight on their hands IMO. Peace

[Hrama]

Generic.

–adjective Also, ge‧ner‧i‧cal.
1. of, applicable to, or referring to all the members of a genus, class, group, or kind; general.
2. of, pertaining to, or noting a genus, esp. in biology.
3. (of a word) applicable or referring to both men and women: a generic pronoun.
4. not protected by trademark registration: “Cola” and “shuttle” are generic terms.
–noun
5. a generic term.
6. any product, as a type of food, drug, or cosmetic commonly marketed under a brand name, that is sold in a package without a brand.
7. a wine made from two or more varieties of grapes, with no one grape constituting more than half the product

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/generic

Adjective use.

1. of, applicable to, or referring to all the members of a genus, class, group, or kind; general. Hmm... so, in this instance, it looks like if we say that one shooter is Generic, than all of them in whatever grouping you like are generic.

2. of, pertaining to, or noting a genus, esp. in biology. None of these games are a genus of a species so far as I can see.

3. (of a word) applicable or referring to both men and women: a generic pronoun.
Well, none of these games are male or female, nor pronouns either.

4. not protected by trademark registration: “Cola” and “shuttle” are generic terms. Well, all of these games certainly have trademark registration...

Noun use.
5. a generic term. Doesn't look like this is the right one either

6. any product, as a type of food, drug, or cosmetic commonly marketed under a brand name, that is sold in a package without a brand.
Well, none of these games are a type of food, drug, or cosmetic, I don't think, nor are they sold in packaging without a brand.

7. a wine made from two or more varieties of grapes, with no one grape constituting more than half the product
Well, none of these games are a wine, made of wine, and I am willing to bet, none of them have any alcohol, or food content whatsoever as well.

Amazing huh?

Now how about everyone just shut up about Resistance, as well as every other game that is NOT Gears of War. Let's go on with discussing Gears of War, and keep it to the topic please.

[D3adcell]

Any more resistence posts in this thread will be deleted.

[Coded-Dude]

this thread should have been deleted a long time ago.....

[dork]

Gears of War is a very fun game!

[IEatFriedPikmin]

unlike resistance.

lol jk
i would probably get it too if i could afford it.

[Nameless]

Dude, Are you going to negative rep DeadCell because he wants all the Resistance comparisons to end... I get negative rep from you for saying the same damn thing, ain't that a bitch!

[Coded-Dude]

Dude, Are you going to negative rep DeadCell because he wants all the Resistance comparisons to end... I get negative rep from you for saying the same damn thing, ain't that a bitch!

I think it best to leave the comparing for later though
You guys are being very irrational here and its further derailing the thread. I have pointed this out several times with little to no avail, but I was not comparing shit. You failed to correctly ascertain the reason I posted, and continued to derail the thread. hence the neg rep.(aint that a bitch)

State any unique weapons that aren't just a variation of whats been done before

an auger gun that puts up a temporary shield when you fire the secondary weapon
a bullseye gun that lets you target any enemy and th ebullets will follow them aroudn croners. Guns that shoot a plasma/gas through any object turning into a ball of fire when it hits the enemy. (just to name a few)


That is not a comparison genius it is a direct answer to a direct qeustion, and you get all bent out of shape.

^ Enough of the damn comparisions...
The two games have nothing in common except for guns and warfare.

There are several reason why this game is going to do very well, and most of them are not the same reason GOW did well........but some are

as I have stated more than once, this thread is serving no productive purpose and should be closed and/or deleted.

[gljvd]

You are wrong on this one man...
The shotgun has some aiming issues, if you walk up to a enemy and shoot them pointblank with a shotgun you can't miss... I have seen numerous situations when a player was shot pointblank, but did not experience any damage and chainsawed their adversary. (I guess you could consider lag regarding this issue, but I typically snipe and do not see tons of lag issues...)


I don't have this problem. The chainsaw has an animation that renders the user invunerable . once your in the animations trap your done for no matter what weapon .

I pump a person in the chest with teh shot gun and they pause with the chain saw. What I don't like about the shot gun is sometimes its a one hit kill and sometimes it isn't and that is random. But i haven't seen your complant yet

[venomv]

I don't have this problem. The chainsaw has an animation that renders the user invunerable . once your in the animations trap your done for no matter what weapon .

That was probably his problem right there......which begs the question, why? Most games have the exact same problem, but one would think we would have games that didn't have that problem more often by now.

And before you get all defensive, no I wasn't bashing GeoW, I haven't even played it. More like bashing shooters in general.

[Shadow Voa]

Any more resistence posts in this thread will be deleted.

Bout damn time, if I want to hear about RFOM then I go to the Sony boards and read up on that game, but since Im here in X360 boards in a GoW thread... I obviously want to hear more about this game and recounts of the online experience. That's why we are here for Gears of War!! :cheers:

[gljvd]

That was probably his problem right there......which begs the question, why? Most games have the exact same problem, but one would think we would have games that didn't have that problem more often by now.

And before you get all defensive, no I wasn't bashing GeoW, I haven't even played it. More like bashing shooters in general.


All the animations have that grace period . So do curb stomps and heals . If your healing someone you wont take damage till your done healing them.

Its built in because you loose controll of your character during that time

[Bsack]

I don't give a shit about everyone's complaints about the game because all that matters is I had one hell of a time playing the campaign with a friend and honestly that really all that matters.

[Nameless]

^We are all in agreement that the game is incredible, but just like any other game it has flaws... I just hope some of the flaws that negatively impact multiplayer gameplay are addressed with patch releases. Peace

[BillCosby]

The only thing I saw wrong with it in multiplayer is that the blood pools were square. LOL. I mean perfect squares, as if they filled in one face of the ground model. LOL.

[speed stick]

I hate the fucking "clean your disc" shit that comes up once in a while only in co-op multiplayer cutscenes. Its really making me mad.

[Nameless]

^ never seen that message... :huh:
The framerate can get choppy during co-op play.

[woundingchaney]

I hate the fucking "clean your disc" shit that comes up once in a while only in co-op multiplayer cutscenes. Its really making me mad.

I had that but you need to clean the inside portion of the disk and it hasnt happened since.

[speed stick]

^inside portion? I will try and clean it even though it has never came out of my 360 since the day i got it.

[woundingchaney]

^inside portion? I will try and clean it even though it has never came out of my 360 since the day i got it.

Same circumstance I was in and I have yet to have the problem again. I believe it will work for you.