Halo 3 Vs. Gears of War

[alias858]

Halo 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCsdPszJLNQ

Vs.

Gears of War
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgGRAMDpViM

You Decide.

[r33hash]

Um... what's to decide between?

Gears is a first generation game. They will improve as sequels come and go. Halo 3 is the (supposed) final game in the series, and will undoubtedly be as fine tuned as possible for the Halo franchise.

Its not really fair, in all fairness.

[Colin™]

basically, the only similarity between the two is that both involve killing non-humans with guns.

[IEatFriedPikmin]

I can decide.

I hate GoW, but play it a lot for some reason. But seriously... there seems to be an uncalled for amount of technical issues. Shotgun being way too inconsistent... glitches constantly being discovered(yes halo 3 is bound to have this problem)... host advantage... the list goes on. I can't say Halo 3 won't have as many technical problems... but I already know we won't have to worry about the host having advantage and the weapons will probably be more balanced and actually kill people if you aim at them.

I don't want to go into a deep analysis... they are 2 different games, but I think you can make a fair statement on which is better. And I think Halo 3 will be better. To me, Gears has it down in the graphics department, and that's about it. The only real excuse it has is that it was the first real "next-gen" game to most people.

[Markopolo356]

They're both great games, thats all that needs to be said.

[D3adcell]

Halo 3 isn't even out yet, how do we decide?

[IEatFriedPikmin]

Well... if you've played the beta, you have an idea, and maybe a prediction.

[curryking1]

I say Halo 3 just because I like Halo better. And oddly enough I've neither played the Halo 3 beta or Gears of War but I'm going to say that's my judgment anyway :)

[Hisham]

I've enjoyed Gears far more than any of the Halo games. As for Halo 3, I will reserve judgement untill I play Halo 3.

[LaLiLuLeLo]

Gears of War because I like the art direction and atmosphere better, and it's not (yet anyway) like halo where it's Gears of War 3: this time it's again!

[OG_Monkey]

Well, until i play Halo 3 i cant say but ill make htis Gears vs Halo 2 in the mean time. Lets just say Gears was on the xbox 1, so the graphics dont matter. I would choose gears, i kinda like the multiplayer better, the whole blowing your limbs off with a shotgun and the one life thing, its sorta cool. The story mode was waaaay better, im not sure if it was better than Halo 1 though...and better weapons..to a degree

[Mitri]

personally i think as long as the weapon system and co-op is better than i think that halo may have it. now to beat gears in co-op is going to be something very tough. at least to me. so no more of that cheap co-op where in the scenes only 1 person shows. that sucks..jus my opinion.

[Colin™]

I feel if the campaign is as good as they're saying, then I'll probably like Halo 3 more. 4 player online coop just makes me all sorts of giddy.

I also feel the vs. will probably be much much much more dynamic than gears.

[FoeHammer]

trade in your gears on sept. 24th!

[r33hash]

haha. I dunno if I'd trade in my Gears already. But I did trade in Shadowrun.

[woundingchaney]

famitsu has just given halo 3:


10/9/9/9

[curryking1]

Old news man! There's already a thread on that I think :P

[Hylian-Advocate]

If your asking which trailer I like better.....I'd go with the Halo 3 one....

game wise... I can only say I will probably like halo 3 better since I haven't played it yet....but gears is awesome....just gets boring a bit fast to me (than halo 2) and the online was nowhere near as option gushing as Halo 2 even.

and there is just an entirely different fell when playing gears....

[Nameless]

Well I just got Halo 3 today and started playing the SP campaign.
If you are talking about visuals only GOW definately has Halo 3 beat IMO.
The lighting in Halo3 is very well done and superior to GOW, but with character design and overall visuals GOW is on another level...

Perhaps my opinion on visuals will change when I see further levels of Halo3, but I wish they did a better job on the character design because they don't look very impressive.
(Master chief looks cool; I'm referring to the other soldiers)
If you want to get into story and music Halo beats GOW hands down; gameplay is really based on preference. I can't comment on MP, because I will not go online with Halo3 until after the commercial launch; don't want to risk getting banned from Live...

[Fillibuster]

^Broken Street date or other means...?

[Nameless]

^No comment... :unsure:

[Fillibuster]

Gotcha :shifty:

[Nameless]

Playing the SP now and it's definitely the best Single Player campaign of all the Halo titles. The music and sound effects are incredible some of the best I have heard in a videogame. I really like all the chatter from your comrades and the enemy... The only other game on the same level from a sound perspective is Heavenly Sword, but it's something about the Halo music that is emotionally moving... Also, the lighting and environments in the game are very well done! Some of the best lighting seen on the 360 period. The only thing lacking in the game is the visuals of the NPCs and characters except for Master Chief. This flaw is really noticeable during the ingame cutscenes especially after seeing Heavenly Sword, but this issue is not a deal breaker by any means... The AI is amazing especially on Legendary mode the characters dodge fire and really seem to possess intelligence.

I'm about 2 hours in the SP campaign and I'm very impressed with the game.
I know the coop play should be amazing especially on Legendary difficulty.
I can't comment on the multiplayer, because I will not go online until after the commercial launch, but I'm sure it will be rock solid. A great title that lived up to the incredible hype from a gameplay perspective IMO. The only minor gripe anyone can have with the game is that the visuals are not extraordinary, but we play games for gameplay not to look at pretty imagery.

I will post more thoughts as I proceed thru the SP campaign.

[Hylian-Advocate]

what the F...your like posting in every thread.....the same exact thing.....

[Nameless]

Since we got 20 different fucking Halo threads I decided to post my initial thoughts in a few locations. Honestly I don't see the point of creating a whole sub category for one game franchise no matter how popular. We could have rolled with one official mega thread and I would not feel the need to post multiple entries...

BTW the Xbox section of the forums see little action so I wanted to ensure my post was actually read...

[Gummy]

Epic > Bungie

Actually, I enjoy GoW and Halo 2.

As for Halo 3, no clue what the outcome will be.
I'm sure with all the hype, it will do fine.
:susp:

[XboxEvolved]

Well I love Gears of War, it is a great game, but something tells me Halo 3 will ruin my life, Gears of War didn't ruin my life.

[OmniCloud]

I haven't played the game, but being a really Playstation heavy gamer, I tend to be on the RPG/story driven side of things and rarely go for FPS..

However, a few like Resistance (story driven, well-paced) keep me interested. And Warhawk, automatic fun and pick-up and play has me hooked.

I know many will same, "you have to play the game" but I will just say I think I'm smart enough to analyze impressions, gameplay trailers, and features to know around how good a game will be.

Saying that, Gears of War is very pretty, but I have no doubts that Halo 3 will be overrated. However, not by much. And it will certainly be a better, more lasting experience than Gears.

The story ties into the game beautifully, the music is top quality, and presentation and production values are of course the top of the pack.

Bottom line, Halo 3 including Cod4/Unreal07/Haze/Warhawk will probably be the best online shooting experience this year. Is it because the gameplay is just so fantastic? Yes and No.

It's good, but it's the features that Bungie has incorporated that will literally keep this game going for years. The PS3/PC sharing in Unreal is cool, but Halo's is incorporated into the freakin game, and you can just record your favorite battles and replay them to your enjoyment.

I hate that X360 is unreliable, and I'm used to the free online of PS3. However, IMO Halo will be the pinnacle of online gaming this year unless some other titles add these amazing user/customization features to there games as well...

It's what so awesome about games like Singstar and Little Big Planet. It's why Home has so much potential. Halo has singlehandedly (like LBP will) delivered a part of Web 2.0. User generated content and customization.

Its what this gen is all about. It's why these online systems are really the next-generation of games. And despite MS unimpressive attempts of next-gen gaming. Halo is THE game that many PS3 owners would love to have in there own collection.

Bravo MS for obtaining Bungie...

Kudos to Bungie...

[GTAce]

Sorry for offtopic but:
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XE your sig is nice but also huge.


I think Halo will be fun for a longer time than Gears.
The customization, the levels and the campaign with the story.
I would say it has a lot more content.
Hope ill have the opportunity to play it on the 360 from someone i know, because i dont going to buy one just for Halo.

[Nameless]

^^ Great post + rep!
I agree the community features will keep Halo 3 viable for a very long time.
I think hard core FPS fans may prefer COD4, because of the gameplay customization and a RPG like system that rewards players for improving skill and playing the game.
*I'm speaking from experience, because I'm in the COD4 beta...*
I think the mainstream fps fan will go with Halo3 with all of the community features and Live integration.

I know we are comparing GOW & Halo, but visuals only take you so far with a game... I honestly think once Halo3 & COD4 are on the scene there will be a very small subset of players actually playing GOW on a regular basis. The graphic whores and hardcore gamers will love COD4; the game has more depth that GOW period.
*I find it ironic that most GOW players will switch to COD4 and the game does not even have a cover system...*

[woundingchaney]

IGN
9.5
link unavailable whole internet seems to be headed there.
got it- http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/821/821911p1.html


Team Xbox
9.7
http://reviews.teamxbox.com/xbox-360/1387/Halo-3/p1/

Gamespot
9.5
http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/action/halo3/review.html?tag=reviews;xbox360

Ah hell find them all here.

http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/xbox360/halo3


Every review is praising visuals, audio, and online. This game looks to be the real deal and a worthy ending to the epic franchise. (well not every review Gamer 2.0 seems to be hating)

[Fillibuster]

^^ Great post + rep!
I agree the community features will keep Halo 3 viable for a very long time.
I think hard core FPS fans may prefer COD4, because of the gameplay customization and a RPG like system that rewards players for improving skill and playing the game.
*I'm speaking from experience, because I'm in the COD4 beta...*
I the mainstream fps fan will go with Halo3 with all of the community features and Live integration.

I know we are comparing GOW & Halo, but visuals only take you so far with a game... I honestly think once Halo3 & COD4 are on the scene there will be a very small subset of players actually playing GOW on a regular basis. The graphic whores and hardcore gamers will love COD4; the game has more depth that GOW period.
*I find it ironic that most GOW players will switch to COD4 and the game does not even have a cover system...*

Good post Nameless. I'm also in the beta and I think COD4 is going to be an incredible game online. I'm pretty sure that my time will be split evenly between that and Halo 3 after COD4 releases. Gears will probably go by the wayside (and I never got any achievements I wanted to! :emo:)

[Nameless]

^^ Throw in the Gametrailers.com review of 9.8... Wow! :shocked:

[Ivory_Soul]

I personally think Halo has some sort of mind altering control thingy with it because everyone turns into zombies once Halo is mentioned. It kind of pisses me off and annoys me at the same time. While I love Halo I also hate it due to all the damn over hype. It's good but it's not the best game ever made and if you say that to a Halo fan boy they punch you (Yes I got punched one time for saying that). I personally think GoW is way better all around because it tried something and different and Halo to me is Halo 2.5. I'm 25% through the SP and there hasn't been anything that made me shit myself like GoW did. Now the multiplayer is another story I mean you can make your own maps and all that. Wait for GoW 2 and Halo 3 will be forgotten. I think that BioShock has the best SP campaign in any FPS ever...that game is just wicked through and through. Halo 3 just can't match up to what BioShock is, SP wise, and there's no denying that no matter who or what you are.

[Birakon]

this is like comparing doom to half life.


Gears of war can acheive more detail because there is nothing to it, it is small corridors and 4 on 4 fighting. Halo on the other hand can still have some pretty damn good graphics BUT have massive open levels with big fights.

you CAN'T compare the two, small corridors and small fights VS huge open fights of course gears will have more detail.

[VideoGame mania]

I liked Gears more to be honest, I think Bungie should to do something else besides Halo. I didn't see any difference between Halo 2 and 3, same old enemies, same old shooting, same old Chief. the graphics on par with xbox, tons of jaggies, poor sound, ect.

[XboxEvolved]

Since we got 20 different fucking Halo threads I decided to post my initial thoughts in a few locations. Honestly I don't see the point of creating a whole sub category for one game franchise no matter how popular. We could have rolled with one official mega thread and I would not feel the need to post multiple entries...

Well the reason we do that is because Halo is the biggest of all games for the Xbox platform, and arguably it is the biggest franchise of recent years next to GTA, that is why we gave it it's own forum. Well that, plus some other things I can't talk about right now..

Also, Videogame mania..I guess you play your games on a 12' b&w TV with one speaker?

[alias858]

good point Nameless

[alias858]

Well I just got Halo 3 today and started playing the SP campaign.
If you are talking about visuals only GOW definately has Halo 3 beat IMO.
The lighting in Halo3 is very well done and superior to GOW, but with character design and overall visuals GOW is on another level...

Perhaps my opinion on visuals will change when I see further levels of Halo3, but I wish they did a better job on the character design because they don't look very impressive.
(Master chief looks cool; I'm referring to the other soldiers)
If you want to get into story and music Halo beats GOW hands down; gameplay is really based on preference. I can't comment on MP, because I will not go online with Halo3 until after the commercial launch; don't want to risk getting banned from Live...


I'm about 2 hours in the SP campaign and I'm very impressed with the game.
I know the coop play should be amazing especially on Legendary difficulty.
I can't comment on the multiplayer, because I will not go online until after the commercial launch, but I'm sure it will be rock solid. A great title that lived up to the incredible hype from a gameplay perspective IMO. The only minor gripe anyone can have with the game is that the visuals are not extraordinary, but we play games for gameplay not to look at pretty imagery.

I will post more thoughts as I proceed thru the SP campaign.

another good point halo 3 sp is tight the music gives it this feel of suspense.
i've beaten the game on easy with my friend on coop. im trying to do sp on legendary which by the way is IMPOSSIBLE im only on Sierra 117 part 3 and i started the campaign on the 26th of september

[FoeHammer]

i beat it on normal, probably gonna do heroic before legendary, though.
working on ranked matches right now.

i played gears for almost a whole year. it was awesome. it was the only thing i played on live until halo 3. gears was the shit.
halo 3 is now the shit, though, and i dont think i'll stop playing it for a long time. probably never going to go back to gears, and the only thing that will compete with halo for my time is guitar hero/rockband.

[Segitz]

Hi,

I just thought, I'd make a comparison between two pics, scaled from 5 megapixels (digicam) to 1280width and 1152width (and then rescaled to 1280width) (but both 4/3 DAR). The pics were scaled in GIMP, so no cheap bilinear resizing in paint^^

Bungie said, nobody would notice, but I am sure most people will notice the different on a good screen (mine does 1680x1050, so the pics don't get scaled to fit the screen)

This is not supposed to be flamebait or anything, just for comparisons sake (that's also why I did not open up a new thread for it).


I find it a bit hypocritical from Bungie to say, nobody would notice, tbh!

[woundingchaney]

I dont think much of anyone would have had it not been for Quaz's method for testing native resolution at B3D (very impressive). Its one thing to look at a moving action paced title and another to compare screen shots at a click of a button. Im accustomed to various resolution differences and in an upscaled scenario its very difficult to accurately gauge the native resolution of a video (unless there is a large difference in native res and upscaled res), but Im sure there are those out there that can tell.

Although I dont inherently believe someone when they tell me they can notice such things by simply playing a game with no immediate valid reference.

After all not many people noticed that GTHD or Superstardust arent in 1080p.

[BigfootGus]

for me, halo 3 is much more frustrating than gears of war

but theres so much you can do on halo 3 ...

its hard to decide

[Segitz]

I'd surely not notice, if it ran on my tv, that is for sure, but like Bungie said themselves, if you run 2 games, one on 720P and the other at 640P, they'd not notice. This is what I wanted to refute.

I mean, 1280x720 are 921600 Pixels (nearly one Megapixel) and 1152x640 are 737280 Pixels. So, it is 184320 pixels less (or 640P is 20% less pixels exactly). A 20% reduction in anything is noticable, I mean it is 1/5th less.

I am NOT bashing Halo 3 here, it surely is a good game, no questions asked (imho, I didn't like Halo1, but that's just me). I am merely questioning Bungies AND MSs practices (i.e. MS advertising it with 720P on the box (and releasing bullshots at real 720P with AA, but many people do that) and Bungie saying, the stupid gamers won't notice). This is very arrogant!

[woundingchaney]

I'd surely not notice, if it ran on my tv, that is for sure, but like Bungie said themselves, if you run 2 games, one on 720P and the other at 640P, they'd not notice. This is what I wanted to refute.

I mean, 1280x720 are 921600 Pixels (nearly one Megapixel) and 1152x640 are 737280 Pixels. So, it is 184320 pixels less (or 640P is 20% less pixels exactly). A 20% reduction in anything is noticable, I mean it is 1/5th less.

I am NOT bashing Halo 3 here, it surely is a good game, no questions asked (imho, I didn't like Halo1, but that's just me). I am merely questioning Bungies AND MSs practices (i.e. MS advertising it with 720P on the box (and releasing bullshots at real 720P with AA, but many people do that) and Bungie saying, the stupid gamers won't notice). This is very arrogant!

A 20% upscaled difference is likely to be noticed if perhaps there is an immediate visual reference available and it being the same title. Without this reference I dont know if there would be a noticeable difference especially given the aspect ratio is maintained. If anything I would say that the vast majority most likely wouldnt notice the difference, although I do believe that the more "tech" geared among us would given the scenario.


Anyways I agree that Bungies statements came off very defensive and demeaning.

[Pro A.]

Gears, for me, is the better title because it has a stronger balance. The multiplayer isn't exactly legendary like Halo or Goldeneye, but there is plenty of mileage to be had and is quite fun. The single-player is hard-edged, vicious, and absolutely sadistic, which is how I like it. You gotta earn your time. I wish the story had been better, but hell, I've been saying the same thing about Halo since 2001. Gears has the upper hand over Halo 3, but both are definitely recommended.