Gears 2 story will be "much better" - Tsunoda

By Tom Bramwell Published 14 May, 2008

First game's wasn't as "robust".

Microsoft's Kudo Tsunoda has admitted that Gears of War 1's story "wasn't necessarily as robust as it could have been" but expects the second game to change all that.

"I think that's stuff that we're really going to blow out in Gears of War 2," he told Eurogamer in an interview that you can watch in video form as part of our Cliff Bleszinski and Kudo Tsunoda text-and-video double-header.

"We've got Josh Ortega, who's like a great comic book writer, totally focused on the story and we'll want to do a much better job of that," he said.

In Gears of War 1, Dominic Santiago broke you, Marcus Fenix, out of prison before the pair of you joined up with COG forces on a mission to retrieve and deliver a resonator into the heart of the Locust underground lair. Things became complicated and you ended up on a train containing a massive bomb.

In terms of characters though, Tsunoda said there "wasn't much variety" and that as well as deepening the characterisation of people like Dom the second game will be "adding some new characters that really bring their own individual flair to it".

"Whether it's the development of the story or the additions of the new characters, there'll be a lot more for everybody to enjoy out of the whole story experience," he concluded.

Check out our Cliff and Kudo interview or our Gears of War 2 preview for much more.

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  • Beano #1 4 years ago

    Ok, so it will be "better"... but will it be longer also?

  • ruttyboy #2 4 years ago

    Will they be adding a character who is openly gay this time?

  • Kiigan #3 4 years ago

    The story in the first didn't make a lick of sense.

  • systems #4 4 years ago

    The story is hardly going to be worse is it? Break out of prison, kill anything you meet that isn't a muscly bloke, stay out of the dark.

    Thoroughly enjoyable game though, but I don't think anyone plays it for the story. They just want an Aliens-alike co-op sci-fi horror shooter.

  • RandolphScott #5 4 years ago

    GoW was hilarious. Wasn't the lead character called Markus Fenix? He's going to be joined by Jake Bullet and Max Power in this one.

  • Machiavel #6 4 years ago

    We've got Josh Ortega, who's like a great comic book writer

    Oh go on, why not hire a great comic book writer instead? :)

    wasn't necessarily as robust as it could have been

    Analogy of (gay?) p0rn and storytelling comes to mind...

  • TheNinkyNonk #7 4 years ago

    Some insight as to how the locusts got there in the first place would be nice. And who's the ice-queen doing the voice-overs?

    Leaving major gaps in a plot is a risky gamble - get JJ Abrams on board if you're thinking of doing it again, Cliffy.

  • espibara #8 4 years ago

    The first gears had the worst narrative ever one minute your trying to deploy a resonator andn then your on a afucking train witha big bomb with general RAM er can some one please tell me why??????????

  • stoopidgreg #9 4 years ago

    BREAKING NEWS - Makers of video game say the sequel will be better than the first!

    jesus, please stop posting this non-news, EG