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Gears of War 2 Comments by Ellie Gibson

14 May, 2008

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Benno
14/05/08 @ 00:32
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gears 1.5
Benno
14/05/08 @ 00:37
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The co-op is going to rock my world, i hope they make the story a bit clearer this time.

Why were we are Fenix's dad's house again?
SHABBAWOTT
14/05/08 @ 00:40
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killzone 2 is going to own this game
solidSnake04
14/05/08 @ 00:43
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@SHABBAWOTT

I'd like to think so...and it better be good
squarejawhero
14/05/08 @ 00:44
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Someone's up late...
squarejawhero
14/05/08 @ 00:46
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"express elevators to Hell", as Bleszinski puts it.

Hm, wonder where he got THAT from...
neil_likes_bums
14/05/08 @ 00:50
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pie
SHABBAWOTT
14/05/08 @ 00:53
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I was only joking lol

Killzone 2 is gonna be shit
Toonster
14/05/08 @ 01:10
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/digs trenches for MS and Sony fanboys
foamy
14/05/08 @ 01:26
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Played first one to the end, it was nice. Didn't buy it though. Didn't really care about the multiplayer. Doubt i'll buy this one also. It's a nice shooter, but not something really worth spending money in.
SHABBAWOTT
14/05/08 @ 01:30
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It really is worth spending money on to be honest.
stevetuck
14/05/08 @ 01:51
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If the train isnt in it i dont want it :/
messiahtj
14/05/08 @ 02:30
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Wow this site just don't give up about suckin Microsoft dick. "Gears of War 2 will be the highlight of the year".......sorry ignorant editor, the highlitgh of the year has already came out: GTA IV. Gears of War 2 will be good and good welcome for the people that played the first game. Stop making an idiots from you please, just once at least.
Benno
14/05/08 @ 03:14
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Eurogamer sucks Microsofts dick?

I would like to know what visual imagery other EG users have come up with for this scene?

Eurogamer and Microsoft are companies, not people. Do you imagine Microsoft being male, sucked off by a female Eurogamer? Or a male Eurogamer, just to add a more homosexual twist?

How big is Microsoft's penis?

I am seeing a female sucking off Bill Gates' 10 inch penis.
rotmm
14/05/08 @ 03:15
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@messiahtj,

It seems the only idiot here is you. Eurogamer didn't say Gears 2 will be the highlight of the year, but rather reported Cliff's statement.

You should be banned from reading websites until you get a basic understanding of what "reported speech" is.
barnard666
14/05/08 @ 04:23
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@messiahtj II

Learning how to construct a sentence might help too.

I just grabbed a Japanese copy of gears so I can play it again, in a new language....(My disc has cracked from over use or the xbox doing its best to split dvd's in half).

I can not wait for this, I loved the last one, and even though this will probably be little more than a level pack, I still can't control my excitement.
waggy79
14/05/08 @ 04:55
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More of the same would do me just fine, but i think epic are aiming a little higher...
Antwandemarco
14/05/08 @ 07:12
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Looks awesome...

Cliffyb however is a massive douche.

God bless.
Kanselier
14/05/08 @ 07:14
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I quite enjoyed the original, had me a blast. Nothing wrong with GoW in my opinion :) If part 2 brings more of the same I'll be a happy bunny.
GitSomE UK
14/05/08 @ 07:34
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Really looking forward to this I loved the first one and if they've improved on that then wahoo!.... BUT.... no Cole train? Surely a mistake? The Cole train brought a lot of humour to the first.

Deepo
14/05/08 @ 07:36
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So, the main character is called Bleszinski now, eh?
Xerx3s
14/05/08 @ 07:47
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"Played first one to the end, it was nice. Didn't buy it though. Didn't really care about the multiplayer. Doubt i'll buy this one also. It's a nice shooter, but not something really worth spending money in."

Tell that to the large portion of the EG online club who spend months on this.
Xerx3s
14/05/08 @ 07:49
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"Wow this site just don't give up about suckin Microsoft dick. "Gears of War 2 will be the highlight of the year".......sorry ignorant editor, the highlitgh of the year has already came out: GTA IV. Gears of War 2 will be good and good welcome for the people that played the first game. Stop making an idiots from you please, just once at least."

I bought GTAIV. I like it a lot but in no way is it THE highlight of the year imo. Not saying that this will be the best, I'll have to play it but there are several games out this year that will be far better than gta imo.
Darren
14/05/08 @ 07:51
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There's another underground level... ah crap, absolutely hated the one in the first game, it was so dull visually and seemed to drag... hope this one is more interesting...
MrED209
14/05/08 @ 07:52
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"a B-button press mini-game"

So, er, basically he means you just hammer the B-button.

o_O

That aside, the first Gears was quite good fun, not bad at all in multi (but I'm not a massive fan of multi anyway) and so I'll express very little rabid interest in this but probably buy it anyway and have good fun playing it.
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MrED209
14/05/08 @ 07:54
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And for heaven's sake stop quoting that idiot who thinks it's EG that reckon this will be highlight of the year. They didn't say that at all.

"But then for many of those who own an Xbox 360, Gears of War 2 will be the highlight of the year - at least that's what Cliff Bleszinski reckons, as you'll know when you read our interview with him later today."
Darren
14/05/08 @ 08:18
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As for Cliff saying Gears 2 will be the highlight of the year, well he would say that wouldn't he? LOL

For me, I don't think it will be no matter how great the game is - and I'm sure it *will* be good - because it's just a short (according to Epic) linear third-person shooter that'll probably be over inside ten hours like the first game and since I've no interest in playing it online whatsoever it'll struggle to compete with the mighty heights of GTA IV IMO, a game that has been consistently brilliant and memorable for the duration of the 70 odd hours I've been playing it so far (and I'm still itching to return to it). When a game makes me go WOW! almost every time I play it I know it's bloody good! LOL

Granted playing Gears 2 campaign for 70 odd hours would likely prove far too repetitive as it's just the same thing all the way through... move to setpiece, take cover, shoot enemies until dead, repeat until end of game... but to me it shows just how great sandbox games really are compared with conventional shooters like this as they can be dipped into for short sessions or you can play through the story for longer periods of time so how can *any* game bar epic RPGs compete with that?

The first Gears didn't even have a compelling narrative so that's one area that I hope they improve upon for the sequel... I mean the characters like Marcus Fenix are the most unlikeable bunch of cliched stereotypes ever... I never cared about their plight or really felt that involved.

Oh and get rid of the horrid running camera angle that restricts your vision please, Epic... or at least have the decency to make it optional as I found it annoying far too frequently in the first game! :)
Peew971
14/05/08 @ 08:37
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I'll get it even if it's Gears 1.5 :)
CreepinJesus
14/05/08 @ 08:38
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We're not interested in your FPS - Gears isn't an FPS anyway.
TRACTORBOY1971
14/05/08 @ 08:38
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I really enjoyed playing the first gears of war, and if it was just another mission update I would not mind. I enjoyed the mulitiplayer co-op so more the same please.
I don't really care if Killzone 2 is going to be better, because it is not going to be out until feb 09, so I would have finsihed GOW2 by then and then I can enjoy Killzone 2 when it eventually comes out, but knowing sony and how much it loves europe, it will be out in Nov 09.
We have another potenially great game coming out in Novemeber - resistance 2 - lets hope Sony does not do what it normally does and delay that as well.

Happy gaming to all
Weezer
14/05/08 @ 08:39
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Gears 1.5 > Killzone 2
CannonAnBall
14/05/08 @ 08:45
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Gears is the new Top Gun!
squarejawhero
14/05/08 @ 08:46
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Would the Sony SDF quit using Killzone 2 as some kind of milestone in gaming? Nobody really knows what it's going to be like. Now be good children and run off back to your little big planets, and let the grown ups actually discuss things without having to resort to childish "witticisms" like "omg teh suck killzone 2 wll pwn it" and other dubious catchphrases.
adamamosa
14/05/08 @ 08:55
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I dont understand the hype surrounding Killzone 2. The first game was average at best.
Psymonsays78
14/05/08 @ 08:56
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"omg gears of war is rubbish, once KILLZONE 2 comes along u will see wut a fps is about, gow has grafics like a KIDDY GAME."

@Ali_sdf_pwn3d

Please shut up.

Anyway, I really enjoyed the first one so I'm looking forward to this. A more immersive narrative would be nice though, as would more likeable characters.
Laika
14/05/08 @ 09:00
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I can't stand Epic's macho arrogance. "More badass"? Jesus fucking Christ, give it a rest.

Give me Valve's thoughful boundary-pushing any day.
squarejawhero
14/05/08 @ 09:02
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Shut the fuck up, ali, you're out of your element. What the fuck are you talking about? Killzone 2is not the issue here, dude. I'm talking about drawing a line in the sand, dude. Across this line, you DO NOT... Also, Dude, ps3 fanboy is not the preferred nomenclature. SDF, please.
Chewy
14/05/08 @ 09:11
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There are some 'interesting' comments away from the subject i.e. killzone rocks blah blah. Please stop.

GoW2 I'm sure will be enjoyable as much as the first if not more. I do keep having a blast of the first on my own as it's very satisfying in terms of the intense fire fights and taking down the enemy.

p.s. I do have a PS3 too and hope that Killzone 2 is going to be 'AAA', but that's some time away.
Garulon
14/05/08 @ 09:11
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"I dont understand the hype surrounding Killzone 2. The first game was average at best. "

Plus this has been delyaed multiple multiple times. It's still possible KZ2 will be great but it's very likely by the time feb 2009 comes around it's going to look a bit stale.
Negotiator
14/05/08 @ 09:14
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Can you say game of the year.
Widge
14/05/08 @ 09:16
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Eugh, don't own a 360, looking forward to kz2. Based on that, I'd also like to add my voice to the "why on earth are there uninvited
killzone 2 comparisons coming into this comment thread?" crew, to show a bit of dismay from "the other side" at comments like that!
squarejawhero
14/05/08 @ 09:17
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"what a week for the ps3, winning the gta 4 battle, killzone 2 CONFIRMED, gears of war 2 looking CRAP. sonys win in the console war is CERTAIN!""

Worst. Sock. Troll. Ever.
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14/05/08 @ 09:17
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"what a week for the ps3, winning the gta 4 battle, killzone 2 CONFIRMED, gears of war 2 looking CRAP. sonys win in the console war is CERTAIN!"

When did they win the GTA 4 battle, the 360 version has sold more. Killzone 2 was confirmed in 2005 and it still ain't out, only a moron would say GOW 2 looks crap, so I guess that makes you a moron.
squarejawhero
14/05/08 @ 09:18
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Negotiator - ITS A TRAP! DON'T FALL FOR HIS CHARMS!
CannonAnBall
14/05/08 @ 09:22
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Looks like a few people have fallen for the wind up!
Xerx3s
14/05/08 @ 09:23
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"Give me Valve's thoughful boundary-pushing any day."

lol.
nickthegun
14/05/08 @ 09:23
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Looked good in the video. Even if its gears 1.5 and is just more 'fun' i'll be happy.
BadBoyBonner
14/05/08 @ 09:24
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Much less excited about this one than I was the first one - guess being a bit of a GFX whore the lure of seeing the UE3 engine in action long before it made it onto any other system was quite a big pull at the time.

In addition I didn't rate the multiplayer - seemed like a wasted opportunity - wish you could have a semipermanent First Person view in multiplayer only switching to thirdperson while in cover. Co-op was really good for the time but has since been eclipsed by Halo 3 co-op.

More excited by the idea of CoD 5 for multiplayer (even with Treyarch at the reins) and GTA IV DLC.
Xerx3s
14/05/08 @ 09:26
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"wtf? im not a troll, im just speaking the truth. xbox is dead, ps3 is going to take its rightful place as #1 console. cry more xbots!"

Yesyes, if you want to be a sock, you really need to do a better job.
BadBoyBonner
14/05/08 @ 09:27
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Ali - in your version of reality does the Wii not exist?

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