Gears of War

By Kristan Reed Published 2 October, 2006

Automatic. For the people.

By accident or design, Microsoft's triumphant X06 event last week managed to neatly bookend the two historical extremes of the modern run and gun shooter. First the audience had the rather unexpected news of Doom's welcome arrival into the Live Arcade fold, and was then treated to a typically bombastic hands-on demo from Cliffy B for Gears of War. The contrast couldn't be more incredible.

But despite underling the overwhelming strides made in 3D technology, AI and cinematic presentation over the past 13 years, both games have more in common than you might imagine. Just as Doom's unprecedented visuals and relentless hardcore shooting action convinced masses of gamers to buy PCs back in 1993, Microsoft is hoping that Epic's stunning visual tour-de-force will have a similar effect on sales of the 360 later this year.

But while its technical brilliance has never been in any doubt, a few concerns lingered over whether the gameplay could match the intense hype being thrown about over the 360's latest poster child. Would this be an atmospheric sci-fi masterpiece to recapture Epic's vintage Unreal days circa 1998/99, or GRAW with grouchy, steroid-pumped space marines? We were eager to find out.

Mankind's only hope!

The game 'stars' the traitorous Marcus Fenix, a ridiculously muscle bound freak (hey, this is an Epic game, after all) who's busted out of prison by his friend Dom Santiago in a last ditch attempt to turn the tide of humanity's battle against the Locusts. Apparently, you're "the only hope", etc, but that doesn't stop your bilious superiors from telling you how much they hate you at every opportunity during the game. We don't actually know whether he really was a traitor, but we're guessing that we'll be made to sympathise with him as you play through.

'Gears of War' Screenshot village

The Village People, circa 2345.

Escorted via chopper across the shattered remains of an architecturally stunning old city, you end up in Embry Square accompanied by Dom - the character the second player takes control of during the game's co-op mode. Once there, you meet up with the equally fat-necked old general Hoffman, who wastes no time in displaying his evident dislike for you while barking orders to track down a missing squad. No sooner have you had time to digest his cantankerous tone than you and your three man squad find yourselves under attack from a cluster of Locusts. In the now-standard seamless manner of gaming tutorials, you get instructed in the basic arts of shooting, taking cover and flanking tactics. Anyone who's played any major first or third or first person shooters will instantly feel at home with it, with a very swift learning curve.

Using the over-the-shoulder camera style employed to great success in games like Resident Evil 4 and Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter, Gears of War's take on combat is very much the best of both worlds, offering the most cinematic view without the need to instruct your squad mates. As such, it works very much like a more focused Call of Duty, or a less fiddly Ghost Recon. It's squad-based, but only in the sense that you take orders and revive downed comrades (similar to the Conflict titles, albeit without the need to apply medipacks). The rest of the early levels we played were very much focused on intense, linear combat, using cover as wisely as possible, and throwing grenades to close up the 'emergence holes' that the Locust hordes kept spawning out of.

Do yooou want soooome?

'Gears of War' Screenshot shoulder

Over the shoulder precision. Those Epic guys love Resi 4.

The most important facet of any shooter is how it feels, and there's no doubt that Gears of War feels 'right' from the moment you pick up the pad. With no need to mess with sensitivity, lining up satisfyingly accurate shots is as simple as moving your reticule, zooming in slightly with the aim button and confirming the shot with the right trigger. Four suitably chunky and effective weapons are available via the d-pad at any one time - a pistol, machine gun, assault rifle and grenades - the latter lobbed with precision thanks to a transparent arc that allows you to make fine adjustments to the trajectory before you confirm the throw. As you might expect from a game with violence etched into its very soul, the blood and gore effects are completely over the top, with great gobs of ketchup spurting out of everything you shoot. It really does look like ketchup too, which is great news for fans of Heinz' most celebrated product.

Despite the sauce-ridden escapades, moving in and out of cover is as slick and easy to manipulate as you would hope, too. Pressing X ducks you behind any chosen cover point, and pulling the right trigger at your chosen target brings you out of cover long enough to squeeze a few rounds in their direction. Releasing your grip on the trigger ducks you back down again. Vaulting over cover is a simple and intuitive process, too, allowing you to move between cover points efficiently and with minimum fuss. In terms of delivering a simple, intuitive control and camera system, Gears of War doesn't try to reinvent the wheel, but builds on the best of what's out there along with a few little tweaks of its own, such as being able to pull off acrobatic forward rolls over and between cover points, and the swaying camera system which gives you the impression that you're being followed by an intrepid war reporter whenever you break into a sprint. It's a nice touch.

Chain sore

'Gears of War' Screenshot ketchup

Admire the ketchup splatter. You'll be seeing a lot more of it soon.

Occasionally your squad leader orders you to flank the opposition when they're too well covered to be taken out via the usual means. Far from being a scripted novelty, the quality of the AI in the version on show suggests that Locusts will use cover just as effectively as your own team, and working out a route to their weak spots will form a major part of your approach to combat from almost the first encounter in the game. In 25 minutes playing the opening portion of the game, it was apparent from the way you'd try to stalk enemies that Gears of War has a solid foundation for some epic encounters later in the game. Even in the early stages we'd find ourselves circling around a pillar, only to find the AI trying to do the same thing. Whether the Locusts work together to flush you out wasn't apparent, but they definitely liked to lob a frag grenade or two in your direction and chase after you when you tried to get away. If you do manage to get close enough to see the whites of their eyes, you can finish them off in some style - either with the gruesome chainsaw bayonet, or by shoving a grenade into their body, then making a run for it and taking cover!

As with most headline Microsoft games these days, co-op is a big part of Gears of War. Limited to two-players only, it will be playable over Live, system link or split screen, with one of you taking control of Marcus, the other Dom, and you'll be able to jump in and out of the full 10 hour story mode as you see fit. It should be a slightly easier way to play through the game, as you can revive your pal whenever he gets incapacitated - though if you both cop it, you go back to the most recent checkpoint. Elsewhere, Gears of War is promising two other multiplayer modes: Execution and Resurrection, but Epic's not talking about those at this stage, other than to reveal that eight maps will ship with the game, and that downloadable content will follow post-release.

The only thing left to report at this stage is to reiterate how incredible the game looks. The scenery, the explosive effects, the details levels are simply beyond anything anyone's managed to pull off so far, and have all been achieved with nary a twitch in the frame rate. Seeing the Unreal 3 engine finally being put to good use should wow casual shoppers the world over when it gets shown off on demo pods later this year. There are only a couple of nagging doubts: for a start, the pumped up character design instantly knocks it down the demographic scale, and the dialogue was positively eye-rolling in its testosterone-fuelled predictability. With any luck, the story might build into something more substantial as the game goes on - or it could just continually irritate and spoil the basis of a really great, uncomplicated sci-fi blaster. With only weeks to go to its full release, we won't have long to wait to find out whether it has the quality to become the must-have 360 title this Christmas.

Gears of War is due for release on November 17th on Xbox 360 from Microsoft. Check back soon for a full review.

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About Kristan Reed

Kristan is a former editor of Eurogamer, dad, Stone Roses bore and Norwich City supporter who sometimes mutters optimistically about Team Silent getting back together.

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  • Benno #1 5 years ago

    sweeeeeet

  • Dizzy #2 5 years ago

    This is the game to beat... I tried some multiplayer and I was impressed. The design is indeed aimed at the Games Workshop crowd. Probably did in on purpose as not to compete with Halo's more "civilised" characters. Anyway... Testosterone FTW! ;)

  • tiddles #3 5 years ago

    Looks beautiful, fun and utterly charmless...

  • asphaltcowboy #4 5 years ago

    Can't wait for this! Bought my Xbox at the weekend and I'm loving it! Alas, according to GI, this game is for "teenage boys with anger management problems". Oh well! :(

  • Bertie Verified Senior Staff Writer, Eurogamer.net #5 5 years ago

    THIS LOOKS GREAT I CAN'T WAIT!

    /runs around screaming and lifting weights

  • Yossarian #6 5 years ago

    told you

  • Yossarian #7 5 years ago

    I also can't believe how hung up people are getting over the whole 'gritty/testosterone-fuelled/teenage/space marine' aesthetic. it's milked to the point of being camp and ridiculous: just roll with it

  • kangarootoo #8 5 years ago

    Will read when I get home.

    Don't you go murdering this thread in the mean time with fanboy platform war nonsense you buggers. Just think, what would Jesus do? ;)

  • espy #9 5 years ago

    Charmless hits the nail on the head.

    Looks nice though.

  • BartonFink #10 5 years ago

    Excellent preview - really looking forward to this one and with co-op action to boot.

  • haowan #11 5 years ago

    "it's milked to the point of being camp and ridiculous"

    Never a less true sentence said. A similar post on the video thread claiming this game doesn't take itself seriously - ugh. Definitely too macho-gunboy for me. Seems to be a love it or hate it game at the moment from what I've read of people's opinions.

  • ram #12 5 years ago

    I neither love it or hate it.

  • KillerMonkey #13 5 years ago

    I don't quite understand the R.E.M. album reference. Anyone care to explain?

  • Yossarian #14 5 years ago

    Gears/Automatic/must-buy/popular

  • space_ace #15 5 years ago

    Charmless hits the nail on the head.

    Looks nice though.

    the perfect 360 product

  • Yossarian #16 5 years ago

    the Gears of War hate parade waddles on

  • PS3lol #17 5 years ago

    Who gives a damn about the storyline in a shooter. No one. This is a straight up AAA smash hit that will destroy PS3 launch in North America. And is going to be the best next gen game until Mass effect, Bioshock and Alan wake on 360 early next year.

  • Pooley #18 5 years ago

    Does look good, and the co-op play will add a lot of life to it.

    Would like to see some more variety though, but there's plenty more to see methinks.

  • chronom4n #19 5 years ago

    superb gag the one with the caption "village people around the year 2345" i reckon they need a guy like 'the comic guy' or apu from the simpson to add some charm. now that would be hilarious. although i can't imagine how bad the game will get when playing on-line with the idiotic american kids. I have been on the end of one of the tirades against anyone non-american.

  • MadMirko #20 5 years ago

    This would seriously rock with the Wii-nunchuk.

    Can't always win, buying it nonetheless.

  • ClansOfIntrigue #21 5 years ago

    >> I don't quite understand the R.E.M. album reference. Anyone care to explain?

    Automatic... Gears...

  • captainrentboy #22 5 years ago

    This,Bioshock and Assassin's creed are my biggies over the next *hopefully* six months,graphically this looks amazing and in my opinion bar MGS4 nothing much else comes close to it at the moment,and i'm glad the guy's playtest didn't reveal a choppy framerate,something I was dreading.Only other niggling annoyance is the games length,10-12 hours is a bit short for something so hyped.
    Ohh well roll on Nov 17th.

  • UncleLou #23 5 years ago

    The soulless design I could live with - it's a lot more worrying that I am not convinced Epic know how to do a good single-player/coop game.

  • Lukus #24 5 years ago

    If the testosterone fuelled diaglogue is anything like in Predator then I think there's no cause for concern :)

  • numptyboymatt #25 5 years ago

    I like.... bar the mention of "downloadable content".... as long as this isnt anything that affects the single player game, and is just stuff like multiplayer maps, then I dont mind too much, but if its going to be stuff that also affects the single player campaign, then Im not a happy chappy.

  • Tonka #26 5 years ago

    Will I be able to run at full speed, jump and nail headshots with my sniper-rifle at the same time?

  • Mordum #27 5 years ago

    @Lukus
    If the testosterone fuelled diaglogue is anything like in Predator then I think there's no cause for concern :)

    Thankyou... kind of what I was going to say. If the game is just like an eighties action movie (all guns blazing, wafer thin plot, cheesy dialogue and one-liners), then I'm definately in! Sure a good plot is important, in certain types of games, but the most important thing is whether its fun to play, and from what I keep reading it certainly is that.

  • Yossarian #28 5 years ago

    Tonka, there is no jump button, for a start

  • Natas #29 5 years ago

    "Just think, what would Jesus do? ;)"

    Continue to quietly not exist?

    Kay, will do.

  • Tonka #30 5 years ago

    Tonka, there is no jump button, for a start

    OK, sounds promising.

  • effinwooly #31 5 years ago

    sweet

  • Azazel #32 5 years ago

    Just think, what would Jesus do? ;)

    Bring a sword.

  • weeno #33 5 years ago

    Don't know what the big problem is over the design. It's macho gun toting space marines ala "aliens" and "predator", and frankly I can't wait to kill some alien scum.

    /revs chainsaw

  • Freek #34 5 years ago

    Hey, atleast they diden't call the main character John Gun, Jack Armageddon or something like that, that's gotta count for something :D

  • captainrentboy #35 5 years ago

    ....Ohhh I forgot Alan Wake,have you 360 owners read about and seen the latest screenies over at IGN,fack me it's sounding and looking impressive.

  • MrAtheist #36 5 years ago

    There are only a couple of nagging doubts: for a start, the pumped up character design instantly knocks it down the demographic scale, and the dialogue was positively eye-rolling in its testosterone-fuelled predictability.

    Yeah if I was making a balls-out armageddon sci-fi shooter my main character, last hope for humanity, would be a 59yr old female librarian from Torquay!

  • Tonka #37 5 years ago

    Yeah if I was making a balls-out armageddon sci-fi shooter my main character, last hope for humanity, would be a 59yr old female librarian from Torquay!
    You shot yourself in the foot there. That sounds pretty interesting and fresh actually.

  • drumbaby #38 5 years ago

    This will sell millions of 360s....erm, right?

  • dredd97 #39 5 years ago

    Just think, what would Jesus do? ;)

    Bring a sword.

    scratch that, he'd need a mini-gun ;)

  • The-Bodybuilder #40 5 years ago

    Is it me, was this laced with a slight dose of cynisim? What's the big deal with a big, bulky main guy? I don't see people being cynical over your typial RPG sword-wielding character? (Lost Odyssey included).

    Either way, no matter what you give this game when it comes out......you (EG) loose.

  • The-Bodybuilder #41 5 years ago

    >"If the testosterone fuelled diaglogue is anything like in Predator then I think there's no cause for concern :)"

    /in austrian accent
    "Get to da chopper.....GET DOOOOOOWN".

  • The-Bodybuilder #42 5 years ago

    >"Continue to quietly not exist?"

    Jesus doesn't exist? ROFL. Sure, but Alexander the great did.

  • Bates #43 5 years ago

    Looks balls. Not visually of course, just to play. Not very exciting looking at all.
    Edited by 1 at 02/10/06 @ 20:02

  • Scimarad #44 5 years ago

    "The most important facet of any shooter is how it feels, and there's no doubt that Gears of War feels 'right' from the moment you pick up the pad."

    You have no idea how relieved I am to read that:-)

    I'm probably more hyped for Resistance (Aliens in England, can't beat it!) but I'm really looking forward to this too...
    Edited by 1 at 02/10/06 @ 19:55

  • alpha-0ne #45 5 years ago

    The best looking game on any CONSOLE this year... ive heard the multiplayer rocks aswell, cant wait to pick it up :-)

  • MrAtheist #46 5 years ago

    You shot yourself in the foot there. That sounds pretty interesting and fresh actually.

    Nah, the Torquay Granny shot herself in the foot when she tried to pick up the WTFPWN Assault Cannon Mark 4.5!

  • Dr.Mott #47 5 years ago

    "the blood and gore effects are completely over the top, with great gobs of ketchup spurting out of everything you shoot. It really does look like ketchup too, which is great news for fans of Heinz' most celebrated product."

    Genius

  • nickthegun #48 5 years ago

    GRAW with grouchy, steroid-pumped space marines?

    As much as I want this to be great and as big a fan of UT i am, after Unreal 2 and Pariah, I would be ok with that, to be honest.

    But despite underling

    Nik Nak or Oddjob? No OddJob because hes too hard to shoot (but easier to get headshots).

  • morriss #49 5 years ago

    "Limited to two-players only, it will be playable over Live"

    /dies and goes to heaven

  • The-Bodybuilder #50 5 years ago

    >"dies and goes to heaven"

    You sure you're going to heaven? Not some locust-filled hell with a bunch of muscular americans ready to make it thier "duty to please your booty"?

  • bauhaus #51 5 years ago

    Spawning out the ground?!

    over and over and over again

    /worrys

  • Bates #52 5 years ago

    "I'm probably more hyped for Resistance (Aliens in England, can't beat it!) but I'm really looking forward to this too..."

    Now Scimarad, you know you're probably just going to upset some bitter fanboy by mentioning a PS3 game in a thread about a hypetastic 360 game don't you? ;)
    Edited by 1 at 02/10/06 @ 20:48

  • Xerx3s #53 5 years ago

    Just think, what would Jesus do? ;)

    Jesus was the godfather of fanboy's. All 300 million-ish of them. ;)

    The soulless design I could live with - it's a lot more worrying that I am not convinced Epic know how to do a good single-player/coop game.

    Apart from the fact the they made on of the first & best singleplayer/coop games in the modern FPS history.

    Hey, atleast they diden't call the main character John Gun, Jack Armageddon or something like that, that's gotta count for something :D

    That would have been a brilliant B-movie name and imo deserves an award. ;p

    Jesus doesn't exist? ROFL. Sure, but Alexander the great did.

    Of course he did, he invented the joint after all! I can just picture it already, him sitting there with his 'homies', smoking a joint and talking about this and that...eventually writing it down in his memoires book. Oh, btw, you can still buy it at the book store! \0/

    I'm probably more hyped for Resistance (Aliens in England, can't beat it!) but I'm really looking forward to this too...

    Ask yourself this question: Wtf would aliens invade northern Europe with it's cold and shitty weather when they could invade southern France or something? It more or less spoiled it for the other invaders as well.

    Spawning out the ground?! over and over and over again

    53000 kills achievement, here I come! \0/
    Edited by 1 at 02/10/06 @ 20:54

  • Vin #54 5 years ago

    "Looks balls. Not visually of course, just to play. Not very exciting looking at all."

    You need a good slap.

  • Calgon #55 5 years ago

    @bates: I will upset him... :D

    Resistance will be futile!

    Gears Of War will have gamers in shock and awe... at its greatness!

    Now *that* was good stuff there, you have to admit ;) Seriously though I think the only people interested in Resistance are the people who are already fans of Insomniac Im not seeing alot there worth getting excited about. Gears on the otherhand has had me interested from day one, it sounds like it could be a satisfying and fun experience(I hope theres some horror in it and it doesnt have to take itself too seriously to add that to the mix, I was let down by how unscary doom3 was is all) .

    Well not long untill release now, I bet the people who pretend they arent interested are just as eager to read reviews(if it gets a mediocre score anywhere"phew I was worried there... take that 360 fanboys, I knew it and I told yas" :D)
    Edited by 5 at 02/10/06 @ 21:17

  • Tomo #56 5 years ago

    tiddles summed up my feelings pretty well after reading that preview.

    Hopefully there are going to be some awesome X360 deals out there when this comes out.

  • EmiliasHorse #57 5 years ago

    I think the biggest problem today is not the quality of games, rather the sheer apathy of EG posters..Do you guys play anymore or do you only log in to say how Meh! everything is?

  • ronuds #58 5 years ago

    Anyone hear how many people you can get in a game at a time online?

  • UncleLou #59 5 years ago

    "The soulless design I could live with - it's a lot more worrying that I am not convinced Epic know how to do a good single-player/coop game."

    Apart from the fact the they made on of the first & best singleplayer/coop games in the modern FPS history.

    What, Unreal? Yeah, the first couple of hours were ok, before they ran out of ideas. Not a coinicidence that they concentrated exclusively on multiplayer games after that. Which noone doubts they excel at.

  • Nige #60 5 years ago

    I see the Annual General Meeting of the Guild of Village Idiots finished early today...

  • HarryB #61 5 years ago

    Space Marines? was that their name? they looked the coolest - gamesworkshop ftw

  • EmiliasHorse #62 5 years ago

    Why do you think the online will be poor?

    Please give examples.

  • toy_brain #63 5 years ago

    "I think the biggest problem today is not the quality of games, rather the sheer apathy of EG posters..Do you guys play anymore or do you only log in to say how Meh! everything is?"

    Gaming's fun.
    Trolling's funner.
    And that slight feeling of self-loathing after a particularly spastic post soon goes away.

  • ronuds #64 5 years ago

    8 players kinda stinks, but I'll wait and see how it goes. This game will be fun and probably forgettable.

  • EmiliasHorse #65 5 years ago

    I liked Halo2 when there was only 8 players, 16 just turned into a brawl.


  • Yossarian #66 5 years ago

    I can't think of a single multiplayer FPS I enjoy as much once the number of players goes above 8. that's the sweet spot for me, and Gears's versus is meant to be pretty tactical and awesome (suppressing fire, flanking, weapon possession yadda yadda), so I'm looking forward to it

  • ronuds #67 5 years ago

    ^^ It depends on if you get on a good team or not. If you're on a good team and play against a good team, those can be the best times of your life.

    Well, that would be sad if it were the time of your life, but you get my meaning. 4 on 4 is NOT next-gen, however! Unless that somehow works into the scheme of the game.

  • Xerx3s #68 5 years ago

    8 players kinda stinks, but I'll wait and see how it goes.

    4 vs 4 can be quite good in tactical combat. It all depends on the game mechanics. From the vids of the E3, you could say that the ppl are quite amused by it. But like you said, wait and see.

    This game will be fun and probably forgettable.

    But does that make it any less fun? Why does every game have to be a classic? If you buy into all the media hyping and want to believe that this (or any other game) will be the best thing since the realdoll your going to come out feeling really sorry that you didn't lubricate your batty.

  • EmiliasHorse #69 5 years ago

    A good team is far more likely with 4 Vs 4.
    I do not relish the future of MMFPSs, Huxley looks like one great big BUNDLE!.

    Although on second thoughts that could be a giggle.

  • JackB #70 5 years ago

    Someone complained about 10-12 hours for single player. I've always wondered why you just don't crank the difficulty and make it a challenge. It's probably 6 hours on easy, 10-12 on normal and 30 hours or never on hard or hardened or whatever they call the 3rd or 4th difficulty level.

    Anyway, be a man (or woman...) and crank up the difficulty if you want a longer game.

  • EmiliasHorse #71 5 years ago

    Halo on Legendary is a great work out for mind and body.
    Difficulty can be a sticky one though, as many games on harder setting just fling more crap at you with no shields and weaker weapons = UNFUN.

  • Chim_chimma_nee! #72 5 years ago

    My little cousin doodles deeper and more imaginative stuff than this.

    This is not what we need.

  • CHAZBIGPOTATO #73 5 years ago

    "My little cousin doodles deeper and more imaginative stuff than this."

    Yeah? Well my little son can doodle deeper and more imaginative stuff than you're little cousin!

  • morriss #74 5 years ago

    Don't worry, Chim doesn't play games. :)

  • jozz #75 5 years ago

    As long as it's built solid and genuienly fun to play, I don't really care about how innovative it is.

    Maybe that's just me though.
    Edited by 2 at 05/10/06 @ 23:57

  • kissthestick #76 5 years ago

    another shooter, yawn, atleast lost planet looks more innovative than this

  • TripSkyway #77 5 years ago

    Sounds promising. Co-op on live is great news, looking forward to trying this.

  • shamblemonkee #78 5 years ago

    "Like a more focussed Call of Duty????" O_o more?!

  • Jo0j #79 5 years ago

    Who the hell wants ''charm'' when you're splattering guts against the wall? not me. Just make sure you give me plenty of petrol for my chainsaw...'kay( It has a functional throttle...so you can shred or puree to your hearts content...I choose the latter.)

  • Scimarad #80 5 years ago

    "Now *that* was good stuff there, you have to admit ;) Seriously though I think the only people interested in Resistance are the people who are already fans of Insomniac Im not seeing alot there worth getting excited about."

    Oh dear I shouldn't have mentioned that! Gears of War looks great but I really don't see why that should cause people to put Resistance down just because it's a PS3 game. Anybody who has read the previews for that game (without wearing their 'PS3=bad' glasses on) must surely see it sounds damned impressive and, more importantly, fun. You are allowed to be interested in both, you know! I certainly am...
    Edited by 1 at 03/10/06 @ 08:42

  • Vin #81 5 years ago

    "The soulless design I could live with - it's a lot more worrying that I am not convinced Epic know how to do a good single-player/coop game."

    "Looks beautiful, fun and utterly charmless..."

    Fucksake - why should EVERYTHING be cute and charming?

    Not ALL of us need estrogen rushes in every game we play.

  • UncleLou #82 5 years ago

    Who's talking about "cute"? Way to miss the point.

  • BadDevotions #83 5 years ago

    I am well looking forward to this. The 360 is looking like it was a good purchase - much to the disgust of the missus.

  • Yossarian #84 5 years ago

    "another shooter, yawn, atleast lost planet looks more innovative than this"

    how are people missing the point with this game again and again and again? it is not another shooter.

  • PlugMonkey #85 5 years ago

    Jesus doesn't exist? ROFL. Sure, but Alexander the great did.

    Yes, but he doesn't anymore though, does he? He died.

    Aaanyway, GoW looks pretty stunning. The use of cover seems fairly innovative to me. At least as innovative as making your character run through knee deep snow all the time.

    And what the hell is all this 'charm' crap? Was Doom 'charming'? Quake?

    With a game like this, if the action is right, I don't really care if the plot is invasion-blah-marine-blah-lastsurviving-blah-earthsfinalhope -blah. If anything, it's an advantage. The less the plot gets in the way the better.

  • Dizzy #86 5 years ago

    >Seems I am not the only one who discovered some homoerotic nuances in this game.

    Only if you want them to be there rdexter... only if you want them to be there. ;)

  • Xerx3s #87 5 years ago

    Markus: "I'm the only ghey in t3h village!" ;p

  • viperfoxbat #88 5 years ago

    Yet another 360 game I need to scrape up the money for. :)

  • TripleSeven #89 5 years ago

    Ugliest characters ever. The Unreal engine seems to be incapable of rendering realistic/good looking (human) character models - bodies and faces alike. Check Turok it's the same.

    Target group: 17 year old guys, probably even younger.