Gears of War Comments by Kristan Reed

Good i remember all the hype surrounding Doom 3, even i was stoked on it, but when i eventually shelled out extra money for the limited edition it hurt so bad i felt i was practically playing Doom 3 graphics with Doom 1 gameplay.

I've wised up since then i've always been wary of the shooter and fighting genre in particular because those genre's needs a kick up the bloody backside.

Speaking of Doom 3 i see Krudster gave that a 9 on PC seems that you've wised up since then eh?

"obviously the game is pretty good but not enjoyable"

As much as I hate resorting to internet speak, this comment truly deserves a 'WTF'

/Tries to wash away the dirt. Must get clean. Must get clean...

And there was much wailing and gnashing of teeth.

360 gamer magazine also gave it an 80%, according to gamerankings.com

lets face it- Two 8's and Fourteen 9+'s has got to be considered a great game

9.1 on game trailers, good review, seems to hit all the major points

8/10 is a fine score. But why is there a multiplayer preview on the 360 page from one writer saying Gears is innovative, with a review from a different writer saying it isn't? Wouldn't it make more sense to just slap a 2nd opinion on the bottom of the main review?

284 Comments!?!?!

o_O - GET A LIFE PEOPLE

WoW, a 360 magazine gave it an 8 aswell. I think that pretty much sums up that this game must be shit. Eurogamer and 360 gamer UK !!HAVE SPOKEN!!. ;)

So all the people who've played the finished game think it's definitely a 9 or 10? Because I'm sure no one would be commenting out of ignorance...

Releasedate: 2006-11-17

Noooooooooo

I'm sure the game is great and all, but for most people this is a little much blood and killing I think. And these monsters!?! Almost silly.

360 GAMER VERDICT 8/10, online score.
Those who choose to play alone are likely to find themselves wanting in the long-term due to the brevity of the Campaign, but the compulsive multiplayer options will undoubtedly make Gears a popular online choice until the inevitable sequel rolls along. Oh, and Halo 3, of course.

An alternative Gears of War review by Rob Burman appears in 360 GAMER magazine #18, on sale 16 November '06

after reading the review, an 8 sounds about right. maybe an adjusted 9 after the multiplayer options, and maybe a 10 if it had been more innovative/original overall? sounds good to me, not sure why some are offended by the score.

to play devil's advocate though...

i can understand some people's love/excitement/anticipation/hype for a game is so much that they expect or demand the highest score possible or they think it's a slight against the game. being a Zelda fan, i'm looking forward to seeing a 9 or 10 for TP myself. but if it goes down to 7 or 8 for whatever reason(i'm thinking controls with the wiimote might be an issue), i can certainly understand that and take it with a grain of salt. a score is an opinion, but it's the review itself and the info/facts within it that tell the real story.

(apologies for the extreme nintendo-fanboyism indicated above)

It's not a FPS though, easy mistake to make.

Oh goddammit people, get a life, or at least some self-esteem! Who the hell cares what EG or any other site writes about the game if you enjoy it. Go ahead, buy it, play it, love it or hate it. It's not like you need a reviewer to back up your opinion what is fun and what is not.

"360 GAMER VERDICT 8/10, online score"

Oh noes! Now Sony are buying the reviewers on 360 mags!

i find IGN to be a good benchmark when it comes to game reviews.
i'd suggest to everyone forget about this score of 8/10 (one guys opinion, as are all reviews i know) and go with the majority, so if your into shoot-em-ups then enjoy

IGN
Closing Comments
Gears of War is a must-have game, pure and simple. Epic has effectively created a new gaming universe, and the rich story of planet Sera holds its own with the likes of Hyrule, City 17 and the Mushroom-friggin'-Kingdom. A game so gorgeous, both visually and audibly, that is this fun to play comes along only a handful of times a console generation.

9.4/10 OUTSTANDING

ill be placing my order now

Wow nearly 300 comments because a very hyped up game got a 8. o_O

And I bet a new original game that breaks new ground and is fun to play gets what... a 12?

i find IGN to be a good benchmark when it comes to game reviews.


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Is that supposed to be laughter?

it must be a good benchmark as the average score on gamerankings is 94% and ign gave 9.4/10
you do the math

the rich story of planet Sera holds its own with the likes of Hyrule, City 17 and the Mushroom-friggin'-Kingdom.

Did IGN just use the words Rich Story, Hyrule and Mushroom Kingdom in the same sentecnce? o_O

it must be a good benchmark as the average score on gamerankings is 94% and ign gave 9.4/10 you do the maths

I like how you guys think a good game boils down to numbers. I guess I should start a gaming site that has not words in the reviews, just plain numbers, which can then be lifted to Gamerankings or whatever. Makes you also wonder how many of you people who are after high marks really even intend to buy or play the game.

Lots of awesome multiplayer vids up at Gametrailers now.

Very tempted to get a 360.

to spongebob
one site (popcultureshock) gave it an A+
is that good enough for you

Good point about the enemies practically being human with different skins. Are most of the enemies like that?

Just want to throw my hat into the "a very well composed and bias explained review."

Keep up the good, and IMHO usually fair, journalism as those of us that truly appreciate it are all that more likely to continue frequenting this site because of it.

As an aside, since all consoles (past-present-future) each have their own relative strengths and weaknesses, I don't understand the benefit of all the f-boy absolutes that get thrown about.

>"And a lollerskate is only half of a pair of lollerskates. Yeah I want the review a week after the game was released just so I could read about the multiplayer. Let me correct that. No I don't."

Well considering the game isn't out here FOR ANOTHER WEEK, I guess my point still stands.

Eurogamer reviews these days seem to be more based on the emotion of the writer towards the game as opposed to any kind of system

Giving King Kong an 8/10 and GOW 8/10 highlights the problem

what problem that they're both good Shooters that don't stray from the tried and true formula?

I just watched some videos over at IGN, and while the level of detail is certainly impressive, some animations looked kind of awful (enemies falling over etc.). Same goes for the grenade effects.

Worse, the whole tone and style screams "lowest common denominator" for me. Not the game that will make me buy a 360 after all.

tobsen

An 8,oh dear,all this time and it's just a pretty solid shooter with
a naff macho design.

/sells 360 on ebay,orders PS3 & Resistance

/ends sarcasm!

edit:- don't change the review score as this will upset fanboys who
will lynch you for ever other game that get's reviewed.
It's a shame that this game was not reviewed in it's entirety including
Co-op and multiplayer but I guess that's life!

500 anyone?

"Well considering the game isn't out here FOR ANOTHER WEEK, I guess my point still stands."

Not quite, genius - seeing as it's not out for another week that's a whole week of not reviewing the multiplayer, causing an extra week's delay in posting the review. Fancy a review of the MP section of the game tht was played exclusively against Americans with all the associated lag and WOOHOOing that entails? Maybe you do, I dunno.

good review, thanks!

Official Xbox Mag gave it 10? And that's not biased reporting, obviously.

Good on ya Eurogamer, 8 sounds perfectly reasonably. Besides, who cares? Viva Pinata's out soon!

to spongebob
one site (popcultureshock) gave it an A+
is that good enough for you

What are you talking about? It's not a number but it's a grade anyway. Who cares about those.

OXM gave it a 9, not a 10
so not quite so biased

The people het up about the number plonked at the end of the review clearly are too stupid to read. Or write. Or are too obsessed by attacks on the length of their schlong.

Maybe scores should be abolished all together? On this site at any rate.

why dose this games deserve a 10/10 whats new about it? if you like FEAR, RE4 or kill switch you will like GoW

Spongebob, you obviously cant remember what you wrote.
quote- I like how you guys think a good game boils down to numbers.
i was just saying was an A+ good enougth for you, as one site gave it just that.
you get it now?

"wow, since when was 8/10 considered shit?"

Ever since the game got hyped beyond believe. But an 8 for an amazing looking (technically) nice game is not too bad. Might argue it's a bit high even. But as these days trying to emulate last gen GTA (and failing) on a next gen machine is good enough to at least warrant a 7, guess this score was to be expected.

But with all this next gen bullshit, console war conspiracy and fanboy mud-slinging, review ratings are getting more and more subjective. They can't slam each and every so called next gen game for failing to deliver anything next gen besides the graphics, because if next gen game sales dry up, next gen console sales dry up and gaming media revenues dry up. So they have to (partly) go with the hype. But despite EG getting worse and worse, they still seem to be far more reliable than any US based source.

9.1 on game trailers, good review, seems to hit all the major points

Yup, watched that too, though probably a bit spoilerific (just the many different scenes you see).

Accidentally taking cover when you want to make a roll sounds a tad annoying, though.

/boils kettle

Anyone fancy some Horlicks?

@NthSimulachum regarding dropping scores from reviews - that's been mentioned for years around here and it would not be a bad idea. Maybe then some of the more retarded trolls would just stay away. Read the flippin review (and from different sources) and make up your own mind.

Oh and Les - sorry but lol

Somebody take your job or something tumbleweed?

eurogamer!!!!!!

your a bunch of SONY cock-suckers!!!!!

go and wank-off over your ps3 deity!!!!

bunch of TOSSERS!!!!!!!!


GEARS OF WAR - GAME OF THE YEAR 2006

Fuck, there's nothing like being late to the party!

A conversation I had with my 360 earlier

Peterfll: "So, the Eg review for GoW is in............. and it's an 8"
360: "Nooooooooooooooo!"
Peterfll: "Yes, that fucking Krudster. He wanna take you outside and do his dirty business over your wireless controller"
360: "NO! Not my ring of light!"
Peterfll: "Uh-huh. He got a PS3 now"
\360 runs into the corner
360: "You'll never take me alive!"
\360 ring of light flashes and then goes red

Looks like this site wants to stir some shit up with an 8/10. Your credibility is at stake now.

Oh ffs

/shoots thread