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Title: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: The Fake Shemp on April 13, 2010, 01:59:59 AM
Trailer from Fallon interview is up on their site. (http://www.latenightwithjimmyfallon.com/)

Now you can play as a chick! :rock
Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: Himu on April 13, 2010, 02:01:41 AM
Now you can play as a chick!

...

Don't tempt me.
Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: The Fake Shemp on April 13, 2010, 02:02:13 AM
The trailer was pretty lame, though.
Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: demi on April 13, 2010, 02:03:01 AM
MARIA STRIKES BACK
Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: Himu on April 13, 2010, 02:06:15 AM
CliffyB is so cool.

Demi: Would you do him?
Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: The Sceneman on April 13, 2010, 02:08:03 AM
I wonder if 'Insane' will actually be as hard as Gears fanboys say it is, this time?
Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: demi on April 13, 2010, 02:11:02 AM
CliffyB is so cool.

Demi: Would you do him?

CliffyB? No... why would you ask this
Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: Stoney Mason on April 13, 2010, 02:13:29 AM
snore trailer although excited for the actual game.
Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: TripleA on April 13, 2010, 02:14:31 AM
That was short.
Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: The Sceneman on April 13, 2010, 02:18:15 AM
I remember some white trash POS sent a voice message to EVERYONE on his friends roster (I think I boosted with him once or something), that said "OMG I BEAT GEARS OF WAR 2 ON INSANE". Its about as impressive as telling everyone you passed the first wave of Space Invaders without dying or something
Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: Beezy on April 13, 2010, 02:19:41 AM
Yay, a trailer that doesn't really show shit.

MARIA STRIKES BACK
:lol
Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: Beezy on April 13, 2010, 02:22:58 AM
Cliffy has a nerd mouth
Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: Phoenix Dark on April 13, 2010, 02:32:33 AM
smh @ Cliff using "boom"  :lol :lol :lol

wu tang does not approve
Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: Ichirou on April 13, 2010, 02:36:43 AM
PD, you gotta get a 360, bro.
Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: The Fake Shemp on April 13, 2010, 02:37:24 AM
The 360 will satisfy your sexual urges.
Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: Phoenix Dark on April 13, 2010, 02:44:07 AM
I'm apart of the PC master race, my sexual and gaming urges are taken care of

Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: Tieno on April 13, 2010, 02:52:06 AM
Dudebro trailer shits all over Crysis 2 trailer.

PC developers trying to make console games :piss2

Epic :bow2

CliffB :bow2
Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: Beezy on April 13, 2010, 02:56:44 AM
I'm apart of the PC master race, my sexual and gaming urges are taken care of


What have you played besides WoW and SC2 beta in the past 3 years? Fall back , casual. Your kind ain't wanted 'round here. :wag
Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: Ichirou on April 13, 2010, 02:59:49 AM
Did you get the Mass Effect games yet, PD?
Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: Phoenix Dark on April 13, 2010, 03:02:59 AM
I'm apart of the PC master race, my sexual and gaming urges are taken care of


What have you played besides WoW and SC2 beta in the past 3 years? Fall back , casual. Your kind ain't wanted 'round here. :wag

Fire Emblem!

Pokemon DS :smug

uh mario cart ds

TF2!

HL2!

uh still haven't played portal

lol smh
Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: Ichirou on April 13, 2010, 03:05:02 AM
Get the Mass Effect games next.

:lol at most of your list being DS stuff (no Ace Attorney games?)
Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: maxy on April 13, 2010, 03:07:24 AM
Quote
    * Target release date: April 8th 2011


Campaign:

    * One location is a city known as 'Char', a ghost town full of ashed corpses leftover from the Scorched Earth operation
    * 4 player co-op (with 4 unique characters)
    * Set 18 months after Gears 2
    * Set after the 4th unannounced book (that is set after Anvil Gate)


New Weapons:

    * Huge double barrelled shotgun (This does NOT replace the Gnasher - It is still there in Gears 3)
    * Pendulum Lancer


New COG:

    * Anya!


New Locust:

    * Lambent Tentacle Monsters that can mutate as you fight them

 8)
Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: Smooth Groove on April 13, 2010, 03:07:51 AM
PD has played a ton of games on his PC that use keyboard + joystick controls.   :shh
Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: GilloD on April 13, 2010, 03:11:49 AM
Eh. I liked 2 enough, I really wasn't jonsing for a 3rd.
Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: ManaByte on April 13, 2010, 03:15:53 AM
Where's Gears 2 for PC?
Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: Beezy on April 13, 2010, 03:18:35 AM
I'm apart of the PC master race, my sexual and gaming urges are taken care of


What have you played besides WoW and SC2 beta in the past 3 years? Fall back , casual. Your kind ain't wanted 'round here. :wag

Fire Emblem!

Pokemon DS :smug

uh mario cart ds

TF2!

HL2!

uh still haven't played portal

lol smh
I7 in total. SMH

Where's Gears 2 for PC?
:lol
Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: ManaByte on April 13, 2010, 03:20:14 AM
Gears 1 on PC had more content than the 360 version.
Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: Smooth Groove on April 13, 2010, 03:20:35 AM
Where's Gears 2 for PC?

(http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/2010/101/942284_20100412_790screen010.jpg)
Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: MCD on April 13, 2010, 03:21:17 AM
Quote
4 player co-op
All I needed to know.

2011 GOTY.
Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: Tieno on April 13, 2010, 03:26:58 AM
Epic isn't a PC developer, why you expect them to make PC games?
Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: Beezy on April 13, 2010, 03:29:37 AM
Gears 1 on PC had more content than the 360 version.
deez nuts have more content than your PC version
Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: Smooth Groove on April 13, 2010, 03:38:49 AM
Stop hating fools.  Gears was hella good on the PC.  It actually looked like the bullshots that Epic sent out for Gears 1. 

But I do agree that Gears 2 isn't really needed for the PC.  The 360 version had very good image quality for a console title and ran well enough.  Gears just isn't the type of game that PC gamers would latch on to.  The newer Rainbow Six games do a much better job at satisfying both console and PC gamers. 
Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: maxy on April 13, 2010, 03:43:35 AM
 :piss PC
Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: Ichirou on April 13, 2010, 03:44:15 AM
If I dug Mass Effect, would I dig the Gears games?
Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: MCD on April 13, 2010, 03:45:04 AM
as long as you play it coop, sure.
Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: Smooth Groove on April 13, 2010, 03:45:42 AM
If I dug Mass Effect, would I dig the Gears games?

Gears is way harder for people that suck at shooters. 
Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: Ichirou on April 13, 2010, 03:46:49 AM
n/m then. :fbm
Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: maxy on April 13, 2010, 03:53:56 AM
n/m then. :fbm
Don't listen to them,Gears of War games are very easy...on easy settings
Very easy to get into,even if you suck at shooters

Think Mass Effect 2 without powers
Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: Ichirou on April 13, 2010, 03:55:43 AM
n/m then. :fbm
Don't listen to them,Gears of War games are very easy...on easy settings
Very easy to get into,even if you suck at shooters

Think Mass Effect 2 without powers

I always play as a soldier in the ME games anyway. :lol

Green Man, if you rebuy a 360, let's play some Gears of War together. :heartbeat
Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: Ichirou on April 13, 2010, 04:03:24 AM
:rock
Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: Third on April 13, 2010, 06:51:37 AM
Game needs more color.
Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: MCD on April 13, 2010, 06:52:08 AM
you need more color.
Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: AdmiralViscen on April 13, 2010, 08:15:35 AM
Definitely can't wait for the campaign. Expectations are less than 0 for the multi at this point.

Is Gears 2 insane easier when you don't play co op? We found some of the later parts to be really annoying - we managed to get past that gondola thing with all the enemies flying at you, but then the part where you split up on two balconies with a big chasm between you is a pain in the ass too and froze us up.
Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: Third on April 13, 2010, 08:17:25 AM
you need more color.

You can come and paint me. Hard brushes :drool
Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: WrikaWrek on April 13, 2010, 08:19:24 AM
Absolute dog shit of a trailer.

They changed Anya's character look for the worse, Marcus looks funny in that suit. Dom looks cool.
Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: demi on April 13, 2010, 08:29:20 AM
:lol They promoted Anya to COG status? Really? Ugh

That's like playing as Cortana in Halo...

Dom's beard is kinda hot though.
Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: cool breeze on April 13, 2010, 09:16:23 AM
somber music over vague CG footage of action figures?  breaking new ground 

have they announced any why they needed to make the woman a soldier? five person co-op? 

and I agree with AdmiralViscen.  Gears 2 campaign was great but versus multiplayer was a mess compared to Gears 1.  Horde was pretty fun.
Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: maxy on April 13, 2010, 09:23:07 AM
somber music over vague CG footage of action figures?  breaking new ground 

have they announced any why they needed to make the woman a soldier? five person co-op? 

and I agree with AdmiralViscen.  Gears 2 campaign was great but versus multiplayer was a mess compared to Gears 1.  Horde was pretty fun.
It's not CG...in-engine,recorded
4-player coop,but you will be able to play as female in multi
Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: cool breeze on April 13, 2010, 09:34:22 AM
I'm guessing then that the old guy isn't a standard party member then, or at one point someone dies and the old guy replaces them.

and CG, in-engined but touched up and recorded, w/e.  It's like when people take cutscene pictures of Uncharted 2 and use them to show why the game looks good.  or photomode in Halo 3.
Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: maxy on April 13, 2010, 09:56:38 AM
Yeah.

CG-something done totally offline,days to render a frame if needed...turbo expensive

This,Uncharted,etc...done in-engine,"settings=high",or even the same,depending on the purpose...performance problems,etc avoided by recording...cheap

Nitpicking a little...
Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: tiesto on April 13, 2010, 10:02:43 AM
Unless they fix the total sluggishness of the gameplay, I'll pass. At least a game like Uncharted 2 or the ME games had a bit of variety to break up from stop-and-pop shooting.
Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: AdmiralViscen on April 13, 2010, 11:13:36 AM
Tried Insane alone and got past that part :rock

I'm well into the Jacinto part of the game now.
Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: OptimoPeach on April 13, 2010, 11:35:46 AM
You're a soldier. I'd be bored to death by most traditional shooters' campaigns without co-op
Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: WrikaWrek on April 13, 2010, 01:47:34 PM
somber music over vague CG footage of action figures?  breaking new ground 

have they announced any why they needed to make the woman a soldier? five person co-op? 

and I agree with AdmiralViscen.  Gears 2 campaign was great but versus multiplayer was a mess compared to Gears 1.  Horde was pretty fun.

Here's what i don't understand.

Clearly it's not CG, in the way we perceive CG to be. But that's another thing, what i don't understand is why people would complain about the format of the trailer, given that it was a trailer that was going to debut on a Talk Show.

What did you expect? Gameplay? 3 min montage of somebody playing the game? Really?

Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: The Fake Shemp on April 13, 2010, 01:49:53 PM
I'll play Gears with anybody. I never got to finish the campaign with Eric P.
Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: demi on April 13, 2010, 02:00:01 PM
I'll play Gears with anybody. I never got to finish the campaign with Eric P.

I'll play Gears with you~
Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: The Fake Shemp on April 13, 2010, 02:02:12 PM
the 1st?

Yeah. I need to buy the second one, I never finished it. :lol
Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: demi on April 13, 2010, 02:08:47 PM
I have both Gears~
Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: cool breeze on April 13, 2010, 02:10:24 PM
Yeah.

CG-something done totally offline,days to render a frame if needed...turbo expensive

This,Uncharted,etc...done in-engine,"settings=high",or even the same,depending on the purpose...performance problems,etc avoided by recording...cheap

Nitpicking a little...

technically you were the one nitpicking by taking offense when I called it CG ;)

I wasn't saying it was wrong to use CG or prerecorded in-game assets or w/e.  It's more that I find the Gears trailers (that style of trailer in general) funny.  People seem to love them but I just think they're awkward.


Here's what i don't understand.

Clearly it's not CG, in the way we perceive CG to be. But that's another thing, what i don't understand is why people would complain about the format of the trailer, given that it was a trailer that was going to debut on a Talk Show.

What did you expect? Gameplay? 3 min montage of somebody playing the game? Really?

what? the trailer was fine in the same sense that the past two big gears trailers were fine, they just rub me the wrong way.  I don't know what other people's problems are with this.

Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: maxy on April 13, 2010, 02:38:23 PM

technically you were the one nitpicking by taking offense when I called it CG ;)
Bah,i was just correcting you,not that it matters much...well,at least not here :)

CG...nothing to do with game engine,engine assets,etc
Prerecorded...in-engine stuff

My official standpoint about that
Quote
There is no wrong or right in using either one...totally up to game dev...every decision is good
If it's not under my control,i don't care what it is
:smug


Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: AdmiralViscen on April 13, 2010, 03:22:49 PM
Just beat it on Insane

:bow
Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: Brehvolution on April 13, 2010, 04:51:22 PM
Never played Gears 1

Finished Gears 2 with a friend on online co-op

Will get Gears 3. hopefully the online is good other than just Horde
Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: Smooth Groove on April 13, 2010, 04:55:34 PM
Gears 2 is the better game but I found Gears 1 to be less tedious to play through.  Gears 2 piles on so much story stuff yet most people don't know WTF they're talking about.  Otoh, Gears 1's writing is terrible in a tolerable way, much like a sci-fi channel movie so that you don't mind wading through the plot in order to get to the action. 
Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: Third on April 13, 2010, 04:59:14 PM
Gears 1 is better imo. The thing that made Gears awesome at that thime were the awesome next-gen graphics. And Gears 2 basically looked like Gears 1. So Gears 2 didn't have anything left to impress.
Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: Stoney Mason on April 13, 2010, 05:00:50 PM
I'm generally mostly puzzled by people who try to piece together a story out of Gears (or Halo for that matters) All these games simply are excuses to roll around different levels and see crazy shit go down as you mow down aliens. The "story" of these games are the set piece battles. Not some interactive storytelling.

I honestly couldn't tell you much of anything that has occured in the Gears "story" outside of evil aliens that come out of the ground. Halo isn't much better despite having a legion of fans who swear by that story. If you're playing these games for the story that strikes me as odd but whatever.

Gears 2 was the far better game for me. Gears 1 is basically cool because it's an introduction to a universe and mechanics but Gears 2 was the game I had a lot more fun actually playing. The little roller coasters bits are very enjoyable. Hopefully Gears 3 will be even better than that. (And fuck a "story" even though they are going to try to tell one)
Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: Smooth Groove on April 13, 2010, 05:02:56 PM
 ::)

You really want to troll in that direction?  Gears 2 made the same leap from its predecessor that Uncharted 2 did.  A stabler framerate despite the bigger scale and more activity is a pretty significant technological leap.  
Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: TripleA on April 13, 2010, 05:05:04 PM
Absolute dog shit of a trailer.

They changed Anya's character look for the worse, Marcus looks funny in that suit. Dom looks cool.

She looks like Starbuck from BSG
Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: Smooth Groove on April 13, 2010, 05:05:30 PM
I'm generally mostly puzzled by people who try to piece together a story out of Gears (or Halo for that matters) All these games simply are excuses to roll around different levels and see crazy shit go down as you mow down aliens. The "story" of these games are the set piece battles. Not some interactive storytelling.

I honestly couldn't tell you much of anything that has occured in the Gears "story" outside of evil aliens that come out of the ground. Halo isn't much better despite having a legion of fans who swear by that story. If you're playing these games for the story that strikes me as odd but whatever.

Gears 2 was the far better game for me. Gears 1 is basically cool because it's an introduction to a universe and mechanics but Gears 2 was the game I had a lot more fun actually playing. The little roller coasters bits are very enjoyable. Hopefully Gears 3 will be even better than that. (And fuck a "story" even though they are going to try to tell one)

I agree with you on the importance of story to these kinds of games.  It's why I found Gears 2 annoying at times.  It had way too much story crap that I couldn't care less about.  
Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: Stoney Mason on April 13, 2010, 05:05:46 PM
Reading Third's post sometimes I get the sense that graphics are the actual game and the actual game is something that is mostly to be ignored.
Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: Third on April 13, 2010, 05:08:04 PM
::)

You really want to troll in that direction?  Gears 2 made the same leap from its predecessor that Uncharted 2 did.  A stabler framerate despite the bigger scale and more activity is a pretty significant technological leap.  

I'm trolling?  :lol
I just had more fun with Gears 1. Not saying that Gears 2 is a bad game. I was more 'wowed' by Gears 1 than Gears 2.
Uncharted didn't wow me btw. But Uncharted 2 did.
Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: Smooth Groove on April 13, 2010, 05:09:27 PM
You didn't mention anything about fun.  You were talking about how Gears 2 looked just like Gears 1, which is blatantly false. 
Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: Stoney Mason on April 13, 2010, 05:11:32 PM
I agree with you on the importance of story to these kinds of games.  It's why I found Gears 2 annoying at times.  It had way too much story crap that I couldn't care less about.  

Other than the Maria stuff (and the speech making at the very beginning of the game) I honestly don't remember any of the Gears 2 "story". When I think of Gears 2 I think mainly of some of the co-op setups. But I hear you.

I partially understand why these games try to create a story to invest that part of the audience who cares about such things in an action shooter. I just think far fewer people are interested in that part of the game than they think. Its a small section of the hardcore and its reviewers. Most normal people hate when the story stuff kicks in, in a game like Gears.

There are some genres or some specific games where story does matter. But shooters like Gears are not such a genre for me.
Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: Third on April 13, 2010, 05:12:02 PM
Reading Third's post sometimes I get the sense that graphics are the actual game and the actual game is something that is mostly to be ignored.

It's all balance. I just don't like to play ugly games. Who does?

The difference in graphics between Gears 1 and Gears 2 isn't THAT big, SG. On a technical level they're different, but the graphics remained quite the same.
Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: TripleA on April 13, 2010, 05:14:55 PM
Gears 1 is better imo. The thing that made Gears awesome at that thime were the awesome next-gen graphics. And Gears 2 basically looked like Gears 1. So Gears 2 didn't have anything left to impress.

I completely agree. Gears of War 2 looked good, but it had nowhere near the 'wow' factor GeOW1 did.

GeOW1 is superior to 2 in every way 'cept for the graphics. This is why GeOW2 was such a disappointment.
Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: TripleA on April 13, 2010, 05:19:29 PM
I agree with you on the importance of story to these kinds of games.  It's why I found Gears 2 annoying at times.  It had way too much story crap that I couldn't care less about.  

Other than the Maria stuff (and the speech making at the very beginning of the game) I honestly don't remember any of the Gears 2 "story".

That's exactly why it's so terrible.

I can't be the only one who remembers Epic making a BIG deal about hiring new writers for the story, talking about how the story made people cry, etc etc.

Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: Stoney Mason on April 13, 2010, 05:22:55 PM
That's exactly why it's so terrible.

I can't be the only one who remembers Epic making a BIG deal about hiring new writers for the story, talking about how the story made people cry, etc etc.



Who cares. The "story" of the first game is no better. These sort of games in fact weaken when the story takes more focus. Who believes Epic when they say they are making this kick-ass story for the 2nd or 3rd game beyond the gullible. I care about them making a kick-ass game. Just like I did for the first. Just like I did for the 2nd. Just like I do for the 3rd. No one cares why you are killing aliens. They just want to kill aliens.

Create cool look aliens. Give some vague reasons about the aliens being evil and dastardly and why we need to kill them. Create cool fun levels. (and hopefully fix the MP) Ship game.

Done.
Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: TripleA on April 13, 2010, 05:24:17 PM
That's exactly why it's so terrible.

I can't be the only one who remembers Epic making a BIG deal about hiring new writers for the story, talking about how the story made people cry, etc etc.



Who cares. The "story" of the first game is no better. These sort of games in fact weaken when the story takes more focus. Who believes Epic when they say they are making this kick-ass story for the 2nd or 3rd game beyond the gullible. I care about them making a kick-ass game. Just like I did for the first. Just like I did for the 2nd. Just like I do for the 3rd. No one cares why you are killing aliens. They just want to kill aliens.

Do you now understand why I was genuinely excited for the story in 2?

Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: Stoney Mason on April 13, 2010, 05:25:52 PM
Do you now understand why I was genuinely excited for the story in 2?

No.

Were you also excited for Halo 2 back in the day? A game with an absolutely incomprehensible plot imo. Or God of War 3. A game series with one of the most boring "Angry" man leads of all time.

Uncharted 2 has a good game story for the most part. Why is everybody now pretending that this is the standard for every game. Or that it matters at the same level for every game in an interactive medium. 
Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: TripleA on April 13, 2010, 05:50:58 PM
Do you now understand why I was genuinely excited for the story in 2?

No.

Were you also excited for Halo 2 back in the day? A game with an absolutely incomprehensible plot imo. Or God of War 3. A game series with one of the most boring "Angry" man leads of all time.

Uncharted 2 has a good game story for the most part. Why is everybody now pretending that this is the standard for every game. Or that it matters at the same level for every game in an interactive medium. 

Alright I'll break it down for you:

GeOW1 had great gameplay but a horrible story> Epic promise the sequel will have a much better story and much better writing> Hearing this, I get excited that the sequel might actually have a good story. What's so hard to understand?

This whole "It's an action game so the story doesn't matter" mantra is a pile of rubbish.

I never played Halo 2, GOW3 has an alright story, and Uncharted 2 has a great story with absolutely fantastic writing.
Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: Beezy on April 13, 2010, 05:57:21 PM
This whole "It's an action game so the story doesn't matter" mantra is a pile of rubbish.

Worrying about the story in an action (not adventure or action/adventure) game is fucking pointless.
Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: Don Flamenco on April 13, 2010, 06:26:04 PM
gearsh of war ish show dumb.  it should be like a shybershteampunk thriller with a deep shtory and great japanese voish acting and it should be deep too with lotsh of cutsheens and shteampunk
Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: MCD on April 13, 2010, 06:55:57 PM
here is your story:

[youtube=560,345]cspc8Nrp2lQ[/youtube]
Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: Third on April 13, 2010, 07:01:33 PM
:lol
Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: Vizzys on April 13, 2010, 07:24:16 PM
dimaggio :bow
Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: Don Flamenco on April 13, 2010, 07:29:28 PM
here is your story:

[youtube=560,345]cspc8Nrp2lQ[/youtube]


instead of that he should say "that's 5 crystarium fabulises" like Rightningu
Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: ManaByte on April 13, 2010, 07:36:27 PM
What happened to the Sony tards who SWORE this would be multiplatform on the PS3?
Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: Don Flamenco on April 13, 2010, 07:38:40 PM
What happened to the Sony tards who SWORE this would be multiplatform on the PS3?


I don't know...has Uncharted 2's post-release credibility been completely tapped out like a $5 hooker yet? 
Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: Stoney Mason on April 13, 2010, 07:45:35 PM
What happened to the Sony tards who SWORE this would be multiplatform on the PS3?
Probably the same thing that happened to a lot of PC gamers who swore 2 was coming to that platform and then when it didn't decided it was a shitty franchise anyway.

 :teehee
Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: WrikaWrek on April 13, 2010, 07:52:14 PM
Reading Third's post sometimes I get the sense that graphics are the actual game and the actual game is something that is mostly to be ignored.

That's because he has a history of saying games with great graphics are amazing, but everything else comes down to "I don't know, the previous ones wowed me with their graphics"

And stories do matter, even if they are simple. Gears of War 2 had a simple and cool story, with some moments that showed lack of maturity by the Devs in how to handle it, but it gave some drive to the game.

Also Gears of War 2 is much better than Gears of War 1, MP excluded, and anybody who thinks otherwise is either stupid or has shitty taste.
Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: TripleA on April 13, 2010, 07:54:46 PM
This whole "It's an action game so the story doesn't matter" mantra is a pile of rubbish.

Worrying about the story in an action (not adventure or action/adventure) game is fucking pointless.

Well it's only fucking pointless if you don't give a fuck about story.

I give a fuck about story in a game.
Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: WrikaWrek on April 13, 2010, 07:55:35 PM
It does annoy me, these gaming hipsters that are all "nobody gives a shit about the story".

Whatever, go play fighting games. Or stick to online deathmatches and platformers.
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Post by: Smooth Groove on April 13, 2010, 07:59:15 PM
Wut?  Gaming hipsters are usually the ones that skimp over gameplay for the sake of fluff like story and atmosphere.  You know, the ones that are always having pointless discussions about videogames as art.

It's mostly dude-bros that complain about excessive story-telling.   
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Post by: Stoney Mason on April 13, 2010, 08:00:55 PM
Story matters for a few genres. For genres that rely on almost pure action they mean a lot less. Especially since what is a good story is highly subjective. When people tell me some of the games that have "good" stories I laugh. Because they are shit. They might have good production values. Which a lot of people confuse with good stories apparently. But 99% of videogames have shit stories.

Most videogames in fact work better with very simple stories or minimal story. Because interaction is king. Not sitting there and watching cutscenes. (Outside of the few genres that demand you do it like jrpg's for instance)

And anecdotally when you sit the average person to play a game they are scrambling for a skip button when it comes to video game stories and cutscenes.
Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: Don Flamenco on April 13, 2010, 08:01:29 PM
It does annoy me, these gaming hipsters that are all "nobody gives a shit about the story".

Whatever, go play fighting games. Or stick to online deathmatches and platformers.


yeah, gaming hipsters, brah.  how about people who have taste and know when a shitty narrative is being flung their way?

Whatever, go play RPGs.  Or stick to watching crap movies like Avatar or Summer Comic Book Hero movie #39874092.  I hear the newest one is dark and edgy to make 20-somethings feel validated for holding on to their love of super heroes.  
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Post by: Beezy on April 13, 2010, 08:02:26 PM
This whole "It's an action game so the story doesn't matter" mantra is a pile of rubbish.

Worrying about the story in an action (not adventure or action/adventure) game is fucking pointless.

Well it's only fucking pointless if you don't give a fuck about story.

I give a fuck about story in a game.
I do in games where they matter. A great story wouldn't make DMC or Ninja Gaiden any better.

It does annoy me, these gaming hipsters that are all "nobody gives a shit about the story".

Whatever, go play fighting games. Or stick to online deathmatches and platformers.
:lol
Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: Beezy on April 13, 2010, 08:03:34 PM
Because interaction is king.
Remember that, bitches.
Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: WrikaWrek on April 13, 2010, 08:04:37 PM
Really?

Shit. Well whatever. I think games have to work as a whole, if it's a character driven game then it has to want to tell something, and it has to want to look like something, in the same way it has to want to control like something.

If not, then it's just an online deathmatch game but with bots. Sucks.

This whole "It's an action game so the story doesn't matter" mantra is a pile of rubbish.

Worrying about the story in an action (not adventure or action/adventure) game is fucking pointless.

Well it's only fucking pointless if you don't give a fuck about story.

I give a fuck about story in a game.
I do in games where they matter. A great story wouldn't make DMC or Ninja Gaiden any better.


I do in games where they matter "", oh oh. And tell me, in what games do they matter?

A great story would've made DMC and Ninja Gaiden MUCH better.

Interaction is king, but interaction without emotional involvement equates to wasting time.
Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: WrikaWrek on April 13, 2010, 08:06:30 PM
It does annoy me, these gaming hipsters that are all "nobody gives a shit about the story".

Whatever, go play fighting games. Or stick to online deathmatches and platformers.


yeah, gaming hipsters, brah.  how about people who have taste and know when a shitty narrative is being flung their way?

Whatever, go play RPGs.  Or stick to watching crap movies like Avatar or Summer Comic Book Hero movie #39874092.  I hear the newest one is dark and edgy to make 20-somethings feel validated for holding on to their love of super heroes.  

Go play RPGs? What does this have to do with anything?

What did you even attempt to say with that last sentence anyway? It's like you started swinging around waiting to hit a dead cat.
Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: Stoney Mason on April 13, 2010, 08:07:02 PM
Name me the games out there that have great stories?

I'll spot you Uncharted 2, and Mass Effect.

And this comes from someone btw who actually probably cares more about story than the average gamer type.

Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: Smooth Groove on April 13, 2010, 08:09:20 PM
The MGS games have perfect stories for videogames,

unless you start taking them seriously.
Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: Stoney Mason on April 13, 2010, 08:10:55 PM
The MGS games have perfect stories for videogames,

unless you start taking them seriously.

Precisely!

Videogames stories are fine... If you don't actually compare it to any other medium that tells stories.
Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: Beezy on April 13, 2010, 08:11:24 PM
I do in games where they matter "", oh oh. And tell me, in what games do they matter?
NOT FUCKIN ACTION GAMES OR MODERN DAY BEATEMUPS

rpgs
adventure games
"adventure" games

Everything else is just giving you an excuse to go kill shit. Imagine if games back in the day like Streets of Rage, Shinobi, Final Fight, etc. tried to have fleshed out stories. :lol
Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: Stoney Mason on April 13, 2010, 08:17:11 PM
There is nothing wrong with having a little personal motivation as to why a story matters to you in a particular game. I fully admit there are some game stories even in action genres that I appreciate more than others.

I totally get why some people like God of War and Kratos and that story. I don't particularly think its a good story or an especially good character but I get that people get invested and that motivates them to play that series or other series. Especially if the production value, and graphics, and voice acting quality is better than other games.

Videogame stories to me are generally more about tone. Get the tone right and that's all I really care about. The extreme specifics of the story or even the general make-up of the story is sort of less important.

Gears of War should have a certain tone that its fans like. Halo should have a certain tone that its fans like. MGS should have a certain tone that its fans like. But in nearly all these cases it isn't because there is some universally wonderful story being told. It's simply that a specific group of gamers identify with the tone that is being presented and its enough justification for them to play that versus another game which doesn't have a tone they can identify with or that they enjoy.

 
Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: WrikaWrek on April 13, 2010, 08:18:00 PM
Name me the games out there that have great stories?

I'll spot you Uncharted 2, and Mass Effect.

And this comes from someone btw who actually probably cares more about story than the average gamer type.

Great stories?

Let me see...i think Bioshock 1 had a great story. But that's the feeling i got at the time.

Good stories is easier to spot (Some better, some worse), namely Mass Effect 2, Knights of the Old Republic 1 and 2, Uncharted 2, Metal Gear Solid 1 and 3, Second Sight, Heavy Rain, Assassins Creed, Splinter Cell Conviction, Max Payne, Call of Duty 4, God Of War, Gears of War 2, Halo, Tales of Vesperia, Condemned etc

I absolutely, and 100% believe that there's a place for story and place for no story. No story games are obviously ones centered around mere competition, which is why MP has become so big. Games that are based around character progression through series of events, demand stories to be told or they are condemned into being deathmatches with bots. That's what i believe in, and that's what many developers are starting to believe in too now that they are slowly realizing that they stopped being 14 year old kids a long time ago.

This is not "back in the day" anymore. Back in the day, you were watching Double Dragon on your VHS and swearing to your friends it was the greatest shit ever. Those days are gone.

It's the future anyway, so it's not like i'm too worried.
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Post by: Third on April 13, 2010, 08:19:14 PM
Silent Hill 1-4 have great interesting stories imo.
I even like to read the bio's in fighting games. Even the cheesy Resident Evil storyline is intruiging.

I think a story is pretty important in a game. All the games I've played and liked in the past few months had interesting stories.

spoiler (click to show/hide)
except for FFXIII
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Post by: Don Flamenco on April 13, 2010, 08:22:55 PM
It does annoy me, these gaming hipsters that are all "nobody gives a shit about the story".

Whatever, go play fighting games. Or stick to online deathmatches and platformers.


yeah, gaming hipsters, brah.  how about people who have taste and know when a shitty narrative is being flung their way?

Whatever, go play RPGs.  Or stick to watching crap movies like Avatar or Summer Comic Book Hero movie #39874092.  I hear the newest one is dark and edgy to make 20-somethings feel validated for holding on to their love of super heroes.  

Go play RPGs? What does this have to do with anything?

What did you even attempt to say with that last sentence anyway? It's like you started swinging around waiting to hit a dead cat.

I didn't hit a dead cat.  I hit a pussy.  

Game stories suck shit.  They're analogous to the same tripe that gamers seem to enjoy in movies.  so instead of story haters being relegated to small niches, how about the story lovers go to a better, non-interactive medium where the story is the focus and not the nuisance?  

The game industry fellates itself on telling good stories cause it hates itself for distributing synapse porn.  I love how the focus on Gears is "the epic conclusion to the story" just like it is with Halo and Splinter Cell and all that trash.  Bullshit. it's about pressing buttons to chainsaw aliens, shoot aliens, and silently snap necks.  

I think I'd like games a lot better if the industry didn't talk out of both sides of its mouth all the time.  Then again, the fans eat that shit up.  If Gears, FFXIII, MGS4, and Halo can trick people into thinking they have any semblance of a good narrative, then anything works on these fools.
Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: Stoney Mason on April 13, 2010, 08:27:18 PM
The game industry fellates itself on telling good stories cause it hates itself for distributing synapse porn.  I love how the focus on Gears is "the epic conclusion to the story" just like it is with Halo and Splinter Cell and all that trash.  Bullshit. it's about pressing buttons to chainsaw aliens, shoot aliens, and silently snap necks.  

 :hump this post
Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: WrikaWrek on April 13, 2010, 08:37:27 PM
It's just a big dumb post.

Comparisons to porn are ridiculous, as porn is a sexual stimulator that has the objective of having you cum to what you are watching. Games are largely like movies, with the difference being that you can shift some of the focus out of the story, because interactivity alone will already give you an emotional response.

Problem? Age. The longer you play Single player games, the less impressive and engaging the simple fact of interactivity becomes, and more and more is expected from the context and effects of such interactivity.

Unless you are distinguished mentally-challenged, and just killing stuff on screen is all you need to be emotionally stimulated for the rest of your life. Kudos to you, but for the rest of us who aren't distinguished mentally-challenged, the gaming industry is trying to step up to the plate.
Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: MCD on April 13, 2010, 08:44:56 PM
I do in games where they matter "", oh oh. And tell me, in what games do they matter?
NOT FUCKIN ACTION GAMES OR MODERN DAY BEATEMUPS

rpgs
adventure games
"adventure" games

Everything else is just giving you an excuse to go kill shit. Imagine if games back in the day like Streets of Rage, Shinobi, Final Fight, etc. tried to have fleshed out stories. :lol
ninja gaiden nes did it just fine.
Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: Stoney Mason on April 13, 2010, 08:53:13 PM
It's just a big dumb post.

Comparisons to porn are ridiculous, as porn is a sexual stimulator that has the objective of having you cum to what you are watching. Games are largely like movies, with the difference being that you can shift some of the focus out of the story, because interactivity alone will already give you an emotional response.

Problem? Age. The longer you play Single player games, the less impressive and engaging the simple fact of interactivity becomes, and more and more is expected from the context and effects of such interactivity.

Unless you are distinguished mentally-challenged, and just killing stuff on screen is all you need to be emotionally stimulated for the rest of your life. Kudos to you, but for the rest of us who aren't distinguished mentally-challenged, the gaming industry is trying to step up to the plate.


You completely missed the point of why he called it "porn".
Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: WrikaWrek on April 13, 2010, 09:01:44 PM
It's just a big dumb post.

Comparisons to porn are ridiculous, as porn is a sexual stimulator that has the objective of having you cum to what you are watching. Games are largely like movies, with the difference being that you can shift some of the focus out of the story, because interactivity alone will already give you an emotional response.

Problem? Age. The longer you play Single player games, the less impressive and engaging the simple fact of interactivity becomes, and more and more is expected from the context and effects of such interactivity.

Unless you are distinguished mentally-challenged, and just killing stuff on screen is all you need to be emotionally stimulated for the rest of your life. Kudos to you, but for the rest of us who aren't distinguished mentally-challenged, the gaming industry is trying to step up to the plate.


You completely missed the point of why he called it "porn".

No i didn't.

It's the same as saying that movies, in how they stimulate fear, enjoyment, sorrow, desire, pain, discomfort, tension basically is the same sort of stimulation porn achieves.

Completely ridiculous comparison. Sorry.

Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: TripleA on April 13, 2010, 09:02:33 PM
This whole "It's an action game so the story doesn't matter" mantra is a pile of rubbish.

Worrying about the story in an action (not adventure or action/adventure) game is fucking pointless.

Well it's only fucking pointless if you don't give a fuck about story.

I give a fuck about story in a game.
I do in games where they matter. A great story wouldn't make DMC or Ninja Gaiden any better.

It does annoy me, these gaming hipsters that are all "nobody gives a shit about the story".

Whatever, go play fighting games. Or stick to online deathmatches and platformers.
:lol

 :lol thanks for the laugh
Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: TripleA on April 13, 2010, 09:05:46 PM
Name me the games out there that have great stories?

I'll spot you Uncharted 2, and Mass Effect.

And this comes from someone btw who actually probably cares more about story than the average gamer type.

Great stories?

Let me see...i think Bioshock 1 had a great story. But that's the feeling i got at the time.

Good stories is easier to spot (Some better, some worse), namely Mass Effect 2, Knights of the Old Republic 1 and 2, Uncharted 2, Metal Gear Solid 1 and 3, Second Sight, Heavy Rain, Assassins Creed, Splinter Cell Conviction, Max Payne, Call of Duty 4, God Of War, Gears of War 2, Halo, Tales of Vesperia, Condemned etc

I absolutely, and 100% believe that there's a place for story and place for no story. No story games are obviously ones centered around mere competition, which is why MP has become so big. Games that are based around character progression through series of events, demand stories to be told or they are condemned into being deathmatches with bots. That's what i believe in, and that's what many developers are starting to believe in too now that they are slowly realizing that they stopped being 14 year old kids a long time ago.

This is not "back in the day" anymore. Back in the day, you were watching Double Dragon on your VHS and swearing to your friends it was the greatest shit ever. Those days are gone.

It's the future anyway, so it's not like i'm too worried.

Don't worry, you're correct.
Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: Stoney Mason on April 13, 2010, 09:17:42 PM
It's just a big dumb post.

Comparisons to porn are ridiculous, as porn is a sexual stimulator that has the objective of having you cum to what you are watching. Games are largely like movies, with the difference being that you can shift some of the focus out of the story, because interactivity alone will already give you an emotional response.

Problem? Age. The longer you play Single player games, the less impressive and engaging the simple fact of interactivity becomes, and more and more is expected from the context and effects of such interactivity.

Unless you are distinguished mentally-challenged, and just killing stuff on screen is all you need to be emotionally stimulated for the rest of your life. Kudos to you, but for the rest of us who aren't distinguished mentally-challenged, the gaming industry is trying to step up to the plate.


You completely missed the point of why he called it "porn".

No i didn't.

It's the same as saying that movies, in how they stimulate fear, enjoyment, sorrow, desire, pain, discomfort, tension basically is the same sort of stimulation porn achieves.

Completely ridiculous comparison. Sorry.



No you still didn't. So I'll leave it at that.
Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: Smooth Groove on April 13, 2010, 09:19:47 PM
It's just a big dumb post.

Comparisons to porn are ridiculous, as porn is a sexual stimulator that has the objective of having you cum to what you are watching. Games are largely like movies, with the difference being that you can shift some of the focus out of the story, because interactivity alone will already give you an emotional response.

Problem? Age. The longer you play Single player games, the less impressive and engaging the simple fact of interactivity becomes, and more and more is expected from the context and effects of such interactivity.

Unless you are distinguished mentally-challenged, and just killing stuff on screen is all you need to be emotionally stimulated for the rest of your life. Kudos to you, but for the rest of us who aren't distinguished mentally-challenged, the gaming industry is trying to step up to the plate.


You completely missed the point of why he called it "porn".

No i didn't.

It's the same as saying that movies, in how they stimulate fear, enjoyment, sorrow, desire, pain, discomfort, tension basically is the same sort of stimulation porn achieves.

Completely ridiculous comparison. Sorry.



No you still didn't. So I'll leave it at that.

Don't worry, you're correct.
Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: WrikaWrek on April 13, 2010, 09:20:42 PM
It's just a big dumb post.

Comparisons to porn are ridiculous, as porn is a sexual stimulator that has the objective of having you cum to what you are watching. Games are largely like movies, with the difference being that you can shift some of the focus out of the story, because interactivity alone will already give you an emotional response.

Problem? Age. The longer you play Single player games, the less impressive and engaging the simple fact of interactivity becomes, and more and more is expected from the context and effects of such interactivity.

Unless you are distinguished mentally-challenged, and just killing stuff on screen is all you need to be emotionally stimulated for the rest of your life. Kudos to you, but for the rest of us who aren't distinguished mentally-challenged, the gaming industry is trying to step up to the plate.


You completely missed the point of why he called it "porn".

No i didn't.

It's the same as saying that movies, in how they stimulate fear, enjoyment, sorrow, desire, pain, discomfort, tension basically is the same sort of stimulation porn achieves.

Completely ridiculous comparison. Sorry.



No you still didn't. So I'll leave it at that.

Lovely.

But you won't try and explain it, for fear of being incorrect yourself? Because when people are sure of themselves, they speak.
Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: cool breeze on April 13, 2010, 09:47:39 PM
a bad story can't hurt a game* while a good one can help it



*unless it has cutscenes that can't be skipped
Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: AdmiralViscen on April 14, 2010, 12:00:52 AM
This sucks
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Post by: MCD on May 04, 2010, 10:43:33 PM
http://www.eldojogamer.com/noticias/primera-imagen-de-gears-of-war-3.html

non English scans.
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Post by: Vizzys on May 04, 2010, 10:47:46 PM
cole train baby
Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: WrikaWrek on May 04, 2010, 11:03:14 PM
Crazy ass changes to the character designs aside, it's looking gud i guess.
Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: maxy on May 05, 2010, 08:13:39 AM
Translated scans

http://gearsforums.epicgames.com/showthread.php?t=727462 (http://gearsforums.epicgames.com/showthread.php?t=727462)

Quote
"Cliff found out that 60 percent of the people stop playing the game without finishing it. (Yeah they're called N00bs). So in order to help them out, there's going to be more story and character development, but also the difficulty will be lower. (a double edged sort as some would say)"

Damn casual ninja dogs

 :piss


Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: Stoney Mason on May 05, 2010, 09:12:29 AM
there's going to be more story and character development

What will there excuse be for the next one when 80% of people don't finish Gears 3?
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Post by: AdmiralViscen on May 05, 2010, 10:35:54 AM
Gears 2 already had tons of cutscenes, and Casual is already shit easy.

In fact, I think there's also a Normal before you get to Hardcore, and that's shit easy too.
Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: duckman2000 on May 06, 2010, 08:44:38 AM
Gears of War :rock
Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: TripleA on May 06, 2010, 11:31:45 AM
Looks like GeOW2 from the pics.

In motion I'm sure it looks better, eager to see the new MULTI-LAYERED shadows and lighting improvements.
Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: duckman2000 on May 07, 2010, 01:12:27 AM
Meh, Gears 2 looks good enough, I'm more interested in seeing what new beasts and weapons they have in store. I also hope they cut down on the scripted action movie moments a bit, Gears 2 felt a bit choppy there.
Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: Third on May 08, 2010, 12:00:49 PM
(http://i44.tinypic.com/avl94x.jpg)

Piss filter in full effect.
Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: Raban on May 08, 2010, 12:08:56 PM
Reminds me of Haze.
Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: MCD on May 08, 2010, 01:08:21 PM
Reminds me of Haze.
reported.
Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: The Sceneman on May 08, 2010, 05:08:00 PM
Translated scans

http://gearsforums.epicgames.com/showthread.php?t=727462 (http://gearsforums.epicgames.com/showthread.php?t=727462)

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"Cliff found out that 60 percent of the people stop playing the game without finishing it. (Yeah they're called N00bs). So in order to help them out, there's going to be more story and character development, but also the difficulty will be lower. (a double edged sort as some would say)"

Damn casual ninja dogs

 :piss



:lol Gears on Causal was already really fucking easy? Theyre making it easier?! Game wasnt even that hard on Insane.... just use cover and snipe a lot. Did it SP no problem...
Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: demi on May 08, 2010, 05:26:09 PM
I'm pretty sure CliffyB addressed this on GAF. He said the translations were screwy and wrong. Gears will be as difficult on Insane as the other 2 were.
Title: Re: GEARS OF WAR TRIPLE: FINISH THE FIGHT!!!1
Post by: brawndolicious on May 08, 2010, 05:26:56 PM
The first one was too easy but the second one was a nice challenge.  Hopefully this just means they're adding a new difficulty.