Someone post the Gears 2 GI scans plz

[y2kev]

MUST. CONSUME.

[MCD]

http://www.epson.com/

[demi]

Why dont you suck my dick?

[demi]

Well since this will be the new GI thread, I will steal GAF info

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GEARS 2 ARTICLE, 12 PAGES
(I'll add some highlights here as I read thru it... don't want to overstep my bounds, not typing the whole article word for word... buy the magazine!)

New Faces:

Tai Kaliso: While Cole and Baird are still a big part of the story, they won’t be attached to Delta Squad as the new game opens. The reunion with those popular characters will have some lead up first, and until then, you’ll be meeting some new personalities. The most memorable of these new additions may be Tai, a spiritual and meditative warrior from a tradition of honor-bound fighters. This familiar archetype should add a fun and perhaps mystical dynamic to the squad.

Chairman Prescott: Lots of gamers found themselves wondering if Marcus’ domineering superior officer was the head of the human government. It turns out that Hoffman is only second in command. Above him stands the Chairman, an almost dictatorial military leader who nonetheless has made the hard choices necessary to keep humanity alive through decades of warfare. As Gears 2 opens, this leader of the COG forces will deliver a speech to the troops before sending them reeling into the suicidal mission ahead.

Dizzy: In the seemingly unending struggle with the Locust Horde, the military forces of the COG have taken massive casualties. Somewhere along the way, Operation Lifeboat was enacted to bring in some fresh blood. Under this new act, the Coalition government will rescue a Stranded family and bring them into the relative story of a COG-protected zone. In return, the able-bodied men of that family join up and contribute their skills to the war effort. Such is the case with hardened soldier Dizzy, a new character who drives the massive Derrick on which Delta Squad ascends into the mountains. With a trademark drawl and an insistence on calling his truck "Betty", he's a colorful new addition to the cast.

[AdmiralViscen]

yawner on those character bios

[Van Cruncheon]

who cares about characters in an fps

show the GUNS

[MCD]

who cares about characters in an fps

show the GUNS

it's not fps

[demi]

Maria Santiago: When Emergence Day struck, Dom's wife Maria became a victim as surely as if she had died in that first attack. On that day, her children were killed. Unable to deal with the shock and loss, Maria lost herself in the ruins of civilization. For Dominic, who joined the COG to protect his family, no priority is higher than to retrieve his lost love - his very personal quest to find her is a major part of the story that unfolds in Gears 2.

Gears of War 2 begins six months after the deployment of the Lightmass bomb at the end of part one.

[demi]

"We want to fulfill the promise - it is a war. It's more than just these four guys. The first game felt very personal, and in a lot of ways that was good," senior producer Rod Fergusson tells us. However, it's clear from our time with the team that Gears 2 will shoot for a much larger conflict. "In order to save jacinto, they have no choice but to take the war to the Locust," Fergusson continues. "They're going to push back and go underground, and bring the battle to them."

[Smooth Groove]

Fuck the story.  I just want to see the revamped engine.  

[demi]

Lots of talk about the new Unreal tech. GI says the story and gameplay are a pretty major leap forward from the original game, but an equally large step is being made in the behind-the-scenes tech. Gears 2 is set to impress just like Gears 1 did. New character lighting, it's a step away from realistic lighting and towards cinematic lighting. New version of Unreal 3 constantly shifts the lighting technique in order to make a character stand out in the environment. Ambient occlusion is another tech being used. Unreal's new ability to render huge numbers of individual creatures at the same time... hundereds of Locust troops, each moving independently and as unique individuals. Awesome water effects, soft body physics.

Most multiplayer details are under wraps. There is a remake of Gridlock. Step up in technology is obvious. "We hear hints of all sorts of new multiplayer features, from dramatically expanded co-op modes to multiplayer content that takes advantage of Unreal's new ability to deliver huge numbers of the Locust horde at one time, but confirmed details will have to wait until a later date."

"Gameplay of Gears 2 will appear mostly familiar to fans, with a few small variations."

[Van Cruncheon]

power of xenos

impossible for rsx COMFIRMED

[Smooth Groove]

Sounds awesome.  Can't wait to LOL some more at Sfags who thought that only the PS3 is capable of running games with large scale.

[demi]

Hopefully they learn their lesson and NOT put a 10,000 kill achievement : (

More focus on SP, less on MP please

[demi]

"Gameplay of Gears 2 will appear mostly familiar to fans, with a few small variations. The core cover/shoot mechanics remain largely intact, but the use of cover has been carefully retouched so it will be harder to get hit while protected, as the character will rest a little further back from the corners. Active reloads won't be dramatically altered, particularly with the returning weapons. However, some of the new arsenal may vary the way in whihc active reloads are used. New chainsaw duels expand that gruesome combat mechanic to deliver even more excitement. Boss battles return, but a big push is geared towards refining them, making them more fun and epic in scale.

"We have creatures that make the Brumak look like a baby panda bear." -Cliff Bleszinski

Drop in and drop out co-op.

Multiple save files to maintain the integrity of each playthrough without abandoning your other attempts.

Gears 2 will have different difficulty settings for each player in co-op. One person can play on Hardcore, one on Casual, for instance.

A fourth difficulty is being added for the most casual gamers. Harder difficulty settings will remain "truly devastating." They say Casual in the first game wasn't casual enough. This way everyone who wants to pick up the controller will be embraced.

[MCD]

I'd love to fight Brumaks in multiplayer.

something like what Capcom doing with Lost Planet Colonies.

[Smooth Groove]

Was Insane possible in Gears with one player?  Hardcore wasn't too hard until I got to the mansion.  

I'd love to fight Brumaks in multiplayer.

something like what Capcom doing with Lost Planet Colonies.

You can fight Brumarks in the PC version but I never got that far since it was a shitty port.   

Seeing how much work they've put into the engine for Gears 2, it's no surprise that the PC port was so damn lousy. 

[MCD]

i want to fight him multiplayer, smooth.

one players controls a brumak and others hunt him.

[demi]

i want to fight him multiplayer, smooth.

one players controls a brumak and others hunt him.

That sounds like shit - no surprise coming from Lost Planet

[AdmiralViscen]

Sounds fucking awesome.

Is this all from GAF? How is posting gigantic blocks of text word for word any different from posting scans?

edit - casual was shit easy wtf

[Smooth Groove]

I don't want to go underground. Underground levels suck. Ugh, can't they do a survey on this type of shit beforehand.

The big spider boss fight was pretty cool. 

[MCD]

i want to fight him multiplayer, smooth.

one players controls a brumak and others hunt him.

That sounds like shit - no surprise coming from Lost Planet

[demi]

Voice actors returning include John DiMaggio as Marcus Fenix, and Carlos Ferro as Dominic Santiago. They will be recording the dialogue side by side, more authentic this way.

Forced walking scenes that masked loading time have been replaced with a dynamic conversation camera system - focused facial close ups, shifting dramatic angles, but the player is still in control. There is a "SHUT UP" button that will let you have Marcus end the conversation early and get back to the action.

"There's a certain percentage of the audience that wants to skip all that, and they just want to shoot some s---, and we're more than willing to cater to that." -Cliff Bleszinski

There are collectibles that are relevant to the story. COG tags can be examined to learn about who owned them. War Journal from the pause screen shows your collectibles and what you're missing, and the locations to search for them.

Many Achievements will be able to be earned in Single or Multiplayer. You can check for instance, if you need 1,000 headshots, you can look at your progress in the journal.

Your floating robot has a video screen now, so Anya can give you mission updates face to face.

"Gears of War 2 is real, and it looks every bit as formidable and impressive as we hoped. It's bigger and better than before, and the people making it are insistent that you'll be playing it in its entirety in just over half a year."

[AdmiralViscen]

I'm beating off furiously.

[y2kev]

BTW does anyone talk to SHOTEH FOCK UP? Someone invite him here, he's cool.

edit: Or does he already post here?

[MCD]

thanks demi.

[SpudBud]

I want this game inside me.

[demi]

BTW does anyone talk to SHOTEH FOCK UP? Someone invite him here, he's cool.

edit: Or does he already post here?

Pretty sure he has posted before, persuade him to scan and give to me, I will release them as if they were my own and he wont get in trouble

[demi]

1000 headshots is distinguished mentally-challenged, that had better not be an achievement

[Smooth Groove]

Why did Epic give the exclusive to GI?  It's not like there aren't tons of sites that are willing to give GOW2 a frontpage story. 

[y2kev]

Why did Epic give the exclusive to GI?  It's not like there aren't tons of sites that are willing to give GOW2 a frontpage story. 

gi has huge circulation...they'll probably get an online exclusive reveal (videos) somewhere else too.

[The Sceneman]

omg this game is gonna rule

[FancyFeast]

Imagine waggle support for this game?

Would be awesome no?  I almost got a Wii(and still might) to play RE4 with waggle.

[Darunia]

Only ones I found so far, images suck.

Why must all people to have the scoop on images suck at taking them

[Rman]

Sounds great.  

[demi]

Nice find, Darunia

[MCD]

"We have creatures that make the Brumak look like a baby panda bear." -Cliff Bleszinski

he wasn't joking.

[CurseoftheGods]

Thanks, Darunia!

[Slo]

Kinda hard to make anything out, but thanks.

[SpudBud]

Thanks Darunia.

[Smooth Groove]

Maria looks pretty hot! 

[y2kev]

Kai looks like Mike Tyson. :\

Maria looks like a spicy latina

GEARS

best 360 game

[drohne]

that stuff with the locust monks and using giant worms as cover sounds awesome

gears

[demi]

A SLICE OF ACTION. As seen in the second level of Gears of War 2, Assault. The sun-dappled pine forests are in stark contrast to the roiling convoy of human machinery as it rolls up the pristine mountain pass. Fenix and his squad stand atop their massive wheeled transport. Dizzy, the driver of their derrick, is shouting curses over the roar of the engine. As a breathtaking valley vista opens up to the west, the first mortar slams into a nearby derrick, leaving behind a flaming husk. The flying nemacyst and their explosive assaults are only the spear point of the Locust defense. After some near misses, the derrick tunbles off the dirst road and stalls. An emergence hole opens up nearby and Locust infantry begin to pour out. Firing wildly, Marcus and his team push back the assault. Even as Dizzy gets the truck running, a Brumak appears and gives chase. Crashing headlong throught he cracking and snapping trees, Dizzy forces the derrick into high gear, even as the transport across the way is overrun. Leaping from their new attack platform, enemy troops attempt to board, and Marcus rushes out from cover to curb stomp the assailants. Ahead, in the distance, a narrow bridge stands, wide enough for only one vehicle. The Locust driver sneers and speeds up his derrick as the drop into the gorge up ahead looms large.

[MCD]

maria 

thanks darunia.

[Phoenix Dark]

damn i can't wait to get a 360  :'(

[AdmiralViscen]

Those characters look ridiculous

[y2kev]

It's White Mike Tyson!

Or Native american mike tyson?

[Bildi]

I'm beating off furiously.

I want this game inside me.

Sexy thread.

And that's even before the scan of Maria appeared.

[The Sceneman]

Thanks Darunia

lol Tai is Maori

[BenjaminBirdie]

GEARS OF WAR 2: THE HUNT FOR LORELAI GILMORE.

[hyp]

lookin' sexay. 

didn't know there was some gears love on the bore.

[MCD]

[BenjaminBirdie]

Wow.  I was kidding but that IS Lorelai fucking Gilmore.

[The Sceneman]

Those characters look ridiculous

I know, isn't it awesome? It's the ultimate manly man game of testosterone and explosions. If Micheal Bay isn't director of the film then its fucked.

Native american mike tyson?

-Turok Haircut
-Tribal shit all over his face
-Not white skin
-The stuff in his bio

He's Native American.

they are Maori designs, I really hope he is Maori

[Bildi]

Wow, Epic and Tecmo are locked in a struggle for shittiest character design this gen.

Turok-guy blows donkey balls but you have to admit Maria is much better than the DOA chicks. 

I’d like to cover her with all my juice if you know what I mean hahahahahahaha

[MCD]

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gears 2 ad.

[Kyle]

Maria 

[Smooth Groove]

Maria is teh sexy.   That blondie from Gears 1 can go sit at the fugly table with that blondie from Uncharted. 

[Darunia]

oh lawd

the environment in that last scan is my favorite