Gears of War 2 THREAD

[Darunia]

Made it to act 4. Act 3 was really great but a little glitchy on the boss.

that was the Hydra right? We got so annoyed there: chainsaw cuts didn't register and sometimes my partner was floating in the air and he couldn't move. this game is definitely buggier than the first one

[demi]

Yes

cool.

I was checking around and some said it was a sad meeting, any details on what really happened?

Play the game and find out

also the Act 3 boss is called Leviathan, read the achievement noobs

[BobFromPikeCreek]

The Leviathan thing was a pain in the fucking ass. Really pissed me and my friend off.

[Don Flamenco]

Yes

cool.

I was checking around and some said it was a sad meeting, any details on what really happened?

I haven't even gotten there and I can tell you she probably dies or they get separated again, leaving her life in question.   Vidyagaem stories dude


edit: here you go:
http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/genmessage.php?board=938611&topic=46457114

[Purple Filth]

Yes

cool.

I was checking around and some said it was a sad meeting, any details on what really happened?

Play the game and find out

i would if i had a 360 but sadly i don't (or any of these recent machines for that matter), just wanna knows what happens (put in tags if you care about that).

It not like your committing a crime here 

[Don Flamenco]

Yes

cool.

I was checking around and some said it was a sad meeting, any details on what really happened?

Play the game and find out

i would if i had a 360 but sadly i don't (or any of these recent machines for that matter), just wanna knows what happens (put in tags if you care about that).

It not like your committing a crime here 

MARIA DIES JUST LIKE AERIS AND ZACK

[BobFromPikeCreek]

Let's just say someone's head gets blown off, and it isn't Dom's.

[demi]

Yes

cool.

I was checking around and some said it was a sad meeting, any details on what really happened?

Play the game and find out

i would if i had a 360 but sadly i don't (or any of these recent machines for that matter), just wanna knows what happens (put in tags if you care about that).

It not like your committing a crime here 

That's a shame, I guess you'll have to save up your pennies and buy it then

[Draft]

I still can't beat the mortar segment. I hate this game.

On the bright side Left 4 Dead demo is 10x the game Gears 2 is.

[cool breeze]

Gears 2 is awesome, but I can see how somethings seem bad in wake up L4D.  Left 4 Dead is the best shooter this year.

[demi]

I still can't beat the mortar segment. I hate this game.

On the bright side Left 4 Dead demo is 10x the game Gears 2 is.

Damn, weaksauce confirmed... I thought a ninja gaiden fan would scoff in the face of difficulty.

Big big smh to the PC gamer.

[Beezy]

I still can't beat the mortar segment. I hate this game.

On the bright side Left 4 Dead demo is 10x the game Gears 2 is.

Damn, weaksauce confirmed... I thought a ninja gaiden fan would scoff in the face of difficulty.

I have to agree with demi on this one. smh

[Draft]

Every time I see the RV take its 10 second dip off the side of the cliff, I ask myself, "why aren't you just playing Left 4 Dead?"

And I can't think of a single reason.

[demi]

It is ok Draft. I won't tell anyone else how weaksauce you are. You can hang out with Smooth Groove.

[cool breeze]

btw, just use your assault rifle and no the chain gun to take out the mortars.

[Vizzys]

the vehicle parts were fucking awful, damn

also

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tais suicide scene was kind of bothering/unexpected

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im at the lake monster or whatever now

[FatalT]

the vehicle parts were fucking awful, damn

also

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tais suicide scene was kind of bothering/unexpected

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im at the lake monster or whatever now

That scene was badass.

[drohne]

ninja gaiden: the casual gamer's beard of choice :'(

[cool breeze]

Horde mode is pretty fun, my expectations were low and it managed to exceed them, but it's nothing too great.  It fails largely because the stages don't seem to be based around the mode itself, it just seems like an after thought to those who wanted more than 2 person co-op.  If Horde mode is changed into it's own entity for Gears 3, I will be happy.  It helps that Epic does like to borrow aspects of other games to add to their own, so they can study up on Left 4 Dead in the meantime.

[y2kev]

up though 5-1, panzer gears!

[cool breeze]

you're doing co-op right? how does that sequence even work in co-op? you both control one? what about the tank sequence?

[y2kev]

Both control one. Tank sequence is one person controls the wheels and the other the gun (and later the light). The light is AWFUL because I was like POINT THE FUCKING LIGHT FORWARD and he was like WHICH WAY IS FORWARD. So we basically bickered over what was forward while I drove off cliffs into the dark.

[drew]

i'm about to rent it

[demi]

haha tvc and me were like that. i'm like "no dude shine it there- no dude to the left- too far"

[cool breeze]

that tank part sounds terrible with co-op, it was bad enough alone.

[Don Flamenco]

shit, just got to the tank.  sounds like fum. 

Niles at the research facility seemed like a bad gladdos impression.   My only complaint is that the war journal stuff is hidden--some of the stuff fills out the backstory nicely, so I wish there was more of it and not hidden. It's weird cause the whole situation on Sera is actually kinda interesting, but it seems like Epic just wants it to keep it at B-movie level.

[demi]

Niles looked like Dyack, hah

[Don Flamenco]

That's true, he did. i wonder if Dyack is still suing them for making Too Human suck (b/c its definitely all Epic's fault.)

[drew]

Blockbuster didn't have any copies to rent/buy

fuckin doye

[Draft]

I beat it. I'm awesome.

[Don Flamenco]

I beat it. I'm awesome.

Now enjoy the rest of the game, that was the worst part by far.   The tank part is pretty bad too, but it's mostly just boring. 


Love how it was a big deal to fight a Brumak in GoW PC, but in GoW2 you kill them and all the other huge fucking creatures like nothing.

[drew]

 

[Don Flamenco]

don't let it get you down....it's only GAME OF THE FO-EVER

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j.k. it's more of the same, but with prettier graphics. by "the same" I mean the fucking awesomeness.

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[duckman2000]

Horde mode is pretty fun, my expectations were low and it managed to exceed them, but it's nothing too great.  It fails largely because the stages don't seem to be based around the mode itself, it just seems like an after thought to those who wanted more than 2 person co-op.  If Horde mode is changed into it's own entity for Gears 3, I will be happy.  It helps that Epic does like to borrow aspects of other games to add to their own, so they can study up on Left 4 Dead in the meantime.

Does it at all feel like the cover game model hinders the mode? I'm used to Invasion, but that's an FPS, and a bloody fast one at that. I was sort of wondering how it'd transfer to the Gears of War model of gameplay.

[cool breeze]

Not really, if I blame anything (I do) it's the level designs.  If you look at Left 4 Dead and how well it's designed to have enemies rush you in ways where you have no cheap place to hide, you just know it was made for that principle game mode.  The levels in gears 2 multiplayer are all really awesome when you play them in the other multiplayer modes, but the various enemies you encounter don't seem to have the proper AI to tackle your cunning skills of hiding in one location that they fumble trying to get to.  Like, in one stage the big enemies with a mace got stuck walked towards me despite being on lower ground, then he got in some sort of loop where he would just walk back and forth letting me easily kill him with my pistol.  Then you can even make use of the dumb AI there by placing those cover shields in walk ways and make an impenetrable fortress for your team.

It's a cool concept and still entertaining, but it feels so half realized and lazy compared to everything else.

[Mrbob]

How do the enemies spawn in horde mode.

I read every 10 levels the settings rotate back to stage 1, but the enemies get tougher.  Do they come out of the same vantage points all the time or do the enemy spawn points seem random?   

[Draft]

There seems to be 3 or 4 spots in a level that they can spawn in.

That other thing is correct. Every 10 waves the types of monsters reset to be simpler, but they are tougher and do more damage.

[cool breeze]

Enemies seem to came out of the same places.  After the first 10 rounds (you get an achievement for this) a message pops up saying that they now take twice as much damage and deal out more, then it's the same patterns over again.  It's actually a bit weird because it goes from Easy to Hard, back to Easy before going to Hard again.  It is a tiny bit more difficult at each step, but I guess it acts a cool down period.

[Draft]

It's probably because if they didn't you'd just be fighting a dozen boomers by the 20th round.

[Mrbob]

Hmm, that sounds a bit shitty.

Left 4 Dead ruining online co op for all other games everywhere. 

[cool breeze]

AI Director

Please beat down my cocky attitude with a witch and tank at the same time 

[Draft]

AI Director is the most brutal game enemy since... ever?

I was just playing a game on expert, and do you know where the witch was? Directly beneath that big hole behind the gatling gun in the final room 

[demi]

COULD THAT BE THE WORST CLIMAX EVER?


THAT WAS LIKE A FAKE ORGASM!!!!!!!!!! IT WAS LIKE, THEY DIDNT EVEN BOTHER

OMFG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[TVC15]

Yeah, the other bosses were pretty cool, but the last one was like, not even a boss.

Awesome game, though.  I think it's better in every way than the original.

[cool breeze]

uh, did you guys forget the events 2 minutes before the final 'fight' (more like interactive cutscene) where you

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RIDE A FUCKIN BRUMACK

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[demi]

Did you forget the part where you jerk off and before you cum you just stop jerking off and put your clothes back on and walk away?

Yeah, it's kind of like that

[TVC15]

That was awesome, but it was hardly an awesome boss fight or anything like that.

[cool breeze]

I would argue that it wasn't even a boss fight since all you did was hold down R, that's why it didn't disappoint me.

Did you forget the part where you jerk off and before you cum you just stop jerking off and put your clothes back on and walk away?

Yeah, it's kind of like that

If anything, it was like cumming like crazy before noticing it got on your carpet and you start to freak out a little.

[TVC15]

swaggaz has clearly never cum.

[cool breeze]

Don't tell me your one of those people who keeps a corner of their room as their designated cum corner

[TVC15]

I just cum into a cocktail glass and then once a week I drink down what's accumulated in it.  I believe it helps me retain my youth and virility.  Back when I was a teen, I used a lowball glass.

[FatalT]

I just cum into a cocktail glass and then once a week I drink down what's accumulated in it.  I believe it helps me retain my youth and virility.  Back when I was a teen, I used a lowball glass.

Hahahahaahahahahaa holy shit gross!

[Darunia]

So... has anyone managed to unlock the Meatshield achievement yet or is that thing just glitched as fuck? In both campaign and mp I pick one up, let the enemy destroy it, then continue on. That should make the counter go up, but I got 0. Anyone know how to get it?

[demi]

We need to set up a time and date for some EvilBore HORDE

I would like to get the 50 round achievement, so maybe Normal would be a good difficulty, unless that's too easy, we can bump it to Hardcore.

Post what days you are available... we will probably do this during evening / nighttime.

[TVC15]

I'm up for Horde.

Has anyone here done it?  How long does it take?  Will it take more than 1 session?

[trh]

I got 50 on horde day 1 I'll most likely be asleep when you guys play tho. Edit: it took us one hour on normal, fooled around a bit too much though, could probably cut it down by 20 minutes or so. The last 3 levels are almost only tickers, boomers and all their variations, bloodmounts and campy theron guards, all with 2.5x health/accuracy/damage. Grinders are a fucking pain in the ass. A good strategy is to pick up and barricade yourself with the shields, make sure there's enough space for a human to pass through though because otherwise the regular enemies will kick them down, boomers will get stuck though and so will bloodmounts if you put them at the top of stairs or in doorways (otherwise they'll jump over). Remember to pick them up just as the next round starts though because otherwise they'll disappear.

So... has anyone managed to unlock the Meatshield achievement yet or is that thing just glitched as fuck? In both campaign and mp I pick one up, let the enemy destroy it, then continue on. That should make the counter go up, but I got 0. Anyone know how to get it?

It has to protect you from something that would have killed you, ie a boomshot or something like that.

[Tieno]

So you played Horde on normal, not insane?

[trh]

Yes, and it's harder than you might think. Good teamwork will get you through it pretty easily though, most rounds we lost were due to two teammates dying from being by themselves or running into the midst of everything to pick up ammo. Got to the very last waves before they wisened up and stuck with the rest.

[TVC15]

I want to do Horde on Casual first, just to get the achievement.

Does ammo carry between rounds or anything like that?

[trh]

I want to do Horde on Casual first, just to get the achievement.

Does ammo carry between rounds or anything like that?

Yeah it does, your position and everything too. For the last waves we let one guy live and hoarded up on ammo before moving on. We played on Blood Drive, worked fairly well staying at the top of one of the stairs to ensure that they wouldn't spawn behind us, only problem was that there's no ammo or weapons except for in the middle.