THE COLE TRAIN IS BACK BABY!! WOOOO!! (A Gears of War 3 Thread)

Arcanum · 09-20-2011, 03:03 AM

So Gears 3. Never thought I'd be the one making this thread. Basically, thanks to the horrendous multiplayer in Gears 2 I traded in the game about a month or two after I got it, and swore of Gears of War forever. And then the Gears 3 beta happened and my brother gave me an invite code and I was honestly impressed by pretty much everything in the beta.

So now here we are, just picked up the game at Best Buy's midnight release and played it for a solid two and a half hours. The game is pretty great so far, if a bit obsessed with enemies running into your face and exploding (seriously, fuck the Lambent). The cover system is much more fluid compared to the previous games, and they've even added some color other than brown and gray (gasp!).

I also tried the game's new "Beast Mode" (albeit on my own since nobody was playing it online yet, since everyone was either playing the campaign or multiplayer) and it was pretty fun, though I'm curious to see if it will scale with multiple players since playing on my own was rather easy until about round 9 (out of 12 I believe) where they started to actively dodge my Berserker's charges and smash attacks.

Anyway is anyone else going to grab this game?

synkr0nized · 09-20-2011, 03:22 AM

I really enjoyed the retarded and sophomoric ride with the team through the first two. I will definitely be following them in the third.

I rarely played multiplayer unless it was with friends, so I am not really concerned with how that aspect of the game fares. Beast mode is really fun, though.

EVILNess · 09-20-2011, 05:23 AM

I went to the Gears 3 midnight release.

To get my pre-order of Persona 2 Innocent Sin early.

Is that bad?

synkr0nized · 09-20-2011, 05:42 AM

just takin' care of your interests

Kim · 09-20-2011, 11:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EVILNess

I went to the Gears 3 midnight release.

To get my pre-order of Persona 2 Innocent Sin early.

Is that bad?

~BROS~

Cliffy B apparently says you shouldn't be reviewing this if you liked Final Fantasy Tactics, which I find incredibly amusing because I could have easily obtained a review copy if I hadn't opted to spend more time with my family. On the one hand, it would have been funny to hear about how I shouldn't have reviewed it. On the other hand, now I can just not play it.

Glad to hear you guys are liking it though. Pretty solid franchise with a major impact on the genre.

Melfice · 09-20-2011, 11:06 AM

I'm hearing this fourth-hand, but I understand the writing (or at least the story) is absolute shit.
I understand quite a lot of people are probably not going to buy this for the story (links to Cliffy B saying FFT fans shouldn't review this?), but still...

In any case, I'm getting my Space Marine on with... well, Space Marine, but I wish you Gearheads (is that something they call Gears fans? Whatever...) all a good time.

Kim · 09-20-2011, 11:13 AM

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I'm hearing this fourth-hand, but I understand the writing (or at least the story) is absolute shit.

I heard the writer say he doesn't like reading books, so that certainly doesn't bode well, not that Gears has ever been well-written, but maybe this one is especially bad?

Quote:

Do you pay much attention to reviews?
Oh yeah, between every interview I�m on my iPad like an addict. Sometimes I don�t really care what people say, and sometimes I care too much. When it comes to reviews I want to make sure everbody loves and enjoys it. And I want to make sure the right person is reviewing it, if you�re a Final Fantasy Tactics guy, you probably shouldn�t be reviewing Gears of War.

Is the exact quote. Here is the source.

Azisien · 09-20-2011, 09:59 PM

I see his point now that it's in context.

Played the first two acts myself in co-op. It was pretty fun times. They mix up the encounters pretty well in this one, except for the odd annoying damage-soak monster (looking at you, Brumaks).

Hysterical laughter all around for the Cole remeniscing, tackling a bunch of enemies, and touchdown celebrating planting a bomb. Best part of the Gears of War franchise.

Anybody else find the game kind of sexist? I swear every comment out of or towards women is about shopping or reproducing or nagging or whatever other cliche seems convenient. Baird just seems to hate Sam, but the writers/animators/whatever manage to miss the "playfully because we're bros" mark for me. I know, Gears of War, but it did stick out for me much, much more in my brief play time.

Magus · 09-20-2011, 11:29 PM

I can't really see his point in context, though? I'm a big fan of Final Fantasy Tactics and, say, Max Payne 2. Max Payne 2 is a sweet sweet 3rd-person-shooter game with, hey lookit--a phenomenal story, writing, and acting! It's almost like just because it's about space marines (well, not in space, but you get my point) wouldn't excuse its terrible writing.

ALSO if it's a really good shooter I'll forgive a bad story, or lack of. I have no problem with the phenomenal Return to Castle Wolfenstein which pretty much lacked a plot.

Thus this entire argument that Final Fantasy Tactics fans shouldn't review Gears of War 3 makes little sense.

Kim · 09-20-2011, 11:37 PM

His point is mainly that Gears of War is a third person shooter made for third person shooter fans, and while the game isn't made to exclude fans of other genres, he doesn't expect they'll really appreciate it the same way. However, his way of conveying this is poorly delivered, in part because he misses the point of reviews. In addition to looking at his series within a vacuum when it comes to reviews of Gears games, Cliffy B doesn't really get that reviews of a game should come from different viewpoints to better allow consumers of different viewpoints to gauge whether or not they would like the game.

All in all, it's an understandable, albeit misguided, sentiment that is delivered fairly idiotically.

09-20-2011, 03:03 AM	#1
Arcanum Strike the Earth! Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 3,185	THE COLE TRAIN IS BACK BABY!! WOOOO!! (A Gears of War 3 Thread) So Gears 3. Never thought I'd be the one making this thread. Basically, thanks to the horrendous multiplayer in Gears 2 I traded in the game about a month or two after I got it, and swore of Gears of War forever. And then the Gears 3 beta happened and my brother gave me an invite code and I was honestly impressed by pretty much everything in the beta. So now here we are, just picked up the game at Best Buy's midnight release and played it for a solid two and a half hours. The game is pretty great so far, if a bit obsessed with enemies running into your face and exploding (seriously, fuck the Lambent). The cover system is much more fluid compared to the previous games, and they've even added some color other than brown and gray (gasp!). I also tried the game's new "Beast Mode" (albeit on my own since nobody was playing it online yet, since everyone was either playing the campaign or multiplayer) and it was pretty fun, though I'm curious to see if it will scale with multiple players since playing on my own was rather easy until about round 9 (out of 12 I believe) where they started to actively dodge my Berserker's charges and smash attacks. Anyway is anyone else going to grab this game?

09-20-2011, 03:22 AM	#2
synkr0nized synk-ism Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: throughout the Wired Posts: 6,857	I was tempted to get a collectors' edition, but money is tight. I really enjoyed the retarded and sophomoric ride with the team through the first two. I will definitely be following them in the third. I rarely played multiplayer unless it was with friends, so I am not really concerned with how that aspect of the game fares. Beast mode is really fun, though. __________________ Find love.

09-20-2011, 05:42 AM	#4
synkr0nized synk-ism Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: throughout the Wired Posts: 6,857	nothin' wrong with that; until you start trolling this thread just takin' care of your interests __________________ Find love.

09-20-2011, 11:29 PM	#9
Magus Archer and Armstrong vs. the World Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 7,164	I can't really see his point in context, though? I'm a big fan of Final Fantasy Tactics and, say, Max Payne 2. Max Payne 2 is a sweet sweet 3rd-person-shooter game with, hey lookit--a phenomenal story, writing, and acting! It's almost like just because it's about space marines (well, not in space, but you get my point) wouldn't excuse its terrible writing. ALSO if it's a really good shooter I'll forgive a bad story, or lack of. I have no problem with the phenomenal Return to Castle Wolfenstein which pretty much lacked a plot. Thus this entire argument that Final Fantasy Tactics fans shouldn't review Gears of War 3 makes little sense. __________________ The Valiant Review

09-20-2011, 11:37 PM	#10
Kim adorable Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 12,950	His point is mainly that Gears of War is a third person shooter made for third person shooter fans, and while the game isn't made to exclude fans of other genres, he doesn't expect they'll really appreciate it the same way. However, his way of conveying this is poorly delivered, in part because he misses the point of reviews. In addition to looking at his series within a vacuum when it comes to reviews of Gears games, Cliffy B doesn't really get that reviews of a game should come from different viewpoints to better allow consumers of different viewpoints to gauge whether or not they would like the game. All in all, it's an understandable, albeit misguided, sentiment that is delivered fairly idiotically. __________________ this post is about how to successfully H the Kimmy

09-20-2011, 09:59 PM	#8
Azisien wat Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,177	I see his point now that it's in context. Played the first two acts myself in co-op. It was pretty fun times. They mix up the encounters pretty well in this one, except for the odd annoying damage-soak monster (looking at you, Brumaks). Hysterical laughter all around for the Cole remeniscing, tackling a bunch of enemies, and touchdown celebrating planting a bomb. Best part of the Gears of War franchise. Anybody else find the game kind of sexist? I swear every comment out of or towards women is about shopping or reproducing or nagging or whatever other cliche seems convenient. Baird just seems to hate Sam, but the writers/animators/whatever manage to miss the "playfully because we're bros" mark for me. I know, Gears of War, but it did stick out for me much, much more in my brief play time.