Gears of War 3

[MUTANTOID]

I am the most excited person alive for this game! The beta really got me pumped.

[Konfyouzd]

I liked the beta, but I had hoped it would include Horde Mode although I can also see why it didn't.

I got that shit preordered and I'm crazy excited about it. I just bought a second xbox yesterday so I can't wait to system link on Horde 2.0.

[MUTANTOID]

Originally Posted by Konfyouzd

I can't wait to system link on Horde 2.0.

or you can add me on XBL and slay some bezerkers with me!

Gamertag: DecapitatorMike

[Konfyouzd]

Originally Posted by MUTANTOID

or you can add me on XBL and slay some bezerkers with me!

Gamertag: DecapitatorMike

you're already looking at my gamer tag.

[synrgy]

gamertag = djsynrgy

I did enjoy the first two, so I'll likely pick this up shortly after release.

[Bobo]

Me and my roommate are gonna rock this shit the second we can get our grubby nubs on it. He's going to Gamestop today to ask if they will have a midnight release. We can take off work to play a great game, right?

The dedicated servers for MP is the biggest addition I'm gonna love. The MP should be a HUUUUUUUGE improvement over GOW 1 and 2. I can see why many blew off MP in 1 and 2, but it really looks like Epic and MS have stepped up this time to get solid gameplay. Looks like MLG will accept the game, which will be cool to watch I think.

Horde 2.0 and Beast mode look...uh...beast. And this campaign, the end of the trilogy, I'm almost nervous to see what happens. I am a fanboi.

[Grand Moff Tim]

I didn't like 1 well enough to even finish it, let alone give 2 a shit (EDIT: *shot, but I'm keeping the typo because lol). Did I miss out on something in 2 that would make 3 something to look forward to?

[Sepultorture]

Originally Posted by Grand Moff Tim

I didn't like 1 well enough to even finish it, let alone give 2 a shit (EDIT: *shot, but I'm keeping the typo because lol). Did I miss out on something in 2 that would make 3 something to look forward to?

you either like Gears or you don't, pretty much boils down to that, i'm getting it mainly for the single player

[Bobo]

Originally Posted by Grand Moff Tim

I didn't like 1 well enough to even finish it, let alone give 2 a shit (EDIT: *shot, but I'm keeping the typo because lol). Did I miss out on something in 2 that would make 3 something to look forward to?

3 has many improvements, it's not really about what's different from 1 and 2. At first I was turned off by the 3rd person gametype, but I stuck with it and it turned out to be a favorite game. Sepultorture may be right in that this style of game may simply not be your cup o tea, but maybe you could give specifics about what you didn't like to get an idea if things have changed for 3.

[Konfyouzd]

Originally Posted by Grand Moff Tim

I didn't like 1 well enough to even finish it, let alone give 2 a shit (EDIT: *shot, but I'm keeping the typo because lol). Did I miss out on something in 2 that would make 3 something to look forward to?

The second was slightly smoother gameplay. The thing I liked most was Horde Mode. It's like Firefight in Halo. I prefer the cooperative games. I don't like the egos you deal with in he other games...

[Grand Moff Tim]

Originally Posted by Konfyouzd

I prefer the cooperative games. I don't like the egos you deal with in he other games...

I only do coop, if I'm playing multiplayer at all. I'm far too big a sore loser for anything else .

I asked if anything changed because it's not unheard of for there to be significant improvements between consecutive installments of a game (see: Hitman 1 compared to Hitman 2), so for all I know that could've been the case with GoW.

I didn't hate GoW1 or anything, it just didn't really do anything for me. It was all kinda dreary and samey, if that makes any sense.

Sprint.
Hide behind chest-high wall.
Shoot until everything is dead.
Rinse.
Repeat.

Add to that the frustration of boss fights that seemed diproportionately hard compared to the levels leading up to them (ie running from wall to wall and taking pot-shots, only to face a gigantic alien thing with little to no cover), and the annoying nowadays-ubiquitous vehicle rail-shooting levels, and it just wasn't doing anything for me.

For what it's worth, the third-person view didn't bother me at all. I love Mass Effect, after all.

[Konfyouzd]

Originally Posted by Grand Moff Tim

I only do coop, if I'm playing multiplayer at all. I'm far too big a sore loser for anything else .

I asked if anything changed because it's not unheard of for there to be significant improvements between consecutive installments of a game (see: Hitman 1 compared to Hitman 2), so for all I know that could've been the case with GoW.

I didn't hate GoW1 or anything, it just didn't really do anything for me. It was all kinda dreary and samey, if that makes any sense.

Sprint.
Hide behind chest-high wall.
Shoot until everything is dead.
Rinse.
Repeat.

Add to that the frustration of boss fights that seemed diproportionately hard compared to the levels leading up to them (ie running from wall to wall and taking pot-shots, only to face a gigantic alien thing with little to no cover), and the annoying nowadays-ubiquitous vehicle rail-shooting levels, and it just wasn't doing anything for me.

For what it's worth, the third-person view didn't bother me at all. I love Mass Effect, after all.

Mass Effect ftw...

As far as the gameplay YOU just described... Well no I don't think a whole lot has changed as far as that goes, but I do think the levels are bit more balanced and certainly more fun that the first one. I had a hard time getting through the first one too, but the second I definitely liked more.

[MUTANTOID]

Gears 3 will have 4 player co - op. FTW!

[ScottyB724]

Oh I am just shitting my pants waiting for this game to come out. I'm due for an xbox upgrade and the Gears 3 console is very tempting...

Horde 2.0 is going to be so sick with all the new things, like the tower defense aspects and the teamwork required is going to make it a lot of fun, plus Beast mode looks like a blast.

gamertag: oAMPUTECHTUREo

[Bobo]

Originally Posted by Grand Moff Tim

I only do coop, if I'm playing multiplayer at all. I'm far too big a sore loser for anything else .

Well GOW 3 has the biggest campaign ever, and you can do it with as many as 4 players. Horde and Beast mode let's you play with 5 players against cpu enemies. Plenty of vids on youtube to get an idea if you don't already know about them.

MP vs people will have a "casual mode" or something like that. Not sure how it works cause I don't think I can play it anyway (has something to do with your past achievements, I think if you have none you can kinda learn in casual mode). Anyway, there's plenty to do besides MP vs people if you don't wanna get pwned

I think Horde and Beast mode alone has a lot of people jizzin their pants.

[shredguitar7]

IMO Gears 1 MP was and still is amazing to me, probobly because im a nerd and thats all i played for 4 years. Gears 2 came out, was super excited, MP totally different than Gears 1, and i just couldnt get into it. Gears 3 Beta came out, my interest is peaked once more. So i am really excited for the 3rd and final installment. Also, the new Dust to Dust trailer made me tear up. anyone wants to play the Gears 1, give me a friend request. GT is - SikTwist3dShred.

[Scar Symmetry]

So excited to play this through on Insane and co-op it up with my housemate.

[Scar Symmetry]

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[MFB]

One of my classes has been cancelled for that day, so I only have to be in class from 12:15-1:30, then the rest of my day will be GEARS

[vampiregenocide]

Never really got into the multiplayer, but I've always loved the campaigns. Seems like they've worked to make it all awesomer this time though.

[Konfyouzd]

Originally Posted by MUTANTOID

Gears 3 will have 4 player co - op. FTW!

Local? I don't think I'll like having to share my screen w/ 3 other ppl. Good thing I bought another Xbox.

[synrgy]

The multiplayer to date has had a lot of pros and an equal amount of cons. I'm hoping they managed to sort out some of the host advantage issues that plagued the multiplayer of the first 2 games by the time this comes out. You could always tell who the host was based on the shots they pulled off. One-shot-one-kill shotgun blast from what looks like 20 feet away? Guess who the host is! Sniper rifle head shot while the screen indicates that the shooter isn't even facing the target? Guess who the host is!

I liked Horde mode in Gears 2 a lot, though. It was really cool to have more than 2 people in a co-op environment. Looking forward to more of that.

[Bobo]

Yeah they've sorted out host advantage...they've eliminated it Dedicated servers are here. But I did play some games in the beta where the servers were down and I honestly couldn't tell who host was. So the catch is servers can go down (although they say that's rare), but they've improved the netcode or whatever they call it to have a smoother game if there even is a host.

They had some fails in Gears 1 and 2, so that alone leaves some worry, but I believe most issues will be a thing of the past. I'll mostly play MP, but Horde 2.0 really does look like a lot more fun than in Gears 2.

[MFB]

Some slight changes here and there but it still feels like Gears, I had fun playing it last night even though I didn't get much time with it.

[synrgy]

I picked this up last night. Didn't get much time with it (only played one round of Horde; we survived till the 33rd wave, which took between 60-90 minutes) but it was pretty effing sweet. I'm not yet quite sure how I feel about the money system (Really? Do they even *have?* money on Sera after being ravaged by an invading alien species for the last several years?) but I do love the added mechanics of the barriers/turrets/etc. I saw several rather difficult enemies I didn't recognize from the last two games, which implies that the single player is going to be nucking futs.

Definitely had fun, but it was only the one round and I haven't even had a chance to start the single player yet.

Anyway, I'll look forward to gaming with you guys on this one real soon. I'll even set my profile back to visible when I get home tonight (I'm usually invisible) so you guys who have me on your 360 friend lists can actually see when I'm available for a change.