Gears of War 2

Gears of War 2 is predicted to be the hottest seller this christmas,

but apart from it being a sequel to Gears (1); what else do we know about it?

I was a big fan of Gears 1, and i played and won several competitions along with my doubles partner and clan. But I never buy games based on hype ever since R6V2.

So what can you tell me about Gears 2?

Are you going to get it?

What are the main changes to multiplayer?

Do you care about the storyline (what little there is of one)?

Discuss :

I can't tell you about SP too much, but I heard it was supposed to be better than the first one in those terms.

MP got some major changes since they actually focused on it this time around. The shotgun is more consistent, the netcoding is better but still not as good as games like COD4. Much more focus on lancer fights now with the addition of stopping power. You can use downed players as "meatshields," you can tear cover off the ground and move to another part of the map.

That's all I can think of off the top of my head.

Like Vegas 2 .. More of an expansion pack.

This well be gears one with chainsaw duels flame thrower and horde battle thing.

I'm not really in a position to say much, since I only briefly played GOW1.

But to me, the character movement seemed.. clunky.

If they fix it in GOW2 that will be cool. Also I remember seeing a video about its development, and they demo'd how you can shoot anything and destroy most of the scenery. It was pretty cool.

Also the water physics looks very realistic.

I'm not really in a position to say much, since I only briefly played GOW1.

 

But to me, the character movement seemed.. clunky.

 

 

 

If they fix it in GOW2 that will be cool. Also I remember seeing a video about its development, and they demo'd how you can shoot anything and destroy most of the scenery. It was pretty cool.

 

Also the water physics looks very realistic.

Yeah. Thats true- the movement was clunky and 'sticky' so hopefully they upgrade that.

And related to that the actual character movements weren't always synchronised with the animations.

So even if the head looked as if it was on the floor in midroll the head would actually be at roughly crouched heiht above the centre of the person. You had to learn some really wierd spots where the head would actually be despite the animation.

This game looks great. Too bad i don't have a 360. (Waits for it to come on PC)

^You'll have a pretty long wait then.

Anyway, can't wait for this game, been waiting for it ever since i played GOW.

I hope this games campaign is harder then the first. My second time ever playing, I slept over at my friends house and we beat the entire co-op campaign on Insane that night.

It's not coming out for PC. I'll find a link if you want it.

I just hope they don't map everything to the [bleep]ing A button again.

I totally want to get this game when it comes out. And, I should totally get the Gold Lancer.

I totally want to get this game when it comes out. And, I should totally get the Gold Lancer.

Yeah .. I'm buying collectors just for the gold lancer.

I totally want to get this game when it comes out. And, I should totally get the Gold Lancer.

 

Yeah .. I'm buying collectors just for the gold lancer.

So am I, also the extra stuff is nice too, but predominantly it's about the gold lancer :D.

I totally want to get this game when it comes out. And, I should totally get the Gold Lancer.

 

Yeah .. I'm buying collectors just for the gold lancer.

 

 

 

So am I, also the extra stuff is nice too, but predominantly it's about the gold lancer :D.

And day one dlc .. FTW ..

With a metal case and DVD stuff.

I totally want to get this game when it comes out. And, I should totally get the Gold Lancer.

 

Yeah .. I'm buying collectors just for the gold lancer.

 

 

 

So am I, also the extra stuff is nice too, but predominantly it's about the gold lancer :D.

 

 

 

And day one dlc .. FTW ..

God, special stuff is awsome ;)

The marketing for GoW and GoW2 is possibly the best in the business. They pick the perfect time to release it both times; near the holiday season, and awhile after all other big-name, AAA titles come out, so people are getting bored of H3, COD4, etc.

I'm getting it just because COD4 and H3 really did get dull awhile back.

It's not coming for PC, according to the developers, PC gamers either have a Dell [cabbage]box or know how to use torrents so yeah, big generalization there... (can't find the article, but if you google you could probably find it)

It's not coming for PC, according to the developers, PC gamers either have a Dell [cabbage] or know how to use torrents so yeah, big generalization there... (can't find the article, but if you google you could probably find it)

* he blamed it on torrents and pirates.

I know these have been up for a while but I thought i'd put them up here anyway.

• Green as Grass Train the rook (any difficulty) 10
   
  It's a Trap! Story progression in Act 1, Chapter 2 10
   
  Escort Service Story progression in Act 1, Chapter 4 10
   
  Girl About Town Story progression in Act 1, Chapter 6 10
   
  That Sinking Feeling Story progression in Act 2, Chapter 4 10
   
  Freebaird! Story progression in Act 2, Chapter 5 10
   
  Heartbroken Story progression in Act 2, Chapter 6 10
   
  Longitude and Attitude Story progression in Act 3, Chapter 3 10
   
  Tanks for the Memories Story progression in Act 3, Chapter 4 10
   
  Water Sports Story progression in Act 3, Chapter 6 10
   
  There's a Time for Us Story progression in Act 4, Chapter 2 10
   
  Better Wrapped in Beacon Story progression in Act 4, Chapter 3 10
   
  Have Fun Storming the Castle Story progression in Act 4, Chapter 6 10
   
  And the Horse You Rode in On Story progression in Act 5, Chapter 1 10
   
  You Are the Support, Son Story progression in Act 5, Chapter 2 10
   
  Brumak Rodeo Story progression in Act 5, Chapter 4 10
   
  Does This Look Infected to You? Story progression in Act 5, Chapter 5 10
   
  Tourist of Duty Complete all campaign acts on Casual Difficulty 25
   
  Guerilla Tactician Complete all campaign acts on Normal Difficulty 50
   
  Artist of War Complete all campaign acts on Hardcore Difficulty 75
   
  Suicide Missionary Complete all campaign acts on Insane Difficulty 150
   
  Collector Recover 5 collectibles (any difficulty) 5
   
  Pack Rat Recover 20 collectibles (any difficulty) 15
   
  Completionist Recover all 41 collectibles (any difficulty) 30
   
  One-Night Stand Complete 1 chapter in co-op on any difficulty (Marcus or Dom) 10
   
  Open Relationship Complete 10 chapters in co-op on any difficulty (Marcus or Dom) 30
   
  Friends with Benefits Complete all acts in co-op on any difficulty (Marcus or Dom) 50
   
  Once More, With Feeling Perform 30 perfect active reloads (any mode) 10
   
  Takes a Licking Melee 30 Tickers (any mode) 30
   
  Organ Grinder Kill 30 enemies with a cover mounted Mulcher (any mode) 10
   
  Shock and Awe Kill 30 enemies with the heavy Mortar (any mode) 10
   
  Said the Spider to the Fly Kill 10 enemies with a planted grenade (any mode) 10
   
  Crowd Control Melee 10 enemies down with the Boomshield equipped (any mode) 10
   
  Smells Like Victory Kill 30 enemies with the Scorcher Flamethrower (any mode) 10
   
  Variety Is the Spice of Death Kill an enemy with every weapon in the game (any mode) 30
   
  Seriously 2.0 Kill 100,000 enemies (any mode) 50
   
  Standing Here, Beside Myself Win 3 matches of Wingman (public) 10
   
  Beat the Meatflag Capture 10 meatflags in Submission (public) 10
   
  It's Good to be the King Win 10 rounds of Guardian as the leader (public) 10
   
  You Go Ahead, I'll Be Fine Win three matches of King of the Hill (public) 10
   
  Back to Basic Successfully complete the 5 lessons of multiplayer Training Grounds 10
   
  Party Like It's 1999 Play 1999 rounds of multiplayer (any mode) 30
   
  Around the World, Again Win a multiplayer match on each map (any mode) 30
   
  Dirty, Dirty Horde Survive the first 10 waves of Horde (any difficulty, any map) 20
   
  Hoard the Horde Survive all 50 waves of Horde (any difficulty, any map) 30

Dammit, they kept online achievements in. Also, 100,000 kills is a bit much... I'm hoping you can get in campaign.

Dammit, they kept online achievements in. Also, 100,000 kills is a bit much... I'm hoping you can get in campaign.

You can.

Dammit, they kept online achievements in. Also, 100,000 kills is a bit much... I'm hoping you can get in campaign.

 

 

 

You can.

Good, that'll make it be a lot easier, plus Horde will make it much easier. I'm sure there's a level where all you do is mow down enemies with a Gatling.

Dammit, they kept online achievements in. Also, 100,000 kills is a bit much... I'm hoping you can get in campaign.

 

 

 

You can.

 

 

 

Good, that'll make it be a lot easier, plus Horde will make it much easier. I'm sure there's a level where all you do is mow down enemies with a Gatling.

Yeah id rather not sit there doing that all day.

AND:

If anyone wants to do gears co-op just send me an fr on xbl.

Tag:iKiddo

Dammit, they kept online achievements in. Also, 100,000 kills is a bit much... I'm hoping you can get in campaign.

:shock: I was a little dissapointed that they kept so many offline achievements in.

I don't particularly like achievements (because people obsess with them so much) especially when they are easy to get. In general, offline achievements are disgustingly easy, so they count for very little in my eyes.

With online achievements, even though they are still fairly easy (most of them), you atleast have to beat real players who think fairly sophisticatedly insetad of just pointing and shooting at half-wit AI.

I've only found 2 achievements on the (many) games that I play that i think are really worth getting.

Shadowrun- Godlike

Kill all enemies without taking any damage yourself.

Gears of War- Seriously

Kill 10,000 enemies in multiplayer.

So basically I don't like it when people just denote good games like Gears into 'just another way to get achievement points without working for them'.

Maybe went abit OTT with that rant but hey. :roll:

Dammit, they kept online achievements in. Also, 100,000 kills is a bit much... I'm hoping you can get in campaign.

 

 

 

:shock: I was a little dissapointed that they kept so many offline achievements in.

 

 

 

I don't particularly like achievements (because people obsess with them so much) especially when they are easy to get. In general, offline achievements are disgustingly easy, so they count for very little in my eyes.

 

With online achievements, even though they are still fairly easy (most of them), you atleast have to beat real players who think fairly sophisticatedly insetad of just pointing and shooting at half-wit AI.

 

 

 

I've only found 2 achievements on the (many) games that I play that i think are really worth getting.

 

 

 

Shadowrun- Godlike

 

Kill all enemies without taking any damage yourself.

 

 

 

Gears of War- Seriously

 

Kill 10,000 enemies in multiplayer.

 

 

 

So basically I don't like it when people just denote good games like Gears into 'just another way to get achievement points without working for them'.

 

 

 

Maybe went abit OTT with that rant but hey. :roll:

Heres where you shot yourself in the foot.

A huge chunk of online achievables are:

Glitchable

Boostable.

Take them two and in your eyes most achivs mean NOTHING.