Comments on: Gears of War http://mattbrett.com/blog/videogames/2006/gears-of-war-review/ Freelance Web Design, Premium WordPress Themes, and Video Game Reviews Tue, 22 May 2012 02:40:36 +0000 hourly 1 By: Matt Brett » Resistance 2… meh. http://mattbrett.com/blog/videogames/2006/gears-of-war-review/#comment-25891 Matt Brett » Resistance 2… meh. Fri, 31 Oct 2008 15:44:12 +0000 http://mattbrett.com/archives/2006/11/gears-of-war-review/#comment-25891 [...] sort of thing - where they want to make sure you look in a certain direction to witness an event. Gears of War prompts you to hit the “Y” button. Resistance 2 basically steals your right thumbstick [...] [...] sort of thing – where they want to make sure you look in a certain direction to witness an event. Gears of War prompts you to hit the “Y” button. Resistance 2 basically steals your right thumbstick [...]

]]> By: Dom http://mattbrett.com/blog/videogames/2006/gears-of-war-review/#comment-24636 Dom Wed, 19 Mar 2008 17:15:11 +0000 http://mattbrett.com/archives/2006/11/gears-of-war-review/#comment-24636 Totaly love it! played it with ma pal the other day ( pc over lan) bc we're pretty much playin every co-op game. well tbh. Who needs a rock solid story in a game like that, don't get me wrong, i love good stories (nothing better then an rpg with an awesome story) but this game just doesn't need one, you just need a basic cause to slaughter those ugly looking locusts, and the fact that they're crawling out of their holes and kill everything is pretty much enough, so what a story for, it would just destract you from the shooting ;-) we were actually so amazed by it, we started playing on hc and finished when the game was beaten, with a couple of refreshing breaks in between. but gosh, long time ago since I had such a satisfying experience in a (co-op) game!! Totaly love it! played it with ma pal the other day ( pc over lan) bc we're pretty much playin every co-op game. well tbh. Who needs a rock solid story in a game like that, don't get me wrong, i love good stories (nothing better then an rpg with an awesome story) but this game just doesn't need one, you just need a basic cause to slaughter those ugly looking locusts, and the fact that they're crawling out of their holes and kill everything is pretty much enough, so what a story for, it would just destract you from the shooting ;-)

we were actually so amazed by it, we started playing on hc and finished when the game was beaten, with a couple of refreshing breaks in between. but gosh, long time ago since I had such a satisfying experience in a (co-op) game!!

]]> By: rapture http://mattbrett.com/blog/videogames/2006/gears-of-war-review/#comment-16164 rapture Wed, 03 Jan 2007 18:37:47 +0000 http://mattbrett.com/archives/2006/11/gears-of-war-review/#comment-16164 I totally agree with this review. GoW has been keeping CoD3, H2, and many other games on the shelf for me. My and my pals have been gaming GoW MP just as much as we gamed HALO 2 together. I'm finding the gameplay is totally different than H2, yet it is just as addicting. GoW SP is impressive...especially online Co-op. The online Co-op and the game's graphics are raised the bar and I hope many other games including H3 get there. I totally agree with this review. GoW has been keeping CoD3, H2, and many other games on the shelf for me.

My and my pals have been gaming GoW MP just as much as we gamed HALO 2 together. I'm finding the gameplay is totally different than H2, yet it is just as addicting.

GoW SP is impressive…especially online Co-op. The online Co-op and the game's graphics are raised the bar and I hope many other games including H3 get there.

]]> By: Garrett http://mattbrett.com/blog/videogames/2006/gears-of-war-review/#comment-13851 Garrett Thu, 28 Dec 2006 05:17:02 +0000 http://mattbrett.com/archives/2006/11/gears-of-war-review/#comment-13851 I really do love the fact that it has no HUD, and makes me feel like im in a movie. But for some reason, I feel like theres something wierd about this whole plot, it seems it's all repeated, I love the game yes. But I think they could have done a better job of making me or us feel like we were in a different place, I felt we were in the same place almost the whole game, all the textures are really dark. I would give the game a high 9, I love it, but I think there's a few things they could do better on. I really do love the fact that it has no HUD, and makes me feel like im in a movie. But for some reason, I feel like theres something wierd about this whole plot, it seems it's all repeated, I love the game yes. But I think they could have done a better job of making me or us feel like we were in a different place, I felt we were in the same place almost the whole game, all the textures are really dark.

I would give the game a high 9, I love it, but I think there's a few things they could do better on.

]]> By: Benjamizzle http://mattbrett.com/blog/videogames/2006/gears-of-war-review/#comment-10773 Benjamizzle Fri, 01 Dec 2006 16:03:28 +0000 http://mattbrett.com/archives/2006/11/gears-of-war-review/#comment-10773 I have GOW and love it, infact I had a 360 upon release and sold it due to crap performance and annoyingly poor games (in my opinion). I watched the GOW publicity rumble on untill the HD footage began to emerge and thought "I need this shit baby wooo!" (Cole anyone?) so I bought the Xbox and a copy of Gears and have lost a few days of my life to it.... The best was yet to come as when I looked at the trees at the powerplant bit when its raining... I ended up standing there next to my best mate in co-op mode marvling as the rain flowed though the wrinkles in the bark, the a load of wretches attacked us and we shit our pants! Benjamizzle I have GOW and love it, infact I had a 360 upon release and sold it due to crap performance and annoyingly poor games (in my opinion).

I watched the GOW publicity rumble on untill the HD footage began to emerge and thought "I need this shit baby wooo!" (Cole anyone?) so I bought the Xbox and a copy of Gears and have lost a few days of my life to it….

The best was yet to come as when I looked at the trees at the powerplant bit when its raining… I ended up standing there next to my best mate in co-op mode marvling as the rain flowed though the wrinkles in the bark, the a load of wretches attacked us and we shit our pants!

Benjamizzle

]]> By: Jason http://mattbrett.com/blog/videogames/2006/gears-of-war-review/#comment-10703 Jason Thu, 30 Nov 2006 20:03:29 +0000 http://mattbrett.com/archives/2006/11/gears-of-war-review/#comment-10703 damn straight this got a 10. HAHAHA beat it on hardcore and insane, kinda wish there was another difficulty after insane. Co-op is AWESOME. Online is a blast. Just can't wait for new maps. damn straight this got a 10. HAHAHA

beat it on hardcore and insane, kinda wish there was another difficulty after insane. Co-op is AWESOME. Online is a blast. Just can't wait for new maps.

]]> By: Matthew Block http://mattbrett.com/blog/videogames/2006/gears-of-war-review/#comment-10534 Matthew Block Sat, 25 Nov 2006 12:17:21 +0000 http://mattbrett.com/archives/2006/11/gears-of-war-review/#comment-10534 Georges: Well, recently my friend basically forced me to play until I liked it... One of the motion bugs I hated (the one thing that pissed me off the most) actually had to do with my TV! Georges: Well, recently my friend basically forced me to play until I liked it… One of the motion bugs I hated (the one thing that pissed me off the most) actually had to do with my TV!

]]> By: Georges http://mattbrett.com/blog/videogames/2006/gears-of-war-review/#comment-10524 Georges Sat, 25 Nov 2006 04:06:01 +0000 http://mattbrett.com/archives/2006/11/gears-of-war-review/#comment-10524 @Matthew: Well, the LIVE part is quite buggy in Matchmaking. So I just play it with friends in custom matches and IT is really a lot of fun. Having 2 Teams of 4 Players and rotating Maps is by far one of the best LIVE experiences I have had since Halo2. @Matthew: Well, the LIVE part is quite buggy in Matchmaking. So I just play it with friends in custom matches and IT is really a lot of fun.

Having 2 Teams of 4 Players and rotating Maps is by far one of the best LIVE experiences I have had since Halo2.

]]> By: Matthew Block http://mattbrett.com/blog/videogames/2006/gears-of-war-review/#comment-10520 Matthew Block Fri, 24 Nov 2006 22:26:07 +0000 http://mattbrett.com/archives/2006/11/gears-of-war-review/#comment-10520 I feel so alone! I actually bought Gears of War today, and I thought it really, really sucked. The single player was really good, but I am big on having a good underlying plot. And the multiplayer... Was just cheap! And actually pretty buggy... Anyone else who thought it sucked? I feel so alone! I actually bought Gears of War today, and I thought it really, really sucked. The single player was really good, but I am big on having a good underlying plot. And the multiplayer… Was just cheap! And actually pretty buggy… Anyone else who thought it sucked?

]]> By: Indranil http://mattbrett.com/blog/videogames/2006/gears-of-war-review/#comment-10504 Indranil Fri, 24 Nov 2006 10:36:27 +0000 http://mattbrett.com/archives/2006/11/gears-of-war-review/#comment-10504 Oh good god! I've never been much of a fan of FPS/TPS, apart from the Half Life franchise and a few other games, but I have to say, this is breathtaking! The graphics looks really awesome, and the gameplay intense. It's a pity, of course, the story is almost non-existent, but this is a great game, and probably will become the game that gives 360 the edge over PS3. Alas, we in India are totally out of luck when it comes to anything technical, and there's no way I can get a 360 for at least the next 6 months :( Oh good god! I've never been much of a fan of FPS/TPS, apart from the Half Life franchise and a few other games, but I have to say, this is breathtaking! The graphics looks really awesome, and the gameplay intense. It's a pity, of course, the story is almost non-existent, but this is a great game, and probably will become the game that gives 360 the edge over PS3.

Alas, we in India are totally out of luck when it comes to anything technical, and there's no way I can get a 360 for at least the next 6 months :(

]]>