Gears of War

PolkThug
PolkThug Posts: 7,532
edited November 2006 in Video Games
I'm in Heaven right now!

Looks great in 1080i on a native 1080i display, good surround sound.
Characters are very well detailed.
Blood looks a little cartoonish.
Gun with chainsaw attachment is cool, great gore on that one.
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  • scottvamp
    scottvamp Posts: 3,277
    edited November 2006
    Too bad its only 7 to 10 hours, single walk through. At least RE4 was like four times longer than that............
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  • PolkThug
    PolkThug Posts: 7,532
    edited November 2006
    Thanks for the heads up. I'm taking my time on hard difficulty.
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  • scottvamp
    scottvamp Posts: 3,277
    edited November 2006
    PolkThug wrote:
    Thanks for the heads up. I'm taking my time on hard difficulty.
    I tend to take my time also. Do alot of searching and what not. Let us know what your impressions are after ya beat it!!!
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  • PolkThug
    PolkThug Posts: 7,532
    edited November 2006
    Just figured out the 'curb stomp'!! If you wound an enemy and he kneels down, run up and hit X to finish em off.
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited November 2006
    I've seen videos of this game, it looks SICK. (in a good way, of course).
    If you will it, dude, it is no dream.
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  • Demiurge
    Demiurge Posts: 10,874
    edited November 2006
    One thing unique about this game (I thought) was that the dialog was really good. It wasn't cheesy like most games tend to be.
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  • tommyboy
    tommyboy Posts: 1,414
    edited November 2006
    just played it over a buddies house... Its decent. Controls take some time getting used to. I don't like the A command though. Sometimes you are hurrying to take cover and press A real fast but it doesn't and you get shot up to hell. I love the gun with the saw on it though, cutting those things in half never felt so good :eek: :) .
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  • PolkThug
    PolkThug Posts: 7,532
    edited November 2006
    I like how they do the duck and run, it feels pretty realistic.

    I think they made it a little to easy to recover your strength.
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  • mutelight
    mutelight Posts: 1,054
    edited November 2006
    scottvamp wrote:
    I tend to take my time also. Do alot of searching and what not. Let us know what your impressions are after ya beat it!!!

    I beat it the day I bought the game. It is somewhat short but it is an absolute blast. Now I am going through it on the hardest difficulty. The game is truly phenomenal and the multiplayer is fantastic, especially when playing with friends.
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  • bknauss
    bknauss Posts: 1,441
    edited November 2006
    I was also a bit dissapointed in the length of the campaign mode, but the multiplayer is where you get your money's worth. I've played all nights this past week with friends and its a blast. My fiance keeps telling me I've never been so vocal with a video game before.
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  • BIZILL
    BIZILL Posts: 5,432
    edited November 2006
    borrowed a friend's 360 this weekend. beat this game pretty quickly. didn't ever hook up via LIVE. has anyone done so with this game? is it LIVE enabled?

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    I have no facts to back that up, but I never let facts get in the way of my arguments.
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  • Demiurge
    Demiurge Posts: 10,874
    edited November 2006
    Live is the best part of the game.
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  • BIZILL
    BIZILL Posts: 5,432
    edited November 2006
    i figured as much. games like return to castle wolfenstein for old xbox owned over single player campaign games! looks like i'll be havin' to purchase my own 360 now. damnit.

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    I have no facts to back that up, but I never let facts get in the way of my arguments.
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  • Demiurge
    Demiurge Posts: 10,874
    edited November 2006
    I'm not aware of a single game that I own which doesn't have a LIVE feature. Maybe Oblivion? I own a lot of 360 titles. Go buy yourself one for Christmas, dood. I'd love to catch a couple matches with you sometime.
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  • BIZILL
    BIZILL Posts: 5,432
    edited November 2006
    i most likely will. hopefully my old gamertag of 'Bizill' is still available. i let my old account lapse. i didn't play xbox anymore because i kept wanting only widescreen games. with the 360, i'd have it all. i'm afraid to even imagine how sweet this game would be on LIVE, being that i loved it so much in campaign mode.

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    I have no facts to back that up, but I never let facts get in the way of my arguments.
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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,563
    edited November 2006
    Dude...

    Played this today on my 360... amazing gameplay, but it gets some getting used to. I'm still confused why I cant jump because I hate being confined to purely walking.... thought the "A" button does make up for it somewhat.

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  • Shizelbs
    Shizelbs Posts: 7,433
    edited November 2006
    You can't jump because CliffyB was getting sick of shooters where everyone bunny-hopped.
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