Gears of War 2: Stop Overhyping It

Steve Wysowski from XboxFocus writes:

"So many journalists have been weighing in with their personal opinions on last week's Gears 2 exclusive that it's hard to not crown Epic's upcoming shooter as the pinnacle of civilized man. While by no means is it not wonderful to see an Xbox exclusive receive so much hype, I do believe some people are touting this game light years away from any sense of proportion. How long was Saturday night's video? One and a half minutes long? Two minutes, tops? If the game is suppose to be this multi-hour epic adventure, you really think that is substantial enough footage to come up with some solid opinions?"

[Rick Astley]

I'm a little worried to be honest. It doesn't really look like Epic are trying anything new with Gears 2. So they've added more enemies on-screen enemies for you to fight. Big deal. Everything else including the graphics looks the same to me.

[BLaZiN PRopHeT]

picking up a downed enemy and using them as a shield isnt new? chainsaw battles arent new?

[pwnsause]

hold on rick, that was the first gameplay vid. lets just wait and see when they show us another gameplay vid to judge.

the game should be hyped do to its success 2 years ago, but dont hype the game to the max. i dont see anything inovative about Gears gameplay wise except for chainsaw battles. KZ2 on the other hand is innovating. Now why would I say that? well the answer is the 1st person view cover that killzone has.

[DJ]

Had blade against blade fights in God of War where you tap a button really fast to win. Granted, they didn't have chainsaws in Greece back then, but...

[Blademask]

just fyi.

[TodGeck]

I hear you, not much of a step forward. All I'm seeing is a big scripted scene with enemies that have little AI functions. Those hordes of locusts on the ground look like moving pylons... no reaction function or triggers for the AI = no cpu needed. Just a bunch of cheap tricks for enemies, it still looks pretty though. I would honestly prefer to have the free roam enemy count doubled in exchange for some graphics fidelity.

If anything, I think we will see a bit of a shader improvement and free roam areas will remain the same with enemies. If they script majority of the game like this then I'm sure they'll fool a lot of people with all this.

[PR0F3TA]

BLaZiN PRopHeT was just PAWNED hard by DJ... good job too

[Silellak]

I'll wait and see how multiplayer (including co-op) changes before I decide whether or not GeoW2 is innovative enough.

But honestly, it's a sequel. A same-gen sequel, no less. What sort of features did, say, KotoR2 have over KotoR1? Or Halo 2 have over Halo 1? EDIT after below gave me the idea: Or GoW2 have over GoW1? Sequels take the original gameplay and graphics and enhance/tinker it. They aren't supposed to be revoluntionary, unless it's also a jump in console generation - GTA4, MGS4, GT5, FF13, etc.

Here's a question - would people be nearly as interested in Killzone 2 if it were on the PS2 and thus lacked the PS3's graphical horsepower? What huge gameplay innovations is it bringing to the table?

Sequels to successful games are a difficult balance. Change too little, and you're accused of treading the same ground. Change too much, and you risk losing the loyal fanbase you earned in the last game.

It's part of the problem with having an innovate game that influences future releases. Suddendly EVERYONE is immitating those features and your innovation now seems stale. Which isn't fair, but that's the gaming world.

[sonarus]

Off course it will be over hyped, Gears 2 is the only killer ap.

lol Seriously though what do you expect from a game that came out 2 yrs ago. The thing is even if the graphics were leaps and bounds better, fanboys will still say its more of the same. Very very very few sequels re invent themselves but does that stop them from being great? GOW2 is one of my favorite sequels and i loved it because it was just like bigger better and more bad a$$ than GOW1 :D

[hades07]

Rick, do you plan on purchasing Gears of War 2?

[socomnick]

Let me fix your comment sonarus. Gears of war is The Killer app. It stands way above every other title for either system the first one proved it to be a highly fun and successful franchise that proved to be more popular with a sub 10 million intall base than mgs 3 with a 120 install base.

[DJ]

But it's never accurate. Show me Life-to-date sales of MGS3. Also, the PS2 was not at 120million units sold when MGS3 was released. It was closer to 70~80 million. Also, it came out around the time of Halo 2 and got lost in the mix, which Konami has publicly stated they're avoiding this time around.

It's pretty foolhardy to assume that every game will have a 20~30% attach rate like GTA IV.

[LJWooly]

socomnick, while it is one of the better games on the 360 this year, I really don't think it's THE "killer app", it's just A "killer app". To be honest, form the latest gameplay of the pre-Alpha build of Killzone 2, that game shows more promise.

Resistance 2, if it lives up to expectations, should also be among the best titles this year. As for the Game of the Year... no-one in their right mind should be doubting Metal Gear Solid 4.

Gears of War 2 should be great, though, and I can't wait to play it. But... there are plenty of other games this year that come first. Especially if you happen to own a PS3 :D

As for the sales of MGS3... that game came out when the PS2 had sold nearer to 80 million, and the console appeals to just about everyone. Out of "everyone", how many people do you think will have bought MGS3? So many games on the system, when everyone and their granny owns a PS2, one game is bound ot get lost in the mix amongst those who aren't familiar with the franchise.

Gears of War was also one of the few good games on the 360 when it came out, there wasn't exactly much else to buy.

[PSMonster21]

If you want to talk about sequels being innovative look at what resistance 2 is doing. 60p multiplayer, up from 40. 8p online co-op, up from 2p offline co-op. Two storylines, up from one. I could go on and on, but you get my point. I agree that they need to do something more innovating with GeoW2.

[linkofhyrule007]

Eh, more Locusts, jungle environments, slightly better graphics, it doesn't seem different enough to me either.

[GutZ31]

I don't own a 360 anymore, but that doesn't mean I cant recognize potential when I see an early build.

Gears 2 is looking stunning, as well as killzone 2 and resistance 2.

[Close_Second]

Gears 2 looks fantastic and will continue the high standards set by the original. Killzone 2 looks to be in a league of its own if they can up the resolution of close-up textures and beef up the AI.

As for resistance 2, it looks heaps better than the original (which wasn't all that bad) but I have not seen anything yet that puts it in the same class as Gears 2 and Killzone 2. However, R2 is a potential killer title for different reasons...

[beavis4play]

then you're doing to resistance what people who haven't played gears is doing to it. have you played resistance 1? can't believe you have because: 1. the amazing weapons you get let you use all sorts of strategy during the game(plus they are a blast to use) 2. the story is one of the most interesting i've seen in a game.(just like the KZ or bioshock stories) those 2 points (in my humble opinion) put resistance "in the same league" as the other two games.

[power of Green]

For the most part some media have tried to pick apart the 15 second clips of part of a rail level LOL.

The rest of the hype is actually from PS3 fanboy trolls and 360 fans having to deal with them.

As you can see some of the Sony trolls are already in here and are even appoving this story thinking what he's saying is negative about the games offering vs what media and fanboys will do to the game.

The hype comes from PS3 trolls and obviously anti MSFT haters and trolls are part of the media.

[Shaka2K6]

Cant blame them though KS2 makes tears of war 1.5 look like an Atari game.

[Ogrekiller]

more like IZOWNED- by Gears of War 2

[t-0_ot-]

What's KS2...??

[shadow_hearts]

sure the whole MS and XFIX me are killxowned

Others here is the KZ2 trailer

http://www.gamersyde.com/ne...

[power of Green]

He ignores some of the article's points when infact the game isn't done and we don't even know if we're looking at, is it a current build of the game?. This fanboy is writting off the game as if its being released tomorrow because it comforts him and suits his agenda.

#1 in the gamer zone is not worried, he's a fucin troll using suggestive remarks for his Sony trolls to pick up on to set a anti MSFT tone in this 360 thread.

This is why PS3 fanboy troll sitting on the web 24/7 waiting for MSFT news waiting to post first to set that anti MSFT tone thus neutralizing any real discussions or any hope casuals and 360 fans can have. They're actually trying to controll popular opinion.

[PSN-JeRzYzFyNeSt]

Gears i havent heard ppl talk about it much..

[BIoodmask]

Technically made it to 1.2 but that isn't a whole number so I will still count it as one. N4G protocal for Xbox 360 thread.

Step 1: Insert troll who says game 360 exclusive game isn't that good.
Step 2: Bring up PS3 exclusive that is superior in one way or another
Step 3: Argue about trolls spamming up thread with nonsense.
Step 4: Accused trolls get angry and repeatedly click disagree button
Step 5: mod goes through and deletes all off topic comments
Step 6: Wait for new 360 thread to get posted (rinse and repeat.)

Truly sad.

[wAtdaFck]

Step 1: Insert troll who says game PS3 exclusive game isn't that good.
Step 2: Bring up 360 exclusive that is superior in one way or another
Step 3: Argue about trolls spamming up thread with nonsense.
Step 4: Accused trolls get angry and repeatedly click disagree button
Step 5: mod goes through and deletes all off topic comments
Step 6: Wait for new PS3 thread to get posted (rinse and repeat.)

Truly sad.

[hades07]

I dont know if you have noticed watdafuk but the 360 articles tend to have more PS3 fans commenting on them then 360 fans, whereas the trolling of PS3 articles by 360 fans is certainly alot less.

Look at Rick for instance, as a blatant PS3 fan, he has nothing better to do in the run of a day then look and discuss an article based around a game he will never buy. If an article comes out about a game he's not interested in why waste the time to read the article and then make comments on said article, not once but twice so far.

[sleepbox]

Dude, if you really think the amound of PS3 posters is less than 360 posters you are disillusioned and unable to count.

[Tmac]

Bloodmask is quite the hypocrite.

[Hydrolex]

You are banned form the gamer zone ? No wonder

I hope you get banned from the open zone too.

I hope you get banned from the life, God bans you

Ignored by: 197 users

You are the # 1 ignorant in here

[poos3]

damn if only your mom a...borted aye

[PopEmUp]

are you implied that to you :)

[n00bPwner]

lol, if any game around here needs less UNWARRANTED hyping, it's Greyzone 2.

[Ali_The_Brit]

i sadly own gears 1, nothing specail and this gears 2 is simply
gears of war 1.5

stop over hyping games that dont deserve the hype, only 3 games this year that deserved/deserve the hype
GTA IV
MGS4
LBP

[heavyarms]

you must be 10 years old to want to play that. MSG4 yes, and KI3 and thats that.

[InMyOpinion]

Yeah, I guess being GOTY in 2006 and selling 5 million copies is "overhyped". You know what? None of the PS3 exclusives this far has won any awards or sold anywhere near as many copies, so I consider all of them overhyped by you fanboys. If they actually were as good as you claim people would buy them and magazines would give them awards.

[Rick Astley]

Apparently you aren't very creative if you believe that LBP is aimed at children. I keep forgetting that douche bags like you only want violence in their video games. Talk about variety..

[PopEmUp]

Jenzo is pretty creative but the thing is he love looking at the red light that spin around while he play gear of war, it's like a cursed or something he really needs help

[SoulBrotha3292]

GEARS of 1 was like the best game of 06-08 and still is bein played on live more than cod4 is bein played on ps3 (FACT)dont get me wrong i mean the ps3 is freakin awesome n all u of nerd includin the 360 guysare bein gay. yes killzone 2 has good a gra[hics but how will the gameplay be?? i mean u thought dat about lair and dat girl warrior game and looked how dat turned out. plus how can u say gears 1.5 there is 6 more months left u juts got like a portion of it there not ven finished yet n yes it can be hyped cuzgears 1 was great n y should kz2 be hyped cuz the first 1 was garbage

[Denges]

the bots need to get excited about something this year

[boogeyman999]

What the hell is wrong with all you people?

[Tyrael]

Office Space quotes deserve a bubble

[Mwaan]

Somebody took my stapler.

We must keep the hype for this game at a reasonable level. We don't want it to outsell that other game coming out around the same time...

[CaptainHowdy]

"Yeah and if you could go ahead and NOT hype this game...that'll be GREAT!"

[TheSilentZero]

Um yeah...I am gonna need you to come in on Sunday too...soo yeah.

But onto the point, Gears was a great game, and this is in the alpha build. But I hope it won't be just "More of the same"

[InMyOpinion]

Looks like the Locust infested this thread as well...

[fadeawayjae]

Since it is Third Person we should compare it to MSG4. Breaking people necks ain't nothing new, Snake punches enemies in the balls. Gears 1 was a fun game. Gears 2 should be better, but will it? Just don't let self down if it is not what you expect it to be.

[Mark]

You could say the same about killzone 2. It's nothing really special. Looks better but thats about it.

[Rick Astley]

Wrong. Killzone 2 is introducing the first person cover system as well as CGI quality real-time visuals. Everything that Gears 2 is trying has already been done. Everything that the original tried was done years before. Why was it so overrated? Microsoft paying reviewers again.

[Blademask]

You could say that if people weren't very impressed with the gameplay holding up with the CGI.

But.. since thats not the case.. You cant really say that. The media is underwhelmed by Epics claims of raising the Graphical bar. I'd have no problem with the game if epic didnt' say that. But . . They did.

[Silellak]

So Killzone 2 is the first FPS to have a cover system?

Not trying to hate on KZ2. I'm just curious what gameplay innovations it REALLY brings to the FPS genre.

[Ludwig]

Yay for internet 2.0

[Aclay]

I have to admit that Xbox 360 Exclusives do tend to get Overhyped.... way too much.

Gears of War 2 will be a hit, but the story will most likely be the biggest difference in the game.

The graphics in Gears of War 2 shouldn't have gotten that much better because the Xbox 360 is pretty much near it's limit or at it's limit when it comes to game graphics, but I'm sure that the graphics may be just a tad bit better.

[jaja1434]

"because the Xbox 360 is pretty much near it's limit." I 'm curious which game company you work for? I just ask because unless you work for one, your statement is pretty much work the same amount as my ferrets bedding.

[mistertwoturbo]

The reason he said that was because when you look at Gears 1. Awesome graphics, awesome details, etc. And for two years straight, every X360 game that has come out still have not topped Gears of War 1 on graphics.

Then now we see Gears 2. It's just a more optimized version of Gears of War 1. So it's safe to say, the 360 is peaking rather quickly. Normally I would say consoles don't get maxxed until towards the end of the life cycle. But keep in mind the Xbox360 is just the same as a PC archictecture for YEARS now. There's only so much they can do with a Triple Core processor and Xenos Graphics card.

[jaja1434]

Normally I would consider that a decent enough argument had I not heard it straight from a developers mouth that NEITHER system is near it's so called limit. Personally speaking, I take his word over all other armchair developers that visit this sight.

[JoelR]

9.3 is right.
Seeing from behind the veil of NDA... both have lots of life left in them.
I do work on one of the consoles though and my personal feeling is that it can go much further than the other overall.

[wallace1000]

I agree with jaja1434, if you aren't developing for these consoles then how do you know their potential has been fully tapped? Also, making games costs lots of money. Epic knows gears 2 will sell well, maybe they could have invested another x million dollars into making it look better and using more of the systems power, but will they see more return for that money? From the videos i have seen it looks sweet, so i will buy it when it comes out.

[name]

I mean seriously, banjo is somehow a AAA exclusive to some of these people. I mean honest to God you have to be kidding me

[tudors]

You bet ya! maybe not to you but it is to me, Banjo and GOW2 have been the highlight of my week, and yes I really do think GOW2 looks better than KZ2, but then again I am subhuman for having my own opinion.

[iiprotocolii]

and bold to say that Gears 2 has better graphics than KZ2 when only a 30 second clip was shown. As for Banjo being a AAA title... I wouldn't go as far as saying that YET.

As I've stated before, without a doubt Gears 2 will be a great game (you can expect no less from Epic); but to sit there and say that it honestly _looks_ better than KZ2 is just fanboyism... then again, it could just be your opinion.

Banjo was awesome one the N64. Do I think this one will suck? Probably not. But, in all honesty, I really don't think it's going to be a AAA title. Gameplay looks like every other platformer and graphics - and this is my opinion - don't look as good to me as people make it out to be. Just an opinion.

[Nolando]

and explosions in gears look a little better to me, IMO they look almost the same, except KZ2 is really dark and grey. but technically i think KZ2 looks better because unless put some awsome physics in Gears2 thats adds to the gameplay like KZ2 had (the bridge being destroyed was uber awsome) the UE3 engine doesnt compare other than looking pretty. hopefully gears 2 has destructible environments that you can use to your advantage. that would make me REALLy impressed with gears graphics. but as of now KZ2 has gears beat just because its a more interactive world.

i still prefer gears gameplay wise though :P didnt like the first KZ and the second one eh, looks even slower pace than halo... :P

[iiprotocolii]

Personally, any game that I've seen using the Unreal engine seems to look like a bunch of bump mapping with Vaseline. Gears has great lighting, but any game I've seen using the unreal engine, seriously, looks like a game on vaseline (Army of Two, Gears, UT3, Bioshock, Turok, to name a few). There are some developers that know how to ease up on the "Vaseline" look and make it a little grittier as to remove the shiny-ness from objects that don't need shine.

lol you think KZ2 looks slower paced than Halo? Nah. Doubt that. The game, to me, looks like it is going to pwn in every category... including multiplayer - and that is coming from a Halo extremist.

[tudors]

This quote best suits this discussion.

[Ludwig]

Followed by "What the hell is wrong with humanity?".. every day N4G takes a little of my faith on humanity...

[ECM0NEY]

STRENGTH! <- In locust voice

[caffman]

but also stop overhyping MGS,Killzone and certainlt little big bloody planet!

[TheDesperado]

And yeah, leave the hype until we have something new...or substantial.

Resistance 2 has 60 player online, many videos shown, squad based combat, 8 player co-op, 2 campaigns etc.

And Gears has shown...bigger battles. And uhh...on rails shootouts.

[OC Shock Value]

aye man if banjo is anything like the N64 version. it will be outstanding. im not gonna dissagree with you, but i really like that game. i do also believe it has the potential to be AAA. But thats just my lonely opinion..

here have a bubble anyway

[OC Shock Value]

I have Gears 1 on pause right now while i type this. After playing it for a while 2nite its safe to say i cant wait for part 2. This has been a really fun year so far.

started it off with DMC4 on the PS3. lasted awhile

moved on to Brawl. good month of a$$ whoopin

moved onto vegas 2. got old fast but was kinda fun

FINALLY got mass effect. still playin it and its great

GTA4.... nuff said

MGS4 in a month and counting

eventually gears 2 and resistance 2.... great year so far

[hades07]

Okay why would someone disagree with OC. He's stating his opinion that he had fun with alot of games already this year, and across all three consoles too. How can someone disagree with that? My guess, a fanboy, more likely sony with all of them running around here recently since the sony nuthouse got shutdown, disagreeing because he mentions and enjoyed games from another system that is not their system of choice.

[fredy]

...

[JoelR]

yep, great year for all consoles... I still prefer one but they all offer something.

[Goldsack]

..all this stupid discussions are over!!!

1. GeOW comes with no popins and better graphics on PC!!

2. Real Exclusives like GOW3, FF13 and GT5 kicks the crappiest hardware which ever made to the third place.

NOBODY WANT A BOX MADE BY VIGINS :-)

[Robearboy]

Thats what sequels are about, sticking to the winning formula and tweaking it here and there, look at burnout, MGS, fifa, madden, Final Fanrasy, tekken, splinter cell, D.O.A etc etc, if the first one was good the chances are the second one will, its only when the numbers start to get higher when the whole formula needs changing

[pp]

same could be said about kill zone 2 and mgs4 lets stop overhyping them two sh*t games

[SlippyMadFrog]

I think it's funny how people are trying to play Gears 2 down. The graphics and the action was amazing in the trailer. Hordes of locust on screen and it looks like the frame rate is even faster than the first one, how is that not an improvement? Gears 1 don't even come close to what I have seen in that trailer.

Please people, why are you worrying? You can play it on PC if you don't have an xbox360, remember ;)

[beavis4play]

i didn't see more than 3(although there might have been 4) after the tech demo, if i don't see large battles (at least as big as the ones in resistance 1); then epic misled us about facing 100's of locusts at once.

[SlippyMadFrog]

When he looks down at the ground, there are about 20 to 30 locust soldiers running.

[aliveinboston]

UE3 based games all look the same because of they all have the same simplified lighting model and blockly, low polygon characters. The upside is that because the lighting is simplified, they can kick up the normal map size and simulate a higher level of detail than there really is. The sprite-based effects are still UE3 cheesy as well. I'm not impressed by the "100 locusts" since the original xbox was kicking out 1500 enemies or more in certain games. Even Kameo on Xbox360 had hundreds! The worst part is that most of the 20-30 locusts they show running on the ground are just the same character animation copy and pasted over and over again, a technique called instancing.

[Twist96]

Yea well stop overhyping Killzone 2 as well, except judging by the way these rapid PS3-whores defend it, they're going to be let down even worse!! ;D

[leon76]

...Xbutts are completly desperate about the lack of REAL games for the 2008 line up, so trying to overhype this piece of crap it's their only chance...!!!! ahahahahhahahahahah!!!!!!!!!!! !!

[waljaber]

so the steal some idea's from other games! what's the big deal? at least GOW push the Xbox beyond it's limits.

[SL1M DADDY]

I know I don't speak for everybody here but I liked the first one and am looking forward to the second. I liked it so well that my buddies and I played through it a few different times cooperatively and we all loved it. It's a fun game for me.

[beavis4play]

hopefully, enough improvements have been made to warrant the hype.

[pow3r of t3h c3ll]

we are overhyping it because it will actually be killzone 2 whereas tears of war 1.5 will be no different from the first game.

but of course that doesnt matter because a halo sized marketing campaign and paying off all the critics like nazi$oft did with gaylo will ensure it will be the second best selling game this year behind GTA4 even though neither of these games deserve to sell well.

on a serious non fanboyish note how can anyone even attempt to say that gears will be a better game than resistance 2 since its actually aiming to do new things but like I said we all know which game will undeservedly sell better?

[MK_Red]

Why not? That's the whole point of big exclusives. That's what happened with original Gears and is happening for Gears 2 and Killzone 2.

Sure, some games are as good as hyped like GTA4 and BioShock but most of them time, it is the hype that makes them look greater than what they really are.

[beavis4play]

but i don't want to go off topic, so i'll save that post for the appropriate thread. just wanted to comment on your post

[Matpan]

hype is inevitable...

and graphics look better than those of the first GeOW

[Tyrael]

That's funny; you want a potentially amazing new shooter to stop garnering so much attention, and yet you're writing for a site called xboxfocus.com?? Hope you got tenure, Wysowski...

[dachiefsman]

no sh1t....out of all these posts someone finally mentioned it....thanks for the laugh!

I was hoping for something sensible after wading through so much "KZ2" is better banter...amazing how many people will troll GeOW2 when it has nothing to do with KZ2 which isn't even releasing this year so it is safe to say it will probably be better graphically than GeOW2....

oh well I guess the banter will never stop..

[sleepbox]

You wanna talk about overhype?! What hype does Killzone 2 deserve as bad as Killzone 1 sucked?! How many awards did Killzone 1 win? Oh, that's right NONE.

[iiprotocolii]

Graphics alone display the hype that KZ2 is getting. Not to mention you saw a 5 minute gameplay video (low-res at that) of what the game has done in terms of graphics, physics and AI. So yea... it deserves the hype its getting.

And also, just an FYI, lol there were really no games in 2006 (besides 360 games) to compare against. The PS3 was released about the same time that Gears was. So, really, Gears got the awards for 2006 for competing against itself. Nice comparison. Still doesn't justify the overhype that Gears 2 has been getting for 30 seconds of gameplay. Show me more, then I'll decide whether or not the game is living up to the hype.

[midgard229]

stop hyping this game cuz if ya do it will be the next halo 3.
the first gears was just alright, and wat i wanna know is if the first gears on 360 wasnt even the full version (full version was on PC) due to disc space how much more is gonna be in this game and what will they take out to compensate for it.

this game doesnt deserve this much hype guys, ya know hype kills a game

[dachiefsman]

kinda like DMC4 huh?

[tplarkin7]

Just like CliffyB said, it's bigger and more badass than Gears 1. Before the video I wasn't too hyped for it, but now I can't wait.

[kewlkat007]

What's wrong with hyping a game?

Like some have said VERY rare a Sequel re-invents itself coming out on the same Generation console as its predecessor.

As for KZ1 Vs KZ2, it's all apparent you are looking at PS2 to PS3 type graphic enhancement so no doubt, you will see a major difference, and as well 4 years of developers hard sweat.

As for gears of War 2, the game will be bigger and badder then the first and the first GeOw was amazing, at the time it came out for the xbox 360. It was perfect timing. As well, the game was in development before the 360 was release so still a first-gen game.

Not many sequels look godly on the same gen console, their predecessor came out on. I mean do some research. But this game is BIG. I bet you plenty whining about it's HYPE will not be getting this game and for the lovers of this game, well go ahead and HYPE it to death, if you must.

This game is gonna OWN, on the gameplay, from what I've seen.
I know I hype my favorite games, regardless. No one should miss out on a fun game.

[mirroredderorrim]

They better push gameplay with this one. I don't think graphics can get much better. So gameplay has to shine above graphics with this sequel. ( and story would be nice too! )

[dachiefsman]

what was wrong with the gameplay? I played through it 3 times and had a blast each time...the only thing I thought suffered was the Multiplayer and the really dark environments...

[Z501]

360 fans i don't mind if you overhype this game, but overhype your other games as well.
But you're not, which makes it look like all you have to look foward to is GoW2.
You guys have Ninja Gaiden 2 coming next month.
Gaiden is a historic franchise, but you would'nt know it.
The Gaiden articles are realllllly scarce.
Wonder why?
Gaiden should be getting waaaay more hype.
It's a 19-20 year old franchise.
That's how i can tell the age range on N4G.
When the haters called LBP "kiddie"
But now it's a week of screenshots of Banjo.No ones screaming kiddie anymore.

Anyone remember Ace Combat 6 & Beautiful Katamari & how Sony lost exclusives?
360 owners did'nt buy them.
Wonder why.

I know why.
Cause you guys did'nt care about the games, you just wanted a piece of SONY.
(Which is a great form a flattery)

[t-0_ot-]

I bought Ace Combat 6.. =]

[t-0_ot-]

I guess i haven't bought Ace Combat 6, then? =/

[ASSASSYN 36o]

You can't be impressed by a game these days. It is automatically over hyped. Funny they are a lot of 360, or multi-plat games labeled with this

[Rusted]

"Followed by "What the hell is wrong with humanity?".. every day N4G takes a little of my faith on humanity..."

A videogame website takes you faith on humanity? wow...

ontopic: Gears of War is the only game i envy you my fellow 360 gamers. The mini-preview-video showed is cool but not spectacular, i rather prefer the GoW hype than other Halo... ugh.

[PS360PCROCKS]

wtf is everyone's problem? I don't get it, if the game basically stays the same and they add some elements, the game does "nothing" and people complain it feels to similar. Than a game like GTA goes for a more realistic approach and everyone complains "It's no longer like GTA" wtf? Make up your mind. So the game sucks if they change it and it sucks if they don't? Yeaa ok.

[eddierivera]

It reminded me of halo,, have to put a whole clip into someone to kill them. Graphically it was alright, Gears looked like a decent game, but nothing compares to KZ2. I dont care what anyone has to say.

[t-0_ot-]

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[HondaSIRowner]

Devs still don't know what the PS3 can FULLY do!

This sets the PS3 apart from 360, Big Time!

I'll use an example.. the Nissan GTR claims to have 480hp and 430Ib-ft

But it really has over 500hp. This is like the PS3 but you don't know what the full specs are.

The unreal engine looks pretty maxed out now, which is the 360's "gem"/"flagship ".

Drakes Fortune, KZ2, Ratchet, FF, MGS4, those are different games and they use different engines.

PS3 has no specific "MASTER" engine or "FLAGSHIP" engine.

This is a great thing and everyone can see the potential the PS3's games can have.

This may be the down fall of the 360, maybe!?!

As for Gears being over hyped it is and so is every other game coming out. Just relax and enjoy the game, whether its Gears2 or KZ2.

Hype kills nothing, if you want it to then it will.

[Morgue]

After all the hype surrounding the video footage now were not supposed to hype it? I figured that out the first day. We already know it's going to be good but this guy needs to write an article about it and I'm sure he was hyping it as well. Come on. And like someone said, the part where he looks down and sees' the locust running, it looks like they are running in the same direction with the same animations. What would have been cool was when they showed that angle, Marcus could've picked one off just to show us that those 100's won't be canned animations but I doubt that will happen and we won't know until later on. In the end M$ will sell millions the game will get a 8.5 or 9/10 and everyone will start comparing and complaining all over again.

[ShiftyLookingCow]

there is nothing to disagree at all. Games are games, a type of entertainment and even art but thats all they are. There is no point in putting too much hope in them. You are bound to be disappointed.

[DG]

Fuq all you fanboys and trolls (MS & Sony).
-Yes its overhyped...so what.
-Yes its more of the same...so what.
-Yes it may be marginaly better...so what.
If you dont like it STFU and suq a diq.
If you do ... enjoy.
I personally was anticipating this game the second GoW1 was over.

[davez82]

epic games is just overrated period, i dont care what game it is.

[pshizle]

epic battles, crisper graphix, no framerate drops, innovative gameplay

thats why i should not stop...this game is badass

[Prophetcizer]

Stop writing this crap! This game will own 2008!

[DevonTheDude535]

The first game was good, doesn't look like Gears 2, more like 1.5 (kinda like Vegas 2, not leaps and bounds better). The game play looks exactly the same (minus the dual chainsaws) the only major difference is graphics in the video. I loved the first Gears but Im' a little skeptical of this game after RSV2 came out (the original RSV on 360 came out the same time as gears).

[Defectiv3_Detectiv3]

Really though, Gears2 aint reinventing the wheel. All I'm lookin foward to is 5 on 5 mp with some more levels and guns. If they can deliver there I'll be happy.

The story mode might be worth playing, but the Gears1 story was paper thin, plus its like you're playing on rails the whole time. You don't really have freedom to go anywhere, you just kill the baddies and proceed to the next screen.

[Angelitos]

This year, the only 360 game I care about is Gears 2.

[Nostradamus]

My opinion: So what?

Gears 1 was one of the best games I have ever played in my life.

SO,

If gears 2 is just like gears 1, then Gears 2 will be one of the best games I have ever played in my life!

[Swiftfox]

I think sequil is the wrong term to be used for games as well as movies in general.

People expect to much from a sequil and are subsiquently disappointed.

Think of Gears of War 2 as the next Chapter in the saga. When you think of it as a chapter you come to expect less from it and can enjoy it for what it will be.

It works for me anyway.

[xtreampro]

in the first GREYS OF HAIR gameplay footage, the part where the camera looks down it shows a bunch of LOTUS going for a morning stroll in the park, THEY DONT EVEN LOOK LIKE THEIR IN A WAR, talk about lousy A.I the A.I in this game is stupid, senseless and dumb, HA! guys shooting at them and they dont even do anything, WHAT THE HECKS ALL THAT ABOUT!!...Crashbandicoot on the PS1 has better A.I

[Mclovin96]

Gears 2 is nowhere near as over-hyped as KZ2 (KrapZone 2)

[juuken]

So typical of an xbaby talking down games on the PS3.
So very, very typical.

[hazardman]

you don't need to over hype GoW2...it's gonna be one of the top selling games of the year..behind GTA4 and I think neck n neck with MGS4 of even beating that...

[Rhezin]

if Resistance 2 has 60 player online, ESPECIALLY ON PS3, I mean look at warhawk. And WTF is this? This isn't kindergarden ps3 trolls go back to your caves you homos.