UGO writes: "Two years after the release of the Xbox 360's first system seller, Gears of War, the game is getting a sequel. And, like most sequels, it's bigger, louder and more violent than the original. Yes, the aptly named Gears of War 2 is coming, and we've seen it in action.
The demo we checked out at Microsoft's event picked up right in the middle of the game. Marcus Fenix and Dom Santiago are aboard a giant mechanical tractor, the size of a very large tank, which is ferrying them into the heart of a Locust stronghold. Yep, the Locust are back, and up to no good. After the first game's Lightmass bomb failed to take out the main hive, the Locust have been sinking one human city after another slowly working their way to annihilate our race on the planet Sera. There's one human stronghold left, so it's just to the Gears to stop the Locust from behind enemy lines."
The Gears of War series has been a consistent deliverer of quality for Xbox, but which games are the best?
Gears of War is my favorite video game franchise, and the Locust is my all-time favorite faction.
My rank list:
1. Gears of War 2
2. Gears of War 3
3. Gears of War 1
4. Gears of War 4
5. Gears of War 5
6. Gears of War Judgment (No Locust in multiplayer was a disgrace)
Agree 100% with this ranking. The campaign in Gears of War 2 is among the most fun campaigns ever made. It’s been downhill from there.
2 is still my favorite but 5 is also up there (for me). Then I'd say 1, 3, 4 and Judgement. Tactics isnt the same type of game, so it seems odd to rank it among TPS when its a strategy game. So I make that one all its own. Pretty fun game too.
The first is and has always been the best one imo - the story, the levels, the set pieces, the soundtrack - as close to perfect as a campaign can get.
I’d say the series had been on a continual downhill slide until 5.
3
5
2
1
4
Judgement
I love the series as a whole, but 4 was pretty by the numbers, and Judgement was just ok.
I played them all since picking up a Series X about 7 months ago. Personally, I don't think time has been kind to the earlier games and they feel very slow and repetitive to play. Whilst the newer games may be prettier, they stick with the original gameplay mechanics too much in my view so as a whole series of titles, I think they are pretty average games.
Not to say they weren't fun and I have a lot of nostalgia for 1 and 2, I just think there are far better action games out there.
What's the best Gears of War game for players? Where to start? This guide should easily lend a hand.
It's brilliant but personally liked part one more. It's the only one that had a near horror movie vibe to it in parts, the atmosphere was amazing.
Also, the commercial for it was 🔥🔥🔥
https://youtu.be/wy8LRlS1SC...
Mad World was such a perfect song for that trailer. I loved part 1 too just because it was so fresh at the time. The series has been solid, but experiencing everything for the first time was pretty awesome.
Gears of War 2 has one of the greatest campaigns of all time. Carmine, all that juice, fighting inside a giant worm, and riding monsters.
Gears 1 and 2 will always be my favorite Gears titles. The scene where Dom find his wife and then has to shoot her was an epic scene.
I always found that scene laughably bad myself. Fantastic game though.
1 will always be my favourite. Most were great with the exception of 4 being okay and judgement being terrible.
They still have the most satisfying headshots from any multiplayer game around.
My favorite Gears game list
1. Gears 2
2. Gears 3
3. Gears 1
4. Gears 4
5. Gears 5
6. Gears Judgement
Gears Of War is my favorite video game franchise. I can’t imagine how Gears 6 will look in UE5 after watching Hellblade 2 gameplay trailer
There is a rumored Marcus Fenix collection (Gears 2 & 3 remake) in the works at the Coalition. Hopefully, it’s true, but I doubt it.
For me you can't beat gears 1 the original was so fresh and revolutionary at the time.
Then basically I'd rank it 2,3,5,4 and judgement
One of the reasons why i got the series x. Been fan since the first game.
Played them all recently on gamepass. Great games. But my favorites gotta be gears tactics. Don’t know why. I just had a blast with it lol
The Gears of War franchise's influence has remained to this day with cover systems becoming as ubiquitous as regenerating health. With a new console generation upon us, it's time to list the series from worst to best.
My ranking list
1 .Gears 2
2. Gears 3
3. Gears 1
4. Gears Judgement
5. Gears 4
6. Gears 5
1. Gears 2
2. Gears 3
3. Gears 5
4. Gears 1/UE
5. Gears 4
6. Gears Judgement
Close to my rankings but some differences. My rankings:
1. Gears 3
2. Gears 5
3. Gears 4
4. Judgement
5. Gears 2
6. Gears 1
People will hate on me putting Gears 2 so low but I always felt the graphics were too busy to the point of confusion and the combat/movement hadn't really improved over 1. Lot of cool ideas but execution wasn't the best as far as I'm concerned.
Epic games once agin, has brought the fans another mediocre shooter. One that will be limited to what can be actually done due to Xbox 360's poor hardware issues. Even more startling is that Microslaves have nothing more to look foward to as this is the only game that's worth any merit to their hearts.
Dark Sniper is glad to be alligned with a company that provides nothing but top notch AAA games, superior multiplatform titles and an online community that is for the people, not your wallet. By November, Microslaves will have already jumped out to P L A Y B 3 Y O N D.
Live in your world, Play in Ours.
$niper
Well done, a Sony fanboy comment that didnt mention Killzone2.
Must be a slow week of PS3 news if you are posting here.
Jealous you're not getting Gears of War on PS3? - obviously
This looks like a 4.5/10 game.
The previews show a bland story with weak characters and there are pop-in and odd animation problems and the usual visual issues Unreal Engine games are plagued by.
I'm really worried this game isn't going to live up to the hype and fail.
hope single player is longer then the first kinda short.
i will pay epic millions to have one of my many hits on the soundtrack.
holla ya gurl xtina
will be bigger than the Halo 3 launch