New Gears of War 2 Images

5 images taken from the documentary titled 'Every Gun has a Story'.

[ToastyMcNibbles]

looking good looking damn good

[himdeel]

...so I agree it does look damn good. Now if only I knew more about the single player game. That's where I will be monkey stomping locust to the tune of James Browns "The Big Payback".

NINJAR EDIT: True these aren't the best pictures but the game does look good. That is if you can objectively just look at this game and NOT compare it to anything else.

[wetowel]

But wtf, where is all the color? what is this killzone 2?

[TheSadTruth]

why the hell so many replies? the screenshots are too small to judge

[pixelsword]

...If The second killzone lives up to the first one in terms of various environments, you'll have the widest range of levels in a console game this gen: The first Killzone had it's cities, yes, but it also had snow, swamps, offices, mountain ranges, jungles, a beach, and even went into outer space.

If Killzone2 even reaches the same amount of environments as the first one and keeps the same quality throughout as we've seen from the footage of Killzone 2, this game will only have one game that could top it: Crysis... not counting gameplay, as I don't know which would beat which.

Now, about Gears 2 vs Resistance 2;

I don't care. I like the way both of them look.

I'm not insecure. I think both will be excellent and I hope whichever some guys get that they enjoy.

[theEnemy]

Screenies are too small.

I've seen much better screenshot of Gears 2.

It's gonna be head to head between Gears of War 2 and Resistance 2 in graphics and shooter awards.

[Homicide]

The game lacks color.

[TANOD]

http://img205.imageshack.us...

hahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa a aa

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yakkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk

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LOW TEX FTL

[Flops "R" Us]

Only on xbox will such low res textures and repetitive-underwhelming gameplay exist

[Shaka2K6]

Not the xbug 3rd60 saviour after all.

Resistance 2 will destroy this in every single way watch it sell millions more, score AAAA status on most websites and leaving gears of war 1.5 in the dust.

[OmarJA]

Ummmmm... why are they showing screeshots from the first one? oh wait!

[ProfessionalTroll]

Wait:the screens are from gears of war TWO?????

holy shhhh,what happened to the game,it looks like cow manure now

[user8020786]

can't really take it seriously. this game has potential though.

[user8020786]

GEARS

[user8020786]

WILL

[user8020786]

KICK

[user8020786]

ANUS

edit: at Nona

im not enemy you idiot. im just some nigger that is sick of all the PS3 trolls. I have to take it to the next level.

[Shadow Man]

http://img263.imageshack.us...

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[---------Nona-------]

Giantenemycrab is also 'F MY AHOLE',Mods you better ban both his accounts 'cause there kids that visit this website.

edit@Giant/F' My A'hole: You're obviously an angry xbot,cause now you're being a racist :)

[cahill]

........these are REAL

.these are real shots

. http://www.1up.com/media/03...

. http://www.1up.com/media/03...

[Anton Chigurh]

This site is really Fvcked up

MOD you need to do something

[JasonPC360PS3Wii]

I feel sorry for Droids, one good game and last place has to suck...:)

[angry_xbot]

Hahaha this is the hyped Gays at war 1.5.

An inferior piece of trash, thats totally OWNED by Resistance 2 a few days ago.

When we said, Resistance 2 absolutely MURDERS gays at war, them shiatty xbots didnt want to believe it.

But the facts are the reality. And they dont look favorable. Hahaha, what a piece of trash.

Hahaha IT SUCKS TO BE AN XBOT, PEOPLE!

[Flops "R" Us]

Is this the game that's supposed to save the xbox?

Because if it is,then I don't know what to say....I really don't,it looks worse than Metroid Prime 3.

[GiantEnemyCrab]

Using your dupe fake accounts to boost your bubbles as well huh? You joined 4 hours ago as of this post and have done nothing but troll and now have more bubbles than people who actually contribute to the site. You cheat just like your fellow fisheads do with sales numbers, pending news approvals, stats, online votes, polls, etc. You know you are on the losing team so you continue to resort to cheating!

hahahahahahaha what a flop! Oh that's right you are Flop's R Us.

[*_*]

((hey giantenemycrab you are very desperate why did you create the 'F**** MY A**HOLE' account))

[crapbox 360]

I wonder why it seems like the only color that Queers of War 2 has is brown.. :)

[Flops "R" Us]

Scratch that;It looks worse than Metroid Prime 2

[shutupandplay]

These were just taken from one of the video logs.

[Flops "R" Us]

I can't believe it,but after seeing that last screenshot that Tanod posted,I have to change my statement again;

It looks worse than Metroid Prime 1.

[WhittO]

gota say, i thought Gears2 graphics were better than resistance2 but comparing these to the latest build of R2, it doesnt look as good, and that has 60 player multiplayer to handle.

[power of Green]

http://www.1up.com/media/03...
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The graphical difference is that of comparing a pretty good looking game with a game that looks like mid range CGI at times.

I find it funny this thread is more about R2 than GOW 2, trying to spam this thread with PS3 fan jibberish over some low quality screen grabs from a low quality vid-doc showing multi player footage lol.

[WhittO]

you used 1 image for Resistance 2 that was single player campaign, the rest are seperate 8 player co-op campaign and multiplayer, so ofcourse its not going to look as good as single player.

Heres some in-game screens of R2 SINGLE PLAYER campaign:

http://www.1up.com/media/03...

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[Blademask]

You can't explore the backdrop in Gears. You can just look at it while you fight 3 guys on a small map. Which all the gameplay videos show and prove, unlike R2 where you walk miles.

But small combat is what Gears2 is all about. 5vs5

http://www.1up.com/media/03... Is a bullshot Unreal Engine doesn't have radiosity. That entire magazine spread that the image is from was bullshots confirmed by epic. Like the one for Gears1. http://scr3.golem.de/screen...

So thats hilarious in its own right.

I think you just managed to put your entire leg in your mouth. Looking forward to your stealth edit.

Im laughing my ass off over here at you trying to hype up the Multiplat Unreal Engine.

Heres the Gears2 you will be playing.
http://www.1up.com/media/03...

phenomenal

[power of Green]

You're not helping yourself.

http://www.1up.com/media/03...
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[WhittO]

lol not really, how does that:

http://www.1up.com/media/03...

look better than these HUGE enemies:

http://www.1up.com/media/03...

http://uk.gamespot.com/page...

[cherrypie]

Frontlines: Fuel of War -- 50 player MP battles -- TODAY.
Huxley -- 120 player MP battles -- 2009.

Resistance is a cheap knock off of Gears of War -- it isnt even comparable. And, just chucking "big MP battles" into the MP isnt even relevant.

Want big Multiplayer? Get Frontlines, it is *very* good. Or, pay attention to the Huxley development, the MMOFPS ideas they have going is very compelling.

[BabyStomper5000]

"Resistance is a cheap knock off of Gears of War -- it isnt even comparable."

When comparing graphics they definitely ARE comparable, and how can it be a "cheap knock off" when it's a completely different kind of game?

[cmrbe]

is between R2 and Gears 2 in terms of graphics is not as big as was the first time around. Gears 2 from the looks of it only had a small graphical boost while R2 is much much better than the first.

In terms of detail and texture i still give Gears the clear lead but overall graphically its not night and day as the first ones were.

Where R2 will shine like the first is Gameplay and scale. R2 overall will be leaps and bounds much better than the first which is why i believe it will be a better game overall than Gears 2 which will basically an extension of Gears 1.

[power of Green]

LOL I was just going to mention that, if he wants to compare different genres then I was going to mention Huxley which does much more than any game that will be launching in 2009.

http://www.1up.com/media/03...
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http://www.huxleygame.com/i...

In this game you can play in 1st and 3rd person and you can pan the camera out and look at yourself just incase if you were wondering what you're looking at possibly not believing your eyes(old pics too).

I won't bother with the masive scale battles and the vehicle and weapon lineups.

Thought I would bring this up sence everybody is comparing games from different genre's that have nothing to do with GOW2.
http://www.huxleygame.com/i...
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Sence all that matters is how pretty a huge game with massive amounts of players in multi player, I though I would talk about a completly different game not even in the same genre as GOW2. lol

Resistance what/Who? who will care about it in JAN/FEB lol
http://www.huxleygame.com/i...

[consolewar]

You're not helping yourself. lol....whitto is officially blind...lmao. Bring on the bullshots whitto.lol

Edit: You started it...you played POG's game and you lost. Take it like a boy.

[Blademask]

Wait beyond.

Post Alan Wake too

[WhittO]

omg lol, i only said what i thought then every1 comes on and spams all these screens, saying im worng and blind an everythin.

I mention R2 in this thread since on every other single R2 thread there are people saying the R2 graphics are crap etc etc Gears will own etc, just thought id mention that with the latest screens, R2 graphics are not crap and do not get owned by these screens of Gears2.

Didnt say anything about Gears graphics being crap at all, people need to stop being so worked up over 1 comment i made about my opinion.

. . . And anyway, Killzone2 owns them all! lol

http://www.gamersyde.com/po...

[VF34EJ25]

I like how POG tries to prove a point. But actually did nothing but proved Resistance 2's graphics are just as good. Especially the second pic lol

And stop posting bullshots, you can tell which ones they are.

But all in all, cant deny it. Gears of War 2 is looking awesome. But as soon as I beat the single player, goodbye Gears. Hello Resistance 2 multiplayer.

[sit down droid]

gears of war 2 pwns you all night long and all day long droid.
are you really tihs much of a troll. congrates you really are the number 1 failflop

[ProfessionalTroll]

lol I tricked pp ^ and he sent me a message saying he "wishes he could play ps3 games on xbox",he's using the "sit down droid" account now to hide his embarrassment.

[*_*]

((haha pp got fooled and admitted he wants ps3 games))

[Silogon]

Man, I'm a little underwhelmed by these... Does anyone else think Uncharted still has better graphics, after nearly a year on the market, than the GEOW engine? The look good, don't get me wrong, but they're just not mind blowing.

I think, in all honesty, the xbox 360 is showing its age in hardware. Maybe just a little. It can still hold its own on cross platform games, due to engine optomisation, but when it comes to exclusives; the ps3 is really pulling away from the pack here.

[Blademask]

Shaders
Animation
Water
Lighting

And whatever else I'm forgetting. Comparing it to an Unreal Engine title is kinda laughable. Considering the limitations of the unreal engine. It couldn't render a frame with a high res model to save its ever loving life.

Check out how 'detailed' the base models are before normal maps with the Unreal Engine. For 2008 standards, no idea why they are still using the 800 triangle limit for the models. Its the reason all the 'details' stretch since they aren't really there. They are all just added with normal maps. Unlike Uncharted where normal maps are just added for wrinkles, not entire objects on the character. Nathan's bullets/belt/buttons are all modeled. With enemies of equal details and 15+ on screen at once.

http://xbox360media.ign.com...

Now compare that to Nathan Drake. Then add the Scale of Uncharted. Then Add in the Post Processing that the Unreal Engine still can't manage to do outside of Motion blur. And it can't even do individual object motion blur.

In 2005, before any other games were out. The Unreal Engine was good as far as visuals go. But now, its a ridiculous theory to think an engine that lacks in so many areas that are found in MGS4/Crysis/Uncharted can compete.

Its a good choice for multiplatform development. The documentation out there and the tools are great.

[WhittO]

Ye, uncharted looks so good, but it never had to run multiplayer, so we dont know how good it still would have looked.

Im just really suprised that even with R2 huge online, there isnt a big difference in graphical decline between single player + multiplayer.

Sum R2 Screens:

http://www.1up.com/do/slide...

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[Jamie Foxx]

guess its because your down to two bubbles huh silly, i love all games...but two years or so since the 1st gears you'd expect a huge leap in graphics and if people are honest its just not there,its NOT 360s fault,unreal 3 engine is just maxed out,gears 2 looks ok its more of the same which is no bad thing,gears1 blew my socks off

and as for uncharted graphics,silogon to me it hasnt been bettered not even by mgs4

EDIT: whats up with people who just run around pressing disagrees to any comment why cant people debate intelligently? if you disagree with me atleast have the balls to say why n4g used to be really good, fanboys have ruined this site

[rosebowl23]

its a shame it took you so long to realize this silogon. maybe now that youve passed step 1 (denial) you can begin to heal :)

this is the first time ive ever agreed with you

[thenickel]

No these shots are not mind blowing but let's just wait and see some game play in motion at tgs before we start making I told you so comparisons. Uncharted looked like crap to me before it was released so I'm willing to bet there saving the good stuff for last.

[himdeel]

...Uncharted out there that's just wrong. It's still one of the most beautiful games around and is always extremely fun to play. I get the same feeling every time I boot it up and that's a good thing. Was the first PS3 game for me so that's also why for me it's wrong to mention that game, I'm terribly biased towards it.

Likewise to compare Uncharted screens to Gears 2 screens is just not fair when just looking at the graphics in GeoW2. Even though I think Uncharted looks better and is one of the BEST looking games to this day. And lastly even if the graphics aren't jaw droppingly improved in GeoW2 over GeoW1, it still doesn't look bad.

[thor]

I made the mistake of playing uncharted recently, just after I'd been playing Crysis Warhead on enthusiast. I noticed:

Low-poly foliage
Simple shaders
Linearity
Aliasing galore
Low resolution (compared to PC)

Lots of colour
Great art style
High-poly characters
Great animation (some of the anim blending looks a bit odd though)
Cutscenes look fantastic, they're using in-game assets
Shadows are great
Post-processing effects look great, are set just right (not too much bloom)
That sunset behind the waterfall and the U-boat is to die for

So I'm not entirely sure uncharted's graphics are THE best, I think MGS4's were better.

But I've also been playing Wipeout HD and I can tell you it's got the best graphics on any game ever, in terms of style, resolution, smoothness, framerate, and just general gorgeousness.

[cmrbe]

what i have been saying for a long time. People Should Compare Gears to Uncharted as they are both TPS. Even K2 is a FPS.

[digger18]

While I think that Flops "R" Us is a complete ass wipe, I do agree with the very low textures. Sorry, but this game looks worse than the first one, which was a master piece.

[Shroomy]

I like how you make an assumption about how good a game's graphics is from a screencap off a SD video, the game runs in 720p most likely, hopefully not gimped like every other console game res wise.

Wait till IGN take some screenshots before you kill your opinions credability with dumb posts like that.

Resistance 2 doesn't look much better, and that's when they filter the HD picture.

[GiantEnemyCrab]

Thank you Shroomy for the common sense. The $ony fishheads are working overtime talking smack just like before RFOM, like all their judgement day talk, 360 is dead, etc. All the while none of it coming true and the PS3 still getting a face full of taint from MS and Ninty. Having to smell ass all day long from the back of the bus has them mental as always. (that was not directed at you Digger)

[I Make Stuff Up]

At least these seem to be real and not bullshots.

[divideby0]

whats with all the fog its hinders the draw distance.
looks good

[ProfessionalTroll]

"Looks boring, generic, washed out, bad framerates, horrible textures, same old weak AI.
Not the xbug 3rd60 saviour after all.

Resistance 2 will destroy this in every single way watch it sell millions more, score AAAA status on most websites and leaving gears of war 1.5 in the dust."

Resistance 2>>>>>Gears of war 2

I know it,you know it,xbots know it;they just dont show it.

[Cheeky Gamer]

Screens look great, although we all know it looks much better in motion.

Given everything we have been shown, I think it's going to be a strong contender for GOTY. It just improves so much on the first game in all areas.

I look forward to some meat shield action!

[IQUITN4G]

The one thing you don't get with these shots of course is the superior texture quality 360 has.These look more like what Gears might look like on PS3

PS3 has more potential and just general grunt i think but for me texture quality is rather more important - in any case it's not as if 360 struggles with overall polygon pushing power when you see stuff like this frankly

The average joe doesn't take a blind bit of notice of tech - Gears looks as good as it gets so no ammount of PS3 down the road potential is going to persuade potential PS3 and 360 buyers

It's going to be interesting just how much of a curb stomp Gears delivers to R2

edit:
onslaught : yes i agree with how things can certainly be improved visually but it's mostly only us here on forums like this that know any better

[ThatCanadianGuy]

Funniest thing i've read all day.
"It's going to be interesting just how much of a curb stomp Gears delivers to R2" The ONLY advantage gears had over R1 was its graphics

Now the graphics are neck and neck,you think its going to curb stomp it with 5vs5 MP?

[DiabloRising]

Curb stomp?

Open Zone is that way ----->

Different engines. Different systems. Different art design. Different gameplay style. Different design focus.

I like how people focus SO MUCH on JUST texture quality? Is it important? Yes. But damn, animation, particle effects, draw distance, environment size, lighting all factor in to visuals.

Both are great games with different art styles. Let's compare them because they release around the same time! Yay! /sarcasm

As for "Gears looks as good as it gets" I have to disagree, both in tech and in art style. I hate the art style. Still no color. And as for just tech pushing? GTA pushed animation, Uncharted and MGS pushed the full visual package. Gears was great for its time, but even UT3 quickly surpassed it. Pass the torch already.

[Blademask]

And ps3 titles use higher resolution uncompressed images.

Here is the reality:

http://www.1up.com/media?id...
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it looks great from far away though.

[DiabloRising]

Blademask, the U3 engine DOES have nice texture/normal mapping abilities. No denying that. However, my personal beef with it is that it gives EVERYTHING a plastic, shiny look due to a lack of difference in the specular maps. Also, up close the texture quality holds up, but I noticed in Gears 1 that 90% of the materials had the same texture at 0 distance.

[Blademask]

Because any engine developed around the time/after Hl2/Doom has the ability to create complex SHADER NETWORKS which include normal mapping. That is nothing new or impressive for a game engine to pull off in the year 2008.

The Unreal Engine does NOT have any specific flags or features in its shading setups that separate it from any other engine when it comes to texture resolution, and in most cases the images used will be\are compressed.

Saying the Unreal Engine has nice textures/normal mapping abilities is like saying the Source engine has a cool ability to have a SPOTLIGHT in the engine.

Its a very good versatile engine to be used when you don't want to make one from scratch. However developers DO make their own engines, and those products are superior to UnrealEngine 100%. If they weren't there would be no point in investing the money into the engine. Naughty Dog/KojimaPro/Crytek have all invested in great new engines that bring new technology to the table that the Unreal Engine just have.

Its like acting as if a stock car is quicker than a tuned version, or a custom car made specifically for racing. Epic has nothing to redeem itself when it comes to visuals outside the old title of 'graphics king' when there was no competition. As soon as there was, the Unreal Engine suddenly looked out-dated.

[cherrypie]

"It's going to be interesting just how much of a curb stomp Gears delivers to R2" The ONLY advantage gears had over R1 was its graphics"

Wow, invent reality much? You're totally in a dream world. It wasnt just graphics.

THAT is why Gears of War won a PILE of awards. Resistance? not so much.

Sales? Yeah, Gears had fantastic sales. And legions of fans.

Resistance didnt and doesnt hold a candle to Gears of War. And, with the sequals, it is clear to all but the most dillusional zealots, that Gears of War 2 is going to --again-- be an epic victory without peer.

[shutterspeed]

Blademask those terribly compressed .jpg shots you posted still look better than R2

[sephy 9 2 5]

are low-res screens. Second why is Resistance being discussed here?

[Drekken]

Because pecker heads like to bring it up. But since you mention it... UE3 is so played out. Hopefully this is the last game made with it from Epic.

[Premonition]

I dont know where you've been but Resistance 2 and Gears of war 2 are the contenders for both systems this holiday, that is why some may bring it up.

[nieto]

low res screens tend to look better than high resolution ones so your point's lost. and with stupid comments like this is how you have so many bubbles? seriously the bubble system's broken.

[Cheeky Gamer]

Why are the two even compared? Comparing an FPS to a 3rd person tactical shooter is ridiculous.

[Premonition]

Even though one is first person and the other is 3rd, they are both shooters at the end of the day, and being first and 3rd has nothing to do with graphics, I dont like when people try to come up with excuses as to why their game doesnt look up to par as it should be when we all know whats going on here.

[IQUITN4G]

Gears still feels very much like a fps half the time though when you actually shoot

Technically they are different of course but not so entirely different really

[Cheeky Gamer]

What is wrong with you? 60 player online wouldn't work with Gears of War because of its gameplay. That is also the reason why 5 vs. 5 wouldn't work with Resistance 2.

And Resistance 2 has the same level of graphics as Gears of War 2? Are you high? Clearly.

[beavis4play]

well, clearly you're delusional.

[consolewar]

beavis are you high 2?

[rosebowl23]

after being spoiled with all that Resistance 2 stuff recently, Gears just isnt doing it for me anymore. not much has changed and they are literally re-using levels from part 1.

[shutterspeed]

Lol what has changed in Resistance since...oh idk...golden-eye and halo 1? You point at stuff and shoot it with guns.

Gears at least has something going for it. It has a cover system that forces you to take play smart. Name something that resistance has that isn't a gimmick.

[Cheeky Gamer]

Come on guys, get a grip.

[GiantEnemyCrab]

Why do you think the fishheads are in here trolling. They know it's going to be a massacre again just like all their big talk with RFOM. It was a joke then and it's going to be a joke now. They are working overtime because they know the headkick is coming! R2 looks mediocre at best, hidden behind big numbers to try and make up for it's same ol gameplay.

[heyheyhey]

same old gameplay? how the fcuk would you know? you haven't played either Resistance!!!

i've played Gears a lot, and from the footage i've seen- the gameplay hasn't changed anymore than Resistance has changed from RFOM

idiot.. both retain the same gameplay mechanics, but both introduce new elements, weapons, techniques etc....

[Shadow Man]

Flops "R" Us has multiple accounts the only reason why he has so many agrees and bubbles is because of his multiple accounts. What a low life piece of sh!t!

Gears of War 2
http://img263.imageshack.us...

[cahill]

these are REAL SHOTS

these are real shots

http://www.1up.com/media/03...

http://www.1up.com/media/03...

[IQUITN4G]

Gears has both great visuals and gameplay.Resistance is altogether forced for the sake of having a Halo like game for Sony

I'm sure it will be reasonable but throwing numbers like you do smacks of desperation - Gears never needed any of that

But of course if you are including a 300 b-movie rubber monster in your argument along with the many over the top weapons etc then R2 is the stuff of legends

[DiabloRising]

Because Halo invented the FPS genre...

God you spew nothing but bullcrap in every post you make. Sad.

[fopums]

I would say goldeneye is what made the FPS on consoles what it is today, but Halo:CE is what opened it up to mass audiences.

Now THOSE were the days :D

2 xbox's a bunch of your buddies, beer and pizza!

[beavis4play]

explain to me how (realistically) a chainsaw is configured to work inside a gun? yea, that's not over the top.....end sarcasm.

and that new enemy called the scorge....looks like a high school kid with a cheap halloween mask on.

[NewSchoolGamer]

Gamer, Gears of War 2 has alot less to handle both in multiplayer and singleplayer in graphics.

Why are we even worrying about the graphics, isn't gameplay what truly matters most of all.

[Nexy]

Gosh, once more GoeW simply destroys Resistance in every possible way.

I thought that R2 will be able to at least try to to look half as good on some of the screens as the new GeoW... All my hopes in vain.

Well, actually I feel sorry for those pathetic guys who bought their crappy overpriced PS3 which cannot reach such a level of masterpiece the new GeoW is...

[GiantEnemyCrab]

Preach on!

[GameDev]

pretend to be intellectual is comedy gold, keep it up bots.

[IQUITN4G]

You guys have no idea if R2 will be great, i mean how can you if all you have us the first reasonably fun game to go by.Gears played great and it's highly unlikely the 2nd will be a dud

The only real flaw to some is Gears has bad cheese, unbelievably it works for the better like i guess some hollywood films do also

Insomniac only now how to do fun games, just not incredibly fun games

[Premonition]

Ok so your saying because gears 1 played great, why shouldnt Resistance 2 play great if in my opinion the first one played great? your argument makes no sense, basically what your really saying is you cant say anything about gears of war 2 based on gears of war 1 gameplay.

[beavis4play]

last couple days insomniac has been showing amazing "in-game" trailers of resistance 2.
epic is showing nothing. hmmmmmmmmmmm......

[shutterspeed]

Okay beavis what are you even trying to say? Because you sound pretty clueless.

You do know epic releases Gears documentaries every Tuesday right?

[*_*]

((i always knew resistance 2 looked better than gears of war 2 these new screens confirm it))

[LiquifiedArt]

R2 looking much better. And i dont know. Duck and Shoot just not feelin it after watching all the MP R2 vids. Just seems very slow.

[shutterspeed]

You'd rather press shoot and just run straight forward right?

[k1ngd4n]

lol dude your pathic, you spend your time writing shyt on all the xbox news man you need a girl or something man serious!! its cool if you don't like xbox or whatever but 2 spend all your time writing shyt your life must be completely empty! feel sorry 4 you and people like you! maybe you need 2 get out more or grow up but suppose thats unlikely hey!!?? well maybe when you ve got your d ick out ur ps3 ud realize that as good as consoles and gaming are they are not life!! and if you think they are you need help in your lonely, sad and pathetic life. peace and happy gaming dude lol

[*_*]

((wow we're having emotional meltdowns from xbots guys take a picture this is a kodak moment))

[dork0783]

Are realy realy insurcure you guys act like little kids dude grow up.From now on I'm taking every bubble away froms these punks.Join me people let's get rid of them SERUISLY!

[NewSchoolGamer]

Gears of War 2 will have a more strategic and slow pace while Resistance 2 will also have some strategy in it but it will be alot faster I guess.

I like my gameplay fast but not choatic so I think R2 will be just right for me, I can't wait for the release!

[Meus Renaissance]

Gears has long had the reputation for setting the benchmark for visuals this generation when it was released November 2006, and to be fair its held its own even up till now, but it no longer is that benchmark - no longer that standard for which others aspired to. The Unreal Engine 3 has a very unique look to it, we've seen it many games since Gears and perhaps its a reason why people are blown away by these graphics as they were with the first release.

The game looks great, but its not the best looking game out there so lets drop that charade. There are however aspects to its graphics which are incredible, but also aspects which have been bettered in other games. But then again, what game is visually perfect? I hear alot of people talk about Uncharted and MGS4 etc, those games are gorgeous but not without their graphical flaws in certain areas aswell.

Fair is fair guys.

R2 does look great, but have you seen some of its character models? Lol.

[thenickel]

Nice read Meus bubbles to you.

[fopums]

Yes lets be fair, R2 is a massive game, and looks quite well for being so large.

[nieto]

you're saying that the character models in R2 looks bad? i think you should see some more pics and videos of resistance 2 again.

http://www.1up.com/media/03... <--- are you talking about this?
or this? ---> http://www.1up.com/media/03...

http://www.gametrailers.com...

[shutterspeed]

Nieto you are actually proving his point. Those models are pretty bad, especially that monster in the second shot. They just threw a lot of bump mapping on them.

Geeze look at that soldier's uniform. It's FULL of bump maps.

[heihoosilver]

i hope r2 is this good or better because i´m gonna buy fable 2, fallout 3 and gears 2 for my 360, and r2 is the game for what i´ll buy one ps3, and because i want to buy a BD player.... Play all and play GAMES.

[*_*]

((finally resistance 2 looks 100% better than gears of war 2))

[heyheyhey]

is it me or does Resistance 2 looks almost as good if not as good as Gears 2 now that Insomniac gave it the recent facelift? i think it does

not saying Gears 2 will be a bad game of course, it will be a very good game- but i must say, hats off to Insomniac for the recent graphics work- they managed to match the Epic game, no-one thought they could

[IQUITN4G]

Lol enjoy your greatest ever FPS Resistance2

Yeah i would agree with the graphics being rather nice in R2.Some lovely subtle lighting stuff going on

In fairness though it all looks a little bit dull - having a lot of action in the form of explosions etc coupled with fancy guns and giant enemies does not make for a fun game design.If this is what people are baseing R2's greatness on then that's to simply not understand what fun fps game design is all about

Iv'e played some fun stuff from Insomniac but they have never truly wowed me with gameplay flair, it's only ever an awesome visual clout we get.

Insomniac sure know how to polish these visuals though that's certainly not in question.I'd rather play a bad looking great playing monster of a game though and that's where Gears comes in

[bunbun777]

"I'd rather play a bad looking great playing monster of a game though and that's where Gears comes in "

my roommates can't wait for Gears- they love the gameplay most of all.

[felidae]

not impressed.

hmm.

[dirtrider]

im still very skeptical though on the "deathmatch" portion of this game. im sorry, but gears 1 has the most "host" advantage ive ever seen in a game. but the co-op was flawless.

[joebahrjoebahr]

their moderators on this website?

[dirtrider]

they are ps3 fanboys as well, you can now see what the ps3 fanatics get away with on n4g. i got to say just wow though on the f my a-hole account- too funny. i dont think i wanna know how he/she got that pic on their account.

[TheColbertinator]

There are mods on n4g but Nasim is unbannable.How many times do I have to say it?

[k1ngd4n]

hell yea resistance luks awesome graphical genius!! But graphics r irrelevent 2me! Il be geting both so i wont be missing out on either. Gears 1 was much better than rfom but looks like r2 will trump gears 2 this time but who nos we'l have to see hey! Doesnt matter tho its gone be an awesome xmas 4those who own both consoles!

[juuken]

...That can't be Gears 2...:/
Guys, there has to be better screens than this.

[okcomputer]

What were you expecting? Its got the same engine and its on the same console. Graphically Gears 2 is going to a more polished version of gears 1, not some gigantic leap forward that some of you guys seem to think it should be.

Gears 1 looked great, and i'm sure gears 2 will as well. I'm more interested in how they tweaked the gameplay and whether they fixed the host advantage in the online.

[Cheeky Gamer]

If you really want to defend your system, you should have picked a game like MGS4 or LittleBigPlanet and compared it to Gears of War 2. But comparing Resistance 2 to Gears of War 2 in terms of an overall package is, based on what I have seen from both, laughable.

You can call me an Xbot, fanboy or whatever you like - I know that I own both a PS3 and 360 and look forward to games on both systems. Resistance 2 isn't one of them.

[n4gzz]

Okay, graphic wise the game is outdated looking at those screenshots. Trees are looking bland even floor and surrounding looks all bland. I know i get lotsa disagree from 360 fan but this is truth unless they tricked something with photoshop. Res2 graphic looks way better. I think, epic has to use huge resource on character model which doesn't leave too much space for other.
Game will surely look much better on motion though since, you will not have time to sit and analyze those trees.

Either way, this is on my must buy list.

[okcomputer]

I'll believe it when I see it. Resistance 1 is a great game, which I still own and still play occasionally, but it did not hold a candle to gears 1 in the graphics dept. To even look better than gears 1 resistance 2 will have to have made a huge improvement over the first.

Other than uncharted, mgs4 and maybe bioshock, there still isn't a game out that looks better than gears 1, and thats 2 years after its release. Don't underestimate epic.

[---------Nona-------]

Resistance 2>>>>>>>& gt;Tears of Bore 2.

If you can't handle that then woooom!

[Agent VX]

Definitely GeOW2 is the best looking console game to date. Not only that, the gameplay looks top notch, will easily beat of the competitors this holiday season.

After seeing some of the other stuff coming out soon on the 360 and other console(s), nothing graphically has impressed me like GeOW 2.

[swiftshot93]

i disagree. I think Uncharted, MGS4, GT5:P, and maybe FC2 actually look alot better. (R2 and R&CF:ToD are arguable...)

[Agent VX]

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All those game do look good, along with GeOW1, Bioshock, Call of Duty 4 and quite a few other games.

But GeOW 2 looks better that all of them.

[VF34EJ25]

Actually, Wipeout HD is the best looking console game to date.

1920x1080 @ locked 60fps.

Something the 360 cant ever dream of doing.

http://ps3media.ign.com/ps3...
http://ps3media.ign.com/ps3...
http://ps3media.ign.com/ps3...

[Meus Renaissance]

Sorry made some mistakes in original post, cant edit it now. Oh well

[Cheeky Gamer]

We'll just wait and see which game gets the better sales and reviews shall we?

[heyheyhey]

ok... we will

[G1L]

I'll reserve my judgement for the 1280 x 720 shots/videos :)
With these it's rather tricky to make assumptions :S.
Cheers fellow gamers

[---------Nona-------]

You can wait,the rest of us already know why Resistance 2 will come out on top.

[BLUR111]

gears 2 looks 3 times better than mgs4 and it makes these trolls mad and that resistance 2 is sooooo gerneric. it's retarded how these droids act

to your comment nona is how????

[Cheeky Gamer]

You can 'big up' Resistance 2 all you like; Gears of War 2 fans can do the same (and that includes myself). The truth is none of that really matters - reviews and sales will determine the winner, and I am pretty sure I know which game that will be.

[GameDev]

thing those shots inspire is someone to sell their sh1tbox and get a PS3.

[Rhezin]

there's nothing NEW IN RESISTANCE. First one sucked and the second one will two, what makes you ps3 morons so superior? Is it because you a bunch of rich pricks who always need to bash the low man? I think that's the real answer. I CAN'T F!CKING WAIT TILL ALL THE PS3 EXCLUSIVES ARE OUT THIS YEAR AND THEY TURN OUT TO BE TRASH AND I GET TO SEE ALL THE PS3 FANBOYS WEEP LIKE LITTLE THE LITTLE B!TCHES THEY ARE. God you ps3 owners are f!cking stupid its hilarious, then you have the audacity to call US stupid! LOOK AT THE SALES FIGURES AND STFU BEFORE SOMEONE BUSTS DOWN YOUR DOOR AND SLAMS THAT PS3 YOU LOVE SO MUCH INTO YOUR GOD DAMN SKULL! KNOW WHEN YOU ARE BEATEN!

[NewSchoolGamer]

So GEOW 2 will be the game with the best graphics to date when it is RELEASED!?

*FACEPALM*
I'm not even going to bother,

[J BO]

well it looks same as before, but i will buy it anyway.

[testerg35]

Didn't Gears own RFOM? I mean it beat it in sales and reviews. Didn't Gears get GOTY by several publications and sites? Ok.. that's what I thought. Preach all the RFOM you want, but RFOM hasn't proven crap yet.

[MAGNUM-RAM]

ask epic they know ted price & insomniac are there daddy.

[---------Nona-------]

Agreed,Resistance 2>>>>>>Gears of war 2.

[MAGNUM-RAM]

didnt RFOM launch with the ps3? Wasnt it already more technical online with 40 players?
wasn't gears boring after 30 minutes? Didnt it have lag, host advantage & gulp... Grenade tagging?
Even cliffyb said he wasn't a fan because gears wasn't tactical.
Killzowned!

[zonetrooper5]

Good lord some of you guys are childish, and I gotta laugh at Dirtrider who is calling me and the other moderators fanboys, I've been called a Sony, Xbox, Nintendo and even a PC fanboy lol.

[IconicWolf]

R2 60 people Wow that crap going to be laggy as heck just watch.I bet it will be the same as Black Hawk Down and that was just 50 players.so 4v4 and 5v5 will be just rite.Anymore then that trouble.R2 mite be alright just playing by yourself.I bet 60 people cant even get in your room to even play with 60 people.

[DiabloRising]

I wouldn't WANT Gears to be more than 4v4 or 5v5, its gameplay is focused on smaller battles due to its cover mechanic. But damn, you're delusional if you don't think Gears 1 had any lag. Dear god, host advantage nightmares...

[VF34EJ25]

That's why Resistance 1 with 40 players online barely had any lag issues. Say what you want about PS3, it's games, or whatever. But I'll tell you this, Insomniac knows what the F' they are doing. And if they say they can do 30 vs 30 or 8-player co-op. You bettah believe they can.

[blakstarz]

You cant be serious....R1 plays fine wih 40 players and crazy fire power and shootout going on and never lag once on my connection when I play it....5v5 will be just right on LIVE because LIVE is more of a pure lagfest...Try playing COD4 on LIVE...just with about 8 people it lags when running aroung in Deathmatches....R1 has dedicated serves for certain amount of players so I don't see 60 being a problem at all...if they are coming out wth a 256 online game (MAG), what makes you think R2 is gonna choke on 60...plus this is Insomiac we talking about, I'm sure their netcode is gonna be rock soild witht this title.
But anyway...both games look stunning and its gonna be a good hoilday for the those who own both systems (like me) and I have my reserve copy on BOTH games.

[ps360s]

my last comment got deleted by MOD!!!

just wow...

It were'nt a fanboy comment, it were'nt dissing anyone,

just wow...

this is what I were saying:

>I'm surely getting Gears 2 but R2 is the title that makes me drool and most excited about!

anyways keep it on the Gears topic...
can't wait to play co-op with my friends, "remembers the good old times on Gears 1" (meaning the co-op part)<

I still play gears online and I am looking forward to Gears 2 no doubt!

ermm why was my last comment deleted by the mod...

[SpartanZero]

that whaky piece of sh** Resistance 2 got nothing on this

[Lord Vader]

After reading the comments, they must have the title wrong. Seems this thread is about R2 ?!?

May I *please* have $1 for every mention of a Sony Game on 360 threads... please... I could retire...

LOLZ

I liked R1 but it sure didn't hold a candle to Gears in any way, shape, or form. What exactly makes you guys think it can this time ? Graphics ?

Graphics do not make a game... they are nice, but the gameplay is what matters the most in a good shooter especially. This is the key to what makes Gears so great... lol, the graphics are just the cherry on top. Maybe it's the hope of 60 player chaos ? One thing Gears taught me is sometimes less is more, it's still the best MP shooter out there & it's because you have great gameplay & use of strategy via smaler number of players & the way the game was developed. Gears is not ment to have 30 v 30 matches, that would ruin all the strategy IMHO. But, I'll enjoy both. We'll see which one is better in acouple o' months. Peace.

[Sanzee]

Gears of War 2 and Resistance 2 will be platform Killer Apps. Both will do well! In this case, Gears of War 2 will be an awesome game for the Xbox Community! As will Resistance 2 for the PS3 community.

Can't wait until Epic releases this masterpiece!

Screenshots are a bit small but seriously kick@ss!

[KiddyBrownTurd]

how is this news?

lame

[Rocky87]

In terms of graphics, gameplay and real badass action there is no better game than Gears of War. The combination of these 3 aspects is it what makes this game so incredible real.

But it is difficult to realize that!!

You need to play and feel the power of Gears of War. Because of this game I switched from PS3 to 360. And it was one of the best decisions I did in my life.

That's my opinion.

For the PS3 Killzone 2 could bring the same feelings to sony's monster machine.

The console is just as goog as their games are.