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Random Gamer's Review of Gears of War: Aspho Fields

Reluctant_Gamer writes, "I must say that I was pretty reluctant to read a book based on a video game, no matter how awesome that video game is. I mean, come on, with the exception of most Star Wars books, stories that are based on some form of entertainment (movies/video games) suck. Luckily for us, the Gears of War book was written by Karen Traviss, who also wrote many of the good Star Wars books..."

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CrAppleton5625d ago

I love the game.. so this would make sense to pick this up too.. I haven't read the Halo books yet.. But I hear great things about them all the time

ammonator5625d ago

I need to get on this reading gaming books thing. I read the first Mass Effect book after playing the game and it cleared up some of the questions I had regarding the pre-history of the game.

bgrundman5625d ago

It is cool to see them flesh out a universe like this... Books are a perfect medium for it.

ammonator5625d ago (Edited 5625d ago )

Coming from the guy who refuses to read books... Way to go bgrundman...

bgrundman5625d ago

be nice, the internet is enough reading for me on a daily basis.

matt19915625d ago

yea i got this book, it really is an awesome read and this is coming from someone who hates reading

joemayo765625d ago

this book sells like hot cakes where i work (Chapters), might have to pick it up to see why sounds interesting...

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JimmyJames705625d ago

I wonder how long it would take to read this book if I only pick it up during loading screens?

ammonator5625d ago

Depends on if you are referring to multiplayer loading screens or single player :P

CrAppleton5625d ago

LMAO.. depends on how quickly you can read =)

roblef5625d ago

Read it during Half Life. THose loading screens took forever. Almost as long as the elevator rides in Mass Effect.

bgrundman5625d ago

LOL that is hilarious... It actually is a pretty quick read. Big words with large pages. Lord, it made me feel like a senior citizen.

roblef5625d ago

I guess I'm too much of a literary sf snob. I see Gears as perfect for what it is, a background and environment for some shoot up adventure. I'd place it above Halo, though, for a story that resonates with me. I dunno. I'd be embarassed as a sf reader to be seen with this book. Like seeing me with a Star Wars novelization. Eeek.

reluctant_gamer5625d ago

@roblef I would normally totally agree about be a SF fan and reading this book, but I found that it is just the same as any other SF book, stories, characters... Except that most SF turn into movies/games/tv shows after being published. This just happened to go the other way. I just finished the first Halo book and I must say that the Gears book is much better.

bgrundman5625d ago

Are there any other games that would lend themselves well to being made into books?

boodybandit5625d ago (Edited 5625d ago )

God of War but I am sure there are a lot of games that might make decent books.

Hell if Hitman can be made into a movie.....

iMarcus5624d ago

There is only really about two games that come to mind that I would read a book about, Gears Of War and BioShock would make good reads.

Max Payne would as well, but that's past gen I guess.

Rocky875625d ago

this game is so awesome ...

bgrundman5625d ago

Did you actually read the book review?

Rocky875623d ago

I don't care about any review this game is the best action game ever made.

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15 Top Notch Single-Player Games You Can Complete in 10 Hours

For those who don't have time for massive open worlds or role-playing games with epic tales, these 15 games are worth checking out.

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anast70d ago

Good games for the $9.99 bin, you can get all of the Metro's for $10 in a bundle.

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Rumored Gears of War Collection is at the top of my 2024 Xbox wishlist

As the long-rumored Gears of War Collection looks like it may finally materialize on Xbox, the timing could not be better as Gears 6 and movie news swirls.

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1Victor123d ago (Edited 123d ago )

(Insert “It should be multi platform if Microsoft investors wants more money” JK here)
All jokes aside congratulations to all the gears fans it will be a blast I remember having fun on the first one on my 360 elite till got RROD and quit Xbox all together but that’s a story for another day.
Congratulations 🎊 🍾 🎉 🎈 🎉 🙏

Wyesvin123d ago

I'm excited for this just aslong is on the pc also cause I don't have the newest xbox console.

shinoff2183123d ago

I enjoyed the tactical one. I can't remember the actual name but it was fun.

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Gears of War Collection allegedly in testing phase for Xbox release

Marcus Fenix and the crew could be back on your screens once more, as the rumored Gears of War Collection is near completion on Xbox.

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VenomUK124d ago

sweeeeeeeeeeeet
Switch and PS5 owners are gonna love this.

Stuart5756124d ago

Every article, console fanboy trite, all these years later. Let me explain it AGAIN, in simple terms for the fanboys. Sentient human gamers do have their preferred platform, however they will buy and own multiple platforms so they can enjoy the games they want to enjoy. I own and have owned multiple platforms, Sony, Nintendo, Microsoft and now Valve, simply to enjoy a wide range of games across a broad spectrum of platforms. It's great. You don't have to pick a 'team' and cheer them on through thick and thin, dissing the other 'team'. And for you 'VenomUK' to state 'Switch and PS5 owners are gonna love this', proves that you're a bit behind. Learn, enjoy, live, develop, trust and coexist if you can, life is better that way.

Blad3runner00124d ago

@Stuart5756
Well said.
This is why i never understand fanboying over hardware. This is not like a sports team, its just hardware. Why some people have this mentality to pick a side and stick with it and refuse to look at other platforms, therefore depriving themselves of games that are only available on those platforms. They are suppose to be gamers after all?

FinalFantasyFanatic124d ago

It's practically guaranteed to come to PC as well, if that's the case, I might pick it up after it gets a discount or two.

TheEroica124d ago (Edited 124d ago )

Thank goodness for pro gamer companies like Microsoft.... It's about time we unified platforms where now only corporate suits benefit! Pro gamers all the way. Thanks Microsoft!

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RaidenBlack124d ago

Yup ... bring Gears 2, 3 Judgement as well as Fable II and Halo 5 to PC

phoenixwing124d ago

Online portions would be a bonus.

FinalFantasyFanatic124d ago

I'm really shocked that Halo 5 still isn't on PC yet, almost everything is ported over and that's the only Halo game that hasn't been ported.

Profchaos124d ago

Take it with a grain of salt this leaker has been wrong many Times

The connection has been rumoured in the past so there's some credibility but it's more if it's actually in testing or not

Father__Merrin124d ago

tell u what gears 3 on series x same 360 game but in 4k and 60fps is a dream it looks crystal clear

Sciurus_vulgaris124d ago

The Series X enhanced versions of Gears 3 and Judgement can at times look like Xbox One titles.

Concertoine124d ago

Yeah i got into Gears 3 multiplayer last year. People still play it a lot. Tons of maps and looks great with the 60 FPS.

Brazz124d ago

It would be funny to see Gears of War collection on Nintendo Switch.

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