Uncharted 3 Beta vs. Gears of War 3 Beta - Which is Better? (StrengthGamer)

Anthony Accinelli writes, "When it came to playing the Gears of War 3 beta, I found myself constantly feeling like I was playing the same game as before. Large shoulders, tight pants, and a severe case of "over-compensation" plagued my gameplay experience."

[omi25p]

ive played both and so far i enjoyed gears of war 3 more, But uncharted 3 co-op adventure mode could change that.

[Joni-Ice]

Thats crazy cause I like the UC3 Beta more. I just hope both games are ready for launch.

[RayRay36]

I think the Uncharted multiplayer is decent at best. It seems too average. If every map was as cinematic as the beginning of Airstrip, then they'd have something. As long as they push out a GOTY story, Im happy. It seems like November is snalin along

[Washington-Capitals]

What do you really expect from a flamebait article submitted to a website like N4G where ps3 seems to be the dominate console of ownership?

[firemassacre]

uncharted 3 was better, it was a homerun

[Hoje0308]

How is that crazy? I like Uncharted more than Gears, but I don't think that the opinions of others are invalid if they contradict my own.

[Nexgensensation]

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[Active Reload]

People are retarded if they disagree with someone else's preference, lol. The only reason you should disagree in that type of situation is if they say their preference is better than your preference.

[No Way]

lmao, how is that crazy that he preferred the Gears of War 3 beta?
So, just cause you like UC3 beta better, means that's the 'right' choice?

You are crazy.

[Biggest]

It has more to do with the person he was responding to. I would have said "THAT'S CRAZY!!! s/" because it's omi25p. If he said that he liked ANYTHING on the PS3 more is when it would seriously get crazy.

[-Alpha]

Looking at it as objectively as possible (haven't played Gears):

Biggest difference I see is that Gears 3 has dedicated servers and Uncharted does not. This is a huge plus for Gears as things like melee as severely affected by internet connection in Uncharted (double melee deaths are annoying)

Adventure co-op on Uncharted is built around co-op, while Gears' co-op seems built around the story with co-op added (unless Gears had an adventure co-op)

Both have some sort of co-op mode where you play as the bad guys (Hunter Mode in UC3 and Beast Mode in Gears I think)

The graphics look better in Gears from what I see-- texture and lighting especially though UC3 has some nice dynamics like the cargo plain sequence. Uncharted 3's beta has a ton of bugs, not sure about Gears. Too much freezing and some really weird glitches, something the UC2 beta did not have (which I remember to be a lot more polished).

http://www.gamespot.com/for... (I know I'll get disagrees for saying Gears looks better, hence the link)

[-Alpha]

@RayRay

How is UC MP average? Just curious. It's very unique in that the game is centered around traversing and using cover. It's like Halo in that you have to have map control in order to win.

It fits smoothly into the series and is incredibly natural. The supported modes and uniqueness of modes like Plunder are a blast to play. It may not have had a huge following, but it was an absolutely unique experience

@Inside Out

Arcade guns? What? Just because Gears is more visceral doesn't make Uncharted bad. Two completely different experiences, you have no right to claim UC is inferior because it's less gory or not as gritty. All you're doing is listing things Gears has and UC doesn't and claiming it makes Gears better. I can do the same for Uncharted. Admittedly the beta is buggy, PS3 hard resets every time I quit but the game itself is incredible. Have you even played it?

Only fanboy I see here is you.

[AAACE5]

I liked them both, so it doesn't matter which one is better!

[pixelsword]

The one I like better is better.

The one you like better is better.

/thread.

[Boody-Bandit]

Single player Uncharted usually has a much better story than Gears. Multiplayer they are both decent. Graphically Uncharted is a step ahead.

[Peaceful_Jelly]

I have played a bit of the first GeoW and it felt like I was playing with a tank, or a robot while UC is more agile. Then you add the aspect of verticality, plus, the charm of the story and characters and in my opinion:

UC series > GeoW. Even when it comes to MP. The fact that you can climb/jump and stuff it instantly makes it the better game to me due to its versatility and variable approach.

[MaxXAttaxX]

2. I like the lighting, 3D volumetric special effects among other things on UC3.
3. I also like the moving/cinematic stages representative of UC's single-player experience.
4. The fluid gameplay.
So much fun :P

Can't wait for even more cinematic maps in the full game! And the story/single-player will be incredible as ever.

Dedicated servers sound good, but really, they have an equal amount of lag.
Both good games, even though they're very DIFFERENT.

[MaxXAttaxX]

Let me elaborate on their differences.

Gears is built around multiplayer gameplay.
Uncharted is built around single-player gameplay.

There are several gameplay elements in UC that don't exist in Gears(climbing, platforming).
Gears is a more straight forward run, cover, shoot.

@Alpha:
System resetting is common with real Betas.
And motion blur is obviously much more exaggerated in Gears.
If you get a close look at the shaved head of the 'treasure hunter' in UC3, you'll notice sharp detail. I don't know why it's so blurry in those screenshots.
Flaws are less noticeable when colors are desaturated and blend(from a photographic point of view lol).

[kingdoms]

360 games have high end social gameplay design that has gameplay replay value gamers value LOL. Solid gameplay mechanics first, is the reason hardcore gamers love the 360 with solid online.

Back to beer, friends, food and fireworks

God I want forza bad

Fun first everything else second

[AngryTypingGuy]

How about this: if you own their respective consoles, then both games are a must-have. Fortunately I will be getting both. I'm still new to the PS3 world though, so I still have to play UC2 before I get 3.

[JellyJelly]

@NathanExplosion - U jelly?

[NewMonday]

while both games are 3rd person shooters, gameplay wise they are different.

what makes GoW stand out from other MP games is violent kills and Sci-Fi weapons like underground homing bomb.

in the other hand in U3 the weapons are the means not the end, it will be about the buddy system agility, traversing the map knowing the tricks and rules.

@Alpha

from the screens you posted GOW dose have better character models, but i don't think U3 models are final.

but U3 has way better backgrounds and environments GoW has some heavy textures bet bland colors.

[ChrisW]

Which is Better? Pong.

[showtimefolks]

it wasn't always like this i remember not that long ago xbox360 was running this site

i am a gamer but i been here long enough to know what happend. when ps3 launched every single day there were article about sony doom or ps3 doom or ps3 has no games

so the way i put it is what goes around comes around.

and i havnt played neither of betas i will get the games when they launch but invisible walls and epic battle cry podcast said that UC3 beta was almost like a complete online game and the modes with co-op will change every wekk so its something fresh each week.

most of the media is giving a lot of credit and hype to UC3 hopefully changes that needed to happen will take place before both games launch and who cares which beta is better

enjoy it help the dsv in figuring out what needs to change and improve

[Heartnet]

Dunno why peopel are going crazy of Disagrees then later saying How can u disagree its my Opinon..

Maybe just Maybe some1 does not agree with ur opinion and has a different opinion.. there not gonna click the agree buttong people!

[RedDead]

NathanExplosion.

I agree that UN will have a beter Single player, and that Uncharted has a few more Gameplay elements overall, but Gears has the run cover system perfected and smooth as can be, in that aspect it's better than Uncharted, but again Uncharted also has climbing. Gears is more teamwork based again though, being able to pick each other up for example, it makes you want to be near someone always.

I love the U3 beta, I haven't played Gears one, from what i've heard Gears is a huge improvement over 2, I owuld say it will be Uncharted for Single and Gears for Multi.

Also graphics wise, from what i've seen, Beta goes to Gears 3, Single player goes to U3.

[Hisiru]

Well, it's a matter of taste. As much as people want to compare both games (because both games are TPS), it's not the same experience. You will have more shot and action sequences in Gears of War 3 and more puzzles and climbing in Uncharted 3.

I will probably love both games.

[ASTAROTH]

Its really a matter of prefferences I believe. To me I really preffer Uncharted because its more fluid but again some may preffer Gears. . . anyway the most important thing to me is single player campaing and I will be playing and enjoying both games...just me.

[-Alpha]

Yeah but the majority of people haven't played both and it's clear that they will just praise whatever product is on their console

[CommonSense]

sorry alpha...that's only clear if you're a one console clown. i own both, like both, like gears better. i'll be buying both games, but a year from now, it's likely i (along with 90% of the UC3 early adopters) will have forgotten all about UC multiplayer. however, i'll probably be playing gears 3 til this generation of hardware is last-gen. and this is coming from a guy who played way WAY more uncharted 2 MP than Gears 2 MP. gears 3 beta was simply a blast. and the weapons and maps already felt perfectly balanced. i miss it :(

[NoOoB101]

@ commonsense
I actually disliked the gears beta. I experienced lag in a few games but that should be fixed for release. Not to mention the shotguns still rule everything in that game unfortunately. There would be one guy rolling and shotgunning and could take down the entire team. Very frustrating. It was fun though at times but i just couldn't get into it. The maps were very small it pretty much 1 to 2 ways to get to the other side. Also to say 90% of people playing UC3 will be gone is just dumb..no offense.
I will say though Iv had some troubles with UC3 beta though. the menu screen was pretty laggy and clunky at first..it has improved though. As for the graphics..Gears was pretty good in that department I must say. UC3 was good as well, both have different art styles so its hard to say..but as of now im going with gears 3 in MP. not sure about Sp yet.

[lucifon]

Gears feels like a significant improvement after the mess of 2. I had an absolute blast with it.

UC3 however has been a disappointment for me, it doesn't feel like much of a step up at all. The meta-game elements such as customisation are definitely improved, but the game itself has the exact same bad points of 2 which have been left untouched.

I'm not fussed though, I'll buy UC3 for the singleplayer alone which even if it is more of the same will no doubt be fantastic. But I'll be buying Gears for both.

[cooperdnizzle]

Gears of war single player is like the worst game ever. Good multiplayer but horrible story and horrible voice acting. And the last boss on the second won was like hey hold down this button. If you think gears of war is good or anywhere near uncharted you need to have your head checked. And i love gears of war... For its online no way in hell anyone could argue that it has a good single player. Boring as hell, Not to mention everything i said. Just a really bad single player. NO JOKE. "

[TKCMuzzer]

To be fair, Gears out of the two always had more room for improvement. I loved Gears one but was left let down with the second.

The power plays in U3 change the game and the way it's played through the map. It's a bit like Killzone's warzone, the changing styles are something I prefer as it's variation improves the matches no end.
To go from standard team deathmatch to all of a sudden defending one player changes everyone's focus and helps add a welcome dynamic to the multiplayer.

[candystop]

LMAO...GEOW single player was not that bad just not that great. The music was rocking but that can all be fixed in part 3. Believe it or not many Gears fans buy it for the single player.

[newhumanbreed]

Lets take into consideration that Gears is built on multiplayer, while Uncharted is built on single player. Obviously Gears multiplayer will be a lot more polished than Uncharted, and vice versa.

I enjoyed Gears 3 beta a lot. Although I love the Uncharted series, I enjoy the single player a lot more than the multiplayer.

[CommonSense]

really? you think I should have my head checked if didn't think the cliche story, characters, and one-liners from Uncharted weren't very good? sorry, i don't agree with you at all. uncharted 2 is fun, i enjoyed it, but it's not at all original or memorable.

i think people that still think these live-action disney stories are something special should "have their heads examined."

it's quite possibly the most overrated franchise of this generation.

but it's like Yahtzee said. " if you feed humanity flavourless wallpaper paste for decades then you shouldn't be surprised if that's all they want to eat now." which is a brilliant way of putting it. most people are so dumbed down by the mundane, averageness of tv, movies, music, and games, that games like uncharted get hoisted up on their shoulders for doing EXACTLY what we've already seen dozens of times before.

uncharted 2 is a worthy experience, but it's nothing special and not a great game.

[Manberg900]

I have to disagree. UC3 beta has improved the damage system greatly and I hope they keep it as is. It's perfect right now. They also eliminated corner shooting and lag kills, which plagued UC2 as you'd die while behind cover.

They also added the ability to join mid-game which eliminates the problem of quitting. And another thing that eliminates quitting or at least helps, are the powerplays (although they HAVE to get rid of that half health powerplay. It's essentially a cheap way of handing noobs easy kills).

Another improvement is the sprint option. Now I don't feel like a snail. Lastly, spawn system is totally revamped and 1000 times better, especially the buddy system. Now, I don't spawn and get shot in the back. I can see my buddy and spawn when it's safe, or choose to spawn away from the action.

All these things make UC3 MP better than U2. It may not be as polished but that's kinda the point of a Beta.

[WANNAGETHIGH]

I dont know about u guys but ive not been able to get into a game in uncharted 3..It just says finding player but no player ever comes..Ive only played one game... :(

What is wrong...Can some one help me?

:(

[cemelc]

If your trying to play three team deathmatch or free for all is going to take a while, try hardcore or team deathmatch youll find one in 5 secs.

[HeavenlySnipes]

TDM is ALWAYS full. It takes like 10 seconds to get a full lobby in TDM matchmaking.

For me, the beta used to have problems just starting up. Try deleting all the game data utility/game save data for the beta (not like you can keep them for the full game) and try again.

[Redempteur]

TDM isn not always full i've been playing the beta since the start of it and i never got prob finiding a match ..

[Just_aarix]

Trust if there's a problem and you don't hear about it the day after, it's your connection. :P try unplugging your router always works for me

[the_best_player]

Uncharted 3 is way better

[omi25p]

You havent even played gears of war 3, Ive just looked through your comments, your just a troll.

[Heartnet]

@Omi...

He is the best player so... i think he knows more..

and by his comment history you know what games he plays haha

but yeh 1 bubble = TROLL!

[subtenko]

Uncharted 3! FTW, NaughtyDog yall are awesome! :D This makes me so proud to be a gamer ^_^

We've come a long way. I started back in 1995 <3 and it was in the 90's! Good times

[keith-ps3]

i started in 89 i feel old

[DoctorXpro]

"Uncharted 3! FTW, NaughtyDog yall are awesome! :D This makes me so proud to be a gamer ^_^"

the only reason you say that is because they are PS3 only, because if they move to the 360 side you will be crying just like you did when Insomniac Games move to multiplats...

[subtenko]

wtf.... i said we've come a long way in gaming and from ps1.... you xbox fanboys are a trip...how can you disagree with an obvious a true statement?

to even it out, bungie has come a long way!! but this article is about naughtydog's uncharted3.

good gosh..

(edit) I guess the disagrees are trolls, biased fanboys or kids who know nothing about gaming history. like I said, im proud to be a gamer...

[iamtehpwn]

Maybe it's just me, but Uncharted has always been a better shooter to me because Nathan Drake is one of the best characters control, ever. His liquid smooth animations and ability to climb almost anything that looks climbable enhances the gameplay experience by a lot.

[CommonSense]

uh, except that he can't climb almost anything that looks climbable. he has to climb very specific spots that were placed by the programmers...not saying if this is a good or bad thing...but it's nothing like how you describe. what you are describing is more like assassin's creed.

[Bonobo12345]

@commonsense.

Actually from what I've played of the beta so far it seems the climbing has a lot less restrictions, In U2 it was specific, but for example in chateau I can grab anywhere up the side of the high stairs. And on hanger I can climb on places I didn't think I could.

Of coarse its still a step behind assassins creed but it's far closer to free climbing than the last game..

as for which is better of U3 and Gears3 I'll wait until release to decide since judging from a beta is -although relevant- not quite indicative of the final product

I'm sure they will both be AAA games

[mastiffchild]

They're both good and both VERY different. Why are we always beset with articles asking us to compare grapefruit to lychees to see which make the best bicycles? It makes all gamers seem dim. Like all the GOTY awards we have and IGN's DAFT list of the 100 "best" modern games-what the F does that even mean? It's al mere opinion with zero purpose and less need. Sod it all.

[Zydake]

I agree Omi the Gears beta i found more entertaining. Uncharted 3 was fun but not as fun as Gears but my opinion might change when they open up more game modes other than killing people .

[NanoSoldier]

Gears 3 will be the better experience in the end for me. Graphics and Gameplay of Gears 3 are amazing and it looks to be the best Gears yet.

[M-A-R-S-H-A-L-L]

...Now we're comparing betas from two different games now?! This console war is retarded, seriously.

[Brash_Attack]

I agree. I enjoyed the Gears of War 3 beta more.

[Adam2101]

I love both games.

[Mottsy]

lol @ N4G . you guys try to stay calm and collect until a article like this pops up then its like guns blazing!!

[Gray-Fox-Type0]

no contest here, Gears Of War 3. I am a Uncharted fan too.

Uncharted = Campaign Win

Gears = Multiplayer Win

Uncharted multiplayer is just a standard average ordeal. Nothing special.

It's very annoying for those which haven't played both and speaking from what they have seen.....

[Gray-Fox-Type0]

Graphics in Uncharted 3 beta was a tad bit dissapointing but I expect the campaign and full version to blow people again once again. I went to the cinema mode and studied the environments zooming in , ( airship level you can zoom out much as you want seeing the whole map the developer doesnt want you to see) player models and environments don't look that great , look at the trees and grass on chateu..Gears 3 am afraid graphics look better from what we seen and vegetation.

[MaximusPrime]

I played just Uncharted 3 beta because I do not own xbox 360.
I cannot compare the two betas.

I like UC3 beta. Few bugs obviously but gameplays not bad. I think coop mode should be worked on.

[AvidGamerrrr]

Yeah that's why it's a beta :)

[news4geeks]

that's why he said obviously :)

[MaximusPrime]

"obviously" ;)

[-Alpha]

At least your honest, Maximus

[MaximusPrime]

Yep but disagree fairies dont believe me. Nevermind

[DrRichtofen]

I played both and yeah they're pretty different. Both had good betas.

[pr0digyZA]

Played both and enjoyed both and thats all that matters to me. Picking them up day 1.

[SCW1982]

Once again another idiot article comparing two games that play completely different from each other. The only thing these two games share is a third person view and cover system. This article is strictly for hits and I won't read or support this shit.

[RayRay36]

TPS shooters. Its not BF3 & MW3, but they're definitely comparable. In fact, when U1 came out many people drew GoW comparisons

[asyouburn]

Not really comparable. Uncharted has gameplay elements, such as platforming, that are nonexistent in gears. You would have to strip that away to compare. The platforming is one reason why I personally enjoy uncharted more than gears. The verticality changes the gameplay

[CommonSense]

they do play similarly. what are you talking about? i am really really good at uncharted (almost always the top guy) and i owe that to the time i spent playing gears 1. people saying they are so different are probably the people i see standing still or just camping behind cover waiting to get pwned. they have a different art style, and uncharted lets you climb walls, but 90% of the combat is very similar. except that gears has unusual, unique weapons (i.e. the digger launcher) and uncharted basically has the standard weapons you'd see in every shooter (pistol, shotgun, assault rifle, sniper, nade launcher, rpg).

[mastiffchild]

No, they're both VERY different and I definitely don't camp behind anything waiting for anyone. the weapons and the bulky characters in Gears make it a totally different take on TPS to the more athletic and vertically demanding U3-and that's without touching on how each games modes differ drastically from each other. Seriously, I can totally understand how someone would love one and hate the other(I don't myself and think they're both amazing)-yes, they're both TPS but both veer a ong way from , say, Socom and other more "normal" TPS.

[lugia 4000]

They are both very good.

[aviator189]

I really do love both video game franchises and I feel both betas have been very enjoyable and fun.

[cooperdnizzle]

I also feel the way you feel, But i will say uncharted is way better in the single player department. Being as it actually has a good story great voice acting and its fun. Gears of war single player sucks. One of the best online games, but also one of the worst single player games. Its just boring. My favorite online game. Nothing better than gears in that department.

[HeavenlySnipes]

but to those who have, is it still fracking wall jumping nonsense? I HATED Gears 1 online when I used to have XBL, if they changed that BS I may get XBL again (I picked up Gears 2 for the coop campaign and Gears 3 will follow).

UC3's beta is awesome. Only thing I'd change is the pistol damage (WAAAY to low) and the transition from melee is to long. If you miss, you have to stand there like an idiot. I'd like if you can do a quicker (not Crysis 2 fast lol) melee and then be able to roll or run afterwards.

[Just_aarix]

I can't describe how different the controlls are. When you move it feels so loose and natural (please no "that what she said" jokes) I really feel it's fair and It's almost impossible to wall bounce cause if the better connection and loose controls

[gravemaker]

both are awesome

[Dazel]

For me GoW 3 by a country mile. I just can't get into the Uncharted one at all. Mind you my loathing of the dual shock 3 don't help. Each to their own I guess.

[mastiffchild]

Or use a different controller? I dislike the 360 pad myself but, seriously, i wouldn't let it put me off a great game.

[Dazel]

I tried one of the 3rd party 360 style controllers for the ps3 but they aren't very good. Dead zone on the sticks was terrible.

As for trolling or what avatar I use, I'm entitled to do as I want. Same goes for my opinion, I tried both and didn't like Uncharted. Deal with it , fanboy.

[lochdoun]

Actually the 360 controller is one of the highest rated console controllers of all time. But I wouldn't expect you to know that, fella.

[Silly gameAr]

Kind of a silly question. Obviously, there's going to be a lot more people that played one and not the other over those that played both.

[CommonSense]

well obviously the people that only played one should stay out of it. unfortunately, that's not at all the way it works on n4g. the most ignorant are always the loudest.

[Orionsangel]

This is a ridiculous comparison. Uncharted 3's multiplayer is more simplistic and less intense. The weapons seem weak with pew pew pew and the kills are unsatisfying unless you blow someone up with a grenade. Where Gears 3 Multiplayer is a beast of a game with intense, outrageously satisfying kills and finishing moves, not to mention better weapons, better controls, better cover. That's not to say Uncharted 3's multiplayer is bad it's not, it's just personal taste and I prefer Gears 3. I dunno it's just that nothing is more satisfying to me and insulting to an online opponent than sniping someones head off or using the gnasher for an instant closeup splatter kill in Gears. No online shooter even comes close to that experience.

[asyouburn]

How is uncharted more simplistic?

[Biggest]

He means to say that in the slang way. Calling Uncharted 3 "simple" when compared to Gears of War 3 is saying "extremely complex". The whole platforming thing is still a mystery to him.

[cemelc]

Dude uncharted has executions since 2, its pretty intense i mean you even have overtime now wich really puts the pressure on the team, what are you talking about?how uncharted is simplistic(if anything is more complex since you have everything in gears and have to take into account the vertical gameplay also) at least play the damn game before talking sh!t.

[Orionsangel]

I played Uncharted 2 and I'm in the UC3 Beta. Are you kidding? Overtime? Yeah that's so complex. Gear3 has 10 different finishing moves. I can charge you with my retro lancer. Chainsaw you. Use my butcher knife. Tag you with a bomb, tag the wall. Hold players hostage, tag them and kick them towards you or snap their neck. You can jump over an obstacle stunning and opponent. You can now switch weapons with other players, give each other money to buy items. The list goes on. It's deep as shit! Ground breaking stuff here. UC3 is more stream lined. It's not sophisticated.

Gears features more strategy. You can end up one on one and using cover to hide and slowly make your way towards your opponent and fake them out. You can rest and take breaks as your friends watch you in spectator mode. It's more intimate. It's not black and white like Halo and MW. Where it's just morons running around shooting each other over and over again.

[NoOoB101]

@ Orion..from what i played in the beta in gears 3..there was absolutely no strategy. The maps r crazy small..and all u do is run to the middle in most of them..maybe take a side route..which u can still see the from the middle. Im not saying its a bad game but Gears 3 is a run n gun tps..not strategy. Maybe if u play like hardcore mode with only one life then yes..but the respawn mode is nothing but run n gun. and r u really using spectator mode as a point over UC? really?..
Uc3 may not have the same things but it offers the same amount of different things to do if not more with its platforming. I like Gears of war for its brutal kills and gore, but to say Uc3 is a simple and less complex game than gears is stupid =/

[xPhearR3dx]

@NoOoB101

Sorry but no. The reason you think Gears takes no strategy is because you don't know how to play the game. Sure you can play it like you described, but against people who know how to play the game you wont last for more than 5min. Every time I played Uncharted 2 online it was nothing but aimless running around shooting people. No strategy, just climb around and shoot. The elimination modes were the worst because everyone just sat in cover and waited for you to come by. Gears 3 offers tons of different options to avoid these stupid annoying tactics where Uncharted does not.

Uncharted is built for SP, were Gears is built for MP and Co-op (Horde Mode). Which is why Uncharted is simple and less complex of a game than Gears in terms of online.

[cemelc]

Emmm so uncharted having:

bosters
kickback
vertical gameplay
executions
weapon mods
betting money on games
uncharted tv for events
heavy character customization
mission based coop
loadouts for strategies before games
1 game only perks
powerplays
overtime.

Thats not deep to you...Right.

Uncharted is every bit the multiplayer gears is. BTW i didnt count 3 diferent finishing moves as strategies i counted actual things that change the way you play uncharted not that the melee button in gears does a fatality.

@xPhearR3dx

So your your point is that you didnt like elimination? uncharted does need strategy otherwise you would never lose to the lone wolf teams.

"Sorry but no. The reason you think Gears takes no strategy is because you don't know how to play the game"

Sorry but no. The reason you think Uncharted takes no strategy is because you don't know how to play the game(Fixed).

BTW Horde mode is siege mode in uncharted so...

[NoOoB101]

@xphearR3dx
Please explain these different things that gears offers in elimination modes that UC does not.
Because in gears they sit behind cover as well in that mode. And to tell me that i don't know how to play gears is stupid since most games i was in the top 3 90% of the time. The chainsaw is awesome..but go ahead and try to use it a match and most of the time ur killed when using it since it takes a whole 15 seconds before the action is done killing them giving there team plenty of time to shoot u. Not to mention at least in UC i have the option of going around above..or under..or drop through a hole to kill my enemy. Gears offers a straight run towards ur enemy. They both have there own play style. And like u said..sure u can play UC like u said but against a player with skill u wont last more than 5 min ;)

[sarshelyam]

Yeah because a MP experience in a fantasy world with fantasy creatures and fantasy weapons makes it far superior.

Look, I can appreciate the merits of any single game MP strategy for what it is, but the basis of your argument falls flat the minute after you say "This is a ridiculous comparison.", rendering every other word in your incoherent and highly skewed opinion...asinine! I mean seriously, your GoW win is based solely on the buckets of gore it comes with.

[femshep]

apples and oranges dude.....gears is meant for online play, uncharted is meant for story with a nice little multiplayer on the side

when gears of war has a good story, chars, and platforming please let me know

[StayStatic]

Ill pick up both but probs only play GoW online as it has dedicated servers.

Dedicated Servers Or GTFO =P

[asyouburn]

YOu must not play many console games online

[StayStatic]

You are correct :)

[mastiffchild]

And virtually none on 360. I do agree,though, that it's odd seeing Warhawk with dedicated servers and Uncharted without them-esp with the connection problems a lot of us suffered in U2. Gears2 should have had them too-P2P and host advantage made the game a joke for a long, long time, sadly.

[TyrionL]

@ Mast
Was that a weak little troll attempt? Umm, we weren't talking about "virtually no games", This is about Gear 3 and UC3 right. Of those 2 which one has dedicated servers? I would like to also point out that I barely ever have any trouble with any game on Live, and while we are trolling a little I seem to have had some trouble recently with ALL the dedicated server networks on PSN, like for a whole month I couldn't play at all. I guess my point is that P2P works very good for me, and a whole hell of a lot better than a dedicated server on a downed network. Wouldn't you agree?

[Firstkn1ghT]

Horrible article. Uncharted 3's multiplayer is simple and average at best. Gears of War 3 is top notch high intensity quality. Gears of War 3's multiplayer will have a strong following for a long time coming while Uncharted 3's multiplayer will die as soon as it arrives.

[Silly gameAr]

I find it hard to take your comment seriously. I doubt you've played the UC3 beta anyway, and you are kind of an xbox fanboyish kind of troll, so it's really no surprise that you come here to talk crap about UC3 mp and praise Gears 3. I'm sure you won't be the last to do it either.

[cemelc]

"as it stands right now gears wins the MP battle and U3 will probably take the singleplayer. 4player co-op has the potential to make the campaign outstanding, no amount of graphic fidelity can compete with going through the story with three buddies."

You call his comment opinion and then you make your opinion like it mattered more than his or that is written in stone that gears mp is better than U3.

Uncharted might not have 4 player coop story, but we have coop missions like in the second game+singleplayer so i dont see anything gears has toped uncharted in any way.

[zinkabass]

Why do you bother,..?

He hasn't played a PS3 in his life,..

[Mr_Luke]

Sometimes i wonder why ppl still answer to Firstkn1ghT... he's 100% pure 360 fanboy, since ever. He doesn't even know what he's talking about 3/4 of the times, so...

[FlareDReborn]

Hahahahaha http://tinyurl.com/3s9bxff

[GamerPS360]

have fun playing gears and uncharted MP while I play BF3 :)

both sucks. Should just focus on single player.

[NanoSoldier]

Uncharted 3 and Gears 3 will have a better SP than BF3. And Gears 3 seems to blow minds online. And dude I'll play BF3 too on my 360.

[candystop]

Hate the comparison crap but looking at both games it's pretty obvious which one will be a better game.

[xVeZx]

i havent played the uncharted 3 beta yet but the gears 3 beta was effing amazing

[falout]

I haven't tried either one but I will def get both and I'm more excited for gears 3 mp. IMO it just has more action and and crazy kills.

[Ninjamonkey82]

flamebait?

[maikel19]

gears3 in multy wipes the floor with Uncharted multy.......i played the beta of both, and U3 is pretty good, but not even near G3!
on the singleplayer its a diffrent story, thos who played U2 should know.........
i played the G3 beta, and it was insane and i realy miss it.
the U3 beta is good, liked the boosters and medals, but its pretty stupid for a multy game........but i still havent played the co-op story which could be super!

[NanoSoldier]

Gears 3 = Game of the YearS

[leahcim]

I came just for enjoy this "comments war"

so entertaining...

thanks guys

[xtremegamerage]

Hate GOW run style, looks fking stupid.

[Cereal]

For me the Uncharted 3 beta is better considering I played it a lot longer than the Gears 3 beta. Even though it's a beta and my progress will be deleted I still can't help but try and complete treasure sets to unlock new things. I can't remember the last time I played a beta this long (been playing it longer than I ever did with the Killzone 2, Killzone 3, & Shadowrun betas and I played those betas A LOT).

Plus, I'll be able to unlock certain things for the final game by completing tasks in the beta which is awesome.

[BX81]

I played both but my choice is Gears 3. I really like uncharted's co-op arena. I think it takes to long to kill some one in uncharted for how fast you can move. I thought Uncharted 2 was spot on with the amount of bullets it takes. Also why does it sometimes take 3 hits or two hits to mele kill?

[whitesoxfalife1976]

really comparing two different types of games nah i wont even read the article

[Doletskaya]

I played both, and I think Gears 3 won by a mile. Gears 3 multiplayer was intense and addictive, while playing U3 mp felt more like a chore.

[asmith2306]

In UC I never feel a sense of achievement when winning a fire fight. Gears is different in that sense. Apart from the ridiculous Sawn Off they added to Gears I would say Gears wins between the two in my opinion. In all fairness as well, Epic have way more experience than ND when it comes to multiplayer too. I much prefer Uncharteds story mode though, best around I think.

[whydoyouask]

You guys do realize that one of the author's examples was Nathan Drake's Hair, right? It's a joke article. You don't have to take everything so seriously.

[death2smoochie]

Flame article. We already know based on the demographics of N4G.COM which beta will get the positive nod...

[xPhearR3dx]

U3 is a good TPS, but it thrives on its simplicity and how anyone can pick up and play, whereas GoW3 takes alot more skill and practice, but both are great for betas, and both will be great at launch.

[K1LLSburyPWNboy]

uncharted beta feels like an old game...the controls are loose hit detection sucks...i almost wanna sell my ps3 now...i was hoping this game was going to be beast. i'm hoping this beta isn't anything near what the final version is. I guess the ps3 is going to need a gears of war killer now. Uncharted and Socom put together don't even touch it.

[nnotdead]

don't care for GeOW or UC mp. like UC sp though.

[maxmill]

LMAO at the 360 fanbois saying uncharted is simplistic. Are you tryna tell me Shotguns of war is complicated? OH PLEZ

[MachoMoustachio]

I'm not going to lie, "Shotguns of War" is a very, very accurate description of how Gears of War is, all my friends just use the shotgun all the time, I thought it was just them, but everyone online uses the shotgun also.

Damn, lol.

[JonnyBigBoss]

Uncharted 3 all the way!!!

[AsunaYuukiTheFlash]

Gears of War 3 beta is a snore fest. UC3 beta is far superior.

[Pwnage18202]

Jesus Christ People there just games. I mean i personally have a ps3 and i love the uncharted series but i also love the gears series we dont have to bitch and complain with all this crap who cares you people just like making retarded arguments.

[MARKUS_MAX1MUS]

Gears offers so much more content wise but uncharteds single player is of a higher quality but when it comes to multiplayer it has to go to Gears of War because Uncharted just cant seem to capture that intensity Gears has in the online arena and plus uncharted doesnt have much depth in its nultiplayer, those cinematic sequences will become samey and are a gimmick in the opinion of sombody who has been gaming 16+ years.

[BlackSharinganX]

i dont know on my opinion U3 is better, those who say it doesnt take fuckign skill at all in the game like the idiot on the comment section of the article is exacly that an idiot. if theres something ive always liked about gears are the unique weapons like there is on the resistance series, but on multiplayer there just one problem you can use them but it mostly runs on2 weapons, shotgun and sniper, like the previous games on my month without psn i gotmyself an xbox and gears 2 played it and pretty much nailed with the shotgun alone. then my friend got the code for gears 3 beta went there and played it used the same element as gears 2 and it worked no need to look for other weapons, only here shotgun more accurate thanx to dedicated servers it plays ever so smoothly, cant kill all the time with the assault rifle few times get nailed by snipers or shotgun runner.

Now U3 on the other hand you have flexibility from what i see you can use any weapon and killwith ituse ak, fal,both snipers, the magnum, the pistol, everything and has the diversity for me to play multiplayer more. Which is what i like from a game make me use all the weapons give me purpose.
I enjoy gears horde mode cause there i get to use all weapons and its effective, only multi not much.

[5119ent]

Its a matter of opinion . Personally , its a flame bait battle . I just say uncharted and that will be the end of it

[acemonkey]

uncharted 3....lets try not to make this into a fanboy fight

[darksied]

I think it's funny how so many people took this seriously. The guy is just having some fun, making it seem like it will be a serious piece, but it's just for fun.

Having said that, I played the U3 beta, and while it has a lot of bugs that need to be fixed, I started getting pretty decent scores after about 5 matches. I didn't even do that recently in Uncharted 2, so whatever changes they made I liked. My one big complaint is that 2 player split screen is VERY hard to see the opponents some times (even on a 52").

[MARKUS_MAX1MUS]

Sorry I should correct my above comment to this.

"Comparisons Limit your ability to think freely"

[SwampCroc]

haven't played the GOW3 beta.. but if it doesn't crash my PS3 like the Uncharted 3 beta does than I suppose GOW3 wins..

but hence it isn't on PS3 so I will never know. and secondly why is there any reason to compare these two games. they are pretty far apart..

[Sarcasmology]

Troll article & website. I'd tell them to be ashamed of themselves, yet they probably already own a mirror.

[WetN00dle69]

Ive yet to play this beta BUT i enjoyed the Gears 3 beta very much and THERE is no doubt i will love the Uncharted 3 beta! I cant wait for both titles to be released.

[meganick]

They're both...just...awful. I'm kidding. I haven't played either one.

[dkgshiz]

UC3 beta for me.

[blackburn10]

How can you compare? UC3 has jumping. platforming,vertical action and Gears is a straight forward run and gun. I prefer UC's multiplayer because it is more versitile in the fact that you can climb, hang and leap from platform to platform. The fact of who will 'cling' to which MP is irrelevant because I have several 360 friends who didn't play Gears MP for that long at all and moved on.

In short UC MP will always win over Gears in my opinion because of the various options and strategies you have at your disposal to use. Gears is a flat game on a flat plain. When you can scale the side of a tower to get the best sniping postion or hang from a lampost to toss a grenade at an on coming enemy or kick a guy off a ladder to preventing from reaching you or slide down a rope to get the jump on an enemy then we can talk. Until then Gears MP is just hide, shoot, chainsaw, hide some more. Calling UC MP simplistic is a joke. People saying that haven't a clue how much skill it takes to play UC MP.

[Eiffel]

I own both consoles and I've played both betas.

http://i54.tinypic.com/r8be...

I can personally say I enjoyed Gears Of War 3 beta more, I do enjoy Uncharted 3 Beta's coop arena, that's a blast with friends, but competitively Gears Of War 3 Beta was more fun.

[MachoMoustachio]

You have Brink in your collection, your opinion is invalid.

[tehReaper]

@MachoMoustachio

So people can't buy a game to try out? Wow, that's a ridiculous statement.

[MasterCornholio]

I dont own a 360 but I played the beta at my friends out. And due to my experience with must i will state that i enjoyed Uncharted 3 Beta more than the Gears of War Beta.

No matter what you do or say. My opinion is just that an opinion and theres nothing you can do to change it.

[girlwithturn]

Today geow gameplay is invalid - you can't jump and you allways in godmode while sawfight. UC3 is better.

[Platinum_k]

I think GEARS OF WAR OF WAR focuses more on the younger people, and UNCHARTED is more for the mature crowd...

[fullmetal297]

Says who: the fun police? I would think a game that involves ripping someone's arm off and hitting him over the head with it will be more mature than a game that entirely based on stealing treasure.

[Eiffel]

Based on what? Last I checked Uncharted series has been rated T for Teen, and Gears Of War series has been rated M for "Mature"

[K1LLSburyPWNboy]

uncharted is a fitting name cuz it will be low on the sales charts,basically a no show compared to GEARS OF WAR 3:)

[Platinum_k]

good point hater

[mafiahajeri]

Its much more satisfying to kill people in gears TBH but uncharted more then makes up for its MP with its SP which isnt really good in gears...

[GoldPS3]

I played the other Gears games and I didn't like them. I know I won't like Gears 3 either. Uncharted 3 beta was great and I'm definitely buying the game.

[BLAKHOODe]

I really got into the Gears 3 beta, played it for weeks and when it went away, not only did I hate to see it go, but weeks later I wanted to play more of it. I just couldn't get into the Uncharted 3 beta.

I love both series of games, but I definitely favor Gears when it comes to multiplayer. Uncharted has the better single player campaign.

[finbars75]

I felt that both betas where fantastic.They both might be TPS but both a very different in many ways.I thought both games had great lighting and textures.looking forward to both games come release time.

[qwertyz]

gears makes you feel like a killing machine uncharted makes you feel like lara croft so its all preference. i do find gears to me for fun though because of the better gunplay, more action and gore

[TheKayle]

uc3 is a single player oriented game...who add some multip feature........the storyline of gears is bullshit compared to that one of uc3.......enjoyable but stupid.....but if u compare them..in multiplayer.....well ..just put in the bin uc 2..nd now also the 3...be serious guys :)

ps. i prefeer uc3 kind of games..

[Whackedorange]

I have not tried any of the betas but i know as a gamer that i will purchase both games since i have liked the two previous ones but to say who is bet is out of my league since i have not touched any of them.

[mcstorm]

I don't see how you an say one is better than the other both games are different. If they were the same type of game then you could pick but they are too different to put up against each other. The only thing you can say about both games is they both look stunning the graphics on them show how good the games an look on both consoles when done right. And that if you like gears you will like gears 3 and if you like uc you will like uc3.

[Old McGroin]

The firefights in Gears 3 are lightyears ahead of Uncharted 3's in terms of intensity. Having played and completed Uncharted 2 only last weekend it's easy to see that the single-player experience is way ahead of Gears, really felt like I was playing an Indiana Jones movie (with better acting and set peices) but the firefights themselves felt hollow, besides the couple of occasions where I used a bit of stealth to kill some guards there was no satisfaction to the kills.
Graphically, the Gears beta was well ahead again, but since Gears was supposed to be released in April that was to be expected.

[Just_aarix]

THEIR BOTH NICE. Just be glad there's something amazing for every single concole owner.

[Angrymorgan]

What????? How do you compare these games, just another excuse for a stupid comments war

[ExposingLames]

UC3 will prob get game of the year...i think Battlefield 3 will be on hardcore contender tho.

Gears sucks, its cartoony and dumb and UC3's multiplayer is trash....the SP they do for UC games are amazing tho.

[blackburn10]

I just think it's funny how everyone goes on about how N4G is a PS3 focused site and yet here we are on this article with eveyone who says anything positive about UC3 getting tons of disagrees. If we were all on the PS3 side shouldn't we be getting nothing but agrees for positive statments?

UC3's gameplay is an improvement over Gears in everyway including streamlining Gear's clumsy covering system. But why am I not surprised to see 360 owners clinging to it. UC2 got GOTYs and great scores all around and they still try to find reasons against it like the BS that the kills feel empty and hollow? Why, because I'm not chainsawing your head open or slamming your head on the pavement? I am sure hiding behing cover on a flat plain is fun for people but UC3's vertical movement beats it by a mile. And if UC3 wins GOTY this year again we will be listening to more hate from all of you again. I already won 4 awards at E3 and it hasn't even come out yet.But I am talking to concrete so i wasted my time writing this.

[fullmetal297]

I dunno, didn't gears of war popularized and started this cover craze?

[Old McGroin]

Uncharted is very good, dunno why the kills feel hollow in it, it's like there's no weight behind the weapons, if that makes any sense. It's more of a platformer/puzzle game than a shooter, like a mix of Gears and Tomb Raider except it does the Tomb Raider part better.
Uncharted 2 certainly didn't win GOTY for it's multiplayer, it has an excellent single player campaign, very atmospheric. And since the beta was for it's multiplayer your crying over the single player campaign holds absolutely no significance whatsoever. Uncharted may very well win GOTY again this year but it's multiplayer still has a long way to go.

[fullmetal297]

They are both good. Deal with it.

[KilL7roCitY]

Nuff said.

[Burdmayn]

Which game is better is a matter of preference, I'm not exactly sure what arguing about it does. This is about as asinine as the arguments over what will be game of the year. If you don't like a game, or prefer one game over another, then that's great for you and you should play what you enjoy. I've never been able to understand why people seem to spend half their day arguing about why their favorite game/system is the best. Being confrontational and starting an argument is not how you persuade someone. We're all gamers here people, how about we just enjoy games?

[sarshelyam]

Bubs for you!

[BIGBOSS08]

theyre both good and have their own fans. i think the 2 fanbases are very diferent aswell. from my experience gears of war is mostly played by american teens where as un charted is diverse to fuck. you get all sorts of people in there. personally i think u3 is going to win the battle with reviewers overall. gears 3 just wont get anywhere near U3's campaign.

[sarshelyam]

Well said without being a shill.

[BioDemon-]

Gears 3 wins it for me, no lag whatsoever, more balanced gameplay and tighter controls win it for me. I'm also a very sadistic man, so the gore just intensifies the experience, xD. Before I get attacked by Ps3 fanboys, let me state the obvious and say that this is MY opinion.

[jamison_2007]

super mario galaxy 2 is better than both

[sarshelyam]

Funny...horrible combo breaker attempt, but funny.

[sarshelyam]

I think the bottom line here isn't which is better, because everyone has their opinion/s. The discussion should be about why articles like this exist in the first place?

Are we not going to compare each and every 3rd Person game that offers a single player and multiplayer option? Why don't we bring Assassin's Creed Brotherhood into the mix then so we can really start arguing semantics!

[YodaCracker]

Wow, if comments saying "the Gears 3 beta was better" are almost getting the same numbers of Agrees as Disagrees on N4G (PS3 fanboy central), then the Gears 3 beta MUST have been better. Coming in here, I thought that any comment saying the Gears 3 beta was anywhere near as good as the UC3 beta would get 10 times as many Disagrees as Agrees.

[NoobJobz]

I finally downloaded the UC3 beta yesterday so that I could compare the two. Overall, I like Gears 3 better but the reason why is probably different from others. I just couldn't get used to the controls. Coming from playing shooters on xbox for years, I can't get comfortable using the shoulder buttons to aim and shoot. I've seen games on PS3 that let you customize buttons. I think Killzone 3 did and Resistance. I remember hating Killzone until I found I could switch aim and shoot to the triggers and after that I tore it up.

So, I dont think Uncharted is bad. I just wish I could play with the triggers being aim and shoot and then also switch throw grenade and reload to something else as well.

I think both games look great. I probably won't make my final judgements until I get my hands on both retail versions and hopefully in the final version they have customizable controls.

PS. if they do have customizable controls in the beta and I just couldn't find them, let me know.

[bubblebobble]

i am so pleased to read this article i have always fancied yohsi and to find out he is a girl is a great weight from my mind i have hid this dirty secret 4 too long also every1 knows uncharted is loads better than gears
gears - vgood uncharted - mint
plus xboxs r dweebs

[thekiddfran]

two completely different games tbh.

[leogets]

u3 beta is pritty awesome,alot better than u2 which was damn fine also,never played gears only watched my bro play it and ive never had the urge to say "hey bro lets have a go" but thats just me. people need to stop with this VERSUS thing. u cant have a vs between 2 different games.just enjoy what ya preference is and leave it as that.But know this,what ever people r playin im pritty sure they r all enjoying it.

[bozebo]

"After roughly sixteen-thousand hours combined between both the Gears of War 3 and Uncharted 3 betas"

what?

666 days of gameplay?

Or somewhere between 16 and a thousand (why are you so unsure).

Anyway, I only ever played UC or Gears for the single player. There are far better multiplayer experiences out there. Though I havn't tried these betas yet, I will assume that Gears 3 MP is identical to Gears 2 or 1 MP but with different maps? Aka, whoever has the lowest ping wins (chainsaw time ftw). And those noobs who think the cover system makes them invincible from X angle continue to get headshotted lol. For proper multiplayer I prefer Halo, BC2, Dirt 3 or a massive list of PC games (counter strike, league of legends, the usual...).

[HaVoK308]

I preferred the Gears of War 3 beta. Mainly because I prefer it's multiplayer. But I am enjoying Uncharted 3's beta a good bit. Not quite as much as Gears but I do not play Uncharted for it's multiplayer. Also the lack of dedicated servers hurt it.

Unless you own a 360 and PS3 and you have played both this conversation is irrelevant to you. But this is N4G and this is home to the most delusional fanboys on the planet. In actuality there should be only a few comments regarding this topic as only a few will have direct firsthand knowledge. But people on the Internet and especially fanboys lie worse than Casey Anthony.

[Mrwidz]

I think UC3 is"beta" get it?

[jamison_2007]

Call of duty black ops is no doubt the best shooter out there

[ZILLA]

its that damm good!!me and my son havent played anything else,and this is not even the polished gem the full games gonna be.its more than likely to be G O T Y!

[Tzuno]

At multiplayer gears of war clearly rules. In singleplayer there is not a comparison because those 2 games have different story, localization and genre.

[GCO Gamer]

I have to say that the Gears beta was better just because Gears is awesome.

[ZBlacktt]

When has Gears beat Uncharted in anything? Come on, is this a joke? That's no hate either.

GOTY and still going on to number 3 now even better.

[00000000000000000001]

I have to have both!

[iliimaster]

gears of war 3 is going to kill uncharted online multiplayer because its so different i liked playing UNcharted 2 online but the feeling is not the same i got my rank up like nothing it was fun, but no way gears 3 dedicated servers, i mean its been years in the making since getting a crappy connection in gears 1 campaign now that is a different story... i love both systems but this is xbox biggest gun in my book and i cant wait to pull the trigger!!

[nano88]

gears 3 will be better

[Hifist1]

Pointless comparison IMO. Both are must have titles.

[Ser]

Goodness! There sure are a lot of rabid fanboys from both sides of the fence in here.

I haven't played the Gears 3 beta. (I don't own a 360, nor do I wish to. One console and a gaming PC is enough for me.)

I have played the U3 beta, and I think that Naughty Dog has done a great job so far with this beta. I'm enjoying the beta much more than U2's multiplayer, and I played U2 online constantly. That's just my $0.02.

The article seems a little flamebait-ish to me.

[bloodybutcher]

i,for example, did not enjoy u3 mp beta.i didn´t play much of u2 online-just some at beginning-but it seemed better to me.i also don´t own x360,though i was tempted when first GeOW was close to release.but it turned out that with just ps3(i don´t own pc either) i barely have time to play everything i would want to.so i´m happy anyway,despite having just one gaming platform.
i agree that article seems to be bit of a flamebait,i mean if someone can afford both consoles they should get both games,if not then they will get one for whichever console they own.and since people have different taste and expectations then writing which one is better is just an opinion.