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Why Gears of War 2 Might Not Reign Supreme

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Many may deny it, but there are a lot of factors standing against Gears of War 2 being the hit everyone wants it to be.
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sonarus - 170 days 13 hours ago
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I don't think his concerns are legitimate enough

The BIG reason i thing gears of war 2 might not reign supreme is graphics. Lets face it as much as we say graphics don't really matter, graphics play a huge part in a games sales. Look at GT5P it lacks damage and it is considered a demo but those visuals are simply too hard to turn away from. COD4's graphics also played a role in its success.

Long story short gears of war 1 had mind glowing graphics and to an extent at least in my eyes revolutionary gameplay. I doubt gears of war 2 can achieve the same mind blowing graphics and revolutionary gameplay the first had
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Breakfast - 170 days 13 hours ago
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Halo...didnt have great graphics.

It's what they do to fix the gameplay. Thats important. They gameplay in this game needs to be tweaked...not changed.
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Palodios - 170 days 12 hours ago
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@Breakfast
Yes and no. Halo isn't the best example because the game has been hyped to hell, and all the money going into advertising and all those calling Halo THE 360 game.
The Wii really exemplifies this idea though. Smash Brothers's graphics has nothing on Uncharted, but Smash will sell millions more.
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toughNAME - 170 days 12 hours ago
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I don't expect Gears 2 to have a massive jump in visuals...

All epic has to do is tweak here and there, add another typical FPS story, and redesign online multiplayer.

And I agree with the article about Tom Clancy syndrome, and I do think this will be delayed...or just plain be a bad game
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fenderputty - 170 days 12 hours ago
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1.4 - I doubt gears of war 2 can achieve the same mind blowing graphics and revolutionary gameplay the first had
I don't know man. The graphics are going to be top notch. They might not surprise people like the first did but, they're still going to be good. Plus ... a lot of people bought and liked the first one, it only makes sense that they're going to want to buy two. Gears 2 is going to be successful. It might not get GOTY but it's still going to be a great game. I guess that's kind of what the author is saying though.
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sonarus - 170 days 12 hours ago
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IMO Halo is a lot more casual/pick up and play than GeOW. GeOW is a lot more targeted at hardcore with its dark plot and bland color scheme. So gameplay will be tweaked for sure but without that massive jump in visuals i don't think it will reign supreme.
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Breakfast - 170 days 12 hours ago
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Highest selling xbox game this year. I think it will reign supreme.
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LJWooly - 170 days 11 hours ago
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I think we've all seen the sorts of games that end up best-sellers on the 360 *hints towards Halo 3* so I think 360 owners will be somewhat indifferent to the actual quality of the game, and buy into the hype noetheless.

However, I'm pretty sure Gears of War 2 is going to be fantastic, and deserve those sales :D
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LJWooly - 170 days 9 hours ago
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Welcome back, 'Mr. Wall-o-text' :)
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QuackPot - 170 days 6 hours ago
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1.10 - GeoW2 will do great
Everything will undoubtedly be better and the fans will buy to their hearts delight as with Halo3.

I just wish Insomniac had made Nathan Hale more Gung Ho like Marcus and provided a cover system and proper sprint option, then R2 would clean up.

But I'll enjoy both when they come.
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Silver360 - 170 days 2 hours ago
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1.11 - Look at the Game informer exclusive
before making any opinions. The screen shots are sick and the what they have planned is stellar. His guesses about Gears two were uninformed.
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gaffyh - 169 days 14 hours ago
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The game will reign supreme no matter what, Gears 1 was great game, a little over-hyped but not as over hyped as Halo which ended up being an ok game.
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Fishy Fingers - 170 days 13 hours ago
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If your expecting a massive leap in visuals I think there's a chance you may be disappointed. The first one, while amazing had the shock value of being the first true "next-gen" game. This one will be scrutinized down to the last pixel.

All I'm looking for is bigger environments and a more dynamic mix of location. Better story structure, 4 player co-op would be amazing and at least 8x8 online. I'm gameplay over graphics.
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BLUR111 - 170 days 13 hours ago
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that's what im looking for to but i don't think the'll have 8 on 8 multiplayer maye 6 on 6 at most cuz the animation and the charactors are so big and detailed is why theres just 4v4 in the first one
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Spinitus - 170 days 13 hours ago
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amen
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Jenzo - 170 days 12 hours ago
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Hmmm. Epic themselves said in an interview that 4x4 multiplayer was a design choice, because they believe it provides a more immersive experience. You get to know(hate) the competitors better and the team spirit is bigger. It also makes for more strategic gameplay.

IMO some games benefit more from having a large number of players than others. Battlefield for example, wouldn't be the same with 4x4, but It was never something that bothered me in Gears. I think it would be boring if all games just competed to have as many players at one possible, instead of trying to optimize the gameplay experience.
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LJWooly - 170 days 11 hours ago
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@ Jenzo:

That was just Epic's excuse. Luckily for them, Gears of War turned out to be suited perfectly to that amount, it's still pretty fun to play online now.

Let's face it, they would have tried for more players if they could.
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rogimusprime - 170 days 9 hours ago
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if they screw around and forget to include a decent rocket launcher, I will say the game sucks. It still makes me mad that when you pick up the boomers weapon, it looses its functionality. That's just garbage. Goldeneye had a better GL.
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supahbad - 169 days 16 hours ago
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i thought they already announced 5x5 for MP
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marichuu - 170 days 13 hours ago
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It worked for Halo, why shouldn't it for Gears of War?
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Rattles - 170 days 13 hours ago
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for god sake its just the unreal engine every thing you see in there games is avaliable to every other dev out there useing it.
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Palodios - 170 days 12 hours ago
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Mass Effect, Bioshock and Last Remnant all want a word with you.
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BigKev45 - 170 days 13 hours ago
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5 - Why Gears of War 2 Might Not Reign Supreme?
Bull crap it will.
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EZCheez - 170 days 13 hours ago
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5.1 - If you ask me
They should stop wasting time on UT3 and put as much manpower as they can behond GOW2.

I doubt many tears would be shed if they announced just that. However, I know it will never happen.
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dan-boy - 170 days 13 hours ago
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6 - halo 1 sold xboxs
halo 2 sold more, and halo 3 sold plenty aswell. the same can be said of the gran tourismo series, gta and metal gear, all franchises which have shifted hardware, aswell as container loads of discs. with the success of the first gears, its pretty much guaranteed that the second