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So... Gears of War 2 Looks Awesome

Kris Graft:

"I was a huge fan of 2006's original Gears of War. It's been a while since a third-person shooter was able to capture my attention so effortlessly. The pop-and-shoot and aiming mechanics, while derivative to an extent, nearly perfected the ideas brought about by Gears' influences. Knock the game, if you want, for its cliched juiced-up hardass marine characters and its testosterone-injected premise. But the core of the game was superb.

Now Gears of War 2 is shaping up for release later this year. Judging by the first peeks at gameplay, it'll have the same basic mechanics from the original, but with bigger scale. I have no problem with that whatsoever."
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Condoleezza Rice - 590 days 14 hours ago
1 - It does look like it's shaping up nicely
My only concerns right now are;
-Storyline
-Multiplayer

If Epic can nail the two,then the game will be great no doubt about it
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Marceles - 590 days 14 hours ago
1.1 -
Meh I'm not really concerned about any of those things. Gears of War was #1 on Xbox Live forever so whatever it is they were doing on multiplayer, they did it OK. Any improvement on that would, of course, be a good thing. Same for the storyline...it's an action heavy game.

I know alot of people who don't like Final Fantasy because there's so much storyline and maybe they might not like the gameplay, but I think Gears is built for those kind of people as well. The kind that say "is this cutscene over yet so I can chainsaw someone??", so any small upgrade to the storyline would be cool with the fans too, but basically this game is gonna sell as good or better than the original regardless of any improvements.

This is one of those games on the 360 that doesn't need a bunch of incredible upgrades in order for people to buy and enjoy it. The storyline and multiplayer could be the same and it'll still sell good, because it's Gears.
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socomnick - 590 days 13 hours ago
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Yea storyline does make me a bit worried also hope theres more substance. We should get lots of multiplayer details on this months egm I have no worries here though the first Gears of war had superb multiplayer.
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Fishy Fingers - 590 days 13 hours ago
1.3 - ^^
We've already seen the addition of multiple new characters (cowboy, girl etc).

Story wise, it would be nice if they allowed you to make choices about which character you'd like to follow at certain parts of the game. It probably wont be a very long game, so giving the player a few different route options would both, open up the "universe" (given more depth to the story, multiple views etc) and add a considerable amount of replay value.
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Amanosenpai - 590 days 13 hours ago
1.4 - Storyline...
Actually is very predictable...

1) A crappy ending á la Halo 2 in order to justify GeoW3

2) Humans will defeat Locust hordes M. Fenix team will be remembered as a legend.

U_U sorry
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Condoleezza Rice - 590 days 13 hours ago
1.5 - @Marceles
I should have specified when I said Multiplayer,I was referring to the glitches,exploits,and Host advantage present in GeOW 1.

If Epic can fix them,then Multiplayer will be solid.
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Marceles - 590 days 13 hours ago
1.6 - @Rice
Oh ok I gotcha...yeah that always sucks. It might still be a problem since the servers aren't dedicated, but I'm sure they'll work alot harder on working out the kinks
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Dark_Vendetta - 590 days 13 hours ago
1.7 - Damn you ...
... Amanosenpai. Since I now know the hole story it's not interesting anymore :(
Wait ... GoW ... story? Wtf? There was actually a story in part 1? (beside Locust are attacking the earth?). Don't care let me just kill some locust
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Truplaya - 590 days 12 hours ago
1.8 - its did have a story
but not much of one. It wasnt set on Earth, it was Sera a fictional planet.
There was something about Marcus Fenix's dad coz you visited their home and found a secret lab but i never follow the story in games, except BioShock, that had a good story
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Nevers - 590 days 11 hours ago
1.9 - Oh Condie...how right you are...
I'm pretty sure they've said they know Gears had story shortcomings and CliffyB has stated that the sequel should satisfy that vacancy we all feel from the lack of story in the first.

... and I'm in totaly agreement with the MP aspect. I'm hoping for a more fleshed out lobby system that makes it easier to hook up with friends. More stats would be nice too. BUT the BIGGIE for me is in MP is less GLITCHING/GLITCHERS.
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JasonXE - 590 days 11 hours ago
1.10 - Storyline?
Cole Train comes out of nowhere and deliver a can of whoop ass to save the world.
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justgamez - 589 days 21 hours ago
1.11 - My only concern is
how it will run online.

I enjoyed the single player but I didn't get into the story all that much but I did get into the interaction between the main characters. The single player campaign was sweet. I played through it at least a dozen times. So I am not too concerned about the single player aspects.

Online Gears had some issues that ultimately had me look elsewhere to get my frag on. Epic patched the game a few times but the cheaters always found a way around them. Hopefully this version wont have as many glitches and you can play more then 4 vs 4 on XBL. It would be nice if they add more online modes as well.
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Fishy Fingers - 590 days 14 hours ago
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hmmm... hardly what I was hoping for, an actually news article. But whatever, Blogs seems to have become common part (even those with it in the title lol).

Anyway, he seemed excited about it and so am I :)

side~note, the Report section in pending has become worse than the open zone. N4G is going to need another rethink soon.
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Montrealien - 590 days 14 hours ago
2.1 -
totally agree with your side note, this place is getting overun by useless double accounts of not very inteligent people thinking they are on some sort of crusade for their favorite console.
I can`t wait for this game either, loved the first one.
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TheExecutive - 589 days 16 hours ago
2.3 -
I have an easy solution: if you want to be a contributor you need to use an email account that is paid for. period. Comcast, whatever, it needs to be paid for.
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Kareem - 590 days 13 hours ago
3 - UE 3.5 demo ruined my excitement
The Unreal Engine 3.5 demo showcased on GDC basically unveiled most stuff that are expected in GOW2 and for that reason, I wasn't impressed when GT recently unveiling gameplay footage. Don't get me wrong, the game will be as awesome as the first and Epic have many months before the game hits shelves.
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Action Bastard - 590 days 13 hours ago
4 -
I was expecting to be floored they way I was when gameplay of Killzone 2 surfaced, but alas, I wasn't. Unreal Engine updated + over 2yrs dev time (on a platform Epic is very, very familiar with) = that?! Yikes.
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ericnellie - 590 days 13 hours ago
4.1 - Ofcourse you weren't floored --
it's because the game is for the 360 and you're a Sony fanboy so you are bound to hate the game no matter cool it is. Everyone in the entire game industry thinks this game looks amazing, except for you!
I know this game will be amazing!!
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Action Bastard - 590 days 13 hours ago
4.2 -
Having owned a 360 (5 if you count the number of RROD I sent in to be "repaired") and Gears on launch, I'll say what I like. Dismiss it if you must, but it doesn't change the fact that it looks like it did 2yrs ago, except now you can use Locust as shields. How original.
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dachiefsman - 590 days 12 hours ago
4.3 - really...
watch the video below....

The difference is obvious and if you can't tell your either color blind or suffering from delusional fanboy syndrome.


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Action Bastard - 590 days 12 hours ago
4.4 -
Look. Just because you want it to be better than the video shows, doesn't mean it is. Looks like it did 2yrs ago. Oh, wait. Now there are more locusts on screen. That will redefine the genre. I didn't say it looked bad, just the same. You jump right into "defense mode" and I'm the fanboy? Ok...

Look up my Gamertag- SuMizzle- my score should be larger than yours :)
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ericnellie - 590 days 12 hours ago
4.5 - Dude --
You're a Sony fanboy and have never had a 360. You pretend to be jadded by the RROD so people think your comments are unbiased or somewhat out of frustration....well, I don't buy that. You're a Sony fanboy for life and it's all good, just stop checking 360 news and trolling.

Oh yeah and all the grey colors and cover system in Killzone 2 will define the genre even more...seeing that the first Killzone was a piece of crap anyway;)
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devilhunterx - 590 days 12 hours ago
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xb2 fans keep forgetting that we sony fans ALSO have PERSONAL COMPUTERs.

And 80% of XB2 are already on the PC.
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dachiefsman - 590 days 12 hours ago
4.7 -
i am not in "defense" mode...I am in "obvious" mode...

Obviously the video shows a difference!!

Oh I didn't know that a higher gamerscore gives you a more inclined opinion /scarcasm <btw your score isn't higher than mine Waveofchaos>
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Gam71 - 590 days 12 hours ago
4.8 -
Exactly devilhunter.

£ony fans giving money to M$.
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Action Bastard - 590 days 12 hours ago
4.9 -
Obvious mode would acknowledge the game LOOKS THE SAME. Having a high Gamerscore would imply I've gamed, heavily, on my old 360. That I indeed, owned a 360. It is much easier to discount the words of someone not looking to validate their purchase, isn't it?
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devilhunterx - 590 days 12 hours ago
4.10 - Gam71
ever heard of torrent?
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Gam71 - 590 days 11 hours ago
4.11 -
Yep.

I'm sure everthing on your comp is torrented and you haven't payed for anything on a pc ever.

Including xp. But you are using xp (bet you'll say your on linux now) helping to keep M$ monopoly.
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gonzopia - 590 days 6 hours ago
4.12 -
No no no... stop giving us PS3 fanboys a bad name.

The game does look good. I'll agree that I think Killzone looks slightly better. Maybe that's graphics, maybe because I like the gameplay of first person games more than third person... maybe I just dig the more industrialized look of Killzone. Still, GeOW2 looks pretty slick and I'm happy for my 360 friends. This one is gold. I can't wait to play it on my PC.
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Zeevious - 590 days 2 hours ago
4.13 - Credit Where Credit's Due
Illegitimate Action

Gears Of War 2 is an impressive looking game.
Can't speak to the gameplay or story till November but the animation & quality of the graphics are absolutely in the same league as Killzone2.

If theres an actual point in 'this apples slightly redder than that one, so Oh My Gods, MY CONSOLE WINS'...please make it.

Might I suggest what you really need is simply Natural Male Enhancement?

Works for Bob! - enzyte.com
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Some_One_Plays - 590 days 13 hours ago
6 - All I can say is...
It looks good as an XBOX 360 title; pretty soon I can see the PlayStation 3 being used as a verb. If this was on the PlayStatio 3 you would see amazing upgrades.

Sony is starting to surpass its competitors quick because after seeing Killzone 2 in action again I can't go back to this.
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jaja1434 - 590 days 13 hours ago
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Well at least we made it to 15 comments before somebody... had to mention KZ2. Perhaps next time we can get to 18?
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dachiefsman - 590 days 13 hours ago
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funny didn't read anything about the PS3 in the article....

might be a good idea to take your hypothetical comparisons to the open zone....

EDIT: HAHA jaja beat me to the punch
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fredy - 590 days 13 hours ago
6.3 - ahha i was gonna say the same
it's amazing fanboys these days..

but you know 360 fans already confident about this game so i don't sweat them comments.
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Gamingisfornerds - 590 days 12 hours ago
6.4 - I'm just surprised he's gotten so many bubbles.
There's nothing wrong with bringing KZ2 into the debat, but this comment just rieks of your typical Sony fanboy marketing bullsh*t.

I can see if one might think KZ2 looks better, I personally don't think so, but so be it. Saying KZ2 is leaps and bounds better looking than Gears 2 and stating that the PS3 would do so much better bla bla bla is another thing.

Anyone with a healthy bias will have a hard time to determine which of the two games looks better.
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Tmac - 590 days 12 hours ago
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I'm pro both consoles, but to not admit that Killzone 2 is the best looking console game out there is flat out lying.
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hay - 590 days 12 hours ago
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Some_One_Plays - dude, please, don't bring disgrace to PS3 owners. Gears of War II looks really cool, animations are nice also. As a Playstation3 owner I envy you guys(*starting to think about buying X360 when the revised version releases*).
Have a great time playing it!
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Some_One_Plays - 590 days 12 hours ago
6.7 - Everyone
So by stating that Killzone 2 looks better is being a fanatic boy? So when you gamers state that Gears of War 2 looks better / amazing it's being normal?

Sorry to burst your bubbles but not everyone will be amazed so quickly without really seeing anything new. I did read the article it's about the cover system and as far as I know Killzone 2 has one too. Since Killzone 2 is a game I will mention it if I want to because if you don't agree it doesn't make me a fanatic.

People these days say one thing bad about visuals and they jump all over you. I've played the first one I still have it and I will honestly say Ninja Gaiden 2 is following suit. It's the same game being put out again. I'm not saying that to be a fanatic boy I'm saying it because it's true, my opinion. I'm also not saying that game sucked as well, it's just more of the same thing.

Gamingisfornerds: Read my blog

With your explanation of a fanatic boy that would mean I shouldn't own an XBOX 360. Check my profile for my online names. To be honest every piece of writing is bias it's whether it's balanced or not. So no matter how subjective you try to be your writing will always be bias in a way.

Bias is a term used to describe a tendency or preference towards a particular perspective, ideology or result. All information and points of view have some form of bias. A person is generally said to be biased if a reasonable observer would conclude that the person is markedly influenced by inner biases, rendering it unlikely for them to be able to be objective (wikipedia).

Fanatic Blog HTML: http://www.gamespot.com/use...

Best quality I could find

Killzone 2 HTML: http://www.jeuxvideo.tv/vid...
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Gam71 - 590 days 12 hours ago
6.8 -
Hay,

People like you aren't allowed on here.

No-one wants sensible comments and impartial views on gaming whether its on your machine or the other.

Haven't you been reading the comments on here.

I'm only saying this to help you. Go somewhere else before this site drags you down to our level. i used to be like you once.

RUN, RUN AWAY!
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Gamingisfornerds - 590 days 12 hours ago
6.9 - @ Some_One_Plays: There's nothing wrong with having a preference.
But you're attitude here doesn't give you the benefit of the doubt, and I don't care what kind of blogs you point me to or how many 360's you own.

Coming in here and the first thing "coming out of your mouth" is how much better it'd be on the PS3 and how superiour the PS3 is and how much better KZ looks. It's the typical way of the N4G fanboy.

Funny though, as your blog contains exactly what I have in my user bio. And that makes your comment here even more surprising.

And yeah, Killzone 2 looks absolutely stunning! But so does Gears 2 and I seriously can't see how anyone could call either far superiour, visually or technically.

Edit: Here the best quality I could find (720P)
http://www.gamersyde.com/ne...
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dachiefsman - 590 days 12 hours ago
6.10 - @gamingfornerds
well put...very well put....have some bubbles!!!
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kewlkat007 - 590 days 12 hours ago
6.11 - Some_One_Plays I have no probs with your post
As most it's all opinion and such but you seem to have a SUPERIORITY COMPLEX with the PS3 that's all.

Funny you say after the KZ2 trailer you will not play anything below that, as if you've played KZ2?

So I'm sure you cannot go back to XBL/PSN Arcade games,or the Wii(Oh I'm sure) or any game on the 360 for matter of fact if in your mind nothing can touch what your superior console has shown you in KZ2.

A game you have yet to play brah!! If that's the case, we have heard it once in here, why not stay away from these inferior games/articles?

Does anyone really care you'll never play Gears of War 2 but rather KZ2?
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Some_One_Plays - 590 days 11 hours ago
6.12 - Gamingisfornerds
So if I state if it was on the PC (Personal Computer) my attitude is uncalled for? That makes no sense everyone knows the PlayStation 3 is the most powerful TV console on the market.

Gears of War 2 looks good for an XBOX 360 title, Halo 3 looks good as an XBOx 360 title, Ninja Gaiden 2 looks good as an XBOX 360 title. Mass Effect now that's a better looking game I haven't got to much playing time though.

Even with that said the exclusive PlayStation 3 titles look better than XBOX 360 titles.

I have that video in my Killzone 2 blog I find the one I posed having better quality.

Killzone 2 Blog HTML: http://www.gamespot.com/use...

Stating the truth doesn't mean anything because you don't want to believe it, it doesn't make it justified. People will disagree it's what makes us, us otherwise the world would be boring if everyone though the same. No matter what you come up with as your next point against mine you won't win.

I'm not brain washed by bad gaming journalism I'm not influenced so easily. I think for myself and not having others think for me, if you don't understand that, don't worry.

If you think I have a "Superiority Complex" you haven't read my blogs before. That means you made a immediate profiling of me just based on the comment plus the analysis of how most gamers think.
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dachiefsman - 590 days 11 hours ago
6.13 -
"the exclusive PlayStation 3 titles look better than XBOX 360 titles."

Really this is the truth huh maybe for some.....honestly I think that is your opinion..albeit fanboy...
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Some_One_Plays - 590 days 11 hours ago
6.14 - dachiefsman
Halo 3 vs. Killzone 2

Forza Motorsport 2 vs. Gran Turismo 5

Perfect Dark Zero vs. Resistance: Fall of Man

etc.
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Dareaver1 - 590 days 10 hours ago
6.15 - @ above: you speak as if you have some impartiality....
no one needs to look at your blog, they can just check out your past posts. That best represents you, because that is what is spouting on a daily basis. And to be quite honest, seems a little bit fanboyish. You would think that Sony and KZ2 is the second coming. Take a note, if the game gets flack because people are looking at the "pre-alpha, blah blah blah", then that's the developers fault. People are judging what they are seeing now; unlike you and your crystal ball that can see into the future and see what the game will eventually look like.

The funny thing is, you've stated in previous gears posts that KZ2 is better, then why go to every Gears article. That is called trolling, and no matter how highly you think of yourself; you can not escape that undeniable fact.

We get it, nothing on the 360 will be better than anything on PS3 or deserve any credit, that's your opinion. You don't need to go to 360 articles telling everyone that. why do you even care about what comes out on the 360. You sir are the embodiment of a fanatical Sony fan. Stay out of 360 articles and you will be happier, and won't have to defend yourself as much.

Oh, and if you haven't noticed, look at the first several posts (actually it's more than several), it's most of "the most" die hard Sony supporters/fans i have ever seen on this site; get this, talking about a 360 exclusive game. And then you come in here trolling to boot. Pathetic, don't you think (rhetorical question).
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Dareaver1 - 590 days 10 hours ago
6.16 - Oh and another funny thing....
your response is to compare Halo 3 to KZ2, Forza to GT 5, and Perfect Dark to R:FoM. yeah, your grounded in reality.....

hmmmm, let's see, both KZ2 and GT5 aren't even out yet. Yeah your really reasonable. And then Perfect Dark, to R:FoM; i don't even think i have ever seen anyone spout that comparison.

The fact is, it's Gears Vs R:FoM, and we know who won there. Both games are the developers first outings on the hardware. And just in case you forgot, gears was in development when the 360 was being created, so technically, it's a first gen game.

Halo 3 will be almost a year and a half old when KZ2 comes out, and let's not forget how long that's been in development. Then there is the venerable GT 5, Forza 3 will most likely be out when that shows up to the gaming party. And Forza 2 has so far shown more evolution then what's been delivered in GT 5p and if that is any indicator of the direction Polyphon.... is going then Forza 3 might be the Racing simulator to get (By at least my standards).
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