Poll of the Day > Just beat the first Gears of War for the first time.

(+) Yeah! (+)

6/10.

It was alright, it was fun, but it was also pretty stupid. Seemed more like a proof of concept than an actual game seeing as how there wasn't much of a story at all. Just a bunch of characters with ??? histories and ??? motivations. Dom is looking for someone? cool, they just mention it once and then never again.

It's annoying, it's like they made this game only to make a sequel. Which I will now play for the first time.

Also the Kryll sections and final boss were some of the worst designed sections I have ever encountered in a video game.

it definitly rough around the edges and hasn't aged well, I remember thinking even closer to it's release it was rough and hard to play. I think the sequel is much better in alot of ways including story, even if it's mostly dudebros untill the third game it's still one of my favorite game franchises and you end up getting attached to the characters regardless. The level design of the games is really great and thought out imo, I never get tired of circling around the enemy or finding ways to push through a tough section, and it's one of very few games that emphasize drawn out firefights.

I'd agrue that it probably was more of a hashed together game that got popular, Epic Games never really prided itself on story driven experiences prior to Gears(few companies did in the mid 2000s) so they likely didn't try too hard with the core plot and just let it be a loose vehicle for the gameplay and setting. The multiplayer was also pretty popular at the time.

it's also much better played in co-op, which can be said of alot of games but still it was super well done, when they have you occianially split up only to have 1 player do something like hold the flashlight in the Kryll section or get on a high point to man a turret and flank, It's just not the same with Dom Bot

Im pretty sure its supposed to be cheesy and kinda spoofy about the over the top alien / bug movies like Starship Troopers / Aliens

how can you not see thats its literally starship troopers, which is a spoof movie itself

SonyMichel posted...

Im pretty sure its supposed to be cheesy and kinda spoofy about the over the top alien / bug movies like Starship Troopers / Aliens

how can you not see thats its literally starship troopers, which is a spoof movie itself

I've never gotten this impression from Gears, infact the (formerly) iconic reveal trailer had it painted as a somber, horror like experience adn I remember a fair few being dissappointed it was yet another somewhat generic action-shooter with light horror flavoring.

Which version of Gears1 did you play?
The original or remaster?

The remastered looks great and had a section added to the last act from the original PC version but it kinda ruined the original's atmosphere by brighten everything up.

LeetCheet posted...

Which version of Gears1 did you play?
The original or remaster?

The remastered looks great and had a section added to the last act from the original PC version but it kinda ruined the original's atmosphere by brighten everything up.

the remaster.

I actually enjoy gears 1-3 (haven't played the rest). Shooters in any form are not normally my thing but I felt the gameplay and characters to be entertaining enough that I enjoyed it.

wwinterj25 posted...

I actually enjoy gears 1-3 (haven't played the rest). Shooters in any form are not normally my thing but I felt the gameplay and characters to be entertaining enough that I enjoyed it.

characters are fine so far. Dom definitely has more personality even in the first hour of Gears 2, lol. Finally know who he is looking for!