Ok, so I KNEW this was a meathead game, and should have trusted my gut, but a friend of mine bought a 360 and wanted me to play it with him, so i grabbed a copy of it.
So far I'm about an hour into it, and here's what I think:
Worst 360 game I've ever played.
Seriously, I can't fathom how this game sold more than a few thousand copies. It is utterly terrible.
First of all, you're presented with a choice of difficulties and one of them is recommended if "you can make headshots". Ok let's go that route, *I* can make headshots! Oh wait! There's no heads in this game.. every character has a fucking walnut sitting on their shoulders instead. I can shoot heads, I can't shoot a "head" that's smaller than the bullets. I guess this explains why noone in the game bothers to wear a helmet in the midst of coming under fire every 10 seconds .. there's no chance at all that a bullet could hit it.. and they probably couldn't find any of those 25 cent toy capsule machines with helmets small enough.
Secondly.. graphics. Why did they bother drawing textures in this game? Everything is gray. Gray ground. Gray buildings. Gray enemies. Gray sky. Would it kill you to put just a little color in there?
Controls.. absolutely atrocious. First of all, it has the immediate issue of being a console game. It's a proven fact that a console controller doesn't have the accuracy OR enough buttons to properly control a good FPS. For the record, I previously played through Stranglehold which is also a 3rd person shooter and while I was annoyed by the aiming problem, they at least did a good job making cover work and making the controls responsive and predictable. In Gears you are at the mercy of the buggy cover system, where pressing any direction on the left analog can randomly detach you from a wall. ..or not. You never know. And you WILL die a lot because of this.
Gameplay.. nothing exciting at all. Just a series of monster closets. One after another. You have squad mates but they pretty much just get themselves killed to draw you out of cover to revive them. They actually work against you in the regard. Also, chances are they are going to die right next to the cover they were using, but for some unknown reason you can't use that cover while you revive them.
Serisously.. Im flabbergasted that anyone would admit to owning this trash, let alone actually enjoy it. Does it take nothing more than extreme violence to gain the respect of gamers? Ugh.. worst $5 I ever spent.
Ok, so you're mostly complaining that you suck with a controller and your TV's color wasnt up to par? Seriously, how many buttons do you need to play a FPS? Its not a RTS. The game was good, not great. The cover system couldve been a little better, but it wasnt a game breaker.
GOW2 is wayyyyy better IMO... I played the second one first then played the first one and it's a sad disappointment in comparison... The colors are very vivid in the second, the first is close, but not exactly the same.
maybe GoW 2 has better graphics. I'm talking about the first one.
i'm not even exaggerating. it's literally ALL GRAY.. even the trees and wood! where on earth can you find a gray tree?
when gears of war 3 comes out you will learn that this doesnt take place on earth....they even mention that the planet has another name....i think there is going to be a plot twist that involves the fact that the team we are on is actually the alien and its thier home planet or they are trying to save it from humans destroying it like we did earth.......but i liked this game cause its the kind you can pretty much relax and bs around with...not hard....just a fun shooter that you dont have to seriously concentrate.....its definately no cod4....best 360 game made so far as far as replay value....
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Ok, so you're mostly complaining that you suck with a controller and your TV's color wasnt up to par? Seriously, how many buttons do you need to play a FPS? Its not a RTS. The game was good, not great. The cover system couldve been a little better, but it wasnt a game breaker.
nope, im complaining that controllers BLOW. it's a fact.
it's not me - i was able to relatively enjoy Stranglehold. but the controls in gears are EXTRA shit.
my tv's color is FINE. it's the game's color that's fucked up. (and those screenshots aren't from my copy or my tv so clearly it's not JUST me)
in either case, i shouldn't have to dip into a game's options BEFORE i play it to set the colors. The default settings are how the designer intended it. gray.
I always eff with my vid settings first if the option is available. I thought the controls for GoW are damn near perfect. the overall flow of the game was great. Of course we're talking about a game that came out in 2006. At the time it was a good game, now no, i will agree to that.
nope, im complaining that controllers BLOW. it's a fact.
it's not me - i was able to relatively enjoy Stranglehold. but the controls in gears are EXTRA shit.
my tv's color is FINE. it's the game's color that's fucked up. (and those screenshots aren't from my copy or my tv so clearly it's not JUST me)
in either case, i shouldn't have to dip into a game's options BEFORE i play it to set the colors. The default settings are how the designer intended it. gray.
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Seriously, how many buttons do you need to play a FPS? Its not a RTS. The game was good, not great. The cover system couldve been a little better, but it wasnt a game breaker.
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