Recently delved back into just to see if it held up. It's unashamed about what it is and I actually think it's an interesting enough world that's compelling enough to stick with (more so than what Halo devolved into despite a better premise).
Good gameplay mechanics let down by tedious bossfights and bafflingly placed checkpoints at tough sections which usually require a lengthy walk or cutscene to delve back into the action.
Good gameplay mechanics let down by tedious bossfights and bafflingly placed checkpoints at tough sections which usually require a lengthy walk or cutscene to delve back into the action.
Much better than I ever expected a game from this series to be. It isn't anything earth shattering but the very core of the gameplay here is solid. The horror elements here were interesting and I'd like to see a Gears game that goes all in on them.
Looking forward to playing the rest of the series over time.
Looking forward to playing the rest of the series over time.
Everything about Gears turns me off.
I put an absurd amount of time into the multiplayer on this game. It was one of my first 360 games and I 100% the campaign with friends multiple times on all difficulties. A lot of nostalgia here, and I'm a huge fan of how it revolutionized cover shooters. It's clunky, but it has a distinct personality love or hate it.
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looks like ass, controls arent refined yet. story doesnt matter. Small enemy variety. Sets up a cool setting.
Estreia da série, excelente jogo para coop.
the game doesn't hold up as well today as it did in 2006, and it shows in the original version - the game's artstyle i can only describe as 'wet rocks', with a very clear stylization to it that just doesn't look very nice and feels samey, amended by gears 2 at least. while the story is passable, it has a fun campaign, moreso when you play with a friend, but past that, can't say i would recommend playing it today, especially considering the multiplayer scene probably only consists of tryhards sticking to the same map and mode, or hackers
I loved this. A real goofy, tongue-in-cheek action movie plot wrapped around a nice n chunky cover-shooter core. Delicious.
When I first played this with a friend, the ability to take cover blew my mind. Sure, nowadays it's a disease that's plaguing the society and cause of all our moral degradation, but back then, it was a game changer.
Having only played the first two acts and the very last act, it took me the entire decade until I had a chance to finish the game. After playing so many that was undoubtedly influenced by this, it did show its age, but it aged more like an old tough survivor. The reload system, which sadly was not as popular as the cover mechanic, still provides a simple but satisfying twist to something that is just second nature now. Level design could be better, and so can the pacing, but it's still not terrible. For a pioneer of its own genre, it really left a high mark to follow.
Having only played the first two acts and the very last act, it took me the entire decade until I had a chance to finish the game. After playing so many that was undoubtedly influenced by this, it did show its age, but it aged more like an old tough survivor. The reload system, which sadly was not as popular as the cover mechanic, still provides a simple but satisfying twist to something that is just second nature now. Level design could be better, and so can the pacing, but it's still not terrible. For a pioneer of its own genre, it really left a high mark to follow.
Muy, muy marrón.
I was always more of a Halo and CoD guy, but the first 2 Gears are pretty solid too. Good shooting mechanics, the Lancer and some of the other guns were really bad ass and unique too. It's Gears, chances are you already know what to expect, I don't have to tell you.
I can remember the late nights playing this with my dad. This is the game that made cover shooters a thing.
What if Team Deathmatch was a puzzle game?
It fucking rules, whad'dya want me to say? You play an absolute BRICK SHITHOUSE and he's got a chainsaw on his gun!
This is the video game equivalent of getting extremely baked, blasting some sludge metal, and letting yourself drown in the sound
This is the video game equivalent of getting extremely baked, blasting some sludge metal, and letting yourself drown in the sound
Why did these games never recapture the tone of their trailers?
Beating this co-op was a hell of a night. Lots of Dr. Pepper.
Ta bien
great shooter even though its color palette is 80% brown
Aged a little poorly but its a fucking banger so who cares
While when it firts released it was certainly impressive the game now is incredibly basic and the story dosen't have anything engaging to say or show to the player
For a 2006 game, Gears of Wars still offers some magnificent and extremely well done graphics and awesome gameplay but their was no storyline and the dialogue was bad
Call me crazy but the darker horror atmosphere of Gears 1 is still my favourite in the series. After this it inched closer in vibe to a Michael Bay summer blockbuster.
hasnt aged great but still very fun and holds up
I too liked the song used in Donnie Darko
Mom: Don't play games until homework is done, I'll be picking you up from grandma's at x time
Me and my uncle: plays games as soon as we get home
Gears of War 1&2 were spent with Korn, Breaking Benjamin or Slipknot blaring on my uncle's ipod while we disobeyed our parents and had a blast. Vivid memories of this, very fond of these games.
Me and my uncle: plays games as soon as we get home
Gears of War 1&2 were spent with Korn, Breaking Benjamin or Slipknot blaring on my uncle's ipod while we disobeyed our parents and had a blast. Vivid memories of this, very fond of these games.
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The guys are hot.
The only Gears game I vividly remember, loved the co-op
so strange to realize that big "boomer energy" game pushed cover game mechanic for future generations of action games