who the fuck at Epic saw the mako in Mass Effect and was like "ya, let's do that but worse <3" ???
---
the core of the third person shooting gameplay is fine and i still love the meatheaded camaraderie of it all but this was a massive downgrade from the first entry otherwise.
the original Gears of War was a very bland game in terms of aesthetics and color scheme but it made up for it elsewhere with the horror atmosphere and world building. this time around things took on a more action focus (which is fine) but left the horrible visual design elements.
so much of the game blends together to the point where i'd probably be unable to tell you the general ballpark of when/where a screenshot of the game took place. things picked up a bit in the last quarter or so with some particularly nice settings but it felt too late.
i didn't come to this series with many expectations beyond something that doesn't require a ton of investment and the above mentioned camaraderie but god i hope this is as low as it gets. at the very least i'd like to see some more color and no more vehicle segments if this is the shit they're gonna pull when they do them.
---
the core of the third person shooting gameplay is fine and i still love the meatheaded camaraderie of it all but this was a massive downgrade from the first entry otherwise.
the original Gears of War was a very bland game in terms of aesthetics and color scheme but it made up for it elsewhere with the horror atmosphere and world building. this time around things took on a more action focus (which is fine) but left the horrible visual design elements.
so much of the game blends together to the point where i'd probably be unable to tell you the general ballpark of when/where a screenshot of the game took place. things picked up a bit in the last quarter or so with some particularly nice settings but it felt too late.
i didn't come to this series with many expectations beyond something that doesn't require a ton of investment and the above mentioned camaraderie but god i hope this is as low as it gets. at the very least i'd like to see some more color and no more vehicle segments if this is the shit they're gonna pull when they do them.