Gears of War 2

Soulja · 20 Feb 2008 at 19:06

Spawn said:
Then i suggest you go read a book if you want a story, the lack of story with GOW1 never bothered me.

I can't agree with that, i love games with a good story(even though there isn't many

) also it's more fun than sitting and reading a book

Alrik · 20 Feb 2008 at 19:13

xander_uk2 said:
Is a November release likely? Seems rather soon to me...

2 years? Thats plenty of time for the game to be finished considering most of the building blocks are already in place from the last game.

suarve · 20 Feb 2008 at 19:14

JUMPURS said:
Oh head to head with Resistance 2.

Maybe GoW2 will actually have a complete and coherent story that lasts more than 15 minutes.

Depends if you played it on insane or easy

yaboy · 20 Feb 2008 at 19:14

This is awesome man, GOW2 !!!!

JUMPURS · 20 Feb 2008 at 19:15

kalanium said:
2 years? Thats plenty of time for the game to be finished considering most of the building blocks are already in place from the last game.

But UT3 inbetween.

Seems it has just been annouced at GDC. what itnerested me was this

What about professionals? Satchell calls for another guest -- Dr. Michael Catz, President of Epic Games. He's here to show off the next version of Unreal Engine running on Xbox 360.

Unreal Engine 4? :confused:

JUMPURS · 20 Feb 2008 at 19:15

suarve said:
Depends if you played it on insane or easy

heehee 30 minutes then 15 hours trying to kill the dude at the end? lol j/k

rp2000 · 20 Feb 2008 at 19:18

JUMPURS said:
But UT3 inbetween.

Seems it has just been annouced at GDC. what itnerested me was this

Unreal Engine 4?

No I think it is just a new version of UE3. I think I remember reading they constantly update it and all licensees of the tech get the newest versions etc.

http://www.joystiq.com said:
11:06 am PT - What about professionals? Satchell calls for another guest -- Dr. Michael Catz, President of Epic Games. He's here to show off the next version of Unreal Engine running on Xbox 360.

11:08 am PT -- It's been a year and a half since Gears of War 1, says Katz.

11:09 am PT -- Tim Sweeney's here to demonstrate the new features of the engine. Ambient occlusion dramatically improves shadow highlights, says Sweeney.

11:10 am PT -- We see Marcus Phoenix being rendered with better specular lighting. High density crowds are new -- we see a massive crowd of Locusts flocking through a Gears of War environment.

11:11 am PT -- Dynamic Fluid effects look... liquidy. Marcus Phoenix splashes through a pool to demonstrate.

11:12 am PT -- Matinee improvements -- it's what power the cutscene in Gears of War.

11:13 am PT -- Better structural degradation allows concrete to break apart in an explosion. Marcus kills an innocent concrete pillar with a Torque bow.

11:14 am PT -- John Schappert's back. Um, excuse us, but weren't you guys supposed to announce Gears of War 2? Over 1,000 games on Xbox 360 by the end of 2008, promises Schappert. And that excludes Xbox Live Community Games

11:15 am PT -- April 29th bring GTAIV to Xbox 360, "on day one." Starting Fall 2008, GTA DLC will hit Xbox Live Marketplace. "plenty of games for the whole family to enjoy," adds Schappert

Seems they skipped the announcement (or certainly did not make it in the logical place which would be around now)

rp2000

JUMPURS · 20 Feb 2008 at 19:19

rp2000 said:
No I think it is just a new version of UE3. I think I remember reading they constantly update it and all licensees of the tech get the newest versions etc.

Yeah, i was just playing silly buggers, though i think it is a bit cheeky saying that though.

dannyjo22 · 20 Feb 2008 at 19:19

xander_uk2 said:
Is a November release likely? Seems rather soon to me...

Thats been my feeling that Gears 2 would be rushed for Xmas to try to stem the tide. Probably just be gears 1.5 with all the stuff they couldn't fit in the first one.

I quite enjoyed Gears, especially co-op with Kalanium. I thought the MP was absolute ****. Especially compared to some of the content that goes into a graw or COD4.

Mr Latte · 20 Feb 2008 at 19:19

Action games like action films sometimes dont have the best written stories.

The comments regards the lack of story or odd ending are excusable due to the launch time/scale they had to meet.

Cliffy B and the team did a remarkable job
Technically at least the game should be praised in the highest regards.

RoachycaL · 20 Feb 2008 at 19:22

JUMPURS said:
Maybe GoW2 will actually have a complete and coherent story that lasts more than 15 minutes.

Wow... Just wow... Whats you're favorite game storyline then? Just out of interest mate

JUMPURS · 20 Feb 2008 at 19:23

Mr Latte said:
Action games like action films sometimes dont have the best written stories.

The comments regards the lack of story or odd ending are excusable due to the launch time/scale they had to meet.

Cliffy B and the team did a remarkable job
Technically at least the game should be praised in the highest regards.

Is that a reason the consumer should be sold half a product?

I will be the first to say GoW is obscenely pretty, first implementation of decent online co-op, but that's about it.

JUMPURS · 20 Feb 2008 at 19:24

RoachycaL said:
Wow... Just wow... Whats you're favorite game storyline then? Just out of interest mate

Shooter wise probably RSV. Other than that, probably either MGS or MGS3.

Nobody can say a story doesn't matter in a game, that is one of the reasons Bioshock was so popular.

I play games for single player and single player needs a good story to keep you wanting to play IMO.

McManicMan · 20 Feb 2008 at 19:30

this will please my Boy, he loves the multiplayer side, good job i've just sorted out a new 360 arcade and another 12months LIVE subscription!

Abooie · 20 Feb 2008 at 19:35

JUMPURS said:
What does Killzone have to do with anything??

I thought it would be interesting the 2 biggest shooters of the consoles of this year coming out in the same month.

Lol, thought you said Killzone not Resistance ..

JUMPURS · 20 Feb 2008 at 19:39

Abooie said:
Lol, thought you said Killzone not Resistance ..

Noooo killzone sucked lol

Good idea, poorly executed.

I think the Lore of GoW could have been good if they only explained it. Krono done a fantastic post about this time least year on a missing chapters theory he had about GoW, i think he hit the nail on the head with it.

rp2000 · 20 Feb 2008 at 19:43

It's official:

www.joystiq.com said:
11:39 am PT -- A GGears of War logo? A chainsaw? Marcus Phoenix. What's this video about? Oh, of course, it's Gears of war 2!

11:40 am PT -- CliffyB burst in and leaves us with a quick piece of info. Gears 2 in November 2008, only on Xbox 360

rp2000

Abooie · 20 Feb 2008 at 19:44

JUMPURS said:
Noooo killzone sucked lol

Good idea, poorly executed.

I think the Lore of GoW could have been good if they only explained it. Krono done a fantastic post about this time least year on a missing chapters theory he had about GoW, i think he hit the nail on the head with it.

I don't disagree with you for one second about the story and dialogue for GoW but for set piece battles and atmosphere they hit the nail on the head. Multiplayer with friends (not randoms) was tremendous fun as well and I fondly remember a good few nights of chainsawing OcUKers.

JUMPURS · 20 Feb 2008 at 19:46

Abooie said:
I don't disagree with you for one second about the story and dialogue for GoW but for set piece battles and atmosphere they hit the nail on the head. Multiplayer with friends (not randoms) was tremendous fun as well and I fondly remember a good few nights of chainsawing OcUKers.

I would have got into the atmosphere more had i known what the point in everything i was doing.

I had a few good nights on multiplayer, Shotgun Krono the git that he is, and was it alrik who would 'nade tag everyone? But it was kind of short lived imo.

Abooie and JUMPURS in agreeing shocker!! :eek:

RoachycaL · 20 Feb 2008 at 19:52

Wow.... I'm quite amazed gears 2 is scheduled for November to be honest! They certainly arent waiting around!

http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=93107