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Gears of War 2 |OT| ...Maria...MARIA!!!
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Facism
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Ryder said:
Maybe that's just in co-op?
There was a distinction in the number enemies between his playthrough and mine. I was surprised in one section especially where i was hit with a second wave of shiteaters, when he came to the same spot i told him to brace himself after the first wave, but no more came.
FutureZombie
Banned
I can't connect to a multiplayer game. I tried three separate times today. I doubt it's my connection because I played two other games online with no trouble in between trying to get into a Gears game. It just kept searching for players for 20 minutes before I gave up.
beat the final 2 chapters tonight in split screen co-op, can't help but shake the feeling that it was nowhere near as satisfying as the first game though.
the training section was dull, but fair enough it was a reminder of the first gears. From there it ramped it up to awesome levels - apart from the dull vehicle sections.
But then the final act was a bit meh (although the weaker ending kind of suited me). maybe the urgency I'm used to wasn't there because my partner was playing in normal mode and I was in hardcore. but the set pieces felt sedentary compared to say defending the mansion from an invading army of locusts. or maybe horde mode has readjusted my expectations and the regular game is just too easy now. When we split up there wasn't that sense of dread I used to get from Gears 1 and I probably prefer the more interactive and intertwined split up bits in gears 1 (not the damn mine carts). For example if I was meant to cover Dom from above, I felt like if I didn't he would die. and he would die, many times! on top of that I was tackling my own enemies and if I didn't move fast enough he'd get taken out with no hope of revival. I didnt get that this time. It felt like he could wait calmly for me to do my bit then he does his bit and we all move along smoothly.
however, while it felt a little anti-climactic and easy, it does what I talked about earlier. Where the vehicle levels were hard and frustrating as opposed to exhilerating, the reaver and brumak sections were rather easy and were more about the ride and the fun than the challenge (again might have been different had I been in solo/both hardcore). So it was nice that I could finish the game relatively smoothly, but there was definitely no sense of "did we do it? is he dead? oh fuck yeah we did it we fucking beat it!! YEEAAHHH" that I got from finishing the first game.
All in all though, awesome campaign, hard to think of any shooters I'd say match it. No doubt Insane will drive me nuts when I come to tackle it, and MP will keep likely keep me busy until the next gears comes out. Definitely a bad feeling of "oh...is that it?" left behind though.
the training section was dull, but fair enough it was a reminder of the first gears. From there it ramped it up to awesome levels - apart from the dull vehicle sections.
But then the final act was a bit meh (although the weaker ending kind of suited me). maybe the urgency I'm used to wasn't there because my partner was playing in normal mode and I was in hardcore. but the set pieces felt sedentary compared to say defending the mansion from an invading army of locusts. or maybe horde mode has readjusted my expectations and the regular game is just too easy now. When we split up there wasn't that sense of dread I used to get from Gears 1 and I probably prefer the more interactive and intertwined split up bits in gears 1 (not the damn mine carts). For example if I was meant to cover Dom from above, I felt like if I didn't he would die. and he would die, many times! on top of that I was tackling my own enemies and if I didn't move fast enough he'd get taken out with no hope of revival. I didnt get that this time. It felt like he could wait calmly for me to do my bit then he does his bit and we all move along smoothly.
however, while it felt a little anti-climactic and easy, it does what I talked about earlier. Where the vehicle levels were hard and frustrating as opposed to exhilerating, the reaver and brumak sections were rather easy and were more about the ride and the fun than the challenge (again might have been different had I been in solo/both hardcore). So it was nice that I could finish the game relatively smoothly, but there was definitely no sense of "did we do it? is he dead? oh fuck yeah we did it we fucking beat it!! YEEAAHHH" that I got from finishing the first game.
All in all though, awesome campaign, hard to think of any shooters I'd say match it. No doubt Insane will drive me nuts when I come to tackle it, and MP will keep likely keep me busy until the next gears comes out. Definitely a bad feeling of "oh...is that it?" left behind though.
Psychotext
Member
Odd... I felt quite the opposite. I enjoyed this one far more than the first game.kaizoku said:
StriKeVillain
Banned
So sick of this. At least have bots fill in.Halvie said:
The jump from hardcore to insane is pretty big. I'm having a harder time with this game on Insane (co-op mind you) than the first one. Some of the encounters are nuts, like the one in act 4 where you need to split up and take on a long hallway of strong locust each
. That battle in itself wasn't the problem though, it was my buddy's Baird who kept going berserk, throwing himself into enemy lines. He had to go revive him every time. The signature 'end of encounter' sound never felt so good. The monks are the n°1 annoying enemy, by far. If you don't focus on taking these fuckers on first, their tickers and ink nades will destroy you. This was never that urgent on Hardcore since tickers weren't that much of a threat there.
This playthrough has pretty much confirmed Gears as goty though. Going through insane co-op is just incredibly satisfying. In act 4 my partner kept blowing the locust to bits with the bow, while I went for the head shots. It's funny how little you use your lancer in that mode.
(you know, just before the queen)
This playthrough has pretty much confirmed Gears as goty though. Going through insane co-op is just incredibly satisfying. In act 4 my partner kept blowing the locust to bits with the bow, while I went for the head shots. It's funny how little you use your lancer in that mode.
I'm thinking of trading this game in but i'm holding out incase Epic fixes this. Online multiplayer is basically trash. Trash that is a little soggy and you don't even wanna touch it but you can't leave it on your floor so you DO touch it just to put it back in the bin. Waiting for about 5 minutes inbetween EVERY multiplayer match and having people drop so half the damn time it's waiting 5 minutes for an uneven crappy experience...it's just inexcusable how this game can be so terrible in this regard yet be showered by praise every direction you look at. Where the hell did Epic think this was a good idea prior to releasing the game and how did game reviewers not make a big deal about this? Disgusting.
striKeVillain! said:
No shit...no clue why this isn't in their. When half your team quits before the fucking match starts what is the point of even playing it. And what is with the 25 seconds after the match is over before you find out that you have to spend another 10 minutes searching for a game to play..... Don't get how some stuff is overlooked.
sixteen-bit
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Did you train Carmine?F#A#Oo said:I just finsihed the whole game in Co-op with a friend but I didn't get the achievement...
In the achievement section I still have a slither left...even though I completed all the acts and chapter with my friend. Grr...
Firestorm said:So am I missing something? Why is the Flashback Map Pack $20 - $30 on eBay. Doesn't it come with every new unit of the game? Why would someone buy used for $5 less and buy this?
I'll probably sell mine; I have no interest in vs multiplayer.
20-30 LOL???
every copy at best buy had the code...no idea if they all don't have it.
Psychotext
Member
Interestingly enough, I wouldn't be surprised if the code gets swiped from copies in my local supermarkets. The game boxes are displayed with the manuals (and associated card) still in them.
Shins said:You say this, yet it doesn't seem you truly believe this.
Sure I do!
I may not agree with someone, but I won't berate them for that - I'm much more reasonable than that!
Beaulieu said:
I really wanted to play Fallout 3, but it just came out at the wrong time for me - Gears is my favorite new franchise this gen, and there was no way, especially with my schedule right now that I could even balance the two at the same time, which is a shame...
It's also worth mentioning that I spent the last 2 years playing Gears 1 MP ever since release - always making time for it, with local friends - we'd jump from Halo 3 to Gears and vice versa every night...
I can see why you and your co-workers are coming from, especially if that genre is more of your thing, along with the way the game was made also...
F#A#Oo said:I just finsihed the whole game in Co-op with a friend but I didn't get the achievement...
In the achievement section I still have a slither left...even though I completed all the acts and chapter with my friend. Grr...
Same thing happened to me. My friend got the achievement but I didn't.
StriKeVillain
Banned
I need some more people playing Gears to add to my list.
GT: strikevillain
GT: strikevillain
DenogginizerOS
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That was goretastic!chespace said:
got2bekidding
Member
The only thing I encountered that I didn't like about this game as far as the campaign goes happened last night. I was doing some Co-op over Live on Insane and we got to the part where you
. It ended up taking us many more tries than it should have.
Anyone else have that happen to them while playing that particular section? Damn, it was frustrating.....
fight the Leviathan, and our characters kept glitching (doing this bouncing bullshit) and we would literally get stuck on parts of the boat/boxes on the boat and couldn't move (rolling didn't help) to do the necessary things to win---even trying to run into the mouth of the fish was a pain in the ass to get correct due to the glitch bouncing
I'm not sure if it was the water making us do that, but other than that battle, everything ran smoothly.
ToyMachine228
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Ran into two problems tonight. First of all, my roommate got that glitch like 3-4 times where your bullets don't register and you can't reload. I mentioned it once earlier. Second, whenever me or my roommate hosts, the game lags so bad no one on either team besides us can move. It's not fun, and I know I'm getting bad feedback for it. And it's out of my control. It sucks.
Generally, the load time isn't a problem for me. It takes 20 seconds for me to find a game. Nevertheless, my problem is that coming from Australia; every game pitches me against americans. Not even an option to find local games when you match make? I don't mean to bitch but it becomes unplayable and laggy; it would be better if we had the option to play with each other so games would be a bit more balanced.
I am not saying it doesn't happen to you americans though, it does - and I don't see how EPIC thought it was a good idea to randomize the games you enter.
I am not saying it doesn't happen to you americans though, it does - and I don't see how EPIC thought it was a good idea to randomize the games you enter.
It's a fantastic game. I'm on act 5(I think) and gonna try and finish the game solo(Hardcore) tomorrow. Then I'll be down to go at it again in co-op if anyone wants to play. Or Horde mode is cool too smile.gif
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blazinglazers
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I'm trying to catch up with the thread, but was there ever a solution for the non-downloading Gold Lancers? I got the code when I bought the game, it was accepted, but then never downloaded. When I go back into my history to try again, it errors out...
Brakara said:
just one small example, playing hardcore myself but with my brother as a "normal" guest, when you run through the ringworm, trying to escape from the big ball of rubble, in co-op no enemies appear and its just a straightforward dash.
In solo lots of enemies appeared to block/impede me and it was slightly more annoying.
No doubt some of this is repeated elsewhere....
JimiNutz
Banned
Man I've been away from GAF for so long (my PC got a virus two weeks back and has only now been fixed) and have missed out on all the GAF Gears 2 excitement
Anyway I've been playing the game pretty solidly for the past week and really enjoy it. Obviously there are a ton of little problems and glitches, which have probably been discussed here already, but for the most part the game is great and has lived up to my expectations.
I'm still getting over the learning curve as far as MP is concerned however. Simply put I seem to suck pretty bad, yet have somehow made rank 3? I'm still trying to change up my playstyle because my Gears1 tactics don't seem to work very well anymore, and I'm still not all that great with the new shotgun.
Anyway I imagine GAF gets together to play games pretty often so hopefully I'll et o play with some of you guys soon
Edit: Also is there a thread in the online section just for Horde mode? I see the thread for the Wednesday meetups but because of scheduling difficulties I doubt I'll be able to participate in them. I'd certainly be up for playing some Horde with Gaffers though since I've barely touched that mode and none of my friends seem to want to play it
Anyway I've been playing the game pretty solidly for the past week and really enjoy it. Obviously there are a ton of little problems and glitches, which have probably been discussed here already, but for the most part the game is great and has lived up to my expectations.
I'm still getting over the learning curve as far as MP is concerned however. Simply put I seem to suck pretty bad, yet have somehow made rank 3? I'm still trying to change up my playstyle because my Gears1 tactics don't seem to work very well anymore, and I'm still not all that great with the new shotgun.
Anyway I imagine GAF gets together to play games pretty often so hopefully I'll et o play with some of you guys soon
Edit: Also is there a thread in the online section just for Horde mode? I see the thread for the Wednesday meetups but because of scheduling difficulties I doubt I'll be able to participate in them. I'd certainly be up for playing some Horde with Gaffers though since I've barely touched that mode and none of my friends seem to want to play it
NutJobJim said:Anyway I imagine GAF gets together to play games pretty often so hopefully I'll et o play with some of you guys soon
Edit: Also is there a thread in the online section just for Horde mode? I see the thread for the Wednesday meetups but because of scheduling difficulties I doubt I'll be able to participate in them. I'd certainly be up for playing some Horde with Gaffers though since I've barely touched that mode and none of my friends seem to want to play it
I'm always up for some games, but I'm in the UK so time differences have an affect.
gt: kaizoku7
the online thread is mainly for people who play the game, the wednesday thing is just a hark back to the first game where we formailised a day to play - but even then most of us played everyday anyway.
