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Gears of War 3 |OT| BROTHERS TO THE END
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krpiper said:So my Live account got phished and some moron charged $70of microsoft points to my account so my account is locked and under review
I also had to get a new debit card so I had to cancel my Amazon order (I'll go and pay for it via cash/check)'
Even thought my main account is under review can I just make a trial month on the xbox its self (I dont think I've hit 5) or do I still need a debit card for that
Ever since the 360 came out you've never needed to have a debit card tied to your Gamertag - best way is to use Gold membership & points cards, they're always cheaper online than subscribing directly with MS. Check Amazon, they usually have the cheapest deals.
And I don't see why you can't make a new account in the meantime, shouldn't be a problem at all as long as you're not signed into the locked one.
sixteen-bit
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I would say so. The Horde setup appeals to me more in that game.tuxor said:
The Xtortionist
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ergo said:
Leaderboards are getting wiped. Level progress will stay intact.
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
malfcn said:
Doesn't surprise me in the least, then epic will turn up the EXP curve for the rest of us come release week.
Watch.
AndyMoogle
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That's ridiculous. Getting to level 100 in Gears 2 took too long, but it shouldn't be doable in less than a week either.malfcn said:
Just beat the campaign. SPOILER-FREE impressions below, but I'm putting them in spoiler tags anyway, just in case anyone is super sensitive. This post WILL NOT spoil anything regarding the storyline... nothing more than any of the big site's reviews:
If anyone has any Qs about the game I'll do my best to answer tonight.
- The second half of the campaign is considerably better than the first, in my opinion. Stronger set-piece battles, waves of enemies are more fun, etc. I was in this topic a few days ago (slightly) bagging on the game, but it def. picks up in the back half... it's the best Gears campaign, for sure.
- It's nice to see a company actually RESOLVE their storylines. MS/Bungie, Ubisoft, and others seem content to end titles on sliffhangers indefinitely. There's totally places Epic can take Gears, but it's refreshing to see a story that ends.
- Carmine's fate playing out is one of the best moments of the entire campaign, for me.
- Trying to be vague here but... there is one campaign bit that is disappointing because it's clear Epic has campaign DLC planned. There is a clear spot where there was a big chunk of content cut. It's jarring.
- Gears 3 is "Gears" storytelling through and through. You get answers... sort-of. But we still know incredibly little about this world. It's funny how Epic can craft an engaging storyline, craft excellent world-building, and yet they still manage to leave everything so vague. Maybe this is because I haven't read the novels.
- In my Sera, Cole train wears his baseball cap forward
- I wasn't timing myself, but campaign was probably ~11 hours.
- It's nice to see a company actually RESOLVE their storylines. MS/Bungie, Ubisoft, and others seem content to end titles on sliffhangers indefinitely. There's totally places Epic can take Gears, but it's refreshing to see a story that ends.
- Carmine's fate playing out is one of the best moments of the entire campaign, for me.
- Trying to be vague here but... there is one campaign bit that is disappointing because it's clear Epic has campaign DLC planned. There is a clear spot where there was a big chunk of content cut. It's jarring.
- Gears 3 is "Gears" storytelling through and through. You get answers... sort-of. But we still know incredibly little about this world. It's funny how Epic can craft an engaging storyline, craft excellent world-building, and yet they still manage to leave everything so vague. Maybe this is because I haven't read the novels.
- In my Sera, Cole train wears his baseball cap forward
- I wasn't timing myself, but campaign was probably ~11 hours.
If anyone has any Qs about the game I'll do my best to answer tonight.
The Xtortionist
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GDJustin said:
Which part? Spoiler it.
HawksWinStanley
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I've got the Savage Kantus coming to me but I'm kinda digging Mech Baird too.
Hopefully the pre-order characters end up as DLC later.
Hopefully the pre-order characters end up as DLC later.
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
GDJustin said:Just beat the campaign. SPOILER-FREE impressions below, but I'm putting them in spoiler tags anyway, just in case anyone is super sensitive. This post WILL NOT spoil anything regarding the storyline... nothing more than any of the big site's reviews:
- The second half of the campaign is considerably better than the first, in my opinion. Stronger set-piece battles, waves of enemies are more fun, etc. I was in this topic a few days ago (slightly) bagging on the game, but it def. picks up in the back half... it's the best Gears campaign, for sure.
- It's nice to see a company actually RESOLVE their storylines. MS/Bungie, Ubisoft, and others seem content to end titles on sliffhangers indefinitely. There's totally places Epic can take Gears, but it's refreshing to see a story that ends.
- Carmine's fate playing out is one of the best moments of the entire campaign, for me.
- Trying to be vague here but... there is one campaign bit that is disappointing because it's clear Epic has campaign DLC planned. There is a clear spot where there was a big chunk of content cut. It's jarring.
- Gears 3 is "Gears" storytelling through and through. You get answers... sort-of. But we still know incredibly little about this world. It's funny how Epic can craft an engaging storyline, craft excellent world-building, and yet they still manage to leave everything so vague. Maybe this is because I haven't read the novels.
- In my Sera, Cole train wears his baseball cap forward
- I wasn't timing myself, but campaign was probably ~11 hours.
If anyone has any Qs about the game I'll do my best to answer tonight.
The funny thing about your observation is that
Rod said that the campaign DLC isn't "deleted scenes" and that it's a whole new campaign mission.
Spoilered for the babies.
Robot Pants
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I was never actually excited for this game until yesterday. I was always going to buy it, but finally the hype hit me like a ton of bricks. Let's do this!
Brolic Gaoler
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A27 Tawpgun said:
No, convince yourself. There's plenty of media to look at.
The Xtortionist said:
Alienshogun said:
Early in the game Marcus and Cole split up, and you get to see things from both of their perspectives, until their storylines synch up and become one again.
They split up again later in the game, but you only see things from Dom's perspective this time. When you meet back up with Cole it's obvious he's been on some pretty zany adventures (he has someone new with him, etc.), but you don't play any of that. Since the Gears trilogy is Marcus-centric it doesn't feel like a "hole" per se, but it's weird you follow Cole earlier in the game, but not the second time. It's obvious epic has plans for that content.
They split up again later in the game, but you only see things from Dom's perspective this time. When you meet back up with Cole it's obvious he's been on some pretty zany adventures (he has someone new with him, etc.), but you don't play any of that. Since the Gears trilogy is Marcus-centric it doesn't feel like a "hole" per se, but it's weird you follow Cole earlier in the game, but not the second time. It's obvious epic has plans for that content.
Dug said:
I don't see how that's remotely a spoiler. I was intentionally vague. We all know Carmine either lives or dies in Gears3.
Represent.
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Would you say its one of the beter shooter campaigns in a while?GDJustin said:Just beat the campaign. SPOILER-FREE impressions below, but I'm putting them in spoiler tags anyway, just in case anyone is super sensitive. This post WILL NOT spoil anything regarding the storyline... nothing more than any of the big site's reviews:
- The second half of the campaign is considerably better than the first, in my opinion. Stronger set-piece battles, waves of enemies are more fun, etc. I was in this topic a few days ago (slightly) bagging on the game, but it def. picks up in the back half... it's the best Gears campaign, for sure.
- It's nice to see a company actually RESOLVE their storylines. MS/Bungie, Ubisoft, and others seem content to end titles on sliffhangers indefinitely. There's totally places Epic can take Gears, but it's refreshing to see a story that ends.
- Carmine's fate playing out is one of the best moments of the entire campaign, for me.
- Trying to be vague here but... there is one campaign bit that is disappointing because it's clear Epic has campaign DLC planned. There is a clear spot where there was a big chunk of content cut. It's jarring.
- Gears 3 is "Gears" storytelling through and through. You get answers... sort-of. But we still know incredibly little about this world. It's funny how Epic can craft an engaging storyline, craft excellent world-building, and yet they still manage to leave everything so vague. Maybe this is because I haven't read the novels.
- In my Sera, Cole train wears his baseball cap forward
- I wasn't timing myself, but campaign was probably ~11 hours.
If anyone has any Qs about the game I'll do my best to answer tonight.
Represent. said:
It's certainly better than the COD campaigns. It's tough to compare COD/Halo/Gears because whichever series has gameplay you like the most, you'll probably like that game's campaign the most.
But from a pure scenario perspective, or from the perspective of which company poured the most actual love and care into their campaign, I would probably give Halo: Reach the edge over Gears3.
Epic seems wholly uninterested in evolving Gears from game to game.
Gears 3 is VERY solid. There isn't ONE moment that doesn't feel polished, that doesn't feel fun. Every single mission, every engagement just... works. This is a big improvement over 2, which had some areas that just didn't feel that smooth. But I will say that from a design perspective Epic seems to lack ambition. They don't seem interested in experimenting with their formula at all.
It's fine for a trilogy. Make Gears 3 the "ultimate Gears" and all that. But if the next Gears game doesn't take some risks I'll be disappointed. 3 is enough. I can't think of any other current-gen series that changes less from game to game.
dmg04 said:
Actually yeah, that's a good point I meant to bring up in my first post:
Gears3 has a surprising and impressive amount of genuine emotion. There is almost no "bro" moments. Probably intentionally, given that the franchise is so famous for it's brodacity. The storyline is genuine to an impressive degree. It's the first of the series to even REMOTELY live up to its somber trailer.
The trailers have always been a bit silly, because the games themselves were over-the-top silliness. But not this time around.
OdysseusVA
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GDJustin said:
Yeah, when they rejoined I was like "wtf? Who is this?". Regarding Carmine, I'm very pleased
What do you consider genuine emotion? Did you consider the whole Gears 2 Dom/Maria moment a genuine moment? For some reason, despite it having all the elements of what would make a serious emotional scene to me, the effect wasn't there at that point. Is it like that or done better?GDJustin said:
I found a surprising amount of attachment with the characters in Reach. The whole grim scenario I found was played up by the fact that you just met the team, and they're already dwindling down just as you begin to get comfortable, all for the same cause. Reach's story was one of the best constructed campaigns this gen for me, IMO.
I found the maria point of gears 2 very detached because it felt so... forced. In gears 1, Dom mentioned his wife... once?enzo_gt said:
In gears 2, every other line was "Where's My Wife!?"
Sure, it was cool to see her go from beautiful to holyshitfuck, but yeah.
BTW,
I hope gears 3 proves to me that the locust aren't just humans that have been dipped in imulsion. They kept hinting that in Gears 2. Thai's back looked exactly like skorges, the holding tanks and yadda yadda. Made me feel like they were somehow just turning people into locust.
As for reach, the only character i cared about was Jorge. I think it was either the script or the voice acting, but damn i didn't care for any other character.
Reach VS Gears is semi unfair, though. With Reach, you KNOW you're going to die no matter what to give MasterChief the chance to discover Halo and all that jazz. With Gears, All you know is that this is the definitive End. Humanity is on the brink, but you're Marcus Effing Fenix.
panama chief
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Anyone know if it's hard for Epic to port maps? I'm acting greedy. I want all maps from the last 2 games with all the new enhancements and the servers. Give me what I want epic. I have money with your name on it.
elrechazado
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any spoiler filled (yes I want to be spoiled) recaps or reviews or whatever out there?
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