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Gears of War 4 |OT| Still Epic
- Thread starter EightBitNate
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is the back button or select or i dont know how the fuck is called on the xbox one, the buttone on the left haha
you can press back button on xbox
Double Donut
Member
Is it just me or is this campaign 800x unforgiving on Insane than other Gears campaigns..?
I mean shit, I solo'd Judgment Insane with all declassified missions over the summer, and this feels way harder than that. My buddy and I have been getting our asses handed to us, we're finally scraping by the finale of Act I.
There's this really fucking annoying thing that I swear never happened in other Gears where you can still get hit within 1-2 seconds of retreating into cover even though you're fully in the cover already. Pop up, fire my gun, pop back down, and they're still hitting me. God damn.
I mean shit, I solo'd Judgment Insane with all declassified missions over the summer, and this feels way harder than that. My buddy and I have been getting our asses handed to us, we're finally scraping by the finale of Act I.
There's this really fucking annoying thing that I swear never happened in other Gears where you can still get hit within 1-2 seconds of retreating into cover even though you're fully in the cover already. Pop up, fire my gun, pop back down, and they're still hitting me. God damn.
Clint Beastwood
Banned
Uh, excuse me? Haha
like half your shots dont even register lol
look at the ammo counter
just another gears moment unfortunately. gotta keep the tradition going, can't throw away a decade legacy
BananasWithGuns
Member
Yeah, they need to make this is a priority fix. He fired 5 shots and only 3 came out, that's unacceptable.
Yup,I got 52% in 7 hits with the Gnasher last night at the longshot spawn on Gridlock when I was in some dudes face. The rage...
Clint Beastwood
Banned
god damn it i thought i was done with these fucking horde mode sections.
345triangle
Member
4 looks great, but 1 was the most visually amazing game ever when it came out. nothing was even remotely in its league until crysis a year later.
"insanely close to uncharted 4" is not the same as "easily the best-looking game ever made".
BigTnaples
Todd Howard's Secret GAF Account
Eh. While Gears did look amazing, there were a ton of good looking games that year and next year that raised the bar with Gears. Bioshock, Modern Warfare, Halo 3, etc.
345triangle
Member
halo 3 and modern warfare did interesting things but didn't have the punch of gears (halo 3 in particular was considered pretty visually unimpressive in comparison at the time, though i think it's technically great), and bioshock was more a demonstration of what you could do artistically with similar tech.
what the quote the guy i quoted quoted was saying is that gears was a total visual bombshell when it came out that raised the bar across the industry. the next one of those was crysis. gears 4 is not a game like that.
played a few acts of campaign and jumped into horde. Very odd how they have changed horde mode so much every time, when I pretty much thought it was perfect to begin with. It feels like they have gone WAY too free2play with their unlocks. The level system is useless now, and there's way too few credit drops for the time you play.
But but it only looks meeeh. Meediiiocreee!¡1
I think it looks great on PC. Sure it's not BF1 level graphics but ACT III and up really shows what it's good for. Amazing atmosphere.
I can see how this would make things difficult. Although most of the times I go down, it's because I'm poppin my head out eventhough I'm heavily injured.
Camp1nCarl
Member
Right. I mean't I have 600 scraps (scrapped a Yellow Trippy Snub). I actually have around 3000+ credits. My question still stands though, not sure if I should get a DeeBee or go for a Scion skin lol
I may have chopped myself to bits doing that :3
All I know is I used it and suddenly I splatted :3
It's fairly acceptable for a gears game ;P
This is the series where a starting weapon was tourney banned, or which gave new meaning to host advantage. >_>
snatchers are a bitch, not much else tbh. Yeah, some parts take a ton of time, but if you take that time it's not hard.
Danis Saur
Member
A solid 9/10.
Dialogue could of been way better, but everything else is just delicious.
Gameplay, story, graphics and variety... oh the variety. I love when games constantly throw in new things at you, whether it be enemies, weapons, vehicles, action sequences and scenarios.
I hope the sequel explains things more clearly on what the hell is happening, put some extra work on the dialogue, and avoids another
ending. Everything else is amazing, great job The Coalition.
Dialogue could of been way better, but everything else is just delicious.
Gameplay, story, graphics and variety... oh the variety. I love when games constantly throw in new things at you, whether it be enemies, weapons, vehicles, action sequences and scenarios.
I hope the sequel explains things more clearly on what the hell is happening, put some extra work on the dialogue, and avoids another
cliff hanger
I'm in chapter 2 and the game is amazing. If it maintains this (or gets better) i'm pretty sure it will end up being the best game in the series.
Completely disagree. I'm on chapter 2 and i'm awestruck by it's consistency. There wasn't a moment that i thought the game wasn't beatiful.
Completely disagree. I'm on chapter 2 and i'm awestruck by it's consistency. There wasn't a moment that i thought the game wasn't beatiful.
ManUnkindH
Member
Holy shit dat final chapter, Jeeeeeezus save me!!! I think it's the most "bombastic" chapter in the series history. Try and convince me otherwise, I dare you! I double dare you mf!!!
Gears versus is such a great thing. But most of all after all those years its still just something different compared to all other shooters.
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People already saw this?
"Hitching at the beginning of a Multiplayer match / during extended sessions
We have identified a fix for the hitching that occurs at the start of a Multiplayer match on Xbox One in the past couple of days. We have temporary workaround solutions, but we will be rectifying the issue as soon as possible with a small Title Update.
Solution: Open four other games (allow them to load past the initial splash screen) and then load Gears of War 4.
Alternative Solution: As a last resort, you can also uninstall and re-install the game to fix the issue. "
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People already saw this?
"Hitching at the beginning of a Multiplayer match / during extended sessions
We have identified a fix for the hitching that occurs at the start of a Multiplayer match on Xbox One in the past couple of days. We have temporary workaround solutions, but we will be rectifying the issue as soon as possible with a small Title Update.
Solution: Open four other games (allow them to load past the initial splash screen) and then load Gears of War 4.
Alternative Solution: As a last resort, you can also uninstall and re-install the game to fix the issue. "
Just finished up the campaign and wow, good shit.
Ending thoughts:
Ending thoughts:
I thought the final chapter was a nice change of pace. It took a night of everything going wrong and then introduced some hope at the last minute with the mechs, then turned triumph into tragedy with the Reyna reveal, only to then strike you with surprise and confusion at the reveal of the Locust necklace, and then rolled credits before you could even process the implications of that ending bombshell. The final chapter was a rollercoaster of emotions and I loved it.
toastyToast
Member
Wouldn't say it looks better than uncharted 4. Playing on PC on ultra settings and the most impressive thing is probably the color palette and the weather/procedural destruction. The textures even when they're fully loaded don't seem like they're fully loaded. Things don't seem to pop
sammyCYBORG
Member
Played through Act 1 and 2 last night, very good. The Coalition have nailed the Gears feeling.
Coalition-PezRadar
Director of Community, The Coalition
The "hitching" continues throughout the entire match and I'm notified of connection issues in the bottom right corner of the screen, but thank you for the speedy response! I will try this out anyways.
Edit: I'm still experiencing issues. Bummer. I guess I'll just try again tomorrow night (pretty dumb that I can't play horde offline).
I'm solo insane minus act one and uh
ACT FOUR HAS SOME COMPLETE BITCH MOMENTS JEEZ
it's not hard it's just like
...live die repeat, edge of tomorrow, all you need is kill, whatever
it's like that, or mile high club, just memorization and doing a set path.
I think grenade tagging in Gears 4 is weaker than Gears 3, it's why I throw them more than tag them. I've avoided more tagged grenades than I have died from and I have killed more with thrown grenades than tagged. You can avoid it if you continue your roadie run and do a roll when you hear the beep (most of the time you know where the grenade would be). The other thing is that we can see tagged grenades....use your Tac Com !!!
That guy was slow then the stun timing is so low and melee range so short that if someone got two pieces...and by an EMBAR then they probably deserved to die lol.
Surface of Me
I'm not an NPC. And neither are we.
Act 3 gets insane visually near the end, drop dead gorgeous environments. I'm hoping there are still areas left in the game that great looking.
Also, is there a trick to taking out Pouncers? Or are they just that meaty? I thought tagging grenades on cover would be a good trick, but it doesnt seem to do much.
Also, is there a trick to taking out Pouncers? Or are they just that meaty? I thought tagging grenades on cover would be a good trick, but it doesnt seem to do much.
LuvOfThaGame
Banned
They said on forums they are working on an update but until then you can reinstall the game to fix it. They have another bizzare fix where they tell you to open 4 games before gears and it won't happen. That's the craziest fix I've ever heard. Lol.
I tried this already and it didn't work. I think it's just server issues or something
LuvOfThaGame
Banned
"XBOX ONE SPECIFIC
Hitching at the beginning of a Multiplayer match / during extended sessions
We have identified a fix for the hitching that occurs at the start of a Multiplayer match on Xbox One in the past couple of days. We have temporary workaround solutions, but we will be rectifying the issue as soon as possible with a small Title Update.
Solution: Open four other games (allow them to load past the initial splash screen) and then load Gears of War 4.
Alternative Solution: As a last resort, you can also uninstall and re-install the game to fix the issue."
https://gearsofwar.com/en-us/forums...dt/5676a9fb-042b-4f8b-9008-405612c1e337/posts
^oh okay
Insane guide, 4-4, also...works the earlier instance, but is by no means necessary there.
How to beat the
boss with minimal items
I went into it on 4-4 expecting hell, made it super easy
A great solution if having trouble, since once you learn the timing it's ezpz. Also works great because the second time around you're getting screwed over by having no real explosives besides 2 grenades lying around, it's a godsend. I think nade tagging is broken- it kills almost everything with ease that's supposed to one shot you, and you can usually time it well.
Like scion enemy types? They take ~20 boltoks to the head....or 4 savescums as you attempt to nade tag him at spawn and run away, then lazily clean up the other enemies in the wave. I'm basically at the end of the game, so hoping that advice can help people with their runs so they don't have to suffer.
I should probably compile these into a "how to cheese the harder parts of insane" guide after I beat the game.
Insane guide, 4-4, also...works the earlier instance, but is by no means necessary there.
How to beat the
carrier
I went into it on 4-4 expecting hell, made it super easy
-tag him with nades every time he does the attack with the things that shoot up and bomb down, he dies in 2 or 3 nades if you just casually shoot him
A great solution if having trouble, since once you learn the timing it's ezpz. Also works great because the second time around you're getting screwed over by having no real explosives besides 2 grenades lying around, it's a godsend. I think nade tagging is broken- it kills almost everything with ease that's supposed to one shot you, and you can usually time it well.
Like scion enemy types? They take ~20 boltoks to the head....or 4 savescums as you attempt to nade tag him at spawn and run away, then lazily clean up the other enemies in the wave. I'm basically at the end of the game, so hoping that advice can help people with their runs so they don't have to suffer.
I should probably compile these into a "how to cheese the harder parts of insane" guide after I beat the game.
Interesting stuff!
My LETS PLAY video. The first 30 minutes on PC with settings maxed out @1440p60fps
I've always found the GoW style shooting to be my favourite kind, and altough the games fare varyingly, they've always been pretty great fun. Especially from the same sofa. Actually, I think that this is the only game that I really prefer to play from the sofa with a friend. Hmm... I suppose I should say that the four player co-op from the same screen was a bit too much. I don't think I enjoyed the game as much - not because I didn't see the AWSUM GRAPHIX, but rather, playing through a keyhole wasn't much fun.
Downloading the GoW4 was... interesting. When the whole download debacle was over and done, I did have some trouble starting the game. The loading icon on the lower right corner just kept rolling. After a reboot things started working a bit better and I was able to play the actual game. The epilogue is downright poor, but it does introduce the players to the essentials of GoW, though quite hamfistedly. What I found surprising was that the surroundings looked very plain and empty, but I'm sure that its just the epilogue. As it feels like something that was inserted last minute.
When we get to the actual story things felt a lot more interesting than the previous games altogether. Maybe its just that I've forgotten a lot. Maybe its the same song that the previous games were playing over and over and over. Regardless, I'm hype! For some reason I found the storm a very interesting piece and I do hope that it plays a huge role in the actual stages. Or at least some of them.
My biggest gripe is that the crossplay doesn't work. I'm not sure if others have managed to get it working but we sures heck didn't, even after few reboots and fiddling with network settings. I hope its something that gets fixed, or I find a solution to. Not the best of starts for the game but what big release didn't come into the world without some pains in the beginning?
My LETS PLAY video. The first 30 minutes on PC with settings maxed out @1440p60fps
I've always found the GoW style shooting to be my favourite kind, and altough the games fare varyingly, they've always been pretty great fun. Especially from the same sofa. Actually, I think that this is the only game that I really prefer to play from the sofa with a friend. Hmm... I suppose I should say that the four player co-op from the same screen was a bit too much. I don't think I enjoyed the game as much - not because I didn't see the AWSUM GRAPHIX, but rather, playing through a keyhole wasn't much fun.
Downloading the GoW4 was... interesting. When the whole download debacle was over and done, I did have some trouble starting the game. The loading icon on the lower right corner just kept rolling. After a reboot things started working a bit better and I was able to play the actual game. The epilogue is downright poor, but it does introduce the players to the essentials of GoW, though quite hamfistedly. What I found surprising was that the surroundings looked very plain and empty, but I'm sure that its just the epilogue. As it feels like something that was inserted last minute.
When we get to the actual story things felt a lot more interesting than the previous games altogether. Maybe its just that I've forgotten a lot. Maybe its the same song that the previous games were playing over and over and over. Regardless, I'm hype! For some reason I found the storm a very interesting piece and I do hope that it plays a huge role in the actual stages. Or at least some of them.
My biggest gripe is that the crossplay doesn't work. I'm not sure if others have managed to get it working but we sures heck didn't, even after few reboots and fiddling with network settings. I hope its something that gets fixed, or I find a solution to. Not the best of starts for the game but what big release didn't come into the world without some pains in the beginning?
LuvOfThaGame
Banned
Uninstalled. Rebooted. Reinstalled. No hitching anymore for me. Yay.
Leyasu
Banned
Uh, excuse me? Haha
That guy was the fucking terminator
User123456
Member
I'm not interested in competitive MP, only SP and Horde. Is this still worth it? It'd be my first Gears (looking to buy it on PC).
So... Arms Race is fun
I hate arms race.. if I get that in quickmatch I usually bail
had my weapon switch mid-firefight
it's dumbhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_VYX53dvIk&feature=youtu.be
ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME I HAVE TO REDO 4-4 THE HARDEST CHAPTER YET BY FAR
I ALSO LOSE THE SOUND OF SILENCE ACHIEVEMENT
ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME I HAVE TO REDO 4-4 THE HARDEST CHAPTER YET BY FAR
I ALSO LOSE THE SOUND OF SILENCE ACHIEVEMENT