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Gears of War 3: Spoilers thread because people can't read titles good
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Gucci Messiah
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Thank God. That would've been too fucking predictable.
My only major complaint of the campaign is the lambent. They just weren't fun to fight. Annoying to be honest. Ya know what, also fuck the armored Kantus. It's not challenging to beat but come on Epic, you're gonna throw an enemy at me that can only be defeated with explosives? Eff that.
My only major complaint of the campaign is the lambent. They just weren't fun to fight. Annoying to be honest. Ya know what, also fuck the armored Kantus. It's not challenging to beat but come on Epic, you're gonna throw an enemy at me that can only be defeated with explosives? Eff that.
The Xtortionist
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MCXC Pioneer said:
One frag tag = dead, at least on Hardcore.
sixteen-bit
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It's how they balance the AI. You wouldn't want the game to play itself.jackdoe said:
Gucci Messiah
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Played it cautiously and didn't even attempt a frag tag. Guess I should've since normal was a cake walk and your teammates will always revive you.The Xtortionist said:
Gucci Messiah
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There were points where I would just sit back and let my squad take out the grubs. That's the game playing itself._dementia said:
sixteen-bit
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Anyone have a list of all the easter eggs?
Gucci Messiah
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The Broken Ska Record
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That and the whole Hoffman/Dreadz relationship, too. It felt like I should have known what that was about from the beginning.jackdoe said:To be answered in a novel
Or DLC. Honestly, because they got Traviss (who wrote the novels) to do the story, they ended up with a much better story than previous Gears, but also a story that relies too much on the novels to fill in the blanks.
I don't know, maybe it would have been better if they actually got the fuel from Mercy, instead of taking another detour to Char, leaving without immulsion, and then finding immulsion a short distance away from the sub making the who detour completely pointless.Meisadragon said:
XANDER CAGE
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jackdoe said:
This part of the story really sticks out badly to me. It makes the majority of acts III and IV feel pointless, story-wise.
Pachterballs
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S1kkZ said:
this. I was also expecting "I'm your mother"..etc or something. instead; we got maniacal dialogue and then he stabs her. I'd like to have known her motivation to kill etc. I mean; survival of the species is also a great reason to "emerge" and that was some pathos at the end of the grubs. Also, really would have liked to know why she looked human and had perfectly round breasts. Who's her daddy?
They didn't ever say she was the mother. If anything; I don't think she is.
re:dom; I didn't think he had to die. He could have jumped out of the accelerating car or jambed a weapon it there to keep it moving. It was all to facilitate the "slow mo, fireball+explosion+jumping/falling+mad world". Thought it was kind of funny in all honesty.
Volimar said:
this was a bit ... of a problem for me. Couldn't they have segmented the world - locust live here and humans live here and instead of the war? I understand he had regret but he could have facilitated the grubs/locusts emergence to the world without the need for that war.
re:new enemies
a) lambent humans. completely useless and you had to just stand your ground and punch.
b) mysterious grub with ink weapon who can insta kill. WTF is this shit
c) lambent things... felt like I was playing a different game - maybe prototype? darksector?
Anyhow; I don't see how they're going to do a new gears. Locust has no leader and outside of the queen; they're like sheep for the most parts with no discerable intelligence; lambent should be gone... etc
New universe from cliffy + co.
Jinjo
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Did everyone miss out on the fact you need the fuel to actually get to the goddamn sub base in the first place (and not for the submarine itself)? I mean, Dizzy even explicitly states that they're out of fuel when they've just reached Char. They got more fuel there to continue their drive to the submarine base which offcourse would deplete their collected fuel resources. I get the whole repetitive goal complaint, but at the very least pay some more attention beyond just reading the goal descriptions in the top left of the screen.
LowParry
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It's too bad Myr didn't turn out to be Marcus' mother. It could of made the story thought out better. Gears and Locust end up fighting together at some point to kill out a dangerous enemy in the end. It'd of left plenty of ideas for better DLC options for more open story and possible a Gears 4 in the future. Eh, either way, the story was okay. Just could of been a lot lot better. And did someone just say their fuck yeah moment was Myr getting stabbed? That had to be the most stupidest thing I've seen. Talk talk talk, walk walk...staaaaaaaab! Seeing a Burmak getting beheaded was much more entertaining than that worthless scene. She seemed all fine and just gets randomly stabbed. She could of crawled out half dead and dazed spouting her evil lines while Marcus stands over her listening. She says something nasty about Dom and bam! Stab. You're dead bitch. Oiy. Love you Cliffy B!
If Dom was made more than just that guy next to marcus, his death might have been more impactful. The Maria thing did nothing for me in Gears 2 so I didn't fully appreciate what epic was TRYING to go for.
However I did get a little emotional at his death. The actual scene was done very well, its the character that wasn't.
However I did get a little emotional at his death. The actual scene was done very well, its the character that wasn't.
ToyMachine228
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legacyzero said:
Yes he wanted them to co-exist, but why is my question. It's not explained at all. We're they ALWAYS there? Where did they come from? What were they doing down there, just living their happy ole' lives? If Adam Fenix wanted them to live, you'd think they would have had some sort of redeeming quality or connection with Adam. It's not really explained other than he wanted them to live.
Also, I don't get the people complaining about Dom's death. It was handled better than almost any other story element in any of the Gears games. It was his emotional return to Maria's hometown, he goes to her grave and leaves his COG tags there shortly before and he solidifies the fact that he is marching on for Marcus. And then he sacrifices himself for Marcus and the rest of the Gears. The scene was handled very well. You could see the emotion in Dom's face when he was doing what he was doing. The line he delivers right before he crashes was delivered well. The music in the ensuing explosion scene was perfect. And the reaction from other characters throughout the rest of the game was handled well. Marcus felt the impact throughout, Anya could sense it in Marcus, and it even affected Baird quite a bit for the rest of the game after he finds out. It was handled as well as it could be from a storytelling aspect.
sixteen-bit
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So this is confirmed for being a complete list? I was hoping there would have been more.MCXC Pioneer said:
Mrcapcom
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How could people not be sad when Dom died. I know in GoW2 I was really sad when you took forever finding your wife and then u finally get there and she look the same way you left her only to find out the locust did genjutsu on u and Marcus snapped u out and its some worn out husk. That was crazy.
Then In GoW3 he basically kills himself to save everyone else. I thought he would come back as like the leader of the lambient though lol and you would have to fight him as the Final boss, but meh w/e didn't happen, fight with Waspenator was fun.
Then In GoW3 he basically kills himself to save everyone else. I thought he would come back as like the leader of the lambient though lol and you would have to fight him as the Final boss, but meh w/e didn't happen, fight with Waspenator was fun.
Blue Ninja
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The game's been out for less than a week, I bet there's stuff we haven't found yet._dementia said:
Pachterballs
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CcrooK said:
I get that she's like the evil queen and all; but they made her out to be this pyschotic nutjob; who at the end was just standing and talking and not even remotely sympathetic - which I think would have helped the story - her tone never changed even after been defeated and then she gets stabbed
The problem with Dom's death was the cheese. Cheesey sad song, cheesy slow mo. And like it appealed to the lowest denominator of this "gruff/bro dude" shooter like an "emotional" scene out of a bruckheimer blockbuster. I laughed at the unearned emotion.
Rimfya said:
this. There's also another piece of music in the game. And that's at the end of the credit and its that OTT metal GEARS OF WAR brodude track. Which is more in line with the emotional core of the game.
matt05891 said:
never thought about that but hahaha true. and they also used Dom's knife for emotional effect. should have just chainsawed the bitch.
sixteen-bit
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Do it with friends.akskiller said:
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For all you people complaining about the Gears of War song in the credits, that's by Bodycount. Ice-T's metal band. They're excellent and have been excellent for many, many years.
Just check out their track "Strippers" to love em.
Just check out their track "Strippers" to love em.
Pachterballs
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GDJustin said:
the fuel complaints is amusing. It never registered with me as an issue in the game. Did they really go looking for sub fuel in mercy and char? I thought they were just looking for fuel in char. I mean; maybe they really needed to ensure they had fuel at the subbase. They couldn't have been able to predict that there is fuel there.
I thought what registered more was
"get a rotor" "get some fuel aka fetchquesty"...
the later game - ACT V - had so many "push a button sequence" "5 valves" "3 handles".. etc
what I really liked:
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Ashes to Ashes was an amazing chapter.
new emergence holes aka stalks was amazing
crossbow weapon remains amazingly fun to use
late game combat where it gets more hectic was great
The malestrom assault level was great - had very nice visuals - storm + worldwaresque II trenches
no percievable load times. read it off the disc and no loading. Wow! I guess all the "opening door" " crossing barbwire" sequences conceal loading.
amount of world travelled. You felt like you were seeing a lot of areas. I wish there was a greater geographical sense though.
XANDER CAGE
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Pachterballs said:
If this was real life, sure, but it's not - it's a story. Having a totally pointless goal for two chapters of the story (and not to mention using the completion of said pointless goal as a way to kill off a character) really sticks out.
To what Seth posted earlier:
"She's a descendant of the scientists who first studied imulsion-infected miners at the outpost in G2."
My guess is if she was a descendant of scientists, then she knew all about Adam Fenix and what he could do, went to him asking him to find a cure for the lambent, when he couldn't, the locust were forced to come above ground on what would become e-day.
I don't know, something like that maybe.
"She's a descendant of the scientists who first studied imulsion-infected miners at the outpost in G2."
My guess is if she was a descendant of scientists, then she knew all about Adam Fenix and what he could do, went to him asking him to find a cure for the lambent, when he couldn't, the locust were forced to come above ground on what would become e-day.
I don't know, something like that maybe.
Fantasy Final said:
Yes and unfortunately he and that other terribly voice acted Australian character accompany Marcus throughout the game, leaving Baird and Cole behind. What the hell was that all about? The more I think about it, the more I think the second game was better overall.
Mr. B Natural
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Alright, it's official, this game has the worst banter of any game (to not come out of japan) I've ever experienced. They've used "anyway" twice already to transition from irrelevant awful dialogue to relevant awful dialogue. The one liners are like leftovers from a 12 year old boy's mouth. At least gears 1 and 2 got up to sophomore levels. I fully expect a "I know you are but what am I?" zinger by the time this game is through.
And so far the multiple hours of gaming has lead to about 5 seconds of plot, and I wish I was exaggerating. Wow, this is how the "epic" ends, just wandering around for somewhere to go for 2 acts now. I killed a monster, yeah, that's worthy of an overlong double sided act.
And the voice of Jace sounds like he was recorded in a different cheaper recording studio.
And so far the multiple hours of gaming has lead to about 5 seconds of plot, and I wish I was exaggerating. Wow, this is how the "epic" ends, just wandering around for somewhere to go for 2 acts now. I killed a monster, yeah, that's worthy of an overlong double sided act.
And the voice of Jace sounds like he was recorded in a different cheaper recording studio.