Comfort Jones
Banned
How was it a good juxtaposition? They just prattled on like Uncharted cast member wannabes taking most of the tension out of anything and in general just being completely fuckin bland.
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The banter in Gears 4 is unbearable
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How was it a good juxtaposition? They just prattled on like Uncharted cast member wannabes taking most of the tension out of anything and in general just being completely fuckin bland.
Yknow what is unbearable in Gears 4? The rainbow coloured microtransactions! Getting hard to tell the locust and Cog apart at a quick glance during gameplay :|
Edit: sorry to derail.
But yeah the banter didn't bother me much. I've never thought of Gears to have overly amazing dialogue so wasn't really an issue.
Edit: sorry to derail.
But yeah the banter didn't bother me much. I've never thought of Gears to have overly amazing dialogue so wasn't really an issue.
Tizoc
Member
Well for one thing edf 4.1 has some jouyously amusing banter if that countsGo ahead, I'm trying to forget
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bfxjrOxQGHw
Even in the heat of battle the edf anthem encourages your soldiers to power through the alien menace!
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=llkWz4OBfX4
Sorry i couldnt find any cleaer videos ^^;
Not aure if counts as banter, but 50 cent blood on the sands had hilarious lines as well-
"I'M GONNA MURDER YOUR WHOLE ENTIRE GENERATION, MOTHER#%%!"
"Laylow! Laylow! Laylow! Laylow!"
"Yo Fiddy, jump that big ass ramp!"
To name a few
Mr.Fletcher
Member
The bantz were decent, but I'd agree Marcus is by far the strongest character in the game.
The old games totally did this but got away with it a little more as they were utterly self-aware.
Navidson REC
Member
You missed out on so much good stuff, especially act 3 onwards.
As for the banter: While it wasn't as memorable as in previous Gears games, I do like that they tried something new and actually enjoyed the ride. Loved how prominent Marcus was throughout many parts of it.
I also really liked how they introduced each enemy through dialogue.
Earthpainting
Member
Preaching to the choir here. I find it absolutely irritating in games, TV shows, and movies. To me this quippy drivel is the dialogue version of dangling keys in front of a baby. A means to fill dead air to make something seem more exciting and human by injecting meaningless parasocial stimuli. I guess it works though, since this Youtube Reaction Video-tier writing is everywhere.
maverick40
Junior Member
Like every gears game. Too American for me
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
For me it's hit and miss with some heart to it.
Nice bait there.
Comfort Jones
Banned
Fascinating how "tried something new" amounts to "made the game sound like a bunch of other generic AAA characters".
Gears writing was dumb and crass. It knew what it was and it let you know straight from the get go. Now it's dopey and serviceable at best. Really wish these big IP's would stop being handed off to teams that want to make them more like everything else or go in some "bold new direction".
GodfatherX
Member
The great thing about getting old, you don't have to have an opinion on everything
I was good for the most part
martino
Member
Yep seems it needs to be a new game to get a pass for some....
Robot Pants
Member
"Well.......shit."
10/10 don't know what you're talking about OP
10/10 don't know what you're talking about OP
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
Gears 4 was never advertised as going in a bold new direction.
"Lookit all dat JUICE!" "Hey marcus, how much do you think all that imulsion's worth?" "I don't think i can count that high"
"The cole train dont go "woo woo", ITS WOO!"
"Aww, aint dat cute" "like two assholes on their first date"
"Enough with the falling down already!"
"It'll save us for later, like a snack" "Bullshit" "You think i'm kidding?" "I think your batshit crazy, that's what i think"
^ These are all from my years old memories off the top of my head, of playing these games over and over when i was really invested btw
The first trilogy are made up of a lot of "so bad they are good" lines, it was apart of the B-movie charm.
I don't know how much Gears 4 has changed it cause ive never played Gears 4, but if its anything like the other ones, i don't necessarily see the issue
"The cole train dont go "woo woo", ITS WOO!"
"Aww, aint dat cute" "like two assholes on their first date"
"Enough with the falling down already!"
"It'll save us for later, like a snack" "Bullshit" "You think i'm kidding?" "I think your batshit crazy, that's what i think"
^ These are all from my years old memories off the top of my head, of playing these games over and over when i was really invested btw
The first trilogy are made up of a lot of "so bad they are good" lines, it was apart of the B-movie charm.
I don't know how much Gears 4 has changed it cause ive never played Gears 4, but if its anything like the other ones, i don't necessarily see the issue
Comfort Jones
Banned
Kinda why there was another option before that: Make it like everything else.
There is absolutely nothing that stands out about these new cast of characters.
It's not like that at all.
"The COLE TRAIN runs on WHOLE GRAIN, baby!"
This fucking quote man. Heard it so many times
Comfort Jones
Banned
Comfort Jones
Banned
And what a shock it was uttered by one of the old cast members and not any of these dull new ones.
Well Oscar Diaz also have some good moments.
Nothing can beat dudebro Marcus voice tho
Come to think of it, the banter between Marcus and JD is what made it good.
The old games had a lot of jokes, but it was more gallows humor. Gears 4 is more like "let's have a fun adventure!" (plot is grim, but they take it too lightly). I think a lot of the problem is that JD and Del are both real jokey characters. One of them needed to be the straight man. Kait isn't as guilty of this but I don't really remember much of anything from her.
Comfort Jones
Banned
"Aww yeah, that's my kinda SHIT!"
"We're trying to reestablish contact with command, but the radios dont work for SHIT, sir."
"Your going WAY DOWN! DEAD DOWN! SO DOWN YOU WONT EVEN KNOW WHICH WAY IS UP!"
Man, i wish i could remember Cole's epic rant in gears 2 when he got ahold of the microphone when they went into the hive. Fucking had me dying seeing all the locust just walk around hearing this dude blaring out of the speakers, one just stopping and looking up as if to say "what the fuck".
Those kind of moments i really loved.
Donniewahlberg
Banned
Huh. I can't say it bothered me much. I wouldn't say the original games had amazing banter nor bothered me either. There's definitely a different dynamic in this one so it does play off a little different but I felt like it served its purpose fine enough.
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
The new cast was made to be not as dudebro-ish as the past Gears characters. And that's fine. It made for interesting parallels between JD and Marcus' crew. The same thing happened with the kombat kids in MKX.
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
Banned
Sounds like banter that belongs in Left 4 Dead series.
cyber_ninja
Member
I'm playing through it right now and I don't think banter is too bad. It's not the best, but it could be worse. On top of that Gears were never famous for its writing, so I don't know what you expected OP.
fastest finger
Member
I was holding into my Xbox One just to play Gears 4, but after hearing the "banter" in a gameplay video I decided I couldn't stand a game full of that.
I sold my Xbox One shortly afterwards. It might sound a little over dramatic, but I guess as a direct result of that banter, Xbox lost a lifelong customer.
I sold my Xbox One shortly afterwards. It might sound a little over dramatic, but I guess as a direct result of that banter, Xbox lost a lifelong customer.
eXistor
Member
Banter in general is unbearable. Mostly it's a AAA-game-curse I've found. the quality of the dialogue is generally embarrassing. It makes zero sense when you're playing games where you're just 1 person. I literally had to turn of audio in Rise of the Tomb Raider because Lara is insufferable and her constant remarks and interruptions are just awful. I already hate it in Horizon. From what I can see, the main character doesn't shut the hell up. It makes zero sense to me in games like that.
I didn't play Gears, but it looks like is going to be the same for Ghost Recon Wildlands and I hate it already.
Caipirinha
Member
Like everything Microsoft touches, it has the feel of a script generated by a focus group.
nekkid
It doesn't matter who we are, what matters is our plan.
NoLongerALurker
Banned
I thought the banter was fine. It's been a few months now since I've played the campaign but I recall laughing while playing myself and playing co-op. It's not perfect but it's on par with Gears1-3.
I laughed a couple times during the sequence at Marcus' house.
His kid sucks and the voice acting is boring. Gears 4 made me realize how fun a distinct and hammy voice over can be in a game with a simple storyline.
The old gears games have some of my favorite vo. A contender for best vo sequence ever is Marcus and Dom sniping in I think the second game?
"That's five motherfuckers!" Wouldn't be nearly as funny in any voice but Marcus Fenix's.
His kid sucks and the voice acting is boring. Gears 4 made me realize how fun a distinct and hammy voice over can be in a game with a simple storyline.
The old gears games have some of my favorite vo. A contender for best vo sequence ever is Marcus and Dom sniping in I think the second game?
"That's five motherfuckers!" Wouldn't be nearly as funny in any voice but Marcus Fenix's.
Crankshaft
Member
It didn't bother me for the most part. I did get extra tired of the "omg stop saying we're clear" joke. The longer it went on, the more it annoyed me.
Amusing coming from a guy who's username is "LeonSKennedy".
"Where's everyone going? Bingo?"
"Rain or shine - you're going down!"
Not that I disagree. Bantz between characters is always rough. I just found it funny.
Kayo Police
Member
For me the thing that bugged me the most is how mundane and mailed in Laura and Liam's voice acting was.
Both of them (especially Laura) are capable of doing a better job.
Both of them (especially Laura) are capable of doing a better job.
It's toddler quality in comparison with something like Uncharted, which actually achieves what you're referring to
The Salt Life
Banned
Different strokes for different folks, really didn't bother me and I enjoyed all the convos between Marcus and his son, even during the heat of battle
Honey Bunny
Member
They Uncharted the characters. But poorly.
LOOKIT ALL DAT JOOSE