Gears of War 2 impressions...

[Riachu]

thekitchensink said:

SolidSnitch said:
Well I'll see in the long run, maybe my opinion will change on the game but right now the multiplayer sucks balls, you can't choose you map, no customization of the game, its mostly random also why can't I even quit a match thats so laggy its pretty much unplayable ? The characters weight doesn't feel as much as the first one, and Dom is a big cry babby now.

Still the single player mode other than the textures that are not as good as the first one is pretty good.

1. Play a private match. You can pick the map, gametype, and tweak all kinds of options (like mess around with weapon spawns)

2. I have no idea what lag you're talking about, but try to imagine what the rest of your team would be thinking. "Oh, perfect, not only do we ha lag but some f*cker on our team quit!"

3. "...Dom is a big cry babby now." Yes, how dare someone get emotional that their wife is lost somewhere on a planet gettingoverrun by aliens. By the way, aren't you a huge Metal Gear Solid fan? XD

 

If he is, then I am suprised that he would complained about a character being emo(which is not a bad thing at all). Western developers may be ahead of Japanese developers but Western developers can still learn a thing or two about storytelling from the Japanese. I don't mean they should use 45 minute cutscenes. I just mean that Western developers shouldn't make their characters so stereotypical(though the Japanese developers do it a lot too). If Dom is emo, then he has broken the "emotionless muscle man" stereotype. Western developers seem to be improving their storytelling. There seems to be a groning trend with first person shooters starting to have deeper stories.