Good read, but I have to say the time spent on animations and effects by GG is brilliant. Just by the demo the textures are a let down. but overall the game does look excellent. Not the be all end all we were led to believe. I'll wait for the full version to make my final judgement.
In pure oh my god gobsmacking moments after playing the KZ2 demo, that moment still belongs to the first time in Gears 2 when Marcus and Dom step out in the underground cave. That was just so good looking graphically. I remember waiting for the cutscene to end not realising it was waiting for me to control. The odd thing is this part of the game has more organic scenery and almost no even geometry whatsoever. Textures though are much better in Gears 2.
http://www.videogamer.com/xbox360/gears_of_war_2/screenshot-54.html
http://www.videogamer.com/xbox360/gears_of_war_2/screenshot-48.html
http://www.videogamer.com/xbox360/gears_of_war_2/screenshot-41.html
