| greenmedic88 said:
Mainly because it was one of my biggest disappointments of 2008 along with Resistance 2. While the game did clean up some of the play mechanics of the original with slight tweaks and added an extra multiplayer mode borrowed from Unreal 2004, Epic's attempts to make a "bigger, better, more badass" game felt contrived and just didn't rekindle the magic I felt while playing the orginal. The story also had some pretty artificial attempts to turn up the volume as well, which just didn't have their intended effect when I played. All that said, if someone played Gears 2 with a clean slate, no expectations and possibly never having played Gears 1, I'm sure they'd have a much higher opinion of the game. |
That all makes sense. Resistance 2 was a big disappointment for me when I first bought it (not long after release). However, I returned to it earlier this month with fresh eyes and found I really enjoyed it on a revisit. Go figure. The breadth of weapon types and varied levels kept me gripped far more than the first time (where I could barely finish the first section I was so put off the game). All-in-all, I quite like it now, for all that it's beginning to look dated. Certainly looking forward to the third game.
So, yes, I'm sure Gears 2 will be alright for me. My level of expectation is likely to be far lower than yours was, after all.
