coolbeans said:
A_C_E said:
mundus6 said:
A_C_E said:
Graphics = Underwhelming, seriously falling behind from what used to be such a graphical powerhouse of GoW1. And this is with an extra 6 months in polishing.
Gameplay on the otherhand is already a 10/10 just due to the fact that it'll be slightly more paced than Gears 2.
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You kidding? Gears 2 was a great improvement over 1 graphically big big improvement. As for this game, its not really an improvement over Gears 2, but at least now it doesn't have any texture pop ins nor as many glitches as Gears 2 did. And i still think today that Gears 2 is like top 5 best looking console games of this generation. Crysis 2 first no doubt followed by KZ3, 2 and then Uncharted 2, but thats it, no other game looks better (although UC3 will).
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Yeah Gears 2 was a great improvement but when Gears 1 first released it was the best graphics on consoles. When Gears 2 released it wasn't near the best graphics on consoles. In games like Uncharted 2 or MGS4 or others there are times when you could swear this was real life; as if the characters are actually living and breathing. MGS4 isn't as consistant with its graphics but in act 4 there are moments where the game just looks better than anyhting out there.
What I meant with my statement about 'Gears no longer being the graphical powerhouse that it once was' is that when Gears 3 releases, Uncharted 2, God of War 3, Crysis 2 and a couple others releasing this year and next will look better.
I honestly don't mean to sound like a hater towards a game that I and many others are looking forward to more than anything, but Gears 3's character models...they look like clay; they don't 'look' realistic in the least. The facial models are an obvious step up and I haven't noticed any texture pop-ins and what-not from Gears 2 but Gears 3 is what Gears 2 should have been. Seriously these are not the best graphics on consoles so why all the comments of how the graphics are INSANE!!!
And I apologize if I have made anyone think I need glasses. Seriuosly though...I'm sorry.
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How could you expect those graphics in a 2008 game? Gears of War 2 after that major title update is what Gears of War 2 should have been; which it has been since mid-2009.
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Because of how well done Gears 1 was at the time. Repeated success. And yes you are right, after that major title update Gears 2 is what it should have been...at release. There are still lag issues and texture pop-ins and Gears 3 probably won't have these. I know Gears 1 didn't have texture pop-ins like gears 2 or lag issues as big as gears 2 so I think it's safe to say that Gears 3 is what Gears 2 should have been. Gears 2 is only graphically a step up but Gears 1 IMO is better, faster and less laggier than Gears 2.
In essence Gears 3 will fix Gears 2. But that's my opinion.
