| d21lewis said: ^^^ Even then, I'm not sure how much you'll dig Gears 3. There's a bundle that features Gears 1 & 2 plus all of the DLC for about $30 or less, though. You should check them out. I think they aged pretty well but you'll have to judge for yourself. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Unrelated rant: Imagine you're a fan of Star Wars. The first movie in the series is hailed for its cutting edge special effects. You really enjoy it. Partly for the special effects, partly for the action, partly for the characters or what have you. Now, by the time the latest movie comes out, the special effects are still awesome but not as unique. Some movies have caught up to--or even surpassed the series in the special effects department. Suddenly, you see a trailer for the long anticipated final chapter. You're hyped! You can't wait to see how it's all going to play out. But while you're excited about the story, the characters, the special effects, the action, and whatever unexpected surprises you may have in store, people that never watched/liked the movie say things like: "The series sucks. Indiana Jones has better special effects.", "That's stupid. It's just about a bunch of kids with space ships." Well, that's the kind of predicament that Gears 3 finds itself in. People think it's all about the graphics and mindless muscle heads shooting guns. There's more to it than that. That's why we're excited. |
I think I'll probably like Gears. I might seem like a shooter hater but I'm really not, I just hate poorly made shooters or shooters that have nothing else to them other than...shooting...basically.
Gears looks fun, I have always preferred 3rd person over 1st person and I have heard many great things about the online co-op. While it does look fun, I'm not expecting it to blow me away outside of the gameplay aspect for the same reason you posted in your comment, "People think it's all about the graphics and mindless muscle heads shooting guns".
While I don't think it will ALL be about that, Gears doesn't seem like it has that much depth or a strong story, something that makes the game more immersive. Does Gears have much to offer outside of the gameplay aspect?
Anyway, I will pick up Gears 1 2 ASAP after I have finished some of my other games.
I agree about your "unrelated rant" part aswell, there is always someone to piss on the bonfire, best just to ignore them.
