By using this site, you agree to our Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use. Close

Forums - Microsoft - Gears 2=Halo 3 in terms of upgrade from the predecessor.

whatever on 10 July 2008

Gears 2 will not be as significant a jump from Gears 1 as Halo 3 was from Halo 2 since Halo 2 wasn't even a 360 game.



Around the Network
thekitchensink on 10 July 2008
jerseyboy609 said:

    As we all know, Gears of War 2 will be a great game...so was Halo 3. In Halo 3, there were minor upgrades from Halo 2, i.e. graphics, few new weapons, few new maps with old ones redone, but the storyline was the same. Gears of War 2 is going down the same path as Halo 3 with the few new maps, with the remake of a couple of others, graphics pretty much stayed the same, but with better gradients, and the multiplayer only went from 8 to 10 players maximum. The game will sell a tremendous amout of software, only because its it will be over-hyped. Hell, I'm going to buy it myself, just because I like the franchise. To some things up...

 

Gears of War 2 will do the same thing as Halo 3 with its precessor

 

 First, Halo3 is not a Gears predecessor.  Completely different companies, completely different universes, completely different gameplay styles, completely different genre.

Second, Gears' would be a TERRIBLE game with sixteen or twenty-four players.  It is the kind of game that just works better with fewer people.  Adding one more person to each side increases tactical opportunities while maintaining the feel that each team member is vital.  Games like Resistance are great, but when you have a twenty-man team, no one feels like they're all that consequential, individually.

Third, they are addressing ALL of the complaints of the first game--longer campaign with a bigger emphasis on story, party system, a lot more multiplayer modes, they're fixing all the glitches and exploits people didn't like (no more diving at me with the shotgun, bitches!), and there's supposedly some new feature that's so godly they're not even allowed to talk about it until E3.

The above means that it is ABSOLUTELY not going to be 'over'-hyped, no matter how much they hype it.  For many (myself included), Gears 1 is the game that marked the true opening of this generation, and it's still in the top three or four, graphically, a couple of years after its' release.  I need not even mention the fact that it's being made by a developer who has never--EVER--made a bad game.  They also said they're pretty much in the fine-tuning stage now, meaning they have four months to devote just to polish.

 

So... yeah.



Could I trouble you for some maple syrup to go with the plate of roffles you just served up?

Tag, courtesy of fkusumot: "Why do most of the PS3 fanboys have avatars that looks totally pissed?"
"Ok, girl's trapped in the elevator, and the power's off.  I swear, if a zombie comes around the next corner..."
darklich13 on 10 July 2008

There is quite a bit more enemies on the screen in Gears 2 from what I've seen. Epic has promised that you will be facing hundreds of enemies on screen throughout the course of the game.

If you haven seen this video then have a look. It shows some of the improvements to the engine.



EMULATION is the past.....NOW.......B_E_L_I_E_V_E

 

 


Riachu on 10 July 2008
thekitchensink said:
jerseyboy609 said:

As we all know, Gears of War 2 will be a great game...so was Halo 3. In Halo 3, there were minor upgrades from Halo 2, i.e. graphics, few new weapons, few new maps with old ones redone, but the storyline was the same. Gears of War 2 is going down the same path as Halo 3 with the few new maps, with the remake of a couple of others, graphics pretty much stayed the same, but with better gradients, and the multiplayer only went from 8 to 10 players maximum. The game will sell a tremendous amout of software, only because its it will be over-hyped. Hell, I'm going to buy it myself, just because I like the franchise. To some things up...

 

Gears of War 2 will do the same thing as Halo 3 with its precessor

 

First, Halo3 is not a Gears predecessor. Completely different companies, completely different universes, completely different gameplay styles, completely different genre.

Second, Gears' would be a TERRIBLE game with sixteen or twenty-four players. It is the kind of game that just works better with fewer people. Adding one more person to each side increases tactical opportunities while maintaining the feel that each team member is vital. Games like Resistance are great, but when you have a twenty-man team, no one feels like they're all that consequential, individually.

Third, they are addressing ALL of the complaints of the first game--longer campaign with a bigger emphasis on story, party system, a lot more multiplayer modes, they're fixing all the glitches and exploits people didn't like (no more diving at me with the shotgun, bitches!), and there's supposedly some new feature that's so godly they're not even allowed to talk about it until E3.

The above means that it is ABSOLUTELY not going to be 'over'-hyped, no matter how much they hype it. For many (myself included), Gears 1 is the game that marked the true opening of this generation, and it's still in the top three or four, graphically, a couple of years after its' release. I need not even mention the fact that it's being made by a developer who has never--EVER--made a bad game. They also said they're pretty much in the fine-tuning stage now, meaning they have four months to devote just to polish.

 

So... yeah.

didn't know gamers cared about story in their games

 



 

http://www.youtube.com/user/InvaderZimGuy1?feature=mhum

Godot on 10 July 2008
darklich13 said:
There is quite a bit more enemies on the screen in Gears 2 from what I've seen. Epic has promised that you will be facing hundreds of enemies on screen throughout the course of the game.

If you haven seen this video then have a look. It shows some of the improvements to the engine.

 

That really show you how GoW really is an example of how the Unreal Engine can be used. After all, their main product is Unreal Engine and not GoW.



How many cups of darkness have I drank over the years? Even I don't know...

 

Around the Network
FJ-Warez on 10 July 2008
gebx said:
I don't know if your post is a compliment or trying to be an insult...

Either way, Gears of War 2 is looking to be a beautiful well polished game with an amazing multiplayer component... I really don't think it will disappoint

 

This, Gears of War 2 is only going to improve, and the fans will love it...



By me:

Made with Blender + LuxRender
"Since you can´t understand ... there is no point to taking you seriously."
thekitchensink on 10 July 2008
Riachu said:
thekitchensink said:
jerseyboy609 said:

As we all know, Gears of War 2 will be a great game...so was Halo 3. In Halo 3, there were minor upgrades from Halo 2, i.e. graphics, few new weapons, few new maps with old ones redone, but the storyline was the same. Gears of War 2 is going down the same path as Halo 3 with the few new maps, with the remake of a couple of others, graphics pretty much stayed the same, but with better gradients, and the multiplayer only went from 8 to 10 players maximum. The game will sell a tremendous amout of software, only because its it will be over-hyped. Hell, I'm going to buy it myself, just because I like the franchise. To some things up...

 

Gears of War 2 will do the same thing as Halo 3 with its precessor

 

First, Halo3 is not a Gears predecessor. Completely different companies, completely different universes, completely different gameplay styles, completely different genre.

Second, Gears' would be a TERRIBLE game with sixteen or twenty-four players. It is the kind of game that just works better with fewer people. Adding one more person to each side increases tactical opportunities while maintaining the feel that each team member is vital. Games like Resistance are great, but when you have a twenty-man team, no one feels like they're all that consequential, individually.

Third, they are addressing ALL of the complaints of the first game--longer campaign with a bigger emphasis on story, party system, a lot more multiplayer modes, they're fixing all the glitches and exploits people didn't like (no more diving at me with the shotgun, bitches!), and there's supposedly some new feature that's so godly they're not even allowed to talk about it until E3.

The above means that it is ABSOLUTELY not going to be 'over'-hyped, no matter how much they hype it. For many (myself included), Gears 1 is the game that marked the true opening of this generation, and it's still in the top three or four, graphically, a couple of years after its' release. I need not even mention the fact that it's being made by a developer who has never--EVER--made a bad game. They also said they're pretty much in the fine-tuning stage now, meaning they have four months to devote just to polish.

 

So... yeah.

didn't know gamers cared about story in their games

 

I was about to flame you, then I realized GoW2 was in your most-wanted list, and you have plenty of story-related games in your favourites

 



Could I trouble you for some maple syrup to go with the plate of roffles you just served up?

Tag, courtesy of fkusumot: "Why do most of the PS3 fanboys have avatars that looks totally pissed?"
"Ok, girl's trapped in the elevator, and the power's off.  I swear, if a zombie comes around the next corner..."
NNN2004 on 10 July 2008

Whatever.



Riachu on 10 July 2008
thekitchensink said:
Riachu said:
thekitchensink said:
jerseyboy609 said:

As we all know, Gears of War 2 will be a great game...so was Halo 3. In Halo 3, there were minor upgrades from Halo 2, i.e. graphics, few new weapons, few new maps with old ones redone, but the storyline was the same. Gears of War 2 is going down the same path as Halo 3 with the few new maps, with the remake of a couple of others, graphics pretty much stayed the same, but with better gradients, and the multiplayer only went from 8 to 10 players maximum. The game will sell a tremendous amout of software, only because its it will be over-hyped. Hell, I'm going to buy it myself, just because I like the franchise. To some things up...

 

Gears of War 2 will do the same thing as Halo 3 with its precessor

 

First, Halo3 is not a Gears predecessor. Completely different companies, completely different universes, completely different gameplay styles, completely different genre.

Second, Gears' would be a TERRIBLE game with sixteen or twenty-four players. It is the kind of game that just works better with fewer people. Adding one more person to each side increases tactical opportunities while maintaining the feel that each team member is vital. Games like Resistance are great, but when you have a twenty-man team, no one feels like they're all that consequential, individually.

Third, they are addressing ALL of the complaints of the first game--longer campaign with a bigger emphasis on story, party system, a lot more multiplayer modes, they're fixing all the glitches and exploits people didn't like (no more diving at me with the shotgun, bitches!), and there's supposedly some new feature that's so godly they're not even allowed to talk about it until E3.

The above means that it is ABSOLUTELY not going to be 'over'-hyped, no matter how much they hype it. For many (myself included), Gears 1 is the game that marked the true opening of this generation, and it's still in the top three or four, graphically, a couple of years after its' release. I need not even mention the fact that it's being made by a developer who has never--EVER--made a bad game. They also said they're pretty much in the fine-tuning stage now, meaning they have four months to devote just to polish.

 

So... yeah.

didn't know gamers cared about story in their games

 

I was about to flame you, then I realized GoW2 was in your most-wanted list, and you have plenty of story-related games in your favourites

 

Why would you flame me?  I am just suprised that these 360 owners actually care about have a compelling story in a shooter

 



 

http://www.youtube.com/user/InvaderZimGuy1?feature=mhum

konnichiwa on 10 July 2008

It maybe be a very random post for some people but I really had to think about this when I read the first comment: