For anyone that has already played Gears of War 3....

Puzzles? This is an action game. :roll:

Its an "In Your Face, Blow Heads Off, Chainsaw Enemies Action Game" i would be upset if they changed it up.

[QUOTE="Stevelovessony"]Is it still the same old jump from rock to rock and shoot for 8 hours or did they add some things to the gameplay? Like maybe some puzzles or something?todd2r

If you're looking for a "thinking" game then you're looking at the wrong game.

Also, no one here ha played it...

[QUOTE="Stevelovessony"]Is it still the same old jump from rock to rock and shoot for 8 hours or did they add some things to the gameplay? Like maybe some puzzles or something?todd2r

[QUOTE="todd2r"][QUOTE="Stevelovessony"]Is it still the same old jump from rock to rock and shoot for 8 hours or did they add some things to the gameplay? Like maybe some puzzles or something?Chutebox

[QUOTE="Stevelovessony"]Is it still the same old jump from rock to rock and shoot for 8 hours or did they add some things to the gameplay? Like maybe some puzzles or something?todd2r

[QUOTE="todd2r"][QUOTE="Stevelovessony"]Is it still the same old jump from rock to rock and shoot for 8 hours or did they add some things to the gameplay? Like maybe some puzzles or something?Stevelovessony

[QUOTE="todd2r"][QUOTE="Stevelovessony"]Is it still the same old jump from rock to rock and shoot for 8 hours or did they add some things to the gameplay? Like maybe some puzzles or something?Stevelovessony

Its an "In Your Face, Blow Heads Off, Chainsaw Enemies Action Game" i would be upset if they changed it up.

RyanShazam

Gears' biggest drawback is that it never does a good job of changing up it's incredibly monotonous shooting. Epic simply has no idea how to properly pace their campaign.

Look at Resistance 3 - That is a game that knows where it's going at all times (except for the ending, which was admittedly lame). One moment you're fending off a convoy of Chimera, and the next you're on a slow atmospheric boat ride that steadily builds up to a hectic conclusion. Or you're slowly making your way through a dark moody forest, methodically taking out enemy snipers, and in the next section of the game you're being held captive in a prison fighting for your life with a sledgehammer. THAT'S good pacing.

Epic's attempts at breaking up the constant shooting fall flat on their face, and mainly consist of lame driving sections that are more a chore than anything, or incredibly easy anti-climactic boss fights. From what I hear though, and so it seems, Epic has learned from their mistakes and have crafted one hell of a campaign in Gears 3, so I'm hoping it's as exciting as some reviewers claim.

[QUOTE="RyanShazam"]

Its an "In Your Face, Blow Heads Off, Chainsaw Enemies Action Game" i would be upset if they changed it up.

Master_ShakeXXX

Gears' biggest drawback is that it never does a good job of changing up it's incredibly monotonous shooting. Epic simply has no idea how to properly pace their campaign.

Look at Resistance 3 - That is a game that knows where it's going at all times (except for the ending, which was admittedly lame). One moment you're fending off a convoy of Chimera, and the next you're on a slow atmospheric boat ride that steadily builds up to a hectic conclusion. Or you're slowly making your way through a dark moody forest, methodically taking out enemy snipers, and in the next section of the game you're being held captive in a prison fighting for your life with a sledgehammer. THAT'S good pacing.

Epic's attempts at breaking up the constant shooting fall flat on their face, and mainly consist of lame driving sections that are more a chore than anything, or incredibly easy anti-climactic boss fights. From what I hear though, and so it seems, Epic has learned from their mistakes and have crafted one hell of a campaign in Gears 3, so I'm hoping it's as exciting as some reviewers claim.

[QUOTE="Master_ShakeXXX"]

[QUOTE="RyanShazam"]

Its an "In Your Face, Blow Heads Off, Chainsaw Enemies Action Game" i would be upset if they changed it up.

xXShortroundXx

Gears' biggest drawback is that it never does a good job of changing up it's incredibly monotonous shooting. Epic simply has no idea how to properly pace their campaign.

Look at Resistance 3 - That is a game that knows where it's going at all times (except for the ending, which was admittedly lame). One moment you're fending off a convoy of Chimera, and the next you're on a slow atmospheric boat ride that steadily builds up to a hectic conclusion. Or you're slowly making your way through a dark moody forest, methodically taking out enemy snipers, and in the next section of the game you're being held captive in a prison fighting for your life with a sledgehammer. THAT'S good pacing.

Epic's attempts at breaking up the constant shooting fall flat on their face, and mainly consist of lame driving sections that are more a chore than anything, or incredibly easy anti-climactic boss fights. From what I hear though, and so it seems, Epic has learned from their mistakes and have crafted one hell of a campaign in Gears 3, so I'm hoping it's as exciting as some reviewers claim.

Hell of a argument you make there :roll:

[QUOTE="xXShortroundXx"][QUOTE="Master_ShakeXXX"]

Gears' biggest drawback is that it never does a good job of changing up it's incredibly monotonous shooting. Epic simply has no idea how to properly pace their campaign.

Look at Resistance 3 - That is a game that knows where it's going at all times (except for the ending, which was admittedly lame). One moment you're fending off a convoy of Chimera, and the next you're on a slow atmospheric boat ride that steadily builds up to a hectic conclusion. Or you're slowly making your way through a dark moody forest, methodically taking out enemy snipers, and in the next section of the game you're being held captive in a prison fighting for your life with a sledgehammer. THAT'S good pacing.

Epic's attempts at breaking up the constant shooting fall flat on their face, and mainly consist of lame driving sections that are more a chore than anything, or incredibly easy anti-climactic boss fights. From what I hear though, and so it seems, Epic has learned from their mistakes and have crafted one hell of a campaign in Gears 3, so I'm hoping it's as exciting as some reviewers claim.

Master_ShakeXXX

Hell of a argument you make there :roll:

People have already made our arguement for us. We don't need to explain! Look at all the reviews man!

Puzzles? This is an action game. :roll:

speedfreak48t5p

[QUOTE="todd2r"][QUOTE="Stevelovessony"]Is it still the same old jump from rock to rock and shoot for 8 hours or did they add some things to the gameplay? Like maybe some puzzles or something?Chutebox

He did not say thinking is only for cows, you're misinterpreting his post.

[QUOTE="Master_ShakeXXX"]

[QUOTE="xXShortroundXx"] *facepalm* Both Gears campaigns own up. They are perfect.OB-47

Hell of a argument you make there :roll:

People have already made our arguement for us. We don't need to explain! Look at all the reviews man!

Suit yourselves :P

I have always preferred to make my own arguments, as opposed to just repeating what some other guy said :D

[QUOTE="OB-47"]

[QUOTE="Master_ShakeXXX"]

Hell of a argument you make there :roll:

Master_ShakeXXX

People have already made our arguement for us. We don't need to explain! Look at all the reviews man!

Suit yourselves :P

I have always preferred to make my own arguments, as opposed to just repeating what some other guy said :D

[QUOTE="Master_ShakeXXX"]

[QUOTE="OB-47"]

People have already made our arguement for us. We don't need to explain! Look at all the reviews man!

xXShortroundXx

Suit yourselves :P

I have always preferred to make my own arguments, as opposed to just repeating what some other guy said :D

I never missed out on any Gears game, and I wont be missing out on Gears 3. I just don't think they're all they are made out to be, especially Gears 2. How that game scored 9s across the board is a complete mystery to me.

And Vanquish is so far beyond every single shooter this gen that it's not even funny :P

[QUOTE="Master_ShakeXXX"]

[QUOTE="OB-47"]

People have already made our arguement for us. We don't need to explain! Look at all the reviews man!

xXShortroundXx

Suit yourselves :P

I have always preferred to make my own arguments, as opposed to just repeating what some other guy said :D

I was disappointed with Vanquish, I was hyped bc of feedback on forums. People were claiming it was the best tps this gen and it was meh.

[QUOTE="OB-47"]

[QUOTE="Master_ShakeXXX"]

Hell of a argument you make there :roll:

Master_ShakeXXX

People have already made our arguement for us. We don't need to explain! Look at all the reviews man!

Suit yourselves :P

I have always preferred to make my own arguments, as opposed to just repeating what some other guy said :D

[QUOTE="Master_ShakeXXX"]

[QUOTE="OB-47"]

People have already made our arguement for us. We don't need to explain! Look at all the reviews man!

Frostbite24

Suit yourselves :P

I have always preferred to make my own arguments, as opposed to just repeating what some other guy said :D

Nice try. Now if you will please, point out where I said I played Gears 3 :D

[QUOTE="Frostbite24"][QUOTE="Master_ShakeXXX"]

Suit yourselves :P

I have always preferred to make my own arguments, as opposed to just repeating what some other guy said :D

Master_ShakeXXX

Nice try. Now if you will please, point out where I said I played Gears 3 :D

[QUOTE="xXShortroundXx"][QUOTE="Master_ShakeXXX"]

Suit yourselves :P

I have always preferred to make my own arguments, as opposed to just repeating what some other guy said :D

Master_ShakeXXX

I never missed out on any Gears game, and I wont be missing out on Gears 3. I just don't think they're all they are made out to be, especially Gears 2. How that game scored 9s across the board is a complete mystery to me.

And Vanquish is so far beyond every single shooter this gen that it's not even funny :P

[QUOTE="Master_ShakeXXX"]

[QUOTE="Frostbite24"] Oh, so you've played Gears of War 3 and are commenting from experience?Frostbite24

Nice try. Now if you will please, point out where I said I played Gears 3 :D

What you just said makes absolutely no sense. Eveything I have said based on my own experience was directly about Gears 1 and 2. That would make sense, since I have, ya know, played them :roll:

Where did I say I have played Gears 3? Where did I even suggest that I've played it? Look, I can tell you're new to the whole SW thing, so I will give you some advise -If you're going to accuse somebody of something, make sure you have evidence. Also I advise against making s*** up. I have said nothing unreasonable nor have I made up any lies. Just giving my honest opinion about the Gears franchise up to this point.

[QUOTE="xXShortroundXx"]How?Slashkice

Gameplay, an area in which it is unrivaled. Vanquish is a majestic symphony of bullets and you're the goddamn conductor. What Bayonetta was to the action genre, Vanquish is to the TPS genre.

I rate this post 10/10.

[QUOTE="xXShortroundXx"]How?Slashkice

Gameplay, an area in which it is unrivaled. Vanquish is a majestic symphony of bullets and you're the goddamn conductor. What Bayonetta was to the action genre, Vanquish is to the TPS genre.

[QUOTE="Frostbite24"][QUOTE="Master_ShakeXXX"]

Nice try. Now if you will please, point out where I said I played Gears 3 :D

Master_ShakeXXX

What you just said makes absolutely no sense. Eveything I have said based on my own experience was directly about Gears 1 and 2. That would make sense, since I have, ya know, played them :roll:

Where did I say I have played Gears 3? Where did I even suggest that I've played it? Look, I can tell you're new to the whole SW thing, so I will give you some advise -If you're going to accuse somebody of something, make sure you have evidence. Also I advise against making s*** up. I have said nothing unreasonable nor have I made up any lies. Just giving my honest opinion about the Gears franchise up to this point.

[QUOTE="Master_ShakeXXX"]

[QUOTE="RyanShazam"]

Its an "In Your Face, Blow Heads Off, Chainsaw Enemies Action Game" i would be upset if they changed it up.

xXShortroundXx

Gears' biggest drawback is that it never does a good job of changing up it's incredibly monotonous shooting. Epic simply has no idea how to properly pace their campaign.

Look at Resistance 3 - That is a game that knows where it's going at all times (except for the ending, which was admittedly lame). One moment you're fending off a convoy of Chimera, and the next you're on a slow atmospheric boat ride that steadily builds up to a hectic conclusion. Or you're slowly making your way through a dark moody forest, methodically taking out enemy snipers, and in the next section of the game you're being held captive in a prison fighting for your life with a sledgehammer. THAT'S good pacing.

Epic's attempts at breaking up the constant shooting fall flat on their face, and mainly consist of lame driving sections that are more a chore than anything, or incredibly easy anti-climactic boss fights. From what I hear though, and so it seems, Epic has learned from their mistakes and have crafted one hell of a campaign in Gears 3, so I'm hoping it's as exciting as some reviewers claim.

If you want piss poor puzzles, and awful platforming tacked onto your cover based TPS, then Uncharted's for you, my friend.

Come on this guys just a frickin troll. Just look at his name STEVELOVESSONY. DUH

[QUOTE="RyanShazam"]

Its an "In Your Face, Blow Heads Off, Chainsaw Enemies Action Game" i would be upset if they changed it up.

Master_ShakeXXX

Gears' biggest drawback is that it never does a good job of changing up it's incredibly monotonous shooting. Epic simply has no idea how to properly pace their campaign.

Look at Resistance 3 - That is a game that knows where it's going at all times (except for the ending, which was admittedly lame). One moment you're fending off a convoy of Chimera, and the next you're on a slow atmospheric boat ride that steadily builds up to a hectic conclusion. Or you're slowly making your way through a dark moody forest, methodically taking out enemy snipers, and in the next section of the game you're being held captive in a prison fighting for your life with a sledgehammer. THAT'S good pacing.

Epic's attempts at breaking up the constant shooting fall flat on their face, and mainly consist of lame driving sections that are more a chore than anything, or incredibly easy anti-climactic boss fights. From what I hear though, and so it seems, Epic has learned from their mistakes and have crafted one hell of a campaign in Gears 3, so I'm hoping it's as exciting as some reviewers claim.

Actually every Gears game was praised for their amazing campaigns. Gears 3, on the other hand, seems to be the first Gears game with a solid and polished competitive multiplayer mode!

If you're looking for a "thinking" game then you're looking at the wrong game.

Also, no one here ha played it...

Chutebox

Actually i have played it. I'm in act 4 now. Preordered the game and got lucky to get it a few days earlier.

@topic: No they haven't changed the gameplay. Why would they?

The only people I know of who didn't like the Gears of War campaigns are people on system wars. Everyone I know outside of these boards loves the campaigns. I'm not sure if people on these forums hate just to hate or if they actually don't like the campaigns. I for one thought they were both amazing! As for Vanquish... The gameplay in that game was incredibly solid. Something like I haven't played before. The problem with the game is a 4 hour campaign that doesn't have any replayability, a story that was not interesting at all, and characters that you could care less about. I played the game just to beat it and nothing more. Gears of War on the other hand has everything you could possibly want packaged into one game! The gameplay is solid, even though it is more of your typical TPS than Vanquish, the story I find is very interesting, the characters are over the top but all extremely likable and you can develope an emotional connection to them, co-op campaign, an awesome multiplayer, and stunning visualls. You can't go wrong with this game!!!RyanShazam

Where do people always get "4 hour campaign" from? Unless you rocket slide past a lot of enemy encounters and rush through everything, there's just no way your first playthrough will be that short. I believe mine was 7 or 8 hours, which is right around the average completion time. The only supposed "credible" review source that claimed Vanquish was 4 hours long was Game Informer, and Platinum called them out on their BS. Most other critics said it was longer.

And the replay value of Vanquish depends entirely upon if you're somebody who likes to rack up high scores. Some people do, some don't. I got a lot of game time out of Vanquish because of the higher difficulties and challenge modes, and the obsession of toping my best performance. Game is magical.

I actually enjoyed Gears singleplayer. It's morememorable for me then Uncharted's (Not including the odd zombie twist in the first)

Vanquish was a fun concept, but I didn't much enjoy it after an hour ot two. It seemed all flairm with nothing bakcing it up except arcade style points. Never was a fan of that kind of gaming, im a lazy gamer.

Puzzles? Gears 3 is strictly a TPS, probably the best there is.

you don't have to hide behind rocks,you could just run up to locust soldier folk and try posing some conundrums.

fyi the story is quite puzzling.:|

[QUOTE="Master_ShakeXXX"]

[QUOTE="Frostbite24"] You're making comments about the gears franchise, which includes Gears 3, without having played GeoW 3 but then go on to say that you don't listen to reviews and only formulate your opinions from your experiences....do you see the problem here? C o n t r a d i c t i o n.Frostbite24

What you just said makes absolutely no sense. Eveything I have said based on my own experience was directly about Gears 1 and 2. That would make sense, since I have, ya know, played them :roll:

Where did I say I have played Gears 3? Where did I even suggest that I've played it? Look, I can tell you're new to the whole SW thing, so I will give you some advise -If you're going to accuse somebody of something, make sure you have evidence. Also I advise against making s*** up. I have said nothing unreasonable nor have I made up any lies. Just giving my honest opinion about the Gears franchise up to this point.

I actually enjoyed Gears singleplayer. It's morememorable for me then Uncharted's (Not including the odd zombie twist in the first)

Vanquish was a fun concept, but I didn't much enjoy it after an hour ot two. It seemed all flairm with nothing bakcing it up except arcade style points. Never was a fan of that kind of gaming, im a lazy gamer.

-Snooze-

LOL. Vanquish is definitely one of those games where you gotta put time into becoming good to truly appreciate it's excellence. If you play it like a normal TPS ala Gears, it's gonna seem pretty run of the mill. If you take advantage of the speed and master all the fancy maneuvers, you pretty much become Ryu Hayabusa with a machine gun. Then Vanquish becomes a whole 'nother beast entirely, and one of the most intense action games ever conceived.

Vanquish was a fun concept, but I didn't much enjoy it after an hour ot two. -Snooze-

[QUOTE="-Snooze-"]Vanquish was a fun concept, but I didn't much enjoy it after an hour ot two. IronBass

Couldn't disagree more. Next to the gameplay, the pacing and set pieces are among it's strongest elements. The Argus core, the monorail sequence, fight on the collapsing bridge, encountering the Unknown, final boss fight - all grade A epic masterful game design of the most phenominally angelic kind.

On topic - currently trying to convince my brother to buy Gears 3 when it comes out. I wanna play it!