gears 2... fun, but so annoying at the same time.

ive never loved and hated a game quite like gears, the core gameplay was alot of fun in it but it has a number of flaws that really annoy the hell outta me, firstly i wanna mention the button mapping, ever been in a heated battle about to die and desperate to run away?... those are the worst, ive had countless times where i have encountered situations like that and try to run away holding A but my retard character always decides to cling into the nearest cover instead, case and point, the same buttons are used for everything! and it isnt just cover, i HATE it when im trying to revive a teammate but instead i pick up the boomshot that just happens to be right beside my teammate and then i get blown to hell by the other enimies while im trying to revive my teamate... whatever happened to customized controls? i guess keyboards win in that aspect (and i dun even have a desktop, laptops ftw :P)

secondly this game is SO glitchy, not only can you glitch the seriously 2.0 acheivement (anyone who does that however should get banned cuz thats bull.) BUT i was in the middle of headstomping a locust but MAGICLY as my foot hits his head HE GETS UP AND CHAINSAWS ME to death... wtffffff happened to my headstomp :( :( :(... and the list goes on, from unstable framerates with splitscreen co-op, to random flying objects ive encountered numberous times (in under a week... man usually a glitch like that happens once in a blue moon...) 

What im saying is gears 2 was far to rushed so it could be released for the holiday season, (wasnt it like, just unveiled like under a year ago anyhow?)... this game had so much potential but it just stressed me out having random **** happening in the game constantly... i know what i posted sounded harsh, so im most likely gunna get flamed but if you ACCUALLY take into account the problems ive noticed maybe gears 3 will be that much better (you flammers and fanboys need to learn what contructive critisizm is)im only saying this in hopes of a better sequel

The game was obviously rushed to destroy Resistance 2.twopistols3k

and it did;)

Resistance 2 is alot better then gears imoepic_pets

Funny I haven't come across any glitches. And how does the controls being used for more tan one thin make it rushed. X is the action button so of course it does more than one thing. And they made the A button more context sensitive.Nkemjo

I've come accross loads of glitches in multiplayer relating to people chainsawing. I love Gears and the multiplayer but it does piss me off how many games are decided on glitches. 

Resistance 2 is alot better then gears imoepic_pets

with gears you get one of the best 3rd person shooters ever made. hell you can name 5 fps's thats better than r2 that came out in the last 2 years but good luck doing that with gears.

I haven't experienced/heard of the problems you talk about.

Mine works perfecty, and it is a lot of fun. 

Funny I haven't come across any glitches. And how does the controls being used for more than one thing make it rushed. X is the action button so of course it does more than one thing. And they made the A button more context sensitive.Nkemjo

You can't have played it much if you haven't encountered any glitches.

To TC - The most common annoying things I found were the button mashing parts in the campaign that sometimes required you to mash it unhumanely fast, and other times it didn't work unless you did it slowly and also trying to drop the mulcher or mortar so that you could roll away never really worked fast enough.

Also, this:

...match making, it takes a long time and sometimes cancels when your match isn't found.FireEmblem_Man

All in all, Gears is a fantastic game (and although it wasn't especially clever Horde and Wingman makes it amazing to play split screen with a friend), but I gotta say that I agree with this:

Resistance 2 is alot better then gears imoepic_pets

If not for the scale of the campaign, then because of its unrivalled co-op, and frantic competitive multiplayer.

[QUOTE="epic_pets"]Resistance 2 is alot better then gears imoBIOWAREISKING

with gears you get one of the best 3rd person shooters ever made. hell you can name 5 fps's thats better than r2 that came out in the last 2 years but good luck doing that with gears.

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[QUOTE="epic_pets"]Resistance 2 is alot better then gears imoWalterPaladines

with gears you get one of the best 3rd person shooters ever made. hell you can name 5 fps's thats better than r2 that came out in the last 2 years but good luck doing that with gears.

Your opinion has been noticed. 

[QUOTE="WalterPaladines"][QUOTE="BIOWAREISKING"]resistance will always be a wannabe halo with it's AA quilty.

 

with gears you get one of the best 3rd person shooters ever made. hell you can name 5 fps's thats better than r2 that came out in the last 2 years but good luck doing that with gears.

IronBass

Your opinion has been noticed. 

i seriously laughed at his comment

My only problem is match making, it takes a long time and sometimes cancels when your match isn't found.FireEmblem_Man

This is my answer.

Running away with the roadie run is actually fairly easy once you get the hang of it, and the curb stomp thing sounds more like network issues, as that can happen if the network hiccups.

I personally think that Gears 2 beats Gears 1 in every way it could have, and Horde mode is probably the most pure fun I have had in gaming in a long while.

My only problem is match making, it takes a long time and sometimes cancels when your match isn't found.FireEmblem_Man

My only problem is match making, it takes a long time and sometimes cancels when your match isn't found.FireEmblem_Man

The best fix for that currently, is to get a bunch of friends that play as well. Fill your group (two, for wingman, and five for anything else) and getting matches going has almost no downtime at all.

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[QUOTE="epic_pets"]Resistance 2 is alot better then gears imoWalterPaladines

with gears you get one of the best 3rd person shooters ever made. hell you can name 5 fps's thats better than r2 that came out in the last 2 years but good luck doing that with gears.

That is solely your opinion. Judging by how many copies of each have been sold, your opinion is of the minority.

[QUOTE="FireEmblem_Man"]My only problem is match making, it takes a long time and sometimes cancels when your match isn't found.BIOWAREISKING

[QUOTE="BIOWAREISKING"][QUOTE="FireEmblem_Man"]My only problem is match making, it takes a long time and sometimes cancels when your match isn't found.yoyo462001

Im not 100% on all these complaints :?, my frame-rate is great for this game even on co op which is what I played it through in first. I have also only encountered one really bug where a framed picture came off a wall and for some reason hovered around following me for half a minute :| yeah that was odd but it didn't cause any harm so I just laughed (never seen it since either). As for matchmaking the longest I have waited was 5 minutes :).

I wil agree with TC on one point though, the game is not perfect, no game is perfect and any game can be criticized.

Im not 100% on all these complaints :?, my frame-rate is great for this game even on co op which is what I played it through in first. I have also only encountered one really bug where a framed picture came off a wall and for some reason hovered around following me for half a minute :| yeah that was odd but it didn't cause any harm so I just laughed (never seen it since either). As for matchmaking the longest I have waited was 5 minutes :).

I wil agree with TC on one point though, the game is not perfect, no game is perfect and any game can be criticized.

SapSacPrime

This is where both the ps3 camp and the xbox camp around here usually lose their connection to reality and enter tunnelview fanatic mode. One camp is definitely more hatefull but I'll refrain from mentioning any name.

Why anyone would want either company to fail is beyond me since healthy competition is much better for us as gamers.

[QUOTE="twopistols3k"]The game was obviously rushed to destroy Resistance 2.BIOWAREISKING

and it did;)

so 9.0 is greater then 9.0 now? ( can't tell if your being sarcastic or not)

[QUOTE="BIOWAREISKING"]

[QUOTE="twopistols3k"]The game was obviously rushed to destroy Resistance 2.Animal-Mother

and it did;)

so 9.0 is greater then 9.0 now? ( can't tell if your being sarcastic or not)

higher sells and higher critic scores;)

I agree, so fun..yet so annoying, this one example was when i knocked someone with a smoke, as he got up, he magically jumped behind me, i turned around and he blew me with the shotgun, wtf?

another was a similar situation, but as he jump over a cover..he flew right across me...srsly. 

the game's glitches get annoying. I also think the chainsaw is too powerfull and wish the shotgun wasn't so weak from close range, if a dude was running at me with a chainsaw, 1 shot should blow him to peices. 

Matchmaking was silly too...wait that long, yet still have lag at times. 

first gears is better, imo. Now that i think about it. 

[QUOTE="FireEmblem_Man"]My only problem is match making, it takes a long time and sometimes cancels when your match isn't found.BIOWAREISKING

My NAT is completely open, I have the proper porst forwarded, and I moved my 360 to the DMZ in my router. I know about the networking issues. I still get the same issues. Its a Gears 2 thing, not a problem on my end.

I get into games on any other game or system with little to no hassle. And I know its a Gears issue, because the first Gears had the exact same problem when it first came out.

More companies need to steal Halo's matchmaking system, IMO. 

I haven't had a serious amount of glitches outside of the online co-op, but the matchmaking is seriously making me mad, I can't find one match. I give EPIC props for trying to make matchmaking better, but they've set a really strict high bar for entry to online, if I don't get a ptach or even a word from them within the next two weeks, I'm going to sell my copy.lantus

Trust me, this will get fixed in some shape or manner. Epic patched often with the first gears, and this one will be no different. Unlike * cough * Lionhead. Anyways, the more you play, the more you will cross paths with gamers that have a similar playstyle as you, and you will develop friends on Gears 2. As you do, you will be able to invite them into your lobby, and once you get to the point you have enough people playing that you can fill up five people in your lobby, the delay will be gone. I promise you that if you jump into wingman with two, or any other game with five people in your lobby, you will have next to no wait time at all.

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[QUOTE="twopistols3k"]The game was obviously rushed to destroy Resistance 2.Animal-Mother

and it did;)

so 9.0 is greater then 9.0 now? ( can't tell if your being sarcastic or not)

He would be referring to comparitive sales, in which case he is absolutely right. If you want to stick with the "review here in gamespot" stigma, go ahead. But the reality is quite a bit.... skewed, when it comes to the real consumer market and their perceptions.

Im not 100% on all these complaints :?, my frame-rate is great for this game even on co op which is what I played it through in first. I have also only encountered one really bug where a framed picture came off a wall and for some reason hovered around following me for half a minute :| yeah that was odd but it didn't cause any harm so I just laughed (never seen it since either). As for matchmaking the longest I have waited was 5 minutes :).

I wil agree with TC on one point though, the game is not perfect, no game is perfect and any game can be criticized.

SapSacPrime

compared to many great online games out there,gears 2 is pretty damn glitchy at times...but thats what happens when u have a 2 year window of dev time. 

[QUOTE="Animal-Mother"]

[QUOTE="BIOWAREISKING"]

 

and it did;)

BIOWAREISKING

so 9.0 is greater then 9.0 now? ( can't tell if your being sarcastic or not)

higher sells and higher critic scores;)

You forgot e only use GS scores, and what i've told a certain lemming in the past, are marcus and dom gonna show me a pie chart while im playing the game?

 the gears 2 system is making a database for determing the game host and voice chat host.

in a few weeks the problems should be fixed

[QUOTE="Animal-Mother"]

[QUOTE="BIOWAREISKING"]

 

and it did;)

JediRiff

so 9.0 is greater then 9.0 now? ( can't tell if your being sarcastic or not)

He would be referring to comparitive sales, in which case he is absolutely right. If you want to stick with the "review here in gamespot" stigma, go ahead. But the reality is quite a bit.... skewed, when it comes to the real consumer market and their perceptions.

[QUOTE="BIOWAREISKING"][QUOTE="Animal-Mother"]

 

so 9.0 is greater then 9.0 now? ( can't tell if your being sarcastic or not)

Animal-Mother

higher sells and higher critic scores;)

You forgot e only use GS scores, and what i've told a certain lemming in the past, are marcus and dom gonna show me a pie chart while im playing the game?

gears 2 sold more and scored higher across the board get it through your head.

[QUOTE="JediRiff"][QUOTE="Animal-Mother"]

so 9.0 is greater then 9.0 now? ( can't tell if your being sarcastic or not)

Animal-Mother

He would be referring to comparitive sales, in which case he is absolutely right. If you want to stick with the "review here in gamespot" stigma, go ahead. But the reality is quite a bit.... skewed, when it comes to the real consumer market and their perceptions.

While I see your point, I havent really given GS reviews a lick of credit in a long time. The Kane and Lynch debacle, multiple reviews that were obviously WAY off on different consoles, etc. etc. I have given up on their credibility altogether.

As far as Resistance 2, I havent played it yet, but I liked the first one so I am sure this one is good as well. Now, I feel reasonable sure I wouldnt like it near the level I do Gears 2, but I certainly wont shirk the game. A friend of mine that has it says he likes it, but says that the multiplayer has too many people, and it detracts the enjoyment for him. But again, thats not firsthand experience. :)

Thanks for the advice for those that figure the match making problem, I'll try them in the weekend.

@SpruceCaboose

Yeah, horde is great and it made Gears 1 multiplayer cry.

[QUOTE="BIOWAREISKING"][QUOTE="Animal-Mother"]

 

so 9.0 is greater then 9.0 now? ( can't tell if your being sarcastic or not)

Animal-Mother

higher sells and higher critic scores;)

You forgot e only use GS scores, and what i've told a certain lemming in the past, are marcus and dom gonna show me a pie chart while im playing the game?

Does anyone else find it hard to match make. It takrs like 20min to find a match.Elite-Realist

will post agian once i get into a map

took 10 secs to find a match

you guys must have crap connections

[QUOTE="Animal-Mother"][QUOTE="BIOWAREISKING"]

 

 

higher sells and higher critic scores;)

 

BIOWAREISKING

You forgot e only use GS scores, and what i've told a certain lemming in the past, are marcus and dom gonna show me a pie chart while im playing the game?

gears 2 sold more and scored higher across the board get it through your head.

This is system wars buddy you dont like it get out, i go by the standard created here, I'll tell you what I tell everyone else,  Sales matter to the developers not us. IF Game X sells more then Game Y it doesn't make the gameplay, story, sound or controls better does it? I like gears and its good, but in system wars R2 Scored the same get out over it

[QUOTE="Animal-Mother"][QUOTE="BIOWAREISKING"]

 

 

higher sells and higher critic scores;)

 

BIOWAREISKING

You forgot e only use GS scores, and what i've told a certain lemming in the past, are marcus and dom gonna show me a pie chart while im playing the game?

gears 2 sold more and scored higher across the board get it through your head.

This is system wars buddy you dont like it get out, i go by the standard created here, I'll tell you what I tell everyone else,  Sales matter to the developers not us. IF Game X sells more then Game Y it doesn't make the gameplay, story, sound or controls better does it? I like gears and its good, but in system wars R2 Scored the same get out over it, you've done nothing but trolled on this topic and it goes to show your credibility

[QUOTE="Animal-Mother"][QUOTE="BIOWAREISKING"]

 

 

higher sells and higher critic scores;)

 

fenwickhotmail

You forgot e only use GS scores, and what i've told a certain lemming in the past, are marcus and dom gonna show me a pie chart while im playing the game?

If im in such denial why dont we play some king of the hill, or I'm actually trying to get my submission achievement so why dont you hit me up on XBL and will play?

Does anyone else find it hard to match make. It takrs like 20min to find a match.Elite-Realist

Again, just fill up your lobby before you search for a game. Grab one more friend, and you can play wingman, which does indeed rule. :D Or get four others, and then search for a match. It will find you a match and have you gunning within a few minutes tops.

[QUOTE="Elite-Realist"]Does anyone else find it hard to match make. It takrs like 20min to find a match.JediRiff

Again, just fill up your lobby before you search for a game. Grab one more friend, and you can play wingman, which does indeed rule. :D Or get four others, and then search for a match. It will find you a match and have you gunning within a few minutes tops.

wingman is good just TOO chaotic sometimes and if you get matched withsomeone who doesn't have a mic, don't get me started

[QUOTE="BIOWAREISKING"][QUOTE="Animal-Mother"]

 

 

You forgot e only use GS scores, and what i've told a certain lemming in the past, are marcus and dom gonna show me a pie chart while im playing the game?

Animal-Mother

gears 2 sold more and scored higher across the board get it through your head.

This is system wars buddy you dont like it get out, i go by the standard created here, I'll tell you what I tell everyone else,  Sales matter to the developers not us. IF Game X sells more then Game Y it doesn't make the gameplay, story, sound or controls better does it? I like gears and its good, but in system wars R2 Scored the same get out over it, you've done nothing but trolled on this topic and it goes to show your credibility

the previous guy stated ms rushed gears 2 to the market and i said gears 2 outsold and has scored a higher average than the former.

sorry kid maybe next time.