Gears of War 2 - Anyone else think the single player campaign was worse?

Even though the single player campaign was a little longer than the 1st Gears, I felt it wasn't as good. I think maybe there were too many gimmicks within the campaign. Control a tank, ride a reaver, ride a brumak. Hated those sections of the game. The storyline itself is better in GeoW 2, but the gameplay in several areas seemed less immersive imo. My favorite area of the game was the courtyard toward the end. I wish there were more areas like that. That immersed me much more than riding a freaking brumak.

I thought it was ALOT better than the first.

But the MP took a step backwards.

Nothing big tbh, but I guess it's better than other titles out there.

@TC: Man, have you seen the new Friday 13th trailer?? **** I can't wait for that!!

Nothing big tbh, but I guess it's better than other titles out there.

@TC: Man, have you seen the new Friday 13th trailer?? **** I can't wait for that!!

GreenGoblin2099

First time I played through the campaign in Gears 2 I thought it was worse than the first game. But I've started it again on hardcore and I'm collecting all the collectables and I'm enjoying it a lot more than my first time through. It really does have some nice levels and set pieces. And the harder difficulty makes it far more enjoyable as you can die very quickly if you don't think about what you are doing. I think it's better than the first game, and I agree, that last courtyard battle is awesome.

As Cliff would say, bigger badder, better.

Nothing big tbh, but I guess it's better than other titles out there.

@TC: Man, have you seen the new Friday 13th trailer?? **** I can't wait for that!!

GreenGoblin2099

Most Friday the 13th movies have been horrible, but I'm hoping this one resurrects the franchise in a good way. It has to be better than Jason Goes to Hell or Jason X. Ever watch that James Woods show "Shark"? (now cancelled). The girl (Danielle Panabaker) who plays his daughter in that show is the lead in the new movie. Although her acting isn't good, I think her acting skills will be beyond any female lead in a Friday the 13th movie.

No, i thought it was much much better than the first. Some parts were just epic.-DrRobotnik-

Much better then the first campaign by a long ways at that.Blackbond

Maybe I need to play the 1st Gears again and compare. I like being on foot and ducking behind cover. Didn't like riding a tank, brumak, reaver, etc. It seemed like the 1st Gears had more on-foot action during the campaign.

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Nothing big tbh, but I guess it's better than other titles out there.

@TC: Man, have you seen the new Friday 13th trailer?? **** I can't wait for that!!

AvIdGaMeR444

Most Friday the 13th movies have been horrible, but I'm hoping this one resurrects the franchise in a good way. It has to be better than Jason Goes to Hell or Jason X. Ever watch that James Woods show "Shark"? (now cancelled). The girl (Danielle Panabaker) who plays his daughter in that show is the lead in the new movie. Although her acting isn't good, I think her acting skills will be beyond any female lead in a Friday the 13th movie.

Well, yes... growing in the 80's I used to love all Friday 13th movies, but after 1 point they started getting ridiculous and that peaked with Jason X, but I still watched it for the good ol times... and for some lulz.

And yes, I'm thinking about a fresh start here, more 2k settings and keeping a serious feeling to them, kinda like the Halloween remake :D

it was good but i felt like i had done it all before

it didnt have the wow factor of the first one because the first one was the first next gen game i played so the improvement (graphicly) between the ps2 and the 360 made me drop my jaw. but know when the second one released its not that much improved and had that been there done that feel to it.

Gears2 >>>> Gears imo

Gears 1 kinda bored me throughout, but Gears 2 was pretty damn fun most of the time.

So no, I think Gears 2 campaign was much better.

Did this game even deserve a 9.0

its possibly becuase of r2's rating

I disagree, Gears of War 2 had way more memorable moments in its campaign than the original.

The only parts of the original that I remember are fighting RAAM, the Berserker, and a few other tidbits.

Gears 2 had the giant worm, the epic battle on those giant tank things, the battle with the crazy sea creature when you're on the raft, riding the Reaver/Brumak, etc.

Gears 2's campaign was definitely better. The vehicular segments are a small portion of the campaign, and, with the exception of the Centaur Tank segment, are well done.

More importantly, the on-foot action is much more diverse and interesting. Gears 1 is basically doing the same sort of thing most of the way through, with a few exceptions (basically the Berserker and the Kryll stuff). Gears 2 moves through a lot of interesting areas, and it throws plenty of unique scenarios at you all the way through the game.

There's no doubt in my mind that the sequel improved the campaign.

I disagree, Gears of War 2 had way more memorable moments in its campaign than the original.

The only parts of the original that I remember are fighting RAAM, the Berserker, and a few other tidbits.

Gears 2 had the giant worm, the epic battle on those giant tank things, the battle with the crazy sea creature when you're on the raft, riding the Reaver/Brumak, etc.

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