When you see the initials GoW what game comes to mind?

God of War, because I just got GoW III

God of War got to GoW first, so Gears of War is recognized as GeoW or just Gears.

... gow...lol ...thats what first came to mind,

Good offwarhouse.

The Grapes of Wrath.

This Topic?...Again?

It's always the newer posters, I guess. :P

I love the GeoW and Gow games! :)

Uh, it's been said. GOW was first, and being that it's a AAA franchise that arrived first, that's how it goes. Being that I'm old, old school, I see GOW as God of War.

I've seen GeoW and Gears at Xbox.com, Gametrailers, IGN, and here at Gamespot.com.

There is always going to be younger gamers and abbreviators that don't know, but when discussing it, it's been figured out in many forums, a long time before GeoW even came out.:P

I think some folks will vote :

1. By old school rules, you know what came first rules (God of War),
   
2. Using the logic that GOD doesn't work like GEARS does when it comes to using one word for the game (Ex. Do you play GOD? Do you play GEARS?), Again, that would be a God of War vote.
   
3. Multiconsole owners that like and play both game series' and have both machines since last gen and this gen will vote God of War,
   
4. The rest is the auto fanboy vote, Cows = God of War, Lemmings = Gears of War.

Looking at this completely one sided poll, and the fact we've gone over this, God of War seems to win again. If you had an Xbox and PS2 last gen, and you played all the big AAA games, you didn't miss God of War. If you have a PS3 and 360 you didn't miss Gears of War or God of War. Those guys aren't necessarily cows, lemmings, or fanboy's, it's just logic and having a personal history with these great games.

It's not about who's doing what faction is spamming the polls / anything. Read the thread instead of the votes if you want.

In the beginning GOW stood more for Gears of War, but for a while now people have been using a different abriviation. For me its for Gears. AND what comes to mind actually is disapointment. I remember all the hype around the game before the 360 launched. It actually was the one game that I had to have the 360 for. Was not a launch title like promissed but one year later I bought it day one. Disapointed in it not long after the campaign started. Never liked the online play after trying it for about 1 round.

I think of Gears, however when im on a forum such as this i associate GOWwith God of War.

I'd imagine most gamers unfamiliar with forums will think GOW is Gears, as it's more popular by quite a margin.

In the beginning GOW stood more for Gears of War, but for a while now people have been using a different abriviation. For me its for Gears. AND what comes to mind actually is disapointment. I remember all the hype around the game before the 360 launched. It actually was the one game that I had to have the 360 for. Was not a launch title like promissed but one year later I bought it day one. Disapointed in it not long after the campaign started. Never liked the online play after trying it for about 1 round.

VanDammFan

I was here last generation man, in the beginning Gears of War didn't exist. :P

God of War was talked about in 2004, and came out to AAA in early 2005. It was GOW since then, it earned it by being so good...later as next generation approached, GeoW was anounced for next generation's Xbox 360, but that wouldn't be the beginning, now would it.? :P

Still, I feel you on the disappointment. I too was disappointed in GeoW2, however, I still saw it as an AAA game, but the online not being beta tested hurt it, and the storyline didn't do much for me (go in a worm, saw up his multiple Hearts!, Random wife story!, lol.)

I'm sure GeoW3 or Gears 3 will step it up to make up for that mistep...and hey, it's got 4 player co-op. so that's going to be fun.:P

Gears, probably because I've never played God of War but I quite like Gears.

Its obvious that lemmings will say gears and cows will say god of war and multi-system owners will say god of war as its was the original game to use it..... And I'd say the poll matches my conclusions. But what was the point of this thread?Midnightshade29

I think...

Grunts of War.. 8)

Seriously, God of War and I didn't like that GEoW thing so changed it to....

Gears. :P

God of War because it is a much better game, so it deserves the normal initials.

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[QUOTE="SilentlyMad"] Explain how it is not then?BattleTurtles

To call one great game franchise "way" better than another great franchise doesn't make much sense to me at all. What is your definition of successful if you are claiming that its"MUCH MORE" successful than another?

The total franchise numbers are roughly the same.

Gears of War, and I think that majority of "the real world" would think the same.Salt_The_Fries

God of War.

If you've been in these boards for a while, you'd know that already.

I find that funny because when i search gow3 on gamespot a few weeks ago, the only thing that came up was gears of war 3Androvinus

Both, thats why I say GOW or Gears.

God of War. I honestly didn't even think of Gears of War when I saw this thread title.

Gears more popular that GoW? LOL! I'm almost certain that after the release of Chains of Olympus and the recent GoW III, the GoW series as a whole has sold just as much, if not more than the Gears series. So no, it's not more popular.

Gamespot search brings up 8 items for GOW.

all are Gears of War.

Gears more popular that GoW? LOL! I'm almost certain that after the release of Chains of Olympus and the recent GoW III, the GoW series as a whole has sold just as much, if not more than the Gears series. So no, it's not more popular.

Master_ShakeXXX

Takes four games to reach two? I'd say Gears is more popular.

God of War. I call Gears...eh Gears.