Gears of War 2: Tons of New Info!

The May issue of Game Informer has a huge spread on Gears of War 2. Lucky for you guys, nothing stays off the internet long and someone over at NeoGAF got ahold of the issue and spilled the beans. Click the link in that previous sentence to read all his details, but here are some of the more interesting ones:

• New Characters: Tai Kaliso (spiritual, honor-bound soldier), Chairman Prescott (head of the human government), Dizzy (hillbilly-type soldier), Maria Santiago (Dom's wife)
• Timeframe: Starts six months after the end of Gears 1.
• Visuals: Most we already saw in that video, but they talk about the water effects and the huge number of Locust troops on-screen.
• New Weapons: No specific details, but the active reloads on these will be different from before.
• New Enemies, including Locust healers and "chanters" that will need to be taken out quickly.
• "We have creatures that make the Brumak look like a baby panda bear." -Cliff Bleszinski
• Drop in/Drop out Co-op play.
• Fourth, easier difficulty in addition to being able to play on one difficulty while your co-op partner plays on another. The game will adjust when together and then readjust when separated.
• Walking scenes are gone, replaced by "dynamic conversation systems."
• Collectible COG tags now can be examined to see who the owner was and learn about them.
• Floating robot has a video screen so you can now see Anya.
• Many achievements can be done in single player or multiplayer, and you will be able to track your progress through the Journal menu.

The May issue of Game Informer has a huge spread on Gears of War 2. Lucky for you guys, nothing stays off the internet long and someone over at NeoGAF got ahold of the issue and spilled the beans. Click the link in that previous sentence to read all his details, but here are some of the more interesting ones:

• New Characters: Tai Kaliso (spiritual, honor-bound soldier), Chairman Prescott (head of the human government), Dizzy (hillbilly-type soldier), Maria Santiago (Dom's wife)
• Timeframe: Starts six months after the end of Gears 1.
• Visuals: Most we already saw in that video, but they talk about the water effects and the huge number of Locust troops on-screen.
• New Weapons: No specific details, but the active reloads on these will be different from before.
• New Enemies, including Locust healers and "chanters" that will need to be taken out quickly.
• "We have creatures that make the Brumak look like a baby panda bear." -Cliff Bleszinski
• Drop in/Drop out Co-op play.
• Fourth, easier difficulty in addition to being able to play on one difficulty while your co-op partner plays on another. The game will adjust when together and then readjust when separated.
• Walking scenes are gone, replaced by "dynamic conversation systems."
• Collectible COG tags now can be examined to see who the owner was and learn about them.
• Floating robot has a video screen so you can now see Anya.
• Many achievements can be done in single player or multiplayer, and you will be able to track your progress through the Journal menu.

xxdeadpeacexx

Nothing that wowed me in there. Just things that should have been in the first one. raylewisnfl52

The first one should have started six months after the first one?

• "We have creatures that make the Brumak look like a baby panda bear." -Cliff Bleszinski
• Drop in/Drop out Co-op play.
• Fourth, easier difficulty in addition to being able to play on one difficulty while your co-op partner plays on another. The game will adjust when together and then readjust when separated.
• Walking scenes are gone, replaced by "dynamic conversation systems."

xxdeadpeacexx

Wow. This just might actually come out this year.PlasmaBeam44

It's been confirmed for a while now. November 2008. It doesnt get any more specific than that.:?

Nothing that wowed me in there. Just things that should have been in the first one. raylewisnfl52

i don't think the game needed an easier difficulty, maybe it could've used another harder difficulty. Insane was still pretty easy if you learned how to blindfire and active reload.herbie12282

I don't get that. Casual was easy as can be; what's the point of making another difficulty?

man i cant wait for this game in late 2008...but right now the waiting game is focused on GTA 4.....waiting is definetely the hardest partvolcomstoner180

i know man. i major worry is that ill get rrod right before its released or RIGHT when i get it.

[QUOTE="herbie12282"]i don't think the game needed an easier difficulty, maybe it could've used another harder difficulty. Insane was still pretty easy if you learned how to blindfire and active reload.limpbizkit818

I don't get that. Casual was easy as can be; what's the point of making another difficulty?

Yea i dont see any links either...? I'm glad they put the achievement progress thing in though, I liked it in the orange box.mute9dude

Same here. I really like all the new info. I will definately be getting this game on the first day that it's available.