(I am not trolling..) what is the big deal about Gears of War?

I really am NOT trolling but I must ask what is the big deal about Gears of War. It seems that people have been talking about how big of a title it is for the xbox 360 (namely G4... ALL the time) and I have it and I actually regret buying it. The hype of the game got me to buy it but really I am just so dissapointed with it. I have played online with it some also, and frankly I do not see the reason it is so popular in that aspect either. The only real selling point for the game is the "a button context movement" and the chainsaw rifle which is not very fun after a few times.

Does anyone else have any other thoughts?

its all of your personal prefence about TPS's alot of people hate it alot of people love it

Dosnet mean its bad dosent mean its good its one of those games where its really up to the player itself to decide

Myself i love the game its actually curretly my favorite game buts its completly your preference

Lot's of people like it, that doesn't mean you will....

Well personally one of the big deals about it are the graphics. I trust we can agree the graphics are simply jaw dropping. Something truly worthy of being called "next-gen." It's this kind of game you want to show off to friends who may not have an XBox 360 to prove how awesome the console is (or can be).

Other than that though, I'll admit, the game is kind of shallow in some areas. For one it's repetitive as hell. Second, it can be downright frustrating to beat certain parts, especially the last level, although I guess one could argue last levels are supposed to be frustrating (I personally don't agree). Other than that, I can see what you're saying. It might not have lived up to the hype, but I hope it lived up to your time and money. If it did, then mission accomplished for the developers.

It's just fun and awsome. Alot of people enjoy it.

And if you don't like it even after beating it and playing rounds of the multiplaer, maybe it's just not for you. And if it isn't, thats fine.