Left 4 Dead or Gears of War 2?

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#1 ballaboi222
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I can't decide which game to get. I enjoy FPS's and all shooting games. I have not played Gears 1 though. Which one is more fun?

By the way, I don't have live yet, so which has the most replayability offline? (multiplayer bots, etc)

Thanks!

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#2 dan-rofl-copter
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if you want left 4 dead get it for PC as valve will give lots of support for it
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#3 Senor_Kami
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I can't decide which game to get. I enjoy FPS's and all shooting games. I have not played Gears 1 though. Which one is more fun?

By the way, I don't have live yet, so which has the most replayability offline? (multiplayer bots, etc)

Thanks!

ballaboi222
From what i've heard, L4D is basically an online game. Its got an offline mode but its garbage compared to playing online. Gears2 actually has a single player campaign thats designed to work well when played by yourself... and it has multiplayer. I'd go with Gears 2. I don't think L4D will be worth it until its price reflects what actually on the disc. Half a game shouldn't sell for full price imo.
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#4 gow117
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gears for sure L4D for the pc maybe but still a great game
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#5 maxmax1234
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Well, i own gears of war 2, and i must say your done with it in a few day's unlike Gow1,  the campaign is great and it will take you on for a day, but the online isn't really that great jet. There are just to many chainsaws being revved all around you while your standing alone with your shotgun in the middle, so Gears is great, and the online will probably improve sooner or later, but for now, i would buy Left 4 Dead.

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#6 MrMalibuMan
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i have both, they are both great games but i would get gears then wish for L4D for christmas or something
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#7 BongMonkey
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I have both and my vote is for Gears 2.  Better than the 1st one, the campaign is great and you can use bots for the multiplayer and at the higher difficulty the bots are good.

L4D is good, but you need xbl to get any value out of it.  I have fun with it, but Gears 2 has more and imo is more bang for your buck.

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#8 jthale
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I too never played GOW1. But I just picked up GOW2 a couple days ago and it's amazing. I haven't even played the campaign yet, only online with friends and it's a ton of fun. I don't see how L4D could be better.
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#9 battlefront23
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It depends. Left 4 Dead's modes are pretty much like GeoW2's Horde mode and MP. And with Gears you also get a campaign. So I'd say buy GeoW2 and rent Left 4 Dead.
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#10 Gen007
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L4D is just not worth 60 and thats even if you have online without def gears but even with online its so short and yeah their a little different each play through but its really just different placement of he enemies which isnt enough to spice things up. Theyhad better be releasing alot more stages for free
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#11 REforever101
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left 4 dead. its a lot of fun, I've been playing it for hours and hours on end and haven't gotten bored

gears 2 has an awesome campaign, but DO NOT buy it now. wait until epic fixes the damn match making. I've yet to actually play gears 2 online because i don't have the patience to wait an hour to find someone. maybe tomorrow enough of my friends will be online that we can just make a game via invites, but damn man, given how short the campaign is, being unable to play it online makes it totally not worth it

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#12 Jodan77
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If you onl;y have a 360, I'd say Gears of War since you should get more bang out of your buck.

If you got a decent PC, built in the last 3 or 4 years, Then I'd say Left 4 Dead.

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#13 RCFTechOn3
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get gears of war 2
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#14 Avenger1324
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Gears 2 has a much larger community, and will continue to be popular for a long time. Left 4 Dead will likely go the same way as Team Fortress 2 - popular to begin with, but then the players get bored by the lack of maps. Valve release new content for the PC only, and since L4D only comes with 4 campaigns that take around 1 hour each to blast through, it won't take long to get used to them and wish for more variety. If you get it on PC atleast you will be able to get more maps, as well as play with a much larger community than the 360 version will have.
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#15 Cwagmire21
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I've only played Gears 2 and here's my synopsis.  Single player campaign is fun but short (like the first).  Gears multiplayer has potential but atm is crappy (like the first).  So far I've only rented Gears 2 for fear that the online would be bad.  I can't recommend buying it in the state it is (even though Horde mode is pretty fun :)).
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#16 LightColor
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i have to say Left 4 Dead since i'm just a huge fan of it! crazy good game, i have gears 2 as well, enjoyed it plenty! but Left 4 Dead is just better imo :)
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#17 MaddenBowler10
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I dont know, I play L4D more than gears. Id probably pick L4D
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#18 deactivated-5c37d3adcd094
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I would only ever buy the PC version of left 4 dead, and I pick gears 2 over that, aswell.
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#19 a55a55inx
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L4D is a great game, but only if you play it with friends... if you don't have live, go for Gears
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#20 dukebd699
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if you want left 4 dead get it for PC as valve will give lots of support for itdan-rofl-copter
They've already announced a new level for the PC that 360 doesn't get.
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#21 dukebd699
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[QUOTE="ballaboi222"]

I can't decide which game to get. I enjoy FPS's and all shooting games. I have not played Gears 1 though. Which one is more fun?

By the way, I don't have live yet, so which has the most replayability offline? (multiplayer bots, etc)

Thanks!

Senor_Kami
From what i've heard, L4D is basically an online game. Its got an offline mode but its garbage compared to playing online. Gears2 actually has a single player campaign thats designed to work well when played by yourself... and it has multiplayer. I'd go with Gears 2. I don't think L4D will be worth it until its price reflects what actually on the disc. Half a game shouldn't sell for full price imo.

Left 4 Dead has MP so I don't know if you were saying only Gears has MP or if it's a bonus. Also, Left 4 Dead is more enjoyable online but it is anything but garbage offline.
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#22 LP4EVA2005
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well since u dont have LIVE, i'd say get Gears2..
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#23 caddy
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Please use the stickied thread for recommendations. Thanks.