GOW Judgment! Thoughts, Impressions?

So I've seen that no one has posted a GOW Judgment thread.

I've been playing this game since I got it today and I have to say it, it's really a lot of fun. It's more hectic and intense than the previous Gears games.

In previous Gears game, you mainly stuck behind cover and shoot until all the enemies were dead or had to melee if they got close. Here, in Judgment, the enemies appear a lot more, thus leaving you no choice but to be mobile and on your feet all the time. For me, combat is a lot more close and personal than it is having to camp out and snipe people (which is a tactic I loathe when it is used in other games like COD).

So far, the main campaign is great to go through. Going through Sofia's testimony now and I like how you earn more in the guise of star rankings. The more you kill, the more it increases, not to mention getting the declassified missions done as well. I won't spoil what they are, but needless to say, it's also very chaotic!

Survival mode is pretty much a beefed up version of Horde mode, just more intense. I liked having to switch classes and kill while employing different types of grenades to seek out enemies or to heal my comrades during battle. It's pretty fun!

What about you guys? Have any of you played Judgment and if so, any thoughts or impressions?

God of War Judgement? huh?

GeoW

look forward to this game.

I played more of it and I can't for the life of me figure out what they were thinking when they made grenades infinite and gave them a cooldown timer: the locust grenadier can chuck a high-explosive grenade every 10 seconds and the COG soldier can fire 3 explosives in rapid succession and replenish up to 16 of them every 20 seconds for himself and the teammates with the infinite ammo box. The result is grenade spamming off the scale: just pick soldier, camp by a choke point and bounce grenades behind a corner, pressing LB evey 20 seconds to replenish them: the enemy won't have a chance to advance. It's fun, but I don't think that's what the developers were going for. I smell a nerf patch incoming.

I played more of it and I can't for the life of me figure out what they were thinking when they made grenades infinite and gave them a cooldown timer: the locust grenadier can chuck a high-explosive grenade every 10 seconds and the COG soldier can fire 3 explosives in rapid succession and replenish up to 16 of them every 20 seconds for himself and the teammates with the infinite ammo box. The result is grenade spamming off the scale: just pick soldier, camp by a choke point and bounce grenades behind a corner, pressing LB evey 20 seconds to replenish them: the enemy won't have a chance to advance. It's fun, but I don't think that's what the developers were going for. I small a nerf patch incoming.Black_Knight_00

The Overrun mode can be fun, but can also be a major pain to deal with. The AI, especially your teammates, is terrible. They let the little guys, like Tickers, get through easily and they don't rush over to the E-Hole position to kill the enemies until a few seconds or even minutes later. It's so stupid!

[QUOTE="Black_Knight_00"]I played more of it and I can't for the life of me figure out what they were thinking when they made grenades infinite and gave them a cooldown timer: the locust grenadier can chuck a high-explosive grenade every 10 seconds and the COG soldier can fire 3 explosives in rapid succession and replenish up to 16 of them every 20 seconds for himself and the teammates with the infinite ammo box. The result is grenade spamming off the scale: just pick soldier, camp by a choke point and bounce grenades behind a corner, pressing LB evey 20 seconds to replenish them: the enemy won't have a chance to advance. It's fun, but I don't think that's what the developers were going for. I small a nerf patch incoming.Travo_basic

I have been playing the demo, since i am waiting on my copy to be delivered in the mail (Amazon hasnt even shipped my game yet!). It is pretty fun, but kind of slower-paced compared to Gears 3 for example. The Roadie run is slower and needs getting used to. I also have to agree with users saying that it is kind of unbalanced as well.

Also, is it me or does the camera during the roadie run shake a lot more than in previous Gears games? I find it almost visually annoying to look at.Black_Knight_00

I think it is because it is defintely slower than before, so the camera bobbing is more apparent (it takes longer to get to final destination while road-running).

Love the series but currently am overwhelmed with my backlog of games to play.   I'll either rent this, or get it when the price drops.  Glad to hear you guys are enjoying it though. :)

[QUOTE="Black_Knight_00"]Also, is it me or does the camera during the roadie run shake a lot more than in previous Gears games? I find it almost visually annoying to look at.EvilSelf

I think it is because it is defintely slower than before, so the camera bobbing is more apparent (it takes longer to get to final destination while road-running).

I think I'm nearly done with the campaign and it's been my favorite Gears campaign by far. Unlike previous Gears games, Judgement is packed to the gills with action and some fantastic encounter design.

I'll try and post some more detailed impressions but this has a good shot of washing the bad taste out of my mouth that Gears 3 left.

God of War Judgement? huh?

GeoW

23Jarek23

Judgment

So far, Gears Of War: Judgement feels like Gears Of War 3: Cutting Room Floor.   Which, to be clear isn't a bad thing.   I just wonder if Epic and People Can Fly decided to cruise, cruise, cruise.... because to me. Judgement feels like an expansion to GOW3.   A pretty and polished, but ashamedly lazy entry in the amazing  Gears franchise.

The levels. in single player mode, aren't good - they're simply time and scoring trials that are sup-par to anything Gears 3 didn't sh!t out.  I haven't tried the multiplayer yet but all reviews point to less-than-worthy doo doo.   Damn shame.   Late generation cash-grab manipulating desperate Xbox fans.  Shame on  you, Microsoft, shame on  you.   At least God Of War: Ascension tried new things, even if some of them fell flat on their d!cks.  

I think it looks great. IGN's review is far better than Gamespot's, but then GS are pretty bad when scoring games lately. I'll get it soon.

I'll pick it up down the road when it's cheap. Seems more like a step back for the series, going by the review.

I've enjoyed it so far. Much more than I expected I would.

I played a few more hours yesterday and love the intensity of the declassified challenges. This Gears does more with the environment. For example, you have to fight through dense dust that makes it hard to see in front, while Horde member charge you and attack with cleavers. Or maybe in a room full of toxic gas that distorts your view. You also find yourself in a neighborhood full of tripwires and sentinel turrets that attack the enemy and you. The challenges really do add something new. The graphics really show that this gen is becoming long in the tooth. They are mostly unchanged since the first Gears seven years ago. In fact, I made some comparisons and Gears 1 looks slightly better at times. I thought its because Judgment has much more color, but at times it looks like Gears 1 has more shading and textures. Anyway, it's still a lot of great fun, especially if you choose to do the Declassified missions.Travo_basic

I think it's going to be long, perhaps more difficult to obtain all stars in every Declassified mission on Insane difficulty. I'm sure it can be done, but patience will be key!

I'm really enjoying it. I love the challenges, adds not only replay but variety and something new.  I swear ever since the first Gears I still smile when I hear "BOOM!". I really like how the game feels faster, switch weapons with Y and sooo much easier and quicker throwing gernades. I have 2 levels left and right now my score is right around 8.5. Sure it's not the 9 I'd give Gears 3 but it's damn fun.