Gears Of War reap off!

Ok, so I've installed GOW and started playing today. What I found out is that this game isn't that good at all. I mean the story isn't that good- wtf it just starts with you being rescued from this prison cell or w/e, no prior movie, no info about what's going on, just suddenly there you are, with those creatures above you and then you're rescued by your friend, and 2 mins after it's bam! start shooting. No real story is presented afterwards also. With the graphics, well The Unreal 3 engine isn't at its best with this game in my opinion. And of course the gameplay, during the whole thing you're basicly taking cover and shooting from angles, same thing for the whole game, move on to a different cover and shoot from the angle- repetitive anyone? The controls are crapy as well (controling your character), and it doesn't matter how you or with what you play it, it's just the game itself.

I can't belive that game is so successful. When I saw it first I told myself that that's not a great game at all, you cover and shoot, that's it. But with all the hype and the fact that it got game of the year award I wanted to try it out myself. Seems I was right from the start. Only a console game can be considered that great, PC games have to be much more then that to be successful. Your thoughts?

Ya it really sucks to get REAPED OFF! LOL

Anyways, I plated it and beat it on my 360 and it was a pretty good game.

Surprised the msfa actaully got banned. He didn't seem that bad.

mfsa agrees with you, too bad he was banned :cry:Lonelynight

mfsa agrees with you, too bad he was banned :cry:Lonelynight

He is banned??!? Blasphemy!

I mean the story isn't that good- wtf it just starts with you being rescued from this prison cell or w/e, no prior movie, no info about what's going on, just suddenly there you are, with those creatures above you and then you're rescued by your friend, and 2 mins after it's bam! start shooting. No real story is presented afterwards also. And of course the gameplay, during the whole thing you're basicly taking cover and shooting from angles, same thing for the whole game, move on to a different cover and shoot from the angle- repetitive anyone?
I can't belive that game is so successful. When I saw it first I told myself that that's not a great game at all, you cover and shoot, that's it. But with all the hype and the fact that it got game of the year award I wanted to try it out myself. Seems I was right from the start. Only a console game can be considered that great, PC games have to be much more then that to be successful. Your thoughts?

f22rf

Hmm...all FPSs are like that and nobody complains (no story, repetative)

I liked Gears of War , what I didn't like is that there's no previos story in the game, I read it at wikipedia

The story is better than most FPSs (HL series, Crysis, FEAR series etc.)

This thread is now about : Why the f**k did mfsa get banned!?greatmax1

Yes please also refer to the topic

[QUOTE="f22rf"]

I mean the story isn't that good- wtf it just starts with you being rescued from this prison cell or w/e, no prior movie, no info about what's going on, just suddenly there you are, with those creatures above you and then you're rescued by your friend, and 2 mins after it's bam! start shooting. No real story is presented afterwards also. And of course the gameplay, during the whole thing you're basicly taking cover and shooting from angles, same thing for the whole game, move on to a different cover and shoot from the angle- repetitive anyone?
I can't belive that game is so successful. When I saw it first I told myself that that's not a great game at all, you cover and shoot, that's it. But with all the hype and the fact that it got game of the year award I wanted to try it out myself. Seems I was right from the start. Only a console game can be considered that great, PC games have to be much more then that to be successful. Your thoughts?

Darth_Kane

Hmm...all FPSs are like that and nobody complains (no story, repetative)

I liked Gears of War , what I didn't like is that there's no previos story in the game, I read it at wikipedia

The story is better than most FPSs (HL series, Crysis, FEAR series etc.)

OMG! it's not even close to any of those games, and FPSs have great storys (not all of course)

No seriously why did msfa get banned? Who cares about Gears?solid_mario

[QUOTE="solid_mario"]No seriously why did msfa get banned? Who cares about Gears?Obkey

i love games with good cover system. i don't see how a cover system is any more repetitive than regular shooters that don't implement a cover system. either way, you're pointing at someone or something and clicking the mouse button. moving around while doing so instead of ducking and taking cover does not make the game any less repetitive. whether or not you enjoy the cover system is another story, but a cover system is no less repetitive than moving around out in the open and shooting.

and the story? i mean, it's an fps; get over it. i can't think of many fps that have good stories. and i find it refreshing that the game starts you off shooting right away. it's what fps, like doom and quake, used to do. it's a shooter; let's get to the good part already, unless it actually has a good story to tell, but most shooters simply don't have anything worth telling, so why waste our time?

and as for the graphics, i think they're absolutely gorgeous. i haven't seen a game that's better looking than gears, other than crysis.

i love games with good cover system. i don't see how a cover system is any more repetitive than regular shooters that don't implement a cover system. either way, you're pointing at someone or something and clicking the mouse button. moving around while doing so instead of ducking and taking cover does not make the game any less repetitive. whether or not you enjoy the cover system is another story, but a cover system is no less repetitive than moving around out in the open and shooting.

fireandcloud

A cover system is boring because there isn't risk. You can't die when you're taking cover. You just pop out and shoot when convenient. It's not fun at all.

[QUOTE="fireandcloud"]

i love games with good cover system. i don't see how a cover system is any more repetitive than regular shooters that don't implement a cover system. either way, you're pointing at someone or something and clicking the mouse button. moving around while doing so instead of ducking and taking cover does not make the game any less repetitive. whether or not you enjoy the cover system is another story, but a cover system is no less repetitive than moving around out in the open and shooting.

GodLovesDead

A cover system is boring because there isn't risk. You can't die when you're taking cover. You just pop out and shoot when convenient. It's not fun at all.

you can't die if you're moving around either, as long as you do it right (at least not against enemy a.i.). and come on, let's get real: have you never died while playing gears of war? or cod4? or vegas? and i never said it can't be boring; for some, it may very well be boring. but the op was saying that it's repetitive, which isn't any less true for shooters in which you constantly move around while shooting (like doom or quake).

[QUOTE="GodLovesDead"][QUOTE="fireandcloud"]

i love games with good cover system. i don't see how a cover system is any more repetitive than regular shooters that don't implement a cover system. either way, you're pointing at someone or something and clicking the mouse button. moving around while doing so instead of ducking and taking cover does not make the game any less repetitive. whether or not you enjoy the cover system is another story, but a cover system is no less repetitive than moving around out in the open and shooting.

fireandcloud

A cover system is boring because there isn't risk. You can't die when you're taking cover. You just pop out and shoot when convenient. It's not fun at all.

you can't die if you're moving around either, as long as you do it right (at least not against enemy a.i.). and come on, let's get real: have you never died while playing gears of war? or cod4? or vegas? and i never said it can't be boring; for some, it may very well be boring. but the op was saying that it's repetitive, which isn't any less true for shooters in which you constantly move around while shooting (like doom or quake).

I agree with the TC, without co-op the game just seems shallow and uninteresting. There is some fun to be had with a friend in co-op but it seems developers are using that as an excuse for a lack of any real innovation, Epic has lost thier touch.

I'm also interested to see why mfsa was banned, must have been something from system wars is my guess.

I think we all want to know why mfsa was banned..

I haven't been in much contact with gaming for the past 4 months due to school, but as far as i can remember (the 4 months prior to that), GoW looked absolutely fantastic. Everything was smooth, vivid, shiny... looked absolutely gorgeous. So I have no clue why you're bashing graphics :S I also personally enjoyed the gameplay. Repetitve, sure, but still fun, at least for me - mostly thanks to the immersive atmosphere.

The only problems i had with it was the lack of stor, like the OP said, and the ridiculously long installation time. Other than that, i loved GoW.

I think we all want to know why mfsa was banned..

Rottenberry

Please share it with me, oh enlightened one.

[QUOTE="Rottenberry"]

I think we all want to know why mfsa was banned..

RK-Mara

Please share it with me, oh enlightened one.

i'd like to know as well. he can come off as a bit brash (and he suggested once that someone should kill his parents, which i knew he'd get in trouble for), but a ban seems very extreme.

[QUOTE="fireandcloud"]

i love games with good cover system. i don't see how a cover system is any more repetitive than regular shooters that don't implement a cover system. either way, you're pointing at someone or something and clicking the mouse button. moving around while doing so instead of ducking and taking cover does not make the game any less repetitive. whether or not you enjoy the cover system is another story, but a cover system is no less repetitive than moving around out in the open and shooting.

GodLovesDead

A cover system is boring because there isn't risk. You can't die when you're taking cover. You just pop out and shoot when convenient. It's not fun at all.

For the record Mfsa was banned for waisting bandwidth.

My God, mfsa was banned? Impossible! He was the best user that frequented this forum!

For the record Mfsa was banned for waisting bandwidth.OoSuperMarioO

Is that a joke, or are you serious?

Oh, and uh, yeah, Gears of War, reap off and stuff! Fight the power!

[QUOTE="RK-Mara"][QUOTE="Rottenberry"]

I think we all want to know why mfsa was banned..

fireandcloud

Please share it with me, oh enlightened one.

i'd like to know as well. he can come off as a bit brash (and he suggested once that someone should kill his parents, which i knew he'd get in trouble for), but a ban seems very extreme.

Ohhhh, you know, that was probably it... A ban definitely would be extreme, but you know how our mods are...

*Sigh* You know, if it weren't for some of the rest of you guys on here, I'd just up and leave Gamespot for good over this. Seriously.

My God, mfsa was banned? Impossible! He was the best user that frequented this forum!

[QUOTE="OoSuperMarioO"]For the record Mfsa was banned for waisting bandwidth.JP_Russell

Is that a joke, or are you serious?

Ok, so I've installed GOW and started playing today. What I found out is that this game isn't that good at all. I mean the story isn't that good- wtf it just starts with you being rescued from this prison cell or w/e, no prior movie, no info about what's going on, just suddenly there you are, with those creatures above you and then you're rescued by your friend, and 2 mins after it's bam! start shooting. No real story is presented afterwards also. With the graphics, well The Unreal 3 engine isn't at its best with this game in my opinion. And of course the gameplay, during the whole thing you're basicly taking cover and shooting from angles, same thing for the whole game, move on to a different cover and shoot from the angle- repetitive anyone? The controls are crapy as well (controling your character), and it doesn't matter how you or with what you play it, it's just the game itself.

I can't belive that game is so successful. When I saw it first I told myself that that's not a great game at all, you cover and shoot, that's it. But with all the hype and the fact that it got game of the year award I wanted to try it out myself. Seems I was right from the start. Only a console game can be considered that great, PC games have to be much more then that to be successful. Your thoughts?

f22rf

Eeet's a reap off! Eeet's so bad I'll KEEL YOOOO!!!!!

[QUOTE="fireandcloud"][QUOTE="RK-Mara"][QUOTE="Rottenberry"]

I think we all want to know why mfsa was banned..

JP_Russell

Please share it with me, oh enlightened one.

i'd like to know as well. he can come off as a bit brash (and he suggested once that someone should kill his parents, which i knew he'd get in trouble for), but a ban seems very extreme.

Ohhhh, you know, that was probably it... A ban definitely would be extreme, but you know how our mods are...

*Sigh* You know, if it weren't for some of the rest of you guys on here, I'd just up and leave Gamespot for good over this. Seriously.

*Sigh* You know, if it weren't for some of the rest of you guys on here, I'd just up and leave Gamespot for good over this. Seriously.

JP_Russell

funny, i was thinking the exact same thing... except i might actually leave for good after this 'what happened to mfsa' thing blows over. i can only take answering questions like 'what's your favorite game' and 'what's your favorite genre' for so long.

I blame Biggest Loser for keeping me on these boards.

OoSuperMarioO

wow, high praise for bl. as amusing as he can be at times, i'm really only here to discuss games, and i don't think he's played enough for me to entirely respect his opinions on this matter.

[QUOTE="JP_Russell"]

*Sigh* You know, if it weren't for some of the rest of you guys on here, I'd just up and leave Gamespot for good over this. Seriously.

fireandcloud

funny, i was thinking the exact same thing... except i might actually leave for good after this 'what happened to mfsa' thing blows over. i can only take answering questions like 'what's your favorite game' and 'what's your favorite genre' for so long.

I blame Biggest Loser for keeping me on these boards.

OoSuperMarioO

wow, high praise for bl. as amusing as he can be at times, i'm really only here to discuss games, and i don't think he's played enough for me to entirely respect his opinions on this matter.

Edit: Yea this is a forum so this is expected but too much good and not enough evil. It's a bummer Mfsa was banned but he's really not missing much to be quite honest. He should really just come on Steam and support the intelligence for World Domination.

I enjoyed Gears of War the same way I enjoyed Doom.

Well BL makes great threads but it's not only that. Were also good buds, he motivates me to come back on these boards to post. I despise reading the same threads over and over again.

Edit: Yea this is a forum so this is expected but too much good and not enough evil. It's a bummer Mfsa was banned but he's really not missing much to be quite honest. He should really just come on Steam and support the intelligence for World Domination.

OoSuperMarioO

sure, mfsa isn't missing much, cuz there aren't many intelligent discussions going on here at the forums, but he was one of the very few people that added anything beyond the din here, so there's really very little incentive for someone like me to come back with him gone.

and yes, bl does post some interesting threads, but i'm not sure i'd call them great, at least for what i'm looking for. yeah, it's fun to discuss marky mark and how the new max payne movie will be and see him posting about his upcoming marriage to alyx, but none of his threads seem to ever really discuss games (except when he writes about bioshock). anyway, just my closing thoughts...

i also didn't enjoyed GeoW, lame storyline and pretty repitive gameplay mechanics, just like doom 3 and fear

[QUOTE="Lonelynight"]mfsa agrees with you, too bad he was banned :cry:achilles614

Please knock off the why did he get banned stuff and stick to the topic, thank you :)

And no I don't know why he was banned...

Ok, so I've installed GOW and started playing today. What I found out is that this game isn't that good at all. I mean the story isn't that good- wtf it just starts with you being rescued from this prison cell or w/e, no prior movie, no info about what's going on, just suddenly there you are, with those creatures above you and then you're rescued by your friend, and 2 mins after it's bam! start shooting. No real story is presented afterwards also. With the graphics, well The Unreal 3 engine isn't at its best with this game in my opinion. And of course the gameplay, during the whole thing you're basicly taking cover and shooting from angles, same thing for the whole game, move on to a different cover and shoot from the angle- repetitive anyone? The controls are crapy as well (controling your character), and it doesn't matter how you or with what you play it, it's just the game itself.

I can't belive that game is so successful. When I saw it first I told myself that that's not a great game at all, you cover and shoot, that's it. But with all the hype and the fact that it got game of the year award I wanted to try it out myself. Seems I was right from the start. Only a console game can be considered that great, PC games have to be much more then that to be successful. Your thoughts?

f22rf

Repetitive movements? So in your opinion, after doing cover-shots at enemies, Fenix should suddenly climb walls, do somersaults, dance like those guys from the Step Up movies or better yet fly like Superman? What the hell do you mean repetitive? Aren't all games using the same moves over and over?

It was better then Assassins Crude....now that was a repetirtous game..!!

They say hell is repetetion...

...thats what it felt like to play AC.

GoW was mindless fun carnage...

AC was just mindless...

Oh ...and Hellgate:London blew....( That was a port..right ? )

Console players can keep thier games....bah.!!!!

...gimme STALKER or something,,,,some game where you actually " Have" to do something to play the game....

But No...!!! PC Gamers are so happy to run around AC picking up little flags....which serve no purpose except to prolong the agony of that mindless drivel...( I did like the jumping and fighting....it's just that it should have been an 8 to 10 hour game..not 20 ! )

But I could have lived without GoW coming to PC...fer sure...!!!

[QUOTE="GodLovesDead"][QUOTE="fireandcloud"]

i love games with good cover system. i don't see how a cover system is any more repetitive than regular shooters that don't implement a cover system. either way, you're pointing at someone or something and clicking the mouse button. moving around while doing so instead of ducking and taking cover does not make the game any less repetitive. whether or not you enjoy the cover system is another story, but a cover system is no less repetitive than moving around out in the open and shooting.

OoSuperMarioO

A cover system is boring because there isn't risk. You can't die when you're taking cover. You just pop out and shoot when convenient. It's not fun at all.

For the record Mfsa was banned for waisting bandwidth.

I'm talking about singleplayer. The multiplayer was incredibly boring - only probably put an hour into it.