Let's say the game does have an incredible story, and has an easier difficulty, and the cover system works more fluently, and the party system rocks; Gears of War 2 will probably not get a 10. Gamespot is a site that takes itself seriously and doesn't want a mockery made of its review system. Because everyone knows that even worse than people whining about their game not getting a 10, is people whining about a game getting a 10 that doesn't deserve a 10.
It's hardly about the game anymore, it's all politics. Do I think Gears 2 will get a 10? No. Do I think Gears 2 should get a 10? Maybe. I think Epic has addressed most of the problems the first game suffered from. The one thing I'm not sure about is the story. From what's been made public, the story sounds pretty cliche to me. Gears 1 didn't have a much of a plot, so it didn't really suffer from having a poor story. From what I understand, Gears 2 will have a story, but whether it'll be good or not, no one knows. Having a bad story is worse than no story at all. This is the biggest issue, I think. More than anything else, the story will make or break GOW2.
So basically, the game probably won't get a 10, but there is a possibility, which means something, because most games, you can tell just by looking at them they won't get a 10. The mere fact that people are debating this means that a 10 is within reach.
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