Why is Gears so popular?

Why do you think that Gears is so popular? Is it because of the outstanding graphics? Or the gameplay?

Personally, I think people are just getting wowed by the graphics. I played the game last weekend, and the gameplay was pretty much meh to me (but, then again, I don't care for shooters too much so I am slightly biased here).

Even the graphics didn't impress me that much. I mean sure, they were fantastic and all, but I expected better considering how much it's hyped up here in SW. This may have been because I was playing offline MP though. 

Graphics are amazing, especially in certain parts or areas!  And the ONline is hella fun!

Obviously if u dont like shooters ur not gonna like it, regardless of how well it plays or looks.

My only gripe with the game is that there are too many glitches in the MP part.

It isn't still the most played MP on Live is it?  I had to take a break from MP and play some SP games because I was so disappointed that so many people were playing (and content with) an admittedly flawed MP.

May be on my own, but its still the best looking released game out there at the momment in my opinion

Played through it on Casual and Hardcore. The Co-op gameplay is an absolute blast. The single player game is alot of fun.

Its popular because there's a bunch of guys,with a bunch of weapons,running and pointlessly shooting at each other(sorry but it doesn't have a strong story line!)anyway...they like cuz its a shooting game...In my opinion it would be much more fun on the PC...SoulKillah

cuz its fun. oback

Cause hunting people down and blasting them into chunks is awesome. Multilayer is just so intense I love it. Also, I love the mechanics, universal A button, and the cover system. More games need cover systems. And the crem de la crem........

ROADIE RUN!

Cause hunting people down and blasting them into chunks is awesome. Multilayer is just so intense I love it. Also, I love the mechanics, universal A button, and the cover system. More games need cover systems. And the crem de la crem........

ROADIE RUN!

Private_Vegas

I'm with you, Vegas.  I got 21 kills in a GRAW 2 team sharpshooter match (8v8 to 50 points) last night.  Later, I played some Gears Execution matches.  I can't say that any of those 21 kills in GRAW were as "satisfying" as getting one kill in Gears.  You get a kill in Gears, and you get so much more satisfaction than just plucking a guy with your sniper as he comes around a corner, like in GRAW.

Personally, I think people are just getting wowed by the graphics. I played the game last weekend, and the gameplay was pretty much meh to me (but, then again, I don't care for shooters too much so I am slightly biased here).

blurb1324

You pretty much stated why your opinion doesn't matter much here.

i personally don't see why either i've playe it countless times and although it's fun to me it just seemed like killswitch on 360 but to each his ownRagashahs

Gears of War is so beyond Killswitch it's sad that people still make a comparison. The only similarities between the two games is the cover system, and even with that considered, the cover system in Gears is so far beyond Killswitch the comparison is a joke.

[QUOTE="Ragashahs"]i personally don't see why either i've playe it countless times and although it's fun to me it just seemed like killswitch on 360 but to each his ownPuckhog04

Gears of War is so beyond Killswitch it's sad that people still make a comparison. The only similarities between the two games is the cover system, and even with that considered, the cover system in Gears is so far beyond Killswitch the comparison is a joke.

the cover system is esentailly the same with blind fire, peak and fire, and all and weapons wise it nothing special except for that weird satilite lasar thing(my fav). i'm not saying gears is a bad game just that it's not it's not all that it's hyped to be 

i personally don't see why either i've playe it countless times and although it's fun to me it just seemed like killswitch on 360 but to each his ownRagashahs

I don't see how this is always brought up and used as a negative.  Gears is a great game.  It looks great and plays great.  To say it plays like killswitch means.... what, exactly?  That its bad?  So any game from here on out that uses a cover system is just like killswitch and, thus, sucks? 

Becuase it does alot of things well...above avg adv multiplayer, above avg campaign, ablity to play thru the campain coop over xbl, great sound, some cool gameplay elements, duck and cover has some problems but it is a great gameplay mechanic, and the best graphics on the market...add all thoses up and its a fun game AAA for sure, the best game ever not at all but I enjoy it.

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Personally, I think people are just getting wowed by the graphics. I played the game last weekend, and the gameplay was pretty much meh to me (but, then again, I don't care for shooters too much so I am slightly biased here).

Puckhog04

You pretty much stated why your opinion doesn't matter much here.

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[QUOTE="Ragashahs"]i personally don't see why either i've playe it countless times and although it's fun to me it just seemed like killswitch on 360 but to each his ownRagashahs

Gears of War is so beyond Killswitch it's sad that people still make a comparison. The only similarities between the two games is the cover system, and even with that considered, the cover system in Gears is so far beyond Killswitch the comparison is a joke.

the cover system is esentailly the same with blind fire, peak and fire, and all and weapons wise it nothing special except for that weird satilite lasar thing(my fav). i'm not saying gears is a bad game just that it's not it's not all that it's hyped to be 

Go and play Killswitch again (i have lately) and then go and play Gears of War again. The cover system in Gears is far far beyond Killswitch. The fact that you don't know this leads me to believe that you either haven't played Killswitch (or Gears for that matter) or you didn't play very long. Seriously, go play both again. You will see just how far ahead Gears is with it's cover system.

Blind fire and Peaking and firing about the only thing that both cover systems have in common.

[QUOTE="Puckhog04"][QUOTE="blurb1324"]

Personally, I think people are just getting wowed by the graphics. I played the game last weekend, and the gameplay was pretty much meh to me (but, then again, I don't care for shooters too much so I am slightly biased here).

blurb1324

You pretty much stated why your opinion doesn't matter much here.

Can't you just look at reviews? Heh, it makes sense to me. You're going to get alot of biased responses on system wars. There's no guarantee that some of these people have even played it. Heh, up to you.

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[QUOTE="Ragashahs"]i personally don't see why either i've playe it countless times and although it's fun to me it just seemed like killswitch on 360 but to each his ownPuckhog04

Gears of War is so beyond Killswitch it's sad that people still make a comparison. The only similarities between the two games is the cover system, and even with that considered, the cover system in Gears is so far beyond Killswitch the comparison is a joke.

the cover system is esentailly the same with blind fire, peak and fire, and all and weapons wise it nothing special except for that weird satilite lasar thing(my fav). i'm not saying gears is a bad game just that it's not it's not all that it's hyped to be 

Go and play Killswitch again (i have lately) and then go and play Gears of War again. The cover system in Gears is far far beyond Killswitch. The fact that you don't know this leads me to believe that you either haven't played Killswitch (or Gears for that matter) or you didn't play very long. Seriously, go play both again. You will see just how far ahead Gears is with it's cover system.

Blind fire and Peaking and firing about the only thing that both cover systems have in common.

 isnt killswitch gameplay mainly about taking cover? i never had the chance to play the game myself but i do remember watching previews of the game and not liking the limited amount of movement you can do in the game.

It's a solid shooter.  Whatever you may believe about it's score, it's AAA atleast. 

You'd be hardpressed to find a better shooter at all.  The SP and co-op are great, the weapons are great and all useful, the cover system is fluid, and the MP is nice as well. 

If you don't like shooters, there's your problem. 

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[QUOTE="Ragashahs"]i personally don't see why either i've playe it countless times and although it's fun to me it just seemed like killswitch on 360 but to each his ownlawlessx

Gears of War is so beyond Killswitch it's sad that people still make a comparison. The only similarities between the two games is the cover system, and even with that considered, the cover system in Gears is so far beyond Killswitch the comparison is a joke.

the cover system is esentailly the same with blind fire, peak and fire, and all and weapons wise it nothing special except for that weird satilite lasar thing(my fav). i'm not saying gears is a bad game just that it's not it's not all that it's hyped to be 

Go and play Killswitch again (i have lately) and then go and play Gears of War again. The cover system in Gears is far far beyond Killswitch. The fact that you don't know this leads me to believe that you either haven't played Killswitch (or Gears for that matter) or you didn't play very long. Seriously, go play both again. You will see just how far ahead Gears is with it's cover system.

Blind fire and Peaking and firing about the only thing that both cover systems have in common.

 isnt killswitch gameplay mainly about taking cover? i never had the chance to play the game myself but i do remember watching previews of the game and not liking the limited amount of movement you can do in the game.

The extent of the cover system was essentially: Get into cover, Blind fire here, peak and pick off a guy there. Jump out of cover. That was the extent of the cover system in Killswitch. But, yes, the entire game is essentially utilizing the cover system. It's a great game but the cover system in Gears if vastly superior in everyway. Yea, the movement in Killswitch is soft of limited (especially in cover), but not to where it's no fun to play.