Your thoughts on Gears of War 2

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Permalink Reply by Dedbeat5250 on November 8, 2008 at 12:54pm

The Fiance and I have been playing non stop last night and this morning on co-op and we're just about complete the entire game! I started off after the midnight launch on multiplayer and was impressed by some of the new additions and little set back by how easy it seemed you died and how cover doesn't work as well as the first. The campaign so far? Outstanding, there are so many sweet moments of destructions, monsters, cool weapons and just really amazing gameplay. We will release a full review upon completion. If you're a fan of the original game, you should have the sequel...and be playing it now. I am definitely up for some horde action this weekend.

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Permalink Reply by rancorey on November 9, 2008 at 12:23pm

Harder to take cover than the first game? please expain what you mean by this. As for the part about dying all the time. It's not the game, you just suck at it. :)

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Permalink Reply by Dedbeat5250 on November 9, 2008 at 12:52pm

I mean when you take cover, you come out of cover easier then in the first. As in too many people complained that you "stick to everything" and now you stick to nothing. It's quite frustrating, but i can get used to it. They made the shot gun and pistols less powerful, but it seems the lancer is more powerful, therefore in multiplayer when everyone is using the lancer, it seems you have less ability to evade and instead you're downed after 4 or 5 shots.

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Permalink Reply by rancorey on November 9, 2008 at 6:49pm

I just found this on another games forum. It's the numbers for each weapon in game and whether it's more powerfull, less or unchanged.

Weapon Base/Short/Med/Long Rate HS Push Melee
Boltok 200/270/250/200 60 200% .5 338 Down from Gears1
Boom 525/525/525/315 60 100% 0 338 Up from Gears1
Shotty 500/450/450/300 8 110% .4 338 Down from 300% close bonus in gears 1
Gorgon 55/55/55/33 1200 300% .25 425
Hammerburst 80/80/80/48 250 110% .35 338
Lancer 38/38/38/23 550 150% .25 Chainsaw Down from Gears1 believe it or not
Sniper 350/420/350/350 60 300% .25 463
Mortar 800/800/800/480 - - - -
Mulcher 50/50/50/30 1250 - .25 -
Flamer 700/700/700/420 850 - .18 425
Pistol 55/55/55/33 700 200% .25 338 Sadly Down from Gears1
Torque 708/708/708/425 60 110% 0 475 Up from Gears1
HammerOfDawn 1500/-/-/- - - - 238

Grenade Damage Splash Radius Melee
Ink 300/sec 300/sec 512 120
Frag 2000 1400 10yards Tag
Smoke - - 512 Concussion

Looks as though the Shotgun is a lot less powerful. Not necessarily a bad thing as it was a little overpowered in the first game.

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Permalink Reply by Malthe on November 10, 2008 at 7:33pm

I'm loving it so far....the story is equaling Force Unleashed in entertainment. I've yet to notice the problems that
Dedbeat is takling about with the magnetic walls. One thing I'm missing is I've yet to have a chainsaw duel. I'm deffinatly liking the variety of enviroments. I mean come on...in the belly of a giant worm? that just screans awesome. The fact that you get to fight some brumacks this time also makes me happy....I was a little disapointed in having to run away from the one in Gears 1. So far I'm liking it. Oh and as I side note...I found a Lancer Replica on Ebay for dramatically less than what they normally cost...and i will be owning it soon :P

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Permalink Reply by Paul Hunter on November 11, 2008 at 8:30pm

Gears of War 2 is absolutely amazing. Our team got invited to the Canadian launch party in downtown Toronto - it was awesome! Microsoft rented out a whole subway platform, set-up about 25 HDTVs and invited media and enthusiastic gamers out for a night of food, drinks and gaming. They even gave out free copies of the game + Gears of War 2 t-shirts. All in all, an amazing event. I had a chance to play the single player campaign and the co-op mode where you fight rounds of locust. Overall, the graphics looked crisp and the gameplay was pretty tight. I give this game my highest recommendations.

Cheers,

Paul
NextGen Player

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Permalink Reply by Chris on November 20, 2008 at 5:21am

It is absolutely amazing, far better than the first IMO, but then again I was horrible at the first one...............lol. I find the MP a lot more fun, the story in campaign was way more engaging, a important part for me in most games. Horde is great fun, just like terrorist hunt but better. I still havent made it to the 50th wave yet, havent had that much time to commit to it all at once.

Anyone think they'll ever get Seriously 2.0? I dont think I'll ever get it, at least not before the 3rd installment comes out.

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Permalink Reply by Lee1313 on November 23, 2008 at 4:22pm

I am loving GoW 2! I am pleased with the fact that I no longer stick to everything (sorry Deadbeat) and love the chainsaw duels. Finally finished level 50 of Horde last night and looking forward some co-op campaign on insane...

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Permalink Reply by Robert on December 13, 2008 at 3:33pm

I liked it better then the first. I love the upgrade to the graphics. I also like the story as there wasn't much of one in the first game. Online playing is good but I don't care much for the classic maps as much as I thought I would.

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Permalink Reply by Casey on December 17, 2008 at 4:39pm

I am loving this game, I played a lot of the first one and this one better in so many ways. When it comes to multiplayer though I only play private matches with my friends so I have not experienced lagging or matchmaking issues that others have complained about.

There is also New Maps out, I haven't tried them out yet but my buddy says they are a lot of fun. Any one here play them yet?

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Permalink Reply by rancorey on December 17, 2008 at 9:01pm

Yeah I picked them up last night. I'm a huge Gears nut as well so I had to pick them up right away. It's called the combustible map pack for a reason, lots of stuff blowing up in these maps. I'd say if your a big Gears fan they're definitely worth the purchase.

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Permalink Reply by Robert on December 22, 2008 at 7:02pm

I don't plan on getting the maps, at least not any time soon. I like the game but I hate the waiting for the game to load in multiplayer. These load times can be rather long.

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