Comments on: Gears of War – where’s the depth?

By: Ian D

Ian D — Sat, 25 Nov 2006 09:23:02 +0000

Thats just a rant. Next time read before unloading…I said ‘ignoring personal preferences’. Typical. Just cause you weren’t good at it doesn’t mean you can ignore the fact it’s been the most successful Live game for the last two years.

I’ve played loads of friends only games on Halo. The party system did not stop you playing friends only games. I guess you weren’t there at the time. Friends only nights saw the better players amongst us dominate just the same way as good players dominated on ranked games. Selective memory has kicked in again.

I can see where this is going. The signs are there. Locked.

By: zerolight

zerolight — Sat, 25 Nov 2006 07:36:04 +0000

Yeah. I just don’t understand how that happened. To me even the party system was flawed because it stopped folk just playing friends only games. Yes, it’s a nifty idea, but if you have my limited Halo skills and you join a party with friends like you who are rather good, you end up playing against a bunch of guys who are up at your level rather than down at mine. Not even a mix. The result was death, death, death, death. Which got old real quick. At least games that don’t have that party system encouraged us to play against or mates instead, of which we were at least guaranteed a mix of skills and a few kills. But it’s the other side of the party system that you will never know, as you have always been one of the better Halo players.

And yes, I think there’s more chance I’ll play Gears in 2 years than Halo. I just don’t like respawning multiplayer. Yes I also realise that the vast majority prefer respawning multiplayer, regardless of how good or sh1t they are at it.

By: Ian D

Ian D — Fri, 24 Nov 2006 16:56:22 +0000

But growing old as quickly as Halo will mean it’s still the most played game online in two years. Ignoring personal preferences it’s hard to argue with stat’s like that.

By: zerolight

zerolight — Fri, 24 Nov 2006 16:05:24 +0000

I still love it. Maybe cause my gaming ops come in fits and starts. I think it’s top stuff and prefer the instant (ish) kills and gameplay to Halo, but it’s no secret I never really liked Halo online anyway. Horses for courses. Will it grow old? Possibly? As quickly as Halo? I hope not… I barely played that online.

Rumor was that DLC, in keeping with Epic’s preference, will be free. We shall see.

By: Ian D

Ian D — Fri, 24 Nov 2006 15:55:47 +0000

Look forward to you getting your machine and seeing you back online. Halo3 multiplayer demo is Spring 07

By: dietbruboy

dietbruboy — Thu, 23 Nov 2006 19:33:33 +0000

Great first impression. Really gives the sense of being there – handly for someone without a 360. I’ve seen 5 minutes of this and it would be grossly unfair to make a decision based on that, something has been niggling at the back of my mind. Its only just came to me, Contra on N64. Must be the over shoulder look. I was hoping there would be real depth to go with the jaw dropping visuals – but in gaming history there always seems to be a trade off. ‘Twas ever thus. When I get my machine it’ll be on my wantlist though.