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How do you find the MP "stale at times"? Gears has one of the best fleshed out MP modes of any game on the 360.
Just picked it up at KMART. It got glowing reviews and even though the mulitplayer can be stale at times I didn't play the horde mode of the 2nd game.
Best deal by far:
60 dollars for the game
20 dollars off for a future purchase made by 11/05 which will be BF3
and half off a 12 month card of xbox live if rang up in the same transaction. So basically 93 bucks for everything.
Game + 20 dollar off coupon + year of xbox live.
How do you find the MP "stale at times"? Gears has one of the best fleshed out MP modes of any game on the 360.
Was that in store or online?
not so much into the TDM modes but we fell in love with King of the hill and Capture the leader during the beta. From Gears 2 multi, they blended Annex and KOTH into one mode, and Guardian and Submission into the other. Our group enjoys CTL the most, as it doesn't completely rely on straight shotgun mastery to win. Always seem to get steamrolled in straight up deathmatch however.
If you didn't play the beta, or the last MP you played was in Gears 2, it's a totally different feel with 3. Same Dodge/Duck/Dip/Dive/Dodge type of play, but it just *feels* better in this one. They really dialed it down a ton, and completely nailed the controls this time. Dedicated servers are a godsend as well
Just started Act 2 of the campaign, and so far the presentation, levels and story telling are top notch.
It's easy to get if you work retail. I have a friend that worked in a retail store and he got my Resident Evil 5, Gran Turismo 5 and a couple other games a week or so before they came out too. It's crazy how some stores let you check this stuff out at the register without any sort of "don't sell before this date" alarm going off. I know they do it for movies, I guess games aren't as important.
I may be up for some coop later tonight T4rd. PM me if you're still playing later.
I remember when Gears 2 launched that each copy had a great big dirty DO NOT RELEASE BEFORE THIS DATE! sticker on it. Same with Forza 3.
Yeah, my Gears3 Epic Edition arrived with a big orange sticker that said "Street Date 9/20/11" or something. I have to say that I'm quite happy I decided to get the Epic edition. The statue is pretty cool (and big!), and the metal Octus service medal is pretty cool.
I just made it to Act II and I have to say that I'm loving it so far. I have been a huge Gears fan since the beginning and so far this is shaping up to be a great game. I have heard great things about the MP modes as well, but I haven't tried them yet.
Where did you get your Epic Edition from? A friend of mine at work pre-ordered from Gamestop, but hasn't gotten it yet. He said a friend of his got it, too, and when he received it the game wasn't even in a case with the artwork; it was just in a CD sleeve. He said if he gets his and it's like that he's taking it back to GS and getting his money back.
He got it that way because his case was used as a store display. I imagine it was a store that had extra copies of the Epic edition. If I was him I would have refused the game.
This is why you only order new from Amazon.
One thing I really like about the design of the game is that the characters no longer look like giant squared off blocks of cement. Marcus, Dom, Cole, Baird, etc. now look more human with normal sized arms and legs.
The sound is great, especially if you have a surround setup. When shit hits the fan, my basement sounds like a warzone. Even though it's "only" Dolby 5.1, it sounds better than some PC games using lossless.
What's the sound design/quality like compared to the previous games? From the videos the Lancer sounds a bit beefier this time around, which is good.
Yeah I'm hanging out for my copy to arrive in the mail from the other side of the world...
One thing I really like about the design of the game is that the characters no longer look like giant squared off blocks of cement. Marcus, Dom, Cole, Baird, etc. now look more human with normal sized arms and legs.
The sound is great, especially if you have a surround setup. When shit hits the fan, my basement sounds like a warzone. Even though it's "only" Dolby 5.1, it sounds better than some PC games using lossless.
Where did you get your Epic Edition from? A friend of mine at work pre-ordered from Gamestop, but hasn't gotten it yet. He said a friend of his got it, too, and when he received it the game wasn't even in a case with the artwork; it was just in a CD sleeve. He said if he gets his and it's like that he's taking it back to GS and getting his money back.
I love the Gears of War trailers. Epic does a great job with them. I can't decide which one I like the best.
Gears 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5AVJXw--IQ - Ashe to Ashe
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTfmSf5I2uM&feature=relmfu - Dust to Dust
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrjvrHaOOpw - Campaign
Gears 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TiUAyDm5zyU - Last Day
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjWYhXrC0-c - Rendezvous
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Qdp2b4RTEM&feature=related - Dual
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVmnoBM4tCQ - Campaign
Gears 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccWrbGEFgI8 - Mad World
Horde mode in Gears 3 is worth the price of admission on its own. Damn good stuff.
I love the Gears of War trailers. Epic does a great job with them. I can't decide which one I like the best.
I'm now on Chapter 5, and while I've had a blast, I'm starting to get the feeling that they made Gears 3 by doing a round-table of "what setting have we not used yet?" I won't list any of them, you'll see what I mean as you move forward. The plot seems pretty loose, too.
While the difficulty has been moved up a bit, I'd say some of the epic firefights from previous games were harder because when you went down - you died. In this one your team will keep bringing you back...at least on the normal difficulty. I'm also noticing that whenever shit hits the fan, they load you up with tons of weapons, ammo, turrets, etc. so you not only know what's coming, you're ready to rock. The first games had several scenarios where you were constantly getting surrounded and power weapons/ammo were at a premium. So far I haven't gotten that from Gears 3. Most of them feel like a shooting gallery.
Still, those are just my nitpicks. I think Gears 2 felt more "epic" so far, but the graphics and scope of this one are pretty amazing.