GEARS of WAR

[elfneedsfood]

GoW is the first game I've played in a long time where the graphics blew me away. RS:V looks good, but not as good as GoW imo.

[JefmcC]

I keep hearing a lot about this game's graphics. As in, they're supposed to be the best real-time graffix evar. Are they really that good or is the hype exaggerating things a bit?

Believe the hype. I haven't had a HOLY SHIT! that looks awesome! moment in years. GoW has actually un-jaded me a little.

Also worth mentioning is that the controls are butter smooth. There is a learning curve, but it's not that steep, not at all. New (to me anyway) play mechanics like quickly rolling and ducking behind stuff for cover make this game fun. Also, the bleed-out idea is genius.

[K3V]

I haven't tried the reload-minigame thing - it looked like it works like the old golf games where you have to hit the A button when the meter is over the right spot - is that right? I didn't even read the manual and just jumped right into the game so I don't know for sure.

I wish I were home playing GoW Stupid work.

[Yoshi]

I wish I were home playing GoW Stupid work.

I'm in my home office, and GoW is just down the stairs. That's even more torture.

[K3V]

I'm in my home office, and GoW is just down the stairs. That's even more torture.

At least you can "take a break" and play a few games. But yeah, that is torture.

[Bacon McShig]

I haven't tried the reload-minigame thing - it looked like it works like the old golf games where you have to hit the A button when the meter is over the right spot - is that right? I didn't even read the manual and just jumped right into the game so I don't know for sure.

Yeah. Hit the right bumper once to start it, hit it again when the line is over the white or gray area. If you hit in the grey area, you reload quick. If you hit it in the white, you reload quick + get a small damage boost to your ammo. And if you hit it when it's out of those areas, your gun jams and you take a second or two longer to reload.

I've made it a point to just fire a shot or two before encountering anyone, then try for a perfect reload for the stat boost. Could make a difference in a firefight later.

[Bacon McShig]

MS has put up a page detailing what all is going down on Emergence Day:

Xbox Live® celebrates Emergence Day with 24 hours of special events beginning at 12:01 A.M. on Sunday, November 12 on Xbox Live. Gold members in North America can join online tournaments, download exclusive videos, win cool prizes, and participate in variety of other activities:

Leaderboard tournament: The 24-hour leaderboard tournament winner receives a one-of-a-kind Gears of War branded guitar as well as an automatic bye to the finals of a global Gears of War tournament planned for 2007.
Hourly sweepstakes drawings: Prize giveaways mean you could win one of several Samsung HT-P29 Dolby 5.1 Surround Sound Systems.
Gamer pic and theme: Score the exclusive free Gears of War gamer pic and theme, only available on Emergence Day.
Game with Fame: Play with legendary heavy metal band and Gears of War fans Megadeth, the game's lead designer Cliff Bleszinski, and other members of the Epic Games team.
New videos: Check out the never-before-seen videos including a special Emergence Day transmission from Cliff Bleszinski.
MTV Special: Watch the MTV "Gears of War: The Road to Launch" sneak preview.

Emergence Day page

[EvilMog]

The co-op game is fun. The bro and are are trying it on the hardcore difficulty. It runs insanely well co-op and if it does look worse co-op splitscreen I cant tell the difference.




Oh yeah, you guys are going to think I'm fucking nuts but Call of Duty 3 looks REALLY nice too. That was totally unexpected......

[Nash]

There is no way this game is not getting GOTY. There may be some other great games coming out this year, but I don't think any can come close to topping the graphics and shear enjoyment.

I'm sure the gaming press will give it to Twilight Princess. But I agree with you.

[x2y]

Press X to start moving it and then tap A, or the other way around. Can't remember. It's the same as that pipe handle you turn.

Thanx thats what I was doing. My first time through I did it flawlessly but died. Everytime after that it wouldn't move at all no matter how much I pushed it. Spent like 30 mins trying to get through that part, gave up shut the system off came back like an hour later and breezed through it again with no problems. I'm thinking it might have been a glitch.