Gears of War 2: Official Thread

[Bacon McShig]

And you still can't run when you talk to control. And you still can't skip the in-game cutscenes, which are still placed right after checkpoints.

Try the back button.

[ElCapichan]

Personally I'm just disappointed that the Snub pistol (the one you spawn with) can't get headshots anymore.

I don't know what you are doing wrong, but I've gotten plenty of headshots with the starting pistol. Glitches/bugs or not, my favorite game of the year.

I've finally got the golden touch with the shotgun. Shits perfect. I think the only few things I feel need to be fixed, other than the obvious glitches, are maybe making it a little easier to lower a chainsaw, only 2 boom rounds, and maybe a few less mortar ammo. Oh, and grenades, both smoke and frag, could use a bit of tweaking. Other than that though, this game is sex.

Sinista and I just completed the campagin, and I didn't see any of the glitches people have mentioned so far. Lucky I guess.

Yeah, I only experienced a few very minor glitches in campaign. Considering how much I have been playing, I have seen very few breaking glitches. Guess Epic just hates the rest of you.

[kingoffighters]

I have not really tried multi yet.

There is your problem.

My favorite new mode is Horde. So much fun, Cap, Advo, 8bit, Necro and I rocked this shit for 10 levels up to 39.

[D_N_G]

Two bad things so far in campaign, glitch-wise

The enemies were out of sync for parts of the Centaur driving mission
We would keep getting stuck on cover during the boss fight on the boat

wildkat and myself had the same issues

[Cowutopia]

I just had another fun glitch: fired my sniper rifle but the shot didn't do any damage, the bullet never left the chamber, and while the rifle was in this status I could keep firing damageless bullets rapid-fire with no reload, and I could not revive a teammate. Eventually it glitched out, but this game is awful buggy.

[Cowutopia]

I played Horde. It's pretty fun.

[Cowutopia]

Try the back button.

I don't know what you're talking about, but this didn't do shit for the in-game cutscenes.

[mannerbot]

I don't know what you are doing wrong, but I've gotten plenty of headshots with the starting pistol. Glitches/bugs or not, my favorite game of the year.

In campaign, yes. In multiplayer, no unless it's on the third revive where the player would have died without being downed anyway.

[mannerbot]

I don't know what you're talking about, but this didn't do shit for the in-game cutscenes.

Back button skips cutscenes that are at the end/start of each chapter, but yeah the shorter cutscenes during each chapter I don't think you can skip.

[Destro777]

The level design is so painfully simple so far. And I don't know how I feel about the new hammerburst. It doesn't really burst. I mean, it's sort of better that you aren't locked into the firing pattern, but at the same time, eh. The Lancer feels much better.

Been playing on hardcore, the shotgun is a LOT less effective, the longshot feels more correct in its aiming (but still bugs out sometimes depending on what you're shooting at), and it's a lot harder to kneecap guys. And the "story" is way worse than the first. The best part about it are all the inside jokes about the first game. And you still can't run when you talk to control. And you still can't skip the in-game cutscenes, which are still placed right after checkpoints.

Wow. I disagree with that post 100%. The hammerburst was horrid in gears 1. Terrible. Theres some actual skill involved with it now - should I tap fire for faster shots, or should i hold down the fire button for less recoil? Plus it feels like it packs a nice punch with some nice sound to it. No idea where youre coming from there.

The story in gears 1 was an afterthought. They actually spent time on it in gears 2 - the collectables add another level as well. The new characters are fantastic and add alot to the gears universe. Maybe its been awhile since you played part 1? The 2 huge cutscenes in the beginning of gears 2 had more content and setup than the entire gears 1 game, not to mention they were brilliant in almost every way. In GoW1 you had to read the instruction manual to find out half the story because its never told in game. There is no comparison.

Im pretty sure you can skip cutscenes just like gears 1 - press x.

We just played through gear 1 insane mode last week leading up to the new game - and gears 1 in comparison is a buggy mess.
Worst offenders:
-not being able to enter cover unless you pause and unpause the game 5 times.
-no weapon switching unless you pause and unpause the game 5 times.
-Melee button being disabled simply when it felt like it.
-Jack the robot getting stuck and never being able to progress unless restarting the save point.
-Enemies that you had to kill to move on getting stuck in the ceiling.
Im not seeing anything that drastic in gears 2 so far.

Ive only gotten thru the first 2 acts in gear 2 and that right there is already better that the entire gears 1 campaign. Im taking my good ol time. It only needs to be more challenging, im hoping insane mode fixes that.

It took me awhile to get into multiplayer, but i like it for what it is. There is alot better offerings on 360 tho. Matchmaking has some serious problems right now. I like how they toned down the rolling shotgun retardation from gears1, but its still there to a degree. The most fun ive had is annex on River. Good times...