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[rlmergeuser]

I Cant wait till i get my Copy of Gow Judgement

[D2Dahaka]

My $60 is going to The Last of Us.

This game I cannot wait for along with Bioshock.

[T4KShadow]

I loved GOW1.

I hated GOW2.

I didn't care for GOW3.

I won't be getting GOW "4".

I don't know if it's because I'm bored of the formula or they've just ruined the series for me. It just seems to me that they're milking the money cow.

[emcee]

I loved GOW1.

I hated GOW2.

I didn't care for GOW3.

I won't be getting GOW "4".

I don't know if it's because I'm bored of the formula or they've just ruined the series for me. It just seems to me that they're milking the money cow.

I feel exactly the same. 1 was great, spent hours on it, the rest I found boring after that.

[SwagDeflector]

Loved 1 2. 3 ruined it for me.

When you put the amount of effort and skill i have into gears and they come out with this Lancer fest "Judgement" it just pisses me off to talk about it.

I miss gettin on gears and BODYING someone. Thats obviously not what judgement is gonna be, it's noob oriented and thats what they want. They just want money and they aren't getting mine or any of the peoples money that I know. Which is unfortunate because I used to be that "group" that would play ALLLL the damn time. Bouncing etc etc.

Judgement is just a terrible lancer fest, and they got rid of down but not out.

It's gonna be whoever has the best mod for the Hammerburst and whomever can snag easy kills.

It's practically COD. With 4 more shots to kill.

I will not get this game, even though they look like they improved the graphics and wallbouncing even more.

Honestly though, you get on gow3 and theres like 12k people online.

It's a joke and a disgrace to what Gears used to be. And now it's just ruined. And they had their chance to redeem it with judgement and this is what they come out with? Hell no.

[JoeRegular]

My demo hasn't turned up so all I can base my opinions on are hearsay and videos. Lot of people have told me the movement/bouncing and aiming is clunky as hell, when running and rolling you pause before continuing to run, there's no spread on the shotty...it comes out at full spread, no actives, no dbno outside of Overrun till Execution dlc drops in April, only 4 competitive multiplayer maps and 4 Overrun/Survival maps at launch..2 more in Execution dlc and 2 more in planned dlc...8 maps ffs. It ain't Gears it's a spin-off is the fanboys defence over at Epics forums but even they're struggling to find a positive spin on what looks like Epic throwing PCF this project while they work on next gen.

Vids I've watched looked lovely graphically but honestly the gameplay looked so basic, walking around hipfiring at the new permareticule...everyone's mentioned new character speed but all the gameplay I've seen looks slow, could be bad players I suppose.

I know I'm still buying it but I gotta admit I ain't expecting much.

Edit: Oh and apparently they've got a hybrid version of G1 and G3 shooting mechanic where all your shots come from the center of the screen so old school G1 backpacking is back...not seen it happen so any of you guys experienced this??

[KaliniuS]

Loved 1 2. 3 ruined it for me.

When you put the amount of effort and skill i have into gears and they come out with this Lancer fest "Judgement" it just pisses me off to talk about it.

I miss gettin on gears and BODYING someone. Thats obviously not what judgement is gonna be, it's noob oriented and thats what they want. They just want money and they aren't getting mine or any of the peoples money that I know. Which is unfortunate because I used to be that "group" that would play ALLLL the damn time. Bouncing etc etc.

Judgement is just a terrible lancer fest, and they got rid of down but not out.

It's gonna be whoever has the best mod for the Hammerburst and whomever can snag easy kills.

It's practically COD. With 4 more shots to kill.

I will not get this game, even though they look like they improved the graphics and wallbouncing even more.

Honestly though, you get on gow3 and theres like 12k people online.

It's a joke and a disgrace to what Gears used to be. And now it's just ruined. And they had their chance to redeem it with judgement and this is what they come out with? Hell no.

The first GoW was a gnasher-fest because the lancer didn't work as expected when playing online. Cliffy said that the gameplay in Gears 3 is as close to what they originally wanted in terms of balance and gameplay. It is a cover-based shooter after all. All guns should have their place in the game, not just the gnasher. With that being said, there are still plenty of wallbouncing gnasher fights in Gears 3 but you just can't run out in the open anymore, all willy-nilly. I think Gears 3 has been my favorite so far and I've played a lot of all 3. I've read that bullets no longer have stopping power in Judgement, and the lancer's chainsaw takes a bit longer to rev up. That *should* be enough for the gnasher elitist crybabies to be satisfied but I know it won't be.

The only thing I don't like about Judgement from what I can see is the fact that team deathmatch and domination are humans vs humans. Why the hell wouldn't you have one team be locust? Just doesn't make any damn sense.

Also, some reviews have come out. Joystiq gave the game 4.5 out of 5 stars and IGN gave it 9.2 out of 10. I'll be picking up my copy tomorrow!

[rlmergeuser]

I loved GOW1.

I hated GOW2.

I didn't care for GOW3.

I won't be getting GOW "4".

I don't know if it's because I'm bored of the formula or they've just ruined the series for me. It just seems to me that they're milking the money cow.

Could not agree more, though I believe I liked Gears 3 slightly better than you if only because they pretty much fixed the lag/host issues. But it is still nothing compared to what Gears 1 was at the time. Gears 2 was by far the crappiest, if you played it from its release date. Those who started playing months after the game came out might not share the opinion, as they fixed it up a bit.

[T4KShadow]

I loved GOW1.

I hated GOW2.

I didn't care for GOW3.

I won't be getting GOW "4".

I don't know if it's because I'm bored of the formula or they've just ruined the series for me. It just seems to me that they're milking the money cow.

Could not agree more, though I believe I liked Gears 3 slightly better than you if only because they pretty much fixed the lag/host issues. But it is still nothing compared to what Gears 1 was at the time. Gears 2 was by far the crappiest, if you played it from its release date. Those who started playing months after the game came out might not share the opinion, as they fixed it up a bit.

I know what you mean, while I did like Gears 3 more than the second, it just never kept my interest. All I can remember from Gears 2 (Played from day one) was a horrific laggy host-benefiting mess.

I'm sure they fixed it though, but it was too late.

[rlmergeuser]

I wrote up some extensive impressions on another forum:

Alright, so the game comes out this coming Tuesday but if you pre-ordered the game at GameStop, you get early access to Overrun mode. The best part is that you get to keep all the experience you gain when you get the retail version.

I played it quite a bit last night and almost reached level 7 in one sitting. I've played an insane amount of Gears 3 and it continues to be one of my favorite online shooters. Here are my impressions of the demo:

- Switching between weapons is MUCH faster. It doesn't take nearly as long as it does in other games. Part of this is due to the fact that the animation for switching is much faster and another reason is that you can only carry 2 weapons at once and switching between them is done by pressing the Y button (instead of selecting the weapon with the D pad). Being limited to 2 weapons means you no longer carry a snub pistol like in every other Gears game.

- The colors are much brighter and vibrant. This is probably because I the game takes place a mere 30 days after E-day and the world is a much better looking place than how it will end up looking by Gears 3.

- Revving up the chainsaw now takes a bit longer. This makes it incredibly difficult to get the jump on people like I did in Gears 3. I suspect this change is the result of gnasher-users complaining like little babies that they got killed by another gun than their personal favorite. This kind of sucks because I used the chainsaw quite effectively in Gears 3 multiplayer.

- The demo itself is pretty limited. Not only can you only play overrun mode, but it is only on one map: Skyline. The matches themselves are long and drawn-out and by the end of it, I find myself no longer caring who wins. I just want the match to end. I'll be honest; to me, overrun sounded like multiplayer gold on paper but I just couldn't get into it. I'm not a huge fan of class-based team play and that's basically all this is. When the engineer (Baird) puts down a turret, it's ridiculously powerful but just vanishes after like 15 seconds. It just looks silly.

- Grenades are different. I'm not sure if I like them better or not. You can no longer plant them on surfaces like you could in Gears 2 and 3 but you can do a quick overhand throw. The best part is, if the grenade hits someone, it sticks to them like a plasma grenade in Halo.

- I like the ability to drop down to lower areas instead of being held back by some invisible wall. It really opens up the map and adds another tactical angle to approach the fight.

Summary: overrun isn't as fun as I thought it would be but there are some interesting gameplay changes that will keep things fresh. I look forward to the retail release.

I have not actually played the game (yet) but i remember seeing someone plant grenades. I think you hold down LB then press B. Dont know for sure though. I am going to rent first since i am a bit nervous about it. If i like it, i will buy it... If i can afford it right now.