TRUxHAVENx
04-16-2008, 12:34 PM
IMO Gears of War is one of the best games to ever grace a console...at least until they ruined it with updates, but thats another story. The recent release of details surrounding Gears 2 has got me super pumped. If you haven't heard the details I'll give you a quick rundown.
The single player will start 6 months after the ending of the first game. Cole and Baird wont come back but 4 new characters will be introduced, Including Dom's wife...somewhat of a damsel in distress. The cover system will be similar to the first with some minor improvements, and active reload will remain. Bosses will be back in a BIG way and Cliffy B has said they will be absolutely huge.
Some kind of chainsaw duels has been rumored, and a number of melee improvents will be included. Lots of gore will be back just the way we like it. As enemies go a new Locust breed, the Kantus will make an appearance. This mage will have the power to raise the dead and will add a huge twist to gameplay strategy. Not sure if it will be a playable multiplayer choice.
Posion grenades adna burst pistol will be introduced which can only make a GOW enthusiast smile. In single player enemies will also have some nasty pets to back them including the locust rock worm.
Coop will remain 2 player for now with drop in drop out mechanics. One plus is that each coop player will be able to select their own difficulty...which is weird but cool. Online Multiplayer details have not yet been released but we can only imagine it will be as great as the original.
To make u salivate even more heres a demo of the Unreal Engine that Gears 2 will be running on.
GDC Unreal Demo (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-m4pe6UAS2M&feature=related)
Like I said above I am super pumped for this title... as it was Gears 1 that got me into the whole "Pro Gaming" sub culture.
So what are your thoughts?? What else would you like to see added??
The single player will start 6 months after the ending of the first game. Cole and Baird wont come back but 4 new characters will be introduced, Including Dom's wife...somewhat of a damsel in distress. The cover system will be similar to the first with some minor improvements, and active reload will remain. Bosses will be back in a BIG way and Cliffy B has said they will be absolutely huge.
Some kind of chainsaw duels has been rumored, and a number of melee improvents will be included. Lots of gore will be back just the way we like it. As enemies go a new Locust breed, the Kantus will make an appearance. This mage will have the power to raise the dead and will add a huge twist to gameplay strategy. Not sure if it will be a playable multiplayer choice.
Posion grenades adna burst pistol will be introduced which can only make a GOW enthusiast smile. In single player enemies will also have some nasty pets to back them including the locust rock worm.
Coop will remain 2 player for now with drop in drop out mechanics. One plus is that each coop player will be able to select their own difficulty...which is weird but cool. Online Multiplayer details have not yet been released but we can only imagine it will be as great as the original.
To make u salivate even more heres a demo of the Unreal Engine that Gears 2 will be running on.
GDC Unreal Demo (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-m4pe6UAS2M&feature=related)
Like I said above I am super pumped for this title... as it was Gears 1 that got me into the whole "Pro Gaming" sub culture.
So what are your thoughts?? What else would you like to see added??