Gears of War 2 Gameplay

[Warbie]

Pretty much what we've seen for the past 8 year, just better looking.

To be fair, nothing else plays like GoW. When it comes to stick to cover and manoeuvre gameplay, it's the daddy - something which Vegas and GTA4 clearly show in their deficiencies. If this isn't your bag, then fair enough, but I love the gameplay. GoW is actually quite similar to DMC in that it's more about killing in style - charging through hails of gun fire and peeling from cover to cover, all while wiping out locusts in a continuous and fluid chain - rather than simply killing and progressing through levels. At times it reminds me of games like Contra and Gunstar in its nonstop arcadyness. Something like CoD4 - which is little more than point and shoot - I find to be more derivative an experience. Shoot, kill, rinse and repeat. I won't start on the combat in HL2

GoW isn't perfect, but far less superficial than some suggest and the multiplayer is excellent, and pretty much unique.

 

[Tollbooth Willie]

Some info from Game Informer. Yes, Cole and Baird will return. The story is also being done by Joshua Ortega.

Gears of War 2 takes place six months after the detonation of the Lightmass Bomb at the end of the first game. Though most of the Locust Horde was destroyed, the explosion also caused much of the liquid Imulsion underground to vaporize, causing a fatal disease called "Rust Lung" to spread among the diminshed human population. While the humans dealt with their casualties, the surviving Locust found a way to build huge sinkholes under the remaining human strongholds. The once impenetrable Jacinto Plateau, one of the last remaining refuges for humans, is showing signs that the same fate awaits it. In order to stop the fall of Jacinto, Marcus Fenix, Dominic Santiago, and a new Delta Squad spearhead a counterattack against the Locust.


* "We have creatures that make the Brumak look like a baby panda bear." -Cliff Bleszinski
* "We hear hints of all sorts of new multiplayer features, from dramatically expanded co-op modes to multiplayer content that takes advantage of Unreal's new ability to deliver huge numbers of the Locust horde at one time, but confirmed details will have to wait until a later date."
* Different difficulty settings for each player in co-op. One person can play on Hardcore, one on Casual.
* COG Centaur Tank (Monster Truck + Tank) There's a dedicated level where you get to pilot one.
* Drop in/drop out co-op, with a fourth, easier, difficulty.
* Forced walking scenes replaced with a dynamic conversation camera system (which is skippable).
* Hundreds of Locust troops, all acting independently.
* "Gorgon burst pistol and poison grenades, both of which can become part of your arsenal if you play your cards right"

Tali Kaliso is a new member of Delta Squad and will be around when the game opens. Chairman Prescott is the military leader above Hoffman and leader of COG forces. Dizzy is your driver, getting you from place to place with a southern drawl. Maria Santiago is the last new character mentioned, and Dom's search for her will be one of the game's major plot points.

* There will be many, many, more underground enviornments, with much, much more complicated layouts.
* New Locust enemies called the Kantus, which are "monk-like devils" and hit you with sonic attacks.
* Kantus have the ability to "revive their fallen brethren from afar."
* Moving cover. Think: "giant slithering rock worms"
* "We want to fulfill the promise - it is a war. It's more than just these four guys."
* They've worked on the story and sense of depth with the characters, it's a "darker and more heartfelt narrative."

 

[Warbie]

* ..... multiplayer content that takes advantage of Unreal's new ability to deliver huge numbers of the Locust horde at one time ....

hmm, interesting.

 

[Deleted member 56031]

Somehow I can smell this game ending in a cliffhanger to be resolved in the third one :|

 

[i am HOLLYWOOD]

I would be more excited if this wasnt just what Gears of War should have been in the first place. but i digress.

 

[Wanted Bob]

Love the new details released. New enemies ftw, and even LARGER creatures??? We better get to fight them, thats all I say!

 

[Hazard.Squared]

Was that Randy Savage yelling in teh background!?