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Scott
08-15-2007, 02:01 PM
What would you like to see in Gears of War 2?

I'll start:

More Back story

If you purchased the Special UberWicked Limited Collector's Edition, you got a chance to read all about the history of the planet Sera, from the description of exactly what Imulsion is to the story behind the "Pendulum Wars" to the socialist leanings of the Coalition of Ordered Governments. While the game mentioned a bit of this stuff (mostly in passing), it really didn't take full advantage of the admittedly intriguing backstory. We're hoping that the next game fleshes all of this out a bit more, whether it be through cutscenes or in-game dialogue or flashbacks. I mean, don't you want to know what Marcus did to end up in prison?

More Varied Multiplayer Modes

While there's no denying that crushing skulls under your boot during a heated game of Execution is an absolute blast, we can't help but wish that there were a few objective-based gametypes thrown in for good measure. I mean, Assassination sort of fits the bill, but it just isn't the same as a Territories or Capture-the-Flag game. Instead of truly working as a cohesive unit, players can just run off and try to take the opposing team out on their own. Wouldn't it be fun to work together toward a common goal? What about a rousing game of Destroy the Seeder?

4 Player Co-op Play

This one's kind of a no-brainer. Since much of Gears of War's action involves four players, wouldn't it be cool to be able to hop online with four of your friends. One could control Marcus, one could play as Dom, a third could be Cole, with the final hopping in to open doors as Jack. Errr, maybe they'd rather be Baird. No matter what the final setup is, this would be a blast, especially if there were four branching paths at a given time, as opposed to the two that we saw in Gears.

Better Dialogue

As much as I love the whole "badass action hero" air that Marcus exudes, some of his dialogue in the game is downright awful. There were a few good moments here and there (mostly when either Baird was making wisecracks or Cole was going nuts), but most of the dialogue was pretty hammy. Imagine Arnie's "Commando" mixed with Stallone's "Rambo" (with a little Marvin/Norris "Delta Force" thrown in for good measure) and you've got a pretty good idea of what to expect from the script. Oh well, at least the voicework is solid.

lonewolfxix
08-15-2007, 04:56 PM
So the whole idea of the Gears of War movie is to go over the pre-game story that is the pendulum wars, there's a script to read that will obviously be changed over time but it's a pretty awesome script (trust me, I only read half and i was amazed at it) But I think all those are good ideas of what people want to see in Gears of War 2.

I would like to see more team based actions and huge battlefields the sort of stuff you find in real combat. I think that could be a nice addition.