Lordmarkus said:
D_987 said:
Lordmarkus said:
...and Gametrailers call Gears the mother of all third person shooters...
Amyone more than me that doesn't agree?
If you can think of a bigger third-person shooter franchise that has been copied by as many other games I'd like to hear it...
I would call Resident Evil 4 grander and it came out more than a year before. But then again, it isn't as mainstream as Gears. Also Gametrailers is a mainstream site and Gears are as mainstream as you can come this side of Halo and CoD so they are somewhat entitled to their opinion.
But the mother? Meh.
Resident Evil 4 sold 3.6 million copies on 2 large mainstream consoles - According to Cliffy B the Gears of War franchise in just two games has sold 12 million games, one of which was only on th 360 - the other, a new IP, was also sold on the PC to a niche market. Being "the mother" is all about being mainstream - you're the biggest; that's the point. The cover system has been copied by a large number of games...