Poll: Toughts on Gears of War 3

[evilmrgerbik]

I thought the gameplay was very good, but the story didn't feel epic or catatrophic enough. There were parts when large amounts of humanity died(the first act), but nobody ever stopped to reflect or grieve their friends and fellow comrades(with one exception).

Until the 5th Act, I never felt like I was accomplishing anything tangible in the war, just a series of "fetch quests" so I could move on to the next level.

 

[CuteRocketeer]

I really enjoyed the updated combat, but the highlights are definitely horde and beastmode. My biggest gripe is the lack of balance when playing beastmode as single player. Even on casual difficulty its a struggle because of the time limits.

 

[Harlemura]

I thought the story was really good. Kinda peaked towards the end then trailed off a little, but still good.
I'll admit the amount you can do on your own feel a little limited to me once you've finished the campaign, and even that's better with a buddy. But I guess it makes the times when you are
playing with your pals seem even better.

I'm still undecided whether I like all the fortifications in stuff in Horde as apposed to Gears 2's "Here are some enemies, shoot them". I'm not saying I don't like it, just can' tell if I prefer it this way or the old fashioned way.

 

[Zhukov]

Yeah, it was good. Gameplay and action is all nicely executed. Plenty of variety to the combat and a nice array of game modes.

It goes without saying that the story, characters and dialogue are all laughably bad, but that's par for course with a Gears game. By this stage anyone buying it should probably have known what they were in for. Although it does make me wonder why they spent so much time on the story elements. But hey, it doesn't have to be perfect.

All in all, an adequately fun game.