"Gears of War has been one of the top franchise this generation. Epic Games, the developers behind this franchise basically re-invented the third person shooter genre with their pop in and out cover-shoot mechanics. With three commercially and critically hit games in the series, Epic Games are all set to release Gears of War: Judgement, a game which focuses on Cole and Baird instead of the series protagonist Marcus Fenix."
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Wonder what Gears would look like on PS4? GeOW1 was the first game that felt 'next-gen' (this gen) for me, can Epic step up and create that feeling again?
@disagrees Are you saying Gears 1 didn't feel next gen or that it wouldn't be a big deal if it went multi-plat?
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@below :) yup it's entirely possible to bring the whole series to Playstation or even Wii U if they wish.
Gears 1 was amazing. Gears 2 was a complete disaster. Gears 3 was fantastic except for the dumb new weapons that ruined the balance of the game. Gears Judgement looks utter garbage.
Very inconsistent franchise for sure, but it has its charms...
Microsoft obviously had some input since the PC often got neglected too and Epic are more of a PC supporter. This is another sign that Microsoft needs to start investing in their own ip's instead of trying to control 3rd party content and withhold DLC and full games in favor of timed exclusives.
Yes, but Microsoft claimed on the announcement of "Gears of War 3" that they already had plan's for the future of the franchise.
Soon before "Gears of War: Judgment" was announced, rumours circulated stating "People Can Fly" where developing a "Gears of War" trilogy.
Also, lets not forget that screens for a "Gears of War" RTS being exclusively designed for Xbox were leaked and the game is rumoured to be in development for the Next Xbox...
Whether people choose to accept it or not, Microsoft aren't giving up Gears, and Epic realise that it'd be stupid to waste the resources developing the franchise for Sony consoles when their fan base is primarily on Xbox.
Sony fanboys have been circulating rumours of the Gears franchise since the release of the original, all they have achieved is sounding dillusional. If only the first game made it to PC, what are the chances of the franchise making it to Playstation?
How do they let their biggest devs even have the possibility of going mutil-plat??
Bungie on ps4 and maybe gears?? Cool! I wouldn't mind slamming my back to a wall on ps4!
I played the first one on xbox and loved it! Just not enough games to want to buy xbox.
Played gears 3 multi-player at cousins apartmaent and man it kick ass(better than uncharted 3 multiplayer but uncharted has better single player). This is the only game I want on xbox.
But considering Wada and Kojima where convinced to bring Final Fantasy and Metal Gear Solid to Xbox, if Sony can afford it I'm sure it could make the jump but I'm sure MS will pay to keep it exclusive unless they think they don't need it.
this series is good and all but i feel like it lost its appeal that it had on the first gears game
Its a shame i like the reconfigured ps controller. I plan on going ps4 and steambox this gen.
Epic were never restricted to Microsoft, but have often stated that with the Gears of War franchise, they feel no need to spread to other communities. They could have ported Gears 2 and 3 to the PC, but chose not to. Their fan base is primarily on the Xbox, and those of who are truly motivated on playing the franchise bought an Xbox. Marketing-wise, they couldn't do better than to pair with Microsoft, and Microsoft helped make Gears what it is today.
You seem almost terrified of this happening, the only reason I can think of for that is that you are a fanatical Xbox guy, am I right? In which case, screw your fanboyism I think all gamers should be able to enjoy this franchise!
Only having a few 1st party exclusives established next gen is going to bite MS in the butt. If they do start to create new IP's for next gen the new companies have to first establish themselves as being good and have a fan following, something Sony has been doing since PS one. They would allow a company nurture and grow and even if sales are low for a game if it's good they will keep at it whereas MS would not have any patients and scrap those game for low sales and tell them to either make a game that will sell or they will close the studio down
It's going to be hard for MS this time around not having the benefit of better third party exclusives because of hard to decipher hardware from the PS3 and a year head start
Nice try though
I game on Xbox 360 so I am gonna try and remember back but is Epic and Gears not a Microsoft exclusive franchise??
Maybe not a 1st party developer but is it not something that you could call a "2nd party developer" because they have a very strong relationship with Microsoft but are not exactly tied down to them??
Most of Epic's money comes from their game engines rather than their games. They develop graphics engines for developers to create games on all systems.
While all those are a possibility, do you actually think Microsoft will bring any of those back, or even create any new hardcore IP's next gen? I really hope so, but I can't see it.
This gen the Xbox has been my primary gaming platform, next to the PlayStation for it's exclusives, but I must admit, and it pains me to say, I'm getting fed up of Microsoft's bullshit!
If what they show at their next conference is anything less than stellar awesome!!! I am official gone from Xbox. I can no longer continue to support them while they blatantly just piss on the core fanbase, the fanbase which has gotten them where they are today in the current generation market.
I will continue to get all my multi platform games on Xbox for the rest of this gen, while getting GoW, TLoU and maybe Beyond on PS3.
I hope I'm not forced to leave Xbox, but I'm not loyal to any company, I just play where I think I will enjoy my gaming the most, and to me it's looking like PlayStation next time around.
crimson skies was needed this gen...bloody classic btw
With that said, Epic Games needs a new IP for the next consoles.
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really want to like these games, so please dont think just because I dislike them is why I don't think they'll last. I just don't think they're my type of game.
Your point has no merit.
Gears 1: 94 meta
Gears 2: 93 meta
Gears 3: 91 meta
Gears Judgment isn't even out yet, so I will reserve judgement. You can't call a game bad when it isn't even out yet, that is just idiotic beyond belief.
Also, there is the fact that you are never to warm to anything MS or Xbox related... so go away.
I'm not a fan of Gears for many reasons, art design and story mostly, though I do respect that it pioneered third person cover mechanics, but it's not a terrible game by any means.
That said while I don't think gears is a bad game, you really shouldn't try to use metacritic scores as proof of a games quality. For example, Fallout 3 has a way higher metacritic score than NV despite most people I talk to prefering NV.
You do see the decline of the series right? Gears 1: 94, Gears 2: 93, and Gears 3: 91? While they're all good they need a new IP IMO.
You call 94-91 a decline? Wow. That's like, about as steady of a percentile rating I've seen for a trilogy.
Geow needs to go on a break.
and yes Uncharted has comparable market penetration and following, and yes it is more awarded and scored across the industry. It also has more varied gameplay.
Gears of War is one of the very few Xbox defining exclusives that Microsoft actually promotes. Some people think it's trash, so what?
And Left 4 Dead came at a time when Valve were unhappy with Sony's PS3. since then, Valve have brought Portal2 and Counter Strike GO, to PS3 and future games including L4D will come to PlayStation .
Future Gears of War probably won't come to PlayStation but, there's still a slight chance they will and Epic have stated their positivity about PS4 AND Vita .
Mike Capps who is the president of Epic said Gears will never be on a PlayStation console, so take it for what it's worth.
Don't kid yourself into thinking Microsoft wouldn't do what it takes to keep Gears exclusive, I mean they have a prime time show tonight on Fox dedicated to Judgment.
xbox fans are so protective of their precious gears that they rather ms pay to keep it exclusive than using that money to create a new ip.
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I know Killswitch didn't sell all that well, but c'mon...
Gears popularized and reinvented such a cover system. Doesn't feel NOR control like killswitch, instead epic games used a bases from that game and perfected it. When killswitch debuted, no one mentioned nor credited the cover system. So STFU.
*Counts down days until Judgment*
Look here jr, if u wanna troll my comments, u have to come @ me better than that lol.. The 4th gears game in the same gen is ridiculous! Jus like AC series, it's way too much..
Which is why im getting steambox and ps4. Steam for all the old crysis games and steam games that were better than ps3 and 360, and of course im getting ps4,...killzone, infamous (my two favorites), then all of the other exclusives by sony, 8 gigs of ram, CROSSGAME CHAT, xbox type headset, bigger control = i dont need the new xbox, halo....dont need it,....forza ...good but dont play it much......gears will miss but not for $400.
But if ps4 or steambox releases a gears collection,....yes i would buy it.
I really don't believe Microsoft would let this franchise go however (for those speculating a multiplatform release). Would be a huge bomb if dropped thats for sure.