Things learned from the GoW2 gameplay video

X3F writes:

"Okay, we've had some time to collect ourselves after watching the new Gears of War 2 gameplay video (hyperventilation FTL) and decided to analyze the crap out of it. Posted after the break, we compiled a rather complete list of new GoW2 facts, tidbits and information we discovered after giving the latest video a good watching analysis. And wouldn't you know, we actually learned a lot! Click towards the break to view our list and feel free to comment telling us if we missed something. We have a feeling we're going to love chainsaw duels..."

[alexM]

http://www.jeuxvideo.tv/vid...

4:05

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XBUTTTS owned FOREVER

they should rename GEARS2 as GAME with 0 AI....BRUMACK doesnt respond after being hit!!!!

the graphics look crap vs UNCHARTED

so not to even mention KZ2

[Breakfast]

The Greatest ever. I hope you know that.

[JVIDICAN]

im pretty sure everyone you wanted to read that read it in one of the other 50 posts you made =P

[power of Green]

twat. Just like Harry.

[Breakfast]

@ POG

Your second greatest.

[alexM]

this is YOu -------MART aka TARD POG

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[JVIDICAN]

and once again what with calling harry a fanboy. for as long as ive been here ive never seen him write anything that can be considered as offensive to any "normal" person

[iceice123]

You have made it painfully obvious now that it is you posting those comments. You have no life, as you prove on here each and every day, so it is now obvious you troll other sites pretending to be pro 360 fans. It is your last ditch effort really, we all know you have nothing left, 360 has pretty much got this gen in the bag and you can't handle it. I suggest you get therapy, or kill yourself. Either on is fine by me, or anyone I am sure.

[polow got sol]

How are you always manageing to post first about every 360 topic?? Jesus christ man YOU HAVE NO LIFE AND I FEEL SORRY FOR YOUR PARENTS. But this post wont effect you in any way because you have no shame or dignity what so ever, just sad.

[CallOfWar22]

Hes usually at the top five of comments for every discussion. Get an Xbox man. I promise you, u will play your system a hell of a lot more. I know you aint got no games. I've already played Warhawk, Uncharted, Resistance so I can seriously feel your pain. I wouldn't play those games again if you bought them for me and paid me to. You Phony Fanboys are just amazing to shoot down an instant classic. Just look at the reviews for Gears 2 and Killzone 2. Look at the sales. I bet you Gears 2 will out perform Killzone 2 in sales and reviews. Graphics, maybe not cuz Killzone 2 has been in production almost 4 years longer than gears 2.

[zapass]

it's showdown time and we have a KO at the 1st round!
not even much of a fight, sorry xbottox you are owned and there's no escaping this time. it's not even the same league.

to be honest, I thought EPIC would come up with something, at least 1 good punch, but no.... nothing... it's UNREAL!

you guys put up with getting served more of the exact same crap with a 2.0 logo on it... LOL!

[Montrealien]

Fanboys! You are the worst thing in gaming. The shameful little secret we pretend does not exist when outside of our homes and in real life. Your reasons for posting and coming to sites like these are simply to crap on anything you don't like. Think you are gamers? far from it! Never will be, never have been.

Coming to a Gears of War 2 news bit simply to comment that your Killzone 2 game will be better instead of embracing these two amazing games and recognizing that they both have their positives and negatives proves just how much you fail as a gamer, and at life in General. Get a life, or get a job and buy these two amazing consoles that will offer amazing games for the next couple of years.

And to all the fake PS3 fanboy accounts, pls, for the love of gaming, put you PSN's in your profile or stop putting me on ignore simply for asking for it. I'm starting to think most of you are frustrated little kids with parents that don't have the money to buy you the consoles of choice and simply come here to feel important....in a sad sad sad way.

P.S. This game will be amazing! Can't wait,! Iloved the first one, It was my reason for buying a 360. This one looks amazing, And I'm buying Killzone 2 the day it comes out. If ever it comes out at all ;D

[zapass]

Non-fanboy! you're the most boooooring gamer on this site!
you're so naive to think for 1 sec that this industry would thrive w/o fanboys wars... it's the fuel, baby, it's not pretty but it's real, and can be a lot of fun.

So gimme a break with yer "all systems are good" or "I'm above fanboys cuz I own all consoles"! It's the OpenZone and we're at war here.
There is no geneva convention, no prisoners, no making nice!

If your highness can't shake that political correctness for a sec, then go back to the Gamer Zone where moderation rulez everybody plays nice and bad fanboys won't break your heart.

[Montrealien]

Fanboys = 2% of the total market in this industry and i'm being generous. Remember that fanboy scum! And yes! I am above fanboys because
I own all consoles. At least two current gen consoles above them for that matter.

Repeat what I just said, at least five time while looking at a mirror and maybe, just maybe, one day you will be a gamer.

note: this comment is directed at people who act up forums, comments sections and the internet in general with negative stupid, without reason, judgments about other consoles that they don't like or own. If you come here for good discussions and generally get annoyed by fanboy banter that has been more and more popular these days then remember I am on your side. In the end, if a fanboy can be extreme and retarded in this place against a console of choice, I choose to be extreme and retarded against the Fanboy mentality in general.

[poopface1]

I bet you cant wait till NEXT YEAR to play you craptastic KZ2. the first one sucked and the second one probaly wont be anything special, but you obviously dont know much about games do you.
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[AbdullaMTR]

xD Lolz guys i checked if my pc can run gears lol its more then the recomended :) i have a cheap 2.2 core 2 due and 8400 GS What a shame it takes 100% 360 power what a piece of sh!t and guest what my pc never overheat even if i 1 year playing this ugly game this best 360 explosive what a shame

[sak500]

Droid force alert. 360 exclusive game post and these are coming out of the woodworks.

As far as kz2 video, it looks good but the gameplay was so clunky and AI (both team8s and enemies) were sitting like retards. The explosions looked like been designed on amiga500.

Now back to Gears2. Well its impressive but did not give the wow factor as previous one as it almost looks the same which is not a bad thing. Now only if they show non-rail gameplay with open environments and more enemies. I hope the corpses have weight and do not move like helium filled bags when u kick them.

[thereapersson]

Let's face it, fanboys like to attack any console exclusive game, regardless of what system it's on. Jump off your self-righteous fanboy high horse and quit the hypocrisy.

edit @ disagreers: oh, so I guess 360 fanboys don't troll the PS3 section then? My mistake!

:-/

[Montrealien]

Justifying this madness does not help.

[599 US Dollars]

LOL. U NEVER HEARD THIS MUCH HYPE FROM A SINGLE TRAILER BEFORE. ALL THOSE NEW BLURRY, SH1TTY GREYZONE 2 VIDEOS. AND NO ONE CARES LOLOLOOL!!!!! AND GO WATCH THE NEW METAL GREY ONLINE FOOTAGE ON THE LATEST 1UP SHOW AND LAUGH WITH THE REST OF US! LOL

[iceice123]

Everyone cares about Gears of war 2. Even the Sony fanboys are drooling over what a next gen game can look like and the action that can be going on. They thought flopzone 2 and its ultra HD grey graphics were amazing, now they're stunned by Gears of war 2. I love it, only possible with the Xbox 360.

[thereapersson]

Some of the statements that people make here... LOL

At least whenever I need entertainment I can head over to the Open Zone...

[Kleptic]

it really doesn't surprise me that you are so excited by 'another' UE3 game...

please explain to everyone what makes this look any different than Gears 1...UT3 had a few steps on Gears 1 because everything had drastically different coloring...Gears 2 looks like they by-passed that logic and just used brown instead...

and stop trying to criticize KZ2...any normal thinking human being can immediately see, that at least on a technology level, whats been shown so far easily goes to Killzone 2...easily...look at the muzzle flashes from the locust firing back at you in that video...awesome isn't it?...that lame circular flicker that looks like it belongs in Quake 3?...now look at KZ2's...that blinding HDR infused awesomeness that creates dynamic shadows around everything in its range...the fact that you can so easily declare Gears 2 the better looking of the two instantly proves your ignorance...

not that your other posts don't do that already...but whatever...we are all thrilled that you love your frickin' console so much...

[sak500]

@thereaper

Its more fun in open zone for pro 360 news, cuz retardroids will come and write such idiotic things that it would put EPIC MOVIE/Meet the spartans scripts to shame.

[thereapersson]

Yeah, i've noticed PS3 fanboys are a little more fanatical when it comes to bashing a console, though 360 fanboys are pretty bad too. The Open Zone definitely is the place for comedy, though.

@ Kleptic: Every time I see you post, it's always knowledgeable and informative, or at the very least a good opinion piece. Bubbles for you, bro!

[poopface1]

your not going to convince anyone here to like killzone, except the ps3 fanboys who already worship it(even tho KZ1 was NOT even good). Gears 2 will improve on manty things, one thing I saw was using bodies for shields.

The difference between me looking forward to gears 2 and you looking forard to KZ2 is that gears of War 1 was a great game, killzone wasnt even good. If you wanna talk about killzone 2 go to the killzone 2 section. Ohh you want to complain to us and none of us give the crap for the crappy killzone series, so you come here.

Gears of war looks better not because of grafix but because it was a great game, Killzone wasnt even close to good.

[Kleptic]

^^ way to bring your A game facktron...

first of all...I didn't bring KZ2 into this conversation...Icewake did...

and either you didn't see any of killzone 2's gameplay videos...or you just chose to be a blatant retard...makes no difference to me either way, but like I said...I didn't bring up Killzone 2...and its not my fault that KZ2 is currently wrecking what looks like a mod for UT3...

[poopface1]

Im kinda mean sometimes. I didnt read all the comments but I just like to attack anyone who mentions killzone 2 in a the 360 game sections. Figureed you were jus saying "gears sux killzone woooo" like alot of people. I played killzone on ps2 and didnt like it, and I think that most people who feel its already proven itself havent played the first, or arnt a FPS person like me. KZ might be good tho, who knows. If it is good ill be able to admit it and will at least rent it when I get a ps3 someday.

My main point was taht gears 1 still has some pretty great grafix today and any improvements will be enough, I just want more missions.

[Gantrfaxx]

I've learned that game looks slightly better and everything else is almost the same, completely same game mechanics, controls, crosshairs... Looks more like a GOW1 version 2.0 than like GOW2.
It doesn't mean that it's a bad thing, i just expected more inovation.

[Ru]

Than stop looking at sequels, there are few sequels that bring anything new to the table other than beefed up graphics and new missions.

Sequels aare made because the devs know they "worked" before.
IF you want something new and I believe all of us do start looking at some of the new Ip's and stop investing passion for old ones.

Gears was a great game and I will buy the sequel because I know it will be just as good as the first but does that mean I want them to continue making more and more and more of them... NO

It just means that I like playing games and I take what I can get.
... Basically we have no control over what we get.

But don't let the new IP's pass you buy because of massive hype over certain games.

[kewlkat007]

in the same console Generation?

I hate when gamers throw that word around and don't elaborate?

Elaborate for us?

[pp]

sales wise xbox360 will sell more copys of gears of war2 than kill zone 2 on ps3 also i think kill zone 2 will last no longer than 6 hours game play

[PMR_21]

start taking your medication

you really are delusional.

reminds me of you:

[LaChance]

lol I know you mostly make unltrahardcore fanboy comments
but what you just said is the plain out truth.

HOW ON PLANET EARTH do you expect KZ2 to outsell GEOW 2?

just look at all those disagrees.

[AngryXbot]

to save your crapfixme?

Its over and done.

[giovonni]

Since when does the XBOX360 need saving? The haters make it sound like 360 is a dream cast/Saturn of this Gen. People, just get used to the fact that all great games aren't just on one system any more.

[AngryXbot]

Being outsold by a gimmicky device in less than a year.

Being outsold by a next gen system thats 100 bucks more expensive.

Being outsold when they supposedly had their best line up ever, which they also happen to claim to be the best line up ever seen (which is not true of course).

Having an unacceptable high percentage of hardware failure.

Having a console that is branded as last gen and non futureproof.

Having a console with barely any games worth having left.

Youre right, they dont need to be saved. They need a fking miracle.

[giovonni]

Oh please, these have been the same excuses used by Pro Sony fans for the last two years. Yet you still wait, and wait and wait for a Xbox360 killer. First it was Drake, Then Grand Theft Auto IV, now it's KillZone2
Even with the faulty systems Xbox360 still has the highest gaming attached rate, why is that? What excuse are you going to say about the Xbox360 to save face? The 360 has sold enough to take a larger share of the market then it had with xbox. it has the gaming parties backing it, and there are games that are coming to the system that are worth it. Yet you sit up here and pull the cons out with out weighing the pros. Get over it!! The only way you are going to fully enjoy this generation is, you have to own more then one system. If you can't understand that then you are not a gamer period.

[Sheddi]

Correction, GeOW!
(GOW = God Of War)

[Ace Ventura]

God of War came begore Gears of WAR. GOW= God of WAR

GeOW= Gears of War

[Spydiggity]

yeah but god of war is a single player game, so people don't refer to it nearly as often as they do GoW, which is what gives Gears of War the rights to gow.

[Montrealien]

Hey ace, You blocked me only because I asked for your PSN ID?

Borat asks: "But why?"

[Max Power]

someone with sense, i have read hundreds of posts with people using God of War (GOW) acronym for Gears of War (GeOW) and it bothers me to no end. its funny because they call them selves gamers.

[Ace Ventura]

LOL, My PSN ID is He_who_ pwns

[Montrealien]

loll, Ace, i'm adding that sh** right now. Funny ass ID.

[wow4u]

E comes before O in the alphabet.

GOW == Gears of War.
GoOW == God of War.

[NOTORIOUSzeke]

NICE SAVE! You totally showed him!

[sak500]

Take ur DULLZONE2 and enjoy the graphics with AI from atari times. The guy ran like his panties were wedged up his a$$. Teh explosions were out of 1990s pc games no debris, no craters not even a mark on the floor. Jeez all the processing must be utilized by making the graphics shine rest is thrown down the bin.

[JEDI WOLVERINE]

Real footage of gameplay of a nice game in GeOW.
PS3 sales are catching up but still it amazes me why.
The only thing i can think of is because it has Blu-Ray movie ability it cant be for its very underwhelming games library.
Seriously alot of posters have said the 360 has no gas left in the tank.
Alan Wake,Fable2,Halo Wars,Ninja Gaiden2 amongst many other exclusives speak otherwise.
PS3 owners you really need to lower your expectations on your 'amazing' console - case in point - everone expected Haze to be something special and after a bit of time with the demo is sucks.
Geow will prob be a 9/10 game
Resistance and Killzone will prob be 7 or 8/10.
Accept the truth and deal with it.

[WildArmed]

I think i'll wait for the PC version. THe PC version of GeOW was better than the 360. So, I expect the PC version to be better than 360 again.
Ofcoure I'll play GeOW2 on the 360 first *if the PC comes out later that is*

[Spydiggity]

i think the new game looks basically the same with wider backgrounds and more stuff going on in the background. New guns will be nice, but probably won't add to the gameplay. and the chainsaw dueling i'm going to lose every time cuz i have no interest in pounding B every time this happens. Plus, if 2 is anything like the original, it's going to have a ton of bugs which is what they should be working out. If i see one person get outta the map in the sequel i'm going to freak out. And GET RID OF ACTIVE SNIPER FOR THE LOVE OF GOD!!!

[wow4u]

Whatever, take your empty nonsense to the open zone, or go chat about how great games you even have the ability to play will be.

Gears of War 2 == GotY 2008.

[Spydiggity]

wow ppl really took that personally! am i the only one that noticed the major flaws of the first game. i still like it. but it needs a ton of work. eye candy isn't everything. you can choose to ignore the flaws, but that's how they don't get resolved. everyone knows that sometimes boom shoots blanks, everyone knows the host has an advantage, everyone knows active reload snipe is just about the most undesirable feature we've seen in a shooter (except those ppl who are terrible at the game but have convinced themselves they are not by running for the snipe EVERY ROUND). People are so hostile on N4G. Grow up. I thought we were discussing adult games? yet for some reason all the people who comment are 12 years old.

[JackBauerIsHIGH]

I don't understand why everytime there is good news for either 360 or PS3 it always leads to bickering. Damn, if you were a GAMER you would have both of these consoles and be playing BOTH of their exclusives. I sure as hell know that's what I am doing. Gears of War 2 is the most fun I have ever played with friends on Live, and there's no denying that for me. All you PS3-only owners just spewing crap out of their mouths are ridiculous. But if it just doesn't interest you, there's no need to bash the hell out of anyone who would enjoy this game.

Look, I am looking forward to this game and some other exclusives the 360 are offering. This is the only game I will be playing on Live because it's the only game worth paying to play. But I will be right there when the heavy hitters come out for PS3 as well, especially Resistance 2 and Killzone 2.

Save up some money and get both. Quit with all the bashing! You all sound like children.

[Rhezin]

you really need to shut your mouth up when the adults are talking. Now go back and suck on your pacifier, you f!cking infant.

[Mc187]

that millions of xbots will soon be forking over hard earned cash for a mediocre sequel just so they can teabag each other and have chainsaw fights.

[The Milkman]

I hear alot of talk about innovation. Its not always how people should think. Yea add new things, but not make things so off hand that it just wouldnt fit the scene. Alot of games lose the atmosphere they once had with there first hit because of that. Once you find that people love something you dont always change it, you expand it.

GOW2 looks as promising as GOW1 plus more.

[wow4u]

Hhahehe exactly.

I *want* the games to look and play alike, why? Because I want a new and improved Gears of War -- its a SEQUAL.

There will be other new IPs that I'll enjoy too, but I want more Gears of War -- it was a MASSIVE hit and it deserved every acclaim it recieved.

[Adriana Lima]

Amazing gameplay
Unreal Tourny 3 PC graphics

[pow3r of t3h c3ll]

because its the f*cking open zone u tard!!!!

anyway things learned:

this game will blow chunks and suck ass!!!

RESISTANCE 2 FTW!!!!

[JackBauerIsHIGH]

I realize that this is the Open Zone, but c'mon you all are acting ignorant. Gears of War was a ill game to play regardless where you played it.

My point is if you like GAMES and can afford them, go out and get them! It does nothing but make you look egotistical to tear someone down because they like other games.

BTW: IMO Resistance didn't hold a candle to Gears as far as gameplay fun, simply because I couldn't play with any of my friends online (none of them had PS3's at that time). I have no doubt that Resistance 2 will be better but Gears2 will always be the better game for co-op & online.

That doesn't mean that I won't be picking up both when they come out, just that I know which one I'll be playing more.

[gk07]

i say the grafx dont look all that good butt the action on screen like the train from gow1 ' ill have to wait sense i dont have a 360 butt ill be playing it on pc im sure of it

[LevDog]

Whats funny to me is, Well they didnt say anything about the lackluster graphics.. I mean I learned that GOW2 is Tiny bit better graphically than the first..

I mean seriously we have all seen the UT engine before it has not brought any new amazing graphics..

Thats gotta be a lil disappointing to 360 fans..

[giovonni]

Cause Epic contracts there engine which will make its way on to the ps3. Why would people be dissappointed because there is no epic leap in graphics?Come on, where you disaapointed when there was no real epic leap in God of war's graphics vs God of War II? No, so why in the hell would fans of Gears of War be upset if the graphics aren't giant steps above the first?

[LevDog]

Actually If you look at the Pics God of War 2 is way better than God of War...and God of War 2 is still consider the best looking game of Last Gen.. Thats funny of you to compare a last gen game.. When this is about a soo called next gen game..

and to say that Their engine will make it to the Ps3.. UMM are you an idiot it already has made it to the Ps3 in Unreal Tournament 3 and That game doesnt compare to Uncharted.. and neither does Gears of War 2

[poopface1]

Im excited after playing gears 1. Honestly, Gears 1 still looks better than most games(360, ps3 and wii hahahaha) today. You are pathetic. Gears 2 will be an awsome game and the grafix will still be better than most games. Keep telling us how great the ps3 is and will keep playing our 360s.

why so many ps3 loosers in the 360 gears of war 2 section? hmmmmmmm.

[LevDog]

@poop..

Never said the game was gonna suck.. never once.. I was referring to the graphics.. The graphics are special like everyone hoped.. Im sure the game will be great.. Just not spectacular graphic wise

[giovonni]

"I mean seriously we have all seen the UT engine before it has not brought any new amazing graphics..

Thats gotta be a lil disappointing to 360 fans.."(Just 360 fans?)

Not when you're the one trying to alieanate the 360. All sony loyalist "not saying its you" just knew the 360 was only going to last one or maybe two years, and here we are

yet you follow the pattern of a number of one system loyalist (and correct me if I'm wrong) by saying that above statement, when clearly this is one game out of Epics library people and maybe even you would love to see on the ps3. Even if it's graphics don't leap to your so called expectations of next gen. So, tell me why should 360 fans be a lil disappointed?

[wow4u]

All I know is that Gears of War 2 cant come fast enough. Just a terrific experience, now bigger, better, badder.

Sold.

[Bnet343]

I'm a fan of Gears, but I'll admit it looks the same as Gears 1, but slightly better. We'll have to wait till' Fall 2008 to see the final results.

[giovonni]

There was no big leap in both games cut it out. I own both games out right, and there is little to no big improvement, and so what if its last gen, you missing the point weather its this gen or last you didn't care, and Duh, I already know it has UTIII. To say xbox360 fans should be dissapointed when the ps3 has its share of Unreal engine games makes you look like a bigger idiot for trying to alienate a console knowing out right you and every other fan that owns an Unreal game for ps3 should be dissappointed too, and they tried to look for superiority in the ps3 with the use of Unreal Enigne. Its just unfortunate the most popular use of the Unreal engine game used is exclusive to the xbox360, and ps3 fans will look for any reason to bash it, "But Drake looks better," So!

[LevDog]

WOW your totally missing the point.. I never said it was better On PS3, All I said was that it doesnt bring mind blowing graphics.. for ps3 or 360.. What I was getting at is that GeOW 2 isnt that great graphically.. because we have all seen the unreal engine before and it hasnt really advance from unreal tourney 3..

but nice try on trying to make me look bad.. kudos

[Tyrael]

da-da-da-definitely looking forward to it

[Gish]

I think that the gameplay looks amazing. Although Chainsaw duels are pretty dumb and not possible. I dare someone to prove me wrong. They aren't swords with a non moving surface. Just a bit hokie to me.

[JasonX43]

I'll drink to that! This game is going to heat up winter!

[jinn]

chiansaw gun has evolved

[The Milkman]

Its just like hollywood... Anythings possible man.

[Gish]

true enough, just one of those things that sounded cool to me then I thought about it and was like, how the hell would that be possible? haha fun none the less.