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Neocrisis: Best Shooter of VGA 2008

Neocrisis: Guess who won out of Resistence 2, Left for Dead, Gears of War and Far Cry 2.

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Nathan Drake5978d ago

Did you honestly think they'd give it to anything other than Gears2?

Kleptic5978d ago (Edited 5978d ago )

ah whatever...expected?...yes...s afest?...yes...but it is a great game...

its not GOTY material...but honestly I would have been a little upset if R2, L4D, or Far Cry 2 got it...R2 has major graphical shortcomings at times, and a very uneventful competitive multiplayer imo...Far Cry 2 has 'open world' problems also...and L4D overall was just extremely underwhelming...every game on this list has a deserved spot on a being a candidate...where R2 fell short, the co-op alone almost completely made up for it...R2 is better than R1, which is all that really matters...Far Cry 2 is also an incredible achievement considering its been spread across three systems...and L4D does a great job of creating a new take on co op gameplay also (although L4D looks worse than R2)...

Gears 2 stuck to its roots though...Horde is great...and the single player is better than the first...while some dislike the changes made to the competitive modes, it still is better and less 'tacked on' like the first gears...

imo...2008 was the year that EVERY shooter dropped somewhat short of expectations...Gears 2 just happened to do it a little less than the competition...its NOT GOTY material by any means...but it delivered most of what was hoped for....

and that may be about as unbiased as an opinion on this matter can get, as I do not own Gears 2, or a 360...but have played A LOT of Gears 2...I own R2, played L4D on PC, and have put about 15 hours into Far Cry 2 (PS3 version)...and Gears 2 is the best shooter out of all of these...

Bnet3435978d ago

Many would agree Left 4 Dead should of won. It's very fun.

Rofflecopter5978d ago

good game? yes. emo trailer? yes. best shooter? no.

but to be honest, the only one of those that is truly great and refreshing is L4D...
Gears-> stale
R2-> a blast, but it gets old
Far cry-> not even sure where to begin..
L4D-> fast zombies? valve? sign me up!

Kleptic5978d ago

^^ dude...emo trailers for Gears as a franchise will never stop...thats nothing new...

few things where funnier to see then the Gears 1 trailer..and emo's saying 'this is the best game ever made, and Donnie Darko is the best movie ever made'...I could almost see them flicking their ridiculous black bangs back away from their black lined eyes...

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Snake Raiser5978d ago

WHAT THE FU--
I, Big boss fell like I should lose my other eye now.

Magic_The_Celt5978d ago

Gears 2 so did not deserve it.

paskowitz5978d ago

To me L4D was WAY more fun than GeoW 2. But hey what are teh VGAs anyways. Seriously does anyone think this hold any validity? Metacritic and ones own personal opinion are all that matter. MGS4 better win something or............................ ............................... ............ I am going do absolutely nothing because saying that I would do something would be foolish. Ok maybe I will be mad for about 2 seconds.

butterfinger5978d ago

Left 4 Dead was way more fun that Gears 2 as well, but I still agree with their choice of Gears 2 as an overall better shooter. I just really got a kick out of the multiplayer in L4D:)

butterfinger5978d ago

and I see no reason why it shouldn't have won, given the nominees. I would've liked to see MGS4 and COD:W@W at least nominated:P

Voozi5978d ago

MGS4 isn't a shooter though....

Anyway was surprised to not see CoD WaW there, and thought it was going to be between Resistance 2 and CoD WaW then once I saw Gears 2 nominated I knew off the bat that was going to win lol due to it being well...Gears

Kleptic5978d ago

MGS4 is every bit as much a shooter as Gears 2 though, isn't it?...its just that MGS4 doesn't force you to play that way, and you are rewarded for playing it differently than Gears 2...but you can definitely charge through the game just killing everyone in sight...i've done it...and its a blast, as the weapon list in the game is ridiculous (you could play through it 5 times using a different full arsenal each time...without a problem)...

and MGS4 also has an attatched tactical multiplayer component...if anything...Gears 2 and MGS Online play closer to each other than anything else this year...Third person with a heavy focus on small squads and using cover...where as everything else is very much a run and gun hip shooter (despite what Insomniac tried with the iron sighting, its still a hip shooter almost entirely)...

let Gears 2 have best shooter, thats not very debatable...as it did nail the 'shooting' more so than MGS4 imo...i'm hoping MGS4 takes GOTY...its arguably the one game this year that exceeded expectations entirely, and didn't fall short in any single area (you cut scene whiners be damned, you can skip them, when any real time cut scene looks that good, i'd put up with them anyway)...

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Gears of War 2 Remake was in development “10 years ago” but was scrapped by Xbox

Ayi Sanchez: "Old work. I did this 10 years ago now as part of a material test for a remaster of Gears of War 2 that never happened."

RaidenBlack48d ago

lolz,
hope we're still getting Gears 2 & 3 for PC, as per rumors

Cacabunga47d ago

Xbox always taking the right decisions

XiNatsuDragnel48d ago

Wow... just wow Microsoft sigh at it again 😑

Lightning7748d ago

Weird, in mean they had no studios to make anything really new so there's a part of me thats kinda glad they scrapped it. If they released this back then it would of gotten ridiculed for remakes and remastering stuff. Now they have new and interesting games so the collection is harmless.

CrimsonWing6947d ago

Geez, Xbox, something like that I would’ve bought Day 1. Great business decisions over there.

lucasnooker47d ago

10 years ago it wasn’t such a big deal. The games were only a few years old by that point

CrimsonWing6947d ago

Gears of War: Ultimate Edition came out in 2015 (essentially 10 years ago), having a follow-up to that on the then next-gen console would’ve absolutely been welcomed, in my book.

LoveSpuds47d ago

I can only assume the the Gears of War Remaster flopped so they decided to scrap the other remakes?

Seems short sighted to me as I really enjoyed the 1st remaster. Regardless, I'll snap up some remakes to play on my PS5.

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Ranking The Gears Of War Games From Worst To Best

The Gears of War series has been a consistent deliverer of quality for Xbox, but which games are the best?

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KicksnSnares1041d ago

Gears of War is my favorite video game franchise, and the Locust is my all-time favorite faction.

My rank list:
1. Gears of War 2
2. Gears of War 3
3. Gears of War 1
4. Gears of War 4
5. Gears of War 5
6. Gears of War Judgment (No Locust in multiplayer was a disgrace)

ChasterMies1040d ago

Agree 100% with this ranking. The campaign in Gears of War 2 is among the most fun campaigns ever made. It’s been downhill from there.

Zombieburger6381040d ago

I’d say gears 2 and 3 are pretty even. I absolutely loved both of them.

darthv721041d ago

2 is still my favorite but 5 is also up there (for me). Then I'd say 1, 3, 4 and Judgement. Tactics isnt the same type of game, so it seems odd to rank it among TPS when its a strategy game. So I make that one all its own. Pretty fun game too.

Jericho13371041d ago

The first is and has always been the best one imo - the story, the levels, the set pieces, the soundtrack - as close to perfect as a campaign can get.

I’d say the series had been on a continual downhill slide until 5.

Om4ever1040d ago

Naaaan ... 2 is the best by far

MadLad1041d ago

3
5
2
1
4
Judgement

I love the series as a whole, but 4 was pretty by the numbers, and Judgement was just ok.

LoveSpuds1041d ago

I played them all since picking up a Series X about 7 months ago. Personally, I don't think time has been kind to the earlier games and they feel very slow and repetitive to play. Whilst the newer games may be prettier, they stick with the original gameplay mechanics too much in my view so as a whole series of titles, I think they are pretty average games.

Not to say they weren't fun and I have a lot of nostalgia for 1 and 2, I just think there are far better action games out there.

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Gears Of War: The Franchise For You

What's the best Gears of War game for players? Where to start? This guide should easily lend a hand.

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Old McGroin1174d ago (Edited 1174d ago )

It's brilliant but personally liked part one more. It's the only one that had a near horror movie vibe to it in parts, the atmosphere was amazing.

Also, the commercial for it was 🔥🔥🔥

https://youtu.be/wy8LRlS1SC...

Neonridr1174d ago

Mad World was such a perfect song for that trailer. I loved part 1 too just because it was so fresh at the time. The series has been solid, but experiencing everything for the first time was pretty awesome.

ChasterMies1174d ago

Gears of War 2 has one of the greatest campaigns of all time. Carmine, all that juice, fighting inside a giant worm, and riding monsters.

Knightofelemia1175d ago

Gears 1 and 2 will always be my favorite Gears titles. The scene where Dom find his wife and then has to shoot her was an epic scene.

monkey6021174d ago

I always found that scene laughably bad myself. Fantastic game though.

1 will always be my favourite. Most were great with the exception of 4 being okay and judgement being terrible.

They still have the most satisfying headshots from any multiplayer game around.

lucian2291174d ago

Nah I laughed, the acting was soooooooooo bad

KicksnSnares1175d ago

My favorite Gears game list
1. Gears 2
2. Gears 3
3. Gears 1
4. Gears 4
5. Gears 5
6. Gears Judgement

Gears Of War is my favorite video game franchise. I can’t imagine how Gears 6 will look in UE5 after watching Hellblade 2 gameplay trailer

RetroCaptainSteve1175d ago

Or if they remake 2 and 3 with that engine.

KicksnSnares1175d ago

There is a rumored Marcus Fenix collection (Gears 2 & 3 remake) in the works at the Coalition. Hopefully, it’s true, but I doubt it.

Profchaos1174d ago

For me you can't beat gears 1 the original was so fresh and revolutionary at the time.
Then basically I'd rank it 2,3,5,4 and judgement

Viljong1174d ago (Edited 1174d ago )

One of the reasons why i got the series x. Been fan since the first game.

myfathersbastard1174d ago

Played them all recently on gamepass. Great games. But my favorites gotta be gears tactics. Don’t know why. I just had a blast with it lol

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