I'm just going to comment and do a bit of compare and contrast on the sniping system in both GoW and CoD3.
first in Gears of War. The sniper rifle (aka the Longshot) is a very powerful, mid to long range weapon. This rifle is bolt-action. When you aim with this weapon, the camera switches from third-person view to a first person view, as if you were looking down the scope. When you aim in GoW, the cross-hairs remain fixed on the screen, like in most shooters. The rifle may be powerful, but if you don't get a headshot, it will take 2 to 3 shots to kill your enemy (one shots to weaken, another to down, and another to finish them off). But if you were to snipe the opponent is certain areas of the body, then you can down them in one shot. Also, if you were to shot someone at point-blank range (2 - 3 feet from you opponent) then you can down them in one shot, and you can crub-stomp them, melee them, do whatever you want to finish them off.
Now for CoD3. Sniping in this game requires more skill in my opinion (then again, it is an FPS). When sniping in Call of Duty 3, your cross-hairs never remain still; they are always moving. The only way to center your cross-hairs is by holding you breath, this give you about 10-15 seconds of perfect aim. The sniper rifle for all nations is bolt-action. These sniper rifles are not all too powerful, for sometimes it can take 3-4 shots to kill a enemy if your a bad shot. But if you were an experienced sniper, you can most of the time get headshots with your cross-hairs moving around your screen. But one thing you can't really do in CoD3 that you can do in GoW is shoot your enemy at point-blank rage, for the sniper rifle becomes extremely inaccurate when you are in motion. It is possible though, but its caused by luck more so than skill.
In general, i prefer sniping in CoD3, it feels better to me. Plus the Scout Sniper gets to call in Artillery Strikes!!!! But the sniping animation, and headshot animations are much better in GoW. Getting a Headshot in GoW is just amazing, and feels good when your enemies head explodes!
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That's going to hurt in the morning!
BOOM HEADSHOT!!!!!
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The Outerhaven says: DOOM: The Dark Ages brings the series back to its original roots with solid gameplay mixed with a lot of demons to shred your way through in a bloody good time.
People who already have their hands on physical copies of Doom: The Dark Ages are warning that the full game isn't actually on the disc.
There's zero reason why this game couldn't be on disc it was a strategic move to not allow the game to be played after the servers go down
Same situation with AC Shadows this year, Hogwarts Legacy a couple years ago; PS Collector's Editions likely won't include a disc ever again; Xbox Game Studios definitely won't release a full disc ever again
PS5 Slim + Pro disc drives require online activation and so does the Series X
It's a shame. I think I'm done buying physical. It's an extra expense for an already-expensive PS5 Pro I want before DS2 and GoY, and they'll probably kill off those activation servers way before the store in the future.
It's just sad and annoying even switch 2 is failing in physical.
Sad future where kids are unwrapping digital codes on Christmas morning but it's a reality we seem to be driving towards
I seriously doubt that kids are going to be upset after unwrapping digital codes for a game they wanted. 😂
Besides the digital age is their era not ours.
I don't know I mean I give switch games now and they get hyped but if it's a game that just appears on their home screen after getting a receipt there's just not much excitement.
I do get what you're saying though and I'm probably just a. Old man yelling at a cloud but I don't know it's also what I see lately along with my own experiences which are redundant definitely
Yeah, Microsoft could've used two discs for the Xbox version and a proper PS5 disc for the game. However, they hate physical media now so the game is a skip. Even though I really love Doom
If the servers *do* stay up though?
Xbox is the only modern console platform where discs from the 2001-era console still do work today. It's the only advantage Xbox has left
Phil Spencer has this habit of saying something (and making a big deal of it) then his actions show him doing the opposite
"his actions show him doing the opposite"
By supporting games from 2001 in 2025? What other platform does that?
Kinda sad. For most people in the west it doesnt mather. But in other parts of the world the physical releases are crucial to have gaming in that Region of the world
All it does is make me less likely to get it at launch, just like Indiana Jones. I’ll pick it up when it’s far cheaper. I still haven’t even bought the Oblivion Remaster yet.
At the minute I still have a lot to play so it’s not like I don’t have anything else to play in the meantime.
It just annoys me that they either could fit it into a disc or they could start using newer discs that can hold more.
