[Havoc]

Things with a large fan base generally have them for a reason and saying you hate a game just because others like it just being a whiny brat wanting to be different. Why Halo is so hyped is beyond me, the story was nice but very incomplete and Halo 2 was a downright disaster. Graphics were fine for that time and the game play was okay but the only thing allegedly keeping it afloat now is because people want to know how the story ends. And thats a big part in many videogames these days, there needs to be a decent story. Halo seemed to have that, were it not for the fact that you are thrown into the story without ANY background info whatsoever. Aliens + Ring Weapon = half baked story, apparently.

Now on to how this reflects Gears of War. GOW has not only great graphics, great gameplay, great humor and a very good replay value, it also has a very good story which you can do a lot of things with. The booklet gives a nice background on the whole thing and is also explained throughout the story. But because at the same time, the opening AND the ending are left open it creates a lot of momentum to use for sequals and/or in this case, a movie.
Gears of War is a game that has met up to the expectations on nearly every front and does honestly not deserve to bashed unless you have played and finished it.
Hating something because other people love it is stupid. Hating something that IS stupid, but other people love anyway, that is your god given right.

Havoc