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When they first announced it, wasn't it supposed to be cell shaded? For whatever reason I have this idea that it was, but then they scrapped that because of the similarity to Borderlands. Either way I'd like to try it. I generally really like open ended/shit ton of quests type games...I mean I loved the hell out of Borderlands and am utterly psyched for the next game.
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Never was cel shaded, still looks crazy close to Borderlands. From what I understand its open in the fact you drive to places instead of choosing a level from a screen, the levels are all linear from what I have heard. Have no idea about quests or how close it is to Borderlands.
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You know, I actually liked the first. There was an ongoing sense of hopelessness, or just feeling like things were fucked beyond repair. Gloomy. Something, I don't know how to describe it. But Gears 2 was caca. The emo bullshit with Dom just felt awkward and forced, and the introduction of the lambent just reminded me of The Flood in Halo. Fun to face off against, at least until you figure out the boring and methodic formula needed to take them out again and again. And again.
So I dunno. I knew before I rented it that Gears just wasn't really my thing, but I was hoping Cliffy B. would stop sucking his own asshole long enough to make some innovative changes and...I don't know, get it back to the tone of the first. Didn't happen.
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I've heard this complaint a lot, and I somewhat agree with it. I loved the dark and dreary environments of the first and dislike that they are mostly shunned in the sequels. At the same time, I love the new set pieces and action packed feel of 2 and 3, which I guess some people don't. Also, yeah Gears 3 didn't deviate from the stop and pop as much as the second, in some parts it did seem to just go on and on. I still loved it for the most part. So if you don't like the main gameplay mechanics, definitely not the thing for you. Have you tried Horde though? I cannot stress how good Horde is. Horde is so good.