Top 10: Things that will make Gears of War 2 great

By Tom Orry - 07/02/2008 - 5:55pm GMT

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6. Better boss battles - no more teasing

As great as Gears of War is, the boss battles weren't as good as they could have been. The Berserker fight was pretty good (but facing it again wasn't so great) and the Corpser looked impressive, but Epic teased us far too much. We didn't get to fight the Brumak for one, and we know the PC game included this fight but that isn't good enough. The sequel needs to deliver on its promises and conclude with something far more satisfying than the train fight with Raam. We don't mind being teased with giant monsters, but let us fight them at some point or there'll be hell to pay. A few that put up more of a challenge wouldn't be bad either.

5. Extra functionality

Bungie included pretty much everything in Halo 3, including the kitchen sink, and we want Epic to do the same. Stats trackable via a website would be a good start, but that's not all. Saveable replays with full camera control would be great and we can't help but think that Halo 3 Forge mode would work brilliantly for Gears. Being able to place cover where you want would effectively give you a simple map making tool and this could do wonders for the online community. If Epic can think of anything Bungie hasn't already delivered that would be great too.

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yall are tryin to turn GOW into halo and call of duty it would ruin it

- wh33lz

someguy wrote at 19:06 on 07 February 2008

number 3 and 4 completely contradict themselves... way to go
FORGE wrote at 19:45 on 07 February 2008

you forgot 1.

destroy the PS3, the first GoW had no challenge in terms of next gen gaming, but now (4 coop) it has a ton, including the most anticipated (now) Resistance 2 (8 coop, 60 online battles)
Me4you wrote at 20:10 on 07 February 2008

Gears of War is a Small Corridor Shooter, it's isn't a Freakin' WW2 Deathmatch.
4 Player Co-Op and a slightly larger but limited number of players on deathmatch seems right
gdguide wrote at 20:17 on 07 February 2008

What Gears 2 needs to do is approach what Resistance 2 is about to do. How about graphics better than Gears with probably 5Xs as much going on on screen, with 8 player co-op, 60 player online... It'll be very interesting to see how Gears 2 matches up to Resistance 2. If the tiny leap we've seen between Gears and UT3 is any indication, don't expect that much more for Gears 2.
bigshotdjt wrote at 20:20 on 07 February 2008

they should put AI bots n multiplayer like in unreal
Anonymous wrote at 20:38 on 07 February 2008

Gears of wars is the best game I ever played till today and to me it beats halo3 c0d4 and resistance does not even deserve to be mentioned next to this beyond awesome games
Anonymous wrote at 23:17 on 07 February 2008

More vibrant colors?! Are you retarded? The entire atmosphere of Gears is built around the dreary and gray idea. Too many colors is one of the reason Halo 3 wasn't as good as Halo 2. This isn't a Japanese RPG, even then, too many colors would suck. I hope Epic won't listen to stupid people like this when they develop Gears 2. That will guarantee a hit.
Jimynator wrote at 23:22 on 07 February 2008

Hahahaha more colours hahahahaha retard
.... wrote at 23:24 on 07 February 2008

This is no a f..king first person shooter
lord P wrote at 00:03 on 08 February 2008

more run and Gun with the broken down cars(you know movable cover) ,
AI that is smart enough to run in and Chainsaw your sorry a** when you miss an active reload And the gun jams,
the ability to create your own cover(blow out columns to hide behind)...I mean some puzzle solving.
RECON wrote at 00:37 on 08 February 2008

I think EPIC will do just fine since they have proven themselves in the past to be far ahead of the rest of competing developers upon the release of GOW1... And with Cliffy B having been invited behind the scenes for the making of Halo3, I think he may have taken some ideas home with him for his own interests in how to better develope GOW2.... What I think should also be done in GOW2 is mixing in of AI into competitive multi-player, even if they are monster who may attack you or not attack you, this creates a decision to be wary of them at the same time as balance that decision with whether or not you should expose yourself to the competing enemy to destroy the monster... this creates suspense and mixes up the game "battle fronts"... This also creates "other" moving objects to an othewise "lifeless" map which makes it harder to track your true enemies.. imagine hearing foot steps coming up behind you and not knowing if it was your enemy or an AI monster who may or may not be interested in you.... The AI monsters should take a bit to kill and also have better fire power, so as to draw the enemy out...maybe 2 player teaming up on it would make an equal fight... this AI will keep the players moving and in fear for their lives...
Bob wrote at 00:44 on 08 February 2008

MORE CHAINSAW USAGE!
You should be able to perform non-lethal attacks, quicker, not deadly, so you can sneak up on people and cut their arm or leg just a bit. Leaving blood trails, slowing them down, and reducing accuracy.

The benefit to the attacker? You won't be sitting there chainsawing for 6 seconds while someone is waiting for you to finish so they can take your head off the instant you finish cleaving.

PHYSICS?
How about implementing some new physics? Havoc? Destructable environments? Boobie traps? I want to push a car off of a tall building and watch it crush someone in a MP game. NPC's with Euphoria would be a nice touch too.

PARTY SYSTEM!
Playing with friends was a pain in the ass... fix it. No excuses. FIX IT.

VARIETY WITH WEAPONS!
You should be able to get rid of weapons when they are out of ammo... throwing the Lancer while the chainsaw is revving! Setting the Boom to self destruct and walking away!

RANKING/PERK SYSTEM?
Customizable characters based on unique skills... also, changing their appearance wouldn't hurt anyone.
Bob wrote at 00:47 on 08 February 2008

Oh yeah, Epic, if you'd like to hire me as a work-from-home ThinkTank... that's fine with me.

Let me know, we'll chat... sip a few beers... and break some f*ckin records.

The name is Bob.
Cliffy B wrote at 01:46 on 08 February 2008

Hey Bob,

Two of those ideas listed have never even been discussed before. I contacted VideoGamer.com and they're providing me with your email address. Do you mind if we send you some legal documents?
Anonymous wrote at 01:56 on 08 February 2008

Setting the Boom to self destruct and walking away! This would be really funny! Dude picks up weapon, unknowingly it would self destruct in seconds! BOOM! Puwahahaha
PHANTAM UZZI wrote at 02:41 on 08 February 2008

HEY PAPA YOU RIGHT ONLY ONE THING I DONT LIKE FROM YOUR LIST THE COLORS SHIT THE GOW COLORS GOOD LIKE THAT DONT TRY TO BRING SOME DUMB IDEAS AND YOU RIGHT THE FIRST GAME WAS TO SHORT THE NEXT ONE (NO 10 HOURS ) THE LESS (15 HOURS)
Hockeydude4913 wrote at 03:13 on 08 February 2008

I think the multiplayer should be more like the halo 2/3 Also keep the chainsaw instant kill it is cool
wh33lz wrote at 05:47 on 08 February 2008

yall are tryin to turn GOW into halo and call of duty it would ruin it