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Everybody says Gears is awesome, and it is. But just to go against the grain:
Single Player: Story? What story? I don't think they even bother mentioning IN the game what "COG" stands for. Were they lazy? Inept? Why don't they tell you what Imulsion is in the game instead of leaving it to the manual? Any hints about the story (what little there is) are to be found OUTSIDE of the game. I think that's silly. The cynic in me wants to think it's because they want to slowly trickle out explanations over the span of a few sequels... But honestly I just think they half-assed the story.
Multiplayer: The weapons are almost completely unimpressive. What's new? The chainsaw on the Lancer is awesome, everyone's gonna realize that. And the torque bow is a unique take on combining a sniper rifle with a grenade. But otherwise? Standard pistols, automatics, shotgun... They even somehow made the typical rocket launcher (Boomshot) boring. Don't get me wrong; I'm not all about flashy laser weapons and colors, but I expected a little something more. At least more interesting functionality to the basic weapons to give the illusion of something fresh (active reload excluded; that is cool).
Also, the modes player modes are lacking. Isn't Epic known for having insane MP options? Warzone and Execution are almost completely the same (yes, different enough to warrant slighlty different strategies), and Assassination is even more limiting. Yes it will be fun to those it appeals to, but where is CTF? Or zone control? I don't know; maybe I ask too much.
Anyway, that's just me blowing smoke against the well-deserved hype-train. The game is extremely fun, but as gamers, we always want more, more, more!
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