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Chat => Entertainment & Technology => Topic started by: Deaths Head on October 04, 2006, 01:53:04 AM
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This is probably going to be the most hyped game leading up to Christmas. It is a striking game with a distinctive art direction and it has a Mofoing chainsawa strapped to your gun!
Gears of War® is the first game developed by Epic Games exclusively for Microsoft Game Studios and Xbox 360™. Gears of War thrusts you into a deep and harrowing story of humankind’s epic battle for survival against the Locust Horde, a nightmarish race of creatures that surface from the bowels of the planet.
In this third-person tactical action/horror game, live and breathe the role of Marcus Fenix. A disgraced former war hero, Marcus seeks personal redemption as he leads his fire team against an onslaught of merciless warrior fiends. Immerse yourself in an experience so intensely emotional and gut-wrenching that playing will be like controlling a blockbuster action movie.
Gears of War utilizes the breathtaking new Unreal Engine 3 to create cinematic, high-definition visuals for a gaming experience that truly ushers in the next generation. Experience beautifully rendered interactive environments and characters so lifelike they appear to be made of flesh and bone. The next-generation visuals create a world in which the tiniest detail is vivid in the largest battle.
Gears of War unites next-generation technology with classic, emotional storytelling and a revolutionary tactical combat system, engrossing the gamer in a horrifying epic story of war and survival.
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Cover is essential in this game, you can just run head long into the enemy and expect to wipe them out. You will not last long, at all. Also, the game supports Co-op mode over Xbox Live as well as normal multiplayer modes that you would expect from a game like this. :)
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http://www.gametrailers.com/player.php?id=10494&type=wmv&pl=game
Did I mention the chainsaw?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z11wegxhKNc&search=gears%20of%20war
There is a pretty good preview after some hands on play at X06 here (http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=68297).
And if you plan on buying this, why not get Gears of War Limited Edition. It is available from http://www.pcworld.co.uk for £37.99 inc p&p. I cant direct link since their site is rubbish, you will have to search for it. Previously, the cheapest was an Amazon pre-order for £39.99. If you also use sites such as Rpoints.com you will also get 4.5% cashback on online purchases from PCWorld so it works out a little cheaper.
This limited edition, highly collectible embossed metal box includes the following additional content:
* Destroyed Beauty, the Gears of War hardbound art book
* Bonus special features DVD, including:
* An inside look at the making of Gears of War
* The "Art of Gears of War" trailer
* Gears of War: The Race to E3
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I really cant wait for this game. It was one of the main ones annouced befoe the 360 release and then they came back with... sorry not till end of next year :(
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Oooo :)
Not long now!
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DH, how much commision are you on? ;)
Gotta say i am tempted but the price of brand new 360 games is enough to put me off for a while.
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Not enough, but this game needs more love!
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DH, how much commision are you on? ;)
Gotta say i am tempted but the price of brand new 360 games is enough to put me off for a while.
Snap, I really like the look of this game, and well thats something coming from me as Ive never had a console before and generally dont like them ... because of the cost. And thats whats putting me off too, I aint got an xbox360, and yeah the prices arent bad at the mo compared to what they where, but I cant justify paying the what £250-300 or whatever.
Maybe after christmas I might treat myself. Unless anyone else knows of upcoming price cuts of the console?
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dont think the price will go down, not with the wii being a lower market and ps3 being no price competiton when it eventually comes out.
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There are some great bundles out there at the moment. Argos have a pretty impressive bundle.
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There are some great bundles out there at the moment. Argos have a pretty impressive bundle.
So Ive seen, but Ive heard its all 3rd party stuff and not too good, hence the cheapness of it. Still Ill just keep my eye out, course am tempted with a Wii too like, but that could just be the novelty of it of course lol
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GOW is out on the scene seems to be multiregioned, if it is, maybe you could get this supercheap from play-asia when its out?
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how long before ms goes sony on play-asia?
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I had a flick through my new PC Zone and its possible that Gears of War might be coming to the PC, that puts me off buying an Xbox360 for a while. Saying that saw a video for Armoured Core 4 on gametrailers.com that looked interesting.
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Im not a big fan of the 3rd Person shooter, I played GRAW in 1st Person :o
That said, this game is definatley on my *to own* list :)
CoD3 out on Friday too, w00ty d00 :)
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Get it from playasia, it will only cost £25
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but then Ill have to wait for it to arrive sometime next week. Where as Tesco will have it for about £40 and I can get it at the sametime as I pickup some beer :P
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I think its safe to say that Gears of War is going to be good, very good.
http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages2/928234.asp
And its been confirmed that its region free!
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I think its safe to say that Gears of War is going to be good, very good.
http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages2/928234.asp
And its been confirmed that its region free!
Where has it been confirmed its region free?
Looks like Play-Asia listed it as region free then quickly changed it 30min later. (From what Ive read via Google)
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vg+ have confirmed the US release is region free
and the warez copies of it floating around have been ripped from an asian release, and there is no way to crack region protection yet on xbox 360 games.
Ive started a thread about the play asia release in the bargains forum.
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and the warez copies of it floating around have been ripped from an asian release, and there is no way to crack region protection yet on xbox 360 games.
How do evilsly, long time.
Seems to work fine here though, that one :?
Though Im sure you knew that, and ive just misunderstood?
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and the warez copies of it floating around have been ripped from an asian release, and there is no way to crack region protection yet on xbox 360 games.
How do evilsly, long time.
Seems to work fine here though, that one :?
Though Im sure you knew that, and ive just misunderstood?
Maybe the rip has been done from an NTSC disc not NTSC/J?
Hence it working?
Either way theres one out there other than PAL that works on PAL systems.
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Out today... Still thinking if i should pick it up on the way home or not.
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Out today... Still thinking if i should pick it up on the way home or not.
If you dont intend to get it cheap from play-asia then get it, its grande
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Oh im defiantly getting it at some point. I will prob just wait for play asia tho :)
edit: im an idiot.. its not out till next Friday is it? meh.
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Just played a little single-player, then a friend jumped on for some co-op.
This game is awesome. The environments look so good and the cover system works much better than any other game that has used cover before. Shame I have to clean up the mess the plasterers left yesterday otherwise Id still be playing now.
Im gonna have to try some multiplayer later on and see how that plays out.
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Anyone else got this? Fancy hooking up for some Co-op?
My local Tesco has it for £37.97.
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If you want to play some co-op and see me online, then just send me an invite and Ill gladly join.in.
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What a game! Co-op in this is absolutely the best. Next Gen has arrived! And I am playing it on my 14" portable TV.
Cheers to Mallrat for helping me out and coving my back! :D
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this is the best single player game ive ever played. the cover system is a tactic rather than a gimmick. the graphics are great and the sound immersing.
Matt
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Wow is all i can say, i was stuck in on a warden duty.
Now i am glad i bought a vga adapter, this game is so visually stunning.
The shadows, particles, bloodsplatter.
I want live so much right now
Damn uni network.
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Multiplay I had with Mallrat and a few others was a great blast. Its just a shame I could hear everyone but no one could hear me :(
Strange, Mallrat and I could talk to each other in our co-op game but not in this MP game :(
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Yeah, the comms issues were annoying. Most of us could hear each other but there was the odd one or two that just cut out completely.
The multiplayer was fun though and plays very nicely.
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Reckon if i make a public complaint to the people behind my uni residential network i could get them to make xbox live accessible.
This is the 21st Century!!
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Have you actually asked them? It would be a simple thing to open the ports that Live needed and most of the tech guys i know that work at Unis dont lock everything down on perpose, more of it causes them less problems if they do it. Find out what ports Live use and get hold of them asking if it would be possible.
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What happens if you do the test live connection?
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Problem being that i would have to connect just that device to the network and not my pc as well.
The inserv people are a little ott and paranoid, you can only have one device connected to the network or it cuts you off. Even worse you cant have a device connected to a second network connection on your pc even if it has no reslan network access. That also cuts you off from the network.
All mac addresses have to be logged with reslan before you can access the net, so they would need the 360 mac addy and open the ports, and i would have to cut myself off from the rest of the web.
That is how annoying they are.
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Tried using internet connection sharing through your PC? the network should of see your computer connected.
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Tried using internet connection sharing through your PC? the network should of see your computer connected.
As i said, if you even connect something using a second device, using ics or not, it cuts you from the net, dont know how but it does
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yeah with the mac address filter that probably wouldnt be difficult to do - seem very anal though jesus!! Not sure how youll get around that.
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Most annoying as i have a mce pc and want to share media with my 360. I cant even do that.
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Fecking General Raam on Hardcore SP is pretty much impossible :s I have spent a good hour giving him a dose of torque bow and long shot but still he kills me :/
Fecking AI Dom is a hinderance too :/
Everyone I have spoken to from my Friends List who has killed him on HC has done it in Co-Op. So Im starting to wonder if I am going to have to call in some support :/
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im on if you need a hand, finally did him single handed on hardcore more outta luck and timing than anything else.
managed to get over to the chain gun and cut him down with that :mrgreen:
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Everytime I manage to get on the Chain gun the Krill appear above and take me down :(
If I dont manage to kill him this weekend I WILL be seeking outside help :)
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Well had my 1st taste of GOW yesterday at a mates place... wasnt bad but the running in straight lines and the stupid cover thing peed me off within seconds, dont know if ill buy it or not yet, need to mull it over
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Well if you dont like the cover thing then i wouldnt recommend getting it, as the cover thing is what you will be doing for most of the game :P
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Fecking General Raam on Hardcore SP is pretty much impossible :s I have spent a good hour giving him a dose of torque bow and long shot but still he kills me :/
Fecking AI Dom is a hinderance too :/
Thats the dude on the train right?
While since I did it but basically tell your computer AI mate to stand still at the bottom of the train and use him as a diversion.
Then whenever the nub is attacking him with the bats crossbow him or better yet snipe him in the head. Just run round in circles staying in the light and sniping him and hes a dead man. Hard as f**k but if you cba to do it hes a geadman. Basically ignore the gun turret and do it old school.
He is a twat tho.
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Everytime I manage to get on the Chain gun the Krill appear above and take me down :(
If I dont manage to kill him this weekend I WILL be seeking outside help :)
think he got stuck when i tried it, if you stay in the light until hes got his krill back then your safe, then i just ran up to the gun and started laying into him, soon as he sent his krill at me, he was cut down in a second!
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I killed him on co-op, it feels dirty though tbh.
A fiend asked if I wanted a hand, I said yes...
He joined, I tooled up (TB and LS) and he kept the lancer...
...30secs later RAAM was dead and I was laughing / crying and moaning ;)
The mistake I was making was running away too early. In co-op we hid behind the first barrier and as RAAM approached I asked my m8 when we should run. His reply was "when RAAM comes around the barrier". At this point I knew that I had been fleeing far too early and that was why I was dying !
Bloody RAAM !! :)
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congrats on the RAAM takedown, hope the raamifications of doing it via co-op dont come back to haunt you :lol: :mrgreen:
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*waaaa waaaaa waaaaaaaaaaa*
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I managed to do it on my own, I was hoping someone would show up to help me because I was having a right old time trying to get from the rear of the house to the APC. The stomper kept taking it out before I could get there or I would get a grenade to the back of my head.
Who wants to do it in insane with me? :D
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Just ordered myself a copy, and a copy of test drive unlimited off of ebay for £19 !
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I might well be up for trying insane all the way through :lol:
let me know a date / time, ive been keeping busy enough playing battlefield 2 and sup comm beta not to switch the 360 on :mrgreen:
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Sunday/Monday should be ok, otherwise next weekend.
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Got this delivered yesterday - jesus the graphics are good !!
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Just gone through act one on hardcore via co op, god damn best 360 game ever.
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sorry was about on the monday but didnt see you online, ive booked thursday and friday to use up some of my holidays before i lose em if anyones about then :lol:
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feel free to give me a shout if I am online; chances are Ill Co-op unless Ive sorted out playing with other people :)
I totally enjoyed playing it through on Insane, I think its the first game ever (in 15+ years) of gaming that I have played through twice :o
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where does the best deal at the moement? want to get it by crimbo though. seen it on Pcworld for £35. anyone seen a better deal?
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exept playasia, cheapest ive seen is £34.99, in blockbuster. thats where i just got it from.
hope it is as good as everyone says. gonna give it a blast tonight