I’d be up for some Horde, when you guys get around to it.

MattyJ wrote:

This game is awesome. Has anyone else done Act 4 Chapter 1 yet? Because I really need to talk about it!!!

Finished it the once and going back through on insane so go for it!

The MP is excellent for this too, though I’ve only touched it really.

MattyJ wrote:

Soooooo (SPOILERS FOLKS)

Spoiler:

What did you choose? I panicked and chose Del but am now massively regretting it. Might replay the chapter and chose JD.

The Red Desert is one of my favourite environments in a AAA game to date.

Shit, so they did.

Gears is cancelled, sorry lads.

This guy, I think.

LivDiv wrote:

Tempy wrote:

Also I have no idea what the fuck is going on in the story. I know I didn't play 4, but it's expecting me to remember stuff from Gears 3 which was over 10 years ago. Who the fuck is Niles?

There is a catch up on 4 and catch up on the whole series in the extras menu. Not sure if it covers all the detail missing but might be worth a watch.

I'm on the last Chapter now, it's too late for me

Well I finished it. Felt like it never actually got started, plot is a real mess. Feels fun as hell to play but I just had no idea what was going on at the start or the end. The whole plot seemed to be "get the Hammer of Dawn online" 

Not having a proper antagonist really sucks. There isn't even a stand in like there is in GoW 1 and 2.

There's no story. Niles doesn't matter. Niles is a fuckwit

I didn't say GoW1 didn't have one, I siad there isn't even a stand in for the antagonist like there is in GoW1 and 2: Raam and the Queen Guard thingy from the second game are sort of secondary to the Locust's drive/the Queen as the primary Antagonist, to me, they're just the beat stick that is employed against you. You might feel different, that's just how I remember it.

GoW5 doesn't even have that though, the Swarm have zero personality, they have no big bad, they have no purpose or drive, they just sort of mill about?

In the last act

LivDiv wrote:

Could probably do with a spoiler there Tempy. I'm not fussed about spoilers in this but if I was I would say that is a bit spoilery.

Which bit and i'll edit? If it's the HoD that's like the first mission.

I mean that's just my take on it, other's who are invested my feel different. There is a thing that happens that seems major for fans?

Raam is the Darth Vadar to Myrrah's Emperor Palpatine, imo.

Seen, I haven't played it. Or 4 for that matter.

m8 please

Judgement felt like little tiny shooting gallery bits, like an arcade game, had the dodgy control mapping, got rid of Cog vs Locust in pvp (coloured red vs blue cog instead), maps with far too much verticality, and too much ADS.

It's still Gears and still fun, but there's a reason why it's the one no-one talks about.

I did like the premise of the story though, the trial.