View Full Version : Gears of War 2
leowyatt
09-10-2008, 13:55
After watching the lastest developer diary I've decided to start a thread where we can talk about it. I'll add links to the videos as I find them :)
Every Gun Has A Story (http://www.gametrailers.com/player/40092.html)
Delta Blues (http://www.gametrailers.com/player/40401.html)
Enter the Horde
(http://www.gametrailers.com/player/40653.html)
Never Fight Alone (http://www.gametrailers.com/player/41131.html)
Top 5 Deadliest Locusts (http://www.gametrailers.com/player/40848.html)
From the looks of it the MP has been improved alot which is great. Sadly there is no more rolling shotgun killing (Colin you can rejoice ;D) but there is some great maps on the way. If you watch the Never Fight Alone video you'll see a map called avalanche which looks to have an excellent game mechanic where you guessed it an avalanche blasts through the town killing anyone not in a building or in the back of a truck ;)
One of the biggies for me with the game as a whole is the fact the kill achievements have been changed so you don't have to play just the ranked MP matches to get them the are spread across the campaign, etc.
NokkonWud
09-10-2008, 14:12
Being able to get the kills in Co-Op, local and ranked MP is a massive plus for me.
Being able to get the kills in Co-Op, local and ranked MP is a massive plus for me.
Definitely.
I saw my local gamestation is still advertising the pre-order deal with the model and cog tag, so think i'll have to enquire there another day :) Need to check who my pre-order is with currently and if the price difference is much.
leowyatt
09-10-2008, 19:23
That is the deal I have Jen :)
Seems it's only £3 more than my current pre-order with game so think I'll get that sorted when I'm there next :) I like getting pre-order stuff :D
Hmmm, may have to go in tomorrow and pre-order with that deal. Have already made sure I have most of that day free to be able to enjoy the game in its finest.
Psymonkee
09-10-2008, 22:12
Since learning of the horde mode (aka TK Frenzy \0/) I shall be picking this up. No decent highstreet stores near me though :(
Probably get it from work (-10% :p)
Must go and pre-order this, I keep forgetting :o
leowyatt
10-10-2008, 10:35
go go go
I really want some cogs. Is the gamestation preorder an exclusive thing, in-store?
leowyatt
10-10-2008, 10:54
I think so matey yes it is only instore as I couldn't find it online.
leowyatt
10-10-2008, 11:13
:shocked: :shocked: Just rang and confirmed my pre-order and I should be getting splatter head and cog tags but they want 50 quid for it :shocked: Didn't realise I was buying the fricking special edition ;D
Do you have to put a deposit down for it? Been years since I pre-ordered at a shop so don't know :o
leowyatt
10-10-2008, 11:20
I didn't have to put a deposit down no :) You need to make sure they have allocation as Bootle where I'm getting mine from don't have any more heads and stuff left, but the guy said I should be fine for my bits and bobs :)
Cool :)
My local one never sells out of anything usually so fingers crossed they're fine. When I bought Gears 1, everywhere in Swansea had sold out (which is quite rare anyhow!) but this place in Llanelli had loads of new copies and even pre-owned copies ;D
I'll have to pop in Sunday I think :)
leowyatt
10-10-2008, 11:25
cool, well it'll be good for you to get the stuff :D this will be the first time I've pre-ordered something and got goodies ;D
EDIT: Just spoke to them and seems I've pre-ordered the special edition, only wanted the game ;D
Davey_Pitch
10-10-2008, 12:59
I'm not pre-ordering this :( Simply can't afford it if I want to get Fable 2 when it comes out (which I do). It's only 3 weeks after this that it's my birthday so I'll hopefully pick it up then along with Fallout 3.
NokkonWud
10-10-2008, 13:27
Oh, ShopTo.net have knocked some money off the Fallout 3 Collectors Edition. £6 to be precise, now making it £49 as opposed to the £55 it was.
I'm not pre-ordering this :( Simply can't afford it if I want to get Fable 2 when it comes out (which I do). It's only 3 weeks after this that it's my birthday so I'll hopefully pick it up then along with Fallout 3.
Don't worry, we'll still be playing it then :D
leowyatt
10-10-2008, 14:11
Any chance you could swing it on a rental?? Might be worth a pop ;)
Davey_Pitch
10-10-2008, 14:51
Oh I'll definitely be adding it to the rental list, but I know the chances of me getting it quickly are pretty slim.
Really looking forward to getting a Horde team together and then pairing off to nail the campaign :) Though I may well end up doing what I did last time - do normal on my tod and pair up to go through insane... we'll see :)
This will probably be the first thing to really give my speakers a workout too :cool:
NokkonWud
10-10-2008, 15:02
Well I'll 100% definitely be getting it.
leowyatt
10-10-2008, 15:06
Horde is going to be intense :)
You never know Davey you might get it the day it's out, I struck gold with Bioshock the other year from Swap Game :)
I've never played through Gears 1 by myself, always in co-op so I'll probably do the same with this :)
I still think it's a shame they have no 4 player co-op campaign. It would fit better in this than Halo - there are actually 4 squad members, not just 3 random Elites who appear to fill the roll ;D
leowyatt
10-10-2008, 15:09
It was ok on my own but co-op was a right laugh with both you Jen and Daz :D
I'll probably do it solo so I know what is going on, it'll be interesting to see if they have separate achievements for each difficulty or if they stack. Infact I'm off to find out.....
EDIT: Daz Gears 3 will have 4 player co-op, I'd put good money on it.
leowyatt
16-10-2008, 11:26
MP hands on (http://uk.xbox360.ign.com/articles/920/920013p1.html) with IGN, this game is going to rock :) Who is up for Horde then? You might need to put an entire evening aside to attempt it.
Davey_Pitch
16-10-2008, 12:18
Yup, count me in for Horde :)
Also, who's up for co-op through Hardcore from the off? I fancy going into the (near) deep end right off the bat :D
If it's an available option (it wasn't in Gears 1) count me in for sure :)
In for Horde too :D I dont think we'll ever complete it, by the sounds of it she'll require a massive investment of effort, something only students could muster ;D
leowyatt
16-10-2008, 12:38
I'm game for co-op if people are up for it. We'll need to split into pairs but will be a right laugh.
Horde will be awesome, infact most of the MP will be too!
If it's an available option (it wasn't in Gears 1) count me in for sure :)
Hardcore was available iirc, it was Insane that had to be unlocked :)
I'm up for co-op and horde. Should be a great laugh :D
Who wants to be my partner then? :cool:
leowyatt
16-10-2008, 15:36
That is right Jen, insane was unlocked after hardcore. Seems again the difficulty achievements don't stack so we're going to have to go through them all, oh well ;D
I'm easy fnar!!! ;D
The difficulty achievements stacked in Gears 1 :) I never went through on Hardcore but have the achievements!
leowyatt
16-10-2008, 18:15
oh :o well hardcore it is!!
Psymonkee
16-10-2008, 18:23
I'm in for the co-op stuff. Not very good though :p
leowyatt
16-10-2008, 18:26
Not very good though :p
Neither are we ;D
NokkonWud
16-10-2008, 18:31
Is it 4-player co-op or something?
leowyatt
16-10-2008, 18:32
No it is 2 player co-op. There is a larger co-op game called Horde but sadly the main game is still only 2 :'(
NokkonWud
16-10-2008, 18:34
Thought so. You bloody confusers you!
leowyatt
16-10-2008, 18:37
Thought so. You bloody confusers you!
muahahahahah (http://www.flasherdotfiles.org/S/evilaf02.wav)
SiD the Turtle
18-10-2008, 21:05
I've pre-ordered the limited edition on Zavvi for £39 which is the cheapest now that Amazon jacked up their prices. I've not used them before though, so fingers crossed it arrives when it should.
Streeteh
18-10-2008, 21:09
I've only heard good things about zavvi, you should be safe. Wonder if there's any truth to the 'this won't be released on the PC, but this time we mean it!' cliffyB comment? Will be interesting to see how that pans out as they said the same thing about gears 1, if it doesn't get released i'll end up purchasing a 360 for this and NG2.
NokkonWud
18-10-2008, 22:05
I've pre-ordered the limited edition on Zavvi for £39 which is the cheapest now that Amazon jacked up their prices. I've not used them before though, so fingers crossed it arrives when it should.
Nice to see you aboard BD Sid. Thanks for joining.
I very nearly pre-ordered with Zavvi but I didn't want to risk it just in case they took a few days.
So instead, I'll watch how it goes for you :D You can be the guinea pig ;)
SiD the Turtle
18-10-2008, 22:34
Nice to see you aboard BD Sid. Thanks for joining.
No probs, somewhere else for me to spam about consoles!
I very nearly pre-ordered with Zavvi but I didn't want to risk it just in case they took a few days.
So instead, I'll watch how it goes for you :D You can be the guinea pig ;)
You know, I was thinking of pre-ordering something else before Gears to test the waters, but I don't have the time at the moment to buy anything else! In fact I'm studying for a certification and my target is to not buy any games and pass by the 7th of November so I can play Gears. Except I'm on here and not studying!
I've pre-ordered the limited edition on Zavvi for £39 which is the cheapest now that Amazon jacked up their prices. I've not used them before though, so fingers crossed it arrives when it should.
I've done the same. Also getting Banjo from them for £35 and now with the free arcade title :)
NokkonWud
24-10-2008, 19:03
The game has been leaked and some people are playing it at this LAN. Not had a go yet, but have been watching it and I must say it's absolutely jawdroppingly fantasticly amazingly beautiful. Looking at it it's hard to believe they have improved it so much, sharper, more on screen, it's incredible.
No one will be disappointed with the visuals of it which blows Gears of War (1) out of the water.
Davey_Pitch
24-10-2008, 23:20
That's impressive, considering Gears 1 is still one of the best looking games of all time. New leader of the pack, graphically do you think?
leowyatt
25-10-2008, 00:44
Saw some screen shots over on the avforums from people playing Gears 2 and man oh man does it look sweet :D
NokkonWud
25-10-2008, 01:12
That's impressive, considering Gears 1 is still one of the best looking games of all time. New leader of the pack, graphically do you think?
Absolutely. I'm slack-jawed. Nothing comes close to this, I don't care if you're talking about Stalker or Crysis or anything on the horizon, I've not seen anything that looks as good as that. The visual stylization of it is brilliant, as GoW was. This just takes what GoW had and multiplies it.
Piggymon
25-10-2008, 13:25
[useless info] I'm making 3,000 beanie hats with the GOW2 logo on ! [/useless info]
:D
leowyatt
25-10-2008, 13:28
Can I have one :D pwwwwweeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaasssssssssseeeeeeeeeee
Piggymon
25-10-2008, 13:30
Already said to Jamie I was going to try and get one for you ;) .. still working on the monkeh hat for Kitten as well :D
leowyatt
25-10-2008, 13:35
woooohooooo :party2:
Already said to Jamie I was going to try and get one for you ;) .. still working on the monkeh hat for Kitten as well :D
Ahem, AHEM....I think it was me that suggested getting one for him. Told you he'd cream his pants ;D
A GoW2 hat? :shocked::shocked: Cooooool :D
leowyatt
25-10-2008, 14:10
Told you he'd cream his pants ;D
:o and probably over Sinead at the time ;D
*headshot* ... Anyway... The screenshots I've seen of it, and my bad memory, do make me think that its a clear step up over GOW1. Some of the views look amazing. Reminds me a bit of Halo 3 where you stop and look out to the distance. Fantastic scenery. I just hope that theres no General Ramm style ending as that really annoyed me.
NokkonWud
25-10-2008, 14:31
3,010 beanies! I'd like one please! :D:D
Davey_Pitch
25-10-2008, 15:54
I'd take one as well :D
Just to confirm, when I said cooooooool, that meant 'yes please I would quite like one if it's at all possible' :D
Piggymon
25-10-2008, 18:41
I'll see what I can do guys :)
NokkonWud
25-10-2008, 19:11
I'll see what I can do guys :)
:lubu::lubu::party1::angel::party2:;D;D
I can get a little carried away.
I've not pre-ordered this for 2 reasons:
1) I'm planning to pick up a new 360 later this year (hope to get a Jasper revision) so will probably get that at the same time either as part of a bundle and/or haggle the price down by picking up a few new releases at the same time.
2) All my pre-orders are usually placed with vouchers/codes/cashback to get the best pre-order price at the time BUT more recently games have been cheaper to pickup either on release or within a week.
I've still not completed many of GoW 1 achievements (Co-op, Hardcore/Insane etc.) either :(
I've cancelled my pre-order for the LE now. Decided I'd rather go round some supermarkets on the Friday and get the normal version for less. There's just been too many good supermarket deals lately to do it any other way really. :)
Well I've ended up pre-ordering the standard edition through Amazon seeing as I had £22.50 worth of vouchers to use, £36.97 - £22.50 = £14.47 plus 1 day delivery with the one month Primetime trial.
I also ordered a new DAB/FM radio alarm clock at the same time so I've paid full price for one or the other.
leowyatt
26-10-2008, 15:50
Nice price there Zico. I currently have the LE ordered from gamestation but think I'll just do what I have done with Fable 2 and go buy it from the cheapest supermarket. I'm hoping beyong hope that Sainsburys stick it on offer again ;)
Talking to Nokkon the other day a group of players completed all the levels on Horde and it took them 6 1/2 hours :shocked:
Talking to Nokkon the other day a group of players completed all the levels on Horde and it took them 6 1/2 hours :shocked:
Time to store up the energy drinks/food for a horde session then?
I've cancelled my pre-order for the LE now. Decided I'd rather go round some supermarkets on the Friday and get the normal version for less. There's just been too many good supermarket deals lately to do it any other way really. :)
Its got to the point now that it's hardly worth pre-ordering unless you have got some great codes. One store or another seems to be doing a new game for £30 or sometimes less on launch weekends.
I got gears for £32 using a 7.50 off voucher that came with my quaterly club card statement. Then minus quidco of course :)
I only pre-order now if I can get games around that price.
NokkonWud
26-10-2008, 21:24
Aye, I've noticed that online isn't what it used to be. ShopTo are giving money off vouchers with everything now.
Streeteh
27-10-2008, 09:17
Supermarkets have realized if they sell things like games for a pittance (sometimes even at a loss!) people will tend to do their food shopping while they're there, often netting more of a profit per person in one shopping outing than any games store could get. This is why Sainsburys were practically giving 360s + Wiis away, they were actually making a loss on their console sales, unfortunately that all backfired when Game managers bought nearly all of their units to 'pad out their stock'.
leowyatt
28-10-2008, 11:48
Making it Bigger (http://uk.xbox360.ign.com/articles/924/924126p1.html)
Piggymon
30-10-2008, 08:12
My boss has been in a rubbish mood this week so I haven't been able to ask and we're finishing them off tomorrow :/
Will try my best.
leowyatt
30-10-2008, 08:14
If you can get one \o/ if not, don't worry I know how hard it can be when your boss is in fowl moods and you are trying to find the right time to ask stuff :)
leowyatt
30-10-2008, 14:32
Launch Trailer (http://www.gametrailers.com/player/42088.html)
Piggymon
30-10-2008, 21:35
Can't get any guys and gals .. sorry :(
They are being delivered to Gamestation though so look out for them being given away at the shop !
leowyatt
30-10-2008, 21:40
no worries Sinead, thanks for trying :) Will keep my eyes peeled and if I see any I'll tell people I know the girly who made them ;)
leowyatt
30-10-2008, 23:30
Someone already has the Seriously 2.0 achievement.
Thanks for trying Piggy :)
Someone already has the Seriously 2.0 achievement.
Oooh dear bet that'll have been glitched :/
leowyatt
31-10-2008, 11:58
No glitch Jen he just spent 2-3 days playing the last level over and over again.
Davey_Pitch
31-10-2008, 12:50
No glitch Jen he just spent 2-3 days playing the last level over and over again.
You know him?
leowyatt
31-10-2008, 13:02
I don't know him but saw a thread about it on digg
Davey_Pitch
31-10-2008, 13:16
Ah right. At least it proves the achievement is very gettable should you want it bad enough. I'd do it if I had every other achievement, but if Horde and other online modes are as fun as I hope then I'd expect the achievement will come naturally with time anyway :)
leowyatt
31-10-2008, 15:59
Yeah I'm just going to play the game to start with and then I'll try and get 1000 after awhile. Saw a video today of the new maps and they look great, can't wait for this game :D
Seems my local Gamestation is doing a midnight launch for this. Tempted to go. Manager said there were freebies. :D
I've never been to a midnight launch despite wanting to various times so seems a good opportunity :D
Piggymon
02-11-2008, 19:56
Oooh the freebies might be the hats ! :D
Let me know
That's what I'm hoping :D
NokkonWud
02-11-2008, 22:23
Throw several on your head and run like the wind. I want one! :p
Well the manager knows me (albeit not enough to give me a job :() so I'll see what I can do :D
How the **** is everyone playing it here.
Don't tell me your all pirates
No one has got it on here :huh:
NokkonWud
02-11-2008, 22:53
How the **** is everyone playing it here.
Don't tell me your all pirates
Tried reading the thread? lol
leowyatt
02-11-2008, 23:08
How the **** is everyone playing it here.
Don't tell me your all pirates
cheets botches the observation roll ;D
Davey_Pitch
03-11-2008, 02:20
Leo, you still up for Hardcore co-op from the start? When do you get it? :)
leowyatt
03-11-2008, 08:32
oh yeah :cool:
Davey_Pitch
03-11-2008, 09:42
Are you picking up your copy on Friday or have you pre-ordered it from a web shop?
leowyatt
03-11-2008, 09:47
I have pre-ordered it but will probably just end up tescoing it like I did with Fable 2 ;)
Davey_Pitch
03-11-2008, 09:54
I'll hold fire if I get it early then. Or maybe just play the first level. Or two. :D
leowyatt
03-11-2008, 09:57
cheers :) should have mine midnight Friday ;)
should have mine midnight Friday ;)
Snap if anyone wants a game Friday :D
NokkonWud
03-11-2008, 12:02
I think I'll stick with Thursday ;).
We have people round Friday night, but I happen to have the day off, so will hopefully get a good sesh in during the day :)
I'll definitely be about in the day on Friday :D
leowyatt
03-11-2008, 12:23
I'll be at work on the Friday during the day :p
Might be around Friday night though, but Saturday is out due to pyrotechnics.
NokkonWud
03-11-2008, 12:31
Pull a sicky like the majority of 360 owners :p. It's Emergence Day and all your help is needed to fight off the locust hordes!
leowyatt
03-11-2008, 12:34
Well I am feeling pretty crappy at the moment with a cold on the way :'(
Davey_Pitch
03-11-2008, 13:16
I think I'm coming down with something as well. Feeling relatively ok when I'm sat down, but when I get up and start doing work, I start to get clamy, hot and slightly dizzy. I had something like this in February and it kept me off for nearly a week :/
I had something similar a while back, nasty virus :(
Eurogamer review (http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=281039)
Like the original, on one level, Gears 2 is a brilliant advertisement for Unreal Engine 3, glorying in soft-body physics, glinting textures, and massive explosions. Even after a year of non-stop eye candy, Epic's series provides some of the most fiercely pretty visuals you'll get the chance to look at, even if its world is so charmingly ugly. Yet on another level, the game's a calling card from a developer that continues to mature in design as well as technology. The first game slowed down the crazy pace of Unreal Tournament - forcing you into using the environment every bit as much as the weapon-set - and the sequel continues to build on that with ease, but alongside the bare mechanics, Gears of War 2 shows a new interest in stories and varying the action. Best of all, it has the native intelligence to bring both aspects together.
9/10
NokkonWud
03-11-2008, 16:20
Thought Eurogamer would have given a 10/10 to be honest. Pretty shocked really.
I expected a 9, simply because it's more evolution than revolution. The Trouble in Paradise to the original Viva Pinata. Fable II and Fallout 3 are (as I read it) so much more than their predecessors, whereas this one will be largely the same fundamental game but expanded well.
NokkonWud
03-11-2008, 16:37
But shouldn't games be reviewed on their own merits. Now, this might not be the case, but I'd expect Gears of War 2 to be a better game than Fable 2. If you're reviewing a game in comparison to its predecessor then the scores actually begin to mean very little.
Psymonkee
03-11-2008, 16:45
I'm grabbing it from the cheapest place come Friday and will probably not play it for 6 months.
Send me an invite though - you never know :p
But shouldn't games be reviewed on their own merits. Now, this might not be the case, but I'd expect Gears of War 2 to be a better game than Fable 2. If you're reviewing a game in comparison to its predecessor then the scores actually begin to mean very little.
In terms of comparing to predecessors, they serve as useful yardsticks imo. In terms of comparing to Fable, they're different genre's, and aren't directly comparable. If you took the 2 best examples of games in their genres, your opinion on which is better is based on which genre you prefer to play.
Eurogamer gave the original Gears (http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=70109&page=3) 8/10 (http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=69696&page=2). This is more of the same, done better, and got a higher score, which is about right. I think the extra point to Fable and Fallout are justified if they did indeed revolutionise, or define those franchises.
It's obviously down to the reviewer/review site. I read a lot of Eurogamer and 9 is what I expected based on how they've reviewed previously :)
Davey_Pitch
03-11-2008, 16:53
IGN US gave Gears a 9.5 (they gave Fallout 9.6), and IGN UK gave it 9.2. Not read the reviews yet though, it'll give me something to do if I'm in work tomorrow.
I hate scoring games, it's such a minefield.
If I had my way, no review site would ever use a score out of 10 :p
leowyatt
03-11-2008, 17:24
I don't care what the reviews say I'm stoked for this game and getting it regardless ;D
I always thought a score out of 20 was the way to go. 10 is too restrictive and inevitably gets split into tenths, in which case you might as well use a percentage.. but then out of 100 is too picky. Should I buy one game over another because it scored 95% compared to 94%? And how do you qualify that 1%?
Give it a score out of 20 and you can at least eliminate splitting points in half.
NokkonWud
04-11-2008, 14:03
20 would be a good one, though Edge have always used 10 and have given out that perfect 10/10 around 8 times in their history (sadly though they gave it to Halo 3 and Half-Life 2, neither of which are 10's).
I quite like EGM's school rating system (A+/B-/D+ etc..) as it's a change. Alternately, I was always a massive fan of CVG's old school 'High-Five' system.
Edge are pretty good with their scoring most of the time. They seem to appreciate that 5/10 isn't a crap game, it's an average game. While far too many other places and people see 7/10 as average and anything lower than that as crap.
I don't think I've ever played a game that deserves 10/10 though, to me that would be suggesting it couldn't be faulted which imo doesn't exist.
NokkonWud
04-11-2008, 20:51
10 out of 10 only means 'approaching perfect' when you break itdown into percentages when you discount that 0/10 isn't possible.
I'm assuming you mean if a game got 95-99% it would get 10/10 because it's rounded up?
It still doesn't sit comfortably with me, and believe me, I've had enough arguments over the point of a scoring system in the past :p I'm extremely glad that my latest reviewing spot doesn't require scores. Nothing more annoying than getting a comment about how the score was wrong and how it should have been a whole 4% more :rolleyes: Try reading the review instead of staring at the score ffs!
w00t! 'spatched!*
*This is the abbreviated term I just came up with for 'dispatched'. I recognise the irony that I'm having to explain it.
leowyatt
05-11-2008, 10:45
well my copy is somewhere in a lorry :p
Davey_Pitch
05-11-2008, 12:44
Mine has been dispatched as well, but it's going to work and I've been signed off for a week with my back (it's gone again). I'll have to either see if Lynnie can nip in and get it for me, or ask one of the guys in work to bring it around for me.
leowyatt
05-11-2008, 12:48
git :p
Ouch, hope your back feels better soon.
Mine's getting picked up tomorrow night :)
leowyatt
05-11-2008, 12:56
Oh yeah :o hope your back feels better, the git part was your game being dispatched ;D
Davey_Pitch
05-11-2008, 13:04
At least the bad back will give me plenty of time with Fallout, Dead Space and Gears, as sitting down on the couch is one of the few things I can do without too much pain.
NokkonWud
05-11-2008, 13:05
I'm assuming you mean if a game got 95-99% it would get 10/10 because it's rounded up?
It still doesn't sit comfortably with me, and believe me, I've had enough arguments over the point of a scoring system in the past :p I'm extremely glad that my latest reviewing spot doesn't require scores. Nothing more annoying than getting a comment about how the score was wrong and how it should have been a whole 4% more :rolleyes: Try reading the review instead of staring at the score ffs!
As 0% or 0/10 isn't a plausible score, then it would have to work like:
1-10% = 1/10
11-20% = 2/10
21-30% = 3/10
31-40% = 4/10
41-50% = 5/10
51-60% = 6/10
61-70% = 7/10
71-80% = 8/10
81-90% = 9/10
91-100% = 10/10
£29 in Sainsburys on Friday I hear. I might just nip down there, not that I can recall ever seeing a 360 game in my local one. Mainly PS2 it seemed.
leowyatt
05-11-2008, 17:12
I might grab one from the one in bootle well walton :)
Oooo
Gears Of War 2 [Limited Collector's Edition] £39.00 1 £39.00 Dispatched
I'm getting quite fond of Zavvi. :)
Oooo
Gears Of War 2 [Limited Collector's Edition] £39.00 1 £39.00 Dispatched
I'm getting quite fond of Zavvi. :)
Damn, nice price! I wish Play had this on offer as I have £39 in my play funds account :p
Asda are meant to be doing it for £30 too.
I'm still going to see what the midnight launch is like at my Gamestation, I'll no doubt pay over the odds but sounds fun and for once I can afford it :)
Asda £30 oh yeah
staff discount off that :D
Matblack
05-11-2008, 20:43
I'm as bothered about this as others seem to be about Fallout 3 :/
MB
leowyatt
05-11-2008, 20:48
Asda too? oh yeah I can get it at midnight then
Asda too? oh yeah I can get it at midnight then
According to hotukdeals.com yup :D
leowyatt
05-11-2008, 20:56
get in my son! get in :cool:
get in my son! get in :cool:
ok /me gets in leowyatts car
I am going at midnight 10% of £30 = £3 - £30 = £27 :shocked:
Every big release seems to be £30 or under now, credit crunch is useful for one thing at least.
Psymonkee
05-11-2008, 23:11
Bah :(
My pre-order has dispatched :(
Oooh Asda.... That was packed for GTA4. Midnight Asda is twice as far away as daytime Asda here. Its 10 whole minutes away. I cba driving that far :D
Creature
06-11-2008, 00:49
Why oh why did I decide to get this for my birthday :( Still gotta wait 3 weeks :(
Claim it was for last years birthday and get it now :D
Looks like Morrisons are also doing this for £29.99: http://www.hotukdeals.com/item/270822/gears-of-war-2-29-99-morrisons/
leowyatt
06-11-2008, 12:47
yeah but those lazy people don't open till I have to leave for work :p
SiD the Turtle
06-11-2008, 14:23
Well I am impressed with Zavvi. It just arrived after being dispatched yesterday and is very securely packaged. I would get other games from there but then again it looks like future purchases will be in supermarkets judging by their prices!
leowyatt
06-11-2008, 14:26
Gametrailers gave it 9.5 :) just finished the video review.
Asda are selling it for £32 from midnight as well!
Psymonkee
06-11-2008, 14:46
Mine is here and I'm up for some co-op action from 5 onwards.
Not played a GoW game in a while so might be a shade rusty :p
I'll have mine at midnight :D
And then available for co-op all of tomorrow afaik :)
I'll have mine after I wake up and fetch it tomorrow :D
leowyatt
06-11-2008, 15:01
I'll be at work :( wishing I was able to play :'(
Psymonkee
06-11-2008, 15:24
darn working 9 - 6 tomorrow :(
NokkonWud
06-11-2008, 16:14
Limited Edition packaging is lovely. Very nice job. Steelbox too.
SiD the Turtle
06-11-2008, 16:34
It is. I don't dare take it out of the wrapper at work though. Some filthy person will come and put their mitts all over it!
*Clutches limited edition tightly*
Limited Edition packaging is lovely. Very nice job. Steelbox too.
It is.
Just started on Hardcore though I've had to stop for now as I've fatherly duties :)
On second thoughts I might go pick it up from a supermarket tonight you know. May as well save the reward points I was going to spend, it'll be the same price anyway.
leowyatt
06-11-2008, 16:51
I'm going to give Asda a crack at midnight I think.
Tesco's is my best bet, unless Morrisons is 24 hours?
leowyatt
06-11-2008, 17:08
Don't think they are Daz they shut at 8pm.
Tesco are probably doing it for £37
Do Tesco not get involved with this £30 goodness? Rubbish!
leowyatt
06-11-2008, 17:24
no they don't Daz, which is why I took my copy back and got Fable 2 from Sainsburys.
Nah, it's Asda, Sainsburys and Morrisons that are around £30.
I'll be off in erm 7hrs ;D
Don't think they are Daz they shut at 8pm.
Tesco are probably doing it for £37
So thats less reasons to shop at Morrisons then. Silly store. I doubt I'll be doing a midnight run. I'm probably going to be at a gig.
Davey_Pitch
06-11-2008, 18:43
I haz my copy, but I'll be waiting till Leo is ready tomorrow to play it, if I can resist. I can always start a single player game myself then co-op with Leo hosting. Decisions decisions :D
leowyatt
06-11-2008, 19:10
Go for it matey I won't be able to play till tomorrow after work anyway so if you want to re-do some bits then fine by me :D
Even though it breaks my little heart to put Fallout 3 down I couldn't not pop Gears 2 in.
Bloody Hell it's good!
I never did Gears 1 coop; (nobody loves me) but I'm really interested in running through this with someone at some point!
I'm on level 2 of the first chapter and already I'm getting the old frustrations from the first game where you have to keep restarting from the same checkpoint over and over. I'm sure it'll get better but having to do it at the start of the game is just annoying.
NokkonWud
06-11-2008, 20:40
I haz my copy, but I'll be waiting till Leo is ready tomorrow to play it, if I can resist. I can always start a single player game myself then co-op with Leo hosting. Decisions decisions :D
Was that from Gameplay ? My mate didn't get his through and he's in a right strop tonight, lol.
NokkonWud
06-11-2008, 20:47
Even though it breaks my little heart to put Fallout 3 down I couldn't not pop Gears 2 in.
Bloody Hell it's good!
I never did Gears 1 coop; (nobody loves me) but I'm really interested in running through this with someone at some point!
I started to, then you left for food like a wuss and never returned.
Davey_Pitch
06-11-2008, 21:09
Was that from Gameplay ? My mate didn't get his through and he's in a right strop tonight, lol.
Yup, arrived at some point today, had to go into school after everyone left to pick it up :D
Christ, can't believe I'm giving up at the start of level 2 on normal difficulty, having completed the first game on Insane. Just had about ten attempts at this ridiculous mortar bit and can't be arsed sitting through the 90 seconds of scripted stuff yet again before the action starts. Disappointing. Will try again tomorrow and go back to Fallout 3 for now.
I'm on level 2 of the first chapter and already I'm getting the old frustrations from the first game where you have to keep restarting from the same checkpoint over and over. I'm sure it'll get better but having to do it at the start of the game is just annoying.
I'm completely stuck.
Playing on Hardcore, everything fine until the first vehicle section; it's right at the very start of the damn game.
I just can't kill the very first reaver on the left with the chain gun. It always over heats and I always die. Tried 15 times now, just can't figure it out.
Not the way to leave first impressions.
Christ, can't believe I'm giving up at the start of level 2 on normal difficulty, having completed the first game on Insane. Just had about ten attempts at this ridiculous mortar bit and can't be arsed sitting through the 90 seconds of scripted stuff yet again before the action starts. Disappointing. Will try again tomorrow and go back to Fallout 3 for now.
This is exactly the bit I'm on. So frustrated now.
Davey_Pitch
06-11-2008, 21:15
Part of a review I read did mention that Hardcore and Insane are much harder than the same level in the previous game. Maybe Leo and I should start on Normal before going through Hardcore :D
Exact same bit I quit on. I'm emptying clips into it but there's not enough time to get it; presumably you have to get the rider or something. :dunno:
Can't see first time players liking this one bit after the gentle intro.
Daz I think we should start on normal, but I am a wimp :D
Me too :D
Did it with the last Gears and with Halo. Do the normal setting, then leapfrog one to the hardest :)
Exact same bit I quit on. I'm emptying clips into it but there's not enough time to get it; presumably you have to get the rider or something. :dunno:
Can't see first time players liking this one bit after the gentle intro.
Got through it and I swear I didn't do anything different. If anything I was slightly less accurate.
Since that point and before it I haven't actually died; strange. All I can say is perservere :)
Psymonkee
06-11-2008, 23:19
Firing up now :)
Since Nokkon's not responding to me (:() anyone fancy some co-op? :D
Got through it and I swear I didn't do anything different. If anything I was slightly less accurate.
Since that point and before it I haven't actually died; strange. All I can say is perservere :)
Just did it on the first attempt...... after I realised you could man the minigun. :o
Should have read your post more closely!
We had to go and grab some stuff so tried Asda and Sainsbury's on the off chance, but neither of them would budge, and neither are 24 hour... bah!
Will have to pop to Morrisons in the morning :)
leowyatt
07-11-2008, 00:45
Well turns out I really can't be arsed going to Asda :p I'm just going to call Sainsburys tomorrow and reserve a copy collect it on the way home from work. Right now I'm knackered and off to bed :p
You wimp :p
We just battled torrential rain to get my copy from Gamestation :D Also got a Splatterhead model which looks rather cool :cool:
The bloke that got his copy first sounded far too excited as he bounded out of the store ;D
Psymonkee
07-11-2008, 01:47
hahaha @ over excited madman :D
Pic of splatterhead would be cool though :)
Ta da :D
Still boxed as I'm not sure whether I'm keeping it or selling it (the figure that is, the game's going nowhere :p). It is cool though so I think I'll keep it.
http://www.halycopter.com/images/gears2.jpg
Oh and my apologies for Sonic getting in the way, he's always desperate to get a photo taken ;) Luckily Tails kept out the way this time :D
Psymonkee
07-11-2008, 02:33
Very cool :)
no need to apologise for Sonic either - he was responsible for my upbringing :D
Me too :D
If I had a disposable income of any value, I'd have so many random game figures and cuddly toys :o
Psymonkee
07-11-2008, 02:51
I know what you mean :D
Hmmmm idea for thread...
picked mine up from asda bout 9 people in the queue
Hmmmm idea for thread...
Get to it :D
Piggymon
07-11-2008, 08:19
Booo... no hats :(
leowyatt
07-11-2008, 08:31
Nice one Jen on getting the figurine :D
Will be making a phone call in around an hour ;)
Psymonkee
07-11-2008, 09:25
Get to it :D
Sleep/work combo first :(
Davey_Pitch
07-11-2008, 09:51
I've got Gears sat next to me, I've got Leo's ok to start playing it, and I'm still going to play Fallout. That definitely speaks volumes about how good Fallout is. I need Leo to drag me away from it tonight I think!
leowyatt
07-11-2008, 10:21
I'm sure I can manage that dude :D
Copy reserved at Sainsburys Rice Lane so will pick up after work tonight. If you do decide to give it a whirl don't get too far ahead :p
NokkonWud
07-11-2008, 13:18
I have pushed through Fable 2 just to get more Fallout 3 time. Is it bad I see Gears of War 2 and Little Big Planet as time consumers against Fallout 3?
Picked it up from Morrisons as planned :D Just ran through the multiplayer tutorials to refresh my memory of the controls :D
I feel left out..... Can I say damn you all out of jealousy? lol /Resist urge to go buy 360...
leowyatt
07-11-2008, 13:23
You can damn us all no problem :p Now go out and buy yourself a 360 ;)
If I can talk people out of the campaign for 30 minutes or so tonight, or over the weekend I wondered if anyone fancies a quick blast of horde mode?
leowyatt
07-11-2008, 13:29
Yeah Horde sounds good :) Can't do Saturday night though ;D
NokkonWud
07-11-2008, 13:32
I feel left out..... Can I say damn you all out of jealousy? lol /Resist urge to go buy 360...
Do it! Think of all the games!
I'd be up for Horde over the weekend :D
Psymonkee
07-11-2008, 15:02
Saturday Horde sesh? :D
Also really gutted. Morrisons have it for 30 quid and I could have got 10% off that too :angry:
Paid bloom 37 squids too :(
Had a bash at 2 player Horde last night and it was awesome but bloody rock hard. Took us about 2 hours to get to level 10. All I'll say is beware the Bloodmounts!! :shocked:
Saturday Horde sesh? :D
Also really gutted. Morrisons have it for 30 quid and I could have got 10% off that too :angry:
Paid bloom 37 squids too :(
I could have got it for £28 with my blockbuster discount but instead I went for the pricier midnight launch option:o couldn't resist ;D
Had a bash at 2 player Horde last night and it was awesome but bloody rock hard. Took us about 2 hours to get to level 10. All I'll say is beware the Bloodmounts!! :shocked:
I noticed you playing, I guess your game was private as I couldn't join you :(
I noticed you playing, I guess your game was private as I couldn't join you :(
Sorry, my mate was hosting, didn't realise it was set to private.
Sorry, my mate was hosting, didn't realise it was set to private.
Heh not a problem, I joined some public horde game. I just noticed you playing and thought it'd be good to join a friends game rather than randoms.
Had good fun with Act 1 so far :) Does feel a bit disjointed though and as if it's just leaping from set piece to set piece.
Psymonkee
07-11-2008, 19:52
Yep seems to be my experience so far as well.
Some of the animation is dire too...The drilling rig falling off the pass!?<----spoiler
Also the mortar is fun but rather unpredictable imo :(
I found that with the mortar too, cool effects but I didn't really feel in full control of it ;D
Psymonkee
07-11-2008, 19:55
Yeah I fired it and thought **** how far is 50m in this game?!
Dom was not a happy bunny :(
Sheeeeeeeeet. haha not what I was meant to do :D
Davey_Pitch
08-11-2008, 01:23
I liked the Mortar, and as Leo will attest I was rather accurate with it as well, didn't seem to have too much trouble getting it to land on Locust face :D
I kept missing with the mortar until I worked out what you're meant to do. By then some people had got bored and I was left with nothing to mortar.
I really want to play Horde with you lot, bound to be many laughs ahead :D
NokkonWud
08-11-2008, 03:08
I'm up for it.
Psymonkee
08-11-2008, 03:10
sat afternoodle? :)
Sign me up :) Sat aftie sound good.
leowyatt
08-11-2008, 09:51
I liked the Mortar, and as Leo will attest I was rather accurate with it as well, didn't seem to have too much trouble getting it to land on Locust face :D
You were rather deadly with it ;D I wasn't too bad until I figured out how to fire it further :o
Damn clash, Arsenal vs Man Utd on at 12:30...
Fancy starting after this finishes?
added some peeps for some MP
Creature
08-11-2008, 12:15
Damn you all :(
Davey_Pitch
08-11-2008, 14:04
Damn you all :(
Don't worry, I'd be lying if I said it seemed as good as the original from what I've played.
It's better
Who's up for some horde then?
Psymonkee
08-11-2008, 15:48
Once I've got myself warm again :(
Heatings off and I'm freezing despite wearing a hoodie :(
Psymonkee, just setting a game up now. What's your gamertag so I can send you an invite?
Psymonkee
08-11-2008, 16:29
Same as forum name - be there in about 10 :)
If there's room could you toss me an invite please?
Gimpy Moose
Picked this up today so swing me some invites :D
Sorry Psymonkee, it kinda started straight away and my god once started an hour flew by. So intense we couldn't take our eyes off it.
We got to wave 20 and thanks for the game :)
Friends request sent now though :)
Psymonkee
08-11-2008, 18:13
Is cool - was just chilling (if you can call it that) playing SP :D
Chainsaw is where it's at :p
Quick question for guys with the LE and the code for the golden lancer, if you enter it can you still pick the normal lancer as well as the golden or does it replace the standard one? I don't want to enter the code if it replaces the normal one.
Horde was good fun :D
Also reached Act 3 in the campaign and enjoyed Act 2 much more than Act 1.
Added you to my friends list Windle :)
Accepted. I'll be on around 9:30 ish for Multi.
Psymonkee
08-11-2008, 20:55
got the 1st chapter done co-op on hardcore with Mr Gimpy here :p
Now I've been invited to play RB..
NokkonWud
09-11-2008, 02:22
I'm half done on Hardcore. Forgot about pickups so missed the first 5, have them all since amazingly!
Had some awesome multiplayer games tonight with the OcUK Crew. Hail is an awesome map. The hail kills you if you get caught in it.
Bah, only have 1 execution left to pull off but I dont know which one it is :o
I was going to say there's a list somewhere, but guessing you mean you can't remember which one you haven't done? :D
I've only done half of them or so, have to mop it up at some point.
Yeah, wasn't keeping track of what I'd done until I hit about 8 done, then decided I wanted to know what they were.
I really like how the game keeps track of things like Seriously 2.0 and other achievements that involve doing something a number of times. Makes you feel like you're gradually getting somewhere :D
Admittedly I'm only at 500 odd with Seriously 2.0 after half way through the game, but it's nice to see anyhow.
Psymonkee
10-11-2008, 01:08
Aye was gonna mention that too :)
Now I wish other games did it :(
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