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Bulky 17-09-2011 19:08
Gears of War 3
 
Played the beta , it was everything i had hoped for , anyoneelse getting ?

Tezcatlipoca 17-09-2011 23:38
Re: Gears of War 3
 
Yup, but I'm not sure when. Too many other games out this Autumn. I may see if Mrs D will get it for me for my birthday...

cimt 17-09-2011 23:55
Re: Gears of War 3
 
I'm thinking of going to the midnight launch. I've got people on a couple of forums wanting to do co-op and some MP so it should be good.

Tezcatlipoca 18-09-2011 17:00
Re: Gears of War 3
 
Ah, screw it. I've just ordered it. If I wait, it will just end up clashing with Batman Arkham City / Halo Anniversary / Uncharted 3.

Can't be bothered with midnight launches anymore. I went to the one for Halo 3, and the one for Modern Warfare 2.

Then again, if there's a midnight launch for Mass Effect 3, I think I'd have to go to that...


I'll be up for co-op & MP. Conveniently, I have a week off work from Thursday next week 'till the following Wednesday. Won't be around next Friday though as I'm going to the Eurogamer Expo.

Bulky 20-09-2011 18:27
Re: Gears of War 3
 
This has , without doubt ... One of the most polished , flawless multiplayers i have ever played :)

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Just to add , if anyone wants to play ranked team deathmatch , add me gamertag: bulkylad

Tezcatlipoca 20-09-2011 21:15
Re: Gears of War 3
 
It didn't turn up :(

My fault I guess for not ordering it until Sunday. If it turns up tomorrow, Mrs D will be out all day, so I'll have to then pick it up from the RM depot on Thursday.


Bulky - Have I got you on XBL?

cimt 20-09-2011 21:16
Re: Gears of War 3
 
Loving it so far. I've been playing the story for hours. I've not tried the other modes yet.

Bulky 20-09-2011 23:00
Re: Gears of War 3
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Matt D (Post 35302571)
It didn't turn up :(

My fault I guess for not ordering it until Sunday. If it turns up tomorrow, Mrs D will be out all day, so I'll have to then pick it up from the RM depot on Thursday.


Bulky - Have I got you on XBL?
No , my old tag is in my sig , New one : bulkylad, add me , seriously can't believe how well MP runs after how broken gow2 was , dedicated servers made all the difference !!

Tezcatlipoca 22-09-2011 15:34
Re: Gears of War 3
 
Finally got my Gears 3 Limited Edition :)

Lovely LE. Reminds me of the one for Reach.



Bulky - I'll add you when I log on.

cimt 22-09-2011 15:38
Re: Gears of War 3
 
If you want to do some co-op or multiplayer then invite me if I'm not playing OF: Red River.

Tezcatlipoca 22-09-2011 16:04
Re: Gears of War 3
 
Will do.


I'm off work until Thursday next week :)


Annoyingly, though, I won't be able to play online during the day while I'm off for the next week. Mrs D works from home now, and wouldn't appreciate me using the headset while she's trying to work. I can play while she's working, but just singleplayer with the headphones on, lol.

adzii_nufc 29-09-2011 00:38
Re: Gears of War 3
 
Well after having the ending spoiled way back by the guy that stole the game from EPIC it seems the story has been changed since which I suppose is good news.

For those that didnt see the leak or havent completed the game I suppose it makes no difference if I just say nothing :)

Tezcatlipoca 29-09-2011 21:49
Re: Gears of War 3
 
I finished the campaign a couple of days ago. Loved it - totally awesome :D

My only real niggles were story related (but even so, the story sucked far far less than the story of the previous ones):

- Some characters and events could have been fleshed out a lot better. Not everyone will have read the three books set between Gears 2 & Gears 3... I ended up reading Wikipedia to find about more about Sam and about what happened between the games.

- WTF is the deal with...
Spoiler: 
Queen Myrrah!
. Massive unanswered questions there...

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Oh, I definitely want to play some MP and co-op.

adzii_nufc 30-09-2011 09:48
Re: Gears of War 3
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Matt D (Post 35307310)
I finished the campaign a couple of days ago. Loved it - totally awesome :D

My only real niggles were story related (but even so, the story sucked far far less than the story of the previous ones):

- Some characters and events could have been fleshed out a lot better. Not everyone will have read the three books set between Gears 2 & Gears 3... I ended up reading Wikipedia to find about more about Sam and about what happened between the games.

- WTF is the deal with...
Spoiler: 
Queen Myrrah!
. Massive unanswered questions there...

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Oh, I definitely want to play some MP and co-op.
It's finished as expected like that and sets up the chance for a prequel. They will pull the HALO move of jumping on a few spinoff's before doing number 4 with a new trilogy.

Spoiler: 
Unfortunately EPIC had to change a Main part of the story. That was that Marcus was supposed to Die and not Dom, A leak inside EPIC meant this could be changed before release and as such removed all content from the Internet showing the original death scene. Whoever didn't see Adam Fenix's involvement with the Locust Queen needs to be slapped :P Although it leaves the following question. Why would he develop a bomb intended for the Lambent only...Adam had been in contact with Myyrah to try to stave off the effects on the Locust and to discover a cure that would not harm them, but could not find it in time < Before Emergence Day This paves the way for something to explain Adam Fenix's true relationship with the Queen which I personally believe was Marcus's mother

Tezcatlipoca 01-10-2011 14:54
Re: Gears of War 3
 
Spoiler: 
Oh, I got that Myrrah knew Adam back in Gears 2, and I know that Gears 3 showed that Adam knew of the Locust, and knew Myrrah herself, five years before E-Day, and had been trying to find a cure for Imulsion before E-Day, trying to persuade Myrrah not to leave for the surface, etc. etc. etc.

But, what has never been explained is:

- How Adam knew of the Locust before E-Day.

- How Adam knew Myrrah before E-Day.

And the big one...

- WTF did Myrrah look and sound human, instead of Locust?


The game teased us with this, but never gave any answers.

Adam - Marcus, I can explain about Myrrah, about everything!

Marcus - Save it for later!

------

Baird - So, WTF? Your dad knew the queen, and knew of the Locust, *before* E-Day? And WTF is up with Myrrah, why does she look human?

Marcus - Save it for later!

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Adam - Baird, take this disc. It explains everything about Myrrah and the Locust.

------


I did actually wonder about whether it would be revealed that Myrrah was Marcus' mother, and wouldn't have been surprised if we'd had something like this ;)

Myrrah - Adam never told you the truth about your mother.

Marcus - He told me you killed her!

Myrrah - No, Marcus, I am your mother!

Marcus - Noooooooooooo!


But if Myrrah was his mother, wouldn't he have recognised her? And, whether she was his mother or not, it still wouldn't explain why she looked human.

adzii_nufc 01-10-2011 16:37
Re: Gears of War 3
 
Spoiler: 
He knew of the Locust before Emergence day because he was captured/recruited by them to create a Virus/Cure to stop the already existent lambent infection. Unfortunately this isn't all that detailed in the game and you have to purchase the books to fill you in on the most of things :td:

Unfortunately they never actually revealed what happened to his mother in any of them as far as I am aware. There was a part that went along the lines of there is something about 'Elain Fenix' people will find out eventually

Tezcatlipoca 01-10-2011 18:24
Re: Gears of War 3
 
I don't think that was detailed *at all* in the game, not just "isn't all that detailed".

Spoiler: 
The only instances of Adam being captured I think the games *ever* mentioned were:

Gears 3 - that he was captured by Prescott, rather than killed like Marcus thought.

Gears 3 - that Prescott's secret island was then later captured by the Locust, leading to Adam being in Myrrah's custody.


The whole thing with Myrrah is what bugs me the most, though. Why does she look human?!

adzii_nufc 01-10-2011 19:43
Re: Gears of War 3
 
Indeed, sorry got that mixed up :p:

All the books contributed to this wiki page in which you can find the stories etc.

Spoiler: 
http://gearsofwar.wikia.com/wiki/Gears_of_War_Wiki


What's bugging me is.

Spoiler: 
Nine years before Emergence Day, Elain died in an unknown manner while in the Hollow under Jacinto doing field research in off-limts areas. Adam lied to Marcus and others about what happened, only telling them that she had gone missing. Elain's body was discovered in the Hollow while she was searching for Imulsion crystals, which they hoped to use as targeting lasers. Marcus would later know the truth about her disappearance.

Well where on earth did we find out the truth? This semi-confirms Marcus's mother is not in fact the Queen but in my opinion the Bold part once again raises more questions

Confirmation - Myrrah is "Ruth" from one of the collectibles at New Hope in Gears 2.


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