Heeeeeeeeeeey guys. Sorry for leaving you for so long, but I just couldnt write anything. Nothing that spectacular happened, as well as me getting into developing Necropolis and starting college. However, I think I might just have something. Gears of War 3. Oh boy is this game AMAZING.
Lets start with the campaign. I have only just finished Act 2, but damn its the best campaign ive played in a LONG time. The dialogue? Spot on. The pacing? Spot on. Its incredibly difficult to find faults with it. Even when playing Co-Op its still great (If not better, because the AI can get a little derpy sometimes. For example, playing on Hardcore and getting hit by Gunkers is pretty much guarenteed to down you, and half the time your dopey AI wont even bother to get you up causing you to restart the checkpoint) because you can work to each others strengths. Got a friend thats a crack shot with a sniper? Let him grab all the Longshots. Got a friend that is amazing with the Boomshot? Find the hidden Boomshots around the levels for them. I could go on obviously :P Carrying on, I have high hopes, and quite a bit of dread. I've heard that Dom dies (Although thats not 100% certain, god I hope it isnt. Dom is awesome), but I cant wait to get home tonight and kick some Locust ass, and hopefully snuff out Queen Myrah.
As for Multiplayer? Love it. Same old Gears formula with some added awesome. Played a couple of maps, with my favourite being 'Thrashball'. Its fairly small map with a couple of narrow lanes for shotgunning and charging down with the Retro Lancer (Oh my god the Retro Lancer IS THE BEST WEAPON IN THE HISTORY OF EVERYTHING, FO' REAL). I love how you can unlock skins for the weapons too, and how they tied in some things unlocking for achievements in Gears 2, means I have some incentive to go back and unlock them because im a huge collectibles fan. Also PLENTY of awards, medals and ribbons to be unlocked, so im going to be upto my eyes in content for a while. Long enough even to put off buying Battlefield 3 and Skyrim.
As for the other modes, Horde and Beast, im REALLY happy with them. Horde 2.0 expands on teh old horde gameplay with fortifications and boss waves. Boss waves! So far ive seen a Lambent Berserker (It killed me, they are ridiculously hard to kill) and ive heard of a Brumak appearing too. As for how the game plays out? Love it. You build up a base type thing with a control post (There are several hotpoints for these around the maps, so you can pick your favourite) and various defence. Initially you can only build spike strips, but as you build more and repair them, your skill levels up allowing you to upgrade them into barb wire fences, build turrets and decoys, and a whole plethora of other defences. all of this is funded by cash you earn for killing locust in between waves. However, you do also need to buy weapons (If you dont find them from the fallen locust that is) and ammo from boxes for a cheap pricetag. Beast mode on the otherhand, is a refreshing take on Horde. You play as the Locust and try to eliminate increasingly harder waves of COG, starting with a handful of stranded, and gradually adding members and heroes, culminating in a final wave of Prescott and a group of Onyx Guard. Initially you have access to the first tier of Locust troops, being a Melée Ticker (That can destroy structures and eat ammo), a standard, Explosive Ticker, a Savage Drone equipped with a Retro Lancer, and a Butcher. The general rule of thumb is the bigger the Locust, the more they cost to spawn as (You get money for killing COG and breaking their stuff, aswell as a form of 'Experience' that lets you access higher tiers when you level up). When you get the Berserker, you are nigh on unstopable, with a friend only dying once in a game, on the last wave, because Prescott used the Hammer of Dawn on him. :P
All in all, im am incredibly happy with this game, with all of the stuff you can do and the replayability (Cant wait to play Arcade with Sam, Jordan(Possibly) and Harry(Another possibly) and kick their asses with my pro scores). Should keep me tided over until january at least, possibly february.
