Bushmouseone
12-08-2008, 08:39 AM
Copied some of it from Stickman form our forums. Some is mine.
I've decided to start a thread for all things Gears of War 2 related.
I'll update it when new details emerge as the ever darkening re-emergence day limps closer.
Official Release Date - November 7th 2008
Plot
Gears of War 2 takes place six months after the detonation of the Lightmass Bomb. Though most of the Locust Horde was destroyed, the explosion also caused much of the liquid Imulsion underground to vaporize, causing a fatal disease called "Rust Lung" to spread among the diminished human population. After months of peace, the cities of Tollen and Montevado suddenly and mysteriously disappear underground, leading the COG to suspect the resurgence of the Locust. Soon after, the once impenetrable Jacinto Plateau, one of the last remaining safe havens for humans, begins to show signs that the same fate awaits it. In order to stop the fall of Jacinto, the COG responds with a large-scale counter offensive against the Locust beginning with the assault at Landdown.
Novelist Joshua Ortega has developed the story for the continuing saga and will also be creating the Gears of War comics.
Images
http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/3054/fallendf3.jpg
http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/8871/duelvp5.jpg
http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/6459/doubleef8.jpg
http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/8030/flamebn4.jpg
Multiplayer
> Maximum players online 5 vs 5
> New modes include Wingman, Submission, Guardian and Horde
> Warzone returns but Annex and Execution are unconfirmed
> New Battle Cam allows players to pan around a map as the camera focuses on areas of intense fighting
> New Ghost Cam allows a player to roam freely around a map
> New photo mode will also be featured, with online action shot rating
> Bots have been mentioned but not elaborated upon
> Matchmaking system, which matches same skilled opponents
> Parties can now join ranked matches
> 10 maps upon shipping with new takes on Gridlock and Subway maps
> Heavy improved netcode has been developed to lose host advantage
> No more god mode during executions you can be killed during curb stomp, chainsaw etc
Weapons
> Chainsaw Duels
> Scorcher (flamethrower)
> Mortar (multiplayer unconfirmed)
> Burst Pistol
> Shield (which can be driven into the ground as permanent cover)
> Poison Grenade
> Smoke Grenades now have concussion charge before smoke
> All Grenade types can be attached to walls as trip charges
> HammerBurst II (fire rate improved)
> Mulcher (mini-gun, multiplayer unconfirmed)
Executions
> A downed enemy can now tap 'A' to crawl to safety and raise his hand for help with 'RB'
> 'B' quick execution, 'Y' elaborate weapon specific execution, 'A' curb stomp, 'X' take opponent as meat shield (the character is then dead and cannot be saved and the player goes instantly to the camera mode)
> Downed opponents with a grenade can now perform a martydom
Vehicles
> Brumak hinted at E3
> Reavers confirmed
> Centaur Tank
Achivements
> Story-based items such as personal letters and medical records, and a "war journal" will track which collectibles have been found and where missing ones can be located
> Only the first weapon specific kill or execution will count towards achivements
> Some achivements can be completed in story mode and multiplayer
Characters
Marcus Fenix
Dominic Santiago
Cole
Baird
Chairman Prescott (new)
Tai Kaliso (new, tattooed warrior)
Dizzy (new, former stranded who joined COG)
Carmine (will it be him? his brother Benjamin has been mentioned)
Maria (new yet unconfirmed Doms wife)
Awards
E3 2008 - IGN.com Overall Best Shooting Game
E3 2008 - IGN.com Overall Best Graphics Technology
Rumours and Censored
> Cliffy B mentioned a mulitplayer map which is like an electronic maze that changes and filters players into one area for intense battles (rumour)
> The locust excecution where they would tear of a COGs arm and beat him with it, has been removed (confirmed)
> Violent content can be turned off replacing blood with sparks and removing foul language (confirmed)
> It's not Carmine!!!! (rumour)
> Locust Queen will make an appearance this time round (rumour)
> A creature called the Rock Worm can be used as portable cover as it moves through an environment (confirmed)
After veiwing the 2 Gears of War 2 Video's from the dashbard i can see what Cliffy.B means:
The Windows Vista type scenery only seen on PC games up to now.
http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/6656/525fp7.jpg
http://img367.imageshack.us/img367/6270/490mn7.jpg
New interesting ememies to battle.
http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/8761/523dc5.jpg
http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/1829/flamehr8.jpg
http://img367.imageshack.us/img367/1664/526gf8.jpg
Either or, Gears of War two will be the new Game of the Year (with CoD5 looking so .... poor)
GEARS OF WAR 2 UPDATE
Story
Quotes by Cliff Bleszinski from ComicCon08
> Gears 2 is "just as much Dom's story as Marcus"
> 30% of Gears 2 takes place in The Hollow (the Locust lair). Cliff made the distinction to ensure that people didn't think it was a "cave game."
Multiplayer
> Dizzy's hat can be shot off in multiplayer. Dizzy is voiced by Peter Jason from Deadwood
Achivements
> Gears 2 will use what's being called Linked Achievements. Players who played Gears 1 and completed Act 1 will be able to play as Carmine in Gears 2's multiplayer. If you killed Raam at the end of Gears 1 his character model will be available as well. There will be more Linked Achievements in Gears 2, but those were the only examples given.
Enemies
> The Corpser makes a return (that big spider thing from the Gears 1)
> Tickers (kinda like big cockroaches with bombs strapped to their back)
Other
A special collectors game retailing at around $130/£65 will be available upon release, only a couple of extras have been mentioned for this pack including -
> the photo of Dom and his wife that Dom actually carries through the campaign. He pulls it out to ask people if they've seen Maria
> actual Lancer. No, it's not a functioning gun. Note: The information about the bundle -- including pricing and what it will include -- is unconfirmed by Microsoft and is subject to change
Images
http://news.filefront.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/marcuskantusscreenshot.jpg
The portable cover that is the Locust RockWorm
Multiplayer
> Story mode will still only be 2 player co-op not 4 player like some people had hoped
> Horde mode is a new mulitplayer game where 5 people play as a COG team and fight wave after wave of harder and larger numbers of locust. It is rumoured this goes upto level 50 and as of now the Gears EPIC team say they struggle to get past level 23
Few greats bits from Stickman. Shame the Co-Op is 2 player rather than 4, loving the Linked Achevments. And the bit about Dizzy.
I've decided to start a thread for all things Gears of War 2 related.
I'll update it when new details emerge as the ever darkening re-emergence day limps closer.
Official Release Date - November 7th 2008
Plot
Gears of War 2 takes place six months after the detonation of the Lightmass Bomb. Though most of the Locust Horde was destroyed, the explosion also caused much of the liquid Imulsion underground to vaporize, causing a fatal disease called "Rust Lung" to spread among the diminished human population. After months of peace, the cities of Tollen and Montevado suddenly and mysteriously disappear underground, leading the COG to suspect the resurgence of the Locust. Soon after, the once impenetrable Jacinto Plateau, one of the last remaining safe havens for humans, begins to show signs that the same fate awaits it. In order to stop the fall of Jacinto, the COG responds with a large-scale counter offensive against the Locust beginning with the assault at Landdown.
Novelist Joshua Ortega has developed the story for the continuing saga and will also be creating the Gears of War comics.
Images
http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/3054/fallendf3.jpg
http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/8871/duelvp5.jpg
http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/6459/doubleef8.jpg
http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/8030/flamebn4.jpg
Multiplayer
> Maximum players online 5 vs 5
> New modes include Wingman, Submission, Guardian and Horde
> Warzone returns but Annex and Execution are unconfirmed
> New Battle Cam allows players to pan around a map as the camera focuses on areas of intense fighting
> New Ghost Cam allows a player to roam freely around a map
> New photo mode will also be featured, with online action shot rating
> Bots have been mentioned but not elaborated upon
> Matchmaking system, which matches same skilled opponents
> Parties can now join ranked matches
> 10 maps upon shipping with new takes on Gridlock and Subway maps
> Heavy improved netcode has been developed to lose host advantage
> No more god mode during executions you can be killed during curb stomp, chainsaw etc
Weapons
> Chainsaw Duels
> Scorcher (flamethrower)
> Mortar (multiplayer unconfirmed)
> Burst Pistol
> Shield (which can be driven into the ground as permanent cover)
> Poison Grenade
> Smoke Grenades now have concussion charge before smoke
> All Grenade types can be attached to walls as trip charges
> HammerBurst II (fire rate improved)
> Mulcher (mini-gun, multiplayer unconfirmed)
Executions
> A downed enemy can now tap 'A' to crawl to safety and raise his hand for help with 'RB'
> 'B' quick execution, 'Y' elaborate weapon specific execution, 'A' curb stomp, 'X' take opponent as meat shield (the character is then dead and cannot be saved and the player goes instantly to the camera mode)
> Downed opponents with a grenade can now perform a martydom
Vehicles
> Brumak hinted at E3
> Reavers confirmed
> Centaur Tank
Achivements
> Story-based items such as personal letters and medical records, and a "war journal" will track which collectibles have been found and where missing ones can be located
> Only the first weapon specific kill or execution will count towards achivements
> Some achivements can be completed in story mode and multiplayer
Characters
Marcus Fenix
Dominic Santiago
Cole
Baird
Chairman Prescott (new)
Tai Kaliso (new, tattooed warrior)
Dizzy (new, former stranded who joined COG)
Carmine (will it be him? his brother Benjamin has been mentioned)
Maria (new yet unconfirmed Doms wife)
Awards
E3 2008 - IGN.com Overall Best Shooting Game
E3 2008 - IGN.com Overall Best Graphics Technology
Rumours and Censored
> Cliffy B mentioned a mulitplayer map which is like an electronic maze that changes and filters players into one area for intense battles (rumour)
> The locust excecution where they would tear of a COGs arm and beat him with it, has been removed (confirmed)
> Violent content can be turned off replacing blood with sparks and removing foul language (confirmed)
> It's not Carmine!!!! (rumour)
> Locust Queen will make an appearance this time round (rumour)
> A creature called the Rock Worm can be used as portable cover as it moves through an environment (confirmed)
After veiwing the 2 Gears of War 2 Video's from the dashbard i can see what Cliffy.B means:
The Windows Vista type scenery only seen on PC games up to now.
http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/6656/525fp7.jpg
http://img367.imageshack.us/img367/6270/490mn7.jpg
New interesting ememies to battle.
http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/8761/523dc5.jpg
http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/1829/flamehr8.jpg
http://img367.imageshack.us/img367/1664/526gf8.jpg
Either or, Gears of War two will be the new Game of the Year (with CoD5 looking so .... poor)
GEARS OF WAR 2 UPDATE
Story
Quotes by Cliff Bleszinski from ComicCon08
> Gears 2 is "just as much Dom's story as Marcus"
> 30% of Gears 2 takes place in The Hollow (the Locust lair). Cliff made the distinction to ensure that people didn't think it was a "cave game."
Multiplayer
> Dizzy's hat can be shot off in multiplayer. Dizzy is voiced by Peter Jason from Deadwood
Achivements
> Gears 2 will use what's being called Linked Achievements. Players who played Gears 1 and completed Act 1 will be able to play as Carmine in Gears 2's multiplayer. If you killed Raam at the end of Gears 1 his character model will be available as well. There will be more Linked Achievements in Gears 2, but those were the only examples given.
Enemies
> The Corpser makes a return (that big spider thing from the Gears 1)
> Tickers (kinda like big cockroaches with bombs strapped to their back)
Other
A special collectors game retailing at around $130/£65 will be available upon release, only a couple of extras have been mentioned for this pack including -
> the photo of Dom and his wife that Dom actually carries through the campaign. He pulls it out to ask people if they've seen Maria
> actual Lancer. No, it's not a functioning gun. Note: The information about the bundle -- including pricing and what it will include -- is unconfirmed by Microsoft and is subject to change
Images
http://news.filefront.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/marcuskantusscreenshot.jpg
The portable cover that is the Locust RockWorm
Multiplayer
> Story mode will still only be 2 player co-op not 4 player like some people had hoped
> Horde mode is a new mulitplayer game where 5 people play as a COG team and fight wave after wave of harder and larger numbers of locust. It is rumoured this goes upto level 50 and as of now the Gears EPIC team say they struggle to get past level 23
Few greats bits from Stickman. Shame the Co-Op is 2 player rather than 4, loving the Linked Achevments. And the bit about Dizzy.