Gears 1 totally had some horror aspects to it, yet it really wasn't that scary.  From the new previews it looks like they've dropped that aspect, and personally I'm glad.

I don't really think it was meant to be a horror game, so I don't think there is a horror aspect to the game.

Gears 1 had horror?

Dont think you can count it as a horror game. Sure it has piles of blood and guts but..there aren't really any scary points ( well maybe if you are  a small child >.<).

nah I agree, Gears Of War was not designet as a horror game in any way, but just as a hardcore shooter with blood and guts. But I see what you mean, there was defiantly some moody atmosphere, but it was never quite horror..

Only horror Hulk find in Gears 1 was the host advantage.  HULK SMASH PUNY HOSTS.

Remember the very first trailers for Gears 1? Those trailers were basically selling it as a horror game. That's the impression all the first trailers gave off. As far as the actual game, I think the only horror-themed part was Act 3. Which I liked a lot. Gears isn't trying to be RE or Condemned or anything, but I kinda like the horror-themed parts here and there.

Gears should have had more of a horror aspect to it.  There just wasn't enough, the only thing that made me want to crap myself was the first time revealed Beserker chasing you.

Horror or no horror I like fire and gears 2 gots it

Guys, the horror he is talking about is the parts where it was night time and kryll were everywhere, wretches would attack you, and then there were the ones that exploded.  That was cool and all, but I prefer day time battles, or at least no kryll to worry about.

They should have day Kryll

lol

I prefer big battles rather than nerve racking corridor crawling and I don't think there was enough battles in the first one. Given the new boast of th Unreal engine to have many enemies on screen at once I'm sure they are going the route of big battles which pleases me.

It definitely had some horror aspects, but it was just a hint. I thought the whole horror side was well done anyway and i hope to see a bit more of it in Gears 2.

GOW was too punch-you-in-the-face action-centered to be scary. Bits made me jump, like that big spider-looking motherfucker dropping down from the top of the cave to beat your ass, but that wasn't executed with any particular suspense.

more horror would be cool but yeh Gears was great with only one act with a bit of horror (Act 3 definitely)

I wouldn't go as far as to say it's a horror game but the one thing i remember is when you encounter the first berserker that just bust out of the wall.. MAN I was scared shitless, took me completely by surprise. I hope they keep doing some "surprise elements" like that in the sequel.

Speaking as a horror fan, I can honestly say there wasn't a single scary/creepy/frightening thing in the first GoW. Perhaps I'm simply jaded, but it just didn't scare me at all. But, like others have said, I don't think that was the designers' intention.

I think a good balance is in order. Maybe kind of have it like the first one where you had your daylight combat oriented levels and your other night time spooky slow levels. But not too much of either would be cool.

Gears 1 didn't have much horror but if they added some in gears 2 i would be pleased

Yes horror would be an added bonus. There was a couple parts in gears that made me jump...but really it wasnt to scary

Yeah, I wish it did have an element of horor.

There were some semi-horror aspects, similar to the Flood stages of Halo or Ravenholm and I hope that does come back.

It never really seemed like a horror game in the first place.

I hope their is a horror aspect to the game because it adds a lot to the game if u are on the edge of your seat not knowing when or where the next attack will come from

I kind of liked the 'horror' aspects (ie/ when it went a little quiet and atmospheric, even though it wasn't actually scary) as a nice breather from the action every now and then. Walking through the forest to the mine facility thingy comes to mind.

Gears 1 had a couple, even though they weren't that scary, but they had close-quarters areas where you would heard things in the background and stuff would jump out at you.  Gears 2 should do some of this.

I didn't notice any horror aspects to begin with.

Didn't know that the game was meant to be scary. 

I want high powered weapons and good sense of violence....Oh, Gears has that.... YAY!

I want high powered weapons and good sense of violence....Oh, Gears has that.... YAY!

It was never scary, though that would be cool. They should have bit like resistance did, where it all dark apart from your small flashlight. That was pretty cool...

I'd prefer having huge battles to be honest. I think they should do one act where it feels like a horror game, just to add to the atmosphere and have a change of pace. I like Ninja's idea, of it being very dark with only your flashlight to show you the way.

Gears' strong point is the battles, and I'd much rather they stick to that on the most part.

meh..gears is, to me, all about huge battles and stuff..in that regard, it resembles its predecessor

I remember in early interviews there being word about the vague horror aspects they intended to implement. Personally, I felt that the most enjoyable sections of the game were the large outdoor daytime areas, making the game feel more like a tactical war not a struggle due to lighting conditions.

I sure dooo

I don't recall a horror aspect in this game? You're a burly ass guy with a gun, plenty of ammo, 3 other burly ass guys and to top it off you have a chainsaw on your gun.

Just between me and you....I wouldn't be all that scared.

I care about violence much more

Well the description on Xbox live marketplace for anything about GOW said it had horror elements. There are horror elements but they were not as scary as you might expect them to be.

you could tell that in the first game they wanted a little bit just think of the first level when you see the wreches (im not sure if i spelled that right) clawing at you that had a little.

Well if you remember your first fight with a beserker that was slightly scary