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    Gears of War 2

    Game » consists of 13 releases. Released Nov 07, 2008

    Join Delta Squad once more in the fight against the Locust Horde, in this "bigger, better and more badass" sequel to the 2006 smash hit.

    Gears 2 is awful.

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    SmugDarkLoser

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    #1  Edited By SmugDarkLoser

    It's a pretty decent game, but seriously, gears 2 is awful.

    There's so many problems.
    Besides all the exploitation glitches ranging from the kung fu backflip to the shield cheat to the accidental ones of getting stuck in mid air and of course the host advantage and gun lag, the game isn't even close to balanced right.

    And biggest of all- it's impossible to find a match in a reasonable amount of time.


    Seriously?  Why did they think that it was okay to release a game that wasn't finished?

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    #2  Edited By Arkthemaniac
    SmugDarkLoser said:
    "It's a pretty decent game, but seriously, gears 2 is awful.
    You have blown my mind.
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    #3  Edited By SmugDarkLoser

    ^  It's sort of obvious how that's true- the core idea and gameplay is fine, but theres just too many bugs.

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    #4  Edited By Thrawn1

    it's "awful" because of a few bugs?

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    #5  Edited By Hamz

    Sounds just like a bad PC game to be honest.

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    #6  Edited By SmugDarkLoser
    Thrawn said:
    "it's "awful" because of a few bugs?"

    well, yea.
    They're game breaking bugs really.

    Look at Stalker at launch
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    #7  Edited By Thrawn1

    have you played the campaign?

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    #8  Edited By ZombieHunterOG
    Thrawn said:
    "have you played the campaign?"
    Sheah have you 
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    #9  Edited By SmugDarkLoser
    Thrawn said:
    "have you played the campaign?"
    campaign is fine.  The getting stuck in the invisible air wall glitch was the only annoying thing, but other than 2 instances, it was fine. and then there was that time I fell through the ground but let's not talk about that.

    But multiplayer is where the game lasts and lets just say this game isn't lasting
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    #10  Edited By pweidman

    Wow, I have so many friends who play this mp nightly and keep doing it.  It must not be 'game breaking' in terms of the issues....although many play private.??  I don't play the versus mode, but love the Horde mode.  And I get into public matches very quickly, and this was the case even as recently as last night.  Not saying there aren't issues, certainly there are, but the criticisms of the game seem overdone lately imo.  Certainly the campaign is very good and horde mode alone make the game far superior than the first Gears.  And Epic is listening to the complaints or we would'nt be getting  the number of updates we have seen.....and another big one is reportedly due later in Jan btw.

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    #11  Edited By godzilla_sushi

    Awful is a strong word. Can't say I blame you since I've called the online worse things lately.

    Right now I'm pretending only the single player exists. I'm treating it like any other shooter with an after thought multiplayer really. So Gears 2 is a great SINGLE PLAYER game.

    If there are very basic problems in a sequel that took two years to develop, and these issues overshadow the worst of Gears 1, then maybe we shouldn't be Gears apologists and actually demand a little more. Come on, I have a little point right? Just a little one.....?

    The other day the meatflag somehow ended up in the ocean on Gridlock. When it happens to you and you have to exit to the dashboard because the game won't end otherwise and you can't leave a match, it leaves a bad impression.

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    #12  Edited By RHCPfan24
    SmugDarkLoser said:
    "It's a pretty decent game, but seriously, gears 2 is awful.

    Wait, that doesn't make sense. Are there problems with the single player?
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    #13  Edited By bwooduhs
    SmugDarkLoser said:
    "It's a pretty decent game, but seriously, gears 2 is awful.
    I stopped reading here.
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    #14  Edited By HandsomeDead
    bwooduhs said:
    "SmugDarkLoser said:
    "Topic started by SmugDarkLoser.
    I stopped reading here."
    The only wise choice.
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    #15  Edited By ZombieHunterOG

    any you call yourself a xbox fanboy 

    REMOVE THAT GREEN FROM YOUR USERNAME RIGHT MEOW! 
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    #16  Edited By godzilla_sushi
    ZombieHunter said:
    "any you call yourself a xbox fanboy
    WHAT?! WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?!

    *Pulls hair out*
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    #17  Edited By SmugDarkLoser
    Godzilla_Sushi said:
    "ZombieHunter said:
    "any you call yourself a xbox fanboy
    WHAT?! WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?!

    *Pulls hair out*"
    My username is green = xbox alignment.  Not necessarily a fanboy indicator in my eyes, just a prefered console
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    #18  Edited By ZombieHunterOG
    SmugDarkLoser said:
    "Godzilla_Sushi said:
    "ZombieHunter said:
    "any you call yourself a xbox fanboy
    WHAT?! WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?!

    *Pulls hair out*"
    My username is green = xbox alignment.  Not necessarily a fanboy indicator in my eyes, just a prefered console"
    when selecting an alignments it does ask what kind of a fanboy you are .......
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    #19  Edited By mike
    SmugDarkLoser said:
    Seriously?  Why did they think that it was okay to release a game that wasn't finished?"

    I guess you haven't been paying much attention, because the majority of retail console games released over the last few years have shipped long before they were ready.
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    #20  Edited By HandsomeDead
    MB said:
    "SmugDarkLoser said:
    Seriously?  Why did they think that it was okay to release a game that wasn't finished?"

    I guess you haven't been paying much attention, because the majority of retail console games released over the last few years have shipped long before they were ready."
    At least though in this generation, things can atually be patched rather than being left in an unfinished state.
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    #21  Edited By Jayge_

    Most of my friends either play Horde when they want to, or play other games. If they're playing an actual game, it's nothing but "Fuck! File complaints on the glitcher! Oh shit, I accidentally glitched, what the fuck? Holy shit that was retarded, stupid host lag!"

    And I can't say I don't find it funny, having not bought the game myself.

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    #22  Edited By godzilla_sushi
    HandsomeDead said:
    "MB said:
    "SmugDarkLoser said:
    Seriously?  Why did they think that it was okay to release a game that wasn't finished?"

    I guess you haven't been paying much attention, because the majority of retail console games released over the last few years have shipped long before they were ready."
    At least though in this generation, things can atually be patched rather than being left in an unfinished state."
    Queue the PC guy "We always had patches and you console gamers are wusses."
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    #23  Edited By SmugDarkLoser
    MB said:
    "SmugDarkLoser said:
    Seriously?  Why did they think that it was okay to release a game that wasn't finished?"

    I guess you haven't been paying much attention, because the majority of retail console games released over the last few years have shipped long before they were ready."

    Not really.
    At least not in a broken form.  Most are just bugs that would normally not ever get ironed out.

    Besides those that we scream at (gears 1 and 2, lbp, and fable 2), not many are. 
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    #24  Edited By Meowayne

    Good thing I am only interested in the Single Player campaign.

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    #25  Edited By Red

    This just in: SmugDarkLoser is now the whiniest GB user.

    I mean, half your posts are you complaining about Microsoft or you not liking a game or you thinking a game is overhyped or you not liking how some people don't like JRPGs.
    Just tone down the pointless whining.
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    #26  Edited By atejas

    I liked one better.
    And I found it annoying because my idiot co-op buddy kept getting blasted by the turrets at New Hope or chomped on by the kraken boss.
    I don't know about online multi, but local multiplayer with bots is just fine.

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    #27  Edited By Lieutenant

    Already confirmed they have a patch on the way fixing the bugs and exploits. It shouldn't have even been shipped with these exploits though, since most of them translated from Gears 1 (which they patched).

    SmugDarkLoser
    said:

    "
    And biggest of all- it's impossible to find a match in a reasonable amount of time."
    After the first patch I find games right away, but I guess I'm one of the few.
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    #28  Edited By crunchUK

    I have to admit getting a match takes too long.. but man geras 2 is amazing in every sense that isn't matchmaking times

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    #30  Edited By Jayge_
    Red said:
    "This just in: SmugDarkLoser is now the whiniest GB user.
    I mean, half your posts are you complaining about Microsoft or you not liking a game or you thinking a game is overhyped or you not liking how some people don't like JRPGs.
    Just tone down the pointless whining.
    "
    And what the fuck am I, chopped fucking liver?
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    #31  Edited By BiggerBomb

    What are you smoking? In all seriousness, I'm wondering. Because to say that the game is broken because of bugs alludes to one of two things:

    1. You're high

    2. You're stupid

    You know? It's one thing to simply not like Gears of War 2, that is something I will respect and say nothing more of; however, if you are saying that the game is so riddled with bugs that it is a "bad game," then you're absolutely batshit crazy.

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    #32  Edited By drakesfortune

    Yeah but the single player is awesome.

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    #33  Edited By SmugDarkLoser
    Jayge said:
    "Red said:
    "This just in: SmugDarkLoser is now the whiniest GB user.
    I mean, half your posts are you complaining about Microsoft or you not liking a game or you thinking a game is overhyped or you not liking how some people don't like JRPGs.
    Just tone down the pointless whining.
    "
    And what the fuck am I, chopped fucking liver?"
      
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    #34  Edited By ZenaxPure

    Man I have no idea where the complaints come from with Gears 2. The campaign is freakin amazing and me and my friend have no trouble with the matchmaking, it usually takes about 2 minutes to find a match, which is fine since we sit there and chat in that small amount of time. If finding a match ever takes longer than like 5 minutes we just cancel and restart, seems to resolve the issue.

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    #35  Edited By BigBoss1911
    SmugDarkLoser said:
    "^  It's sort of obvious how that's true- the core idea and gameplay is fine, but theres just too many bugs."
    Theres a big difference between awful and decent.
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    #36  Edited By SmugDarkLoser
    BigBoss1911 said:
    "SmugDarkLoser said:
    "^  It's sort of obvious how that's true- the core idea and gameplay is fine, but theres just too many bugs."
    Theres a big difference between awful and decent."

    But i cant get into the game, into that decency
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    #37  Edited By chronicsmoke

    yeah the game has a few bugs but calling the game horrible?sorry but the game is amazing, atleast i think so anway

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    #38  Edited By Optiow

    Really?
    I heard it was way better then the first one.

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    #39  Edited By drakesfortune
    Optiow said:
    "Really?
    I heard it was way better then the first one."
    It is.  At least the single player is better in every way thinkable.
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    #40  Edited By SmugDarkLoser
    chronicsmoke said:
    "yeah the game has a few bugs but calling the game horrible?sorry but the game is amazing, atleast i think so anway"

    Not once have I called the game horrible.  I called it awful.
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    #41  Edited By MasturbatingBear

    no seriously this guy is right. All the glitches make it virtually impossible to play a serious legit game online. Thank god they are releasing a patch soon. But I doubt it will fix all the problems.

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    #42  Edited By Pibo47

    Actually i think smugdarkloser is just a dumb sony guy gone undercover...its just that he's also a retard and is making me want to beat him. And JRPG's suck DICK!

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    #43  Edited By MasturbatingBear
    MasturbatingBear said:
    "no seriously this guy is right. All the glitches make it virtually impossible to play a serious legit game online. Thank god they are releasing a patch soon. But I doubt it will fix all the problems."
    Oh but The campaign is great of course. Thats what gears does best.
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    #44  Edited By Hector

    I think you are awful!

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    #45  Edited By Icil

    I think that anyone's entitled to their fucking opinion!

    And I'll agree with Smug in the sense that the multiplayer is so... what's the right word... unrefined? I feel like there are things that internal testing would have caught in a heartbeat and are totally fixable, yet they still made it into release. Hopping up some cover and planting on an invisible wall happened so frequently that there's no way the devs didn't know about that shit. My contention is that Epic is just enjoying their fat ass paychecks and publicity and are willing to release unpolished (albeit, great) material because they are on a financial deadline or simply because they don't give a damn.

    But that's just me.

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    #46  Edited By BiggerBomb
    SmugDarkLoser said:
    "chronicsmoke said:
    "yeah the game has a few bugs but calling the game horrible?sorry but the game is amazing, atleast i think so anway"

    Not once have I called the game horrible.  I called it awful."

    So is it official, yet? I think so. SmugDarkLoser is our new Levio! :D
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    #47  Edited By Origina1Penguin

    Oh I see, you mean "Gears 2 multiplayer is awful."  Had me confused for a second because I prefer Gears 2 over the first one in every aspect.  I only play local games on it though, so forgive me for not understanding your bitching to its full extent.

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    #48  Edited By Death_Unicorn

    Want a sticker?

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    #49  Edited By Slugger4203

    Personally I think Gears 2 was one of the biggest disappoints in a game ever. Think back to the first game. Online was unbelivable... story could be played over qand over again without getting bored.... the graphics were not as good, but still spectacular for the time. Now think of gears 2.All we get is lag, terrible gameplay, glitchs after glitches, and to top it off boring as hell. I haven't played this game in weeks now.. probably since mid december. I do not miss it at all. Lets get real here people.

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    #50  Edited By End_Boss

    Gears 2 is g... gha... awww... fuh....
    RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGE.

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