My pic is Rooftops,
it was the first Gears map that i ever saw, and theres kind of a nostalgia there
and i enjoyed the close-quarters stand off style gameplay

"Fuel Depot.  I love that map."

Fuel Depot and War Machine. Those maps are amazing.

Fuel Depot.

canals is so underated.

"canals is so underated."

"N3vsta said:

"canals is so underated."

Really?  That map has a lot of clout surrounding it.  I would consider it a fan favorite amongst players in the Gears Community. 

I am happy with the remake of Mansion, but I'm surprised War Machine is being excluded from the initial batch of remakes.  Subway?  Seriously?  Do we sincerely need that back?"

"Sir_Ragnarok said:

"N3vsta said:

"canals is so underated."

Really?  That map has a lot of clout surrounding it.  I would consider it a fan favorite amongst players in the Gears Community. 

I am happy with the remake of Mansion, but I'm surprised War Machine is being excluded from the initial batch of remakes.  Subway?  Seriously?  Do we sincerely need that back?"

Nope. I hated that map. haha"

i would have to go with canals because it is just the best designed map i feel as you have the end to end sniping, the corridor lancer battles and the corner chainsawing

i was asking for mansion, but i got that.

"canals is so underated."

"i would have to go with canals because it is just the best designed map i feel as you have the end to end sniping, the corridor lancer battles and the corner chainsawing"

War Machine, Fuel Depot, and Clock Tower are my top three

mausoleum.

"mausoleum."

"bjorno said:

"mausoleum."

Goddamnit.  I hate you. 

Haha.  But, no, seriously, I have such a love/hate relationship with this map.  On one hand, the general layout on the outer ring (Read: Torque Bow, Sniper Rifle quadrants) caters perfectly to the strengths of Gears's play style.  On the other hand, matches often turn out to be campfests in the center, where one team decides to huddle around the Boomshot.  It grows tiring very quickly. "

Escalation

"Escalation"

I think the five they've chosen should be fine. At this stage we don't know whether some of the new maps have a similar layout to ones before. For a little while I thought Rivers was their new Canals, but now they're bringing back Canals so... whatever!

I'm surprised they brought back Tyro instead of say, Fuel Depot. It seemed like Tyro was a popular public map but not so much a ranked one. I don't know. I was always happy to find Tyro on a ranked server but I would usually find loads of Fuel Depot games instead. Personally I think it's a decent level with neat set pieces like the train, but is it better than Fuel? To each their own. Perhaps they've made a few tweaks like in Assassination, which I don't remember anyone liking! I'm looking forward to playing a better Tyro Station.

Maybe Clock Tower could have come back, but the design of that level is so tight and simple (high sniper vs low boomer & grenades) I'm sure they've produced a better iteration with one of the new levels. That's what I'm looking forward to. Some nostalgia will be fun, but seeing similar map layouts being vastly improved upon is more exciting! For example the level with the Seeder popping out of the ground every so often reminded me of Raven Down. With a Seeder in the middle instead of the downed helicopter.

So as far as I'm concerned they've done enough bringing back these five, and now it's time to move on. Very very excited. :)

- DC

"Fuel Depot.  I love that map."

Escalation because it is beast. Obvious one Raven Down

canalsand clocktower. i thought all the other maps were pretty lackluster

canalsand clocktower. i thought all the other maps were pretty lackluster

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