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I finished up Gears of War the other day
November 20, 2007 by Adam in Adam's Games
I finished up Gears of War the other day. It seemed like a really fast play-through, but perhaps that was because I was sick and had a lot of time on my hands. It was the perfect level of game for me, lots of shooting and a pretty straightfoward plot.
I'm not sure the game was "Game of the Year" quality, but it was fairly fun. There were a few times when things were somewhat repetitive, though never to the point of putting the game away. The end was clearly set up for a sequel and the story itself wasn't particularly gripping. (SPOILER AHEAD) I could sum it up as "Figure out where to deliver bomb and then get it there.", though of course the interesting part is in the details.
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One of the nice things about being sick and t...
November 16, 2007 by Adam in Adam's Games
 One of the nice things about being sick and taking the day off is that I get to indulge frivolous things like playing computer games. I played more Gears of War this morning, getting through the first act of the game. Like many highly rated games, they slowly introduce you to the game mechanics and then once you've mastered those, they move on to new ones.
At the moment I'm leading a squad of men after a somewhat messy battlefield promotion. The commands are pretty simple - attack, cease fire, and regroup. Hopefully I remember to actually do something with them. So far I've been fairly successful as a one-man army.
The architecture of the game is pretty neat looking - a ruined city with classic elements. I can see how it might get a little dull after awhile, so hopefully they'll mix it up some more.
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Gears of War arrived on my doorstep last night
November 14, 2007 by Adam in Adam's Games
 Gears of War arrived on my doorstep last night. I got to play for a half an hour or so after everyone went to bed. I don't have a good feel for the game yet, but I'm liking what I see so far. The visual effects are good. There's a strategic feel of taking cover and firing from cover, something that's very different from the run-and-gun approach most shooter games take.
The most annoying thing about Gears of War is the Microsoft Live! setup. It took a bunch of time to get set up and do the update properly. Compared to the Steam setup, it seemed somewhat clunky.
Of course, now I have a little "gamertag" image I can post on this page. I also found a third-party site that does the same for Steam games. Of course, I'm not sure why I should be bragging that I'm "Teh Suck" by not playing any Steam games lately, but oh well.
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