November 3rd to 9th
The term "Bromance" is thrown around a lot these days. It seems like every time two dudes in a blood-drenched battlefield make eye contact everyone is ready to crown them King and King of the prom. But they are all mere pretenders to the throne; no media on this green earth carries the scintillating, repressed sexual energy that Gears of War does. From the first moment Marcus and Dom locked eyes in that prison cell, we knew there was something more than simple battlefield camaraderie at play.
It should be no surprise then, that our Game Of The Week is Gears of War 2. It's actually a tough call, because like most weeks at this time of year, there's a little something for everyone. Gears 2 stands out thanks to some lush roleplaying opportunities when you and your best buddy slap on your headsets and play coop. Embrace the bromance, everyone. Awwwww yeah.
On DVD this week we have Get Smart, The Bourne Trilogy, Flashbacks of a Fool and more.
PC
Guitar Hero III/Aerosmith Bundle
Space Trader
Realms of Arkania Trilogy
James Bond 007: Quantum of Solace
Xbox 360
Gears of War 2
Tom Clancy's End War
Legendary
James Bond 007: Quantum of Solace
Namco Museum Virtual Arcade
Secret Service: Ultimate Sacrifice
WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2009
PS3
Tom Clancy's End War
Resistance 2
Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm
James Bond 007: Quantum of Solace
Valkyria Chronicles
WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2009
Wii
Monster Lab
James Bond 007: Quantum of Solace
Rubik's World
WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2009
PS2
Call of Duty: World at War Final Fronts
NHL 09
Onimusha: The Essentials
Secret Service: Ultimate Sacrifice
James Bond 007: Quantum of Solace
WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2009
DS
Exit
James Bond 007: Quantum of Solace
Tom Clancy's End War
Theresia
WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2009
PSP
Tom Clancy's End War
WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2009
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I know what I'm getting this week!
*swoon*
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Nice to see that you've redeemed yourself from not naming the original GoW GOTW two years ago.
Guitar Hero be damned!
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Gears of War, you shall remain a casualty of the season. See you in the spring, maybe.
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Same here. Things might have been different if GoW2 came out before Fallout 3.
Hypatian wrote:
Don't worry guys. We will still be playing this in the Spring. And next spring. Then off to "GoW 3: Hot Cole Train Lovin" for 2 more years.
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When I saw those crowns on the pic, my first thought was about Cogs chainsawing up the Horde and hollering "WHERE IS YOUR JESUS NOW?!", Burger King style.
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Anyone have info on this? Are those just the old RoA games packaged together or did they get some updated graphics and stuff? Any RPG-positive person watch out, these are some of the greatest old-school RPGs. Deep and entertaining.
Robear wrote:
Pretty sure they're just thrown together, no update of any sort ( I would have heard of that). Still, these are some of the best games I played, they're just really kinda old by now. But in Germany there's still a community around them and enough people playing the series.
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I'm down for Valkyria Chronicles (The demo was a lot of fun, and I'm generally a fan of SRPGs). I would have bought Legendary. In fact, I set money aside for it when it was supposed to be released in September. But that money has since been spent on worthier games (IIRC, I bought Warhammer Online with it), who more or less stick to release schedules.
On the topic of Gears of War 2: I never played the first one, and I don't intend to. From what I've seen advertised, and overheard casually, it hasn't grabbed my interest enough to even read the reviews. But then again, I loathe shooters. The only one I've purchased on the Xbox 360 was The Orange Box, and that was for Portal. The one I ran out and got before that was Max Payne in July of 2002.
Gears 2 is my highest anticipated release of 08.
Great, now I've got the "Guy Love" song from Scrubs running through my head. Thanks a whole lot!
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Hell, yeah! Bring on Gears 2! Whooo!
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Gears and Beers forever... Think I might have to carve this into a tree, with a chainsaw or spraypaint it on an overpass.
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I see that image and think, "Here we are, born to be kings!"
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You know those games that everyone and their brother seems to love, but you just don't get it? Yeah, that's Gears for me. I really tried to like it. I mean, co-op was pretty fun. But the whole combat system just never grew on me. The setting or characters never grew on me. Got maybe halfway through the game and never picked it up again.
So, it's a blessing in a way, my gaming budget is already in the red, so one less must-have game out there is ok with me.
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The wonderful visual stimulation of the trickle of XP you get playing the 8-man co-op in the Resistance 2 beta was addictive. That will probably be the next PS3 title I purchase.
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Gears 2 is in the 3rd row seating of the mini-van this go around thanks to Fallout 3, Fable II and L4D coming up.
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I will not be able to play gears of war 2 because my xbox is dead, CURSE YOU MICROSOFT!!!!!
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Am I the only one that was very intrigued by the Legendary?
Yet even then we ran like the wind,
whilst our laughter echoed under cerulean skies...
The nice thing about Gears, even if it is a delayed purchase for folks on their gaming interest lists, is that there is no doubt the multiplayer will still have momentum 2, 4, 16 weeks down the road and beyond via Gears n Beers Fridays. Other games either develop an immediate following, or the multiplayer won't be an option in a few weeks.
The only thing that I think will displace Gears 1 events, is the release of Gears 2.
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Gears and Beers (version 1) was played on 10/31/08 and giving it almost 2 years of play. Almost every friday night for almost 2 years! That's pretty impressive by any games standard
Imagine that with multiplayer gameplay that was actually intended to do well!
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DS release list is missing Korg DS-10 which appears to promise quite a lot Dr.Dre-in-a-pocket kind of of fun.
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I saw that pic and was expecting something along the lines of "here's a couple of old queens".
Glad to see you didn't disappoint.
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Wait, what? Valkyria Chronicles was pushed up a week after all, eh? Well nuts, I guess I was going to end up waiting until later in the month to play it anyway, so what's the difference if it enters my house this week or next.
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No, you're not. I totally missed this in all the Gears 2 hype. I think I've got it in my Gamefly Q. I'm sure I'll get around to it sooner or later.
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LobsterMobster wrote:
why do I feel like Legendary and Endwar will be trampled by Resistance 2 and Gears of War 2?
but seriously, I'm playing Fable 2 and Fallout 3 at the moment and I don't know if I'll pick up Gears of Wars 2 and Resistance 2 this week. they may have to wait a bit.
To anyone on the fence: get Fable 2, it's incredibly good. I didn't even bother with the first one but this one, I'm totally hooked.
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The great reviews on Gears of War 2 have me pretty hyped up. I was going to wait for some impressions here, but I don't think it'll take much to push me into a purchase. This has been a very impressive season for games.
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LobsterMobster wrote:
Gonna go with others and say maybe early next year. Just too little time between Fable 2, Fallout 3, Farcry 2 and Witcher EE. Just too little time in the day. Plus I'm out of town for 9 days starting the 14th, so my precious 360 will have to live without me.
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What else I love is, no matter what night of the week it is, I get IMs from people talking about hooking up and playing some ranked Gears.
I have gotten more time from gears then any non-mmo purchase I have ever made.