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If you don't think the single-player experience of those games would be improved were there no co-op, you're high.

For example. Just Cause 2 is 10 times the single-player game that Crackdown is, solely because they didn't have to worry about restrictions that adding extra players would bring to the experience.

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I, for one, think the single-player in Borderlands was an after-thought. Never played it, but L4D seems built the same way :shrug:

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In one sense so looking forward to having 4-player co-op, but in another already dreading the achivements that will go with it.

Play co-op campaign as Marcus
Play co-op campaign as Dom
Play co-op campaign as Baird
Play co-op campaign as Cole

So yeah, play the campaign 4 times just for these achievements alone. WHo knows? Otherwise next April can't come soon enough, a definite 1st day buy.

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Well yeah, that's my point. It depends on what the focus of those games are, and anything they add to it will take away from that focus.

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I'm with ya. I just think that GoW seems to slant towards the co-op side anyway based on my admittedly limited experience with just the first one.

It's not like ODST where you're a lone recruit unless you're joined by other lone recruits online ;)

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Apples and oranges. (Not to mention hypothetical since it doesn't even exist as an option.) Crackdown was a ton of fun solo or with others for me and the inclusion of co-op didn't compromise anything IMO.

The generality that co-op and solo play together compromises both experiences in totality and without question is a ridiculous statement.

OK....but does that inclusion of a solo play option compromise the co-op experience? I would say definitely not. (Not to mention that I still enjoy both of them in solo form.)

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This is phenomenal news! Gears is THE reason I own a 360!

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I just caught the 'Ashes to Ashes' trailer....not bad at all and two things i noticed...

First Female character

And those killer looking plants....looks like there will a be a 3-way fight. Something that reminds me of the first Half-Life for the pc. This could prove interesting in combat.

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It's about gawd damn time!!! I'm a huge advocate of Playable Female Characters. :up:

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is this "new" girl-esque trailer on xbox live?

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So are you arguing that Co-op has hurt the Gears of Wars games? Or... not.

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Just that the single-player game would most likely be better were there no co-op and vice-versa.

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Dude face it. You just don't like Co-op or Multiplayer games. :lol:

Nintendo has proven that Social Gaming is HOT and HOT = $$$$$$$ You can't blame the rest of the industry for servicing the Co-op and Multiplayer gamers. Hell, I'm mostly a single player because I don't have the schedule to allow more of it. I'd play a lot more Co-op and Multiplayer if I had the time and especially with the right crowd.

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I am way more a multi-player gamer.

For the most part, unless the name of your company is Bioware, i couldn't give a damn about the single player.

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I thought the single player in GoW 1/2 were excellent. I had no complaints.

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Cool trailer. Just enough to wet yer appetite. I agree, the single player portions of Gears 1 & 2 were awesome. Can't really get into the multiplayer thing but, of late, i have been playing the Blur Beta so, I may yet give MP another chance.

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Anya looks awesome finally kickin some butt

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Great article in the latest Game Informer.

There should be some information online pretty soon.

Link: http://gameinformer.com/b/news/archi...-revealed.aspx

And a pic (not a spoiler)

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I love that the GOW3 will have VS suits(The Silverback) like Lost Planet. :p

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They have the article up at Teamxbox and though little it's enough for now. Probably the big things is four-player co-op, female character, a Arcade Mode and wilder new enemies. The highlites have to be the ability to swap weapons, new weapons and upgrades...


To fight the new threat the players have access to a new "Pendulum-era lancer with a bayonet and more powerful, close-range rounds. There's also a redesigned hammerburst with a standard zoom, a sawed-off shotgun, and a massive one-shot rifle. One strange new weapon is the digger launcher which fires piranha-like creatures into the ground where they then seek and devour their targets.

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Sorry if this was posted in the E3 thread since I don't hang out in that thread.

This footage :eek:
Female Gears :up:

Graphic Violence -other-

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Beast mode has me genuinely excited to play Gears again.

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So Beast mode will be like playing the special zombies in versus L4D?

That is problematic though.... How will Bungie copy that for Firefight-not-inspired-by-Horde-mode-at-all?