0
- My Forums
- Tiger Rant
- LSU Recruiting
- SEC Rant
- Saints Talk
- Pelicans Talk
- More Sports Board
- Coaching Changes
- Fantasy Sports
- Golf Board
- Soccer Board
- O-T Lounge
- Tech Board
- Home/Garden Board
- Outdoor Board
- Health/Fitness Board
- Movie/TV Board
- Book Board
- Music Board
- Political Talk
- Money Talk
- Fark Board
- Gaming Board
- Travel Board
- Food/Drink Board
- Ticket Exchange
- TD Help Board
Customize My Forums- View All Forums
- Show Left Links
- Topic Sort Options
- Trending Topics
- Recent Topics
- Active Topics
Started By
Message
re: Gears of War E-Day
Posted on 10/10/26 at 8:41 am to caro81
Posted on 10/10/26 at 8:41 am to caro81
I say this honestly
I hope you like it. I hope it is everything you want it to be.
It isn't bad, it just isn't good.
One guy is having an odd Trump crashout because I said it was 6/10.
I have explained the good and the bad.
But seriously, it is all MY OPINION. I have my own criteria for games that are not yours.
I guess the other poster is upset that I didn't discuss "grrrr. . Trump bad" enough.
Instead I just talked about the game, and the things in the game. . .which makes me "performatively right wing"
I hope you like it. I hope it is everything you want it to be.
It isn't bad, it just isn't good.
One guy is having an odd Trump crashout because I said it was 6/10.
I have explained the good and the bad.
But seriously, it is all MY OPINION. I have my own criteria for games that are not yours.
I guess the other poster is upset that I didn't discuss "grrrr. . Trump bad" enough.
Instead I just talked about the game, and the things in the game. . .which makes me "performatively right wing"
This post was edited on 10/10/26 at 11:05 am
Posted on 10/10/26 at 9:33 am to imjustafatkid
quote:
I'll also be pretty disappointed if XBOX let Gears get turned into woke crap.
yeah, it seemed like it would be a franchise that would be untouchable in terms of the woke shite. and the thing is, there were always women in Gears, but now they are not only butch, but half blind, have terminal asthma, and built like a NFL DL, all the while, are now the leaders of the platoon.
They even altered the history of the Lancer (originally invented by Adam, Marcus’ father, was now invented in mere minutes by a POC).
What bothers me is selling this as a return to Marcus and Dom, then having the new characters seemingly eat up the spotlight. From what I’ve seen, Mags feels more like a character assembled around a checklist than someone who naturally belongs in their story. Marcus and Dom shouldn’t feel like supporting characters in a game marketed around their brotherhood.It was a bait and switch, that can’t be argued no matter political beliefs, which team your on, your evolution, or Gears fandom level.
People expected Marcus, Dom, and the horror of the Locust invasion. That should have been a pretty easy assignment.
This post was edited on 10/10/26 at 9:37 am
Posted on 10/10/26 at 9:37 am to CornDogCologne
quote:
Meanwhile Trump
You idiots can't help yourselves can you?
Posted on 10/11/26 at 1:06 am to imjustafatkid
Posted on 10/11/26 at 1:59 am to Roaad
I don't think XBOX is looking solely at number of copies sold with the whole Game Pass thing, but that's definitely not a great sign.
Posted on 10/11/26 at 1:22 pm to Roaad
quote:
Meanwhile Trump and his tech bros are throwing up flock cameras and data centers fricking up component prices and you're somehow copacetic with it?
Tf does this have to do with Gears of War?
Is this game worth $60 or not, supremely on the fence about buying it. Warzone and CFB 27 have lost my interest, looking to play something new.
Edit: I got it, add me on XBL! Audioman213
This post was edited on 10/11/26 at 6:36 pm
Posted on 10/18/26 at 11:11 am to geauxtigers87
Agree but at least we’ll be getting a Killzone reboot soon
Posted on 10/18/26 at 12:02 pm to Audioman213
quote:Nobody knows
Tf does this have to do with Gears of War?
We get Reddit-brains on here that think everything is an attack on their politics.
We should give them their own board, like we did with the right wing loons
Call it the "MAGA is All of the Hitlers" or "Late Stage Capitalism is Totally Real and Not Made Up Nonsense" board and they can have their daily melts
Make it happen, Chicken!
Posted on 10/18/26 at 12:39 pm to Roaad
Posted on 10/18/26 at 10:25 pm to Centinel
Posted on 10/18/26 at 10:36 pm to Roaad
quote:
We should give them their own board, like we did with the right wing loons
Call it the "MAGA is All of the Hitlers" or "Late Stage Capitalism is Totally Real and Not Made Up Nonsense" board and they can have their daily melts
Make it happen, Chicken!
Pretty sure that's the MTV Board.
Posted on 10/19/26 at 12:32 pm to caro81
We gave been playing through it slowly. Deep into chapter 4 of 6 now so i think i have good nuff vibe to give my ranking before it become completely irrelevant to anyone here.
Gameplay is very solid and does feel like the older gears in general. I miss the roadie run but that's not a big deal. The weapons all feel pretty great and are fun to use. Really been enjoying the grenade launcher gut puncher. Graphics are great, sound design is good. There are a couple of sections where it feels more like a on rails roller coaster than a game though. Its not too often but noticeable. I also feel the enemies are a bit spongy. Some these MF'ers eat bullets.
Storywise i think its been just fine. I think the girl bossing "woke" stuff if a little blown out of perspective. I dont agree that Marcus takes a back seat in this game. Dom maybe a lil more so. That being said, Mags is a horrible character and she gets more attention then she deserves. My brother who is the opposite of chronically online and doesn't know dick all about the discourse in this game agreed. He said "man, they really like talking about this chick huh".
Overall we have been enjoying it. Definitely more enjoyable since i have a buddy to play with. I'd give it a solid 7.5/10.
Edit: one additional comment. This game does tend to lock up quite a bit. Both of us have had at least one lock up each 2-3 hour play session. My rig is very solid i rarely if ever have issues with games.
Gameplay is very solid and does feel like the older gears in general. I miss the roadie run but that's not a big deal. The weapons all feel pretty great and are fun to use. Really been enjoying the grenade launcher gut puncher. Graphics are great, sound design is good. There are a couple of sections where it feels more like a on rails roller coaster than a game though. Its not too often but noticeable. I also feel the enemies are a bit spongy. Some these MF'ers eat bullets.
Storywise i think its been just fine. I think the girl bossing "woke" stuff if a little blown out of perspective. I dont agree that Marcus takes a back seat in this game. Dom maybe a lil more so. That being said, Mags is a horrible character and she gets more attention then she deserves. My brother who is the opposite of chronically online and doesn't know dick all about the discourse in this game agreed. He said "man, they really like talking about this chick huh".
Overall we have been enjoying it. Definitely more enjoyable since i have a buddy to play with. I'd give it a solid 7.5/10.
Edit: one additional comment. This game does tend to lock up quite a bit. Both of us have had at least one lock up each 2-3 hour play session. My rig is very solid i rarely if ever have issues with games.
This post was edited on 10/19/26 at 12:34 pm
Posted on 10/19/26 at 7:39 pm to chadr07
When I heard a new Gears of War game was coming out, I could have told you it was full of liberal propaganda before even hearing news about it. It's just the way these things are now.
Posted on 10/20/26 at 6:21 pm to caro81
quote:i dont think it is woke, but Mags is definitely the focus of much of the story.
think the girl bossing "woke" stuff if a little blown out
The chick that produced the first 3 games put it best in the video she released (I'll see if i can find it again)
She basically said Mags would be better if she wasn't constantly emasculating the men, with zero push back. . .and is stealing damn near all the crucial moments from Marcus, and by proxy the player.
Mags to men (paraphrased):
You suck
You are a weak leader
You need your balls to drop
You are all shite
frick you
Guys to Mags (paraphrased):
Way to go!
Great Job!
You're the best!
Nice shot!
Get em Mags!
Now I am glad you thought it was fine. I hope it was everything you wanted it to be.
But nothing in this post is inaccurate, if there is I'd love to hear it.
Also, I didn't lock up once.
ETA: found the video
This post was edited on 10/20/26 at 6:26 pm
Posted on 10/21/26 at 7:59 am to Roaad
Not really surprising. Our society in the US today pretty much revolves around misandry.
Women are elevated, men are denigrated. Just look at the Clancy trial and what's going on at Cornell.
Women are elevated, men are denigrated. Just look at the Clancy trial and what's going on at Cornell.
Posted on 10/21/26 at 10:32 am to Centinel
Best example to illustrate the point:
Bruce Banner struggled for decades to control the Hulk.
MCU's She-Hulk controls it immediately, because she's been catcalled.
Because catcalling is way worse than being hunted by the military, attempting suicide, fighting Abomination, fighting Fenrir, Fighting Thanos, watching your friends blip away and/or die brutally, or being a slave/gladiator on an alien planet.
Nope, some rando complimenting her rudely is just waaaay worse.
Modern media in a nutshell.
Bruce Banner struggled for decades to control the Hulk.
MCU's She-Hulk controls it immediately, because she's been catcalled.
Because catcalling is way worse than being hunted by the military, attempting suicide, fighting Abomination, fighting Fenrir, Fighting Thanos, watching your friends blip away and/or die brutally, or being a slave/gladiator on an alien planet.
Nope, some rando complimenting her rudely is just waaaay worse.
Modern media in a nutshell.
Posted on 10/22/26 at 10:08 am to Roaad
Loading Twitter/X Embed...
If tweet fails to load, click here. quote:
Gears of War: E-Day reportedly cost over $500 million to develop, excluding marketing.
A source familiar with Xbox’s business says the budget exceeds earlier reports of over $400 million.
Alinea Analytics estimates around 230,000 copies sold in the first week, generating about $37 million. Microsoft has not yet released official sales or player numbers.
A PS5 release probably wouldn’t have solved the problem. Gears of War: Reloaded sold 684,000 copies on PS5, which would have added roughly $33 million in revenue for E-Day after platform fees.
If true, the studio is cooked, Asha is coming for them.
Kotaku Article
Posted on 10/22/26 at 10:46 am to imjustafatkid
quote:
I don't think XBOX is looking solely at number of copies sold with the whole Game Pass thing, but that's definitely not a great sign.
GamePass has around 30 million subs. How many of those are Ultimate and downloaded Gears E-Day? Enough to somehow justify the 500 million dollar budget? These are the questions Asha will obviously be looking at in the next few weeks but yea so far this doesnt bode well for The Coaltion. Im not even sure how much go woke go broke really applies here either. It certainly doesnt help...but the last 2 mainline entries sold around 5 million each with 1/5 the budget (or less) of E-Day. IMO the math was never going to work out here no matter how well (or not) the game and its characters were received by the public.
Ive played several hours of E-day and as a Gears fan, Im enjoying the combat and the setting a lot. Some of the new characters are a bit eye rolling but its not ruining the game for me so far.
Posted on 10/22/26 at 1:57 pm to ThuperThumpin
quote:
GamePass has around 30 million subs. How many of those are Ultimate and downloaded Gears E-Day? Enough to somehow justify the 500 million dollar budget? These are the questions Asha will obviously be looking at in the next few weeks but yea so far this doesnt bode well for The Coaltion. Im not even sure how much go woke go broke really applies here either. It certainly doesnt help...but the last 2 mainline entries sold around 5 million each with 1/5 the budget (or less) of E-Day. IMO the math was never going to work out here no matter how well (or not) the game and its characters were received by the public.
Ive played several hours of E-day and as a Gears fan, Im enjoying the combat and the setting a lot. Some of the new characters are a bit eye rolling but its not ruining the game for me so far.
They're definitely going to have to figure out how to make the numbers work, but I think you nailed that part of the problem is cost. Hopefully Asha's efforts to make the XBOX group more "lean" will result in some cost savings on these projects.
The woke stuff definitely doesn't help. People on the fence about buying a game will absolutely sit it out these days if they catch wind of anything like that. Gamers have been burned far too often with that garbage. They might as well have just put a big sign on it saying "DON'T BUY THIS GAME!"
This post was edited on 10/22/26 at 1:58 pm
Posted on 10/22/26 at 3:32 pm to Sl0thstronautEsq
quote:
Gears of War: E-Day reportedly cost over $500 million to develop, excluding marketing.
Page 3 of 4
Popular
Back to top
Follow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News