After playing Gears of War 2, lead designer Cliff Bleszinski believes we'll want to become vegetarians. I'd actually tried doing that for about ten years and let me tell you, no videogame is ever going to send me back there.
In the above video, Cliff chats with 1UP about multiplayer in Gears of War 2, including a new party system and the use of TrueSkill. Sadly, however, we're told that clans will not be a part of the game. That sucks, as everybody knows that a big part of multiplayer games is putting "B==D" in brackets next to your name. Damn you, Epic, for ruining our penile fun!
The artist formerly known as Cliffy B also addresses host advantage issues, and a rather clever way of stopping achievement whores, which I find rather interesting indeed. Check it out; there's plenty of cool footage, and if that's not quite enough for you, CVG has some new art and screenshots as well.
Don't know about any of you, but this one is on my shopping list.
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Interview was bullshit, ffwd to the end minute to see the new stuff. Nothing I didnt expect since seeing the singleplayer video. At least they finally fix the invincible bug/feature which was simply stupid.
Knowing that my money will likely supplement CliffyB's skin-tight hoodie and aviator sunglasses funds, I can't, in good conscience, buy another Gears of War game. CliffyB is a gigantic tool.
So if Gears of War 1 should have party matchmaking for ranked, why in the FUCK did these morons introduce a patch that prevented you from seeing the name of the host?
If you could see who was hosting you could at least join your friends, as it stands you need to set up the ranked room, send the specifications to your friends and hope they find it.
Fuck you Cliffy, I'll still buy your game though.
Seriously, he looks like such a frat boy douchebag.
I don't like Gears anymore. The gameplay's good, but the whole thing is just too gnarly and grim for me anymore. I don't really need people's heads exploding and bodies deteriorating in my arms.
Has anyone heard yet whether the crappy party system will be fixed in GOW 2? The old system was a disgrace and made joining games with your friends way harder than it should have been.
Wow, that is the stupidest thing I heard. He's a tool because he likes to buy shit. Well sorry that he doesn't fit your normal expectations of a video game designer that is Asian and wears nothing but a dress shirt, tie and dress pants. If he wants to wear aviator glasses let him wear aviator glasses. Fuck, I feel like this is the stupidest rant I ever wrote. But who the hell complains about what the guy is wearing. ENJOY THE GAME AND STFU!
Cliffy B doesn't want us to call him Cliffy B anymore. But the first line to this video is the worst line from a video game developer since "John Romero is About To Make You His Bitch." What a smug little douche.
What a good inteview, I've always liked Shoe. I like what CliffyB (Fuck him, thats his name) is doingabout achievement whores, I hope it works. Other than that the flamethrower looks sweet.
I'm still debating. I mean it looks cool, but to me Gears got old really fast, especially the multiplayer. I'm sure I'll be picking it up. Though at this point I'm only interested in all of the promises, I'm sure I'll feel better when I see more of it in action.
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12:34 PM on 06.25.2008
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is there anything they can't do?
More Want for sure.
Also DO WANT.
Great interview.
If you could see who was hosting you could at least join your friends, as it stands you need to set up the ranked room, send the specifications to your friends and hope they find it.
Fuck you Cliffy, I'll still buy your game though.
Seriously, he looks like such a frat boy douchebag.
Looking forward to GOW 2.
Wow, that is the stupidest thing I heard. He's a tool because he likes to buy shit. Well sorry that he doesn't fit your normal expectations of a video game designer that is Asian and wears nothing but a dress shirt, tie and dress pants. If he wants to wear aviator glasses let him wear aviator glasses. Fuck, I feel like this is the stupidest rant I ever wrote. But who the hell complains about what the guy is wearing. ENJOY THE GAME AND STFU!
can't wait for the sequel ... the first GOW was great
Sony fanb-... Wait, what?