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Bleszinski finds romance 'hard' to convey, but tried anyway photo

One thing that most Gears of War 2 players could be finding out today is that romance isn’t always about hugging and kissing for the soldiers of the COG. One of the main subplots of Cliff Bleszinski’s latest offering is sidekick Dom’s search for his missing wife, Maria, amidst the larger scale conflict presented in the game. Recently, MTV Multiplayer spoke to Bleszinski about adding romance into a highly action oriented game and the reason it is not commonly done.

From the interview:

Well, because it’s f—ing hard to do, man. It’s really hard to do. I think we did an admirable job of it. Is it a Nicholas Sparks romance? No, it’s not. But there’s a little bit of heart in there.
While I agree that love is always a sidebar to blowing up alien’s heads, I found Dom’s emotional appeals less than satisfactory. If I didn’t have that picture as a clue, I would have sworn that Dom was actually missing something immaterial like a truck instead of a flesh and blood wife.

Bleszinski then goes on to note that “putting a little bit of heart in a shooter that’s full of ... brutality” is a good “priority” to have. He previously noted the reason for the lack of dramatic buildup is because he wanted to keep pace and not have “40-minute flashbacks to Dom and Maria dancing in a field of poppies...” In reality, I think we all would have greatly enjoyed such a segment in a Gears game.

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Krow's Avatar
Krow at 11/10/2008 20:26
Yes, I would have greatly enjoyed that. Is this the rumored special stage? Will someone ruin it for me?
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ace of knaves at 11/10/2008 20:28
Yeah, I give him credit. I mean, when Dom *spoiler* and then *spoiler*, I thought *spoiler spoilery spoiler*. So, yeah.
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AliasWyvernspur at 11/10/2008 20:43
The wife is a lie, Dom was looking for his missing Tub Girl face plate.
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BluDesign at 11/10/2008 20:54
What's this about spoilers and dead wives? I just got my copy of GOW today and I don't need to know that Dom's wife died. Great, thanks for ruining it for those of us that JUST FREAKING GOT THE GAME.



* - I don't know what happens in the game, I'm just posting for funs. If his wife really does die in the game I apologize in advance for ruining a game that I haven't yet played for myself and you as well. As revenge, I juxtapose this offer. Spoil Dirty Dancing for me. I haven't seen it yet and am about to be forced to watch it by my GF and I would totally hate to have the movie ruined for me by revealing the ending before I watch it.
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sexycommando at 11/10/2008 20:55
Meh I thought that part of the game was ok, but romance has definitely done better by other games. I'm just hoping and waiting for the day that games will reach the same level of emotional impact as some great films do, but to get there they need better stories, better voice acting, and better dialogue. Not to say that all games need to elevate themselves into a higher art form of course, because I also love stupid senseless violent games.
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GunSlap at 11/10/2008 20:56
BRING ON THE POPPY FIELD!
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Agent Orange at 11/10/2008 21:01
As long as the poppies aren't, somehow, another shade of brown, I'm all for it.
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eternalplayer2345 at 11/10/2008 21:01
Can love bloom on a battlefield?
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Prince Ghidorah at 11/10/2008 21:10
I just wish this guy would go away and take his toy chainsaws, up-gelled duck-butt hairdo and gratuitous "f---" ",man" brotalk with him.
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Leathersoup at 11/10/2008 21:12
Damn!! Where's my wife!!... Damn Damn... wife.. damn... I obviously care about my damn wife or I wouldn't be askin' where my damn wife is!
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Zodiac Eclipse at 11/10/2008 21:17
@sexycommando the chick is actually an alien. Enjoy your movie.
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Matlox at 11/10/2008 21:29
@Prince Ghidorah

LMAO. You just made my day with that one. Don't forget his sister's shirts.
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deiga-the-semivaliant at 11/10/2008 21:32
Cliffy B is afraid to love.


But likening a wife to a lost truck would be an interesting perspective. "Man, I can't believe I lost my wife! I had just finished paying that thing off!"
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rbrooks at 11/10/2008 21:46
i actually thought it worked well. SPOILER - I really liked the part where he finally finds maria and she steps out of the "capsule" in the image of his memory, but then turns zombocom.
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SephirothX at 11/10/2008 21:56
CliffyB finds it hard to write love because his Gears team isnt loaded with any good writers.
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Shin Oni at 11/10/2008 22:19
I wish they'd stop interviewing this guy everyday. I don't need to hear more gears talk that either can be figured out or is just taking up space on news sites.
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covah at 11/10/2008 22:39
Dom's wife... biggest shocker in a game this year. I'd say bigger than what the darkness and bioshock pulled.
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Chronic Logic at 11/10/2008 23:55
Romance is my game?! Which button is the rape button?!
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gamadaya at 11/11/2008 00:25
This may be off topic, but does a photo of this guy exist in which he doesn't look like a tool?
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Atlas at 11/11/2008 00:44
BahamutZero loves Brad Nicholson loves Cliffy B loves faggy plastic hair and toys
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the phntm rat at 11/11/2008 00:57
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psycho terror2 at 11/11/2008 00:57
i think cliffy b's penis gets smaller every day.
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Rabite at 11/11/2008 02:08
Please tell me this is the last game in the series. Tired of hearing about this game and it's creator. Or at least tell me how to block keywords in the news posts. Either is fine.
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dmgi at 11/11/2008 02:18
Give him a break. You'd all be complaining if there was nothing more to the plot than the generic Sci-Fi plot, it really doesn't affect me at all since it's a somewhat small part of the game and none of the gameplay (So far for me). Like anybody actually cares about the Gears plot.
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wastedyears at 11/11/2008 02:45
Gears of War 2 is a really good game, but I think the story/voice acting is awful. And CliffyB is a giant douche.
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junglistgamer at 11/11/2008 03:02
I can't remember how many times i've quoted this line now but i'd just like to say...



I MISS MY FAMILY!!!
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Unicorn at 11/11/2008 06:01
Dom's wife, a giant throbbing penis.

CONFIRMED?
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TorpedoTed at 11/11/2008 07:07
Gears 2 is the best game ive played in a long long while, infact i cant stop talking about it. Adding the scenes with Doms wife was a nice touch, and ok so the 'lines' werent that great but it did add an extra something. I say well done!! Bring on the third installment!!
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Two at 11/11/2008 07:57
Loved Gears, even really liked the love subplot. I actually really enjoyed the plot of Gears 2, it had a whole bunch of really emotional stuff in there, and actually explains some stuff. Could quite possibly be my game of the year.
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