Here we go. Now that Microsoft is confident in charging money for its useless Avatar clothing, we're finally getting stuff that almost approaches interesting. No more sunglasses or silly shoes, we're actually getting videogame-themed clothes for our videogame Avatars on a videogame machine. How about that? The only trouble is, we now have to pay for it.
Revealed at the Comic-Con "Gearsiverse" panel, these uniforms will allow your Avatar to represent either the COG or the Locust. Since Microsoft has a silly rule that says Avatars are not allowed to look "inhuman," the Locust armor looks about ten times more lame than it actually should. In fact, it looks incredibly stupid and there's no way I'd have even guessed it was based on the Locust without being told first.
The armor sets should be available when the update hits next month, and they don't make the Avatars look any less like effette, twee, camp little fashion models.
Not even Dynasty Warriors clothes would make me buy Avatar stuff.
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11:00 AM on 07.26.2009
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Today: "Gears of War armor? I'm buying all of this!"
lol, internet.
But what did you exspect avatars are beyond Mii's now with the level of customisation. they've elevated to sackboys etc. as ppl buy thier custom content like hotcakes and we all know microsoft loves money. Your all pissed cause your thinking you said it first and arent getting paid.
I'd rather see this stuff coming on game dvds as unlockables, than paying straight out for it alone.
Im gonna buy it. I've wanted this since they first intro'd avatar's.
The Lancer better be available as well...
Only thing now Microsoft needs to add now to the avatars is if you could dress up as the other following characters.
ex.)
---Master Chief (Halo)
---Sam Fisher (Splinter Cell)
---Dead or Alive characters (Dead or Alive series)
---Ryu Hayabusa (Ninja Gaiden)
---Sheppard (Mass Effect)
Multiplatform Game Outfits:
ex.)
---Raiden (Metal Gear Solid: Rising)
---Street Fighter (outfits)
---Mortal Kombat (outfits)
---Dante (Devil May Cry)
---Dante (Dante's Inferno)
---Call of Duty Outfits (Call of Duty 4/Call of Duty: World at War/Modern Warfare 2)
etc.
Movie Character Outfits.
ex.)
---Batman
---Joker
---The Watchmen
---Star Trek
---Transformers
---G.I Joe: Rise of Cobra
etc.
Perhaps this will be a great start for now.
Also I wonder...
Why can't our avatars carry any cool items or weapons?
ex.)
---Gears of War Outfits (Where's my Lancer?)
---Halo outfits (Where's my Buzz Sword?)
(You kinda get my drift.)
Wait.. mAstuercheif was frum HALLO?
OMG THANKS FOR REMINDERING!
But no really, I gotta say, none of this is cool. None of it. This is gamerpics to the extreme-but lame. You're going to look like a complete tool for buying these, and thats probably because avatars look like complete tools themselves.
Also, I'll stick to looking like an ODST.
Where Sackboy is cute, Miis are quirky, Avatars sit in some kind of awkward void where they have nothing going for them. I think this is why they can't pull this kind of thing off.