Like Tai's suicide in Gears 2, it's one of the moodiest scenes the series has ever offered. Killed in an instant, they're frozen as they carry their injured, crawl desperately from wrecked automobiles, and futilely attempt to shield their children from the blast. There's an eerie trek through a bombed-out city, where the former citizens have been reduced to statues of ash. Taken as a whole, GoW 3 may not be a satisfying conclusion to a trilogy, but moment for moment it's engaging, even in its quieter moments. It substitutes charm for depth, crafting characters that are better with one-liners than poignant moments. Yes, GoW 3 has the same narrative shortcomings of its predecessors. What the Gears of War series lacks in character development and bedrock drama, it makes up for in scale and perspective. You know how small and desperate the fort is, you've seen it from above. You know how large and relentless the enemy's forces are, you just floated over them. In fact, it outdoes the mega-budget films it imitates spectacle is infinitely more engaging when the viewers takes part, rather than just having a wave of special effects crash over them like in УTransformers.Ф Having traversed this world, you have a sense of it's size. It's this deft blend of story and action that makes Gears one of the blockbusters of gaming. Arriving just in time to warn them, they join their allies in defending the fort. Below them the locust army marches to the same destination. On hijacked blimps, Marcus and Delta squad fight their way to a friendly fort. The game's transition from act two to three is an absolute master stroke.
GEARS OF WAR 4 TARGET HOW TO
Just as fledgling genre filmmakers study УDie HardФ and УStar WarsФ for their masterful pacing, Gears 3 will teach young game designers how to make a string of combat scenarios into a hero's journey. GoW 3 outdoes the last two, boasting the biggest, most varied, and indeed most epic campaign of them all.
GEARS OF WAR 4 TARGET PS3
While it's unclear if this will be the last Gears game, it's most certainly the best to date, and it (along with it's PS3 rival the Uncharted series) makes a compelling argument for system exclusives and owning the biggest television you can afford.īeyond it's stunning HD graphics, charmingly gruff characters and influential cover system, the Gears of War series will be remembered for it's sprawling, muscular five act campaigns.
With finely tuned gameplay, immaculate presentation and so much content you may not eject the disc for a month, Gears of War 3 is the definition of a triple A title.