![]() ![]() Augustus Cole returns, The Cole Train’s enthusiasm and humor perhaps needed more than ever in this increasingly bleak scenario, but his history with the fictional sport Thrashball is given more spotlight then ever as the story takes the player to his old stomping grounds to contrast his current grim reality with his glory days. Anya, a side character in previous titles who usually provided updates from the COG’s higher ups, has now been forced into combat herself, looking surprisingly different as she lets her hair down and abandons her old professionalism. While Marcus Fenix is as angry and determined as ever, the once friendly and jovial Dom definitely shows his wear. The shift to a far more desperate scenario really gives Gears of War 3 a sense of finality, the resources you can draw on thinner than ever and the characters worn down from years of fighting for survival in a world with no safe refuge. However, there is a light at the end of the tunnel, as Marcus Fenix receives a message from his father who he had thought dead, the scientist promising a means to eliminate the Lambent if his son and his allies can save him from the lingering Locust threat. These mutated creatures are intelligent and explosive, whittling down their opposition and leaving the familiar protagonists of Gears of War on the run. ![]() In the previous two titles, the glowing yellow substance of Immulsion was always identified as a highly valuable resource, but its corruption of living life forms has progressed to such a degree that those infected by it have created a grotesque new player in the battle for the planet: the Lambent. COG has collapsed as an organization and the Locusts only exist in pockets that are still guided by their Queen, and with their forces diminished and scattered to such a degree, a new threat has finally cemented its hold in the alien world of Sera. Will it offer some discounts for members? Will it upgrade Achievements in some way? These are the things that gave it a leg up on Sony, and we're anxious to hear about the system's future.The incredible Gears of War 2 is a tough act to follow, but when it came time to wrap up the trilogy, Gears of War 3 had plenty of plot threads and story elements from the previous two titles bubbling under the surface it could snag onto to make for an impressive finale.įollowing the conclusion of Gears of War 2, both the Coalition of Organized Governments and their monstrous enemies, the subterranean humanoids known as Locusts, are in disarray. Microsoft's killer app for this past generation was Xbox Live, and we need to see how it will evolve. With Sony doubling-down on streaming and a digital storefront, Microsoft has to respond.Ĭharging money for online play was fine this generation, but with Sony packing so much more into its online system we don't know if that, alone, is enough. Microsoft has added some new features to its online system, but has spent the last few years revamping the UI and adding advertisements instead of expanding its lead. Sony's online efforts were pitiful early this generation, but over the years it has built up the PlayStation Network into a true competitor to Xbox Live-and that's without factoring in the great benefits of PlayStation Plus.
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