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Razor05 · 08-18-2006, 06:57 PM

Ok this is translated from a Dutch Blog...

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I just came back from my visit to Epic, the legendary studio where I and ten other journalists had the world premiere. Some had played the game in multiplayer at the last e3, but we really had no clue on the single player. I have played the game all afternoon and I can say: this game is awesome. The stupid thing is, I can't say too much because for another 6 weeks when NDA lifts. [note: X06?]. I can tell you this though; Gears of War makes good on ALL the promises.

Two years ago Microsoft showed the game at e3, and a lot of times those first raving reactions to a game change over time to dissapointed ones. With Gears of War that is definitly not the case.
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It is funny to see that this hype has made the guys at Epic really nervous.

I don't know who was more excited, the developers or the journalists, but the developers wrote down every little comment we made, so they could discuss those afterwards. I have done this job for over 8 years now, and I have never seen that happen before.
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Just as interesting was my talk with CliffyB. He talked about his vision for the game and the vision of the development team, but also about the next gen console wars. At the end of the day GoW will play a role in that, with it launching on the day of the PS3 launch. The difference between the PS3 launchgames and GoW is big. Huge. Not that suprising since the 360 has been available for almost a year. But it is painfully clear that Sony made an error in judgement when they said they would launch a year after the 360. Like Cliffy said: 'Do you want to play next-gen now, or in a year.'

08-18-2006, 06:57 PM	#11
Razor05 HD = 65 beautiful inches Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 3,296	GOW living up to hype... Ok this is translated from a Dutch Blog... Quote: I just came back from my visit to Epic, the legendary studio where I and ten other journalists had the world premiere. Some had played the game in multiplayer at the last e3, but we really had no clue on the single player. I have played the game all afternoon and I can say: this game is awesome. The stupid thing is, I can't say too much because for another 6 weeks when NDA lifts. [note: X06?]. I can tell you this though; Gears of War makes good on ALL the promises. Two years ago Microsoft showed the game at e3, and a lot of times those first raving reactions to a game change over time to dissapointed ones. With Gears of War that is definitly not the case. ... It is funny to see that this hype has made the guys at Epic really nervous. I don't know who was more excited, the developers or the journalists, but the developers wrote down every little comment we made, so they could discuss those afterwards. I have done this job for over 8 years now, and I have never seen that happen before. ... Just as interesting was my talk with CliffyB. He talked about his vision for the game and the vision of the development team, but also about the next gen console wars. At the end of the day GoW will play a role in that, with it launching on the day of the PS3 launch. The difference between the PS3 launchgames and GoW is big. Huge. Not that suprising since the 360 has been available for almost a year. But it is painfully clear that Sony made an error in judgement when they said they would launch a year after the 360. Like Cliffy said: 'Do you want to play next-gen now, or in a year.' __________________ Panasonic TH-65PZ850U Sony KDL37XBR6 Panasonic TH-37PX50U Cambridge Audio Azur 640R & 740C Paradigm Studio 60's, 20's, CC-590 & Seismic 12 Panasonic DMP-BD35 Toshiba HD-XA2 & A35 Motorola VIP1200 Monster HTFS1000, PB2100 AA 1154a MW2 LE Xbox 360 & Halo3 LE + HD-DVD GT: Razor59 Sony PS3 slim GT:Razor_59 Sony PSP