PAX East 2011: Gears of War 3 hands on – A lancer to my heart
Often viewed as “the most anticipated game of 2011”, Gears of War 3 is set to burst from its emergence hole on September 20th of 2011. I don’t drive a pickup truck, don’t chug beer out of a football helmet, and can spell my own name (on occasion) and guess what haters … I’m a huge Gears fan.. The Gears of War series gets a bad rap for being “another space marine game”, or “digital testosterone”, but I disagree. I’ve played the games, read the novels, and truly believe the Gears of War franchise is a rich and adult science fiction universe. But how does Gears 3 play you ask?
Maybe it’s just me but I’m starting to feel like I’m getting ripped off with these DLC’s. Don’t get me wrong, I love being able to download more content to breathe new life to an old game…or to go deeper in to story line that they glossed over the first time around.
But now I feel like they are making a game, instantly taking content out, putting it to the side only to release a few weeks after the game drops to squeeze a few more bucks out of people. I wouldn’t be surprised if MvC4 only has 4 characters at launch….with 30 DLCs available the next day. I know this is nothing new and I should just get used to it…so I’ll shut up now.
No I agree, this is becoming a formula for making money. The sad thing Is, I’m one of those suckers that will pump raw cash into a franchise if I love it enough.. I recently had to hold back on buy the latest ME2 DLC (Costume pack 2) because I’ve beaten the game 4 times …