Gears Of War - General info and Discussion #1 (MODS LOCK PLS)

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[quote name='themoor666']I just called EB at UTC La Jolla CA...supposedly people are on their way up to LA, picking up the shipment, bringing it back down, and then distributing it to the various stores. He said try back again in 4-5 hrs but if not it will be ready by the time the store opens tomorrow.[/QUOTE]

funny, thats the same one I called. An hour ago someone told me tomorrow. I'll try back at 6. Are they open until 8?
 
[quote name='LinkinPrime']So what are you going to do first when you get home, play Gears of War or watch Transformers The Movie? ;)[/QUOTE]
Play GoW!!!!
 
[quote name='Murcielago77']has anyone tried picking it up at a store like target, best buy or circuit city? I dont want to go through the EB hassle[/quote]
I called my CC this afternoon and the Music and Games Rep. told me that they have not received it yet, and even if they do, they will not sell it until tomorrow at 5:00 pm.........DAMN!!!!!!!!!!!

So far I've been reading all the posts and the only places mention to have it available are EB/GS

(Mesquite, Tx)
 
[quote name='Murcielago77']has anyone tried picking it up at a store like target, best buy or circuit city? I dont want to go through the EB hassle[/quote]

I was at my Best Buy (Peoria, IL) today picking up Guitar Hero 2, and I checked to see if they had it, but they only had the presell pack. But hopefully tomorrow they will have it and I can pick it up after school.
 
I got it. My EB was giving out preorders only. Luckily I decided to preorder. Anyways I only played the tutoral level bcause I have to leave for work soon, but I can already tell this game kicks all kinds of ass. Smooth controls, amazing graphics, and just an extremely cool feeling to it. Can't wait to play more.
 
[quote name='Kendro']I look at it differently. Despite all the problems, the game still receiving a 10 is pretty mindblowing. Shoe is one of the more difficult reviewers. And the fact that people are complaining about his review shows how much value they hold in it. If it were FHM giving this magazine a 3 out of 5, no one would give 2 shits, yet Shoe gives a 10 and everyone is up in arms.[/QUOTE]

don't question Shoe, he will slap you with his e-penis which is the size of 100000 football fields combined. IN WIDTH
 
I noticed the Best Buy exculsive faceplate in the threads first post, is there anything you need to do to get it? (i.e. pre-order, only with the CE)
 
[quote name='ajh2298']I noticed the Best Buy exculsive faceplate in the threads first post, is there anything you need to do to get it? (i.e. pre-order, only with the CE)[/QUOTE]

Nope, just pull out $20 plus tax, if that's special.
 
The WOW in the thread title fits this game perfectly so far! Multiplayer is awesome haven't touched single player yet though and now I gotta get ready for work damn I wanna call in.....

Edit: They need a Halo like match making system and this game would be perfect. Right now after a ranked match ends everyone is kicked back to the menu screen.
 
Honestly... I've been debating whether to get a Wii or PS3 for Christmas. After watching and reading a couple of reviews of GoW, I've decide to get an Xbox 360 for christmas. Mainly because Gears of War looks so sick, but also because not many of my friends will get a Wii and the PS3 will be too hard to find, and not to mention expensive. Also Guitar Hero II is coming out for 360 so that's another reason to own it. I was wondering if there were other games that are coming out for 360 that are looking good besides Halo 3.
 
now im pissed, my store says tommarow now, and the store i was talking to said their manager went to go pick them up from the airport... fucking a this sucks.. i might need to skip school tommarow
 
[quote name='getmyrunon']funny, thats the same one I called. An hour ago someone told me tomorrow. I'll try back at 6. Are they open until 8?[/QUOTE]

I think they are open until 9pm...at first he said tomorrow, but then he elaborated. Half of the guys at that EB are real dicks, the other half are really friendly and helpful. The guys at Clairemont Mesa are the best but the one at UTC is walking distance so I usually deal w/them.
 
[quote name='D4rkN1ght']now im pissed, my store says tommarow now, and the store i was talking to said their manager went to go pick them up from the airport... fucking a this sucks.. i might need to skip school tommarow[/QUOTE]

Something tells me you should go to school tommarow.
 
[quote name='advancedgamer468']Honestly... I've been debating whether to get a Wii or PS3 for Christmas. After watching and reading a couple of reviews of GoW, I've decide to get an Xbox 360 for christmas. Mainly because Gears of War looks so sick, but also because not many of my friends will get a Wii and the PS3 will be too hard to find, and not to mention expensive. Also Guitar Hero II is coming out for 360 so that's another reason to own it. I was wondering if there were other games that are coming out for 360 that are looking good besides Halo 3.[/quote]

Definately Lost Planet, also Crackdown, Forza 2, + others that i'm forgetting.
 
[quote name='advancedgamer468']Honestly... I've been debating whether to get a Wii or PS3 for Christmas. After watching and reading a couple of reviews of GoW, I've decide to get an Xbox 360 for christmas. Mainly because Gears of War looks so sick, but also because not many of my friends will get a Wii and the PS3 will be too hard to find, and not to mention expensive. Also Guitar Hero II is coming out for 360 so that's another reason to own it. I was wondering if there were other games that are coming out for 360 that are looking good besides Halo 3.[/QUOTE]

Take a look at BioShock, Mass Effect, and Lost Planet for starters.

No luck getting Gears around here today. Guess I'll be waiting one more night. I'm loving all the great reviews. I mourn for the lack of a Halo 2-esque matchmaking system in every game I play on-line though....
 
[quote name='themoor666']I think they are open until 9pm...at first he said tomorrow, but then he elaborated. Half of the guys at that EB are real dicks, the other half are really friendly and helpful. The guys at Clairemont Mesa are the best but the one at UTC is walking distance so I usually deal w/them.[/QUOTE]

cool, thanks. I haven't dealt with them much, but the guy who I pre-ordered GoW from was pretty nice. I tend to stay away from EBs but I have a lot of credit now from this summer so I'm using them for a couple games I want to get early. Let me know if you succeed in getting it tonight!
 
Dang it! I just called my local Fry's and they said they won't have it until tomorrow or Thursday!!! THURSDAY?!! They MUST be BSing me!
 
[quote name='jughead']I think the sales clerks at EB get their rocks off when they get to tell you that you can't have the game until tomorrow because you didn't preorder. No wonder I never shop there. Douchebags.[/QUOTE]

Well, to be fair to GS/EB employees...if they only have enough to fulfill preorders, then its your own fault that you didn't preorder. If they have an excessive amount of copies, then yes, they're being douchebags, but I don't think you have enough information to know that.

I dislike GS/EB employees dislike as much as everyone else, but only dish out the insults when its due.
 
This is just bullshit...I just placed the two local GameCrazy's on my boycott list as of 5:16pm central time, Nov 7, 2006. I called one in Maplewood, MN and asked when they would get it. He asked if I reserved it and I said "no". He then studdered and pause for like a millisecond and said, Tomorrow.

I didn't want to come to conclusions so I thought I would Roseville, MN to see if it is in fact here. Voila! They were honest about it and said only pre-reserves can pick it up today. That's bad business. You have to fill the prebooks first but if you obviously have leftover which for big hit games like this, you always order alot, why would you make us wait? fuck them. I am now an exclusive Gamestop (the particular one 4 miles away) shopper.

Edit: I have a GS reserve already with $51. But that's not the point. fuck Gamecrazy, I'm a selfish brat! LOL AHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
 
I stopped by an EB that is still trying to lie about when the other stores are getting it. They say that they are getting it tommorrow and everyone else is getting it the 12th. I'll make sure to never go to that one again.
 
[quote name='A Happy Panda']Well, to be fair to GS/EB employees...if they only have enough to fulfill preorders, then its your own fault that you didn't preorder. If they have an excessive amount of copies, then yes, they're being douchebags, but I don't think you have enough information to know that.

I dislike GS/EB employees dislike as much as everyone else, but only dish out the insults when its due.[/QUOTE]
Normally, the insults are due and due in a major fashion. Today though I was pleasantly surprised by both of the Gamestops I called. One I hate with a passion since I got into an argument with the store manager and an employee a few months back and continue to hear of the shitty service they offer especially on New Release days. But today a female employee started to say that they only had pre-orders but paused and then said "nevermind, I have enough." I wasn't in that area at the time so I passed and stopped at one closer to the BB I was at that said they would have it after 5 or not have it for sale today. I walked in and another female employee replied to my question with "did you pre-order it?" "that's fine we have plenty for sale either way." So for today I salute the GS employees in Dallas. :beer: well at least the females.;)
 
Yea, I totally understand the preorder thing. But I could just sense this girls pleasure on the phone when she told me NO. Oh well, went to the other one and they gave me a regular edition.
 
[quote name='fraggedbylaggers']Just got the CE. I am happy I have the preorder case from BB because I would not want to have to take this game in and out of the CE tin.[/QUOTE]

I here you. I like the graphic on the disc holder in the LE tin, but it won't protect shit. I feel this game is going to get game of the year honors. Great graphics, challenging gameplay and decent storyline.
 
[quote name='getmyrunon']Something tells me you should go to school tommarow.[/QUOTE]
Its alright getmyrunon im a big boy, i can handle missing a few classes... amazing isnt?


[quote name='nintendokid']Gamecrazy, I'm a selfish brat! LOL AHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA[/QUOTE]
Thanks for reminding me, i called them and they will be getting them at 6 (2 hours) and should have an extra copy.. forget my pre order at eb pssh u think i can wait 16 hours ????????
 
Picked up the CE today. Took some pics if anyone wants to know what is included (forgive me for being a geek, I just got my digital camera a short while ago and have an itchy trigger finger).

- Clear sleeve (like PDZ) so the game will match other 360 cases.

- Art book, 48 hour Live trial, manual, cardboard sleeve (holds both games).

Sadly, the tin doesn't include a real game case inside. Oh well.

 
Just picked up my pre-order from EB Games, and gotta say game is OK, bit of a "meh".

The graphics are good but everything is very, very grey. This might just be a bad first impression but I don't find the game all that enjoyable.

Also tried to get into a Live match but no dice, tried to connect about 10 times and the closest I got was the loading screen before the match started, then the connection dropped. This could be my connection but I've never had problems connecting to games before (except the PSU demo).

Gotta say this is a "don't believe the hype" game for me. It's ok, not great.
 
stopped by my local CC for shits and giggles cause i was in the area. they had about 30 faceplates on the rack [ it was full, i'm assuming they have more in the back ] but no GoW yet.

i also stopped by target [ needed to buy boxes ] and didn't see GoW there either. i DID see 2 spots for where COD 3 is suppose to go [ unless they sold out already, which i doubt ], but non for GoW.

I'm gonna call my local CC in a hour or so and see what the status is.

btw i'm in the bay area of CA.
 
[quote name='RonnieWrecked']
I'm gonna call my local CC in a hour or so and see what the status is.

btw i'm in the bay area of CA.[/QUOTE]

Where in the bay? I'm stalking the Fremont one...
 
If I pre-ordered from EB Games a week ago, and they got their games in today, will I still be able to go in tomorrow and get it? I know the receipt says 48 hours, but I've heard some shady things about big name games like this.



I would go now, but they just got the games in a little while ago (I called) but now I have to go to work.
 
[quote name='RonnieWrecked']San Jose, the CC near Eastridge mall.[/QUOTE]

Im up in San Mateo... And youve heard all my rants
 
[quote name='nintendokid']This is just bullshit...I just placed the two local GameCrazy's on my boycott list as of 5:16pm central time, Nov 7, 2006. I called one in Maplewood, MN and asked when they would get it. He asked if I reserved it and I said "no". He then studdered and pause for like a millisecond and said, Tomorrow.

I didn't want to come to conclusions so I thought I would Roseville, MN to see if it is in fact here. Voila! They were honest about it and said only pre-reserves can pick it up today. That's bad business. You have to fill the prebooks first but if you obviously have leftover which for big hit games like this, you always order alot, why would you make us wait? fuck them. I am now an exclusive Gamestop (the particular one 4 miles away) shopper.

Edit: I have a GS reserve already with $51. But that's not the point. fuck Gamecrazy, I'm a selfish brat! LOL AHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA[/quote]
How is it bad business to order only enough for preorders? Think about it for a second. GameCrazy is by no means the largest store in the country. They get what they can. They're saving up for PS3 and Wii orders. There were no reviews for Gears of War and the game was being based on hype alone. They don't want to over-order and have a situation like DOA Ultimate where they order 15 copies for a store with 2 preorders (my local store still has at least ten new copies of Rainbow Six: Lockdown and DOA Ultimate from over-ordering). More will come in tomorrow, and for god's sake, it's only 24 hours. Assuming each store had 35 preorders, and there's about 680-700 stores, that's over a million dollars to ship out a game that no one even knew if it'd sell. I mean, sure, a few people would pick it up, but if a review rolled out and they gave it a 4, the rest of the people would cancel their preorders. It could've been like Killzone where it was called a Halo killer and it ended up being bland.

And you could've made a difference by paying $5. So shut the fuck up and don't complain.
 
I picked up my CE at EB today and so far the game is everything that I had hoped for and more. The running is taking me a little time to get used to but so far I'm very impressed. My whole family was in awe as I played the game. If anyone wants to do some co-op, I'll probably be online all night. Send me a friends request to CAG 79.
 
i called 2 CCs near me and got the same answer [ tomorrow at 5 ], looks like they're sticking to their guns.

looks like i'm gonna have to leave my class tomorrow a little early.
 
I would be down for some. I am loving the single player so far. I cant believe there are not more of my friends that were able to grab this today. Game is a total blast.
 
[quote name='edison']Here ya go. Circuit City coupons front & back.



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thank you kind sir. I hope this works, though it does say only original copies.

just out of curiosity are they alligned in the same position. Gonna try to past the back to the front and hope it works. Which barcode is for the gears?
 
[quote name='edison']Here ya go. Circuit City coupons front & back.



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Hmm, should I just print the barcode ones and say what its for?
 
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