Gears boring after 10 minutes says GRAW 2 Producer
ComputerandVideoGames.com had a chance to interview Oliver Dauba who is the producer for the upcoming Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter 2. In the interview he said some pretty suprising things about Gears of War. He states:
The core gameplay of Gears of War is very simple, a very simple action sequence loop; you take cover, you aim and basically that’s it. Ghost Recon in my opinion has a much deeper layer of tactical choices and the environments are actually different as well; Gears of War looks more or less the same to me - this type of destroyed city and destroyed environment.
He then goes on to say:
We’re designing our game as a more long-term experience. In my opinion if you play ten minutes of Gears of War it’s an absolutely awesome ten minutes, but if you play 20 minutes it doesn’t bring anything new. They’ve made something perfect for ten minutes but we try to go beyond that and making something that lasts for quite a few hours. It’s a different game maybe but in my opinion we’re aiming for something deeper and wider with a bigger scope.
For all of you Gears head out there, what do you think about his comments? I think he makes a point. If you take away the pretty graphics and the Locusts, and all of the over-the-top production, Gears of War would be nothing more than a simple “stop-and-pop”. But for some reason, I can’t stop playing it. I don’t take it that serious anymore when I play it. It’s more of a “got nothing better to do” game. I don’t look forward to playing Gears anymore simply because of the repetition.
Xbox 360, Gears of War, GRAW 2
December 18th, 2006 at 11:17 am
He’s got a point but he’s pretty snobby about it. GoW is basically a casual FPS - you can still play it even if you only have 20 minutes to grab before you need to pick up the kids from school or whatever. Advanced tactics and bigger scope mean you gotta sit down for hours before you get a pay-off. There’s absolutely nothing wrong with simplicity but he says it like it’s a failing.
Different strokes, people…