Critical Miss: Gears of War

[The Wooster]

Gears of War

Sigma squad.

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[drkchmst]

So far the splits in 3 don't last too long and one direction seems to be able to provide cover for the other. The worst in act 1 is the stadium the one direction gets stuck fighting a giant glowie while the other tries figuring out that they are providing cover

 

[unwesen]

It's a horror film trope. Every time I hear "let's split up" I want to scream.

 

[Omegalus]

I knew shaggy and scobby would do anything for Scooby Snacks but i didn't think of they'd go this far, then again the rest of them are too interested in the mystery of the Locust to give them much choice i suppose

 

[Tireseas_v1legacy]

Jinkies Marcus, I need to say that that never really worked out for us when we did that before.

 

[Ghengis John]

Pffft, and to think all this time all the locust were just Old Man Jenkins.

 

[uguito-93]

Man that Full Metal Jacket scene still gets to me. Still a great film

 

[GrizzlerBorno]

That took me a second to get. Also Scooby looks fucking terrifying.

 

[Aircross]

You know, every plot could be resolved by a couple of meddling kids when get in the way of the antagonist.

 

[Soviet Heavy]

I found it especially funny in Gears of War 3 with all the excuses they came up with to keep four man squads only.

"Okay, we're going to attack the strongest enemy in the whole game! Jace, Sam, go back to the ship!"

"But Marcus, you'll need our help!"

"Shut up! We've only got four player Co-op, and nobody's gonna pick you over Cole!"

 

[Joe Deadman]

Heh scooby and shaggy look WAY too determined, shouldn't they be cowering in a corner somewhere?

Jinkies Marcus, I need to say that that never really worked out for us when we did that before.

Also this, heck one group (no prizes for guessing which) would often blunder straight into traps set by the other group.

 

[DustyDrB]

Shit...now I need to marathon some Scooby Doo.

 

[Random berk]

So wait... someone else on the Escapist thinks that cover based shooting isn't a negative trait in modern shooters? I thought I was the only one.

 

[scorptatious]

Hey Scooby! Wanna run head first into an army of Locust? Risking your life for the fate of humanity?

Scooby: Ruh uh!

Would you do it for a Scooby-Snack?

Scooby: Rokay!

 

[Jeralt2100]

So far the splits in 3 don't last too long and one direction seems to be able to provide cover for the other. The worst in act 1 is the stadium the one direction gets stuck fighting a giant glowie while the other tries figuring out that they are providing cover

Having played through the entire game I can say that none of the splits last for very long at all. I only recall 3 or 4 of them in the whole campaign and each is pretty much either 'High Ground Cover Position' or 'In the thick of the fight'. Normally less than 5 minutes each or so.

 

[ZZoMBiE13]

Velma carries a Boomer! Priceless.

 

[gmaverick019_v1legacy]

fucking lolll

Plus all the wonderful comments already...

but, still, fuck youuuu now i need to go watch scooby doo again...*nostalgia level rising*

 

[Tsaba]

"One of Gears of War's running themes is angry-porkchop Marcus Fenix's constant Scoobian desire to split his squad of gargantuan man-children into smaller, less efficient, groups of two."

While I disagree with your analysis on military tactics, I do however, agree that they use it the wrong way.

 

[GeeksUtopia]

"Like zoinks scoob, it's the locust" (I'd do anything plays)