Gears of war

**MIG-31** · Nov 10, 2007, 04:18 PM

This is somthing im a little interested in..I have played and completed Gears of War on the 360 (But lacking some of the achievements) and loved it.

I just picked up the pc version today and so far i think it's superior to the console edition.

Thoughts please on which version is better.

OmegaRED · Nov 10, 2007, 04:25 PM

PC cause I can minimize it and look at porn if I so wished.

BlueMak · Nov 10, 2007, 04:36 PM

No option for "They both suck"?

**MIG-31** · Nov 10, 2007, 04:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BlueMak

No option for "They both suck"?

Or don't reply !

(only joking of course).

Vikingod · Nov 10, 2007, 05:29 PM

I didn't play much of the 360 version, but one thing is certainly better and thats the controls. Plus, the additional content.

Other than that, its pretty much the same game.

**MIG-31** · Nov 10, 2007, 06:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vikingod

Ibut one thing is certainly better and thats the controls.

That is certainly one hell of a plus for this game.Once the mouse is configured to the sensitivity required by the player,this is where i think this game comes to life..

calidan · Nov 10, 2007, 09:54 PM

I just got the game. I can't even save games because I'm not able to sign up for a live account. What fucking bullshit is that? If I'm playing single player why the hell do I need to sign in to live to save games. When I go to the site to sign up for live it gives me an error. The error I get using IE7 is that stupid Runtime Error. I want my money back now. First they want you to pay to play multiplayer, now they want you to sign into live just to save your game progress. What a bunch of bullshit.

OmegaRED · Nov 10, 2007, 11:39 PM

Try signing up with Firefox? I thought it did the registration in game...don't remember loading up a browser for it.

**MIG-31** · Nov 10, 2007, 11:53 PM

sorry to see someone having hassle with the sign in..I had that trouble too.Turned out all was needed was to sign in using your 360 profile.

Also on installation it required a update from windows that required a pc restart which added a further 2 minutes delay just too find out when the game starts it don't support a 1440x900 resolution from the beginning.

for me the game ran in the back ground but had no display.Had to reset the pc 3 times before i figured out the problem.Had to lower my display to to 1024x768 just for the game to start up.Set the in-game options to 1440x900 just to bring back my desktop settings to my rez i use.

Never known a game to be so problamatic to install.

calidan · Nov 10, 2007, 11:57 PM

I tried Firefox and IE6 and still got the same error. The account I log into is a live account. Now the link redirects to Page unavailable. At least I'm getting something better than a "Runtime Error." I still think that it is dumb I have to login to save games. What if someone doesn't have a internet connection or it's down? And people complain about Steam? At least they have an offline mode.

calidan · Nov 11, 2007, 07:55 PM

Got the game to work now. I guess it's a local profile that I created but if I decide to create or use a Live account my progress in the game will be lost. Also with a local account it won't remember achievements. They should of asked at startup what kind of account to create or use. There are too many hoops you have to jump through just to play this game. I'm willing to bet that all the Live games will be the same way.

Anyway, about the game itself. I'm enjoying it so far. The controls are excellent. It's a little different the way they have the camera set up. The graphics look awesome. Has anyone played Halo 3 on the PC? How does this port compare to Halo 3? This has to be the best port from a console that I have ever played.

calidan · Nov 14, 2007, 04:02 AM

This game just won't stop giving me trouble. I just went back to play again and the last checkpoint is gone. I can't even start at the beginning of Act 2. I was at Act 3, the point where you have to walk across the planks without falling down. Does anyone have a check point in Act 3 before that point? If it's at the beginning of Act 3 that would be fine too. TIA!

Da_Jewish_Fonzy · Nov 14, 2007, 04:13 AM

I'll get it after the new year no doubt, theres simply too many other games I'm interested in at the moment.

calidan · Nov 14, 2007, 04:14 AM

It looks like I'm not the only one that lost saves.

http://gearsforums.epicgames.com/sho...d.php?t=583531

Dark Lord · Nov 15, 2007, 03:43 AM

the game runs like crap for me. just constant hitching issues. im running it all on medium and 1024x768. when it actually runs right, im doing about 60fps, but most of the time its just hitching.
kick ass, i can add to that 2 crashes and a hard lock.

* lets make that 4 crashes
*last time... 5 crashes and 2 hard locks. im done with the game till a patch comes out.

Shaga · Dec 19, 2007, 10:36 PM

Is there a possibility to play pc-version split-screen? Haven't tried out pc version yet.

[hobo]eclipse · Dec 19, 2007, 10:47 PM

also does anyone know if or how you can switch the over the shoulder view from right to left like the console version?

Shaga i dont think split screen but over a LAN for co-op works, i was playn with my bro

**MIG-31** · Dec 19, 2007, 10:56 PM

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Originally Posted by [hobo]eclipse

also does anyone know if or how you can switch the over the shoulder view from right to left like the console version?

If you mean to make the swat turn while taking cover behind a wall... double tap either A or D (Default).

[hobo]eclipse · Dec 19, 2007, 11:03 PM

ya i noticed you can change which over the shoulder view while taking cover but in the console game there was a buton to change the over the shoulder view while just running and crouching/aiming with out cover, would slightly change you perspective of the fight between the two.

smurfdude · Dec 21, 2007, 03:41 PM

was playing it earlier on the PC and i love it. my brother has an xbox360 and I had a go of it on there, i just don't like those type of games on a console, never have, never will

**Mousey** · Dec 23, 2007, 12:46 AM

I was looking at it on amazon and it was £27, my rig just about scrapes the recommended requirements as far as i remember but £27 just to try sounds a bit steep, and the demo is massive, and i'm sick of massive files for demos now.
I've tried downloading the Crysis demo like 4 times and every time it's failed for one reason or another so i'm not gonna bother now.

I have played it on the 360 and it was alright but it got boring very quickly so i'll give it a miss

Nov 10, 2007, 04:18 PM	#1
MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 56,818 Rep Power: 471 System Specs	Gears of war This is somthing im a little interested in..I have played and completed Gears of War on the 360 (But lacking some of the achievements) and loved it. I just picked up the pc version today and so far i think it's superior to the console edition. Thoughts please on which version is better. __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here

Nov 10, 2007, 04:25 PM	#2
OmegaRED Relapsed Gamer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Ottawa , Canada Posts: 5,688 Rep Power: 173 System Specs	PC cause I can minimize it and look at porn if I so wished. __________________ E Penis Specs: <------------- See System Specs

Nov 10, 2007, 04:36 PM	#3
BlueMak HH's Asteroids' Dominator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Hellas->Macedonia->Thessaloniki Posts: 13,464 Rep Power: 349 System Specs	No option for "They both suck"? __________________ The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego ordinary pleasures themselves and find compensation in interfering with the pleasures of others(Bertrand Russell)"You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil,You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them." - Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis This is slavery, not to speak one's thought. [Euripides-The Phoenician Women (c.411-409 B.C.)] http://www.macedonia.info/FALLACIESANDFACTS.htm *Sic semper tyrannis.*

Nov 10, 2007, 09:54 PM	#7
calidan Frozen in Carbonite Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 1,409 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	I just got the game. I can't even save games because I'm not able to sign up for a live account. What fucking bullshit is that? If I'm playing single player why the hell do I need to sign in to live to save games. When I go to the site to sign up for live it gives me an error. The error I get using IE7 is that stupid Runtime Error. I want my money back now. First they want you to pay to play multiplayer, now they want you to sign into live just to save your game progress. What a bunch of bullshit. __________________ Steam Community :: ID :: calidan "Don't try to be like Jackie. There is only one Jackie.... Study computers instead." - Jackie Chan

Nov 10, 2007, 11:39 PM	#8
OmegaRED Relapsed Gamer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Ottawa , Canada Posts: 5,688 Rep Power: 173 System Specs	Try signing up with Firefox? I thought it did the registration in game...don't remember loading up a browser for it. __________________ E Penis Specs: <------------- See System Specs

Nov 10, 2007, 05:29 PM	#5
Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,197 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	I didn't play much of the 360 version, but one thing is certainly better and thats the controls. Plus, the additional content. Other than that, its pretty much the same game.

Nov 10, 2007, 11:53 PM	Thread Starter #9
MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 56,818 Rep Power: 471 System Specs	sorry to see someone having hassle with the sign in..I had that trouble too.Turned out all was needed was to sign in using your 360 profile. Also on installation it required a update from windows that required a pc restart which added a further 2 minutes delay just too find out when the game starts it don't support a 1440x900 resolution from the beginning. for me the game ran in the back ground but had no display.Had to reset the pc 3 times before i figured out the problem.Had to lower my display to to 1024x768 just for the game to start up.Set the in-game options to 1440x900 just to bring back my desktop settings to my rez i use. Never known a game to be so problamatic to install. __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here

Nov 10, 2007, 11:57 PM	#10
calidan Frozen in Carbonite Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 1,409 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	I tried Firefox and IE6 and still got the same error. The account I log into is a live account. Now the link redirects to Page unavailable. At least I'm getting something better than a "Runtime Error." I still think that it is dumb I have to login to save games. What if someone doesn't have a internet connection or it's down? And people complain about Steam? At least they have an offline mode. __________________ Steam Community :: ID :: calidan "Don't try to be like Jackie. There is only one Jackie.... Study computers instead." - Jackie Chan

Nov 11, 2007, 07:55 PM	#11
calidan Frozen in Carbonite Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 1,409 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Got the game to work now. I guess it's a local profile that I created but if I decide to create or use a Live account my progress in the game will be lost. Also with a local account it won't remember achievements. They should of asked at startup what kind of account to create or use. There are too many hoops you have to jump through just to play this game. I'm willing to bet that all the Live games will be the same way. Anyway, about the game itself. I'm enjoying it so far. The controls are excellent. It's a little different the way they have the camera set up. The graphics look awesome. Has anyone played Halo 3 on the PC? How does this port compare to Halo 3? This has to be the best port from a console that I have ever played. __________________ Steam Community :: ID :: calidan "Don't try to be like Jackie. There is only one Jackie.... Study computers instead." - Jackie Chan

Nov 14, 2007, 04:02 AM	#12
calidan Frozen in Carbonite Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 1,409 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	This game just won't stop giving me trouble. I just went back to play again and the last checkpoint is gone. I can't even start at the beginning of Act 2. I was at Act 3, the point where you have to walk across the planks without falling down. Does anyone have a check point in Act 3 before that point? If it's at the beginning of Act 3 that would be fine too. TIA! __________________ Steam Community :: ID :: calidan "Don't try to be like Jackie. There is only one Jackie.... Study computers instead." - Jackie Chan

Nov 14, 2007, 04:13 AM	#13
Da_Jewish_Fonzy Me>You Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Da Hood Posts: 507 Rep Power: 0	I'll get it after the new year no doubt, theres simply too many other games I'm interested in at the moment.

Nov 14, 2007, 04:14 AM	#14
calidan Frozen in Carbonite Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 1,409 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	It looks like I'm not the only one that lost saves. http://gearsforums.epicgames.com/sho...d.php?t=583531 __________________ Steam Community :: ID :: calidan "Don't try to be like Jackie. There is only one Jackie.... Study computers instead." - Jackie Chan

Nov 15, 2007, 03:43 AM	#15
Dark Lord HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 5,945 Rep Power: 125 System Specs	the game runs like crap for me. just constant hitching issues. im running it all on medium and 1024x768. when it actually runs right, im doing about 60fps, but most of the time its just hitching. kick ass, i can add to that 2 crashes and a hard lock. * lets make that 4 crashes last time... 5 crashes and 2 hard locks. im done with the game till a patch comes out. __________________ Last edited by Dark Lord; Nov 15, 2007 at 05:08 AM.*

Dec 19, 2007, 10:36 PM	#16
Shaga Intelligent Life Form Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Nordic Region Posts: 383 Rep Power: 48 System Specs	Is there a possibility to play pc-version split-screen? Haven't tried out pc version yet. __________________ Server: Currently Offline

Dec 19, 2007, 10:47 PM	#17
[hobo]eclipse ...just bummin 'round Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 2,907 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	also does anyone know if or how you can switch the over the shoulder view from right to left like the console version? Shaga i dont think split screen but over a LAN for co-op works, i was playn with my bro

Dec 19, 2007, 11:03 PM	#19
[hobo]eclipse ...just bummin 'round Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 2,907 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	ya i noticed you can change which over the shoulder view while taking cover but in the console game there was a buton to change the over the shoulder view while just running and crouching/aiming with out cover, would slightly change you perspective of the fight between the two.

Dec 21, 2007, 03:41 PM	#20
smurfdude DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 79 Rep Power: 0	was playing it earlier on the PC and i love it. my brother has an xbox360 and I had a go of it on there, i just don't like those type of games on a console, never have, never will

Dec 23, 2007, 12:46 AM	#21
Mousey Synth's Long Lost Bro Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Web Design Hell Posts: 7,185 Rep Power: 245 System Specs	I was looking at it on amazon and it was £27, my rig just about scrapes the recommended requirements as far as i remember but £27 just to try sounds a bit steep, and the demo is massive, and i'm sick of massive files for demos now. I've tried downloading the Crysis demo like 4 times and every time it's failed for one reason or another so i'm not gonna bother now. I have played it on the 360 and it was alright but it got boring very quickly so i'll give it a miss __________________