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Epic Talks Gears: Judgment, Designed to be “As Accessible as Possible”

RipTen: "You always run the risk of alienating people when you alter core mechanics, and that was the focus of our recent conversation with Epic Games Lead Level Designer, Jim Brown."

browland14791d ago

I'm not the biggest Gears fan, but it's always interesting to hear insight from those involved in designing the games. Excellent interview.

otherZinc4791d ago

I'm one of the BIGGEST Gears fans there will ever be, as are my 2 children and this interview SUCKED!

1. The site is ridiculous for giveing this game a 60. Also, every site giving Gears Judgment a 60 is ridiculous as well & should never be trusted again.

2. The main reason this game is a problem with me is the OMISSION OF HORDE MODE! And to a lesser degree, Weapon Selection moved to the Y button away from the D Pad.

3. HORDE MODE being eliminated from the game made me not buy 2 copies for co-op with my kids. Yes, I'll play same console co-op with my daughter through the campaign but my son & I want to co-op HORDE MODE for hours with his friends and I! Now, we cant!

4. The reviewer not asking why HORDE MODE was omitted means this site had VERY LITTLE reason to give this game a 60!

5. This Epic employee must be the reason for the omission of HORDE MODE as he never said anything about it.

6. After I complete this game on Insane Mode, there will be no reason to play Gears Judgment for 3 months straight as I did the HORDE MODE Gears 1 & Gears 2.

7. My HORDE MODE buddies send be invites to play HORDE all the time & all of us have Judgment!

8. SEASON PASS: will not be purchased by me & many others if there will be no HORDE MODE in it.

9. Survival Mode: Sucks with that silly CLASS SYSTEM!

Nostradavis4791d ago (Edited 4791d ago )

I am going to go out on a limb and say you like Horde Mode. The review mentions the shift out of Horde Mode and into the new Survival Mode.

"Outside of campaign (which features enough Horde Mode elements of its own) fans of Horde Mode will now have something called Survival Mode to keep them busy. This is essentially the same as the old Horde Mode but with a class based approach. You and up to four other people must decide upon either engineer, soldier, medic, or scout before taking part. You are then tasked with surviving wave after wave of Horde onslaught. Sadly, the waves cap out at ten and that left me feeling a bit cheated."

Thanks for telling me what I can and can't score a game based on my opinion simply because it doesn't line up with yours.

I gave Judgment a 6.0 because I felt the game was light in terms of multiplayer content and I did not like the changes made to the gameplay on the multiplayer side. The focus of my interview was to talk about the changes in that regard.

THANKS FOR PLAYING!

Nostradavis4791d ago

I am a big fan of the video at the end, from 2006. "Brought to you by Netscape."

CrzyFooL4791d ago

As mediocre as possible to grab that cash fast more like it!

Nostradavis4791d ago

Interesting. They never said that in the interview.

sandman2244791d ago

And I'm thankfull for that. I was getting sick of playing a shotgun feast multiplayer in the previous versions. Now I can use the lancer and not get pawned. This game is a must buy for 360 owners.

BanBrother4791d ago

But that is what Gears is about lol. Don't know why CoD gamers want everything to be like CoD. They ruined Gears and Killzone 3 MP.

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Report: Epic is working on a Disney-themed extraction shooter

The project will purportedly launch in November 2026 and is the result of Disney's $1.5 billion collaboration with Epic.

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Disney Should Buy Fortnite And Epic Games, Former Exec Says

The Walt Disney Company's new CEO, Josh D'Amaro, is a big fan of video games, and one former Disney executive believes D'Amaro would be smart to do even more in gaming going forward. This could include a buyout of a gaming company like Epic Games.

In an interview with CNBC, Kevin Mayer--a former Disney and TikTok executive who now runs Candle Media--said D'Amaro will need to take "bold steps" to help Disney make more money and grow its stock price. One part of this could be doing more in gaming, he said.

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Profchaos48d ago

Apparently nobody remembers the absolute shitshow that happened when EA brought the Havok engine which was used as the default engine of the 6th generation like UE is used today.

SkilledGamer47d ago

You've got it wrong, EA bought Renderware not Havok. Havok was bought by Intel in 2007 and then Microsoft in 2015

Fishy Fingers47d ago (Edited 47d ago )

Nor was it ever a widely used or considered, game engine, Renderware was. It was and still is a physics/material simulation plugin for the actual game engines.

Profchaos47d ago

Yeah you're right i was thinking of Renderware. But point still stands Renderware was used literally everywhere from games like GTA 3,VC,SA to Sonic games and Tony hawk it was really the default industry wide engine that UE is today.

If Disney takes over Epic and UE we could face a situation where they change the terms of use for other game devs big and small. They could remove the licensing agreements currently in place and impose a payment per download model like Unity did which could cripple the industry.

TOTSUKO47d ago

Fck Disney stock and their shareholders.

blacktiger47d ago

Well I can imagine DIsney with their transgender Snowwhite and black cinderally and mermaid and other garbage. Imagine video games lmao!!!

shinXseijuro47d ago

You sound like a fun person to be around .

Huey_My_D_Long46d ago

Dumbass cant even spell Cinderella but apparently he's upset by the 1997 Cinderella classic starring Brandy. Almost 20 year old movie.
Just say you dont like black people man, we all know it.

rlow147d ago

I really hope this doesn’t happen. They ruin everything that they buy. Terrible company

Zerobalance47d ago (Edited 47d ago )

Trolling. Hope Disney take the Maval characters like Spider-Man and Wolverine away from Sony and make it themselves that would me laugh so hard.

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Analyst says Epic Games layoffs send a clear signal: 'This will not get any easier'

The myth of perpetual growth continues to bulldoze through the industry.

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Pyrofire9549d ago

"It is going to get so much worse in the video game industry...This will get worse and going to be bad and it's going to eventually get better." -Greg Miller right before it got worse

Agent7549d ago

Too many games, too many versions, download only games, game pricing, £700+ consoles, eye watering prices for controllers, four formats, gaming is one big mess.

gold_drake49d ago

id argue that epic games has alot of other revenue income other than fortnite, so their reasoning makes zero sense.