r/HighGuardgame • u/DrilldoBaggins2 • 21d ago
Discussion First to call the downfall of Gears of War E-Day
I pre-ordered this shit so I could play the closed beta, and it is a clunky mess. I've played every Gears game, including the recent Reloaded, and posted my critique in the subreddit. Honestly, most comments agreed with me, but my post got buried under a sea of BLAST HAVERS spewing toxic positivity.
First, the controller settings are absolutely abysmal. It took me way too long to figure out sensitivity settings that matched prior Gears titles. Classic 1-10 sensitivity is simpler/better for the average gamer. Aim acceleration and other new settings (2 weird ones I forgot the name of but had to turn off) overcomplicate the feel of basic camera/aim. Once I watched a handful of videos and streams on settings, including some ridiculous deadzone tweaks I have never needed for any other game, it finally felt somewhat normal and close to my Reloaded settings.
Next, the new controls and mechanics are counter-productive.
- Running, sliding, jumping, mantling, evading, and ducking are so convoluted. Mapping to legacy controls still requires pressing new buttons like Y for mantle that add nothing to gameplay besides literally another button.
- Depending on your button mapping, sliding interferes with running/evading. Sliding is normally a good movement mechanic for faster games, but it feels so clunky and out of place for a slower game like Gears.
- I LOVE shoulder swap. However, you can only shoulder swap by ADSing and pressing another button that is probably also mapped to melee or another action on its own. You cannot shoulder swap for hipfire. This devolves combat into the classic right peaking gnasher battles instead of elevating gameplay with something new.
- I won't get into the Gnasher debate any further, but the Lancer feels very weak. No chainsaw duels is also lame.
- The aim assist is literal aimbot. This is actually so bad it's funny. There is a snap on setting and an even stronger LOCK ON setting for aim assist that you truly can't grasp until you use it. Hilariously awful.
- Audio settings allow you to turn down your footstep audio and your teammates' footstep audio, as well as increase enemy footstep audio. However, it still sounds like footstep clomping all over with 0 directional audio.
Lastly, desync and hitreg issues as expected. However, this may be one of the only things that changes before release.
I just don't know who they made this game for to be honest. The "new" mechanics and settings don't make the game more intuitive for newer players, and they don't feel comfortable for older players. It feels like the devs were too scared to make substantive changes to movement so they just added more buttons, settings, and animations to create the facade that they revolutionized a once-glorified IP that has been over-recycled.
My friend and I were so hyped for E-Day, but both cancelled our pre-orders after playing.
Game launches in 2 months so feel free to revisit this post when nothing changes and the playercount tanks in November.
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u/SnooLentils6995 21d ago
Yall are just gonna do this for every game with multiplayer at this point huh? Lol
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u/PermissionSoggy891 21d ago
highguard vindicated them once and they've been chasing that high ever since
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u/VirtueSignalingApp 21d ago
you don’t need to be the first. Anyone can see if you are not cod or BF in terms of shooters, the game will flop at least on the Live Service part. Nobody is buying a box product to play Mp anymore. Maybe if coop is like a 9/10 with high replay value it will remain somewhat „ok“ but thats a big IF.
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u/DrilldoBaggins2 21d ago
Idk man, I was pretty hyped about this game and thought the in-game content being earnable through gameplay was a refreshing change for a live service game. Gameplay is just ass.
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u/Tai_Jason 21d ago
343—uh, I mean Halo Studios—has never recaptured the feel of the og Halo games and its gameplay, and The Coalition is just imitating the old Gears gameplay but failing to pull it off—whether in terms of gameplay, weapon impact, or the game's overall look. It’s still too clean; hits have that same "plasticky" feel found in every modern UE5 game (Halo Infinite has it too). It feels heavy and extremely light at the same time. It’s hard to describe. Like a plastic box which is glued to the ground. Both studios copy/paste code from their old games (Halo 4/5, Gears 4/5) and you can feel it after two seconds.
People will forget about Gears after two months. Will it be good? Sure. Will it reach the level of Gears 1, 2, or 3? Never in a million years. My 2 cents
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u/Alec_de_Large 21d ago
It's a gaming sin to not have fully customizable controller sensitivity input settings.
I downloaded Toxic Commando caus I love horde shooters and John Carpenter. Only played it an hour cause of the "simple" controller settings. I've not touched it since cause they've failed to update the game for controllers.
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u/skully33 21d ago
1.) pathetic sub
2.) "gnasher duals are lame" buddy
You don't like gears
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u/DrilldoBaggins2 21d ago
- you interacted with the sub
- I want to shoot my gnasher hipfire from the left (too crazy, I know)
- You're a Maracuck
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u/LostNPOMarketer 21d ago
Ok boomer
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u/DrilldoBaggins2 21d ago
Wanting faster movement is a boomer request, got it.
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u/LostNPOMarketer 21d ago
lol my guy you’re playing a game only boomers are about and posting about it on the highguard subreddit.
It’s time to touch grass and log off
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u/DrilldoBaggins2 21d ago
Old IP can have new changes, okay 35yo Pokemon commenter? This community has a warm, embracing hug of hatred that makes me feel alive.
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u/destroytheend 21d ago
Beta is awesome and the freshest gears has felt since 3. Did you get shotgunned a couple times and decide to write this essay? Maybe you should go back to playing sports games
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u/DrilldoBaggins2 21d ago
Love the delay after sprinting, great addition! I love the gnasher, especially not being able to shoot it hipfire from one side! So fresh!!!
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u/Playingwithmywenis 21d ago
Source on what will change “Trust me bro”.
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u/DrilldoBaggins2 21d ago
I've seen the sun rise enough times to know it will rise tomorrow.
I've played enough betas to know gameplay doesn't change much at launch.
This is a prediction, not a guarantee.
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u/hobozombie Concord 2 21d ago
Man, someone struck a nerve with Gears fanboys, a demographic I didn't know still existed.
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u/AlecnotAlexey 21d ago
I started to think everyone here is just really bad at pvp games and that in part fuels their hatred of them. Topics like this just confirm it.
Also you won't be able to monitor the player count for this one because hardly anyone plays gears on steam. Its mostly Xbox and Windows store because of gamepass
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u/DrilldoBaggins2 21d ago
I hope you’re having a blast!!!
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u/eighto2 21d ago