i believe that people will play gears of war 2 for the co-op and halo3 forthe custom games. co-op is so much fun in gow but i believe it lacks in multiplayer. it wont be the end it will just be another great game for different reasons.
What? I love Gears! I mean, I just loved how in the first game, you walked slower than Stephen Hawking without a wheelchair. Very tactical. A crucial factor in the game is moving slowly, and that your character looks like the Hulk but with twice the estrogen count. This way, your body is way bigger for the enemy to hit with bullets. I also love how there is no command to jump or crouch! I hate how in games like Halo, they give you the option to jump whenever you want. It gives me too much freedom, and it's confusing! But the best part is probably the weapons selection. I mean, there's only nine weapons. The pistol, grenades, shotty and sniper, an RPG, and a overpowered infinite ammo laser gun. Oh yeah, let's not forget the random-ass bow that people randomly carry. Truly, the mark of a truly tactical game. I mean, when I'm running freely around the map, seeing all these weapons scattered around, it's so confusing! I don't like having the option of choosing between grabbing the energy sword or shotgun! Nor the Battle Rifle or Assault Rifle! The SMG or the Plasma Rifle or the Spikers! The Needler, the Rockets, the Spartan Lasers! Heaven forbid someone leaves a Sentinel Beam or a Plasma Pistol or the Brute Shot or the Gravity Hammer! Crazy, crazy, crazy!
I sense sarcasm in the vicinity. Walk slow? I think you might hate the slow walking from the Campaign. How your charecter looks is all about the art style of the game. Some games have tiny charecters and others have massive guys. Why does a game need jump? No reason at all. Jumping can reveal a lot of glitches. Halo 2 had millions due to jumping. As opposed to Halos 6 different weapons? Each weapon in GoW has a unique function while Halo can get rid of many weapons by taking out all the similiar weapons. Most of those weapons have overlaying abilities. The Hammer, Shotgun, Mauler and Sword all perform the same function. The only difference is that the Mauler needs a second weapon to be as powerful as the others, the Hammer has too many glitches and the Sword will always lose to shotgun. Not to mention the balance of the weapons. Some are balanced into similiar weapons and others are way too overpowered that they can't be used in regular maps.
I never liked UT as a console game. It was always boring. But i liked TF2 though....But they can't make Halo obsolete....
Gears will be an awesome game but i feel that it tailors somewhat to slightly different people than Halo does. I will be getting Gears and enjoying it a lot, i loved the first one but it does not mean that i will stop playing Halo at all and i think that will probably ring true with many Halo players