dcdelgado
dcdelgado
Since 6876 Days
Horde Mode 2.0 Shown!!
This was our first opportunity to get some hands-on time with the new mode, and after spending a good amount of time in the competitive beta, we found Horde 2.0 quite enjoyable. Competitive Gears of War multiplayer required a lot of teamwork to be successful, and in Horde mode that teamwork is mandatory if you hope to fend off 50 waves of locusts and the glowing lambents. In a team of five, you have to defeat the oncoming rush and at least one person must survive. However, during some waves, our objective was to keep everyone alive.

One major change that you'll notice right away is that now there is the ability to build fortifications on the map. The map we were playing on was called "Hotel", so the once ritzy hotel lobby made a great base for us to fortify and defend. Between each wave you'll have 30 seconds to walk around and add barricades, turrets, decoys and sentry guns to help the next round. There is a currency system now, so in order to repair, build, revive yourself or even pick up certain weapons, there's a fee. You'll earn cash by killing enemies and helping your teammates and the more you play this mode, the more cool items you'll unlock--one of them being the Silverback, a mech suit which we saw in the campaign demo. We didn't get to play with the Silverback but a new weapon that we came across was the cleaver, a ridiculously large sword that drags along the ground when you run, leaving sparks. It's not the most efficient weapon, especially when it's a bit slow and you're swinging pretty wildly with it. But it makes short work of locusts when they're right in front of you.

Given that it is a cooperative game, you can always help your teammates out by sharing ammo or swapping weapons. You can even be a mooch and ask for money. This changes up the strategy quite a bit, as each wave gets progressively harder. But your base will slowly expand over the course of 50 waves as well so you can upgrade and secure a larger perimeter. Every 10 waves you'll face a boss wave, where instead of drones and the not-so-bright Boomers, you're likely going to have to fend off the larger Brumaks or the shrieking Berserkers. It'll be an intense round for sure, but what keeps you on your toes is that in each wave, the enemy types are randomized so sometimes you'll need to change up your strategy a bit to be more efficient.

The hotel map was a nice change from the maps that we've grown accustomed to in the beta and the layout was clearly designed for this mode in mind. Even though it's clear the city has seen better days, there was some foliage decorating the streets and hotel interior to give the map some semblance of life. The environment was more colorful and vibrant thanks to the lavish hotel interior and extra palm trees. It was even easier to identify your teammates in the distance as the blue in their armor was bright and stood out more.

Another feature that has been added to Horde 2.0 which we didn't see is Mutators, where you can adjust the difficulty in private matches and customize the game types. If you've messed around with Big Head mode during the beta, you can do the same here and give the enemies giant heads and squeaky voices. One last thing to point out is that there is host migration, so in the event that the host quits, the match will continue. As always, there will be plenty of ribbons, medals and weapon skins to unlock, so you can get in on all of this when Gears of War 3 is released on September 20.
http://e3.gamespot.com/story/6318203/e3-2011-gears...
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BLackHawkodst
BLackHawkodst
Since 5902 Days
Sounds AWSOME!!! Cant wait!!

Heres is some new SP footage from the demo: http://uk.ign.com/videos/2011/06/07/e3-2011-ign-li...

Man i fracking love it, cant wait for some EPIC 4-player coop :D
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marcusfenix
Since 5197 Days
3 months!!!!!!!!
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dcdelgado
dcdelgado
Since 6876 Days
Amazing stuff there!

Here is some new Horde 2.0 footage!!, i'm going to lose some many hrs of my life to this game :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRfDKXLj5p0
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sanex
Since 5203 Days
Me too! :)
Epic has thrown in the kitchen sink and more in their awesome upgrade to Horde.
http://uk.xbox360.ign.com/articles/117/1174084p1.h...
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BLackHawkodst
BLackHawkodst
Since 5902 Days
Posted by dcdelgado
Amazing stuff there!

Here is some new Horde 2.0 footage!!, i'm going to lose some many hrs of my life to this game :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRfDKXLj5p0
Man i still play Horde now in Gears2, but this one looks insanley fun!! and now we get Bosses every 10 waves, YESSSSSSSS!!!! :D
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dcdelgado
dcdelgado
Since 6876 Days
Yeah the Boss news is great, so glad they listened to the community on this one :D
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sanex
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Posted by BLackHawkodst
Man i still play Horde now in Gears2, but this one looks insanley fun!! and now we get Bosses every 10 waves, YESSSSSSSS!!!! :D
Been watching all the youtube vids, Horde will be massive!!, also it has host migration added with is great :)
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Yeah thats a sweet addition and about time, but yeah they have added a ton of stuff :)
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sanex
Since 5203 Days
great video shows different part of the demo and a long q&a with rod.

glad to hear the levels will be more open ala gears 1, and that in 4player coop each player can choose there own level of difficulty :)

http://gamingbolt.com/e3-2011-gears-of-war-3-video...
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Since 5902 Days
Posted by sanex
great video shows different part of the demo and a long q&a with rod.

glad to hear the levels will be more open ala gears 1, and that in 4player coop each player can choose there own level of difficulty :)

http://gamingbolt.com/e3-2011-gears-of-war-3-video...
Looking awesome!
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fabreezwait
Since 5195 Days
Posted by sanex
great video shows different part of the demo and a long q&a with rod.

glad to hear the levels will be more open ala gears 1, and that in 4player coop each player can choose there own level of difficulty :)

http://gamingbolt.com/e3-2011-gears-of-war-3-video...
All sounding AWESOME! :)
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dcdelgado
dcdelgado
Since 6876 Days
Posted by sanex
great video shows different part of the demo and a long q&a with rod.

glad to hear the levels will be more open ala gears 1, and that in 4player coop each player can choose there own level of difficulty :)

http://gamingbolt.com/e3-2011-gears-of-war-3-video...
Great Interview and even better news, i need to play this damn game now!!
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Jato
Jato
Since 6893 Days
Amazing looking game. I really like the new colour palette!

I'm shocked the 360 is able to pull off these kind of visuals...very impressed with what I've seen so far!
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BLackHawkodst
BLackHawkodst
Since 5902 Days
Yeah its looking awsome for sure, Horde 2.0 has me so excited.
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dcdelgado
dcdelgado
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Played some Hord 1.0 over the weekend with some mates, had so much fun!, it plays allot smoother now since all the patches.
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ManThatYouFear
ManThatYouFear
Since 6959 Days
Posted by dcdelgado
Played some Hord 1.0 over the weekend with some mates, had so much fun!, it plays allot smoother now since all the patches.
I would of thought that was because hardly anyone plays it anymore, or is it not server based, i cant rem.
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dcdelgado
dcdelgado
Since 6876 Days
Well its 2/3yrs old so yeah def not as many people playing, it just makes such a difference. Gears 3 should kick ass and Horde 2 on dedicated servers should make for a better ride.
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BLackHawkodst
BLackHawkodst
Since 5902 Days
check out this Horde 2.0 trailer (bit dark) but graphics looks fucking amazing!! and gameplay fun as hell.

http://games.tiscali.cz/video/najezdy-locustu-na-v...
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sanex
Since 5203 Days
Posted by BLackHawkodst
check out this Horde 2.0 trailer (bit dark) but graphics looks fucking amazing!! and gameplay fun as hell.

http://games.tiscali.cz/video/najezdy-locustu-na-v...
This is torture, that looked amazing!
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dcdelgado
dcdelgado
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Posted by BLackHawkodst
check out this Horde 2.0 trailer (bit dark) but graphics looks fucking amazing!! and gameplay fun as hell.

http://games.tiscali.cz/video/najezdy-locustu-na-v...
Watched that on my HD TV last night, looked insane! the wait get harder.
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BLackHawkodst
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Best thing i've seen thus far! :)
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IRAIPT0IR
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Since 5724 Days
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spzJSE1jJZ8

Jesus Christ!!

Looks insane!
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Ronsauce
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Bwahaha...looks so awesome!
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