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Gears of War 3 will 'embrace the shotgun' and allow more 'arcadey' play

April 13, 2010 in News comments 6

Good news if you liked the shotgun from Gear of War 1 and 2. Bad news if you didn't. Expect the shotgun to get a more prominent role in Gears of War 3 and Epic to loosen up the 'tactical cover' aspects of the game.

In response to how gamers played previous Gears of War games, Gears of War 3 will "embrace the shotgun" when it releases to the Xbox 360 next April according to lead designer Cliff Bleszinski. Bleszinski explains the reasoning in an interview with MeriStation TV.
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    Red 9 Apr 13, 10
    Because if people didn't already hate shotguns enough in shooters...
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    Silent Storm Apr 13, 10
    First of all...have you even played Gears of War?
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      Red 9 Apr 13, 10
      quote Silent Storm
      First of all...have you even played Gears of War?
      One: yes. Two: that's kinda irrelevant.
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        Silent Storm Apr 15, 10
        Not irrelevant at all. I asked because the shotgun was indeed the highpoint of the game.
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    Guugley Apr 14, 10
    The Shotgun is easily the most enjoyable weapon to use, arguably the one that requires the most skill (I'd go with Sniper and possibly one or two others ahead of it) too given that you have to be at close-quarters with it.
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    Aussie Legend Apr 14, 10
    I'd like the shotgun to be somewhere between Gears 1 and 2 (strength wise).

    Liking that they're taking less priority over hiding behind a wall for half an hour in a complete stale mate.

    Also, do something to fix the 'flow' of Gears 2, it felt fairly cumbersome compared to Gears 1 tbh. Or maybe that was just my lag XD

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