Gears of War 3 is in production. You know it, I know it and weather they're ready to announce it or not -- Epic Games knows it.
We've all seen the hints at what's coming -- female characters, Fenix family drama...but hit the jump to see what we want in the next Gears game including why Marcus Fenix should never ever wear women's clothing...
4 player Co-Op
- Delta Squad has four people -- so why is the action only centered around two of them? More importantly, why can't I hook up with three of my buddies over Xbox Live and take it to to some Locusts? It all seems so simple, but 4 player Co-Op has been something Gears players have been asking about for quite some time.
Cliffy B has said that he'd like to include more RPG like elements to the Gears series -- I can't think of a better way to implement it than having to strategize with my squadmates over who's best to take care of a certain situation based on thier abilities.
Of course, implementing 4-player Co-Op would make my next point a bit difficult...
Someone needs to die
Call me a masochist, but I think a member of Delta Squad should die. Now, I know what you're thinking Tai was killed off in Gears 2, but I'm talking about shuffling one of the big four loose from this mortal coil. Obviously we're not going to see Marcus or Dom bite the big one, so the safe bet would be on Baird or Cole. Nearly every level of Gears features Delta narrowly escaping death, but what if one of them doesn't? Just think about wht that would do to the remaining members -- it's somewhere the franchise hasn't gone yet, but could prove interesting.
Don't basterdize Marcus Fenix
In their own gears 3 wishlist, the folks over at IGN said that they wanted Marcus Fenix to become more humaized, and show more emotion rather than..you know...angry.
Nay I say! Nay! Does anyone really want to see Marcus sit down and talk about his feelings? I thought not -- I mean, the man has gun with a chainsaw on the end of for Christmas sake -- how do you think he's going to handle his problems?
I agree the character should be fleshed out quite a bit, but I don't think putting him in a dress is not the answer. Put it this way -- did we ever see John Wayne talk things out with his enemies?
Strange new worlds
By now, we all know the trademarked Gears look all too well -- cities in ruin and weird alien worlds. While they're cool and all, sometimes you've just got to have more. My favorite level in Gears of War 2 by far was the level inside the worm -- it was just so different. Give us more complex worlds, throw in some color and leave the cities behind for a bit!
Let Star Wars be
A tough warrior, trying to find out what's going on with his mysterious father who he thought was dead engaged in a brutal war for the fate of mankind. Sound familiar? Gears is tredding some a little too close to the holy trilogy for comfort, and with the rumors of a female character coming in -- things could get worse.
Don't get me wrong -- I love the whole Adam Fenix thing, but I just want the story to unfold other than the way it seems its going to go. We know Adam Fenix is alive, and he's in Jacinto. I'd love to see it play out like this: Adam Fenix went into hiding in Jacinto after aiding the Locust horde in an effort to save his son from harm. Marcus blames himself for things getting so bad on Jacinto. This also sets up the chance for Gears to take a non linear path -- does Marcus save his father or does he let him pay for his sins?
What do you think? What would you like to see in the next Gears?
