The Gears of War That Everyone Hated

[@Novastellia]

Judgment was like the middle child, it was understood, and hate for a lack of reasons, even if it sucked, it still was hella fun

[@Boofcan]

what do you think was most fun about judgment?

[@benben3277]

​@Boofcans not the guy your asking, but I personally enjoyed the way it added some more meat to the story of the UIR through Padak, and the way that the unique challenges change the game as a way to show what the official story was, VS what was embellished, or even what actually happened VS what they annotated for Kilo Squads achievements

[@muchlikesuffocating-rj8fb]

@@Boofcan I had plenty of fun with the story & the multiplayer. This game came out when I was in 6th grade & I remember playing tf out of it

[@criscage1402]

Yup that’s why gears went down the drain cause of these players 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@criscage1402]

Gears 3 was the best y’all trippin thinking this trash game was good.

[@berrik]

50% of the cutscenes in this game were just the four of them kicking/knocking down doors

[@Boofcan]

Bro you’re not wrong

[@Underp4ntz_Gaming_Channel]

That's sadly needed for the loading times, this game ultimately pushed the Xbox 360 to the max and because of limited GPU memory it had to be splitted... doors was the most "seamless" option to reload and clear video memory.

[@tdpuuhailee8222]

@@Underp4ntz_Gaming_Channel Atleast it's better then nothing

[@touka6589]

@@tdpuuhailee8222we shouldn’t use that type of mindset for the gears series😂 “ we got some rotten food” “atleast it’s better than nothing” that’s how you sound

[@touka6589]

@@tdpuuhailee8222 use your reading comprehension skills you should have learned in elementary school

[@LateNightHalo]

Fun fact: the guy who worked on the multiplayer and pushed for the control change went on to work at 343 on Halo 5 and Halo infinite’s multiplayer..

[@Boofcan]

Oooof. See how that turned out lol!

[@olechristianhenne6583]

​@@Boofcan😂😂😂

[@Anonymys43]

Now it all makes sense

[@vadandrumist1670]

Failing upwards at its finest.

[@personguy6987]

That explains it. He clearly thinks every game has to be COD or people just won't know how to play.

[@noelmartinez6295]

Bro did not only condense and explain the story very well in 1 hour, he actually made it exciting and fun to hear props to you, great video

[@Boofcan]

I appreciate that!

[@striker389unknown2]

@@BoofcanI am 1 year late, but at 37:29 , you mean Silverback, not Razorback

[@indygamertag829]

After watching all of this, my biggest issue is at the end. Karn survives a massive DIRECT missile strike and comes out looking untouched. Then soaks up some bullets and dies? The least they could’ve done was show him try to activate a shield or dig down to survive leaving us unsure if he lived until the boss fight. Or/and a mutated, distorted, damaged Karn pops up in the boss fight looking like a badass who took a direct missile strike and is still standing.

[@ProtossExecutor100]

Yeah that made zero sense. An enemy that tore through cities and was massively feared just to absorb some gunfire and go down.

[@DBZHGWgamer]

Maybe the missile weakened him enough to be taken down by them.

[@brendenhawley2225]

Yeah it makes sense to me, a indirect hit could of been believable, because the inverse square law is a b word, but a direct hit is overkill.

[@217adaptiveperspective]

I always assumed he went underground to avoid the missile

[@shashwat7089]

Exactly, I felt like all that drama was for nothing. Bro literally wasted a missile.

[@amharbinger]

The biggest issue, for me, is the Locust in general. The whole idea of the Locust is that they mirror the COG to the most extreme with very specific ranks and positions. You would never see a Kantus Monk fighting on the front line or see Theron Guards outside from paramount positions of power. I get the random replayability outlook but it just goes against the game's core values of militaristic societies. The game was fun but dear god was it a mess, especially the multiplayer microtransactions. You think Dead Space 3 was bad, Gears of War Judgment was way worse.

[@Boofcan]

I didn’t talk about it much but i really did feel like this game threw every enemy type at your face for the sake of adding “variety” but it was executed so poorly.

[@steelbear2063]

Core value of Gears of War is "chainsaw goes vroom"

[@steelbear2063]

Also you see Kantus and Therons everywhere in every game, what are you talking about?

[@Hammer_Of_Olympia]

Im sorry but I disagree heavily with you saying that Judgement is worse than Dead Space 3. That’s a terrible take

[@Jimmeeehhh]

​@@steelbear2063The Therons didn't show up until the late game for Gears 1, while the Kantus was never in the game. In Gears 2, the Kantus doesn't show up until you go underground, and the Therons don't show up until you get to the Inner Hollow. The Kantus was so rare in Gears 3, I'm not even sure any showed up in the story. The Armored Kantus also didn't show up until they were looking for submarine parts. Savage Therons show up as early as Act 2 and Palace Guards show up not long after, but Palace Guards are still a rare sight until the end where you end up in Azura.

[@5hane9ro]

I find Judgement underrated and I really like it, but I understand the hate. View the game similar to Halo ODST, as a experimental spin off. It would have been more loved if it was marketed like that instead of the next major game

[@Boofcan]

I completely agree. Just wish it had a few more bells and whistles.

[@5hane9ro]

@Boofcan I feel like if it had more time in the oven, people can fly would have been able to flesh out the declassified system. Atleast it's optional as well, I would skip declassified missions at times I found annoying, and the game was more fun. Also I would have loved them to do what Halo ODST did for MP where the base MP maps in judgment would actually be on a complete MP disk for Gears 3. So that was instead of trying to replace gears 3, it added to it

[@JohnDoe-pu5gk]

Nah it was garbage.

[@Trashweebx]

odst was a masterpiece judgement was eh

[@DP12321]

View the game as similar to God of War Ascension. The knock-off one that wasn't numbered 4 for a reason. They both came out around the same time and were low points of their respective franchises.

[@Dabajaws]

I liked the story telling of Karn despite being feeble taking in and caring for a deformed corpser and how the two of them made each other stronger

[@click8708]

Its actually a good action bro story when you put it like that

[@TheTillmanSneakerReview]

Gear of War 3 was one of the greatest games of all time. GoW Judgment could do only two things: repeat the same type of gameplay and story that made the first three games bangers or try to push the saga forward. They chose too little of both. My very first gripe is how they change the button layout. It felt unfamiliar for the wrong reason. Reprogramming myself to use the new layout took me out of the game until I learned how to switch to classic mode. Also, it was too many waves of enemies. It felt like a chore sometimes.

[@Boofcan]

dude it deadass did feel like a chore to play, and you hit it right on the nail. They choose too little of both.

[@ickytheclown]

there is a classic mode?

[@TheTillmanSneakerReview]

@@ickytheclown it's been a while since I played it but you can set your controller to mimic the original thumbnail layout

[@KFXG]

I've played through Judgement a few times since it launched, and I never once thought of looking for a default controller setting... The controls were honestly one of my biggest gripes with Judgement (aside from them making horde mode part of the campaign), and one of the biggest things that made it feel disconnected from the previous 3. To find out after 10 years that you can change the controls makes me feel stupid. I'm changing to the classic controls as soon as I boot it up again.

[@Gameboypxht]

I respect that take. BUT GEARS 2 IS THE GOAT

[@mfab399]

Bro rest in peace Benjamin carmine I wanted dude to live so bad because he was so bright and optimistic I was so sad and them furious he dudes the way he did took out all that rage on the locust for the rest of the game my battle cry was for carmine

[@Boofcan]

I bawled like a mf baby when i played GOW2 as a kid.

[@trentonyoakum1627]

I'm so glad someone agrees. Benjamin Carmine was one of my favorite characters in gaming. I played as him in every GoW game after almost exclusively.

[@chopshop94]

Played this long before joining the military and I remember thinking how unrealistic this is. Holding a trial while being under siege? After the military? This is scarily accurate. Loomis reminds me of every other dumb power corrupted officer.

[@johnosterman494]

Woah that's scary...

[@olechristianhenne6583]

Thats cuzz they don't value loyalty to THE TRUTH anymore it's all about ethics and bs

[@randomnerd3402]

Yeah being placed in a position that gives you power over others does that to people

[@Shnap1337]

Aha too true, "The beatings will continue until morale improves"

[@PoisondBacon]

My 6 years in the Air Force seeing legal issues amongst other people and all the absolute B.S they had to put up with, yes I agree.

[@RebelFNOS]

Judgement having the Lancer (which is actually the Lancer Mk2) and the version of the Hammerburst which is the Hammerburst 2 and can be identified by its semi auto/full auto firing and visual appearance which are VERY anachronistic to the timeline due to the Lancer we know coming to be a decent time AFTER emergence day and was made by Adam Fenix with help from Marcus

[@sneedclavehere8918]

Maybe they thought that Retro Lancer would be too clunky as the main rifle? Then again they could have simply changed its fire rate and recoil

[@axelmaku]

This was a big reason i didn't care for it.

[@DBZHGWgamer]

​@@sneedclavehere8918I think it's more about the fact the chainsaw is just iconic. Doubt they would ever make a gears game where a chainsaw lancer isn't the default gun. Plus it definitely sets the mood in a way, just the chainsaw gore makes this game way more gory than it otherwise would be. Also in general the melee with the retro lancer kinda just feels bad at times (even though IMO it's a more useful melee).

[@dragonfly2936]

BRO THANK YOU. I'm a loreguy myself and this tuck out to me immediately. And lets not even mention that they deployed the BLACK OPS onyx guard like a regular battalion of infantry despite them never really being confirmed to exist even after the COG fell.

[@oliverpreston650]

I love the collectible I gears 3 that mentions it being inspired after Tai was spotted killing a drone with a chainsaw

[@SydneySighs]

I played through the entire campaign at a friend's house back when this was released. Enjoyed the campaigna bit, but I agree that Aftermathwas much better, despitebeing much shorter. Also, I always thought Paduk was one of the best things to come from this game, and it was cool to see him come back in 5

[@sithspartan6248]

Fun fact about Paduk, you can find a document during the Aspho Fields flashback in the prologue of Gears 4 with an order from him saying that if the lab was breached, that the place be mortared.

[@JV-ll1cu]

Sofia was good too

[@Rex-qf7en]

Honestly, Baird was easily my favorite character after a while. Normally those smarmy ass characters don't impress me, but something about Baird made him really fun and I loved him.

[@steelbear2063]

His self-awareness is what makes me like him.

[@PodreyJenkin138]

Because he's still a gear, he's just grumpy because he is constantly in lethal situations Gears characters in my opinion are about how people adapt to war and losing/loss and hopelessness Marcus is gruff and sardonic but is a killer and a leader, Baird is an asshole and sarcastic but a tech wiz and realist Cole is larger than life due to his past but is an effective soldier and has a big heart Dom is well Dom, he's witty, compassionate, a commando, a true friend and a brother He is your number 2 and support And this isn't even getting into gears 3 characters but all of these personalities are in response to the trauma of losing to the locust and also disillusionment with the COG All of them are gears and will fight and die to accomplish the mission, they are respectable and most of the dialogue is very well written and emotive it all flows

[@Rex-qf7en]

@@PodreyJenkin138 Yeah, it was just really strange how he ended up ingraining himself so well. His original first impression makes him seem like he's gonna be unlikeable, but along the way he ended up turning it around for me and it's a little hard to pinpoint where. I heard Judgement wasn't a great game but I hope I get a chance to play it at some point.

[@PodreyJenkin138]

@@Rex-qf7en I think once you get to the letha impulsion facility they start to warm on you, there's a lot of good dialogue there, by gears 3 baird definitely is one of my favorites He's also really good in 4 and 5, definitely one of the highlights of such a up and down game

[@TheMichael5833]

I suppose you want me to say I always loved you... but I don't, I really really don't

[@jerzybird89]

Judgement got me through a very tough time in my life. Even though it wasn’t perfect, it gave me better memories than the other installments. Kinda like ODST.

[@BeffLorg]

I tried hard to like judgment, but the third game was always my favorite.

[@vladislavohremenco3472]

Ey don't disrespect ODST like that

[@brendenhawley2225]

Second game for me, just following up the worm level with the siren, razor ice level than the tank section.@@BeffLorg

[@samuelantoniocastillomeza5034]

With all the problems it has, I did enjoy Judgement. Got all the Onyx stars in insane with declassified missions even if it made kid me cry of frustration. And I'm glad you are a fellow Retro Lancer Enjoyer. Also I think the Breechshot was a pretty cool rewarding weapon for pulling those well place shots.

[@X-Factor-22]

The two primary reasons I absolutely LOVE Judgement is that I’m a fan of Baird and I always wanted to experience the intensity of E-Day!

[@mrherb9142]

In my opinion, Judgement was a convoluted means to sell people a whole game packaged with the missing act from gears 3. This makes 3 like its predecessors, a 6 act story.

[@Boofcan]

I agree man. There is huge pacing issue with Gears Judgement. The story felt like a slog to play.

[@loboburiel9795]

Had a buddy (Staff Sergeant X) in the military that would often tell me stories from his deployments. Once with his squad he was returning to base which was pretty much full of reserves and with no hesitation they started firing at his squad (miscommunication). Long story short no one was injured since those reserves couldn’t “shoot for shit”, met with the officer in charge and decked him straight in his mouth for making the order to fire. Was then demoted from Gunny to Staff Sergeant. Told me how the meeting went with his superiors and watching this video reminded me of this story.

[@cringydinosaur635]

As someone that finish this game in the max difficulty i can tell, DON'T TAKE CHALLENGES, i try to finish this game with 3 stars each level and is pain with the extra objectives

[@Boofcan]

Dude that last challenge using only melee in the courtroom was awful lol

[@cringydinosaur635]

@@Boofcan try finish this game with all onyx stars, you are going insane

[@loganlemaire4030]

@@cringydinosaur635 made me quit judgement lol!

[@titanus261]

I manage to do it, almost, excepet the in cole testament in the windy part is the only part i didnt got 3 stars, and at that point i didnt have the courage to do it anymore after fighting karn. Insane is a perfect name for that difficulty

[@cringydinosaur635]

@@loganlemaire4030 Karn is the worst you lose one time and the fight all over again

[@snd626]

43:02 Honestly, man, this was the part of the game where I went from feeling some type of way about Loomis to absolutely loving the madman of a character he is. Man's truly gave no fucks about safety or fighting the ongoing fight. He was so hellbent on holding Kilo Squad accountable for what the books would call insubordination that he was very much so willing to get everyone else clipped for it. Add in the personal comedy touch you put in for the edits, you got a sub in me lmao

[@Boofcan]

Loomis was a trip man. Sad he got killed off screen according to the wiki lol

[@titanus261]

​@@Boofcanwell well well, who could see that coming ?

[@ShadowNova300]

@@BoofcanCorrect, In gears 5 you can find his name on a Memorial.

[@InkyBlitz]

@@Boofcan According to the game you played actually. They note his plaque and how he died in Halvo Bay.

[@ernestolopez5501]

Loomis’ only tragedy is that he wasn’t ripped apart on screen. Shitty character that ruined the whole game and put me off Gears of War for a while. Had to ride those giant rigs with Dusty to get my love back

[@saenes6295]

Its so sad, i loved judgement, the combat felt super intense, the city locations felt gritty and full of enviormental storytelling, as well as offering various rememberable locations, like the island fort.

[@gimmickskadi]

Judgement is a very flawed game but it had a lot going for it, overrun was a great mode that combined horde with beast but didn't help that you only had 4 base maps and I feel they didn't go far enough with either side. I imagine having a silverback to try and fight the corpser at the generator or the locust being able to get karn or a beserker. one of the things that bugs me the most about judgement are the weapons you get, if this games set in the past why are we getting weapons that weren't invented until after?

[@Boofcan]

Yeahhh. They kinda did everything just for the hell of it it feels like with a sloppy execution.

[@beasty7063]

Side note gears or war doesn’t take place on earth. The locust didn’t invade either they were already living underground. It was only till they started fighting against the lambet did they come to surface. To wipe out humanity and live on the surface. Trapping the lambet underground.

[@TheSkullkid16]

For me, Judgment has the one of the best PVP experiences in gaming, and that is Overrun. While sounding like just a simple mix of Beast and Horde mode together on paper, it is so much more in depth than that, with a lot of tactical game play that you can hardly find anywhere else. One player on the locust side can spawn as a Ticker, while the other spawns as a Grenadier. The Grenadier player can immediately throw a grenade at the Ticker player, who then eats the grenade. Then, they move forward, with the Grenadier providing cover fire while the Ticker eats away at the barricade. Alternatively, the Grenadier can use the melee attack to kick the Ticker over the barricade, who then explodes while also dropping the grenade it ate earlier for a secondary detonation. If the makers of Gear of War had ever expanded on this, they could have made one of the best PVP experiences even better, but sadly they decided to scrap it all because the story and other gameplay wasnt as good as previous titles. Some of my best memories of Gear of War was during private games of Overrun with friends, and I still miss some of those to this day.

[@247420Maniaxe]

Overrun and FFA, was the shit!

[@EKk8819]

The #1 thing Gears did nobody gives it credit for is bring the graphic game of video games to a whole new level. No game, and I mean NO game looked even close to as good as Gears when it dropped.

[@redscience2117]

That's debatable, specially when you have games like Gran Turismo already out, but, let's say that's true, it wouldn't have hold that title for long 'cause The Last of Us came out 3 months later.

[@RPC87]

I think he meant gears 1. Nothing looked as good as gears or even close. The last of us was a long ways off from gears 1.

[@EKk8819]

@@redscience2117 oh yea 2006 and 2013 is only a 3 months difference? And Gears 1 still arguably looked better then TLOU when it 1st came out 7 years later.. But in 2006 Gears of War came out looking like Xbox1 graphics

[@redscience2117]

@@EKk8819 The video was talking about Gears Judgement so that's what I was refering to. You didn't specify you where talking about the first one.

[@redscience2117]

@@EKk8819 Also, you should really go back and play the original game 'cause your crazy if you think it looks better than The Last of Us

[@matthewburton6360]

My cousin and I are running through the series in chronological order and we just finished our run through of this game. Its definitely not the best, but the arcadey action is something I can get behind as we delve into the series again. Very excited.

[@DifunctedReble]

Gears Tactics brought a fair bit to the genre that was largely dominated by XCOM. It was a good entry in the genre as well as providing tidbits to Gears 4/5. That was nowhere near a "baffling misstep".

[@robloxazo]

Yeah that comment was dumb af, gears tactics was great

[@wizgi7201]

It looks like fun, i havent had a chance to get it yet

[@TheStrayHALOMAN]

I love judgment, it has one of my favorite gears stories and still has the best version of the Markza. It also did something I loved and made PVP Red vs. Blue... But for some stupid reason they removed locust from multiplayer... Like why, I should still be able to play as an Armored Kantus on either red or blue. This game also has the a great art style and tone on par with GOW1/2's

[@JV-ll1cu]

Markza in this is one of the best weapons

[@shawill2007]

the multiplayer is what killed judgement, that shit was not gears of war

[@yrg9996]

im really surprised you have less then 5k subs. your vids are very well edited and it seems you spend a lot of time on them, i hope you get the audience you deserve.

[@Boofcan]

I appreciate that! :)

[@alexlee-fox6967]

I agree with you

[@steelbear2063]

He literally has only two videos, what did you expect? Give him time. And luck, because he's in an oversaturated market

[@tdpuuhailee8222]

By the way, when playing Judgment I discovered that you can chainsaw and beyonet charge Kantus (also works in GoW3). Also courpsers can be chainsawed in the face, but only when their legs are out of the way. Also also Therons wielding cleavers can block a chainsaw, which starts a duel.

[@KateHikes83TJD]

I loved bayonet charging kantuses, its so cool lifting up their massive bodies and throwing them away like nothing too bad you can't do it in gears3

[@Freelancer837]

59:06 "In this campaign, Marcus Fenix sends Dom and Cole to get a boat" I don't think Marcus was sending Dom anywhere by that point of Gears of War 3 :(

[@Boofcan]

OOPS that is a mistake in the script. Yeah don’t let dom near gas stations

[@brendenhawley2225]

Do not let anyone near gas stations in gears of war, the fuel is killing the planet aka hey their why are you glowing.@@Boofcan

[@manydirt2600]

My friend died in a freak gasoline fight accident ​@@Boofcan

[@riddledlidelle1450]

The cleaver as a weapon was really buggy in 3 and Judgement. If any DBNOable entity goes down while swinging the cleaver they stand back up with no weapon, this can happen in Gears of War 3 but not nearly as often. It also leads to weird results when you beat a mission in the bugged state.

[@manydirt2600]

That was a bug, huh? I assumed it was just some ability I didn't understand. Very frustrating, especially when I need those execution points for stars

[@Typhoon_Lex]

Judgement will forever give me my favourite Gears armor ever. Baird's Judgement set is perfection

[@tonythunder6048]

One thing I like about Judgement is Sophia is the only Onyx guard to actually do something useful and not die in the entire series (excluding the line about her in aftermath ). Keegan technically counts too but since he’s technically not in the cog anymore idk if he truly counts as onyx

[@FamasNstuff]

Really good video, well put together hopefully the algorithm will pick it up! One of the biggest issues i had with judgement was cog v cog in pvp and no dbno in pvp these 2 things alienated a lot of the original player base. Overrun was one of the greatest game modes ever made, i really hope it makes a return some day.

[@Boofcan]

Thanks man! It was my first long form video so kinda rough but glad you enjoyed

[@elans.8595]

37:25 Correction, it's called a silverback, and it's only got 1 minigun on it. The other side has a rocket launcher thing, you can press a button to turn it into turret mode to fire that side.

[@Boofcan]

Man you are so right. I didn’t even realize I called it Razorback instead of Silverback. I apologize for that goof! But yeah I remember always saving my money in Gears 3 to buy the silver back during horde mode. So fun man

[@elans.8595]

@AdolfHitler-wo1my I agree for most people, but i've had absolute CHAMPIONS in my horde games who keep that dang thing goin' til wave 50.

[@DecayingPharaoh]

I laugh so hard on the locust just noping the execution. That was so well made, holy fuck

[@Boofcan]

hell yeah! glad you enjoyed!

[@wholesomevader338]

No way you only have 2 videos! I was looking forward to watching more reviews! Love em

[@Boofcan]

Already working on the third! It's going to be a treat! :D

[@wholesomevader338]

@@Boofcan Amazing!! Looking forward to it

[@_Kuma_]

I love the video essay format of the last 2 videos and the random funny editing - please keep up the great work!

[@FAVOURITEBRO]

Gotta appreciate Paddock though, he is a nice change of pace in character. I really wish a gears of war with UIR vs Gears was a thing.

[@Boofcan]

I did genuinely like him. The other characters campaigns felt mehhhhh

[@FAVOURITEBRO]

@@Boofcanyeah I actually played it for the first time months ago when I was doing all gears on insanity. On the highest difficulty it’s find a markza simulator.

[@brivonn1580]

I agree and I wish Paduk was at least a sub-main character in all the other gears.

[@chrislee5268]

For me, the best part of Judgment was the back of Sofia's pants.

[@lykequelsuf1163]

Gears Tactics is a great game with amazing customization options that I really hope show up in future games.

[@goblingoovo6508]

I always had a soft spot for the little extra side story type things in Gears like the stealth dlc in 2, shadow of raam, and the extra campaign on this game is pretty good just like them. Sucks that the rest of it couldn’t match up.

[@blackneji1701]

Gears always had good story dlc lookin back at it

[@ssignal_lostt]

Bro you’re commentary was extraordinary, I love the way you convey the story and the characters while also being funny while talking about gameplay :)

[@Boofcan]

Thank you!!

[@cthulhurage4580]

Me and my best friend played the entire series, when judgement dropped it was about a month after finishing 3, we grabbed it and immediatly felt the games change from GOW to call of Gears third person challange extravaganza. We got to Sofia's story and genuinely just lost the will to play. Like two people who just sat and did the entire series so far on the hardest difficultly and we just never felt the game was fun to play vs the others.

[@rod_7773]

Judgment is actually my favorite in the series. It was a breath of fresh air incredible music, immersive, storytelling, and very fun game play. On top of the fact that co-op was extremely fun. This was the first game my girlfriend and me played through together and she loved it as well.

[@antoniomcmahon3499]

Yeah, I loved that it was basically just a different game from the Gear guys we usually play with. The missions and visuals were whats to be expected so yeah..same ol' same but still fun!

[@InnateOwl]

Dude, you're gonna blow up in no time. Your content is amazing. I can't wait to watch you grow! I may not comment much but il be here! Stay awesome!

[@Boofcan]

Thank you so much!! Hard at work on the next one!

[@TheTACTICALTROOPER]

You didn’t have to do the Declassified Ops though. You could of ignored those and not be bogged down by the bad challenges if you didn’t want to. They just added an alternative mix to the gameplay.

[@WolfyRagnarok]

Gears 3 was the last entry I played. Thank you for this excellent video. I appreciate getting to see the story I missed without actually having to play the game. It did not look particularly fun.

[@theresbeenamadness9431]

very entertaining commentary I caught myself laughing out loud a few times even watching a game I hated, you held my attention for an hour. Very impressive work here for a channel of your size I hope you are rewarded adequately for it!

[@Boofcan]

That means a lot man! This was my first long form video at the time so hopefully they continue to get better and better!

[@theresbeenamadness9431]

@@Boofcan keep doing what you do sir! Much respect from Ireland 🇮🇪

[@MrKfloz]

Judgement was an upgrade in campaign when it came to immersion. The colors/lighting meshed so well! Idk what it was with saturation but everything just looked so good. It doesn't look as good in Gears 4 for some reason.

[@PacManElit3]

Great content, you gained a sub. The trilogy was something that is instilled in my head whether it be the story or 1v1ing my older brother since we didn’t have Xbox live during that time. All time classic trilogy

[@ayybdon]

i havent played this since i was younger, and now I know why I only remember Paddock’s part of the story. Because its was the funnest chunk of the game 😂

[@toxicslugdispenser1676]

0:44 Oddly enough, i found GOW Tactics to be one of my personal favorites in the series. Sure its not the gears people really want, but its has to me atleast, a satisfying gameplay loop, an ok story and looks great with good characters and voice acting. Good video though, you're clearly both talented and passionate about the series, exicted for what you will create next :)

[@DifunctedReble]

I share these sentiments. It was a surprisingly enjoyable game. As a XCOM2 junkie I loved the movement/cover system and the soldier skill customization. It is fine others think it wasn't to their taste, but it was good for what it was.

[@ImSoConfucius]

A big problem I have with is the game introducing the mk2 lancer (chainsaw bayonet) in Judgement despite it not being invented yet. I understand you can’t have gears without the lancer, (which is why a human on human pendulum wars game with only retro lancers would not work) but ignoring the established lore is no bueno “Designed by Professor Adam Jonathon Fenix during the first year of the Locust War, the second-generation Lancer soon became the staple weapon of Gears across Sera and the official workhorse of the COG.” Judgement takes place during E Day “campaign takes the player back to the immediate aftermath of Emergence Day” Yap session over

[@fusionfountain]

0:30 ground baking

[@makepr]

wow this is first video of yours and its this high of an quality? im impressed

[@headshot531]

she went thru booty call entrance 💀💀

[@Boofcan]

💀💀💀💀

[@Winnie_daze]

Amazing work dude!! This was a really well thought out and entertaining video, I hope you get more views It's nice to see a retrospective of a game from a saga I don't see many talk about nowadays. I really agree with all your points of how this game was designed and it's a shame since I think it really had potential if the developers actually tried to flesh out the universe and not just make another game for the sake of it or to follow the mechanic trends at the time. (Also considering that this game had less time to make in comparison of the others) A point that I liked that you mentioned is how the characters felt more like props than people, a thing that I absolutely loved about this franchise is, yeah it has action, war and all that but it also was so human, all the characters felt like someone with a story, emotions and personality, not just soldier characters from a gorey game, and the dialogues during the cutscenes AND the in-between campaign during gameplay really made that aspect shine, something Judgment lacked since it focused more on the arcade part and didn't let the characters be more than that. The players couldn't catch a break from all the none stop battling, which rapidly became tedious, and didn't even get more than a few pieces of lore from the main squad with really short lines and exchanges (unless it was a cutscene). Anyways Judgement had a messy construction, not so good changes but also had a few interesting ideas that I wish were develop in the other games: I really liked some of the new guns and the overrun mode is a cool concept to me

[@willmelvin2351]

Great video! I liked the story structure of Judgement, but still it is weird saying I may have enjoyed Aftermath more than I did most of the main story cause of some of those challenges or Horde missions. There were just too many changes they made that threw fans off in this game

[@ProtossExecutor100]

I loved this game and played it therapeutically, however I recognize the many issues it had. The biggest one was that it catered to the fast-paced COD style shooter which ultimately is an insult to the faithful players of the franchise. I thought overrun was a fantastic game mode, they should really bring that one back and with some good balance this time around. They brought back the classic hammerburst and made the actual hammerburst semi automatic. They also did what so many other games are afraid to do lately and introduce actual new characters and progress a story from earlier in the timeline instead of attempting to continue off the conclusive end to Gears 3. But yeah, this one they tried something new. Some thing went right, some things didn't but either way imo this game is living proof that you can love a game that doesn't score high.

[@thegamekiller3891]

This GOW was the first one I played so it holds a special place in my heart no matter how busted and different it was. I personally loved the game flaws and all

[@idohearthatersdgk]

Judgements only issue was its online play which was a major disappointment after gears 3 which improved on what everyone complained about on 2. Judgement has one of my favorite campaigns from the gears series. It had a horror element to it that was a little different and what I thought was a good addition to the series.

[@Henskelion]

I kind of like the idea of some crazy demagogue officer trying to hold a military tribunal while the war is happening like 100 feet away from the courthouse. I always got the impression that the human civilization in Gears was supposed to be this authoritarian, Third Reich-like civilization, so having the game feel like a scifi version of the Battle of Berlin where fanatic die hards are trying to kangaroo court hapless conscripts while the war's frontline is happening a block away feels pretty on point.

[@Boofcan]

I've never thought about it like that! When you put it that way it kinda makes a lot more sense

[@wunaluna6658]

Holy hell this is some good long-form content man! I hope you make alot more vids i enjoyed this alot :)

[@Boofcan]

That's the plan! Working on the next as we speak! :D

[@sovietred7371]

I think ALLOT of people dont know that the Silver Back suit has a granade launcher, I think you Tap A once or something like that to activate it, you are stationarry, cant move while using it, then Tap A again to switch to gatling

[@Boofcan]

So I remember it being in Gears 3 but I couldn’t Get it to work in gears judgement story mode. I might have to reload that mission and re try. I also mistakenly called it a Razorback when I made this video 💀

[@helldd5807]

That whole "COG VS COG" felt like i just got hit with a FLASHBANG

[@bulkoneeto662]

This was an amazing detailed overview of judgment! Please make more videos like this! Subscribed!

[@Boofcan]

Thank you!

[@reecezpiecez79]

Loved this video I think it was entertaining and funny but also a good dive into the story aspect of gears judgment. With the lack of Gears of war content on youtube compared to other games Id love to see more gears of war deep dives, Maybe into the online aspects of the game or even better other gears games id watch those in a heartbeat. Great work

[@tangerinelemonn]

jst finished ur latest video and i found this soon after! i never knew about this game before so it’s great for me to learn about something new and experience it through your video HAHA you earned yourself a new sub! i greatly enjoyed your content!

[@Boofcan]

aw thanks! Much more to comee!!!

[@jhamPlays]

Basically arcade GoW. Just as fun to run and shoot stuff but felt like it was all just coming out of a number machine rather than being carefully crafted scenarios and letting the enemies and scenarios grow as you progressed through the game. Main reason people didn't like it was that we had just come off a trilogy of a great story and slowly improving and evolving mechanics and then just got everything flung at once for an entire game with relatively no soul.

[@melin9799]

Fun fact: there's no N in turret.

[@lontgom]

i just remember the Multiplayer being so much more restricted and choppy than GoW3, it felt really like it was trying to be something it wasn't. also i hated almost all of the maps, they were all so dark and dingy. GoW3 had so many absolute banger maps. i Will say the Beast Mode was loads of fun though

[@black7844]

The quick "I was against it sir" had me dying LOL mother fuckers do that shit in real life

[@Wandermidget]

The changes you mentioned with the controls and feel also severely messed with the balance of the game. Grenades being a hot key was a mess. And the Two-weapon limit meant your default loadout was a primary and a snub, instead of it always being smoke-primary-gnasher-snub. Leading to everyone choosing gnasher all the time as gnasher became a primary weapon. Then the focus on Team Deathmatch modes, which just wasn't Gears. All in all, it just felt like a limited version of Gears 3 instead of a complementary dish like Halo: ODST.

[@knightofvirtue613]

While people have reasons for disliking this game, I like Judgment more than gears 4 or 5

[@travisreed1730]

I HATED that the Multiplayer "Judgement" was human on human, I also really wish that Karn was more ruthless and physically imposing, not to mention I thought that his death was a RIPOFF. I also wish Karn's Blight had some differentiation from the average Locust.

[@drewinator101]

your reviews are absolutely great. Please keep going.

[@Boofcan]

More to come for sure! 👍

[@shadowrobot7708]

I don't get why you kept using the mission modifiers. I get that they sucked but they were also completely optional.

[@sharkquisha3407]

Judgement has a really cool and interesting story structure, not gonna lie.

[@Boofcan]

I think the premise is solid but the execution was a slog for me to play-through

[@j3.wanderlust]

I actually really enjoyed your analysis of this video; though I do differ in my judgement of the game and also how I look at major titled-series like these. This is just an opinion, so feel free to let me know what your thoughts are. I would look at this game, as a, "filler," (like filler episodes in animes and tv series). Instead of promoting a huge game, this gives a studio a chance to give more backstory while testing different methods of utility within their game. Can it be buggy, yeah, and can it be shit in some aspects, yeah; but, the same as the filler episodes, it still satisfies us in a way that gives us more connection to the characters of the story. I barely remember playing this game; but, just watching your video actually made me remember that I really did appreciate the storyline for however horrid, at times, the gameplay could be. Thanks for reading and keep it up, I do really love the video!

[@DankBean82]

Im just glad to know im not the onle one who loves the retro lancer

[@garrettclark7778]

The only thing wrong with judgement was the chance to center screen hip aiming. That single change from 3 was too much for the hardcore community to bear. It may have had a lot of other problems, but that change amplified everything that would have been overlooked. And of course the removal of locust from multi

[@ckhound1]

I've always really liked Judgement. The length is perfect I think, and its just a fun game.

[@TheRamones1234]

I think this video is one of the best game overviews.. Top rated & funny, wasn't a boring video. I'll watch all the videos you make for the other gears entries 😅 👍 💪 Cheers for the great content. Keep it up!! 🎉🎉

[@tyon4187]

At this point, you might as well call judgement underrated, cause going back to it, it was actually pretty fun to play (and the games made by the coalition kinda suck)

[@Boofcan]

Tyon What would you say is the biggest thing you dislike about Gears 4 and 5?

[@tyon4187]

@@Boofcanthe things i disliked most in gears 4 were the new characters. only one i truly hated was kait, but del and JD weren't bad per say, but compared to marcus and the rest of delta squad, it was kind of eh, but it's mainly just kait. i also disliked the way they made customization (where you had to buy characters with a currency rather than just earn from via levels/progression), but apart from that gears 4 was alright ON THE OTHER HAND HOWEVER, gears 5 was a hot dumpster fire, i feel like the campaign (story wise) took a dip from gears 4, certain parts of multiplayer sucked, escape was and is still boring as fuck, they would absolutely butcher anything fun or good in horde making it boring as well, the skill gap got way lower in that game, and a couple of other things that i can't think of off the top of my head. the ONLY redeeming qualities of gears 5 for me is the way wallbouncing feels in that game, the hivebuster DLC which was alright and not all that bad to play, and MAYBE the tour of duty. i kid you not, gears 4 had it's fair share of issues but gears 5 is actually dogshit compared to every other mainline game

[@gregormccormick6092]

21:33 That delivery on the "Oh, okay" was brilliant.

[@kbennett365]

I always enjoyed this game and never got or understood the hate. And I still feel the same about it. Just because its different doesn't mean it's bad. It did do some changes that were odd but also did some cool changes that are only in this game, like how you can actually hold a primary weapon with a boom shield for example instead of only being able to use a pistol. Also had a lot of fun with the overrun mode since it was like a combination of horde and beast mode. The story too had its moments and the additional challenges ARE optional so you dont have to do any that you dont like or do them if you want a challenge. Either way I do still believe this game is better then people give it credit for, its definitely not great but it's not awful either and still enjoyable. Hell way better then trash ass Gears 5.

[@NarkoHamponTV]

The Last Boss is MR GOROZNIA paduk favorite friend

[@MiSambra]

Still better than Gears 4: Robot Wars.

[@skbproject5589]

Gears four is almost unplayably, unless you swap out the dub for non English.

[@xanniebeats8065]

both of your vids are great man. I'm looking forward to the next one

[@Boofcan]

I appreciate that man. It’s at the 45 ish minute mark so should be done sometime next week

[@guitarman0365]

the little raam's shadow dlc with leutenant kim and that guy who smokes a cigar on duty like a chad was far more interesting and engaging than this game lmao.

[@Boofcan]

Agree !

[@greendude7650]

The declassified challenge i thought was real stupid was one where they literally just take the best sniper weapon away from you even though it's the perfect place to have some. Why did i even accept that I'll never know.

[@blodia-]

I truely believe Judgment has some redeemable stuff: - The campaign, overall amazing story telling and very intriguing - Overrun, a hero based competitive that should return - Art style/graphics still holds pretty damn well and its about 10 years old and it looks better than most AAA modern games I understand the hate the game got, about this time Cliffy B left Epic Games and very few people worked on this game.

[@darshannagaraj323]

Judgement was the first GOW game I ever picked up for my Xbox360, and maybe it was my childlike wonder but i remember absolutely loving this game and I played through like 10 times. It really got me into the GOW series and maybe that's why ill never hate this game

[@joeblowe3180]

Let's take an American classic, 3 games strong... and give it to Europeans. Beautiful idea

[@doozledorf7036]

Yep. Never should have happened

[@justinhayes8840]

I really like this game when in got it however my biggest grip was why they got rid of the two main weapons plus pistol sidearm mechanic. Also the hammer burst got worse than it already was in gears 3.

[@HandsomeCR]

I didn’t hate it therefore you must delete this video bc it’s not true

[@Calebbownes]

Me and my cousin who were fans since day 1 thought it was shit. So its back to valid

[@thedayofquicksilver6930]

I just started the franchise, and because I was told not to, of course, I had to play this game before the first installment. 😂 I really enjoyed judgment and found it much better than the first game. I am currently playing Gears 2 and will play Gears Aftermath after I finish Gears 3.