Gears of War 3 Cut Marcus Fenix Prologue DLC (Original Gameplay)

[@Aeritha]

July 29th, 2024 - I remade this video, it is mainly played on the Xbox 360 along with showing new things not seen in this video. It also solves the listed issues below, as well as making clear what each dialogue is for and who is speaking. Link here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bmmQq3pnZal1bLc ------- I thought I should mention a few things for this version... 25m 10s - The corner of the building turns black (which can be seen when Adam gets crushed). Not only that but the tall building seen to the right collapses. Also Marcus and Dom can actually kick the door open to enter the Estate. Ended up being oversights. 16m 36s - From what I seen I believe a Brumak was meant to appear here? Part Two overall more enemies can spawn but don't always do for whatever reason. Most notably in front of the Estate. Marcus's line "You're the monster under my bed, right?" occurs when entering one of the bedrooms with a wretch inside waiting. Other than this DLC, there are two others. Raam's Shadow and one I will call Tollen. Tollen can be found here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eHulqYtpo7KEgtk RAAM's Shadow can be found here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rmWzgYp6frucqqs

[@AsexualSkeleton]

I think Marcus mentioning the “monster under the bed” part was a reference to Gears 1’s intro cutscene with the wretchs in the vents above his cell

[@aaronjohnson7175]

I really hope the Gears of War remastered collection will come out and hopefully be on PC.

[@Aeritha]

@@Aluakamoto In a way, hoping this inspires people to show more history from these games. There is so much out there for it as you know.

[@jewelzz8747]

Hod did u get the cut the cut marcus fenix dlc? please show us the other DLC.... Im a huge fan of Geats and love cut content in generall, much love from germany

[@Burning-Twilight]

That Tollen DLC sounds very interesting. As by the sounds of it, it is less of a shooter centric and actually more horror/survival based. It definitely seems like it was Epic trying to experiment a bit with the genre. Such a shame it and the Fenix Prologue were ultimately scrapped. They had such potential and should have been finished and released.

[@GMBoyYT]

The Biggest Moment in Gaming Lost Media History is This Cancelled DLC being found years later after people say that it was lost until today, it was found.

[@angryfoxzd5233]

There's so much of gears of war that never got made so much wasted potential 😢

[@GMBoyYT]

@@angryfoxzd5233 But Years later, We are getting a Prequel Called E-DAY!

[@angryfoxzd5233]

@GMBoyYT I'm hyped for that I just hope it doesn't get scraped like gears 6 and never gets made.

[@BanishedSilentShadow3318]

Tbh not sure if we'll see this part of the story where Marcus disobeyed orders in gears of war E-day but if I'm wrong then I'm wrong. I would like to see it though

[@pinkinthesushi]

@@BanishedSilentShadow3318 Yeah, chronologically it makes sense for this part to be a bonus act of sorts since we’ll be starting from day one in Gears Of War E-Day.

[@theonewhoasked.697]

It's weird how much john dimaggio recorded his dialogue before the thing was scrapped.

[@3ofSpades]

It looks like it was canned pretty late in development. Aside from needing a final polishing and bug fixing pass, it’s not far from being done.

[@PhoenixT70]

Plus, a lot of the dialogue already existed. Quite a bit of it is taken nearly one-to-one from _The Slab._ That must have sped development a bit.

[@mvanvoor]

They clearly recorded dialog early on in the process (and a LOT of it) since that would have been much faster to put together and then built out the level and cinema sequences around the dialog. You can hear how they created multiple variations of every chunk of dialog so they could pick and choose the right one. It's crazy to think that the TC must have a vault of audio from all the games that they're sitting on.

[@fw.Dallas]

This, and the DLC where you play as Barrick shows how much it sucks to fight the locust. The Cog can construct defensive lines and be well entrenched only for the locust to emerge within 10 feet of it, nearly negating the advantage entirely.

[@freeziboi3249]

It's what truly made them a fearsome and overwhelming opponent they had a stupid high advantage, nevermind the fact they had brumaks corpsers and seeders, they had the literal spawn advantage. Ironically humanity was fighting such an uphill battle, them deploying the hammer of dawn proves it so much

[@fw.Dallas]

@@freeziboi3249 Fr, not to mention Berserkers. If I was a gear I'd rather fight a Brumak, while it might take thousands of rounds, small arms fire can kill them, a berserker on the other hand can't be damaged unless it's an incendiary weapon like a flame thrower or the hammer.

[@gunstrokethecybertronian8659]

​@0-R0B1N-0 no kidding what they lack in sight they make up for their sense of smell and hearing as well as their brute strength and speed. And facing just one is tough enough. I still remember how I get so tense when stealthily going around a berserker through that greenhouse facility just to bring down the glass before using the hammer of dawn. And that other time carefully getting that other Berseker to pave the way out just before I could light it up

[@IToastMySocks]

Bro, your comment was on point with the Eday trailer

[@itsawoodchuck4330]

@0_Dallas_0 You actually can kill berserkers without the hammer or a flamethrower, you just have to shoot it an insane amount of times. Personally accomplished this in the games during coop, took a long time though lol.

[@brazengo6763]

Hoffman getting rocked is hilarious

[@GaryGamePlayer]

20:02 This is why this DLC shouldn't have been cut!

[@Official_SteamPUNKS]

if only they kept the A-pose into the choppy punch with it

[@doyleivan6826]

New gears e-day looks good

[@Dethgears]

Lmao that's what I was thinking

[@Eizh]

Actually this happens 10 years after E-Day. But i wouldn't complain if The Coalition rescues this DLC and officially adds it to the game.

[@Dethgears]

@@Eizh This comment is satirical, we know

[@Odin573]

This is SOOO cool, can't believe they cut this, would've been awesome

[@BanishedSilentShadow3318]

After gears of war E-day announcement, we might see it happen. Though i feel like we might not since it takes place later on. But i could be wrong

[@alio6359]

@@BanishedSilentShadow3318this does take place later on, doesn’t it. Doesn’t it happen like 15 years after e day or something?

[@BanishedSilentShadow3318]

@alio6359 around there, yeah. Unless there will be a time skip near the end to that event or they might put it in a dlc story expansion idk

[@alio6359]

@@BanishedSilentShadow3318man that gets me extremely hyped!! Imagine we get another Raam dlc ! Or maybe a dlc that takes place in the hollows where the locust prepare to take over the surface with raam leading them. They could even have a locust vs lambent dlc where raam fights uzil sraak just like in the comics!

[@albeertwsjeo2319]

@@alio6359this would be amazing

[@CODE_Abyss]

I hope we will get this in Gears of War: E-Day! Pretty cool to finally (somewhat) see the moments leading up to the imprisonment!

[@aslightlystablefootsoldier9838]

This probably explains why they had so much classic versions of characters left in the multiplayer.

[@BobBob-up8fz]

27:00 Markus: "We gotta go! Dom? grab my dad!" Dom: "I got him Markus!" *Holding Adam by his feet* 💀

[@TheMFDoctor]

marcus: "what are you still doing here?" NPC: *T-pose* "asserting dominance!'

[@Dumfuk343]

I’m so glad they touched on this very moment in the slab book

[@PhoenixT70]

This is _awesome._ Most of the dialogue is right out of The Slab, the novel that shows what happened that got Marcus in prison. Some of the dialogue is word for word from the book; Karen Traviss, one of the writers for GoW3, wrote The Slab, so it’s to be expected.

[@Burning-Twilight]

Karen is the reason characters like Jace and Hoffman are still alive vs being originally slated to die in Gears 3. She really helped shaped the franchise.

[@OnePlayer480]

​@@Burning-TwilightTBH Jace has not appeared in-game since 3 so her big current contribution is managing to convince the team to keep Hoffman alive through 3.

[@Burning-Twilight]

@@OnePlayer480 The reason Jace hasn't appeared in game again is more than likely because of his VA being a famous celebrity. Jordans schedule is undoubtedly very busy so they probably are just keeping his character in the background till they can somehow get Jordan in the studio.

[@deldude1412]

​@Burning-Twilight Which is fitting, too, considering that Jace becomes a celebrity after the Locust war.

[@Burning-Twilight]

@@deldude1412 Yeah at first I found it strange Jace of all people became a celebrity, then after awhile it was more than likely a real life reference to his VA and how busy he is. I still shutter knowing at one point Drake the rapper was meant to be Jaces VA before Jordan, but the only reason he didn't was because he was too busy at the time. Knowing all the messed up stuff Drake has been accused of I'm glad such a thing never happened.

[@BobBob-up8fz]

This was a around 9-10 years later. After Markus disobeyed his orders. Mjr. Thomas and his squad were over run. Loosing the bridge. And the city of Ephera. He was captured court marshalled. Then he was sent to the Slab prison, to serve a 40-year sentence. But only served 4. That's when Gears 1 starts off. 14 years after E-day. Even when Hoffman wanted to leave Markus to die to the Locust. Dom convinced Hoffman to pardon Markus. Even getting given Jack to help him cut Markus out. This DLC should've been in the game. 😢

[@julianrosado1592]

Marcus*

[@SmileyBoi21]

Hoffman did have some regret for how harsh he was to Marcus and the trial itself. Also, he thought if the trial didn't happen Marcus would've been a good replacement for himself.

[@OnePlayer480]

​​@@SmileyBoi21 He did better as a regular soldier. The entire trilogy shows Hoffman sending Marcus to Court Martial accidentally set him in the path that would end the Locust War, something he couldn't end. In a way, Marcus ended up being his replacement in the situations that needed a Coronel-grade mind on the field for abnormal situations like deciding to end the rift worm or how to safely reach the basement of the Fenix state.

[@prich0382]

You mean 9-10 years after E-Day?

[@pinkinthesushi]

@@SmileyBoi21 Yeah and to further prove your point, in the books he was actually pissed at Adam for making that message to Marcus, because he should’ve known how his son would have reacted.

10:20 I like the part where Marcus said "ITS COGGIN TIME!" and started throwing a billion grenades from his magic pockets. Canon Anya X Marcus moment.

[@tyon4187]

they need to add this in a future marcus fenix collection bro, this is sick

[@metalslayergameplays6089]

19:56 Hard to imagine how hard was that punch thought the armor, more than 100 kg man got to drop. Damn.

[@AustinFoss00]

Assuming the punch was just a base place holder animation. I would assume he punches him in the face in the final product

[@williamcooper8599]

This is awesome man, I can’t believe you have this.

[@DannyMantonoli]

CLEAVER THROW IS REAL. Also interesting seeing this after the E-Day Trailer!

[@tartankiltington]

Goddamn, I don't know if I'm really fucking drunk or if I'm really seeing this with my very eyes

[@Ostr0]

You're it's just the animations aren't all finished.

[@Lion_Naper]

28:02 😂

[@konahrikb1578]

If Gears 3 ever gets a remaster like 1, this needs to be finished and included.

[@metalslayergameplays6089]

Yeah, could be great. Still, gameplay like it's closer to Daam's shadow DLC.

[@metalslayergameplays6089]

The only problem is Jace voice actor I guess i think.

[@metalslayergameplays6089]

And also Peter Renaday as Adam Fenix has Passed away.

[@konahrikb1578]

@@metalslayergameplays6089 What happened to Michael Jordan?

[@Jvxino]

@@konahrikb1578Probably couldn’t pay him millions since he’s really big now and would want more money

[@Salieri01]

Man! I wish this was actually in the game! The dialogue between Marcus, Hoffman and Anya before Marcus leaves was awesome!

[@Evilshtt353]

After just finishing reading the book of this, this is pretty surreal to see lol

[@ethancurtsinger172]

Do remember that the cut part 1 was later used in Gears of War The Slab prequel novel to Gears of War 1, and with the two or three ending chapters of the novel end at the beginning of Gears of War 1.

[@handrising3714]

So much progress , would loved to see it finished

[@STPTTP]

i like the cog soldiers with the helmets talking and stuff instead of dying all the time

[@Burning-Twilight]

Yeah sadly Epic really had a habit of treating the Gears as pure canon fodder that always gets headshotted for some reason.

[@LewdSCP1471A]

@@Burning-Twilight Well, their pawn class name is literally "redshirt"

[@Burning-Twilight]

@@LewdSCP1471A I'm aware it still is overdone, to the point where you question if anyone other than Delta is actually capable of winning any fights with the Locusts.

[@STPTTP]

@@Burning-Twilight fr even the onyx guard kept dying like in judgment

[@Burning-Twilight]

@@STPTTP Don't even get me started on how poorly treated those guys are. They are supposed to be the best of the best yet Epic still chose to have them die almost as easily as regular Gears.

[@mvanvoor]

The "Battle of Ephyra" stuff and the bank vault looked awfully familiar. It's pretty clear that that stuff was incorporated into the RAAM's shadow DLC and the characters swapped out for what we got to play through as Barrick et al. The battle of Ephyra becomes the battle of Illima, Anya as sole survivor in the bank vault becomes a young Jace Stratton in the vault etc.

[@secondarytrollaccount666]

Colonel: my granny can reload faster than that and she's been dead for twenty years.

[@shaneyu5861]

Looking at this video now after watching the E-Day trailer, it is going to make the upcoming game so much better! "Let's do this" in Marcus' voice

[@dblundz]

Sad this got cut, at least we got the whole story in the books

[@jaegar2786]

Psssh what stupid idea, going back early into the Locust war to establish some sort of origin story right guys!?…guys?

[@ALV694]

Cough cough new eday game

[@xokhaliah]

been an avid gears fan since a kid and gears 3 is my all time fav game ever and ive literally NEVER seen this before!! the youtube recommendation blessed me today

[@metalslayergameplays6089]

8:36 Damn, I wish they turn back the throwing attack.

[@angryfoxzd5233]

Im hoping we see more of Marcus Fenix past in gears of War E-day

[@KateHikes83TJD]

thank god, the other I was looking for this and couldn't find it anywhere btw bro is this the 2011 pc build? where can I download this? I see those weapons look just like the ones from the beta, I gotta get my hands on those models

[@Eizh]

Do it for us and complete the DLC

[@5hane9ro]

Even though I enjoy Judgment, I'd prefer to have this story be the prequel/spin off game instead of that.

[@brendan7704]

I hope they include a version of this in E-Day

[@funkyreapercat5280]

I think this scene happens 10 years after E-day.

[@DragonBallfan3982]

@@funkyreapercat5280 gears of war1 happens 14 years after e day I’m pretty sure

[@funkyreapercat5280]

@@DragonBallfan3982 Yes, and Marcus stays in prison for 4 years, sooo...this DLC of him being arrested happens 10 years after E-Day.

[@DragonBallfan3982]

@@funkyreapercat5280 imagine being put in prison just to go back to war

[@funkyreapercat5280]

@@DragonBallfan3982 Truly sad

[@Eizh]

When i read the title i thought it wasn't real and it was a recently created Mod, but i had my doubts since all the Mods i have seen in Gears of War are always for Gears 1 and i haven't seen a Campaign Mod in 10 years. Discovering that this is real and there was an extra DLC for Gears of War 3 set again before the Jacinto flood and in the so famous Ephyra that is talked about so much in comics and novels makes me very sad, i always loved the architecture of Tyro, something truly imposing that showed the power of the COG and at the same time, the overwhelming force that the Locust were when destroying such strong and monumental buildings in seconds, the number of vehicles and soldiers that the COG has and the way in which the Locust confront them in effective way. This kind of things made me forgive Gears of War Judgment and enjoy it, since we can see all the architecture of Tyrus in its maximum greatness just having passed a few months since E-Day, probably being this DLC reused for Halvo Bay and not wasting nothing that Epic Games had already done for it. We were even able to see the axe-throwing animation, something i'd heard about years ago among the scrapped content for Gears of War 3. This video is a gem and i hope the community join for this and then, help with it like being able to extract other things from other games such as the Nemacyst models or the animations of Hoffman and Marcus talking in Gears 1 to finish this DLC and be able to fully enjoy it, because with those Levels being located in Ephyra we can see the entire Locust force and the entire COG force face each other directly, with some luck even The Coalition itself realizes this and decides to officially bring this DLC from the ashes for Gears of War E-Day. I appreciate that some things like the Fenix ​​Mansion were reused for Escalation and we were able to see the back of the Mansion that we didn't get to see in The Long Way Home in Gears of War 1, i would never have forgiven Epic Games for abandoning something so good, fully made and so nostalgic.

[@wilsonv7117]

Legendary Marcus Fénix could carry so many nades

[@jenksie2094]

I think this could've been shortened down and used in the acutal campaign, showing in more detail the situation that lead to Marcus being imprisoned. I just can't believe were something as awesome as this in Gears of War 3.

[@travisreed1730]

I'd be cool if in "Gears Of War: E-Day," it shows the evolution of Marcus and Anya's relationship.

[@simplydolgoruky1018]

ive noticed they kind of reused certain parts for raams shadow right? dlc with a focus on Jace, the first cog base being invaded reminds me of the first part of raams dlc too. 11:19 pretty sure they also reused that brumak sequence

[@pinkinthesushi]

Assets from this sequence were used for RAAM’s shadow, not the other way around.

[@DUGotd]

Imagine we get this in E Day. Like a little bit of pendulum wars and a little bit of the slab storyline. Those are the only 2 stories I wanted too see in the games

[@daemonvanmeir9697]

honestly, it would be really cool if they ended up making a prequel trilogy where it ends with this mission

[@colonelcrab4772]

man 8:08 cracked me up, jace just being stone faced and theyre like yeah, awesome idea jace :)

[@silversteel8998]

The floating T pose has had me dying 😂

[@user-gu4pr9il5s]

I’m really hoping they add this in the Marcus fenix collection or E-Day.. this would’ve been amazing to see how Marcus ended up in jail in the first entry

[@Oscar117Valladares]

How did you go about unlocking the cutscene of Marcus punching Hoffman?

[@olympian3]

Gears of war 3… aka fortnite 0. Lots of good memories in the gears 3 beta rolling around with the sawed off. I also got the gold sawed off for beating the first game on insane I think.

[@michaelsouslin891]

The Locust are like the monster form of the Viet Cong, you can think you're safe in an entrenched position with clear sight lines for defense then out of nowhere hole open up 10ft away and here come grenades and Locust firing like crazy.

[@akirawiskizofrene]

Now we know that Hoffman is Marcus's father tanks to this cut DLC !! I knew it !!

[@jonathannascimento701]

20:00 Man, I can't wait for Gears of War E-Day to release HAHAHAHAHAHA

[@KenjiDreemurr]

7:28 my humour is broken D:

[@corpsemachine6949]

Hooni pfp

[@Official_SteamPUNKS]

27:19 this is the gravity gun my father was talking about *Shoves Adam out the window

[@CF-cx3hg]

2:37 Developer 1: how many frag grenades should we give Marcus? Developer 2: yes

[@rigfordthebarbarian2895]

Really interesting. Thanks for the upload.

[@adamthompson626]

Good work man, good work.

[@danielbold6167]

18:32 Fantastic voice acting!

[@davidhung5425]

Damn it the situation is dire than Halvo bay😢, can’t image…

[@21stcenturystops59]

Maybe this cut content will be expanded on with the release of GEARS OF WAR: E-DAY

[@ethancurtsinger172]

It was actually expanded on in the Gears of War The Slab novel, where Gears of War E-Day is more like where it all began with the Locusts of where they first attacked humanity.

[@ZeroDarkPatriot]

They really didn’t want us having no involvement with Ravens.

[@glenbowley8114]

This is excellent, well done 👌

[@3ofSpades]

I can tell you why they cut this, that city is way too big for the 360.

[@theonewhoasked.697]

What do you mean ? Gears 2 had a big city, I'm assuming its because its a dlc so there is not much room for it

[@3ofSpades]

Disk space, I don’t think there would be enough storage. But idk, I don’t have the files in front of me. So that’s my best guess. Cool story though.

[@Ghostman223]

​@@3ofSpades BioShock was able to run on 360. I don't think it's because of the city

[@KateHikes83TJD]

loading screens are a thing

[@Trojeans]

@@3ofSpadeswouldn’t this be Dowload content like raams shadow? So disk space wouldn’t really mean anything since it’s an add on

[@delta6195]

This is what E-DAY will show us

[@Eizh]

This happens after 10 years

[@Skunkfu730]

12:10 missing the model error

[@HeyOcelot0606]

The funniest thumbnail with the Carmine A posing

[@samuraininjarockstar6309]

Bring this back as the Final Act for Gears of War E-Day.

[@metalslayergameplays6089]

10:58 We need treasure island meme music Dr. Livesey Phonk Walk

[@walteracevedo5105]

And now E-Day got announced, so this might be in it in some way.

[@Little_Milk120]

Damn we could’ve had gears 2 Tai in 3 had they not scrapped this. Smh. Took almost 2 years after Gears 5 released for Hollow storm Tai to come back.

[@BONNIEE1983]

This had so much potential

[@Skunkfu730]

19:44 goofy ahhh of war 😂

[@jewelzz8747]

where and how did u get this?

[@Eizh]

Damn son

[@chaoticscripts7345]

Coulda prolly made some good money had they released it

[@MercosBeats]

This is insane

[@AcTiVeReLoAdZ]

We need this!!!

[@360-bonescope]

Why would they not include this. Would've been nice to see the events that landed marcus in prison.

[@SonOfVulkenChp2]

Maybe we will see this in the new game campaign.

[@wiffmastermase]

Nex generation graphics held up pretty good 15:40: You sure about that?

[@adaml5166]

If I could only pick one, I would rather play this alpha build than any Microsoft owned gears game even at this stage of development.

[@zalrohglekgolo6149]

So whatsbthe story? Why did they snub this so late in development

[@silversteel8998]

Lol it just ahows alot of the contect wasent finished but this should have stayed 🥺

[@samuel10125]

Time constraints suck.

[@Tonygunk5]

This would have been amazing. Wow

[@seangross5057]

I hope one day they bring this DLC back maybe you can come back and E Day

[@adaldominguez2528]

It would be great if they showed it at Gears of War E-Day.

[@jeremydillinger5762]

Tout ce travail ! Bravo ! :O

[@SevenBendy]

Why, why, WHY, WHY, WHY- WHY WAS THIS EVER CUT FROM BEING AN ACTUAL DLC?!

[@pinkinthesushi]

Dumb time constraints is why. Hopefully they’ll expand on this in Gears Of War E-day.

[@jcx-ig5xs]

6:18 Gears E day trailer beta version

[@angelbryan98]

Why you deleted all your other Gears and Halo videos?

[@Eizh]

What do you mean with OTHER?

[@KateHikes83TJD]

@Eizh the guy had this same video uploaded a long time ago alongside another "beta" raams shadow dlc wich I think is a lot better than the final version. they guy also had a lot of early development halo videos

[@metalslayergameplays6089]

So is that Markus' Emergence Day?

[@metalslayergameplays6089]

It reminds me Raam's shadow beginning.

[@metalslayergameplays6089]

Nah, young Jace was in E-day.

[@BobBob-up8fz]

This is set 9-10 years after E-day. Markus' desertion led to Mjr. Thomas' units being over run. And the fall of the city.

[@marcosvfilho8687]

Nah Man Marcus from E Day appeared on Sunday

[@ShintyShinto]

that is some schizo shit 25:41

[@themessrem3228]

But can we finish these cut contents using AI for voice and dialogue? We can follow the OG script and build from it.

[@glenbowley8114]

Maybe this be be put into the MF collection....we are getting that...right!

[@KeyBrute]

I didn’t know delta squad were good ice skaters

[@jadenzombieslayer1569]

Actually marcus Fenix rank was Captain not Sargeant

[@jared5472]

Can we have one encounter where the raven doesn’t get shot down in the first 5 seconds 😂

[@Krakengandr]

4:15 Hoffman Ascended. 💀

[@thebronjame5777]

Is this present in any of the archived builds?

[@renereyes5580]

So when did this take place in the story? Was this before gears 2 ? This is good stuff I don't know why they cut this?! Okay, before gears 1 lol 😂

[@metalslayergameplays6089]

Before gears one, he was in a prison because of this.

[@renereyes5580]

Why does it say two years after the sinking of jacinto? Shouldn't of said before?

[@BobBob-up8fz]

It takes place 9-10 years after E-day. But just after Raam's shadow. Due to the Jacinto platue. The Locust couldn't tunnel to Ephera. So stuck taking cities head on.

[@sargesacker2599]

⁠@@renereyes5580 It looks to be reusing the chapter title cards from the base game, possibly a requirement to run this showcase.

[@eidannishidan3794]

Wait .... we can throw the Cleaver ?!?