Control, this is Delta! Get up to 33% OFF your Displates by using code ACTMAN or my link: displate.com/?art=5f1a04cfccdfd and do some push-ups while you're at it. Gears of War is one of the most important shooters from the last two decades. But what exactly made it so special? How did Gears of War become such an iconic franchise overnight? The Act Man has all the answers...
@redamerican58305 ай бұрын
How have you not made a review on this yet dude! You play xbone!
@ikpjosh48485 ай бұрын
Can you please do a review on (Sunset overdrive)
@studiosatellite38855 ай бұрын
Now play sleeping dogs
@VitaminPete6165 ай бұрын
ZinNoChin thinks everything is Eminems fault...Even gamin experience🥲
@Ravensbro045 ай бұрын
When’s the next RDR2 stream going to be?
@Kai-vo5zq5 ай бұрын
“THE COLE TRAIN RUNS ON WHOLE GRAIN, BABY! WHOO!” One of my favorite characters fr lol
@iateyourlizard34975 ай бұрын
Some people thought he said “THE COLE TRAIN RUNS ON COCAINE, BABY! WHOO!” 😂
@Purelyluckanimations5 ай бұрын
Let’s not forget about his speech in Gears 2
@alexrivera6335 ай бұрын
Yeah Cole is one of the best characters in gears! And dizzy 👍
@Kevmoeman5 ай бұрын
It's so ridiculous and hilarious that the world's gone to shit and that one of the few remaining soldiers is a well known FOOTBALL PLAYER. Proving that if you don't have 40 inch biceps you don't stand a chance in the gears world
@cameronward94435 ай бұрын
I love his moment (in I think gears 3) where he needs to run that bomb or whatever, and it plays like he's still playing crash ball or whatever.
@Gearzilla1175 ай бұрын
I honestly liked hearing the "Control, this is delta" because it felt like a military thing and the banter between the squad was funn. now as an adult and having been in the military, its 1000% accurate and makes me love the game even more
@somm1505 ай бұрын
The funny and clever banter between the squadmates while still retaining focus on the military objectives made the game very immersive. It feels like they’re talking to each other the same way a squad of US Marines might talk in the Middle East.
@Gearzilla1175 ай бұрын
@@somm150 it's the same way I talk with my buddies in the army right now. So it feels natural
@TheActMan5 ай бұрын
Yeah haha it's just funny to splice it all together 😂
@Gearzilla1175 ай бұрын
@@TheActMan oh, absolutely. I was cracking up cause I never realized how many times they actually said it. Far less in the sequels. Lmao
@INFILTR8US5 ай бұрын
@@Gearzilla117 you talk to each other on radios in the military, wow JUST LIKE BEING IN A VIDEOGAME
@fauz62395 ай бұрын
Dimaggios voice… him talking to Carmine the iconic lines “I heard bugs come from the moon sarge” “They can eat shit and die for all I care” always loved that as a kid
@smatharoo93275 ай бұрын
"what'd you call that thing? a monkeydog? here, i got a bone for it" 🤣
@irinatainarac59925 ай бұрын
"speaking scientifically? WE GOTTA BLOW HIS BRAINS OUT IT S ASS" -Cole Train baby
@MeliMeli893Ай бұрын
That line is iconic
@ThatDudeinBlue5 ай бұрын
I'll never forget turning on my Xbox 360 and finally seeing the throne of my entire friends list playing Halo 2 one day, and then the next day EVERYBODY was on Gears of War. It was so unbelievable just how big of an impact GOW made. I even remember when Rainbow Six Vegas implemented the cover system and everybody was like "oh look another GOW mechanic clone." (Still loved vegas BTW) Great job as always!
@TheActMan5 ай бұрын
I love hearing memories like this
@VioletElite45 ай бұрын
I remember reading somewhere in Guinness World Records that this was the first popular Xbox Live game at the time that beat Halo 2 interms of player numbers, it was a time for sure 👌
@styeiwehdeisfdo5 ай бұрын
Peak console multiplayer was Gears, Halo 3, and COD 4 all popping off at once. 3 shooters but all very different.
@ThatDudeinBlue5 ай бұрын
Same! I remember how big of a deal that really felt at the time. @@VioletElite4
@ThatDudeinBlue5 ай бұрын
Same here dude! Let me know if you ever want to game together sometime! @@TheActMan
@emilianocastillejos13305 ай бұрын
HE FINALLY MADE A GEARS VIDEO!! I’ve been waiting for one of these for years
@Anakinvoorhees5 ай бұрын
I as well
@fatpotato1905 ай бұрын
GEARS 2 WHEN?
@joeisungu79025 ай бұрын
Same
@metalforce29375 ай бұрын
it's about time
@GamerBoy-jd1qp5 ай бұрын
Same man
@SuperMattman883 ай бұрын
Former Marine here. I served during the time Gears 1-3 came out and I can verify that Marines in the barracks absolutely loved these games. Gears 2 launched right after we got back from Iraq and man was that madness. Great content ActMan, love your stuff.
@awesomehpt89385 ай бұрын
1. Big muscle bound guys that faced down monsters and developed a sense of brotherhood. 2. Cool setting with a believably backstory. 3. Locust were scary AF 4. All sorts of cool weapons. Most notably Guns with chainsaws attached dude!
@paulertjustice5 ай бұрын
Ah, so Warhammer 40k? lol. Still love Gears though it slaps
@z-man12375 ай бұрын
What more could you ask for in such a hardcore game!😎
@DanOfTheHill5 ай бұрын
Its hard to execute, but its not fucken complicated to concieve.
@hanzohattori40785 ай бұрын
@@paulertjustice He said a believable backstory, so no.
@zachrohler10475 ай бұрын
Then they put a chick in it and made her lame and gay while making you chose if you kill off marcuses son.
@e-unit15795 ай бұрын
“It was a week Hosea, he left us for a goddamn week”
@TheActMan5 ай бұрын
IT WAS IN EXCHANGE FOR THIS VIDEO!!! A fair price, eh?
@McRibless5 ай бұрын
@@TheActManspoiler alert for rdr2: John finds Micah at a bar in Valentine and Micah says sorry for killing Arthur and then they both start gooning
@UltimateSpiderMan5 ай бұрын
he INSISTS to make the video first
@RedneckPrinceoftacticoolness5 ай бұрын
The soab
@Exscusemylag89665 ай бұрын
@@McRibless 🤣 Jesus Christ
@BaggyFTJ5 ай бұрын
Fun fact: The director of the Mad World trailer went on to make Halo 3's Starry Night trailer, Tron Legacy, and Top Gun 2. The man knows his craft.
@warrennguyen72733 ай бұрын
That’s a legendary resume
@Kai-vo5zq5 ай бұрын
Seeing what Epic Games was back then and seeing them now is so crazy
@TheActMan5 ай бұрын
massive glow-up depending on how you look at it
@theterrordivine5 ай бұрын
Bulletstorm was one of the funnest and coolest games I played on the Xbox. That game was unique!
@pablolarrain3855 ай бұрын
@@theterrordivine dude I totally forgot about that game until I read your comment, Bulletstorm slapped!!!
@KrayzieStiles5 ай бұрын
@@TheActManwent from a 3-4 billion dollar company to 30 billion (last time I checked, in like 2020)
@WayStedYou5 ай бұрын
@@theterrordivine Wasn't that mostly people can fly?
@ApeNards5 ай бұрын
My favorite thing about this series is the fact that you can go back and play any of them and they still hold up perfectly. Truly was the blueprint to 3rd person shooters
@Pxstran5 ай бұрын
Yeah the campaigns were amazing
@Superassassinman155 ай бұрын
Game mechanic wise the 1st one is janky as shit, aged like milk as of today standards but it is the most darkest Gears I like that
@Mr.Genesis5 ай бұрын
@@Superassassinman15 precisely why there's an updated version of that game
@koichidignitythief74295 ай бұрын
Somehow all the Gears games have done the impossible: Being AAA games that take their time developing, work at launch, and have tons of content available without having to wait for season passes.
@ADUSN5 ай бұрын
Resident Evil 4 was the blueprint for modern 3rd person shooters, not Gears. Still great games
@Snippyyy5 ай бұрын
the title screen is enough to make this game AWESOME, genuinely one of the best title screens ever
@robertf.atrozskin35965 ай бұрын
Im glad the lancer was kept. Its a core icon of this franchise for sure.
@paulreynolds71035 ай бұрын
It was never getting cut... Misinformation is a son of a b**** i guess😂
@GSGNightCrawler5 ай бұрын
The lancer was never gonna be cut. (Pun not intended) it was a marketing strategy by Microsoft for their new show to promote gears of War. They made her out to be the "enemy" of the show without her knowledge. She just made a video about it and called out the actman as well.
@thegermansturmmann17974 ай бұрын
When they give you less than 20 guns through 4 games some our bound to stick
@erikouwehand4 күн бұрын
That chainsaw discussion was about a trailer, not the game. The chainsaw was never going to be cut from the game.
@Gearzilla1175 ай бұрын
11:39 Out of breath Arthur saying "he's a rat" over a Micah rat getting squished by a Boomer was not on my bingo card today and i was not emotionally ready for it
@baysidethe1st8175 ай бұрын
Honestly dude I loved that edit so much I'm still thinking about it
@Surprised_Chicken5 ай бұрын
Gears 1-3 were some of the best years of gaming ive ever had. Nothing comes even close to it and its honestly sad to see what Gears has become since then. I really miss the days of getting on Xbox knowing full well insane amounts of shit talk, toxicity and trolling were about to unfold. Now a days you cant even say a fraction of what you used to be able to say and text to people without getting banned. They really were simpler times.
@DeltaGolf7913 ай бұрын
I should know better, but E-Day gives me hope
@Invictus43183 күн бұрын
E-Day also gives me hope! Gears Of War 1,2,3 days were freaking amazing
@CoffeePotGames5 ай бұрын
My dad picked this game up back in like 2009 or 2010. It was only like $4 and it said it was co-op so we got it. We beat the game 2 days later bc we couldn't stop playing. We then got Gears 2 and anxiously awaited Gears 3 and got that when it came out. I've been a fan since. I was always Marcus and my dad was always Dom, so we got the McFarlane figures of Marcus and Dom for each other. We didn't get to play Gears 4 together but we did play Gears 5 and the dlc for it a few years ago. I'll always think of my dad when I think of Gears and that's why it'll always hold a special place in my heart
@famulanrevengeance30445 ай бұрын
That's awesome. I played this with my brother. Co-op games with family/friends when you're young, those are some great memories
@eric80315 ай бұрын
@@famulanrevengeance3044real it got us so hyped we was ready for 4 n 5 but really gears of war 1-3 best
@roguespectredelta19515 ай бұрын
I am so glad this didn't end with "my dad recently passed away"
@CoffeePotGames5 ай бұрын
@@roguespectredelta1951 thankfully not haha. I moved away so I don't see my parents very much nowadays which is definitely a struggle but they're alive and well!
@Quietplague20005 ай бұрын
@@CoffeePotGamesgo and see them while you can. Enjoy it relive it.
@WesleyImboden5 ай бұрын
To be fair, “control, this is delta..” is how you’d start almost every radio transmission in the military if your callsign was delta and you would give obnoxious updates or the controller would be asking for it lol
@legobobafett50455 ай бұрын
I still remember my cousin getting this game and hitting me with, "I got this new game and if you shoot someone point blank with A Shotgun. They turn into Diarhea". I was Sold to the franchise with that sentence alone when i was 10!
@jla131935 ай бұрын
Hello, resident military person who enjoys gears of war here. Just a little insight on the dialogue bit. I agree that opening is repetitive, but it is militarily accurate. Assuming control is monitoring comms for multiple squads, as in the military, operators are trained in the “hey you, it’s me” way of speaking. So whenever you open up comms, you need to use station identifiers so everyone knows who is calling who immediately. I actually enjoyed they put that in. Highlights the repetitive nature of the military. That’s all!
@TheStorm1195 ай бұрын
Another thing was just how satisfying the shotgun was in multi-player. There would even be duels where two players would melee the air at each other and it would signal them wanting to gnasher battle. Suddenly it was no longer a multi-player game it was a high noon gun duet between two gnasher slingers... and it was beautiful.
@BlameNam5 ай бұрын
The honor among players back in those days were nice. People did that same "duel" with snipers, chainsaws, etc. I miss those times
@nathanielwiens5 ай бұрын
The cat-and-mouse scenarios you'd get on Gears 1 were so fucking intense. No matter the weapon combo, if it came down to the last guy on each team and they were constantly rolling around and cover hopping, racing for ammo, getting the better position on the map....just such an adrenaline rush. So fun.
@nonapplicable88175 ай бұрын
I think because the Gnasher duels were so popular in the first, they made a separate multiplayer mode in GoW2 that was just for that; 2v2 with only the Gnasher shotgun. Memory is hazy but it might've been there since the first one. I've put thousands of hours into Gnasher duels during all of the multiplayers. Good times.
@nonapplicable88175 ай бұрын
@@BlameNam And even if you died to the Longshot it was always satisfying to know that the time to kill so short and you could bait shots by tapping the peek button, plus the fact that it's a one shot kill weapon if you hit a perfect reload headshot coupled with the reloading mini game mechanic made the duels very hectic and special. Can't go wrong with the head exploding from the shot with brain and skull parts flying all over the place either. Ridiculously over the top but bloody good fun.
@SacredCASHcow5 ай бұрын
@@nathanielwiens if you try to boil gears' success down to one thing you'll fsil because it did so many things well
@CriticalNobody5 ай бұрын
Fun fact: The Mad World trailer was the directorial debut of Joseph Kosinski, who would go on to direct Top Gun: Maverick.
@TurboMintyFreshАй бұрын
no way
@KommanderKarl5 ай бұрын
Being friends with Cliff Bleszinski and having a signed copy of his book is my biggest flex lol
@travissmith95894 ай бұрын
Omg kommanderkarl I follow you on Tik tok didn't expect to find you here
@theweirdone60193 ай бұрын
That is one hell of a flex
@have_a_good_day4203 ай бұрын
My girlfriend being long time friends with him while him basing Tokki in Lawbreakers off of her (literally) is a bigger flex lol
@StoneTheCr0wАй бұрын
Tell him I said fuck you for abandoning Unreal Tournament to chase console money with Gears and Fortnite. Tim too
@paragonrobbie92705 ай бұрын
I love Gears of War because it's undoubtedly a pretty insane premise with comically large slabs of men fighting what are basically mole people with chainsaw assault rifles, but it doesn't try to be cute with it. It doesn't do a tongue-in-cheek "ain't that wacky?" stance, it takes itself completely seriously, and that makes it work so damn well. The best example would be Marcus screaming "It's a giant worm! They're sinking cities with a giant worm!" with complete sincerity in GoW2. It's such a weird line, but it's taken so seriously by the characters that you end up taking it pretty seriously too. Of course that's not to say it's all just stupid yet cool stuff because the relationships between all the characters are genuinely well written, especially Dom and Marcus' friendship. All of that on top of solid, visceral gameplay is why I'm a Gears fan.
@too_s0ber9105 ай бұрын
I think the thing that helped sell the giant worm line was the fact that Benjamin was yelling in the background; "Holy shit! HOLY SHIT!" which mirrors what the player is thinking, while the others are stunned into silence at that revelation. Cleverly, they covered the most obvious and likely reactions that the audience would have.
@derekmaullo28655 ай бұрын
You know nothing
@Jud5 ай бұрын
Okay Derek@@derekmaullo2865
@Spectacular_Insanity5 ай бұрын
“It’s a goddamn LEVIATHAN!” 😂
@antoniofalchi55705 ай бұрын
I see it as an over the top, sci-fi version of how the US army always gets depicted in movies. Invincible dudebros with constant banter and testosterone popping out of their eyeballs. Then, after Carmine's death, the facade gets dropped and the atmosphere gets so much more grim with each chapter. In 2 especially, it's suffocating, even visually. Then you learn the truth about the locusts, how they were created by human greed and profit wars (take your pick as to which nation this represents, you got plenty of choices), and everything clicks.
@reinaldotorres58445 ай бұрын
I loved the interactions between the characters because they made it feel real. The silly and weird comments they made were funny at times but also felt like the kind of conversations soldiers would actually have to pass the time or disassociate a little from the horrors of war. This kinda made it feel like you were a soldier and like you were having a real bond with delta squad.
@dutchvanderlinde65685 ай бұрын
Drinking game: take a shot every time Marcus says "Control, this is Delta"
@TheActMan5 ай бұрын
Dutch, I think you might lose your mind if you drink that much
@dutchvanderlinde65685 ай бұрын
@@TheActMan Have some GODDAMN FAITH!!!
@greg-shoes5 ай бұрын
@@TheActManHE’S GOT A PLAN, ACT-THUR
@lohithm91165 ай бұрын
@@TheActMan The new "THE ENEMY IS BUILDING THE BRIGDE!!!!" moment
@dbabaganoosh5 ай бұрын
Rip
@SirRedwall5 ай бұрын
Fun fact: the game came with a comic book in the instruction booklet and back story to the world also they had a really good website with lore and a Leader board.
@Fork15 ай бұрын
There is a short introduction video in the game that gives you enough of the setting to just jump in and play!
@jmabs50965 ай бұрын
The amount of imperfect reloads is really grinding my gears......❤
@KC_Lee75 ай бұрын
Growing up with a PlayStation I got a Xbox in middle school for 3 games, Halo, Left 4 Dead, and Gears of War. Horde mode has a special place in my heart 🥲
@CargoShorts75 ай бұрын
I was the opposite. I had a 360 first and grew up with it. Then PS3 eventually caught up and I had fomo, so I sold my 360 and bought a PS3.... only for me to realize how good I had it back on 360 so I sold the PS3 and bought another 360 like a true big brain middle schooler lol
@forsterjurgen5 ай бұрын
Horde is one of the best game modes in all of gaming I love it
@AK1407855 ай бұрын
I'll never forget finishing this game on coop with my friend, playing on a tiny old crt tv in split screen. Today is his birthday, he would have been 38.
@pkhaloobonaccio98833 ай бұрын
whee is he bro
@AK1407853 ай бұрын
@@pkhaloobonaccio9883 he passed away in a car accident almost ten years ago
@pkhaloobonaccio98833 ай бұрын
@@AK140785 damn bro sorry for your loss, i also lost a friend, he would have been 23 this year
@AK1407853 ай бұрын
@@pkhaloobonaccio9883 thank you for your kind words, sorry for yours too 👍
@JtDrake3723 ай бұрын
My empathies, bro
@BadgerCx5 ай бұрын
I remember when I was a kid and my dad repaired apartment units when someone moved out and he found a binder full of games in one of them that had been unoccupied for a minute. He brought them home and one of the games was gears of war which I had never heard of and played it and was just absolutely blown away. I still remember such intense moments in that game from the beginning to the end and how absorbed I was in the world. Such an amazing game and truly a masterpiece
@Wombat1185 ай бұрын
I will forever hold this series in my heart. My father and I only played this game co-op. I was Marcus and he was Dom. I'll never forget the first time I saw my dad cry, when Dom dies in the 3rd game. Greatest bonding experience I ever had.
@callumparkes91915 ай бұрын
10:02 that is the best shirt I’ve ever seen when trying to describe mid 2000’s
@Xderda5 ай бұрын
I didn't even notice until I saw your comment, seems pretty fitting for Cliff tbh
@hrthrhs5 ай бұрын
lol
@TheIcup243 ай бұрын
When naming my youngest son, my fiance and me decided we liked the name Augustus but wasn't sure what to make his middle name. For some reason, Augustus Cole popped in my head and we rolled with it. I couldn't remember where I heard that from until I Google it about 20min later lmao. I have a brother named Cole and he called me thanking me for naming the baby after him.😂😂 Little Cole Train is going strong 💪
@haztepolvo58095 ай бұрын
God I loved the transition kid me experienced of going from halo 2/3 to Gears of War 2, jesus christ, legitimately i was shocked, stunned, and emotionally wrecked from that game, thanks dad, with your "Hey, try this game, the gamestore says its like Halo" i wouldn't have discovered such a masterpiece
@tuauafiafiahoching17535 ай бұрын
Finally a gears of war review!
@TheActMan5 ай бұрын
bout damn time
@frostwickedpaw22185 ай бұрын
The act man is the Marcus Fenix of reviewers, we are Delta Squad, supporting his efforts through the locust swarm called the KZbin algorithm
@dutchvanderlinde65685 ай бұрын
@@TheActMan an unexpected surprise but a welcome one
@zackking47425 ай бұрын
@frostwickedpaw2218 Hopefully, none of us are Carmine 😂
@frostwickedpaw22185 ай бұрын
@zackking4742 That would be me with my hatred of the Gnasher.....
@The_Shayreq_Demon5 ай бұрын
I will still always credit Gears of War 3 for being one of the few games to ever make me cry. Dom's death is up there with being one of the saddest video game deaths. At this point in the trilogy, the characters and story definitely had some more depth. GoW was also a top notch couch co-op game. Dom was "player 2", and it had been established that he is Marcus' best friend and that they had been through hell and back together. The "brother's to the end" ad campaign further reinforces this. This is also the second instance in which 'Mad World' is used as far as I'm concerned. Which brings back that same "hopeless" feeling as the 'mad world' trailer does. I'll never forget my brother and I first playing through GoW3 and this scene happening. I'm the oldest, so my brother was naturally always player 2. The game continued on, but we definitely both needed to decompress after that dreadful scene. If I'm not mistaken, player 2 would finish the game as Anya, and it just didn't feel the same. The GoW trilogy is such a masterpiece for me. Side note: I'm a paramedic and radio communication is a part of my job daily. The "Control, this is Delta" was a funny compilation. But is extremely accurate. I must've said "Medic-52 to central" thousands of times at this point in my career.
@MedardoJC995 ай бұрын
Nothing makes me happier than seeing games from my childhood get retrospectives in the 2020s. Feels like I'm understanding what truly made me love these games as a kid and even more as an adult
@Sixteen-Angels5 ай бұрын
straight facts 💪🏻
@madmartian25645 ай бұрын
I'll never forget dom's face when finding maria in Gears 2, such a gruesome moment
@darthcinema42625 ай бұрын
I agree, plus his death in Gears 3 broke my heart
@michaelpecukonis50745 ай бұрын
@@darthcinema4262his brother died in a very similar way in the book when they escaped after stealing the prototype hammer of dawn.
@darthcinema42625 ай бұрын
@@michaelpecukonis5074 So basically Marcus lost both his best friends.
@Sethx0203 ай бұрын
Who’s here after E-Day was announced?
@despicabletaylor5 ай бұрын
As a 31 year old, i played SO MUCH gears 1 multi-player as a teen. It's definitely a definitive game for me. What an insane couple years 2006-2007 were too for game releases
@42ZaphodB425 ай бұрын
Even the years before. Half life 2, Warcraft 3, cs source....
@AzN_Elevation5 ай бұрын
I already need more gears of war videos from Act Man. This franchise is quite literally my childhood when gears of war 2 was gifted to me AT 8 YEARS OLD as a birthday present by my aunt who didn't know any better including my parents.
@eric80315 ай бұрын
Yea the only games I bought when I got my first Xbox was modern warfare 2, gears of war 3, halo 3 and gta 4
@jonjones666965 ай бұрын
@@eric8031solid lineup
@TheLordofMetroids5 ай бұрын
Man, Gears was so cool. So many great memories of playing Gears 2 Horde Mode with completely random people after class in USAF Tech school.
@GamePath5 ай бұрын
2006... can't believe so much time has already passed
@Moncters5 ай бұрын
I was there, sniper battling in the trenches. 1v1’s and 2v2’s on Canals 3v3’s on Fuel Depot 4v4’s on Rooftops The sniper battling community in Gears 1 was impeccable, toxic and family. Creating clans and hosting matches. Getting supermanned or backpacked. Fucking great years.
@Nexert5 ай бұрын
Gears coined so many terms that my homies and I still use to this day. GOATed series.
@Dreezyy_Capo5 ай бұрын
4v4 Exe on Mansion and War Machines were goated af too, my favourite game of all time
@DeltaGolf7913 ай бұрын
The best part of Gears of War is that the next two sequels were fucking BETTER. A rare example of a P E R F E C T trilogy.
@askingshoe25 ай бұрын
11:39 is the greatest thing Actman has ever edited together
@TheActMan5 ай бұрын
@riverpowell71145 ай бұрын
Agreed
@lordzanthartehallen89635 ай бұрын
I’m so autistic I read that as “11:39 is the GAYEST thing Actman has ever edited together.”
@CargoShorts75 ай бұрын
My dad used to be a commercial banker in North Carolina and somehow started working with Epic Games back during the peak of Gears. He got to go to Epic's office and see all the cool life-size statues of Marcus Phoenix and locust and even got to hold a lancer lol. Best part was, he was able to get me a signed copy of Gears 2 and it was, honestly still is, one of the coolest things I've ever been given
@helikos15 ай бұрын
Big respect to youtubers that actually get sponsorships from companies that aren't greedy, insidious or shilling out trash such as the many mobile games like raid whatever. Thumbs up Act Man.
@orang30965 ай бұрын
Didn't he do a sponsored review for payday 3..?
@cameronward94435 ай бұрын
One thing that Gears of War did exceptionally well was design a game around it's current capabilities. Everything from textures to level design to weapons work flawlessly on the 360 and it's graphics still hold up well today. Considering it's a 18 year old game it doesn't suffer from that uncanny valley feeling that many graphics had at the time when revisted nowadays.
@TheActMan5 ай бұрын
Very good point!!
@CrookGX5 ай бұрын
18 years...wtf. Wild.
@CJsOutOfRum5 ай бұрын
Gears was such a Bar raising game, their was nothing like it at that time, its fast paced shooter, with great multiplayer really great score, awesome maps, and that DAMN CHAINSAW. I miss the 360 era
@darthcinema42625 ай бұрын
Best console Era in my opinion
@shinndig12935 ай бұрын
Didn't get to play Gears of War till much later in my life BUT I did grow up playing two games that were heavily inspired by it, those being Transformers: War For Cybertron & Fall of Cybertron, both of which I think you should absolutely make a retro video on.
@mehmetgurdal4 ай бұрын
DUDE those games were fire. Especially the fall of cyber cybertron. Wfc controls were kinda janky but foc was smooth AF. It was fun yet wasn't that simple enough to go guns blazing. (Unless you have the glass gas cannon and that harpoon launcher) I still have those games installed on my old laptop.
@mehmetgurdal4 ай бұрын
They definitely deserve a proper remake. I personally think they are the best transformers content available. Along with the animated prime series.
@Sinbad19995 ай бұрын
What's crazy is the fact that John Di Maggio voices Marcus who also voice acts Bender and Jake The Dog
@metalfalcon42545 ай бұрын
and joker in the under the red hood movie
@sunumaudio5 ай бұрын
I thought I heard it. Dudes voice is iconic!
@annoyingguy99395 ай бұрын
Never in my life was I so happy to be 2nd player than when it came to the first 3 Gears Of War games, especially the 2nd game. Dominic Santiago is still the man.
@z-man12375 ай бұрын
Dom’s death still hits hard
@robpom55015 ай бұрын
@@z-man1237 He could have gotten everyone out and lived himself with ease in that one scene... yet obviously the guy was mentally crushed from everything.
@da1punisher4 ай бұрын
"'Sup Bitches!" I played Dom in coop with my older bro. "I can smell you guys from here." Baird "There's room for one more, it's a F'in party down here!" Dom chuckling "No thanks" His death may be the only time in a video game where I was wondering who was cutting onions.
@ciscoperez6879Ай бұрын
Such a legendary game . Remember being around 10-11 years old when I got my 360. Got gears of war, Dead rising & saints row 1 …. Would wake up super early to play gear’s multiplayer. The music . The atmosphere. The characters & their quotes . One of the greatest universes ever created . “SHIIIIIIIT YEAAAA”
@Midnighthalo5 ай бұрын
I can't understate just how much Gears Of War means to me, and all of my Mexican brothers overall. I can't even count the times I beat the original trilogy on insane just because I wanted to experience the beautiful brotherhood between Marcus and Dom and their overall friendship with Baird and Cole. Brilliant story, well thought out dialogue, amazing controls, outstanding graphics at the time, and a revolutionary new cover shooter system inspired by Kill Switch. Gears Of War is the complete package for me. Great campaign, and an even greater multiplayer. I'm pretty sure the reason why Gears Of War hasnt died, even after the atrocity of Gears 5, is all thanks to Mexico. Just like Dragon Ball, even if the world forgets, we never will. Brother to the end ❤🔥
@punchingtrees725 ай бұрын
I think youre spot on lol a lot of the players I encountered in all the gears games were mexican or spoke spanish, dragon ball too I love both so much. gears 5 is hot ass
@imbetter5995 ай бұрын
so this is like a well known thing? i swore the amount of brownies was just my own bias.
@AgentActive5 ай бұрын
You right about that. Gears 4 and 5 were very popular in Mexico and almost all my games after the launch of those games featured 5 stacks all reppin the mexico flag. And constant in game text chat trash talk
@CrazyxEnigma5 ай бұрын
For people who were too young to remember or weren't gaming then, Gears of War did what Dark Souls did for ARPGs everyone and their Mom had to get in on the cover shooter craze. And while some did good with it(like Rainbow Six Vegas) Gears of War did it better than any of the imitators. While it wasn't a super deep game story or theme wise it had a lot of heart and a great cast of characters that are still fondly remembered today. One of my personal favorite gaming trilogies and will always remember the great time I had with it and with my friends too.
@swappinqentertainmentАй бұрын
I loved this series so much. Played SO many hours with friends and on live. Sad to see where it is now. Thanks for the video!
@Maribro45 ай бұрын
22:44 Baird IS smarter than the rest of Delta squad. But that doesn't mean he's not still an asshole
@Maesterful5 ай бұрын
I knew a guy like that at uni once 😂
@TheActMan5 ай бұрын
LOL true
@PaulieMano47175 ай бұрын
The storyline in Gears of War was just so captivating. Loved the post-apocalyptic vibe and some of its gore galore.
@z-man12375 ай бұрын
And the music completes it!
@JediMindTrix4205 ай бұрын
After playing the original for over a decade,I can safely say it was the perfect storm of awesomeness. The matchmaking system was fast and efficient. You could see the name of each player hosting,how many spots were available and how solid the connection was. If you could get into a match and single handedly best the entire squad for multiple rounds you could find yourself back in the lobby. This was due to a host that got pissed and booted you. So much trash talking in the deadpool during matches. Our group of friends still play Gears Ultimate to this day at least once a week. The feeling of the original just can’t be duplicated.
@Bapdeuce5 ай бұрын
Gears of war was the first game to introduce me to gaming and the Xbox it holds a special place in my heart for gaming. Dont think I should’ve been playing this game at 5 years old but god it was amazing
@Maesterful5 ай бұрын
5!? Jesus, I thought I was hardcore for watching Aliens and Terminator when I was like 7 😂
@alekveliz81665 ай бұрын
24:16 “ Control this is Delta Bridge crossing operation complete. Request new orders ?” “Fuck You!” 🤣🤣🤣🤣 killed me
@emilepelletier81764 ай бұрын
My 1st experience on Xbox 360. I bought the console just for this game. Turns out I played many more, but it started with this. The graphics on this in 2006 were second to none. The multiplayer was all my friends played at the time; you bought the CD and thats it, you were in.
@seebarino5 ай бұрын
God I LOVE this game series, so awesome to see Act Man covering this
@TheActMan5 ай бұрын
Just doing my duty
@MakeTheWay005 ай бұрын
Gears of War was the best gaming experience on the 360 period. The original game gave my friends and I some of the most memorable multiplayer moments of any game ever. Way ahead of its time.
@Maesterful5 ай бұрын
Remember Gears 2 smoke grenade stun pre patch? Oh, f*ck as I would say! 😂
@KAd3N7772 ай бұрын
I love that the chapters are now acts for this video. Just amazing attention to detail!
@hermanistrying5 ай бұрын
finally, now he can get rid of the soul patch
@TheActMan5 ай бұрын
hardest thing I ever did was shave it
@odinulveson91015 ай бұрын
Is not as bad as the devs spiting blonde Baird and JD and have them be shaved/ bald 😒
@60dollarstogetstabbbbbed695 ай бұрын
Yeah jd lookin like an egg😂
@conkerredtail46885 ай бұрын
No
@antoniofalchi55705 ай бұрын
@@odinulveson9101Bald Baird is hilarious what are you talking about. The cockiest character in the game gets humbled by and horrible, horrible fate.
@deadzulu78365 ай бұрын
chainsaw on gun does indeed trigger neuron activation
@jjcoola9985 ай бұрын
That has me actually laughing, that damn monkey gets me every time 🫠
@amirak1293 ай бұрын
23:20 - 23:53 way to pinpoint the same feeling I had as a kid 🤣. We're lucky to have you ActMan
@bunnywae5 ай бұрын
"Hope Runs Deep" is one of my favorite video game themes of all time. Right up there with Mass Effect, Halo, The Witcher and Uncharted.
@jamesperez9885 ай бұрын
The chainsaw gun is one of the, if not the, most dope weapons in all of video game history.
@darthcinema42625 ай бұрын
Yeah the Lancer is one of the most ironic and badass weapons in gaming history
@Ligmaaabawz4 ай бұрын
This video exemplifies the reasons TheActMan is so good at what he does: a well-informed, intelligent, and entertaining examination of something we all love. Probably a GOAT ❤
@AJBants5 ай бұрын
Plays Gears as a kid, when I first came across the Beserker it absolutely scared the shit out of me
@IVOLUKE5 ай бұрын
I remember playing this with my dad and my first childhood friend WAY back in 06. I was 5! I always played as Dom and my dad was always Marcus! On the last mission, on the part where you have to separate the part of the train to kill the berserker, I remember being on that part of the train WITH THE BERSERKER and my dad pushed the button anyway, killing us both! 😅 Some of the best memories of my life! Wish I could relive them again 😥 TONS of nostalgia! Thank you for making this video Act Man!
@aayushdas195 ай бұрын
How’d you feel during the GOW3 campaign?
@IVOLUKE5 ай бұрын
@@aayushdas19 its been a while since I played that game but I loved it! I love the first 3 Gears of War games. Haven't played the 4th or 5th one yet. I remember getting really emotional when Dom sacrificed himself I was like "my childhood hero is gone" haha but yea the 3rd game was cool! The new weapons were dope too!
@GodoMatrix5 ай бұрын
around 6+ years ago me and my brother replay Gears 1 and 2, and then continue playing for the first time 3, judgment, 4 and 5. What a fun time we had, I specially really like Judgment graphics, story and gameplay. Now with this video I really want to go back to those times, maybe I'll play Gears Tactics and/or finish the DLC of Gears 5.
@MemeAlchemist5 ай бұрын
Actman - “Will I have monetization support if I play Mad World trailer?” KZbin - “Are you kidding?! You ARE the support!!!”
@Maribro45 ай бұрын
Never forget that Marcus Fenix was voiced by the same guy who voiced Jake the dog, Bender Bending Rodriguez, and Schnitzel from Chowder
@awesomearchivist17055 ай бұрын
And atriox in halo wars 2.
@mtucci9665 ай бұрын
And voiced the Scotsman from samurai jack
@armondshakir36555 ай бұрын
@@awesomearchivist1705no way Holy shit he did
@JonHandEntertainment4 ай бұрын
Funny story, around the time of its release, I was working at GameStop, and Fedex dropped the ball on the shipment, which required us to contact every customer and inform them it would be a day late. I had the lovely job of making these phone calls as punishment for being an hour late to work. I believe GameStop terminated their contract with Fedex over that mistake, if I'm remembering correctly. I didn't get to play this game until around 2007, but it forever changed gaming for me. I hope GOW 6 helps the series make a major comeback.
@LordyT345 ай бұрын
Gears of War reminds me of Warhammer. Insane, over the top, giant men fighting endless waves of monsters. Pure machoness but also some deep and rich storytelling if you take the time to look at it.
@CharlieViking955 ай бұрын
Gears of War 1 was such a masterpiece and truly ahead of its time. Loved the two sequels as well but there was something so special about the first one ushering in a new generation of action games.
@nrg62452 ай бұрын
10:45 the epitome of the Xbox 360 era. That awful mic quality with the intense roast battles as a kid 😂
@samuelgalindo465 ай бұрын
The Gears 1 - 3 era hits me with a massive wave of nostalgia. Simpler times..
@Kovitlac5 ай бұрын
The novels really surprised me with how great they are. I highly suggest them for anyone who loves Gears and has enjoyed stuff like the Halo books.
@Valhura775 ай бұрын
Played Gears 1 recently, the OG version, it still looks pretty damn good
@Stalkingwolf5 ай бұрын
remember when the game came out and me and the boys played coop the campaign on highest difficulty and after that deep into the night PvP. the game was an absolute beast. and then it got even better with 2 and 3. 360 was best time of playing online. i played Gears remaster with my daughter some month ago. we had so much fun. still a great game
@the-amazing-super-W5 ай бұрын
My dad was in the army and when he came back, He played this game and played all the others when they eventually came out
@Dj.MODÆOАй бұрын
It also helped that they gave the player plenty of health and durability so after you figure out the cover mechanic, it’s pretty difficult to get killed…..you gotta do something dumb. And while that sounds bad, it’s not…..it lets virtually anyone play the game the first time and not get pissed and quit within 5 seconds.
@austininmedford5 ай бұрын
9:23 Cole yelling over the microphone actually made me laugh out loud, haha so good
@binker22175 ай бұрын
Gears 1 is one of the first games i remember playing with my dad back in the day… always will be one of my favorite franchises
@brokenglitch4695 ай бұрын
Gears of War without the chainsaw gun Is like Halo without the energy sword.
@WolfeSaber99335 ай бұрын
Even Halo 1 had the energy sword even though you couldn't use it.
@fulcrum67605 ай бұрын
Or the assault rifle…but then again, that thing is trash to the point it’s barely used by the fanbase until the 343 games.
@anthonyr5985 ай бұрын
Sooooo happy you’re talking about this. Back in the day, THIS (or more accurately gears 2 and 3) were my preferred multiplayer games when the majority played halo and call of duty. My god, Lowkey those were the days
@rhysthomas16995 ай бұрын
The lancer gun has truly earned the title iconic. The amount of chain-gun fights I've had with the Locust soldiers was truly something.
@ManuelFernandez-nm4hy4 ай бұрын
Even the names had weight, you hear TROIKA TURRET, BERSERKER, BRUMAK, COLE TRAIN and you just know its menacing
@jonathonparson79675 ай бұрын
I missed these videos It’s what got me into your videos over 3 years ago now. It’s awesome to see your content grow into other aspects but this is the real good stuff for me
@TheActMan5 ай бұрын
DIS DAT GOOD SHIT
@j-50875 ай бұрын
@TheActMan each notification of RDR2 gameplay would get my hopes up for a review like this of subnautica
@SirTheobald5 ай бұрын
The "mad world" trailer is still one of the best trailers ever put together in gaming. Deserving for one of the best stories ever in videogames
@indieishh5 ай бұрын
Gears of War is the most manliest man game ever made for men. God it’s so good
@Kovitlac5 ай бұрын
Gears came out in 2006, and ever since then I've thought that most shooters could seriously benefit from Gears' reloading mechanic. I'm constantly wanting to hit that button and get a faster reload in all these other shooters.
@Maesterful5 ай бұрын
They messed it up in 4 and 5. Never felt the same or as satisfying
@R3TR0J4N5 ай бұрын
Gears of War w/ great marketing, great visuals, they knew their audience target (unironically made me try Monster drink), and sound design w/ weighty feel for a great game
@Seth_O035 ай бұрын
I see everyone else has also just all of a sudden to decide to look back at the gears series and all of its glory. I remember playing co-op with my older brother back in those days. I miss those times, gaming was much different then.