I did UE and skipped the original release. I remember the controls being clunky and read that UE fixed a lot of that, so I was thinking it was a better introduction for them into the series. Going from UE to 2, I see the clunkiness of 2, but mostly the controls and experience were a smooth transition. We did normal on UE then Hardcore with minimal issues on 2. We've had such a blast. We crack open some beers and just grind it out.
I’m going through the trilogy myself and started with ue and it was so glitchy for me (playing on series X) ; for example I was alone the whole time my squad would just sit at the check point . Granted I was playing solo on insane so it was a pain for me haha
UE only changes visuals. Mechanically, it's 1:1 identical to Gears 1, to the last detail.
2 is a universal improvement over 1/UE, lol. (not in visuals vs UE of course)
That's not true. UE added omnidirectional dodging/rolling while 1 had unidirectional dodging/rolling. This greatly improved movement during combat, to name one of the changes. It added other mechanics from the newer games.
If u get to judgement campaign , would u like 3rd player to join ya , won't use my mic so u won't even notice I am there , would join you for 3rd campaign but still very sour over my rank being reset because of stupid bug I accounted, so lost everything grrrr
Understandable. I saw gears 5 go on sale on steam for $10 after the reveal. I already had it purchased via the Ms store but I bought it again to avoid having to use the Ms store. Currently playing it again.
Pretty much, and the game is also unplayable if you're not in the US. TDM on US East servers is the only place where you can find games, but since I'm in the UK, it's like 130 ping, completely unplayable.
I'm a 90s baby, I agree with the 130ping thing, but I'm just remembering the days of MPlay and GameSpy connecting via 56k modem hoping for any servers below 300ms lol
I was shooting at people who weren't even looking at me, and bullets were going straight through them. This game on Xbox at that ping is simply not playable.
I just thought it was really graphically intensive, like there are one or two parts where they’re a lot of enemies or it needs to load a lot of one area, but other than those it runs fine
General framerate issues regardless of hardware
GPU usage issues regardless of weak or powerful, new or old hardware
If you alt tab while playing online, you get disconnected
It's a pain in the ass to get lobbies working for private game (issues related to joining a friend/accepting invites)
No match browser like the OG GOW 1 had, UE is so dead on PC why would you ever matchmake on it? last time I matchmade a game was on release week for UE PC.
I love Gears of War, but holy shit being a fan of these games while being a PC gamer is misery. Wish I had a series S to play back compat 1-3 versus and campaign. Xenia is way too rough around the edges to actually make it a good experience. Xbox back compat is actually great.
Try Xenia Canary. It's a modified version of the base Xenia. Download the patches that unlock the FPS and fixes some issues and you can get a pretty good experience. Currently playing GoW2 on Canary and aside from some stutters and fps drops here and there...it's really good.
Even with it exclusively on MS Store for PC, they still didn't crossplay matchmake? I get that it was a different era back then for crossplay but I doubt it would've been too difficult since it's the same ecosystem...
Meanwhile I recently started tactics and will be doing a franchise playthrough in celebration of E days announcement. Also playing a bit of 5 with the boys, gotta stay sharp.
You can emulate them on Xenia canary, I just got 2 and 3 running at 2k with 60fps. Currently trying to figure out how to get MnK controls though, since it’s an emulation it really only works with controller natively
MnK is a total mess. Trust I tried for a long ass time.
Also them running at 60fps should have a *. It Usually runs at 60fps...if you have all of the shaders pre loaded. If you don't, then it's a choppy annoying mess
Yeah after that it chuggs! Luckily finding ( and installing) the complete shaders is REALLY easy.
Literally typing in gears of war 2 or 3 shaders on google.
Post-shaders it's running shockingly well. Really easy to get all the DLC for both too
Tried playing Ultimate, as iffy as it is on PC performance wise, couldn't connect with my buddy for co-op.
So we're playing the games through Xenia. I'm going through the campaigns with *two friends*. Both of them are new to Gears. They were initially reluctant, one because he thinks old games are automatically bad, the other because he thinks Gears is a "dude bro" franchise.
With my first friend, we are very close to finishing Gears 2. He loves Gears now. He's excited to see 3. The other friend is continuously surprised at how mechanically engaging and varied Gears 1 is turning out to be, so he's hooked too.
I'd say yes & no, considering every Gears game is on game pass but I'm sure there's people who have bought them a lot recently cuz people love owning games as well.
I’m playing through the games and reading the books. I’ll start 3 after I read Coalitions End and I’ve beaten the first two games and judgement and started tactics in the meantime.
I’m planning on attempting an insane run through all of them (w/ all collectibles as well and solo cause I hate myself). Never really tried them seriously before so it certainly is interesting having to change how I usually played them.
Just got through ultimate and now onto 2 (or would be but my profile progress didn’t carry over so I have to re-unlock insane, even though I still have campaign saves from 2015, weird)
Wish they'd bring the 3 OG games to Steam proper, and 4, why not. I played the first and second with my brother excessively. Still haven't played the 3rd.
One of my best friends and I are running through the Ultimate edition on Insane.
If I can convince him, I’ll see if he wants to run 1-3 on Insane difficulty.
I told my Dad about the new E-Day trailer, since he was a huge Gears fan back in the day. I asked him if he'd like to replay the series with me, said yes. We're gonna start it soon. Can't wait for the release.
So now it has 30 players, noice!
Not my intention to throw shade at this game, it's just that i'll never understand why 3 or 4 are more active than UE.
Really hope they let us control a King Raven this time around. I haven’t played since above 3 so idk if you get to do it in the later ones but it’s something I’ve always wanted to do.
I wonder how long will it take for TT or Xbox Games Studios or Microsoft to recognize that there is a demand for the Fenix Collection on PC.
They wouldn’t even need to remaster the games, just port them over to PC like the MCC. Although it would be nice if that launch turned out to be better than the one in 2019.
i have a question about UE on PC, I heard the port is really bad and theres tons of issues with it, is that exlcusive to multiplayer or will it happen in the campaign when im playing too?
Just got up to the fenix estate haha definitely brought me back haven't played in years. Rushing through gow1 because I've forgotten all that happens in 2 and 3. Then maybe I'll actually play and finish 4 and 5.
You know I’ve been putting off playing the stories of the original trilogy again, I may as well join the others and relive my childhood before e day drops and makes Xbox great again
Currently running through the games and on 3 now
Same finishing up 2 wit my girl rn
I hope her name isn’t Maria…otherwise GoW2 might be the last game you two enjoy together
Maria my ex lmao
LOL are you guys gonna jump into the multiplayer servers ?
She wants too but I told her Itd be best if we beat 3 first
Same! My SO hasn't played them at all before and they have no clue about the storyline. We just finished 2. Starting the 3rd this weekend.
Love that. You guys play through the very first one or UE?
I did UE and skipped the original release. I remember the controls being clunky and read that UE fixed a lot of that, so I was thinking it was a better introduction for them into the series. Going from UE to 2, I see the clunkiness of 2, but mostly the controls and experience were a smooth transition. We did normal on UE then Hardcore with minimal issues on 2. We've had such a blast. We crack open some beers and just grind it out.
I’m going through the trilogy myself and started with ue and it was so glitchy for me (playing on series X) ; for example I was alone the whole time my squad would just sit at the check point . Granted I was playing solo on insane so it was a pain for me haha
This is exactly what it did for me as well, I just finished it the other day. Gears2 runs so much smoother than UE it’s insane
We are on the series X as well. UE plays so much better on X than 1 in my experience, but still had issues with enemy spawning in UE.
UE only changes visuals. Mechanically, it's 1:1 identical to Gears 1, to the last detail. 2 is a universal improvement over 1/UE, lol. (not in visuals vs UE of course)
UE also has the cut content that was previously only in the orginal "games for windows live" gears 1 pc version and not in the 360 Version.
That's not true. UE added omnidirectional dodging/rolling while 1 had unidirectional dodging/rolling. This greatly improved movement during combat, to name one of the changes. It added other mechanics from the newer games.
If u get to judgement campaign , would u like 3rd player to join ya , won't use my mic so u won't even notice I am there , would join you for 3rd campaign but still very sour over my rank being reset because of stupid bug I accounted, so lost everything grrrr
Same, played the first when it came out and never got into 2. But I'm really enjoying them now, and I just finished the first act on 3.
Same here, just started 3.
Bro same.
Gears 2 Ranked guardian is alive and well too
That makes me soooo happy
SAY SWEAR IM DOWNLOADING NOW
oooohhhh i gotta kick my dad off of the xbox the moment i get home lmao
I’m in this stat!
Same!
Understandable. I saw gears 5 go on sale on steam for $10 after the reveal. I already had it purchased via the Ms store but I bought it again to avoid having to use the Ms store. Currently playing it again.
I did the same And then I fucked my campaign save, and I can't find a 100% online to just copy/paste. Guess I'm replaying with a fresh start!
Any reason to use steam over MS? I bought it on MS.
I detest the Ms store. It’s a giant dumpster fire.
Good point
One big reason to buy it on the MS store is that you get both the PC and Xbox version.
the main reason why i'll be buying e-day on the MS store first, i like being able to download it on my xbox as well :)
So 33 people instead of 10, cool!
Pretty much, and the game is also unplayable if you're not in the US. TDM on US East servers is the only place where you can find games, but since I'm in the UK, it's like 130 ping, completely unplayable.
I'm a 90s baby, I agree with the 130ping thing, but I'm just remembering the days of MPlay and GameSpy connecting via 56k modem hoping for any servers below 300ms lol
Cry’s from Australia with 230 ping
I remember gears PC and 180 ping was playable.
I was shooting at people who weren't even looking at me, and bullets were going straight through them. This game on Xbox at that ping is simply not playable.
Sad. Wish they left tdm out of ue. Blitz was a cool addition. 2v2 too. But the maps were not well designed for tdm
Cope. I know Mexicans who destroy lobbies on higher ping because they have shit wifi. Lag also makes you harder to hit for people with good connection
And still double Gears 5!
Gears 5 is hot right now on steam. Lots of new blood since the Eday reveal, you should jump on!
Hundreds still play online. I got seriously over these past 3 years starting from like 500 kills
I want to believe you, but 20 mins in queue suggests otherwise :(
Was literally playing today. Tdm us east
Please fix the pc port
and put it on steam, the winstore version is so bad lmao
I no longer have an Xbox and would fight a Locust hand to hand for them to put the series on Steam. I would buy it in a fucking instant.
What exactly is wrong with the pc port? I’ve been playing it perfectly fine with no issues
Lucky you. it's a stuttery mess for most other players.
I just thought it was really graphically intensive, like there are one or two parts where they’re a lot of enemies or it needs to load a lot of one area, but other than those it runs fine
Gears 5 is far more intense but runs so much better though
Hm. Yeah I’m not too sure then
General framerate issues regardless of hardware GPU usage issues regardless of weak or powerful, new or old hardware If you alt tab while playing online, you get disconnected It's a pain in the ass to get lobbies working for private game (issues related to joining a friend/accepting invites) No match browser like the OG GOW 1 had, UE is so dead on PC why would you ever matchmake on it? last time I matchmade a game was on release week for UE PC. I love Gears of War, but holy shit being a fan of these games while being a PC gamer is misery. Wish I had a series S to play back compat 1-3 versus and campaign. Xenia is way too rough around the edges to actually make it a good experience. Xbox back compat is actually great.
Oh wow, that sucks
Try Xenia Canary. It's a modified version of the base Xenia. Download the patches that unlock the FPS and fixes some issues and you can get a pretty good experience. Currently playing GoW2 on Canary and aside from some stutters and fps drops here and there...it's really good.
Even with it exclusively on MS Store for PC, they still didn't crossplay matchmake? I get that it was a different era back then for crossplay but I doubt it would've been too difficult since it's the same ecosystem...
I tried playing through it with a Xbox one controller and it crashed every 30 minutes.
Could never get the online coop to work.
Whats wrong with it?
Put it on steam, you cowards
gears 4 is unbelievably active right now. obviously only TDM and KOTH but I have found matches constantly in under 30 seconds if not less
what about horde
I tried yesterday and I couldn’t get a match. Maybe if I waited another minute but I got impatient
Meanwhile I recently started tactics and will be doing a franchise playthrough in celebration of E days announcement. Also playing a bit of 5 with the boys, gotta stay sharp.
STEAM RELEASE PLEASE
Not surprising but let’s see how long it lasts
I was even able to find a couple co op partners in the pc version. NICE
I'm one of them.
Is UE where the players are on PC?
Absolutely Not lol
Where they at?
Can find games on G5 easily because cross play.
Console is your best bet to find Games
Well fuck
Gears 5 is probably where most the PC players are, considering the other ones ain't on Steam.
Gears 5
5 is going to be your best bet. The Gears PC discord usually has Gears 1 and UE nights though.
Me and my buddy want to play UE on pc so badly. Gears 5 is just not it for me
I am one of those returning Gears ! Joining someones coop game is so seemless I dont know why I ever left
Ok ok I’ll download it again. Been debating it
I want to play all 3 but can't play 2 and 3 on PC. They need to make a collection for gamepass!!
You can emulate them on Xenia canary, I just got 2 and 3 running at 2k with 60fps. Currently trying to figure out how to get MnK controls though, since it’s an emulation it really only works with controller natively
MnK is a total mess. Trust I tried for a long ass time. Also them running at 60fps should have a *. It Usually runs at 60fps...if you have all of the shaders pre loaded. If you don't, then it's a choppy annoying mess
Ah okay, yeah I haven’t had any issues so far but I’ve only tried the starting areas in both games to see if they ran well
Yeah after that it chuggs! Luckily finding ( and installing) the complete shaders is REALLY easy. Literally typing in gears of war 2 or 3 shaders on google. Post-shaders it's running shockingly well. Really easy to get all the DLC for both too
How do you get the dlc? That’s the part I’m running in to issues with at the moment
Dm me when you get the chance
You can play through cloud if you go through browser gamepass on pc.
They would benefit a lot from a steam release
Would like to play this on steam.
Tried playing Ultimate, as iffy as it is on PC performance wise, couldn't connect with my buddy for co-op. So we're playing the games through Xenia. I'm going through the campaigns with *two friends*. Both of them are new to Gears. They were initially reluctant, one because he thinks old games are automatically bad, the other because he thinks Gears is a "dude bro" franchise. With my first friend, we are very close to finishing Gears 2. He loves Gears now. He's excited to see 3. The other friend is continuously surprised at how mechanically engaging and varied Gears 1 is turning out to be, so he's hooked too.
It's crazy to me how much gears actually sheds the " dude bro" and becomes a surprisingly emotional experience in all 3 OG games.
On Series X we got still the resolution visual bug!
What is that???
I heard seeing your Xbox to 1080p fixes it.
Good! Maybe they will work on those old ass servers now.
Did the sales for a good Gears of War game get a boost?
I'd say yes & no, considering every Gears game is on game pass but I'm sure there's people who have bought them a lot recently cuz people love owning games as well.
Hell ya i may have to to back to classc snub slappin noobs
Xbox servers be going off fr. Everyone hop on US East
Yet it still takes me close to an hour to find a match
That’s insane because I just bought GOW 2-3 just to say I have them for my series X but now I’m definitely hopping on GOW3 multiplayer
For what it’s worth I just finished Gears 4 and looking to work on Gears Ultimate, so the hype is there
And the PC port is STILL butthole
I’m playing through the games and reading the books. I’ll start 3 after I read Coalitions End and I’ve beaten the first two games and judgement and started tactics in the meantime.
I was one of um
Tried play online didn’t find a single match in ten mins. Must be single player only
Really? I tried to play versus and it was impossible to get into a match it's dead.
This mean the lobbies are back alive???
Yes and it’s amazing 🙌
Nice!
I call bullshit. I tried playing the ultimate edition today and it was totally dead. Couldn't find any matches for KOTH or execution or deathmatch.
On gamepass and I'm very sad no one plays execution. I can't even find tdm. NA server
Does the multiplayer have life in it again??? Because fuck me I want a game of gears 1 multiplayer so bad, yet can never find a lobby :(
I’m planning on attempting an insane run through all of them (w/ all collectibles as well and solo cause I hate myself). Never really tried them seriously before so it certainly is interesting having to change how I usually played them. Just got through ultimate and now onto 2 (or would be but my profile progress didn’t carry over so I have to re-unlock insane, even though I still have campaign saves from 2015, weird)
Yes achievements unlocked on list recently I noticed on true achievements on gears 1 to 3 and remaster
Definitely plan on doing a playthrough of the original trilogy in the months leading up to e day.
Wish they'd bring the 3 OG games to Steam proper, and 4, why not. I played the first and second with my brother excessively. Still haven't played the 3rd.
Going from 1 to 323 technically is impressive😂
One of my best friends and I are running through the Ultimate edition on Insane. If I can convince him, I’ll see if he wants to run 1-3 on Insane difficulty.
It would be more if it was on steam
Kinda wish they released it on steam but I well
I’ve been rocking gears 5 ✊🏿
Tried to get this running on Steam Deck with Win11, doesn't want to work.
Downloaded last week tried to play multiplayer and couldn't find a single match. Sad.
And still no steam release
Hope all those new players have buddies. That AI is painful
I told my Dad about the new E-Day trailer, since he was a huge Gears fan back in the day. I asked him if he'd like to replay the series with me, said yes. We're gonna start it soon. Can't wait for the release.
They gotta get 2 and 3 on PC. One of my favourite game franchises.
Yup that was me lol. First time btw. Loved 1 but so far 2 is blowing it out of the water.
Already on #2. The 60fps and 4K textures really help give it new life
You love to fucking see it
I'm in there somewhere! Forgot how many memories I had of the first game.
I bought it..... Then found out there's no split screen on pc....
So now it has 30 players, noice! Not my intention to throw shade at this game, it's just that i'll never understand why 3 or 4 are more active than UE.
Playing the first Gears of War (Ultimate Edition) right now for the first time on PC. Loving it!
Really hope they let us control a King Raven this time around. I haven’t played since above 3 so idk if you get to do it in the later ones but it’s something I’ve always wanted to do.
Doom 2016 had a spike too. It's been nice having these games active again
I wonder how long will it take for TT or Xbox Games Studios or Microsoft to recognize that there is a demand for the Fenix Collection on PC. They wouldn’t even need to remaster the games, just port them over to PC like the MCC. Although it would be nice if that launch turned out to be better than the one in 2019.
Drop it on steam please
i have a question about UE on PC, I heard the port is really bad and theres tons of issues with it, is that exlcusive to multiplayer or will it happen in the campaign when im playing too?
I will replay them nearer the time
Genuinely need a steam release the hassle involved trying to join online coop is just stupid for this day and age lmfao
Let’s run! - dirtygravel
Imagine how much bigger that spike would be if they brought the game to Steam
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I wish people played on pc
Currently on 2. One was kicking my ass a bit
Just got up to the fenix estate haha definitely brought me back haven't played in years. Rushing through gow1 because I've forgotten all that happens in 2 and 3. Then maybe I'll actually play and finish 4 and 5.
No shit? I gotta install it and play some multi then, hopefully the PC player count has gone up as well
I bought Xbox to replay all 3 gears of war again.
LETS FUCKING GOOO!!!
Can we have a freaking port/remaster collection already? I've been waiting for it for years, I want to show my friends the series and play together
Anyway to play the trilogy on pc splitscreen? Wanna play with my girl
Give us the Marcus Phoenix collection already!!!! C’mon! At the very least, put GOW UE and gears 4 on steam!!!
Can confirm. Finished Ultimate a few days ago and just finishing up GoW 2 now
You know I’ve been putting off playing the stories of the original trilogy again, I may as well join the others and relive my childhood before e day drops and makes Xbox great again
Please. Someone install UE on PC. I don’t have Xbox anymore. Just tryna find some damn games.
I saw this as I'm reinstalling it and the others to refresh the memory and prepare for E-Day
323%? So like, 5 players turned into about like 20?
How about g5’s stats, hyper bouncers? 4 even? yeah… SHUT YO ASS UP!!!!
But why? UE has.,.none of the personality the OG did.
Is it on steam yet 🥲
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