Gears of Wars 2's storyline said to rival BioShock's

Big Daddies/Little Sisters in Gears 2 CONFIRMED.

But seriously, what a stupid comment to make. I'll believe this when I play it.

Lemme guess, there's going to be this pretty girl and at one point the bad guy's going to kill her and then the other guys will get totally pissed and shoot the bad guy in the face.

Hope I didn't spoil anything for anybody.

I'll believe it when I see it.

I can't quit you, Dom.

Yup, this game officially has to much hype. It'll never live this down lol

Really can't see it coming true.

Can't wait!

I think there is a lot of room for great things to happen in the GoW Univerise

Only on the internets would such an ignorant statement be repeated and supported.

Gears is about as deep as a puddle.

The thing about this is that it's so fucking completely unnecessary. I'm sure there were some ridiculous people decrying the original GoW's lack of a deep storyline, but why would it even need one? It's not what the game's about. Bioshock's story was so integrated into the game that you really felt you were participating in it at every moment. The fact that they're even shooting to match or top that is a little bit concerning to me, since it has nothing to do with what made the first GoW so great. Stay focused and keep your priorities straight.

I have been a firm believer in epic and GOW since i played it, i truly believe there is an underlying story that has not even been touched upon yet. Kind of like prison break (The TV show) there is something else going on behind the scenes.

Ah to see Marcus exploring Fontaine's Fisheries.

No way in hell. Gears and Bioshock are two completely different types of games. I am looking forward to the expansion of the Gears story line... perhaps some book tie in? They should just make a good solid "action" story line... add some emotion sure, whatever... but don't try to compare it to Bioshock.

i hope it keeps some of the cheese

This game sucks. The first one was ok but that was before Halo 3 and CoD 4 came out. I can't believe this is the only interesting game coming out for the Xbox 360 until the end of the year

I'll believe it when I see it. Gears 1 had such a shallow storyline and storytelling that I'm not expecting much for Gears 2.

They only way anybody could top this in the "I call shenanigans" department is if they issued a press release saying that the storyline in Doom 4 is going to be better than BioShock. Or Duke Nukem Forever, for that matter.

the first one really didn't have much of a storyline. it was just a pretty awesome game.
from the previews, this game looks like it's improved the gameplay. not sure how intricate the storyline will be, since Bioshock did have a pretty decent story (besides the weak ending).

I'll be happy when the story is on par with Halo.. Bioshock though?... sheesh.. they're aiming awefully high. But then again this guy's a voice actor.. so what does he know?

i'm sorry but there is no way GOW2's story will be anything close to Bioshock's. Gears of War is a a great game and all but the story is really just your average tough guys killing shit when you break it down. i have no problem with that, i love killing shit, but you can't even compare it to Bioshock.

Why does everyone hold bioshocks story with such high esteem? Its really not all that complex granted the back story is there if you look for it but it does not all unfolded infront of your eyes. The reason everyone thinks this game is so deep is the plot twist that happens 3/4 through the game(avoiding spoilers). Even Ken levine said there wasnt much to the story of bioshock. So to bash gears for saying they're shooting for bioshock isnt really that big of a stretch now is it? Throw in a plot twist or two that everyone saw coming a mile away ala bioshock and your golden appearantly. Reserve your judgement ladies and gentleman.Sorry for the rant.

Not going to happen.

Bioshock had a deep story? I must have missed it during all the backtracking and obvious plot twists. With that said, I expect Gears of War 2 story to be entertaining and about as deep as a mud puddle.

Gears 1 didnt really have a story, more like an objective, like the Halo series.

it'll be as deep as Arnold Schwarzenegger finding his emotional side in the movie "Twins".

Bioshock was not that great of a game, got boring reallllll fast.

Alright, but now I totally expect the next Bourne Identity/ watership down/harry potter mixed in with the gratuitous violence and not Gears 1.5, make it like CliffyB apologizing for an abrupt cutoff then depict Epic studios sinking into the Ground with employees fighting thier way out with the most realistic fire extinguisher vs. mental anguish action since earthworm jim

Cant wait for GOW2, but better story than Bioshock? NEVER GONNA HAPPEN!!!! Although hopefully this suggests that, like Bioshock, they will have some means of telling the story asides from the basic cut-to scenes. I loved how the audio diaries in Bioshock added to the whole history of Rapture.

GOW, and I mean GOW "as a trilogy" not as GOW1, has been in production for a long time now. Couple of years at least. It is possible that Epic staff developed a huge story for Gears...

Just consider this... what if they're planning, more or less, something like Georgie Lucas did with Star Wars? Episode IV wasn't too deep if it comes to story and character development and that's OK because it was calculated to be an introduction - something not too overwhelming, easy to get into, easy to swallow and get hyped up. Empire Strikes Back was more complicated, more gloomy - it could contain all the things that "series introduction" shouldn't hold because of risk of getting stuff too complicated and discouraging potential fans. I really hope that Cliff and the rest of the guys at Epic planned something similar for GOW trilogy because there's a lot of potential in Marcus Fenix and the whole "war on Locust" story.

Besides, am I the only one who thinks that Bioshock's story wasn't that great and the game itself shouldn't get so many "Game of the Year" awards?...

Why is it sooooo impossible to believe that GOW2 is trying to go for more emotional impact this time? It's all about war and war is frikken HORRIBLE, right?

(Btw, it's entirely possible that Ferro's comment has been taken a bit out of context...)

Storyline?!?! Come on! They should just rename the series to:

"CINEMA! RUN! RUN! RUN! SHOOT! SHOOT! SHOOT! CINEMA! RUN! RUN! RUN! BARF!"

I guess that wouldn't be as catchy, though.