Bleszinski: Don't expect Natal support in Gears of War

I want split screen curb stomp. Dammit.

I like Gears of War as it is.

Tag onto a game?... TAG ONTO A GAME?

Does it sound like he thinks it's a gimmick?... Like all of us are thinking, but not saying out loud for fear of downvote?...

I'll say it right now.

Natal is a gimmick!

oh teh noez fanbois attack!

so whens the Jedi game coming?

I don't think Natal will be a gimmick. It only depends on how much Microsoft wants to put into it. Like Gates just recently said, expanding it to the PC would make it much more than a Wii clone, but rather a new way to use computers.

Only depends on how much Microsoft wants to put into it.

I sit maybe 18" from my HDTV playing games, so no rolling around the room for me. Hand gestures at most, and that's only if something about Natal forces me to get it...

I would love to see the use of natal in some way in game like gears of war.

Example:

"hey you! ( pointing Dom on the screen ), go that way ( pointing left on the screen)."

or "Take cover!". I think it can be cool.

Why is that picture of Blezinski so intimidating?

Anyway, it kind of sucks that Natal won't be used. Although, I think it was a really smart choice by Epic. So many "core" gamers would never want to have to--what's the word, waggle?--waggle to play Gears. Obviously, there would be lack of sales, resulting in an epic fail, consequentially, the name "Epic Games" would be appropriate.

i doubt gears would benefit from motion controls but i hope they at least looked into it.. i dont want crappy motion controls shoehorned into traditional 'hardcore' games but if they should do a little research before they write natal off..

Not interested in Natal, don't want it in my games.

Great PSD work, Xander. :) I can hear Cliff yelling, "Surrrge!"

I agree im not into NATAL at all. Im not into the Wii either. I played MANHUNT 2 on the wii & felt like an idiot. why to i want to "pretend to hit someone" im not 5 yrs old anymore. Im just not into swinging into the air. or pretending to hold a steering wheel to drive. PRETENDING is F*$&%*_ stupid. I thought the Wii was cool for about 30 mins. Sure its awesome for kids.. but me being 31 yr old hard core gammer, i am not at all into pretending. at least the controller im actually remotely controlling an object instead of pretending i have something in my hand or pretending there is someone in the room and im trying to kick their @$$. maybe its just me but im screming NO THANKS

That's good to know. I wouldn't want it there anyways

Probably a good thing. Natal certainly is not for your hardcore shooters and FPS games, your Gears, Call of Duty, and Halo wouldn't be improved at all with Natal integration - unless you think it would be fun to duck/prone yourself, make grenade-throwing gestures, and shoot off-screen to reload. And they would likely be wildly imprecise compared to just control actions, making it an instant "no" for any competitive multiplayer title.

But that's not to say it doesn't have a place. I think it has great potential not just as a gimmick, but as a very useful control scheme for RTS, strategy, RPG games. Hand gestures, menu interaction, even things like "lockpicking minigames" could be innovative, fun and actually an improvement beyond traditional controllers.

All said, Natal in games can be simply a tired-gimmick or an innovation, but it is likely to depend mostly on the game developers choices. I think we'll see gimmicky-feeling games that are rip offs of Wii Sports, and we'll also see games that are good games in their own right, made better by using Natal to some degree.

It is WAY to early to pass judgment on this device based on a DEMO showed at E3. Natal is not the backbone of the 360 the way the wiimote is to Nintendo's console. We have yet to see ACTUAL games. I think some of the naysayers judging this early are just fanboys that want it to fail. I will wait to see some actual games demoed first. Maybe it will be everything MS is envisioning for the 360. But to call it a flop based on a demo or because you hate the Wii and think it's going to be the same thing... what else can you call that but a fanboy's point of view??

Yes ill agree i do lack imagination. Ive never been very good at it. Not much more i can say. After reading some other comments i can say maybe as a short inside of a game a "mini game" it might be cool. Like they said about picking locks. SO maybe in Bioshock how you have to hack everything using your hand to move the tiles instead of the cursur has appeal. But overall like i said swinging at the air or pretending to hold a steering wheel. no thanks.

Later

Thank goodness, I don't want Natal. I would have to get a bigger place to live, just to use Natal. I can't go jumping around in my cramped space. MS had better keep the basic controller an option in every game they make.

PRETENDING is F*$&%*_ stupid.


Wait... so you think pretending is stupid, right? But pretty much every video game EVER has you PRETENDING to be someone else, doing something else, etc. Flawless logic!

I think its a little too early for Natal to be implemented in Gears. I love it the way it is.