Gears of War 3 Beta Footage and Comments April 19, 2011

Hey, at gameXcess we’ve been playing a lot of the Gears of War 3 Beta.  For those of you who don’t have access to it yet, here’s just some preliminary gameplay footage I’ve been able to upload so far.

Here’s a little quick peek at some of the menu screens, showing statistics and what the game considers important for medals, ribbons, and chararacter unlocks.  Now please be aware that unlockables between the beta and the retail game are different, but I don’t think that awards and medals will be changed.

And here’s footage of the first game I played.  Please be aware that I SUCK at my first game.  The reason is becuase I was at first playing a different game than the seasoned reviewers were.  I had thought that the stop and pop gameplay of Gears of War would be enough to defeat your enemies.  I was wrong.  The only way to really get a surefire kill under any circumstances in this beta is to get up close and personal for a one hit kill, with something like a sawed-off shotgun or a instant kill impalement.  (And for the life of me I could not get the chainsaw to work but I’ve always had the problem).  By mid-round I switch to a shotgun and my tactics improve, and my team wins the game.

More footage will probably be coming later.

Gears of War 3 is coming September 2011 exclusive to the Xbox 360.  If you have a copy of Bulletstorm Epic Edition, pop it in and enjoy the beta!