This is by far the best review I've seen for the game. I was not going to purchase this one, but this review has convinced me otherwise. Epic games should pay you guys for your excellent work. :D
Such an epic soundtrack. Visceral and satisfying gameplay easily make it the best shooter of 2011, and it is one of the best multiplayer games of all-time.
This right here is COMFORT FOOD GAMING. You can still play this game for multiplayer in offline mode with bots on highest difficulty. I have all the Gears of War games after this one (Judgement, 4 & 5) and yet I still return to 3 because it's the most fun and epic to play.
i never actually played gears of war 3 but this looks amazing and the graphics blow xbox one graphics away they really fucked up with the xbox one .even xbone games look very dark and shaded where they have put a filter over to get more frames .how is it that a machine made yrs ago is more powerful than a so called next gen console .fuck microsoft for fucking up a good machine .
I usually hate sci-fi, futuristic games, but i got this today just because I havent gotten any new games to play in awhile and wow it is awesome. The gameplay is so epic and never boring at all like other shooters ive played. 11/10 for me.
@Rayman408 You can also take Locusts and use them as meat shields, jump from behind cover to kick an advancing enemy and tag Locust Meat Shields with grenades and kick them back at their friends to watch them explode. Just because they stuck with a basic formula doesn't mean you need to. There are other ways to play this game...
@chonchon911 YES! Four player campaign, beast mode, horde mode, awesome matchmaking multiplayer, modifiers (Like a laugh track after every kill, or headless chicken) wickedly awesome achievements, incoming FREE DLC for campaign, and just overall friendly feel. Everything can be done with four people (Horde is five people), and tons of replay content.
GameSpot really do have the most profession written game reviews and scoring system in the world. And now they also have the best video reviews. Congratulations, GameSpot, on your professionalism. Although I still prefer GiantBomb for entertainment.
@dzilla1991 I like watching my DVD's on it too. I've never really considered Blu-Ray since they're a bit more expensive than DVD's. In answer to your original question, GOW3 is about a 10 hour campaign, co-op, a long ranking system, horde, beast, arcade campaign, and modifiers (like a laugh track, infinite ammo). This game will really keep you busy.
If you're talking about campaign, you might want to try the other two out first. Not because your missing too much if you don't but mainly because you get a better attachment to the characters, story, and war in general if you play them first. If you're just going in for multiplayer, just jump in to Gears 3. Gears 3 is pretty well polished while the other two still have some bugs and annoyances in them that'll piss you off.
@Twighlighw0nder i agree completely on the batman arkham city statement, but then again arkham asylum was nominated as a contender when it came out, so who knows. but thank you for agreeing, because skyrim is the first game i have EVER played that makes it almost physically impossible to use hyperbole while giving it due praise. its true glory is something that cant very well word, it is something that can only be played. truly staggering indeed.
@Ray...right, like maybe spend ten minutes climbing a wall or 20 minutes directing light rays...0_o...It's a third person SHOOTER. EVERY game is repetitive and after 1 or 2 hours on any game, you will have seen everything that game has to offer. Gears is 4 person co-op...with 4 friends, it has a lot to offer. Horde/beast mode also add a lot to the equation as does multi-player. If Gears was only about the single player, I don't think I would classify Gears 3 as the best in the series.
This was such a big game in my teenage years. I remember playing this on Xbox live with friends and strangers for years. The graphics were mind blowing for the time and tbh stand up pretty well in 2023. Like a loser I used to come back to this video to defend the game against all the PlayStation fanboys in this comment section claiming resistance and uncharted were better third person shooters. Good times.
There are 5 Books. Goes in order by 1) Gears of War: Aspho Fields 2) Gears of War: Jacinto's Remnant 3) Gears of War: Anvil Gate 4) Gears of War: Coalition's End 5) Gears of War: The Slab. You should read them if your a real gears fan. Got mine on amazon
@Twighlighw0nder lol no problem. my dissagreement is that a 9.5 means that it is one of the best games of the year, and a possible contender for game of the year. a 10 means that it is not only a strong front runner for game of the year, but that it is a game that has taken a huge leap forward in the standard by which we measure games. a 10 means its seured a spot as one of the greatest games of all time, a 10 means masterpiece, a 9.5 means you almost made the pantheon of gaming greatness.
@mrdeadguy1 that's what i'm saying, GOW3 deserves a perfect 10, if not more, when talking about best games, you can't really count call of duty black ops, because we all know it's the greatest and EVERYONES standard answer, so we all say something else, its like this, when someone say "whats u'r favorite game of all time" its short for "whats your fav game of all time second after black ops"!
@InsideOUT37 I 100% agree with you. It's a totally different campaign on Insane...Really draws you in...If you don't get the adrenaline rush then you can't be aware enough to advance to the next checkpoint.
Hell yeah gears is so beast!!! I'm a ps3 fanboy but bought the halo3 Xbox yesterday for 100$ exclusively for gears judgment gear1,2,3and halo. Love having both systems!!!! Yes anyone playing this had better play gears 1,2,3 . You can get all 3 games were a total of less than 20$ .judgment comes with gears 1. Ps why can't we all just get along?!? News GOD OF WAR and GEARS OF WAR all in the same week!
@shadex2330 360 was $400 when it was first released in 05. PS3 was 600, due to having longer lasting technology and blu-ray (which was new tech at the time). Besides 360 released the HD DVD extension for $200, so to be a fair comparison, they would have been the same price. Get your facts straight.
i bought a 4gb xbox 360 just for gears of war 3 i just finished the campaign and now its my favourite game of all time.. the battle at anvil gate was brutal
The ps3 and 360 are virtually identical. Both great machines, no point arguing the toss over it. Certain technicalities on the ps3 may be slightly better and then some are on the 360. Online however xbox live is much more mature, evolved and more multilayered than the ps3, so I will always choose the 360 for that reason. But there's no point calling the ps3 shit, obviously its not. Its the 2nd best console ever made. Not bad really is it?
@ultimatehunter124 of course you should! the Xbox360 being very cheap at the moment, buying it now will be perfect. especially for this series being the best series for xbox right next to halo.
Just because you personally don't like the story doesn't mean that it's not acceptable. It's a perfectly valid story and in going from set piece to set piece it's no different from ANY other standard shooter franchise - especially CoD.
Of course it does - you only have to look at how many studios mimic their game mechanics to realise that. It's just that you are bored of their games (most likely because you spend a lot more time playing games than the general public), which I can understand. That doesn't mean they aren't good games.
The GOW 360 will be unique, and limited. You have to pay in order to play online. With the PS3, ANY model is wireless with internet use and you don't need to play online. BUT, some games are required to install, so you'll be using HDD memory alot, whereas the xbox it's not a requirement. I prefer the PS3 to the xbox, but for its exclusives. The xbox has games like Left 4 Dead, Halo, gears of war etc. PS2 has Killzone, uncharted, resistance, LBP and so much more. so whatever sounds good.
Uncharted singleplayer, play 1 time and its done GoW3- realy good singleplayer, with a arcade sistem and 4 co-op offline and online, muliplayer that everyone loves, horde, beast mode, fluid gameplay and great story telling, yeah its worth the price, if uncharted had the price of a 1 time play it would had a better score
Totally agree on the harmony of Delta Squad. Marcus and Dom are the badass, take no shit soldiers while the Cole Train and Baird provide the humor for the series
@AFGThugonomics Repeat that list again and gears 3 is identical. And Killzone 3 isn't really that colourful, they just swapped out the grey for white. Also I just finished gears 3 and I can tell you that its a great title.
I personally didn't care much for the gears series (the scene with Dom and his wife was the only scene I actually liked). I haven't beaten this game yet, but it is changing my mind. The on-the-fly conversations remind me of Uncharted as they just have petty talk which makes the adventure so much more alive. The gameplay is more solid and the story is actually fun. Personalities are more visible and I feel humans have something to fight for rather than just..."KILL LOCUST."
@tazss159 have you actually played both games, gears is a story that you cant watch at times because how into it you get (dome seeing Maria) it has the best cover game play in the genre, its smooth and not clunky like uncharteds cover system is, and it actually has back story, like all the books, it is engaging plays better and almost looks just as good as uncharted, it is a better game for sure
I have both consoles and lately for the first time i like my ps3 more than my xbox... That's because of the free online which is also lag free, and because of games always coming out only for ps3 something that xbox has forgot. But i have to say gears of war is the best exclusive series this gen has seen.. The game is just amazing.. I mean yes uncharted has really good graphics, nice stories, and yes even nice multiplayer but the gameplay of gears is just pure awsomeness. Best TPS ever for me
Maybe some people show actual interest in the game and just saying their thoughts as "man, it sucks I only have a PS3, I would love to play this game." I've had that type of feeling when I had my 360 and saw MGS4 (I have both now..WOOH). Even though I do agree that jerks shouldn't just randomly spam other videos for no reason, I saw nothing really wrong with the comment marked as spam.
Curious, and excuse my ignorance, but: "lag spikes and constant DCs"--what does that mean? I still don't have a Ps3 or 360 and am leaning towards 360, alot because of this game so, is there something I should know...?
For anyone who just owns a PS3... this game is the perfect reason to purchase an XBOX 360. I'm not being a Fanboy.. just trying to provide my own feedback on how good this game is :)
oh for sure my friend. I always looked upon the console wars as a way to fire up people for the soul purpose of these companies making more sales. It's a brilliant tactic that's worked thus far.
@Twighlighw0nder Lastly, I already established the fact that Gears 3 was not as buggy as Gears 2. Dedicated servers prob. have nothing to do with it. BFBC 2 had them and it was buggy as hell. It just sucks that it took them three damn years to fix the multiplayer because that's the only big significant change that is in this game. I'm sorry if you love this game, but facts are facts.
this really proves that xbox 360 is the most powerful console of this generation ..games like gears of war 3 really make a lasting impression in gaming history ..this is a witness that the 360 is superior to the ps3 in a million miles.xbox 360 games always look organic and realistic, ps3 games like uncharted are just painted left and right, likejust cause 2...and ooh the lead platform for SKYRIM is xbox 360..way to go microsoft..
This game alone made X360 worth buying for me.
6 years later, I just bought it only to play this game
Ten years later and still one of the top 10 games of all time.
9.5? But he didn't say a single negative thing? Why not give it a ten?...
A ten is only given to indie games and anything rockstar puts out
they went out with a bang!
Played this game for the first time this year on Xbox One X... it’s a masterpiece and best in the series.
Second one is better
Just started playing this for free using Game Pass via X Box Series S. Great game it is.
This is by far the best review I've seen for the game. I was not going to purchase this one, but this review has convinced me otherwise. Epic games should pay you guys for your excellent work. :D
Solid review. I agree with the score.
Such an epic soundtrack. Visceral and satisfying gameplay easily make it the best shooter of 2011, and it is one of the best multiplayer games of all-time.
This right here is COMFORT FOOD GAMING. You can still play this game for multiplayer in offline mode with bots on highest difficulty. I have all the Gears of War games after this one (Judgement, 4 & 5) and yet I still return to 3 because it's the most fun and epic to play.
i never actually played gears of war 3 but this looks amazing and the graphics blow xbox one graphics away they really fucked up with the xbox one .even xbone games look very dark and shaded where they have put a filter over to get more frames .how is it that a machine made yrs ago is more powerful than a so called next gen console .fuck microsoft for fucking up a good machine .
This was and still is the best in the series so far
I think second one was better
@@JV-ll1cu second one was great too.
But this was a bit better.
That's just my opinion btw
the greatest game imo
Second one is better
Wow Gamespot does some great reviews. Best reviews I've seen so far. I love this game. Picked it up on launch.
The single best review I've heard for Gears of War 3.
I usually hate sci-fi, futuristic games, but i got this today just because I havent gotten any new games to play in awhile and wow it is awesome. The gameplay is so epic and never boring at all like other shooters ive played. 11/10 for me.
This my favorite game of all time ever
I think second one is better
Just realized this game is 4years old
Now
Brian Lemmon 5 now
And its a master piece. One of a kind truly
Always will be. Don't know about you but gears of wars 10th aniversary coming up so stoked
Now it's 6
Glad to hear that. I came to the series by total coincidence (bought my Xbox on GoW3 release date) and it's become one of my favs.
This is the review that Gears 3 deserve not IGN.
Gears Rule
THIS IS WHY REVIEWS NEED TO BE LONG LIKE THIS!
@Rayman408 You can also take Locusts and use them as meat shields, jump from behind cover to kick an advancing enemy and tag Locust Meat Shields with grenades and kick them back at their friends to watch them explode.
Just because they stuck with a basic formula doesn't mean you need to. There are other ways to play this game...
best gow3 review out there
Hands down one of the best game reviews I've ever watched
@chonchon911 YES! Four player campaign, beast mode, horde mode, awesome matchmaking multiplayer, modifiers (Like a laugh track after every kill, or headless chicken) wickedly awesome achievements, incoming FREE DLC for campaign, and just overall friendly feel. Everything can be done with four people (Horde is five people), and tons of replay content.
@Someguy029 thats my point every game isn’t COD so stop hating it. IGN needs to learn that.
now this is a great review, long and going in to detail in every aspect
@waltdisney19282008 you can't compare them, one is a first person shooter while the other is a 3rd person shooter, but i love them both
Such a comprehensive review. Thanks a bunch, definately going to buy this game now.
GameSpot really do have the most profession written game reviews and scoring system in the world. And now they also have the best video reviews.
Congratulations, GameSpot, on your professionalism. Although I still prefer GiantBomb for entertainment.
@dzilla1991 I like watching my DVD's on it too. I've never really considered Blu-Ray since they're a bit more expensive than DVD's. In answer to your original question, GOW3 is about a 10 hour campaign, co-op, a long ranking system, horde, beast, arcade campaign, and modifiers (like a laugh track, infinite ammo). This game will really keep you busy.
If you're talking about campaign, you might want to try the other two out first. Not because your missing too much if you don't but mainly because you get a better attachment to the characters, story, and war in general if you play them first. If you're just going in for multiplayer, just jump in to Gears 3. Gears 3 is pretty well polished while the other two still have some bugs and annoyances in them that'll piss you off.
@Twighlighw0nder i agree completely on the batman arkham city statement, but then again arkham asylum was nominated as a contender when it came out, so who knows. but thank you for agreeing, because skyrim is the first game i have EVER played that makes it almost physically impossible to use hyperbole while giving it due praise. its true glory is something that cant very well word, it is something that can only be played. truly staggering indeed.
@Ray...right, like maybe spend ten minutes climbing a wall or 20 minutes directing light rays...0_o...It's a third person SHOOTER. EVERY game is repetitive and after 1 or 2 hours on any game, you will have seen everything that game has to offer. Gears is 4 person co-op...with 4 friends, it has a lot to offer. Horde/beast mode also add a lot to the equation as does multi-player. If Gears was only about the single player, I don't think I would classify Gears 3 as the best in the series.
I just got Gears of war 3 today! It rocks! It starts out as a dream/flashback. Im still on Act 1 Anchored.
ITS FINALLLY HERE AND IT DOESNT DESERVE A 9.5/10 IT DESERVES A 10/10
@CogZeta911 i do it, because i want to see if the reviewers share my opinions about a game
This was such a big game in my teenage years. I remember playing this on Xbox live with friends and strangers for years. The graphics were mind blowing for the time and tbh stand up pretty well in 2023. Like a loser I used to come back to this video to defend the game against all the PlayStation fanboys in this comment section claiming resistance and uncharted were better third person shooters. Good times.
Idk why you gave it only 9.5 it desirves over 10 even it have a special place in my heart
gamespot>ign
I buy games mainly for the Singleplayer/Story part so i'll start with GOW1&2 then and then move on to GOW3 which came bundled with my console.
There are 5 Books. Goes in order by 1) Gears of War: Aspho Fields 2) Gears of War: Jacinto's Remnant 3) Gears of War: Anvil Gate 4) Gears of War: Coalition's End 5) Gears of War: The Slab. You should read them if your a real gears fan. Got mine on amazon
@Twighlighw0nder lol no problem. my dissagreement is that a 9.5 means that it is one of the best games of the year, and a possible contender for game of the year. a 10 means that it is not only a strong front runner for game of the year, but that it is a game that has taken a huge leap forward in the standard by which we measure games. a 10 means its seured a spot as one of the greatest games of all time, a 10 means masterpiece, a 9.5 means you almost made the pantheon of gaming greatness.
one of the best games on 360
And the second one is even better
@mrdeadguy1 that's what i'm saying, GOW3 deserves a perfect 10, if not more, when talking about best games, you can't really count call of duty black ops, because we all know it's the greatest and EVERYONES standard answer, so we all say something else, its like this, when someone say "whats u'r favorite game of all time" its short for "whats your fav game of all time second after black ops"!
@InsideOUT37 I 100% agree with you. It's a totally different campaign on Insane...Really draws you in...If you don't get the adrenaline rush then you can't be aware enough to advance to the next checkpoint.
Hell yeah gears is so beast!!! I'm a ps3 fanboy but bought the halo3 Xbox yesterday for 100$ exclusively for gears judgment gear1,2,3and halo. Love having both systems!!!! Yes anyone playing this had better play gears 1,2,3 . You can get all 3 games were a total of less than 20$ .judgment comes with gears 1. Ps why can't we all just get along?!? News GOD OF WAR and GEARS OF WAR all in the same week!
@ZacksGamertag Yeah it is. MW3 has been since 2007 on 2 different games.
Its the Versus and Campaign which make this game AMAZING
I'm happy with this game:)
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this guy is like the best reviewer ever
@shadex2330 360 was $400 when it was first released in 05. PS3 was 600, due to having longer lasting technology and blu-ray (which was new tech at the time). Besides 360 released the HD DVD extension for $200, so to be a fair comparison, they would have been the same price. Get your facts straight.
I already got gears 3 mw3 nd arkham city the three best games of the year im thinking bout finishing it off with skyrim should i get it?
i bought a 4gb xbox 360 just for gears of war 3 i just finished the campaign and now its my favourite game of all time.. the battle at anvil gate was brutal
The ps3 and 360 are virtually identical. Both great machines, no point arguing the toss over it. Certain technicalities on the ps3 may be slightly better and then some are on the 360. Online however xbox live is much more mature, evolved and more multilayered than the ps3, so I will always choose the 360 for that reason. But there's no point calling the ps3 shit, obviously its not. Its the 2nd best console ever made. Not bad really is it?
@ultimatehunter124 of course you should! the Xbox360 being very cheap at the moment, buying it now will be perfect. especially for this series being the best series for xbox right next to halo.
Is it worth it to buy the limited edition Gears of War console or should I just buy a new ps3 ???
i liked that finally a carmine survived but i didnt like that dom died
@topografer whats your deffinition of a great game
@eskoturn5000 actually the series is primarily a PC game franchise thats been adapted to consoles so...yeah.
@MikamiPro same! everyone says gears 2 is the worst! i dont know what they are talking about! gears 2 is sweet!
NOW THIS...IS A PROPER REVIEW
Just because you personally don't like the story doesn't mean that it's not acceptable. It's a perfectly valid story and in going from set piece to set piece it's no different from ANY other standard shooter franchise - especially CoD.
I hate sawed-off shotguns... Great review though, I completely agree with it.
@TheOneTwisted Actually I traded GOW3 for MW3 and I am playing it and having lots of fun.
I remember those glorious days of gaming with tears on my eyes...
I have Gears 1 2 and 3, best series i have EVER played! I recommend it to every Xbox 360 owner out there.. Trust me Gears does not disappoint!
Of course it does - you only have to look at how many studios mimic their game mechanics to realise that. It's just that you are bored of their games (most likely because you spend a lot more time playing games than the general public), which I can understand. That doesn't mean they aren't good games.
@Champi0n1Sk8er If you play online, buy this. Horde and Beast never gets old.
I respect your opinion!
@dizitei Worrying about requirements, lack of certain games, keyboard and mouse, lack of split screen. Others i can't be bothered to remember
Should I get this or the Gears Triple pack?
The GOW 360 will be unique, and limited. You have to pay in order to play online. With the PS3, ANY model is wireless with internet use and you don't need to play online. BUT, some games are required to install, so you'll be using HDD memory alot, whereas the xbox it's not a requirement. I prefer the PS3 to the xbox, but for its exclusives.
The xbox has games like Left 4 Dead, Halo, gears of war etc. PS2 has Killzone, uncharted, resistance, LBP and so much more. so whatever sounds good.
Uncharted singleplayer, play 1 time and its done
GoW3- realy good singleplayer, with a arcade sistem and 4 co-op offline and online, muliplayer that everyone loves, horde, beast mode, fluid gameplay and great story telling, yeah its worth the price, if uncharted had the price of a 1 time play it would had a better score
Works great on series S. Highly recommended 9/10
Totally agree on the harmony of Delta Squad. Marcus and Dom are the badass, take no shit soldiers while the Cole Train and Baird provide the humor for the series
@gamerdude22314 i was curious to see the rating it got.
this is an awesome review
Cole and Baird made me laugh sooo hard and Carmine when his heli gets shot down "OH NO WE"RE ON FIRE WE'RE ON FIRE" in his voice sooo much better.
@AFGThugonomics Repeat that list again and gears 3 is identical. And Killzone 3 isn't really that colourful, they just swapped out the grey for white. Also I just finished gears 3 and I can tell you that its a great title.
this game's so awesome, im so glad i chose this game on thankgiving day over battlefield 3
6:17 - worst example of an execution ever
i play ps3 and i would buy an xbox just for this series!!!!
I personally didn't care much for the gears series (the scene with Dom and his wife was the only scene I actually liked). I haven't beaten this game yet, but it is changing my mind. The on-the-fly conversations remind me of Uncharted as they just have petty talk which makes the adventure so much more alive. The gameplay is more solid and the story is actually fun. Personalities are more visible and I feel humans have something to fight for rather than just..."KILL LOCUST."
You have to buy this game. Most all games charge $60, but only few would I consider actually worth it. Gears 3 is definitely one of them.
@tazss159 have you actually played both games, gears is a story that you cant watch at times because how into it you get (dome seeing Maria) it has the best cover game play in the genre, its smooth and not clunky like uncharteds cover system is, and it actually has back story, like all the books, it is engaging plays better and almost looks just as good as uncharted, it is a better game for sure
@jokernotfunny Maybe you're right. But the point needed to be made.
I have both consoles and lately for the first time i like my ps3 more than my xbox... That's because of the free online which is also lag free, and because of games always coming out only for ps3 something that xbox has forgot. But i have to say gears of war is the best exclusive series this gen has seen.. The game is just amazing.. I mean yes uncharted has really good graphics, nice stories, and yes even nice multiplayer but the gameplay of gears is just pure awsomeness. Best TPS ever for me
Maybe some people show actual interest in the game and just saying their thoughts as "man, it sucks I only have a PS3, I would love to play this game." I've had that type of feeling when I had my 360 and saw MGS4 (I have both now..WOOH). Even though I do agree that jerks shouldn't just randomly spam other videos for no reason, I saw nothing really wrong with the comment marked as spam.
@Awesomenizzleness you said it's mediocre or something like that ...or was i responding to the wrong comment?
Curious, and excuse my ignorance, but: "lag spikes and constant DCs"--what does that mean? I still don't have a Ps3 or 360 and am leaning towards 360, alot because of this game so, is there something I should know...?
For anyone who just owns a PS3... this game is the perfect reason to purchase an XBOX 360. I'm not being a Fanboy.. just trying to provide my own feedback on how good this game is :)
I have 20 bucks but idk if I should buy it help
Not really but I would recomend it since you will get to know the characters better..
Yes you should totally get this !
should i get this or red dead redemption goty?
oh for sure my friend. I always looked upon the console wars as a way to fire up people for the soul purpose of these companies making more sales. It's a brilliant tactic that's worked thus far.
Months have passed and I'm convinced this is the best shooter of 2011.
@Twighlighw0nder Lastly, I already established the fact that Gears 3 was not as buggy as Gears 2. Dedicated servers prob. have nothing to do with it. BFBC 2 had them and it was buggy as hell. It just sucks that it took them three damn years to fix the multiplayer because that's the only big significant change that is in this game. I'm sorry if you love this game, but facts are facts.
this really proves that xbox 360 is the most powerful console of this generation ..games like gears of war 3 really make a lasting impression in gaming history ..this is a witness that the 360 is superior to the ps3 in a million miles.xbox 360 games always look organic and realistic, ps3 games like uncharted are just painted left and right, likejust cause 2...and ooh the lead platform for SKYRIM is xbox 360..way to go microsoft..