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Gears of War 4 / Xbox One S Console Special Edition Bundle
By: Chiprocks1 Date: November 26, 2016, 7:22 pm
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[center]Gears of War 4 Special Edition Xbox One S Console
Unboxing
HTML https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-i39EDIhGMI
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So, I finally found a great deal on an Xbox One S Console a few
days ago. It arrived yesterday, but I couldn't get it to log in
online the traditional way. I had to download the Update Offline
and transfer the files via Flashdrive. Anyway, as to why I
didn't bother picking up the Original Xbox One Console, I was
never going to buy that Big, Bulky Box. I knew they would
eventually release a Slim, albeit 2 years after the fact.
Anyway, I went for the Special Edition Bundle which includes a
Redeem Code for the full game for Gears of War 4. The console
looks sweet. The console design itself ties in with the theme of
the GoW franchise and looks and feels amazing. Love the
Controller too. This console has 2 TB of internal HD storage and
thank God I got it with that much space because I nearly fell
out of my chair when I activated the code for the game. It's a
whopping 60+GB download. Seriously, what the f*ck! I think the
biggest download I've ever had was GTA V and I do believe that
was around 10GB in size. I could be wrong on the exact number,
but I do know it's nowhere near what GoW is. Sheesh. It has been
downloading for a couple of hours. Only half way complete. Ack!
Not sure how much I will get to play tonight giving how slow its
taking to download. Sigh.
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Re: Gears of War 4 / Xbox One S Console Special Edition Bundle
By: Chiprocks1 Date: November 26, 2016, 7:28 pm
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So, I'm still navigating around the Dashboard/Home Screen and
seeing all that is there and came across a very nice surprise. I
have the option to re-download previous games that were
installed on my Xbox 360. Not every game is available though.
There are a few that are missing. Not sure why that is but I
wanted Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag on this new console. But
I have about 15 other games I can install whenever I want. I
won't be doing that for the time being as I'll be busy with
GoW4.
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Re: Gears of War 4 / Xbox One S Console Special Edition Bundle
By: Chiprocks1 Date: November 26, 2016, 10:14 pm
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Okay, been playing Gow4 for a couple of hours and it's insane.
It's unrelenting and I'm totally out of my element here. It has
been a long long time since I've played any Gears game and that
means I have to relearn all the button combo's and all that
jazz. My hands are fatigued already. The first 45 minutes or so
was really good. It's the prologue to the events of everything
that happens in Gears 1-3. So, it was nice to revisit that, even
if it was using a different COG soldier. Now I'm onto the man
story line with the new characters that will carry Gears 4 the
rest of the way.
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Re: Gears of War 4 / Xbox One S Console Special Edition Bundle
By: Chiprocks1 Date: November 26, 2016, 10:17 pm
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FYI, the visuals look amazing. Really blown away at how good it
looks. What's really cool about owning this Console is that this
is my first Blu-ray player. So, I'm looking forward to watching
the lone Blu-ray movie I have and that would be Star Wars: The
Force Awakens.
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Re: Gears of War 4 / Xbox One S Console Special Edition Bundle
By: Neumatic Date: November 26, 2016, 11:34 pm
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You know, I've been working 10+ hour days at Best Buy since
Thanksgiving, in the games section... moved a lot of XBones, a
TON of PS4s... but very few of those Gears Of War dealies.
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Re: Gears of War 4 / Xbox One S Console Special Edition Bundle
By: Chiprocks1 Date: November 27, 2016, 7:49 am
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I'm at the part when JD (the main character for GoW4) heads off
to seek the help of his father: Marcus Fenix. I knew the
character was set to return, so it wasn't a complete surprise to
see him. But dammit, what a nice treat for fans of the series.
That character. That image. That voice. He was sorely missed in
GoW Judgement and the one thing I think really sucked about the
game. Having him return here just makes everything better. Not
sure if he is a playable character or not, but just having him
there in the background, barking orders in that distinctive
voice of his is pitch perfect.
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Re: Gears of War 4 / Xbox One S Console Special Edition Bundle
By: Chiprocks1 Date: November 30, 2016, 12:08 pm
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Wooooohooooooo! Cole returns!! I was hoping that he would make a
grand entrance to the game and when he does, it left me with a
sh*t eating grin! F*ck yeah! Even Baird returns, though his look
and style has greatly change due to how old the characters are
in the timeline now. Bald and sporting a goatee. Not the look I
was expecting. As for the overall game itself, this is beyond
epic. I would rank GoW4 just behind Gears3 personally. Loving
every minute so far.
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Re: Gears of War 4 / Xbox One S Console Special Edition Bundle
By: Chiprocks1 Date: December 2, 2016, 12:09 am
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Finished the campaign. It was f*cking awesome from start to
finish. THIS is what a Gears of War game is suppose to be! So, I
did this first run through on Normal mode. When I'm up for
another go, I will do it on Insane Mode. Even though I f*cked up
a few times during the Final Boss fight against the Hive "That"
monster, it was still a much easier fight then the one we get in
Gears of War 3. That one on normal takes about 20-25 minutes to
complete and it's unrelenting. Your forearms fatigue, making
things even more dire. Now that I know how to do the Final Boss
fight for Gears of War 4, I reckon I could get it done in 10
minutes tops. I'm hoping that when I go Insane Mode, it will
serve up more of a challenge. Loved the Bonus scene that comes
at the end of the End Credits. I totally was not expecting that
at all! Anyway, I Live Streamed 2/3 of the game on Twitch and
uploaded all the videos to YouTube if anyone is interested in
watching me f*ck up.
One thing I gotta point out. It hit me a couple of days back the
trajectory of the series matches up perfectly with the Star Wars
franchise. Gears of War 1-3 is on par with the Original Star
Wars Trilogy. Gears of War Judgement is the equivalent of the
Prequels (Phantom Menace, Clone Wars, Revenge Sith) and Gears 4
is equal to that of The Force Awakens. We get an entirely new
cast of characters to move the story forward, but we get a
helping hand from beloved characters from the Original Gears
Trilogy. I can't wait to see what they have lined up for Gears
5.
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Re: Gears of War 4 / Xbox One S Console Special Edition Bundle
By: Chiprocks1 Date: December 9, 2016, 12:06 pm
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Now that I'm getting use to the Windows 10 Dashboard on my Xbox
One S Console and figuring out where everything is, I noticed in
my Messages Inbox there was something from Xbox and inside it
had a bunch of additional codes that I could redeem. I thought
everything went directly to the queue and would be automatic
like the 360 Games I can reinstall. In the message I had a bunch
of add-on packs to redeem for Gears of War 4, as well as full
installs for the other Gears games including (Gears of War 1-3
and Gears of War Judgement). So, now I have the option of
selling my disc games and getting something in return. Always a
bonus. Yay!
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Re: Gears of War 4 / Xbox One S Console Special Edition Bundle
By: boyinblack80 Date: June 15, 2018, 12:20 pm
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sick!!
I am watching Gn R and Foo again...then going to pop on some of
that Spider Man stuff from E3
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