I hear there are some of you out there who still don't know what Gears of War is. Where have you been for the past few years, people? Ah well. Get a crash primer for this beautifully designed, addictively immersive game here and don't feel left out.
If you're someone who dismisses games completely as a fiction experience - well, suspend your prejudice for a while and try Gears. Just take a good long look at the cinematics first - don't even play the game to start with, just treat it as a movie while you're getting to grips with it - and you'll see what I mean. Games like Gears are the new face of storytelling.
The Gears universe upended me completely, and I'm a cynical old ratbag who takes some heavy-duty impressing. I fell in writerly love with the Gearsiverse and now I'm writing the script for the third game as well as the books and comics series.
Do I still detect some hesitation? Look, just do it, okay? Because I asked you nicely. You'll thank me for it. And I know some big guys with chainsaw rifles. No pressure.
Related interviews: check out my two-part video interview about writing in the Gearsiverse on the official Gears site here and here. (More links to Gears interviews at the bottom of this page.)
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