The story is also a marked improvement. Epic's Design Director Cliff Bleszinski has always said that "Gears isn't Shakespeare", but it's clear he and the rest of the talented folk at Epic wanted to hit a couple of emotional notes in Gears of War 3. Between the bangs and bloodletting, the plot finds enough time to peek into the lives a couple of the COGs had before the war with the Locust tore Sera apart. The tone of these moments is also handled more consistently than in Gears Of War 2; when the emotional payoffs arrive, there's no jarring gearshift in mood.
Players who prefer the multiplayer to campaign mode will also be delighted to hear that Epic has dedicated servers in place for Gears Of War 3's online play.
