blessman11
MSgt. Shooter Person

Yeah, sorry my inbox for private messages was full.

I like to hoard old pm's, don't ask why. But anyways, you can always post a visitor message when that happens, just click on my profile and post away!

Hi, got your pm and thanks for the compliment.

Yeah, I get what you mean about the differences between video game story telling and writing printed stories (or, in this case, stories on a computer screen). But the thing is, I'm writing these stories for the people on the forum to enjoy, not as a means to show I can write videogame scenes. Fact is, good writing is good writing, whatever the medium. If nothing else, at least it shows your potential.

And yeah, I agree with you about the story in Gears 2. Seems like they tried to deepen the story by adding in a lot of mysterious elements. But, there were too many questions and not enough answers, which frustrated gamers. Even if it's part of a series of games, a videogame needs to be a standalone experience, complete in of itself and satisfying for the gamer. I think that's maybe where the Gears 2 story went wrong.

Still, the scene with Dom and Maria I thought was really good, so it wasn't all bad.