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It is fascinating to play Resistance 3 and Gears of War 3 by return of time, because one gets the impression of two titles made ​​by following guidelines are very similar. In both cases there is an obvious desire to make a third episode that does not amaze with sensational inventions, but gives enormous satisfaction to fans of the series, summarizing and providing the best possible, most compelling aspects of the first two episodes and that, from the point of view narrative, lower the focus to a more personal level, focusing on the characters and telling a humanity crippled forces. All while staging a worthy and spectacular final chapter to a trilogy, for better or for worse, has marked the history of the console which is unique. In this case, it say it now, the target is centered.

It must be said that Gears of War 3, to be fair, it also seeks to introduce innovations, if not absolutely, at least in what is the universe established in the series. And these are all features that immediately catch the eye, since the first few minutes. He said greater attention to the human side of the matter, embodied in the desire to trace in detail the various characters. For some - beginning with the "nice" Baird - it's simple lines of dialogue, here and there tucked between a bravado, and the other, which however can draw a little less so their one-dimensional personality. For others it is rather deeper, maybe just fished out of the elements mentioned in the first two episodes and turning them into basic pieces of the story, going on to investigate the past of the protagonists and composing for them a compelling narrative arc. Mind you, you are not talking about great literature and remains the blockbuster one which the series has accustomed us, but overall has done a good job and they certainly earn the involvement and effectiveness of those dramatic moments in the first two episodes had seemed at times a little 'out of place or awkward.

Also good effort in giving character to the game world, the extras, the background elements, the small things post-apocalyptic world. A book read a thousand times, the irresistible urge to eat a snack, the harsh consequences of an atrocious war ... This is obviously issues that arise especially in the early stages of connection between a shooting and the other, but who can make their mark and give greater strength to each other. Even the Locust, reduced themselves to the survival of luck from the events of the second episode, at least in part due to this work and in their appearances, reveal signs of a commitment on their characterization was not automatically expect. The result of all this effort is apparent in the effectiveness of certain turning narrative that, in their small, leave their mark, thanks to a very good job of directing, with a very successful couple of dream sequences and a particular moment in which resurfaces " some music "with great effectiveness.

Also in the territory of the narrative, the context of environments, from the minute the other two incredible innovations stand Gears of War 3: The color and women. Epic's designers have obviously tried to immerse Evening in a much broader palette of the past, with flashes of red, yellow, green ... colors that suddenly explode, creating a world more alive and passionate than we were accustomed to, thanks to the Unreal Engine, which might not have the impact of five years ago, but remains extremely valuable in giving to the images play a powerful cut, solid, evocative. And this slight change in style emerges a world in which the narrative has more than human rights of citizenship, perhaps a world that is really worth saving. One world, among other things, where there are women!

It seems absurd to having to impress the female presence in a story, but there it is, Gears of War universe testosterone the weaker sex has always had a marginal presence. Gears of War 3, on the contrary, we find not only Anaya and Sam to join the group of players more or less constantly at the center of the action, but also numerous other female characters that appear and disappear fairly constant during the various animated sequences . And it is a welcome presence, which gives more rounded narrative universe without being out of tune in an absolute sense, even if, indeed, the eye jumps incredibly. It seems that the COG has spent the time since the destruction of Jacinto going around to colleges to recruit women...