NYCC 09: Gears of War Prequel Talk

It seemed like one of those fan questions that Joshua Ortega, the writer of Gears of War 2, would dance around during tonight's New York Comic-Con Gears of War panel -- were there plans for doing a prequel that dealt with the events of E-Day, the day the Locust emerged and attacked the human race?

"You will not be disappointed in the next ten years," Ortega said. "It's a ten-year plan. Gears is long-term. The lancer is the new lightsaber."

On a panel focusing on all things Gears, the E-Day tidbit stood out from the pack. Sure, it was cool to see Carlos Ferro, the voice of Dom, mock his own performance and talk about his library of Gears-branded collectibles, and it was fun to listen to the panel talk about the comic book bridging the first games and the second game, but the mention of a decade's worth of Crimson Omens is the statement that got the room of fanboys all hot and bothered.

Another question that got the crowd going: are there plans for more single-player Gears of War 2 DLC?

"Keep watching," Ortega said. "You won't be disappointed."

I am totally down for a prequel!!!

does that mean its gonna be better than gears 1 cause its going backwards? cause we all know that if epic moves forward they just turn everything into crap. HELL YEAH!!!! BRING ON THE PREQUEL!!

williescore wrote:does that mean its gonna be better than gears 1 cause its going backwards? cause we all know that if epic moves forward they just turn everything into crap. HELL YEAH!!!! BRING ON THE PREQUEL!!

I told Marungo the same thing, I hope they bring the gameplay like part one back ( dont hold your breath though )