The second
Gears of War: Reloaded
beta took place this past weekend, and after two beta periods, it seems fans are not satisfied with the game, and are pointing out a lot of the game’s issues.
Reloaded
is, essentially, a remaster of
Gears of War: Ultimate Edition
, which was also a remaster of the first
GoW
game from 2006. Initially, a lot of players felt like they had already played
Reloaded
before, given the virtually non-existent improvements to the game outside the graphical and performance enhancements, and
rough beta’s problems
seem like they are not alleviating many fan concerns.
Over on Reddit in a post from
sephiromnislash
,
fans are expressing their frustration
with the game’s input latency, lag, and general online stability. The user posted a clip of them playing
Reloaded
, and clearly shooting someone from the opposing team at near point-blank range with the Gnasher shotgun, and the game not registering all the pellets, leading them to quickly get killed in response. The user went on to express disappointment over wanting
Gears
to be popular again and noting the issues, writing:
“…if this continues, we will never see Gears 2 or 3 come back…”
Fans Are Frustrated With Reloaded
Lag, Shots Not Registering, And A Lot Of Disagreements About The Game
Overall, there seems to be
a lot of discourse surrounding
Reloaded
.
On one hand, some fans are defending the nostalgic online problems that
Gears of War 1
had almost 20 years ago, and others are showing disapproval of the issues and worry that the problems will make the
GoW
series less appealing to a new audience, especially with
Reloaded
being the
first
Gears
game to be available on PlayStation
. Other fans are arguing that
Ultimate Edition
was actually more stable online. This, of course, was just a beta, and things could definitely change between now and its August 26 release date.
Several users are also discussing the longevity
Reloaded
will have if it remains in the state represented by the beta, with user
BigDoof12
acknowledging the issues that plagued the original release of the game but also saying it needs to be fixed, writing:
“It was fine at the time. But it NEEDS to be fixed or this will be dropped quick.”
Other users are noting the inconsistency of the game’s weapons and servers, with
Aragami83
saying:
“It was like one game good, and the game after i couldnt kill anyone anymore, even with the same players.”
Our Take: The Reloaded Beta Is A Little Disappointing
But There’s Time To Fix It Before Release
A beta is just that: a beta which is designed to test for server issues and problems. With the full release still over two months away,
there is time for developer The Coalition to address the game’s multiplayer issues
. Still, it is a little disappointing that PlayStation fans’ first experience with
Gears of War
multiplayer is plagued by hit registration issues, connection issues, and just general connection instability. All of that on top of
Reloaded
being a remaster of a remaster
, essentially, is causing some alarm bells to go off for several fans.
Hopefully, the hit registration and beta issues get resolved before the full release. With
Gears of War: E-Day
aiming for a 2026 release,
Gears of War: Reloaded
is the perfect opportunity to bring in the large PlayStation audience to the franchise before that game releases (assuming it does come to PlayStation 5 too). But the beta experience seems to be leaving a lot of fans nervous about the series’ future.
Source:
sephiromnislash/Reddit
,
Bigdoof12/Reddit
,
Aragami83/Reddit