Gears of War 4: A Retrospective

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06/20/22 • 106 min

It's a Mad World: A Gears of War Podcast

Casey and Cody revisit the beginning of the new Gears trilogy with Gears of War 4. Will they suffer through the sound of silence as they face the new threat from the swarm? Or will they somehow make the entire conversation about random Halo development trivia, and bring up every single AAA gaming franchise from Mass Effect to Borderlands, with a splash of Watch Dogs and Dead Space to really spice things up. Needless to say this is a necessary listen as the two hosts continue on with their "Most obnoxious way to replay the Gears franchise" journey. Stick around for the Hammerburst minute!

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Talkin' Trailers

Casey and Cody discuss the most important part of game development: marketing. Starting with the humble, yet groundbreaking, eponymous "Mad World" trailer, followed by how we want all the kids on Twitter-dot-com to watch a video about how cool Gears: Tactics is. And of course, we talk about how we would market Gears 6.
(Yeah I know what the word eponymous means, it was a part of clue in a crossword puzzle, the answer was "RoboCop" btw)
Below you can see all the trailers we watched, and perhaps figure out what our final rankings are, because we mention that as an idea, but then completely throw it away.
Gears 1: Mad World Trailer: https://youtu.be/wy8LRlS1SCc
Gears 2: Bear your teeth https://youtu.be/lMYJEjW725g
Gears 2: Last Day Trailer https://youtu.be/qdPR6Y7UFRw
Gears 2: Rendezvous with Death https://youtu.be/rXIjDzlGc5I
Gears 3: Ashes to Ashes https://youtu.be/n7Te5fcnrUA
Gears 3: Dust to Dust https://youtu.be/86QvTlQ5ziY
Gears Judgement: E3 Trailer https://youtu.be/vBwB5JBMILA
Gears Judgement: Launch Trailer https://youtu.be/R9Jof28jANY
Gears 4: Sound of Silence https://youtu.be/mu2RsEUOA3M
Gears 4: Launch Trailer https://youtu.be/XrfVfRV0zSg
Gears 5: Campaign trailer https://youtu.be/APqBWniRQbQ
Gears 5: Billie Ellish trailer https://youtu.be/pxVzYPcag_8
Gears 5: The Chain trailer https://youtu.be/h35_KOgslkM
Gears Tactics: Launch Trailer https://youtu.be/M5eYR5Pu4Io
Gears Tactics: Gameplay Trailer https://youtu.be/PXMZoMluCi4

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Judging Gears of War: Judgement (It's Go Time Baby)

Casey and Cody dive into the black sheep of the Gears franchise, Gears of War: Judgement. Do they have anything to say about the forgotten entry in the franchise? You're just going to have to listen and find out! But we know one thing for sure, it's go time baby!