Gears of War: Judgment aiming for a lighter, more 'fun' tone

The writers of Gears of War: Judgment talk about how they're trying to make a lighter tone for this game than the previous titles.

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The Gears of War franchise isn't known for being lighthearted. However, the upcoming Gears of War Judgment attempts to lighten the mood by focusing on the wise-cracking Baird in the lead role.

"There are some truly dark moments, as there should be in a game about monsters exploding," Epic Games writer Rob Auten told Shacknews. "But ultimately we did try to go for a tone that was fun, and you want to hang out with these characters in the sense that they're fun to listen to interact with each other. All my favorite moments of Gears are the ones that had a little bit of lightness to the horror."

"They're getting to know each other, they poke at each other," said writer Tom Bissell. "And they're in a totally absurd situation, and there's a sort of comedy in that absurd situation. It's Gears of War, it's fun, you're not playing this game to experience guilt and remorse."

Introducing new characters meant finding dynamics that would naturally play off each other. "These guys are nascent soldiers, so you drop in more experienced soldiers from either side of the Serran conflict, all of a sudden you have this equation for questions and doubt and factionalism and ribbing."

Check out our preview for more on Gears of War: Judgment's single-player campaign.

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    December 17, 2012 11:15 AM

    Steve Watts posted a new article, Gears of War: Judgment aiming for a lighter, more 'fun' tone.

    The writers of Gears of War: Judgment talk about how they're trying to make a lighter tone for this game than the previous titles.

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      December 17, 2012 12:53 PM

      Does this mean they are going to start calling each other "Dick Tits"?

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        December 17, 2012 1:26 PM

        Absotively. CliffB is going to come back as a Special Guest at Epic and handle the writing.

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          December 17, 2012 1:58 PM

          Don't forget that Tanya "You Scared The Dick Off Me!" Jessen is still at Epic (though the most recent word was that she was executive producing Fortnite, after the departure of Lee Perry).

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      December 17, 2012 1:35 PM

      lol I guess after killing your wife in one of the games it cant get any darker. also no one plays that game for story. I couldnt care less about the story. just co-op shooting action

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        December 17, 2012 4:22 PM

        Teabagging, executions, and hatemail...sweet nectar

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