I have always liked finding all the collectibles but never take the time to fully read through them all. Great breakdown of all the collectibles not only showing what they are but fully walking through their place in the lore. Any plans to do lore videos for the other games? I know gears 1 won’t really work since it’s just cog tags. But would love one for either 4 or 5 since there are so many collectibles. Really love your long form stuff and hope see more of it. Keep up the solid work brother💪
Damn you Rocket for being so generous! I appreciate the SuperChat, thank you! That was kind of my thought process with this video, many people collect them but then they get forgotten about after a while! I thought it could be cool to talk about them while also putting them in neat little stories! I definitely plan on trying this for the future games except for Gears 1 for the reason you mentioned! I really appreciate the support you give the channel and me as a content creator 🙌
GoW2 is not only my favorite in the series, Ben Carmine is my favorite character in the series. Though green as grass, he became a valuable member of Delta in his sadly short tenure. He adapts to Marcus's impromptu training quickly and is only seen in tactical retreat later because of his Lancer jamming and needing a proper reload. He survives his team's insertion during Operation Hollow Storm even as the rest of the nameless Gears are slaughtered. Last example I'll give is how when scrambling to escape the initial Riftworm encounter, Ben actively volunteers in the moment to stay behind and hold off the Locust so the others can get away in the chopper. Though his heroism is cut short by a shot getting through and knocking him into the chopper, Ben was still willing and ready to give his life to offer Delta even a tiny amount of extra leeway to escape. I swear he is also programmed to act more selfless in game. I've seen him run out into firefights to save squadmates and move in and flank enemies more than other AI squadmates. It made finding him after falling into the worm and his fate all that much harder. Hell of a lot for a complete rookie on his first day out.
Thanks so much! I did my best to fit them into nice little stories, I even scrapped the original script because I was going collectible by collectible and it was boring as hell 😅 I like to think this one came out pretty well!
i swear king abz & carmine would make a amazing gears lore duo, I love this channel, there’s so few dedicated gears channels, gears is my childhood, Eday will be amazing, keep up the great videos carmine 🙏🏽💯
The one thing I've always loved about Gears lore is it didn't shy away from the ugliness of a world/species threatening war. I feel like 4&5 eased up on these tones a bit.
I actually agree with that point though I do have to saw for 4 and 5 they just don't have the time period jump that the OG trilogy does! They need to explore more fucked up places or show more of the horrors of the Swarm since they can't really rely on the 'Locust era' as much anymore!
One of my favourite things to do day to day is watching your gears content brother, I’ve loved this franchise since it’s release in ‘06, the stories, weapons, gore and combat and most importantly the characters! Keep up the content and here’s to the good fight buddy 🤘🏻💪🏻💯
First! Love you Carmine! (Platonic) I still hope you're working on the Baird plot line for a whole short/full length video. You do you though and have a good new year. My thoughts on gears 2 was probably it being my favorite for riding the brumak, the WHO WANTS TOAST?! Easter egg, riding the Reavers, and so much more. The story goes deep and I absolutely love it. 3:59
I really appreciate the support! It is still on my list for sometime in the future though the future can be crazy 😅 Gears of War 2 is an insanely timeless classic, the Brumak section, the Reaver section, exploring the Hollows, all the great Easter eggs and characters! Goddamn is it badass!
Gears Of War 2 is really special. It gave me and my buddies all the info we needed. Until Gears 5 gave us that secret facility in Kadar. Man, it was shocking to us all.
**SPOILERS FOR GEARS OF WAR 2 IF U CARE** an interesting detail i didnt notice until i was older is when we find maria, and dom realizes shes been tortured and lobotomized for slave labor, Marcus turns and starts walking from dom and Maria, when he hears one gunshot, stops walking, turns and listens for a second gun shot, but it never comes, and marcus keeps walking. This is such a great detail because he's trying to see if Dom shoots himself too and doesn't, so marcus keeps going. Very intelligent visual storytelling. I first played gears 2 on release day 2008 when i was 8 years old, and i cried like a bitch when maria died. My parents couldnt believe i was so invested that it made me cry, but thats how great these games were. Edit: I've never heard anyone point this out, watch or play the scene with this in mind, it hits different.
@@CarmineForever Damn Señor Carmine, what can I say? You took me back to my childhood, a ten-year-old eager to see comes next after defeating General Raam. I remember I was the only one of my friends who actually got all 41 items. I read them that time, New Hope's were bleak! Scary even! But I could make all the connections you made in this video. I love Gears of War 2, and with video I love it even more. This is yet, my favorite video that you have posted.
Just started to watch the video. Love your channel pal, feels so fresh and modern compared to the other few gears channels (tho they're still banger content creators). Are you planning to do in-depth character analysis? That'd be awesome, especially if you include the books, which I feel contrary to Halo, not many gears fans care about the books.
Thanks so much, I really appreciate the kind words! I will be in the future for sure, I have a lot of ideas I want to do and think I already have the next one set in stone. I def want to include the books more like I try to do in my Shorts! Like you said, most fans in any franchise don't read the books as much so it would be cool to show them what they are missing out on! 🔥
This is a great video in every regard but all I can fit in one comment is how much of an impression was left by the fantastic editing, I wouldn't be surprised if you worked professionally as a video editor because this was extremely entertaining to watch 💕
Your channel has got me into playing gears again. I forgot how much fun the series is. I’d also agree, gears 2 is arguably one of the best campaigns ever made.
That's awesome! Welcome back Gear 💪 I undoubtedly would argue Gears of War 2 has one of the best story campaigns ever, it really proves itself as a great, timeless story full of emotions and complex characters!
Hope you enjoyed it! Yeah I remember you spoke about it a quite a while ago which sparked the interest in me to make a video like it! So I thank you for that 😅
Found your channel recently and i finally finished watching all your videos. Dude, you rock. Ive been a huge fan of the franchise for since i first played the kryll mission in the first game at buddies house. I kinda fell out of love with it after 4 and 5 mostly from the multiplayer, but i still actually really like the campaigns story as much as people love to shit all over it. Ive played all 7 games and read a few of the novels and i kinda thought i knew most that there was to the lore. After binge watching your entire channel, i was wrong. You're not only a wealth of information but incredibly good at making the information engaging especially to someone who knows a shit ton of lore already. Had to sub and i cant wait to see more. ❤
I really really appreciate the kind words, it means a lot! I absolutely love this franchise and have for an extremely long time so I hope it shows in all my content! Hopefully Gears of War E-Day will be an absolute BANGER 🔥🔥
I’m glad a lot of these lore bits were picked up or expanded upon in the books because I didn’t find ANY of them when I actually played gears 2 lol. Will there be videos like this for gears 3, judgement, 4 et cetera?
I would love to see a mini series or comic of winter of sorrow. I know it’s only mentioned briefly but I have this cool idea of what it looks like in my head. I hope to see some type of media about it one day.
Honestly, there is a lot they could do with it! I mean constant Locust attacks on a winter landscape is a pretty badass setup for a DLC, comic, book, or animated series!
I love how the wealthy were safe in Azura only to end up being ripped apart with no hope of saving since they were on an island with no one to call for help. XD
the gears series ended at 3 (unless the new one is good) the newer gears games are rectonned in my soul. they massacred my favorite series and it all started with judgement.......
I think the story continued pretty logically, but with the new “locust” it feels off. I try to find ways to justify my unhappiness with the new story but I can’t find any reasons to.
They legit made an entire sequel trilogy (possibly) off of what we learn in 2. Wonder if they were originally planning on fleshing that out more before the sequel games were thought of
Its funny because before they said we didnt have Solar Electric cars because Big Oil colluded with Government. Now that we have electric cars we are starting to see some of their issues. That being the Battery. Battery degradation in EVs is so bad that it loses value faster than Gas powered cars. Meaning EVs are a massive Financial Hole compared to gas powered cars. Add in the Hazards of Using Lithium Batteries where Lithium is one of the Most Reactive elements in the periodic table and we have a Massive Fire hazard especially when poorly made.
Very true, in the real world our biggest issue (like you said) are batteries! Holding power is so difficult and maintaining it especially in a vehicle that most likely is running every single day!
I miss gears man, it’s the whole reason I ever bought a 360, like I can still pick up 1,2, or 3 and just never get bored. Games just aren’t the same anymore. I don’t want all the fancy crap just give me some gears 2 graphics and gameplay again
It's always a blast to go through them! I've been doing an Insane/Inconceivable run on my streams and it's just so much fun despite the countless times I've played all the games 😅
The remastered version of Gears of War 1 (Gears of War: Ultimate Edition) was really good IMO and I hope it sold well enough that they want to remaster the 2nd and 3rd game! Not sure if they will, but lord knows I am praying for that day!
That comes from a theory made by Victor Hoffman on why the Berserkers seem to be so angry all the time! I believe it came from one of the books as Gears of War 1 has no readable collectibles!
FYI if im not mistaken Beserkers are essentially female versions of Locusts so id imagine they would have to forcefully breed with the beserkers while bound since they are so violent
That is the theory that Col. Victor Hoffman thought of too! He figures it would be the only way for them to get them to actually do anything besides kill whatever is in their vicinity but still just a theory nonetheless!
@@dwidikanika its a bit rough to tell, but based on Stu's letter and the estimated timeline, it seems to be about a few weeks since Chaps was just arriving in the Hollows when we met him in Gears 2!
''no game does this better in my opinion that gears of war 2 and greatest campaigns in video game history'' hahahahaha this guy from afar you can tell he hasn't played anything else besides this shit hahaha how pathetic
I have always liked finding all the collectibles but never take the time to fully read through them all. Great breakdown of all the collectibles not only showing what they are but fully walking through their place in the lore.
Any plans to do lore videos for the other games? I know gears 1 won’t really work since it’s just cog tags. But would love one for either 4 or 5 since there are so many collectibles.
Really love your long form stuff and hope see more of it. Keep up the solid work brother💪
Damn you Rocket for being so generous! I appreciate the SuperChat, thank you!
That was kind of my thought process with this video, many people collect them but then they get forgotten about after a while! I thought it could be cool to talk about them while also putting them in neat little stories!
I definitely plan on trying this for the future games except for Gears 1 for the reason you mentioned!
I really appreciate the support you give the channel and me as a content creator 🙌
GoW2 is not only my favorite in the series, Ben Carmine is my favorite character in the series. Though green as grass, he became a valuable member of Delta in his sadly short tenure. He adapts to Marcus's impromptu training quickly and is only seen in tactical retreat later because of his Lancer jamming and needing a proper reload. He survives his team's insertion during Operation Hollow Storm even as the rest of the nameless Gears are slaughtered. Last example I'll give is how when scrambling to escape the initial Riftworm encounter, Ben actively volunteers in the moment to stay behind and hold off the Locust so the others can get away in the chopper. Though his heroism is cut short by a shot getting through and knocking him into the chopper, Ben was still willing and ready to give his life to offer Delta even a tiny amount of extra leeway to escape. I swear he is also programmed to act more selfless in game. I've seen him run out into firefights to save squadmates and move in and flank enemies more than other AI squadmates. It made finding him after falling into the worm and his fate all that much harder. Hell of a lot for a complete rookie on his first day out.
I love the extra info each collectable, I really feel like it helps the story even more
Videos 29 minutes long. Uploaded 5 mins ago, and you still commenting like you watched the whole thing
Thanks so much! I did my best to fit them into nice little stories, I even scrapped the original script because I was going collectible by collectible and it was boring as hell 😅 I like to think this one came out pretty well!
i swear king abz & carmine would make a amazing gears lore duo, I love this channel, there’s so few dedicated gears channels, gears is my childhood, Eday will be amazing, keep up the great videos carmine 🙏🏽💯
Thanks so much for the support, it means a lot! 🙌 King Abz is the GOAT so if he ever reached out, I would accept in a heartbeat!
It's interesting to know roughly how close Dom really was to finding Maria, also depressing, like definitely depressing....
Doing god's work bro there only a few channels that cover lore and other things in gears of war keep it up bro
I really appreciate your kind words, thank you! 🙏
The one thing I've always loved about Gears lore is it didn't shy away from the ugliness of a world/species threatening war. I feel like 4&5 eased up on these tones a bit.
Gears 4 and 5 have jelly insides when you chainsaw people in half.
Gears 1 to 3 have ribs and actual guts when you chainsaw people in half.
I actually agree with that point though I do have to saw for 4 and 5 they just don't have the time period jump that the OG trilogy does! They need to explore more fucked up places or show more of the horrors of the Swarm since they can't really rely on the 'Locust era' as much anymore!
One of my favourite things to do day to day is watching your gears content brother, I’ve loved this franchise since it’s release in ‘06, the stories, weapons, gore and combat and most importantly the characters! Keep up the content and here’s to the good fight buddy 🤘🏻💪🏻💯
Thanks so much man! I really appreciate you watching and supporting the content and channel! 🙌
When Gears 5 came and Tactics came out I was extremely happy they explained more of the Locust and showed just how demented the COG was.
First! Love you Carmine! (Platonic) I still hope you're working on the Baird plot line for a whole short/full length video. You do you though and have a good new year.
My thoughts on gears 2 was probably it being my favorite for riding the brumak, the WHO WANTS TOAST?! Easter egg, riding the Reavers, and so much more. The story goes deep and I absolutely love it. 3:59
I really appreciate the support! It is still on my list for sometime in the future though the future can be crazy 😅 Gears of War 2 is an insanely timeless classic, the Brumak section, the Reaver section, exploring the Hollows, all the great Easter eggs and characters! Goddamn is it badass!
@CarmineForever fully, to the max, 100% agree Carmine!
First time viewer and I just wanted to say thank-you for taking the time to share such a well written and researched video - was awesome!
I really appreciate the kind words, thanks so much for watching the vid! 🙌
Gears Of War 2 is really special. It gave me and my buddies all the info we needed.
Until Gears 5 gave us that secret facility in Kadar. Man, it was shocking to us all.
I can't fathom how they made such an amazing game with an incredible storyline and gameplay, on the Xbox 360 nearly 20 years ago!
**SPOILERS FOR GEARS OF WAR 2 IF U CARE**
an interesting detail i didnt notice until i was older is when we find maria, and dom realizes shes been tortured and lobotomized for slave labor, Marcus turns and starts walking from dom and Maria, when he hears one gunshot, stops walking, turns and listens for a second gun shot, but it never comes, and marcus keeps walking. This is such a great detail because he's trying to see if Dom shoots himself too and doesn't, so marcus keeps going. Very intelligent visual storytelling. I first played gears 2 on release day 2008 when i was 8 years old, and i cried like a bitch when maria died. My parents couldnt believe i was so invested that it made me cry, but thats how great these games were.
Edit: I've never heard anyone point this out, watch or play the scene with this in mind, it hits different.
I remember getting to that secret lab level and thinking how "what if this is what started it all?"
Yeah they thought goears 5 ruined it but, it already explained gears 1
I was saving this vid for a special night. I have tasty food, some booze.
This already looks like a love letter to Gears of War 2
Damn, this is the biggest honor a content creator can ask for 😭
@@CarmineForever Damn Señor Carmine, what can I say? You took me back to my childhood, a ten-year-old eager to see comes next after defeating General Raam. I remember I was the only one of my friends who actually got all 41 items.
I read them that time, New Hope's were bleak! Scary even! But I could make all the connections you made in this video. I love Gears of War 2, and with video I love it even more.
This is yet, my favorite video that you have posted.
Just started to watch the video. Love your channel pal, feels so fresh and modern compared to the other few gears channels (tho they're still banger content creators).
Are you planning to do in-depth character analysis? That'd be awesome, especially if you include the books, which I feel contrary to Halo, not many gears fans care about the books.
Thanks so much, I really appreciate the kind words! I will be in the future for sure, I have a lot of ideas I want to do and think I already have the next one set in stone.
I def want to include the books more like I try to do in my Shorts! Like you said, most fans in any franchise don't read the books as much so it would be cool to show them what they are missing out on! 🔥
This is a great video in every regard but all I can fit in one comment is how much of an impression was left by the fantastic editing, I wouldn't be surprised if you worked professionally as a video editor because this was extremely entertaining to watch 💕
Your channel has got me into playing gears again. I forgot how much fun the series is.
I’d also agree, gears 2 is arguably one of the best campaigns ever made.
That's awesome! Welcome back Gear 💪 I undoubtedly would argue Gears of War 2 has one of the best story campaigns ever, it really proves itself as a great, timeless story full of emotions and complex characters!
I’m glad you finally made this video! I remember mentioning something similar so this is awesome to finally have!
Hope you enjoyed it! Yeah I remember you spoke about it a quite a while ago which sparked the interest in me to make a video like it! So I thank you for that 😅
@@CarmineForeverI’m just glad there’s a creator out there for all kinds of content on GEARS OF WAR so thank you
@@Blizuko 🙌
Love this format!!!
Thanks so much!
Found your channel recently and i finally finished watching all your videos. Dude, you rock. Ive been a huge fan of the franchise for since i first played the kryll mission in the first game at buddies house. I kinda fell out of love with it after 4 and 5 mostly from the multiplayer, but i still actually really like the campaigns story as much as people love to shit all over it. Ive played all 7 games and read a few of the novels and i kinda thought i knew most that there was to the lore.
After binge watching your entire channel, i was wrong. You're not only a wealth of information but incredibly good at making the information engaging especially to someone who knows a shit ton of lore already. Had to sub and i cant wait to see more. ❤
I really really appreciate the kind words, it means a lot! I absolutely love this franchise and have for an extremely long time so I hope it shows in all my content! Hopefully Gears of War E-Day will be an absolute BANGER 🔥🔥
@CarmineForever You and me both, this is the most excitement I've had for gears since the trailer for 4 came out!
Love your content man!!
Thanks so much!
Your editing is top notch. Awesome video 👍🏼
Thanks so much, I really appreciate that! 🙏
Excellent video. I got all the digital comics back in the day and it complements the games well. This is motivating me to replay the series!
I’m glad a lot of these lore bits were picked up or expanded upon in the books because I didn’t find ANY of them when I actually played gears 2 lol. Will there be videos like this for gears 3, judgement, 4 et cetera?
Yes there will be! It might not be for the next video, but definitely in the future I plan on hitting the rest of the games!
@ there gonna be killer vids.
You earned a new sub! Watched like 5 of your videos back to back! Can’t wait for E-Day, and would love for you to cover more stuff!!
Thanks so much! 🙌 I've got lots more video ideas on the way so stay tuned!
Another great video awesome job loved the amount of detail you put in your videos and the information you really do try to covering everything
Thanks so much! I really appreciate the kind words 🙌
I would love to see a mini series or comic of winter of sorrow. I know it’s only mentioned briefly but I have this cool idea of what it looks like in my head. I hope to see some type of media about it one day.
Honestly, there is a lot they could do with it! I mean constant Locust attacks on a winter landscape is a pretty badass setup for a DLC, comic, book, or animated series!
I think B. Carmine had the worse death but Tai had a longer death
I love your long form videos
Thanks so much, I really appreciate that!
I love your channel so much
Thanks so much! 🙏🙏
I love how the wealthy were safe in Azura only to end up being ripped apart with no hope of saving since they were on an island with no one to call for help. XD
Unpopular opinion: the grey look of gears 2 is so much better than the more bright look of the modern games
the gears series ended at 3 (unless the new one is good) the newer gears games are rectonned in my soul. they massacred my favorite series and it all started with judgement.......
Gears of War 4 was pretty good. Gears of War 5 was... one of the Gears of all time.
Gears of War 4 is a worthy successor in my opinion and Gears 5 almost had it but the segmented acts were a bit iffy to keep up with!
I think the story continued pretty logically, but with the new “locust” it feels off. I try to find ways to justify my unhappiness with the new story but I can’t find any reasons to.
The emulsion fuelled cars being purposefully pushed over electric ones is literally what happened to us lmao
They legit made an entire sequel trilogy (possibly) off of what we learn in 2. Wonder if they were originally planning on fleshing that out more before the sequel games were thought of
Gears of war 2 did a lot of the heavy lifting for the sequels
Love ur vids
Thank you so much! 🙏
0:04 nice voice crack
Puberty is supposed to take 10+ years right? ...right?
Its funny because before they said we didnt have Solar Electric cars because Big Oil colluded with Government.
Now that we have electric cars we are starting to see some of their issues.
That being the Battery. Battery degradation in EVs is so bad that it loses value faster than Gas powered cars. Meaning EVs are a massive Financial Hole compared to gas powered cars.
Add in the Hazards of Using Lithium Batteries where Lithium is one of the Most Reactive elements in the periodic table and we have a Massive Fire hazard especially when poorly made.
Very true, in the real world our biggest issue (like you said) are batteries! Holding power is so difficult and maintaining it especially in a vehicle that most likely is running every single day!
Poor Carmine family never had much luck.
I think the markings on the wall were drawn by the children in the facility
I know I'm not the only one who thought this but... Gears Tactics; It looks like the coolest Gears of War game ever but it's not a 3rd person game
Need a remaster ASAP
I miss gears man, it’s the whole reason I ever bought a 360, like I can still pick up 1,2, or 3 and just never get bored.
Games just aren’t the same anymore. I don’t want all the fancy crap just give me some gears 2 graphics and gameplay again
It's always a blast to go through them! I've been doing an Insane/Inconceivable run on my streams and it's just so much fun despite the countless times I've played all the games 😅
If you think about it, sires are technically formers…
I really want to ask, with E Day coming soon do you think they will port the original 3 Gears games to PC? I’d love to be able to play them again.
I was looking through the comments for this. Looks like it's a pirates life for me.
The remastered version of Gears of War 1 (Gears of War: Ultimate Edition) was really good IMO and I hope it sold well enough that they want to remaster the 2nd and 3rd game! Not sure if they will, but lord knows I am praying for that day!
We do know how locust are born. In gears 1 it states in one of the collectibles that they grape the berserkers. :(
That comes from a theory made by Victor Hoffman on why the Berserkers seem to be so angry all the time! I believe it came from one of the books as Gears of War 1 has no readable collectibles!
FYI if im not mistaken Beserkers are essentially female versions of Locusts so id imagine they would have to forcefully breed with the beserkers while bound since they are so violent
That is the theory that Col. Victor Hoffman thought of too! He figures it would be the only way for them to get them to actually do anything besides kill whatever is in their vicinity but still just a theory nonetheless!
Hey in which game do you play the mission as baird and cole trying to get a ship into the water.
That was Gears of War Judgment in the 'Aftermath' campaign!
“Hard to differentiate.” Let’s see a 6 foot jacked drone is hard to tell apart from a human whose on rations….Seems legit to me.
“Queen makes Drones” can someone give me more detail on what the Locust mean about that?
The queen leads them and leads them into a prosperous era, creating stronger drones and expanding their race
@ Thanks 💯
The Locust repopulate via the use of Berserkers - Through... Forcefull means 😅
Its a giant worm! Theyre sinking cities with a giant worm!
Man if i see a locust kid im taking him to azura
Benjamins Death was way too soon. Should have made it through one more act if gears 2.
Let's go
Wait Dom was searching for Maria for 13 YEARS? I thought it was 3 or 4 wtf.
Mans was searching for a long long time...only to find her about few weeks or so too late...
@ was it weeks or months? I looked back at the script it sounds unsure.
@@dwidikanika its a bit rough to tell, but based on Stu's letter and the estimated timeline, it seems to be about a few weeks since Chaps was just arriving in the Hollows when we met him in Gears 2!
Uh uh uh Buddy you forgot about the Deleted Level That they have After The Maria Scene Heh 😅
Possibly another video for another day, exploring the what-ifs of Gears! 😅
@ bet ill be waiting
13:03 massive? You know what else is massive?
Why don't they try aliens? If they do I hope they do it right. 😂
Never though epsteins island would save the world
😂
i thought the drones breed with berserkers snd thats how they reproduce
That is the most common way yes! They can do that and they could also turn humans into Drones if they want to!
Humanity sucks 😂
I SWEAR 😂
''no game does this better in my opinion that gears of war 2 and greatest campaigns in video game history'' hahahahaha this guy from afar you can tell he hasn't played anything else besides this shit hahaha how pathetic
Imagine leaving a rage bait comment and calling me pathetic 😅 you must be fun at parties
You are such a loser