Gearheads of War

In his write-up about playing Halo 3 on Friday, papi blez said, "There's just something about that chainsaw, boom shot and those grenades that just make Gears so unique."  Well, this past Friday, I really noticed how cool just the sounds of GoW are.  Especially the grenade tags, torque bow and hammer of dawn.  Who doesn't panic a little when they hear those latter two sounds?  But now here's something for which I may need therapy; I was driving through my neighborhood Saturday.  It was a beautiful day and I had my windows down.  Then, out of no where, I here a chainsaw rev up!  My head whipped around and I half expected to see Polandstyle coming at me.  But it was just some guy cutting up a tree in his front yard.  What a trip!  GoW is such an awesome, visceral, experience.  There are so many small touches that make the game so immersive.  It is really one of a kind and the bar by which I will measure all future games.