Gears of war literally changed the course of my life. As a kid, i remember i was horrified of blood, it scared the shit out of me. I once got conker's bad fur day as a gift (it had the squirrel i main'd in diddy kong racing, what could go wrong?), and the moment i saw blood, i turned off the game and wanted to throw away the game to the garbage (my parents stopped me). Years later as a teenager i was still scared of it but at gatherings i got pushed into trying gears of war. The game was so fun i just couldnt help to keep playing it even with all the blood and gore, to the point that with time, i got used to all the carnage and overcame my fear of blood. That helped me become a doctor. I remember i still got dizzy in my first surgery with all the blood spilling everywhere, but i also got used to it. If it wasnt for gears of war i would have never even considered becoming one, so the game has a place in my heart because of it
It was Dead rising for me, "1st one" When I was 11-12 or so I still recall the absolute DREAD that would overwhelm me when lights went completely out & those zombies eye's just lit up. Amazing dev's
The mass effect Saga, with Shepard, actually changed my life & my way of seeing & thinking about things, such an underrated masterpiece, it deserves so many more fans
I can honestly say that "Star Wars" changed my life back in 1977. I was 10 years old, and always have a wild, vivid imagination..... but that movie made me believe that "anything is possible". As for games..... "Team Fortress Classic" didn't exactly *change* my life..... but it did *SAVE* it. You see, my first wife was diagnosed with Ovarian Cancer in late 2003, she battled it for a few years, but it eventually claimed her in August of 2006. Even knowing that the end was coming, I completely lost it when she died. I spent 5 days in a drug and alcohol induced state of mind that was absolutely self destructive. After that (and I had set the limit of that time frame), I went back to work (which also helped me to cope), but upon returning home to face the reality of her being gone, drugs and alcohol were my way to cope. But also, playing Team Fortress Classic on a particular server. A server with a community that, being honest, rallied around me during my time of need. A couple members of that community actually came to my house one weekend, to make sure I wasn't going to do something as stupid as it would be permanent. They did that on their own dime, and it meant a lot to me. I am still friends with them to this day. But even those who couldn't show up in person, expressed their feelings towards me both on the forums and in the game's server. It was an amazing show of support that helped pull me out of the state of mind I was in, and let me know that I could "live again". Because a large part of me died the day my wife had. I was permanently altered, and for a long time, I didn't care if I lived or died. I did some stupid and dangerous stuff because of that state of mind. But that game, and moreover, the people I played it with, saved my life. I am forever grateful for that.
deadass gow multiplayer was the first to really put me in competitive. I remember visitng my cousins for winter break and he had gow, me and my brother were going crazy man
Kirby's Return to Dreamland also actually changed my life! It somehow brought me on a way to encourage having an unbreakable character and a limitless supply of "It is what it is."
Gears and halo will always have a special spot in my heart. I never had online till way past the golden days of multi-player but going over to my friends house and playing splitsceen multi-player will always be a fond memory.
Thank you for this Charlie. Gear of War 1 multiplayer also changed my life. Listening to your trajectory in the game makes me think we played in similar circles. I was never great and making montages, I did one joke one with a friend but did a lot of 1v1 and 2v2 sniping that I still have on this channel. It was one of the best times of my life, I have since lost my best friend that I would play everyday with so the memories are even more cherished. I hope you keep playing, I'd love to see the community come back on that game.
Charlie. I remember starting to watch your videos from way long ago including the old GOW clips you had. I’m talking 2010-2011 on your channel. I’ll never forget the first video I ever watched of you playing Slenderman. Many laughs and many tears from laughing just from your content. I’m glad you ended up where you are at today on social media. Your content truly has uplifted my spirits throughout the years. Thanks for all your hilarious videos and even the content on current events. Your input is always a delight. Much love Charlie
Gears of war holds a damn special place in my heart, I never played the multilayer but playing the campaigns with my dad is one of the greatest memories I’ll have to cherish ❤
This was such a satisfying watch. I was 14 and got my first job as a grocery store bagger and cart pusher and eventually got a 360 bundle with Gears of War and it came with red and black gears COG (I still have it on my keychain today) I played countless hours of multiplayer once I got it I personally prefer solo or co-op games instead of PVP or competitive stuff but this game will always be my exception. This brought me together with new friends at the school I had just started at after moving to the area months earlier and we all played together for years. Good times.... Those were the days
Man, watching you play this bring back so much memories of middle/highschool. I use to bring my xbox over to my best friends and we'd rip gears, halo 3, gta 4, and halo reach like there was no tomorrow. Multiple bangers like these use to come out every year, now we're lucky if the game is even finished.
It’s so sad seeing what gears has become, straight up has not had a good launch since 2011. Crazy how microsoft ruined both its biggest series, halo and gears
I'm always left confused when I see this comment. I'm not in touch with the Gears community, but I haven't seen anything from the later games that would inspire a defeatist mentality for said games. Compared to how Halos fans look at 343 games, I never really got the hate for the later Gears games. Are they impactful and as complete as the GoW 1-3 journey? Probably not. But I doubt that's where the controversy stems from.
I love seeing you bring back Gears of War on your channel. It's a favorite of mine as well, I remember your montages back in the day. Gears needs to return!
Dude, I grew up playing gears bc my dad, I love thay i share this with one of the best RU-vidrs, it makes all those memories flood back into my heart 😢❤️
im glad youve been highlighting on this game recently. This game was my childhood. Both my older brothers showed me it and i was immedietly hooked. my 8th birthday my parents aloud me to get xbox live. And i stayed up all night on my xbox 360 playing gears 3 king of the hill. I was a gnasher god at such a young age, joined some clans, even got my xbox taken away for a month because i was heard saying some wild things to people in my lobby. Playing the campaign with my brothers, playing beast mode, these games were truly some of the best games ever made.
dam, this gameplay brought back so many memories with the boys back in highschool playing gears online and left4dead til 2am. thanks for the trip down memory lane
When I came to America , I started school in middle school here, that was about 15 years ago , Charlie taught me the majority of my English vocabulary 😂 thank you Charlie ❤️
I got Gears of War 3 for Christmas along with an Aerosmith CD and Led Zeppelin’s Mothership. You could download the CDs to your Xbox and listen while playing games. I spent so many hours listening to those two albums and grinding Gears 3 multiplayer. One of the best games of all time.
Charlie you reignited my love for the series again and I thank you for that! Been playing Gears of War Ultimate Non stop since. Can’t believe how old this game is and still so much goddamn fun.
Never did multiplayer because i didnt believe in paying for online, but they were the first campaigns i ever replayed multiple times since midnight club 3
it's crazy that I definitely played with charlie back then and I remember subscribing to his channel early on. The days of those 1 second delayed headshots were something.
Man I have so many great memories of this game, even having a blast doing some split screen with the buddies after school going 1v1 and tdm on the same or opposite teams, so nostalgic to see it again
Just curious what type of Green tea you drink? I personally drink matcha, instead of hot water i use unsweet almond milk. I have a matcha ceramic cup(looks like a bowl) and a bamboo whisk for a traditional style and electric whisk to get it foamed just right
I never played Gears of War but watched my older brother play it. Sadly he's in jail and we don't really have a good relationship now, but whenever I see Gears of War anything it just brings back good nostalgic memories. Even if I never played it I know how good of a game it was and still is
Gears of war was amazing. Horde mode was basically a chill out spot for me and my friends. We'd get on party chat and play a few rounds of horde to just hang out and have fun. Man, what a time.
Today's Fact: In 1986, a man named Roger Boisjoly warned NASA officials about a potential disaster with the Challenger space shuttle; years earlier, he had been involved in a similar incident with the Titan III rocket, which also resulted in a major disaster.
Man. Im 22 now, played gears as a 6 yr old in 2007, was playing clan battles at 13 in Gears 3. Gears of War 3 will forever be my number 1 game. Gears of War 1 is truly what its all owed to though. Glad to see Charlie pulling this out
Gears is where I made my first friends online. I felt alone in the world at the time and I couldn't connect with people, but then the chat, the comraderie, the friends that I made there are still people who are important to me because I felt part of a group and we genuinely wanted to grind and play and just be in the thick of it together. I don't think I'd be who I am without this game. Mr.Bojangles, Beefy, Fisher, and the crew.. wishing yall the best. Much love from albinoweasle
Fable changed my life. I remember my friend telling me about it when I was 11 or 12 (32 now). About how you could be good or evil and it would affect your appearance and how people react to you and when I played that for myself I saw a new world of gaming for the first time.
Gear of war will forever hold a special place in my heart for the simple fact it was my one of my brother favorite games series of all-time ( unfortunately he isn’t here with us anymore ). Playing gears of war 3 nowadays for me is always a throat punch and tears flowing when dom goes on and when Marcus in the end sits on the beach and finally lets one out. I will forever cherish and be thankful for the memories this game gave me playing with my brother.
I took mush for the first time last night, and I feel like that genuinely changed my life and I feel less anxious today than I have in years. Charlie, your timing is uncanny.
really miss when gears used to be popular. i grew up playing the series with my dad and it’s still my favourite game series, i’d still be playing it if the servers weren’t dead in my country. wish i could just magically revive these games.
I had visceral nostalgia watching this. Remember the slide glitch for picking up the sniper on canals and one side being ever so slightly faster(especially depending on your spawn order) necessitating having to smoke the bridge and slide glitch to pick it up? Oof the memories.
I will always hold a particular place in my heart for gears and halo. Even though I didn't have internet access until far later than the best times for multiplayer games, I will always cherish the memories of playing splitscreen multiplayer at my friends' place.
So happy Charlie finally expressing his love for gears of war. Remember growing up staying up late watching my dad play the first gears of war on Xbox 360.
This made me remember when my dad used to play Desert Storm and I used to sit by him and watch him play (When he finished the game twice I told him that he could move all four soldiers together which I realized late and he would move them one by one), even when I wasn't home I would call him and ask him about what mission he was in, truly a good memory. He used to play that one tank game witha red logo I can't find it, he finished that too and I was too scared to play any of them as a kid. Edit: the tank game was called recoil.
Gears of war changed my life It was my first ever shooter game, it was how me and my dad bond I was always in the side lines just watching him play other games until that faithful day… he booted up the game and got his controller. I asked him “ooooo that game looks scary” and he said “well your in luck kid your playing with me” my heart sank out of pure joy but also fear. Of course I sucked ass I was 12 and never played video games, but with that being said me and my dad played all the gears games up until tatics. I never tryed the multiplayer bc I didn’t want to put my dad on the side lines but it was an absolute pleasure to watch other ppl play it. To this day it’s my all time favorite game, not only it got me into video games but story telling in general wich lead me to creating art.
I remember your COD leap frog videos. That is how i found you back in the very early days. Good times, you deserve all the fame you had. Thanks for like... idk 20 years of content? Rad on all sides.
It's awesome to see you getting back into Gears Charlie. Us Gearsheads have been struggling for a few years with no new information or game announcements. We all just want a Gears of War collection like the MCC or Gears 6 to be announced.
I was still playing gears 1 with a bunch of homies up to like 2019-2020 and its mind blowing to recognize some of the names in this video still playing to this day lol
I like that you are showing you’re appreciation 🙏. I stopped playing the game for a while after playing the hell out of it for years, try hard are crazy in ranked but the game takes legit skill not some Cod game where u buy guns to make you OP or any wriest shit it’s all plain skill from the wall bouncing to the aiming in this game just the way you move in general. No camping no weird shit. Game is a true gem. I just recently re downloaded every single gears for no reason kinda crazy you’re playing the games too I guess we were all missing a good game. I hopped on gears 5 I realized why I love the game. Even gears tactics is Fucking good it’s addicting, I hope they make an even better Gears 6
Destiny 1 was the game that changed my life found my friends I still talk to everyday since 2015 like brothers to me couldn’t imagine life without them
My first gaming competition was on Gears. I was about 14. Took me 3 competitions and to get good with the long shot and torque bow to finally win. Got 100 bucks and a copy of a brand new game of resistance fall of man. Made 3 long friend ships through the trilogy of games as well. When we play the co-op, we get teary eyed knowing that is where it all began
