Conclusion...

Well, finally got my hands on Gears of War.

Graphics.... amazing, the character models are just great, the animations, well, top noch.

Controls.... ive read that controls are abit difficult sometimes (reviewers say so). I dont totally agree although in the first 30mins its a bit difficult to learn, but once those 30mins are over Marcus just becomes so easy to control it made me panic of its simplicity. Lets see, all movements controlled by one only contextual button. It plays really well and once you learn the possible actions you can perform it becomes as easy as riding a bike to navigate through the environment.

Audio... It feels like a film. It has all this cinematic feeling all over the game, the audio really makes you believe the story, characters, combat, etc...

Cover & shoot... this is more gameplay related but lets say i have been many years waiting for a combat game with such high pace although including cover as a core mechanic. Yes, the game moves around covering through the environment till all enemies are killed,then move to next map. Anyways, its so fast (compare it to GRAW) it feels so real. Everything included in this game lives to support the core combat experience, and thus, the player experience is one of the best ive had in years.

5/5 or 10/10,whatever you prefer. This game IS next-gen.