BigBlakBackward

Please not a lot of underground areas! Gears 2 did it well but too much of it will probably make the sequel back step and mimicking Gears is too popular especially for a survival horror/action title 1-2 years after the original and Gears 2.The only idea from Gears that could help this title is a bigger number of bigger enemies with more creative set pieces. The first game either had you go one on one with a boss or run around the environment until you figure out the boss' pattern. Blowing up the planet from the inside out also seems too popular. How could a bunch of nukes detonating on the surface of the planet or an asteroid wipe out all life on Earth but not an alien planet or the asteroid itself? If the majority of the weapons in the first game were really just mining tools, then the concept artists can go just about anywhere they want and it would still be believable and accepted. More conventional weapons with the futuristic dash in an action scene with a large amount of enemies would probably fair well with the audience (grenade/rocket launcher, shotguns, prototype-laser pistols or rifles). Weapons that are for outdoor combat will make the sequel shine since close quarters combat was the focus of the first.