I've still got "THEY'RE SINKING THE CITIES WITH A GIANT WORM" stuck in my head all these years later. Great game, but man does the difficulty not mess around.

I'm at the 1:22 mark, love to see this Carmine guy, real cool. He seems awsome with a great life ahead of him after you win this war!

I gotta say your sense of humor and attitude towards the games wven after dying 10 trillion times keeps me coming back. Im a cheev hunter myself but goddamn some of these i could just never put myself through regardless of how good the end result is. Id literally lose 20 years of my life from the stress lmfaoooooooo

Thank you for training Carmine he was a valuable addition to the team frfr

One of my favorite games of all time! The campy fun in games of that time was something special in hindsight. Hyped to see you go through it and relive it again

Playing through this and Gears 1 with my friends as 8 year olds in one sitting on Insane, while rotating shifts of the two controllers are core memories of mine

To make future runs not as painful for everyone else. 1) Kantus are pains but they aren't as bad so long as you take out the tickers 2) gorgon pistols are great against wretches and tickers. 3) use a boom shield when possible. 4) avoid everything that snam does.

I can not overstate how much this video game series is my favorite of all time. They are so good… SO good…

Can’t wait to see gears 3 and the bridge of doom. I remember going through that with some buddies and it was so overwhelming with gunkers and lambent. Good luck on it.

Gears of War 2 is one of the best videogame sequels of all time if we compare it to the first game (which was already great). Also 15 years later it still has one of the most brilliant, tragic cutscenes I've ever seen in a videogame: Dom finding Maria. Gives me chills and gets me a bit emotional every time. Homie goes through multiple stages of grief in about a minute.

I just finished binge watching your videos yesterday, so this is perfect timing. Love your attitude and sense of humour! You're playing games that I would literally never but it's still so interesting haha.

This is the best game ever. Plot, characters, enemies, map design, the gritty graphics, the nostalgia THE MUSIC. Watching this near makes me want to cry because this shit was my childhood

Your Channel got recommended to me randomly, brought back the great memory of gears of war, and the great memories of when my father was still alive and he’d catch my brother and I grinding co-op at 12am, first time I played this game I was like 7-8 years old, now I’m 20. I hope your channel grows exponentially, it’s crazy to see a channel with 21 videos at 186k, you’re gonna do great

Man, insane in this game is so much fun, its my favorite game in the series as well. The atmosphere of these decrepit ruins and labs to the colossal underground alien looking caverns and castles. So many great memories. And for some reason i personally find Gears 1 a bit harder, have no idea why.

i love how Anthony & Benjamin Carmine are just your run of the mill basic grunt & then there’s Clayton Carmine, who’s built like mack truck & is the same size as Marcus Fenix 😂😂 i can see why the brothers suffered the fates they did

This man dedication is on a different level

rest in pepperonis Ben Carmine 💀

Hi snam, i missed you

No matter how many times I watch this video, Snam screaming at Dom after beating the Leviathan will never not be funny 😂

I saw your video on beating the first game and it inspired me to go back through 1-3 and to play through them on insane. I simply thank you for reminding me how much I miss gears of war and have been waiting for you to upload more of this amazing franchise

Your videos are so interesting to me because you have a REALLY solid format here. I love the mix of "KZfaq voice" when you describe the general events of what happened and then having the clips from the stream itself. Keep up the great work, love the vids

"resulting in the worst drive in history since jfk" got me

There’s a trophy in battlefield 3 that’s notoriously hard, it would make for a good video, it’s a sniper mission in coop and it’s extremely difficult you need expert aim and it requires two people. You might get it eventually but trust me it would be a cool video to watch, much harder than mile high club.

Love your vids. Got alot of patience for these acheivements than I would ever have...😂

Because of watching your series, I actually went through the first three games with a friend on insane and we just beat gears 3 with a third person which was one of the most fun and difficult experiences in gaming I’ve had in a hot minute. At the end we had 654 deaths in total for gears three and we’re now moving to 4. Thank you for doing this and sparking this idea with my friends and me. 4 will be interesting, considering I found out there is a difficulty beyond insane. God help me and glad to see your vids and streams.

The fart sound during that emotionally driven cutscene threw me off so hard ☠️

Honestly, one of the most consistent and interesting content creators I’ve come across. Your videos are edited amazingly, and your sheer grit always surprises me. Excited for more things to come!

Man! these were the days boys !!! Also i remember achievement hunting a long time ago for seriously 2.0 and the best way is to just keep replaying the last mission riding the brumak

Absolutely love the gears series, thoroughly enjoying watching you go through the agony of insane difficulty, can’t wait to see you play gears 3 🙏

my absolute favourite channel at the moment, i found you when you uploaded re2 (it's my fave game series) and have watched every video since and am currently rewatching them all. the editing, your attitude, your humour and the games are all absolutely top tier and even through (what i know myself as an achievement hunter) uninaginable pain, your joy is just infectious and truly makes me feel calm and happy through some v tumultuous times. i'm not really someone who comments on yt often, but i just felt that you needed to know how appreciated you and your content are, thank you smam, you're my new comfort youtuber 💞

Ever since fallowing snamms pro gamer tips my gameplay has improved significantly

I did this run back when the game was new and I thought it was a lot of fun. I loved GOW2, It's my favorite in the series. I'm psyched to see you playing this one. Been looking forward to this since the first GOW video.

Hey snam because of your first gears of war video it inspired me to play the entire gears of war franchise and series and im currently at the very end of the series so far with gears 5 and it does make me feel better to see you pull your hair out like i did when I played gears 1 and 2

Glad this game is still active on multiplayer

I still don’t understand how you’re so calm during this play through. On my play through of insane difficulty, I legit lost my mind. 😭

very nostalgic to experience this game again, I remember watching my mom and dad go through this together. man this series was great.

You can always bet that Snam will deliver yet another certified classic. Good shit boi 😎

Man i rememeber when i completed this when i was like 12, it was pure sweat and a f*ck ton of time put on it, i even remember jumping and going to tell my mom that i did it!, cheers to you for bringing back this memory to me❤️

As someone who also did these games on insane whilst solo , I salute you for this. Glad to see I’m not the only one who struggled a lot on Rolling Thunder

OMG I loved the "backup backup backup" part hahha Love your videos Snam, keep going

Somehow, some way, the Dom-Maria scene was one of the few in all games I’ve played that legitimately brought me to tears.

It’s amazing how most KZfaqrs look back at their first videos and cringe, but Snam figured out the formula on his first few attempts. Keep it up man!

Tai is the type of dude to wait for his pals to revive him before he rage quits.

A very handy tip is to abuse a technique I call “turret reset” when you get on a turret and get off immediately your health resets. The reason I don’t call it a bug is because it’s in most gears games including 4

It makes me so happy to see these games again. I hope to see you tackle Gears 3 on insane!

😂😂😂 the fart sound effect at maria’s cutscene was priceless… messed up- but priceless

oh, something you said reminded me of a gag in a very old cartoon: "I wonder if that silly duck will remember that he can swim?" [glub glub] "Nope, i guess not!" later: "i wonder if that silly duck will remember that he can FLY?" [KA-THUD!] "nope, i guess not!"

Hardest in the trilogy? Absolutely not. At least not in my experience. 3 has sections that you literally just need to pray to RNGesus that you survive.

The fact you never used thd chainsaw until chat convinced you boggled my brain lmfao I remember beating this with a friend back in the day. Waaaay easier with a partner lol

6:10 "WHERE IS OUR INFRASTRUCTURE" *During the underground bug man apocalypse that started a literal week after ww1* 😂😂😂😂

I was super into Gears of War as a kid. I'm very early in the video, so I don't know if you adapted and learned certain things, but I have a few pieces of advice for improving your strategies. These apply from Gears 1 through to Judgment, and maybe 4 and 5. I never played those though. 1. Emptying your mag and hitting the action reload is the most optimal method instead of reloading after a few bullets like with most shooters. That damage boost adds up QUICK. 2. Using the Gnasher, rolling into enemies and shooting as soon as possible is an insta-kill on most enemies and a very safe method of doing so. No need to ADS as well since it's a guaranteed gib if you have the camera centered on your target. 3. Letting the AI do most of the dirty work is one of the best ways of handling the early parts of each skirmish. They usually go down in safer spots to revive from early on in each battle. 4. Turret sections are heavily scripted and therefore the easiest to adapt to. Dying a few times is pretty much the only way to learn what moves to make and how. 5. Melee is significantly underrated when it comes to defense. Meleeing then going for a one shot kill with a marksman weapon like the boltok or just using the gnasher in a pickle is a great way to deal with aggressive AI. 6. Blind firing is another underrated defensive move. Making that extra bit of damage without risking a hit is sometimes the difference between going back to the last checkpoint or getting to the next one. 7. Meat shields are super viable, especially when it comes to clearing crowds. Using your grenades with the meat shield kicks them forward, which can also cause enemies to stumble if you're lucky, but they'll blow up all the same. Hopefully this helps with future cover-humper challenges!

This is my first time watching an new video from you. Nothing feels nicer than finding an new good content creator and having loads of videos to watch

Good to see another upload Snam, love the content as usual. Patiently waiting for the next one and hope I can catch a stream sometime.

have so much nostalgia for this game specifically, first game i got when i got gifted my 360 for christmas, the music sends chills down my spine

You know, I'm a horrible person as i can't stop watching these video's, its seeing how you are able to die so many times (sometimes to dumb stuff), get stuck for hours and still just laugh it off, its honestly refreshing. Seeing games enjoyed as they should be.

I love how you don't stop with the challenging achievements in these awesome games keep the great content up man:)

I remember playing every gears game on insane solo at some point and did gears 5 inconceivable solo. They were never really hard to me either. I did play these a ton online though and I wasn't a kid when these came out. I still remember the midnight launch I went to for this game at game crazy. We all waited around the perimeter of the inside of Hollywood video and waited in line until midnight.

my favorite game out of the franchise. So many memories on gears

My favorite game series! Always have a good time and lots of laughs whenever I play Gears of War. Been watching all your videos lately and they’ve been a joy see. Look forward to seeing more videos 🎉

YAY! Just checked a couple days ago for a new video and was getting worried. Good to see and will enjoy this with the lads!

Is it odd that I enjoy watching these not just to watch you struggle, but its a nice trip down memory lane for one of my all time favorite titles.

The chainsaw was clutch for during my playthrough when fighting the sires, that and grenades.

bro a 53 minute snam video AND maxor re4 video on the same day??? truly blessed. you have been my only exposure to Gears content (i was too young when it came out and keep forgetting to play it in my adulthood) but im sure for someone who holds these games close to their heart, it was great to see someone have so much fun laying them again. Like me watching your L4D1 & 2 videos. Thank you Snam for always making games fun even in the most frustrating of times. Look forward to the next!

Right when i made lunch and sat down to scroll youtube to see whats new, ive been blessed with a new snams video. Literally rewatched 2 videos last night. Love the content

At the second level of the game, if you simply stop using the turret on the rig you can shoot nemacyst mortars easier with your rifle

41:15 aw yes the pillars that fall ten feet down, stop shift to the side another 5 feet, and then continue fallijg down

honestly the only videos i actually get excited to see these days man. I've watch KZfaq since i was 12 and do every night. everything lately just seems so stale to me but i found you and have now watched every video and genuinely get excited when i see a new video from you Much love!

Great job man! What a game series to keep doing. Plenty to come i'm sure. Great video as always!

Great as always! Thank you for continuing to pump out such entertaining content on a regular basis.

Came across your channel, love your humor with this game and the first one. For grenades you can just use right trigger to lob the grenade instead of swinging it

I was just sitting down for my lunch break and fortunately, new Snam just dropped. Love your content.

hey Snam, just wanted to say that the end of this video reminded me of when I was a youngin, I'd play the final mission over and over. It was so fun! Just riding the Brumak around and smashing everything in sight. Love the videos, thanks for the trip down memory lane :)

Love you, Snam! Keep ‘em coming!

Bro that Reaver oneshotting you put of cover is INSANE

I hope you continue doing all these games! Wonderful series.

I love it when the games blindside Snam like a linebacker on crack, and then he goes "whUATt ?!!!"

"Time to put on the boost" immediately drives into a lake lmfao

Snam because of you I've been 100% my fav games... And I love it thank you

Bro the RE6 joke was funny good throw back to the Ethan must die run

Mutch love snam its great to see this franchise getting more love i can gladly say iv done every achievement for all 6 gears games

This has quickly become one of my favorite channels, keep up the content man i can't get enough.

10:08 "at least we got the mortar guys thats good" locust rocket solider " and I took that personally"

Haha, i adore this channel and its content. I have no idea how you stay so smiley when confronted with rage inducing gameplay, but you have my respect.

I found this channel from watching a bunch of RDR2 videos lately, and yours was in the recommended. And honestly, I really enjoy it. Even if I'm not a huge achievement hunter. Plus, you seem like a chill dude, and I like that. Subbed. ✌✌

I can explain the weird shit with the chainsaw. So in Gears 2 if you are too close to an enemy and you hold b it will make you character back up. The only reason I can think of as to why this is a mechanic is that it would be op in multiplayer so they made it so there is a minimum distance. The reason it didn’t work for the sire section was because the sire hit you and stopped your chainsaw and then you were too close to chainsaw again. The worm section I think a creature was behind you as your allies were shooting at you so you were too close to chainsaw the membrane.

I remember beating Gears 2 on insane with my buddy in high school. Never would have I imagined that it would be one of the hardest achievements to this day.

Damn you made me remember the pain from doing this game in insane dificulty, great video love yourr content !!!

33:03 “Are you sure about that” 😂😂🤣

One of the only achievements I've done myself that you have completed, love your work

that "Nice." after Doms death was comedy gold

15:13 This comment made me realise just how much I want to see a fully voiced Sandy Cheeks in a gritty squad person shooter like this.

I missed most of these streams so I was genuinely shocked to see how you managed to screw some of these parts up lmao. Only Snam could do it.

i envy the inner peace Snam has, this achievements can broke a non-prepared mind.

Dude I gotta say you are like my favorite KZfaqr/streamer at the moment I get so hype when you drop a video and KZfaq rarely hypes me anymore. Keep up the great work homie

My man really pretended to chew cereals at 13:35 🤣🤣🤣

27:55 Snam’s true tip “If your vehicle doesn’t float, do not try to use it as a boat.”

As frustrating ir can be GOW2 in it's mad crazy difficulty is my fave experience with the franchise. Still, to hell with the fish annd the jumpscare shotgun at 49:37. Great vid!

One of the few things i miss hearing as a playstation main playing with cousins who mained Xbox. Jack, rip that door.

Easily oneof the most entertaining videos I've seen in a while the ending had me cracking up

4:01 - "...resulting in the worst drive in history since JFK." I nearly choked on my food.