Gears of War

• Hailey
• August 17, 2023
• (1)

Gears of War 2’s menu is one of my favorites

Gears of War 2 has one of the best and most expressive menus in video game history. It flawlessly encapsulates the themes of the game, conveying terror, horror, bloodshed, death, and humanity's struggle — immersing the player into its universe before the gameplay even starts. The worn-out, gritty UI elements, aged and eroded text, strong use of reds and blacks for its association with death and destruction, buildings engulfed in flames, the grainy look over the entire menu, and music that evokes elegiac and traumatic tones all work together to create an atmosphere of a dystopian world plagued with loss and despair, with fear that's practically airborne. The twitching bloodied skull always present in the background is reflective of…