Troubled Past is the prologue of the first act of Gears of War 3.
Walkthrough
The prologue starts with Marcus Fenix sitting on a prison bed which is surrounded by Lambent Polyps and is suddenly rescued by Anya Stroud in a similar way Dominic Santiago rescues him from the Jacinto Maximum Security Prison. After the player gains control over Marcus, they have to walk into a corridor which opens and shows a short cinematic of Adam Fenix talking to his son. After the scene ends, the player has to fight some Locust, including a pair of Boomers and a Corpser. After some time, a third cutscene will begin with a King Raven getting downed by the Locust and crashing into a tower and the debris appear to kill Adam before the chapter ends.
Collectibles
- COG Tags: To find this collectible, the only thing you have to do is kick the door to the right of your cell; you will find the tag lying on the floor.
Achievements
- Upon completing the prologue, you will unlock the "Marcus, It's Your Father" achievement.
Behind the Scenes
- The beginning of the level has many similarities to the beginning of 14 Years After E-Day from Gears of War. Due to the dream nature of the mission, Dominic Santiago has been replaced by Anya Stroud and the Wretches crawling on Marcus' cell have been replaced with Lambent Polyps.
- Due to the dream nature of the mission, the landscape appears warped and ever-changing. For example, an arch grows out of the ground as Marcus approaches it so that Marcus can pass through it, he has infinite ammo and a Corpser gets pulled backwards into the horizon near the end.
- In the dream, Dom has his appearance from Gears of War and Gears of War 2 instead of the longer haired, longer bearded version of himself from Gears of War 3. They are also accompanied by Anthony Carmine and Benjamin Carmine, neither of whom they knew at the time of the real battle.
| Gears of War 3 Walkthrough | ||
|---|---|---|
| Gears of War 3 | Act I · Act II · Act III · Act IV · Act V | |
| Act I | Prologue: Troubled Past · Chapter 1: Anchored · Chapter 2: Abandon Ship · Chapter 3: Homecoming · Chapter 4: Helping Hand · Chapter 5: MVP · Chapter 6: Hanging by a Thread | |
| Act II | Chapter 1: Shipwreck · Chapter 2: House of Sand · Chapter 3: Forced Entry · Chapter 4: Trench Run · Chapter 5: Hijack · Chapter 6: Airborne · Chapter 7: Touchdown | |
| Act III | Chapter 1: Unbreakable · Chapter 2: Rescue · Chapter 3: Breakneck Run · Chapter 4: Ghost Town · Chapter 5: Brothers to the End | |
| Act IV | Chapter 1: Ashes to Ashes · Chapter 2: Crater · Chapter 3: Hang 'em High · Chapter 4: Batten Down the Hatches · Chapter 5: Bon Voyage · Chapter 6: Watery Grave | |
| Act V | Chapter 1: Home Away from Home · Chapter 2: Blackout · Chapter 3: Shattered Paradise · Chapter 4: Threshold · Chapter 5: Ascension · Chapter 6: Reckoning | |