` ` Gears 2 '' described as `` the most influential game of this generation '' third installment wraps up the story arc for the Marcus team , answers lingering questions . The game starts a couple years after the conclusion of `` Gears 2 '' and finds Marcus in jail . Game starts seven years after the conclusion of ` ` Gears of Wars '' and finds Marcus in jail .
` ` Gears 2 '' described as `` the most influential game of this generation '' third installment wraps up the story arc for the Marcus team , answers lingering questions . Game starts seven years after the conclusion of ` ` Gears of Wars '' and finds Marcus in jail .