So I don't really like Gears of War very much.  I know this is going to fly in the face of a hundred thousand 'ZOMG GAME OF TEH YEAR!!' posts, but I'm secure enough in myself to come right out and say it. 

It's a gorgeous game.  Fun to play.  But so far ultimately a little vacant.  The story seems to be a hodgeposh mashup of quasi-scifi jargon, and the character design is pretty much MUSCLES N' VEINS N' ARMOR, which really bugs me.

Does anyone else have this problem, or am I just being too picky?  Why do I enjoy the xbox live version of Root Beer Tapper more than Gears of War?