Halo Reach Thread

[Sethos]

So you think the destruction of the single, go-to weapon, removal of Dual Wielding, addition of an entirely new mechanics such as loadouts and armor abilities (even the mere addition of sprint) doesn't mix up the recipe? What about the revamped Covenant arsenal, enemies and the return of the homing rocket in at least single player? I'm not sure how long or deep you went into the game but there is plenty there that has changed.

None of that is core gameplay, none of that adds improved sound over the current crappy sounds on everything, wider FoV for a more enjoyable experience, make the weapons and overall movement feel a lot sharper.

That is all stuff for the Halo geeks to drool over, not for people looking to get into Halo - The story interests me and I want to play it but the core gameplay has some crucial issues that is stopping me, they don't need revamping they just need a tweak here and there for me to be able to enjoy the game. Oh and the loadout mechanics are a joke, especially adding confetti death animations and stuff like that.

Never been a halo player myself, still not impressed. Thought the warthog was just me, wtf is up with that?

Exactly, they killed that thing completely :|

[Emn1ty]

None of that is core gameplay, none of that adds improved sound over the current crappy sounds on everything, wider FoV for a more enjoyable experience, make the weapons and overall movement feel a lot sharper.

That is all stuff for the Halo geeks to drool over, not for people looking to get into Halo - The story interests me and I want to play it but the core gameplay has some crucial issues that is stopping me, they don't need revamping they just need a tweak here and there for me to be able to enjoy the game. Oh and the loadout mechanics are a joke, especially adding confetti death animations and stuff like that.

Then the question is, is it the game or your preferences? Cause honestly if you have the same "problems" with the game you've had since the first then I would assume they aren't the game's problems but your dislike of these "problems". If the story interests you then play the game. You can't get mad a game for being itself, IMO. You can dislike it, but I wouldn't go so far as saying they are problems that need fixing. You seem to be most irritated with the stuff that has nothing to do with the core gameplay as well. I guess you just don't like how Halo presents itself. At least, that is my impression. Either way, I agree to disagree here.

[Hardcore Til I Die]

Actually cannot wait for this, I still play Halo 3 nearly every day and the Reach beta was awesome.

Really wish I coulda got my 50 before Reach came out but it's looking unlikely now, still maxed out at 47 :(

[Sethos]

Then the question is, is it the game or your preferences? Cause honestly if you have the same "problems" with the game you've had since the first then I would assume they aren't the game's problems but your dislike of these "problems". If the story interests you then play the game. You can't get mad a game for being itself, IMO. You can dislike it, but I wouldn't go so far as saying they are problems that need fixing. You seem to be most irritated with the stuff that has nothing to do with the core gameplay as well. I guess you just don't like how Halo presents itself. At least, that is my impression. Either way, I agree to disagree here.

Seems to me that you just don't like people asking for the fairly stale Halo gameplay recipe to change ( i.e. improve ) a bit, to broaden the appeal without compromising what makes Halo, Halo.

So yes, let's agree to disagree as we probably won't reach any sort of agreement with this game.

[Lamp0]

So yes, let's agree to disagree as we probably won't reach any sort of agreement with this game.

yeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!

[Sethos]

yeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!

Okay I laughed :laugh:

[Spookie]

First off, I again am not really understanding why people refer to Halo is generic.

Generic might not be the right word. But the world is most definitely generic/sterile. They tried to inject a bit of life in to it this time but it still feels totally out of place. Bungie can't do indoor environments for ****- none of the areas I'm fighting in feel believable.

Same old. Same old.

[Livin in a box]

I've only played for about an hour and that was on the custom game mode...detail is poor on the walls, but that doesn't really bother me. I just don't know why you can't play against CPU opponents in that game mode.

This if the first Halo game I've EVER played too...maybe I should catch up on the story from the other Halo's, even though this is set before all those! It doesn't seem as though it's going to be as 'kind', storywise, as I was hoping for.

[Emn1ty]

Seems to me that you just don't like people asking for the fairly stale Halo gameplay recipe to change ( i.e. improve ) a bit, to broaden the appeal without compromising what makes Halo, Halo.

So yes, let's agree to disagree as we probably won't reach any sort of agreement with this game.

I don't hate change, in fact I think the game has changed drastically. That's the difference between our opinions. You think the game's the same and I think it has change a lot since the initial title (although Reach has made an effort to move back towards said original title).

[Corris Veteran]

My mum just text me randomly saying "Halo Reach looks good", I would assume she has seen the advert, lol.

Think this will be on my Christmas list for now.

Seems to me that you just don't like people asking for the fairly stale Halo gameplay recipe to change ( i.e. improve ) a bit, to broaden the appeal without compromising what makes Halo, Halo.

So yes, let's agree to disagree as we probably won't reach any sort of agreement with this game.

I would completely agree, I like Halo as a co-op game as it is always good fun, but never really enjoyed any of them besides Halo 1 when playing alone, though personally I thought ODST was more fun and varied and actually felt like it had a story in it to go along with and was a nice change.

I really like the universe and want to get the books, but to me it has never felt like I am playing a super soldier that the Spartans, and especially Master Chief, are suppose to be.

[Hedon]

Just played at a friends for a couple hours. Holy crap this is Bungie at it's best. Best version no question and looks awesome. I am excited for my order to arrive.

[BajiRav]

How in the hell are you guys playing this early? All "review copies"?

[+Audioboxer Subscriber²]

How in the hell are you guys playing this early? All "review copies"?

Piracy!!1111

[Spookie]

Just played at a friends for a couple hours. Holy crap this is Bungie at it's best. Best version no question and looks awesome. I am excited for my order to arrive.

Couple of hours you say? What levels did you play?

[Hedon]

How in the hell are you guys playing this early? All "review copies"?

Yup. As you can see, my name is AWBrian (AW = ActiveWin.com). The staff and I get review copies of Microsoft Game Studios (and others) products early for review. I did our last Halo review (Halo 3):

http://www.activewin...360/2007/halo3/

So now it's another staff members turn go get early access :) I just happened to join him in some of the festivities

[Pajter]

I've almost finished it twice already. Playing through on Heroic now. Goddamn it's way harder than previous Halo games.

[oceanmotion]

Just played at a friends for a couple hours. Holy crap this is Bungie at it's best. Best version no question and looks awesome. I am excited for my order to arrive.

Cool, good to hear. I was hoping it was going to be a return to form.

[Hedon]

I've almost finished it twice already. Playing through on Heroic now. Goddamn it's way harder than previous Halo games.

That is what I have found too....and I already sucked at previous ones :(. But that is ok, I am learning :)

First Review: "Best Halo Game Ever"

[BajiRav]

Yup. As you can see, my name is AWBrian (AW = ActiveWin.com). The staff and I get review copies of Microsoft Game Studios (and others) products early for review. I did our last Halo review (Halo 3):

http://www.activewin...360/2007/halo3/

So now it's another staff members turn go get early access :) I just happened to join him in some of the festivities

Cool, didn't know you were a Developer on ActiveWin!

That is what I have found too....and I already sucked at previous ones :(. But that is ok, I am learning :)

First Review: "Best Halo Game Ever"

SO tempted to play that clip but trying to avoid spoilers

[DrunknMunky Veteran]

Piracy!!1111

Except Livin in boxes, he's in the gaming industry.

;) ;)

[MightyJordan]

SO tempted to play that clip but trying to avoid spoilers

I played it, and there aren't that many spoilers. There aren't really any major ones. It just mentions a few of the things you get to do; it doesn't spoil the storyline for you.

[Livin in a box]

The detail seems a bit basic to me, maybe it's because I've just been playing Uncharted 2 or something.

But really, the story is making no sense.

I know Reach is a planet but I don't know why they're all there, is it going to be explained later in the game or does it require knowledge from the previous games? I've got up to the bit where some guy has just seen his mum and the other guys don't seem to be very happy with her...

[Ayepecks]

That is what I have found too....and I already sucked at previous ones :(. But that is ok, I am learning :)

First Review: "Best Halo Game Ever"

Oh God, that reviewer was absolutely painful to listen to.

It was like listening to a high school kid try and BS an essay with cliched metaphor after cliched metaphor at the beginning to give it some sort of illusion of intelligence, then he busts out into a basically fanboy review. My favorite gems:

"BEST HALO EVAH."

"This. Game. Is. Greatness."

[Spookie]

"BEST HALO EVAH."

"This. Game. Is. Greatness."

Sounds like a future IGN/Destructoid writer.

[Hedon]

Oh God, that reviewer was absolutely painful to listen to.

It was like listening to a high school kid try and BS an essay with cliched metaphor after cliched metaphor at the beginning to give it some sort of illusion of intelligence, then he busts out into a basically fanboy review. My favorite gems:

"BEST HALO EVAH."

"This. Game. Is. Greatness."

Indeed. But it sounded like a young gamer who enjoys video games. Less "corporate" sounding, even though he sounded like a douche. I would suck at video reviews, but enjoy writing them.