Daft Posted February 13, 2010 Posted February 13, 2010 Halo is a painfully slick series. I look eagerly forward to this.
ipaul Posted February 14, 2010 Posted February 14, 2010 Much as I didn't like ODST, that trailer has me a bit excited. Will be very interested to see how it turns out. Personally I think Halo as a series is overrated. The multiplayer is always excellent (and very innovative) but the single player campaigns for me have always just been good. Except the first game, that was truly excellent. Here's hoping this campaign will be as good as the first one.
Cube Posted March 3, 2010 Posted March 3, 2010 Leaked Reach Beta Trailer: Looks much more fluid than Halo 3.
Emerald Emblem Posted March 3, 2010 Posted March 3, 2010 That looked fucking sweet. May can't arrive soon enough.
dwarf Posted March 3, 2010 Posted March 3, 2010 That's a bad thing? It does look slightly better anyway. To be honest, Halo stopped being all about the graphics after the first game. The series has staying power because the mechanics are just so solid.
Cube Posted March 3, 2010 Posted March 3, 2010 Looks the same as Halo 3 to me, but with jet packs. I think the faster pace is miles better than any graphical improvements.
Dan_Dare Posted March 3, 2010 Posted March 3, 2010 Clearly going for more players, too. The scale looks colossal. Sprinting, jet packs and commando rolls all say large scale combat to me. This is going to kick so much ass.
Charlie Posted March 4, 2010 Posted March 4, 2010 That looks awesome. Seriously looking forward to it. That new BR type weapon which is single-fire (what's the proper term?) looks amazing. Can't wait to try it out!
Aimless Posted March 4, 2010 Posted March 4, 2010 Reminds me of Red Faction: Guerilla. In a good way; the multiplayer in that is secretly fantastic.
Dan_Dare Posted March 5, 2010 Posted March 5, 2010 yeha that's right. Some great looking changes in that vid: Needler is now the replacement for the carbine. This is awesome. Fuel Rod seems to have become a sticky grenade launcher, and some kind of equivalent to the Spartan Laser or Rockets. The new Ar/Br look fantastic. Much meatier and lethal, espcially the AR. I hope it has a little more range. I'd like to see the SMG as the real close range scenery chewer.
Dyson Posted March 5, 2010 Author Posted March 5, 2010 That was awesome. I need to get my hands on ODST..
Aimless Posted March 5, 2010 Posted March 5, 2010 The new Ar/Br look fantastic. Much meatier and lethal, espcially the AR. I hope it has a little more range. I'd like to see the SMG as the real close range scenery chewer. I doubt you'll see the SMG make an appearance given that there's no dual-wielding in Reach. I'm guessing the BR won't be making a return either given the new DMR (Designated Marksman Rifle) and return of the overpowered pistol. I still stand by my original page 1 prediction of a more Battlefield-esque direction, although evidently I was completely wrong about there not being a campaign to speak of!
Cube Posted March 5, 2010 Posted March 5, 2010 A single SMG should still be a good close-range rapid-fire weapon.
Charlie Posted March 5, 2010 Posted March 5, 2010 Bolt-action? I think you mean semi-automatic. Bolt-action is where you physically have to pull back the firing mechanism each time, WW2 weapons. I think it must be semi-automatic.
Shorty Posted March 5, 2010 Posted March 5, 2010 Semi-automatic is where the gun reloads a round straight away, but you can't hold the trigger down to keep firing, so I think that's what you mean. I loved those kinds of rifles in WW2 games like Medal of Honor so I'm looking forward to that just the right amount of Pop!
dwarf Posted March 5, 2010 Posted March 5, 2010 Bolt-action is where you physically have to pull back the firing mechanism each time, WW2 weapons. I think it must be semi-automatic. I thought he meant where you fire it once and then have to reload/pull back. There's still modern bolt-action guns around. Semi automatic is the kick back and then re-fire, which I much prefer.
Daft Posted March 5, 2010 Posted March 5, 2010 As promising as this looks ODST bored me to tears. I only got an hour or so into it before leaving it.
Charlie Posted March 5, 2010 Posted March 5, 2010 As promising as this looks ODST bored me to tears. I only got an hour or so into it before leaving it. Halo is all about the multiplayer. As far as I'm concerned, the single player was just a bonus on top of the multiplayer. I haven't thought once about the campaign mode in this game.
Daft Posted March 5, 2010 Posted March 5, 2010 Halo's campaigns are the best around by virtue of their stunning AI and the co-op.
Dan_Dare Posted March 6, 2010 Posted March 6, 2010 It's just generally by far the best shooter imo. Campaign, like you say, wipes the floor with the likes of COD and multiplayer is so far ahead of the pack that nobody even tries to keep up anymore. It's absolutely amazing.
Dan_Dare Posted March 19, 2010 Posted March 19, 2010 Shacknews have posted the first details of the Halo: Reach online system, and an interview detailing the new 'arena' mode. It sounds fantastic. Genuine progression from Halo 3, and a concentrated effort to deal with the problems in the Halo community that have damaged Halo 3 so severely over time. This game really looks like it'll keep me playing for as long as the 360 is going...
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