Has 343 Industries redeemed themselves with Halo:MCC
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It was a decent idea with terrible execution. I think it's something that could work if done right.
Bolts-n-Rays1109
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The missions were boring as hell, but the cutscenes were great.
FUNKNOWN iXi
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Spartan Ops would be cool as a scripting tool for a fully realized Firefight/Invasion.
RSB
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It's the Destiny effect.
People were like, "OMG, Spartan Ops is terrible!!!" but after Dinklage Defender Simulator 2014 (aka Destiny) people are more like"Well, I guess Spartan Ops was not so bad after all" LOL.
Twilight Gap
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comparing /= defending.
it had nice environments and set pieces and the cutscenes were good, but i didn't have a reason to go back and play it, especially since it was so laggy with friends. i would have rather seen firefight or an expanded invasion gamemode with dynamic battles.
edit: on that note, would be for halo to have a never ending game mode that you matchmake into, choose a faction, and play for points. scarab battles, infantry skirmishes, objectives to capture and weapons to earn, etc. you'd leave when you earned enough points or grew bored.
NoMoreTrolls
Banned
I'd agree with this. I'm really looking forward to the MCC, and all of the H5 noise I've heard so far sounds good. As long as they stick to what made Halo great in the first place, they've got my money. As it stands, though, H4 is an abysmal Halo game that I quit playing within a month. I don't foresee such problems with the MCC or H5, so it seems they've learned.
I keep trying to summon Sh0uta but no luck (I know him in RL).
Oh nice. I don't think you would lie about anything like that but it's the internet so you always gotta be a little skeptical.
Nah. Might as well've been any other MS owned company that did wonders with an all-in-one Halo collection (yeah, yeah, except ODST and Reach). Pretty much the only creative thing 343i did here were the 3D upgrades for Halo 2, but that's still from concept art made by Bungie and all those gorgeous CG cinematic are not even made inside of 343i.
Halo 5, like Halo 4, will be the true test of confidence for 343i and it will either be the final nail in the coffin or the reaffirmation to the Halo franchise. Honestly, I think after Halo 4, 343i has a long uphill battle ahead of themselves that I don't know if they can climb.
Halo 5, like Halo 4, will be the true test of confidence for 343i and it will either be the final nail in the coffin or the reaffirmation to the Halo franchise. Honestly, I think after Halo 4, 343i has a long uphill battle ahead of themselves that I don't know if they can climb.
NullPointer
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It was better than the Destiny campaign. And it got all kinds of better as it continued, especially the final chapters.
It was also incredibly ambitious for 343 to take on making those 50 episodes, too ambitious really, and there were hits and misses, but I had a lot of fun with in two-player and four player co-op. I know your experience was nothing but lag, but that wasn't at all how it went down for me and my group.
EdibleExplosives
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No clue, found it randomly.
Default Reach out of the box was pretty bad, but Bungie did a lot of work and introduced a lot of gametypes and Forge maps that made for a really fun experience. It doesn't have the same "core" gameplay of some of the other Halos, but stuff like Hot Potato and the Warthog Races and CTF Slayer were really fun back in the day.
343 took most of the good stuff out though :/
"cheap and nasty"
lmao. this gif is damn funny.
Welp, this thread is embarrassing now
At least H1-3 was too good even for 343 to fuck up, so we'll always have that in the MCC.
As for 4 and onward, lol 343
Higgins113
Banned
ADS and sprinting...343 does it again.
And looking at that other thread, it doesn't seem like they "get it".
I mean, sure, they might fix ADS and remove it later based on feedback, but the fact that they thought it was ok to include speaks volumes about their competency.
Redeemed themselves by remastering the good games that people loved? Nope. If anything 5 is their last chance to redeem themselves from 4. But judging from what we've seen they have no idea how to do that.
Once 343 make a good Halo off their own backs then they shall be redeemed.
Once 343 make a good Halo off their own backs then they shall be redeemed.
A. Aha. Ahahaha. Ahahahaaahaaa...
Zeyphersan
Banned
I knew someone would bump this thing
Twin Tails
Member
no
x9000.
Makes me dislike them even more. Get it together 343. Stop tarnishing my perception of the GOAT trilogy Bungie left in your hands.
ElzarTheBam
Member
Still no.
Can you blame us, though? We were getting Halo 1-3 back on the One, with pretty much everything we ever wanted. ;_;
bananafactory
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Hahaha @ this bump.
No one could have foreseen what happened.
No one could have foreseen what happened.
Neuromancer
Member
The new question is, will 343 Industries ever redeem themselves after Halo: MCC?
Jigolo
Member
Microsoft and 343 could've, but hey
Welfare
Member
Lol that's new thread material.
Thread title: Can 343 redeem themselves after Halo MCC
Either it gets made now or after the beta.
prag16
Banned
Hah, this.
The premise of this thread is absurd and hilarious in retrospect. I totally missed this thread back in November, so seeing it just now momentarily thinking it was new, my head almost exploded.
LordOfChaos
Member
I agree that had the tone of that first cutscene carried through the whole game, it could have been much better. They shoved some of that plot into Spartan Ops, but I feel like that series of cutscenes was main story material.
Considering they killed a franchise, the answer can only be "lol naw"
Triggerhappytel
Member
Plenty of people are still prepared to give them the benefit of the doubt and pre-order, so I'm not sure it matters all that much.
bananafactory
Banned
Hahaha oh yeah that was the guy who made that FH2 thread I think.
Qwell
Member
Ok question because I haven't really been following too closely to the mess, I just know it is a mess. If I just want to be able to play Halo single player (not co-op) for the story / gameplay ... is the MCC ok for that? I never really cared for multiplayer, and while co-op would be nice, I don't have a lot of friends on XBL anyways (though I'm sure GAF could help with like, like they have with my Destiny addiction).
I've had no issues with singleplayer.
bananafactory
Banned
The SP campaign is not without issues but it works.
a secret-boss
Banned
This is why I like premature thread
Great for hindsight laugh
Great for hindsight laugh
Yeah, i've been playing them all over the past 2 weeks in SP. No issues at all.
As a side note, Halo 4 looks unbelievable in 1080p. Could easily pass as a current gen game.
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