Official Halo 2 Thread
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Last I checked (several months ago) on XBC, the website I saw didn't include Sega 2k series games (except for NHL) for some reason. I was not able to get a reason for this, and since I have Live didn't really care. I posted in some dead forums and the only response I got was that NHL didn't run very well anyway.
Anyone know if XBC supports the 2k series now or why they don't?
Anyone know if XBC supports the 2k series now or why they don't?
Gah, everyone is rushing onto live. Making me sad.
Must resist!
Edit: I feel the vehicals have been improved greatly. The new slide function for warthogs is genius, makes it easier to judge and dodge incoming fire. Ghost again much tighter, makes strafing a really fun, lost some of its power, but the rate of fire has been increased. And the banshe seems to have lost some of its speed, which is a little dissapointing, but im sure i'll get used to it. Tank, much, much better, the cannon packs a might punch. Thats all for now, cant wait to try out the covenent ships
Must resist!
Edit: I feel the vehicals have been improved greatly. The new slide function for warthogs is genius, makes it easier to judge and dodge incoming fire. Ghost again much tighter, makes strafing a really fun, lost some of its power, but the rate of fire has been increased. And the banshe seems to have lost some of its speed, which is a little dissapointing, but im sure i'll get used to it. Tank, much, much better, the cannon packs a might punch. Thats all for now, cant wait to try out the covenent ships
Pedigree Chum
Banned
Q: I know there's proximity voice, but is there teamspeak at all? Is there any way to enable it for CTF and Assault?
Just got back from the midnight sale with my copy......it was at a fairly remote non-mall EBGames outlet. There were at least 200 people there, and they had an Xbox set up in the parking lot with people playing 4-player matches of Halo 1 out of the back of an SUV.
Pretty cool.....I walked out around 12:45, and I was number 64 in line. They had a very efficient system in place, and nothing ever got out of hand.
Pretty cool.....I walked out around 12:45, and I was number 64 in line. They had a very efficient system in place, and nothing ever got out of hand.
Well, just played a little...
First of all, why the hell does this game overscan so much? The hud elements are slightly clipped on my TV. Yeah, I can fix it via the service menu...but I should not HAVE to fix it. EVERY other game I own displays PERFECTLY in that regard, but Halo 2's HUD is stretched. Pisses me off...
Visually, looks great...but the pop-in during cutscenes is just awful. They look great otherwise, but it is kinda distracting. Also occurs during the game, though, but it isn't as severe.
One very suprising thing: self-shadows are in. I thought they were totally removed, and while they certainly are not prominant, they do show up often enough (both in cutscenes and gameplay). I really thought they had gone missing...
As suspected, there is something about the game that just doesn't feel as solid as Halo 1. I really think they pushed the XBOX too hard and tried to employ too many new techniques in the game.
Still, it sure as shit isn't about visuals. The actual gameplay is excellent in campaign so far and the story has me interested...
I really want to keep playing tonight, but damn, I need to get some rest for tomorrow.
First of all, why the hell does this game overscan so much? The hud elements are slightly clipped on my TV. Yeah, I can fix it via the service menu...but I should not HAVE to fix it. EVERY other game I own displays PERFECTLY in that regard, but Halo 2's HUD is stretched. Pisses me off...
Visually, looks great...but the pop-in during cutscenes is just awful. They look great otherwise, but it is kinda distracting. Also occurs during the game, though, but it isn't as severe.
One very suprising thing: self-shadows are in. I thought they were totally removed, and while they certainly are not prominant, they do show up often enough (both in cutscenes and gameplay). I really thought they had gone missing...
As suspected, there is something about the game that just doesn't feel as solid as Halo 1. I really think they pushed the XBOX too hard and tried to employ too many new techniques in the game.
Still, it sure as shit isn't about visuals. The actual gameplay is excellent in campaign so far and the story has me interested...
I really want to keep playing tonight, but damn, I need to get some rest for tomorrow.
Pedigree Chum
Banned
op_ivy said:
That sounds sweet. Fuck some GAF clan goodness is just what the doctor ordered. I CAN"T WAIT ANYMORE!!!!! I should probably go to sleep so that time passes by faster...
I'll have to wait till wednesday to get my copy. Too much work right now 
check out these online stats off bungie:
Halo 2 - Xbox Live Statistics
(last 24 hrs)
Unique Players: 38829
Matches Logged: 36356
Players Online: 26070
Just a few hours ago that number was down at like 5500.
check out these online stats off bungie:Halo 2 - Xbox Live Statistics
(last 24 hrs)
Unique Players: 38829
Matches Logged: 36356
Players Online: 26070
Just a few hours ago that number was down at like 5500.
Kabuki Waq
Member
wow just had an awesome 1 hour CTF match with 11 other GAF members. The team work on our team was great.
amazing game.
amazing game.
I watched everything on the "Making Of" DVD. It's decent enough, though I would be surprised if anybody goes back for a second viewing. In many ways it doesn't show Bungie in the most positive light, and you get the sense that a great many compromises and cuts were made in the final 18 months of development. That's a little surprising since they could have painted a much brighter picture.
Stay away from the "Cutting Room Floor" extra unless you want to be majorly disappointed by how much stuff got thrown out. It's kind of annoying that they have at least a dozen Covenant enemies designed and thought out, but they only use like 4 or 5 of them.
The "Origins of Halo" is the same video that has been on FilePlanet for months....except for some reason they cut it short a couple minutes (lame!).
I am a bit disappointed that they didn't include the X02 or E3 2003 trailers.
Are there any confirmed Easter Eggs on the DVD?
Stay away from the "Cutting Room Floor" extra unless you want to be majorly disappointed by how much stuff got thrown out. It's kind of annoying that they have at least a dozen Covenant enemies designed and thought out, but they only use like 4 or 5 of them.
The "Origins of Halo" is the same video that has been on FilePlanet for months....except for some reason they cut it short a couple minutes (lame!).
I am a bit disappointed that they didn't include the X02 or E3 2003 trailers.
Are there any confirmed Easter Eggs on the DVD?
Coin Return
Loose Slot
wow, seriously? david cross is the funniest man alive.
Did anyone pick up the Strategy Guide as well? Does it say how to unlock (insignificant spoilers)
?
I thought about grabbing strategy guide, but it seemed like a waste of money since Target is giving them away free with a purchase of the game. I thought about grabbing a copy in-store and looking up what I want to know, but those bastards shrink-wrapped it =P
One annoying thing that I have not yet heard mentioned -- the video DVD does not come in an extra cardboard case. The two discs are actually stacked on top of each other on the same spindle! The game disc is on top, so you run a risk that it might have rotated during shipping and gotten scratched a bit. Mine was fine, but I'm definitely going to make sure that the game disc always gets put on the bottom.....though I don't expect that it will leave my Xbox disc tray for quite some time.
the extra multiplayer map and the Arbiter skin
I thought about grabbing strategy guide, but it seemed like a waste of money since Target is giving them away free with a purchase of the game. I thought about grabbing a copy in-store and looking up what I want to know, but those bastards shrink-wrapped it =P
One annoying thing that I have not yet heard mentioned -- the video DVD does not come in an extra cardboard case. The two discs are actually stacked on top of each other on the same spindle! The game disc is on top, so you run a risk that it might have rotated during shipping and gotten scratched a bit. Mine was fine, but I'm definitely going to make sure that the game disc always gets put on the bottom.....though I don't expect that it will leave my Xbox disc tray for quite some time.
DJ Demon J
Banned
Kabuki Waq said:
Yea, great work Kabuki. That final flag run back in the Warthog was intense.
DJ Demon J
Banned
Anyanka said:
I believe you can force subtitles for all dialog in Settings.
Suranga3 said:I'll have to wait till wednesday to get my copy. Too much work right now
Halo 2 - Xbox Live Statistics
(last 24 hrs)
Unique Players: 38829
Matches Logged: 36356
Players Online: 26070
Just a few hours ago that number was down at like 5500.
looks like it will most likely pass CS as the most popular online fps
ZombieSupaStar
Member
just played a few rounds on live with DMczaf and Che Guevra *sp
good game I had to get used to controling a fps on xbox tho havent done it since halo 1
good game I had to get used to controling a fps on xbox tho havent done it since halo 1
={<SMOKE>}=
Member
i just wrapped up my playing for the night. i've gotta say i agree with the guy irked about subtitles. i went and switched them on, but i'm gonna have to go back and watch the intro again because i missed what the covenant elders were saying.
as far as campaign goes, it's great. it gives the same rush that the original did. i made it to the scarab level, but not past. how far into the game am i?
i definitely like the fact that there's more emphasis on story and some of the situations they threw me into were crazy. i dont' know how many times i said, "this game rocks!" while playing.
bungie definitely pulled it off and if the reports from everyone about how many people were at their local eb/gamestop are true, it seems they'll be more than rewarded.
on a side note, is anyone else pissed that the limited edition only has one dvd holder for two dvd's?
as far as campaign goes, it's great. it gives the same rush that the original did. i made it to the scarab level, but not past. how far into the game am i?
i definitely like the fact that there's more emphasis on story and some of the situations they threw me into were crazy. i dont' know how many times i said, "this game rocks!" while playing.
bungie definitely pulled it off and if the reports from everyone about how many people were at their local eb/gamestop are true, it seems they'll be more than rewarded.
on a side note, is anyone else pissed that the limited edition only has one dvd holder for two dvd's?
MightyHedgehog
Member
Played a couple of games...and I didn't know what to do... My first matches were confusing as I have never touched this game's maps and had only played the first 10 minutes of the campaign mode... Disorienting...but I love it so far...
My first matches were confusing as I have never touched this game's maps and had only played the first 10 minutes of the campaign mode... Disorienting...but I love it so far...FrenchMovieTheme
Member
i was afraid i would be disappointed, but no such luck multiplayer wise. awesome games dudes (all i played with from GA, except DM! dont steal my sunshine buddy!)
clearly this is the greatest multiplayer game of all-time... clearly! fuck i have to wake up in a couple hours for work... see you tomorrow ladies!
clearly this is the greatest multiplayer game of all-time... clearly! fuck i have to wake up in a couple hours for work... see you tomorrow ladies!
playing!FrenchMovieTheme said:
I thought it would be great, but not this great. Fucking amazing. I played with Sicher (Mr Lemming on GA) and some of his friends....then the GA crew arrived. Great stuff with FMT, DM, Manabyte, Ijoel, Zombiesuperstar....Thank god the game has NO LAG.
highlights
-Hopping in the side seat when someone is driving the warthog and chilling there for a while...all in a slayer match
-Hopping in the turret in a hog while my opponent is driving it, and causing all sorts of chaos
-Basically anything with a Hog, I love that shit.
Greatest multiplayer game ever.
Btw dudes, I'm Che Guevara.
Just landed on earth. The game feels a little different than Halo, but I'm adapting fast.
Digital crack. All there is too it.
In line at Gamestop, you should have heard the roar when the first guy walked out the store and held up his LE and guide. I swear it was like being in a football stadium.
Oh, and I started on Heroic. It's hard as hell.
Digital crack. All there is too it.
In line at Gamestop, you should have heard the roar when the first guy walked out the store and held up his LE and guide. I swear it was like being in a football stadium.
Oh, and I started on Heroic. It's hard as hell.
ZombieSupaStar
Member
yeah I was kinda miffed about the limted edition packing
my xtras disc has a very faint "scuff" on it
oh well
awesome game
my xtras disc has a very faint "scuff" on it
oh well
awesome game