What seriously? You can do that? Hell yeah if I can map it to the left bumper...
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Halo 4 |OT| Spartans Never Die
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What seriously? You can do that? Hell yeah if I can map it to the left bumper...
Baconsammy
Banned
You can't map it. But you can choose a different controller layout.
In love with the campaign already, so good.
Didn't get my 2 week live code though, and not looking to subscribe fully as I don't do much MP, but would love to give it a go. Does anyone have a spare 48 hour code or somesuch laying around that they could spare? I'd be so eternally grateful.
Didn't get my 2 week live code though, and not looking to subscribe fully as I don't do much MP, but would love to give it a go. Does anyone have a spare 48 hour code or somesuch laying around that they could spare? I'd be so eternally grateful.
UnholySpectacle
Member
2 hours of sleep thanks to MP and I feel like hammered poopy. Damn, is the MP good though. The loadout thing does not bother me as much as I first thought it would. Everyone use to run for the BR but now you can just start with the DMR and you are off to the races. The hologram is really useful and I have used it to great effect so far. Nothing like running under a bridge that has an enemy on it, kneel and use the hologram, then wait for them to jump down and try an assasination on air, only to grab them yourself and break their back. So good.
SatansReverence
Hipster Princess
Seriously... Where the fuck is my good connection filter and fuck off join in progress bullshit filter?
Ein Soph Aur
Member
Spartan Ops takes place 6 months after campaign.
UnholySpectacle
Member
I did not experience this but I had my volume cranked. I think Borderlands 2 is super guilty of this, and I hope they fix it in a future patch.
yeah this...
Ok my fellow GAFfers I know this thread runs fast but I need your kind help. I just got myself the Halo 4 Limited Edition.
Here's what I played:
-Finished Halo 3 at a friend's house.
-Started but never finished Halo ODST since I never owned the game.
Have:
-Halo Reach Limited Edition which I finished
- Halo (the first one from the original Xbox, it runs on 360 but I never finished it)
Multiplayer Experience:
Only a little bit from Reach, I got my ass kicked badly.
Since my LIVE will run out soon (sad face...) I think I may try Online first, but can someone give me any tips on the Multiplayer?
I can't say that this game plays like [Insert Game here]. I played from COD to BF3 and MOH, regarding FPS's.
If you can help me a bit, thanks a lot, since the 360 is not my main console I also don't believe to have a solid base to play this game in a teamwork way.
Here's what I played:
-Finished Halo 3 at a friend's house.
-Started but never finished Halo ODST since I never owned the game.
Have:
-Halo Reach Limited Edition which I finished
- Halo (the first one from the original Xbox, it runs on 360 but I never finished it)
Multiplayer Experience:
Only a little bit from Reach, I got my ass kicked badly.
Since my LIVE will run out soon (sad face...) I think I may try Online first, but can someone give me any tips on the Multiplayer?
I can't say that this game plays like [Insert Game here]. I played from COD to BF3 and MOH, regarding FPS's.
If you can help me a bit, thanks a lot, since the 360 is not my main console I also don't believe to have a solid base to play this game in a teamwork way.
BruiserBear
Banned
I hope this game has a REAL penalty for quitting matches early. I hate how passively they treat quitters in the COD games.
Honestly, from what I've seen, I would put this up against most shooters on the PC. Of course the PC has an advantage in terms of framerate and image quality, but the actual visual assets on display in Halo 4 are strikingly incredible. It's amazing to consider what is being done with such ancient hardware.
Sorry BritGAF, some of us had the foresight to get on Sainsbury's £30 pre-order! (I'm terribly sorry - I can only imagine your pain.)
Just burned through the first hour or so of the campaign. Quite easily the prettiest Halo game - and I always liked the aesthetics anyway - and some nice twists on the old formula. The first few chapters are feeling a still feeling a little too familiar, mind you, but I imagine things will be getting mixed up shortly. Fun is being had.
Just burned through the first hour or so of the campaign. Quite easily the prettiest Halo game - and I always liked the aesthetics anyway - and some nice twists on the old formula. The first few chapters are feeling a still feeling a little too familiar, mind you, but I imagine things will be getting mixed up shortly. Fun is being had.
AllIsOneIsNone
Banned
Keep your crosshair glued on opponents. The difference between Halo and most shooters is that you need precision (consistent accuracy) rather than just immediate twitch accuracy alone. New players tend to be okay on the first shot but proceed to freak out when they realize they're getting shot too. If you keep your focus and your aim, the rest will come over time.
cleveridea
Member
target has $10 gift card if you buy halo 4 and Doritos ($3.29) or mountain dew 12 pack ($5)
Thank you kind sir.
Another thing I see on Streams and such is that, there is one gun that is one-shot burst that people use it a lot, there's an option to zoom it but nobody uses it that way, they don't aim the gun. Is that the best way to play? It seems harder that way.
I also saw from Streams a 3 round burst and every guy with the weapon I described above would try to pick that up as a back up (I think?).
Reluctant-Hero
Member
Holy shit, THIS. I thought I was just sleep deprived and last night a d screwing up my zoom. Did not realize that it was a toggle. I need this the Fishstick left trigger aiming to only be enabled as long as I'm holding the left trigger.
Yeah I'm really hoping that gets nuked in a patch soon, it makes me look and feel like a clumsy moron when I get stuck in a scope, ESPECIALLY if I happened to tap it, spotted/heard/had an enemy called near me, released immediately and... welp, still stuck in scope, slowly rotating left while a dude walks up and shanks me.
Ha, it's not too bad, as long as you know how to log in to your router. Good luck!
Man...I need to learn to stop coming in to these threads. Was going to have the wife buy me this for Christmas; going to be tough to hold out!
AllIsOneIsNone
Banned
The reason its done this way is that right thumbstick has always been the default zoom, so you need to toggle it to be able to aim freely. If I was using the left trigger for aim, I would also want an option to take toggle off.
HollovVpo1nt
Banned
Any news on SmartGlass features?
BibiMaghoo
Member
Yup, dispatched yesterday. No delivery. Amazon gone fucked up.
Just got an email that the store I bought my game from had problems with getting them and they just now managed to send them to customers, so I won't be getting mine most likely before Friday.. This is a sad day.. But at least I could spend these couple of days doing something productive. Or not, I'll just keep watching more Halo stuff.
AllIsOneIsNone
Banned
Play whatever feels right to you. If the enemy is really far away, zooming is a good strategy. Halo is a sandbox shooter, so its all about experimenting with what works best for you; that's half the fun!
Right, that's the problem - toggle makes sense when its a button, it doesn't make any when its an analog trigger, and even less if the point is to emulate cod style adsing.
I honestly can't even recall if you can set ads to a toggle in cod, I've never used or seen it used that way :V
Roddslayer
Member
This is the first Halo where not only was the manual just legalese 90 day warranty junk but it was printed on the back of the front cover. I am disappoint but man this multiplayer is soo good!
Finished the campaign. Well done 343. I think the story is nicely done but nothing special, I won't go into details. The cutscene direction is incredible.
From a gameplay perspective, it was really enjoyable and they successfully mixed things up to make the game feel fresh with interesting scenarios. The levels are varied and really well done without really hitting the highs of Halo 1 and 3. But overall I'd rate it above 3 and just below CE / Reach (yes, I love it). I'd need to replay it again though sometime in the future.
A lot of talk about how great the game looks and yeah it does look phenomenal and what really sells it for me is the care and attention put into the environments / art direction.
The music and sound effects could be better, the slower tracks sound good to me but I'm not feeling the more upbeat tracks at all and the sound effect of the warthog drives me insane.
I was a little cautious about it but after completing this, I know the series is in very good hands. An encouraging and brilliant first step for 343, hopefully they can do even better. Can't wait to see where they take the series next.
Going to play some multiplayer at some point and spartan ops later in the week with some mates.
From a gameplay perspective, it was really enjoyable and they successfully mixed things up to make the game feel fresh with interesting scenarios. The levels are varied and really well done without really hitting the highs of Halo 1 and 3. But overall I'd rate it above 3 and just below CE / Reach (yes, I love it). I'd need to replay it again though sometime in the future.
A lot of talk about how great the game looks and yeah it does look phenomenal and what really sells it for me is the care and attention put into the environments / art direction.
The music and sound effects could be better, the slower tracks sound good to me but I'm not feeling the more upbeat tracks at all and the sound effect of the warthog drives me insane.
I was a little cautious about it but after completing this, I know the series is in very good hands. An encouraging and brilliant first step for 343, hopefully they can do even better. Can't wait to see where they take the series next.
Going to play some multiplayer at some point and spartan ops later in the week with some mates.
ttocs
Member
Damn, you finished it already? How long is it?
the font is wayyyy too small and hard to read in mp in splitscreen eg "you killed player x" or "killed by player x". it was much better in reach without the all caps and tiny ass font.
am I the only one???
and also, the new radar is a downgrade. diamonds to show players above or below you???? only way to differentiate is a stupid thin arrow above or below the diamond, ridiculous. the previous games' triangle to show players above you, much better
I want to be able to glance at the radar not stare at it to try to decipher what the hell it's trying to show.
god, the game is great but there are so many flaws and downgrades in multiplayer. don't even get me started on the lobby.
am I the only one???
and also, the new radar is a downgrade. diamonds to show players above or below you???? only way to differentiate is a stupid thin arrow above or below the diamond, ridiculous. the previous games' triangle to show players above you, much better
I want to be able to glance at the radar not stare at it to try to decipher what the hell it's trying to show.
god, the game is great but there are so many flaws and downgrades in multiplayer. don't even get me started on the lobby.
The Elite
BOSS
Took me 10 hours on Heroic.
I got it yesterday from Shopto. It took me about 8 hours on normal.
higherARC05
Banned
The textures in the second level are INSANELY high detailed.
Dem rocks, ground, everything o my!!!!!
Dem rocks, ground, everything o my!!!!!
Future PhaZe
Member
Level 23 in MP so far, as someone who couldn't stand Halo since Halo 3, this is a better game than either of the last 2 releases. It feels like Reach without the bullshit--better tech, no ridiculous bloom, great starting weapon options no matter the playlist...the game is really shining. It's BUTTERY smooth.
Maps seem better than Reach so far, easily better than Halo 3. Not Halo 2 o CE tier though.
Not sure what I prefer between the DMR and Battlerifle. The BR is inferior in terms of long range but it's more forgiving due to the spread/burst fire. The DMR just doesn't miss though. Love em both, and it shows jus how far Bungie had a stick up their ass for Reach.
Played a few Spartan Op missions. Kind of a letdown. It's not so much the amateur quality of the map design/mission structure--I was pretty much expecting a linear firefight mode with cutscenes, but the enemy placement is just I didn't give any fucks bad.
I'm talking Phantoms literally dropping like 20 elites across wide open ground with no cover options. Just reallyyyyy lazy shit.
It's coop so its fun enough and a great addition, but goddam.
Maps seem better than Reach so far, easily better than Halo 3. Not Halo 2 o CE tier though.
Not sure what I prefer between the DMR and Battlerifle. The BR is inferior in terms of long range but it's more forgiving due to the spread/burst fire. The DMR just doesn't miss though. Love em both, and it shows jus how far Bungie had a stick up their ass for Reach.
Played a few Spartan Op missions. Kind of a letdown. It's not so much the amateur quality of the map design/mission structure--I was pretty much expecting a linear firefight mode with cutscenes, but the enemy placement is just I didn't give any fucks bad.
I'm talking Phantoms literally dropping like 20 elites across wide open ground with no cover options. Just reallyyyyy lazy shit.
It's coop so its fun enough and a great addition, but goddam.
Victory Red
Member
So how do I get my preorder bonuses? My Gamestop receipt has no code on it and I haven't received an email from Best Buy with any codes