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Halo 4 |OT| Spartans Never Die
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"God's Beard!"
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Any chance this comes out on Games on Demand?
Hypertrooper
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Or maybe they fixed it.
was Just about to ask this question. I'm just used to buying games digitally.
The bloom that you see now is just a visual indicator of when you can next fire.
EDIT: Just had a thought, this might not be the case with the pistol, not 100% sure.
It's still there. It's been modified so that its effect is mostly felt at range, which is the main reason for bloom's inclusion in the first place: to check the DMR's long range power.
In mid-range, where most firefights are held, bloom has a much more reduced effect on the outcome.
Tell me your favorite levels from Halo 3. I is suspicious.
Hypertrooper
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Definitely not day 1. At least there is no announcement yet.
I do think Bloom is in but it works now. But I never had the real chance to observe it in detail.
Tsavo Highway, Covenant and The Ark.
Ok, I believe you now Shads
Damn, the Covenant is such a good level. End to end.
GarthVaderUK
Banned
How awesome is Halo 4?
Blue Ninja
Member
Let's see how that changes within the next six months, though. Nostalgia's a powerful thing, but so's the appeal of something new and shiny. I remember people raving about Reach when it came out, too.
On a scale of zero to awesome, it is AWESOME.
There are hiccups though, there is one vehicle section that is rotten to the core and the QTEs just feel a bit silly.
Pop
Member
Please tell me the trees move on Ragnarok like they do on Valhalla? This is a deal breaker...
Surface of Me
I'm not an NPC. And neither are we.
How is the scale as far as enemy encounters go? Anything that matches The Ark or The Covenant from Halo 3?
Yeah this is definitely true, I tried to wait as long as I could after finishing the game before writing anything down so I had time to reflect on it. I think it's Multiplayer that is hardest to judge at this stage, the maps feel great at the moment, but it only takes someone to find an exploit and a map can become redundant.
Gah, I don't know this, I'll check tonight.
There's nothing on the scale of dual Scarabs, but in terms of numbers of enemies at a time it doesn't disappoint. I haven't gone through and counted, but I would say there are encounters with more enemies than we've had before.
jordanbines
Neo Member
Hey guys, thought I would share my review you. Halo 4 review at AllThingsXbox.net There is a gameplay video on there also.
Reach is great though, at least the co-op campaign is.
Tha Robbertster
Member
Are there any ODST's in the campaign?
The campaign is great. It's good to see 343 Industries dares to do at least some bold things with it, even though the game as a whole lacks originality. It's surprising how little the game seems to leave for the story to continue in Halo 5 as Halo 4 doesn't feel like a first part of a trilogy.
Having played the multiplayer quite a while now I am worried about the direction it's taking. There haven't been any people in the other playlists so I've been mostly playing Infinity Slayer. I don't like the pointstreak system and the only map I really do like is Haven for it's a more classic Halo map. The game feels a lot different compared to Halo 3, it's much faster and busier, at least in Infinity Slayer.
Having played the multiplayer quite a while now I am worried about the direction it's taking. There haven't been any people in the other playlists so I've been mostly playing Infinity Slayer. I don't like the pointstreak system and the only map I really do like is Haven for it's a more classic Halo map. The game feels a lot different compared to Halo 3, it's much faster and busier, at least in Infinity Slayer.
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Deleted member 1235
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does anyone know the exact details of system link with this game?
google is proving evasive all I can find is 'sytem link - 1-4'
I have 2 systems/2 tvs, can 4 guys play campaign and spartan ops?
google is proving evasive all I can find is 'sytem link - 1-4'
I have 2 systems/2 tvs, can 4 guys play campaign and spartan ops?
It will be more akin to Halo CE/2 because of the kill speeds and fast movement, but sprint is here to stay. Whether that's going to be a good thing or not remains to be seen.
Same for Halo 3. It's always its most popular when it just first comes out.
catfish,
David Ellis mentioned Spartan Ops being 2 player split. So if you have two TV and Xbox, it should be okay.
Yeah, there's 2 players split screen for SpOps.
Hypertrooper
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Much faster! Comparable to Halo 2 or 3.
I've only played it with one friend and we both have excellent Internet connections, but there might be a slight lag in the controls. The framerate was pretty solid. Visually it does seem a little bit uglier than the campaign, but maybe that's just me.
There are a few moments in the campaign that can give you stuttering in the framerate, especially in the large areas.
So it's the same co-op netcode as earlier games? Expected... but still disappointing.
How far away is your friend?
so faster top speed, or faster acceleration, or both? i think reach had both lower top speed and acceleration which made strafing really slow.
Should be, yeah.
It used some type of inertia momentum, which is gone. Halo 3 had aim acceleration up the ass so driving and aiming were often always frustrating to wrestle with.
The base speed seems mixed in between Halo 3 and Halo 2's overall, but it shouldn't matter a whole lot since sprint is universal and with the right upgrade, it can be non-stop.
He lives like 300 hundred meters from me.
But the lag was really minimal and it didn't really affect the gaming experience after the first few moments.I don't know how those Spartan Ops videos are handled, but the first CGI episode was very blurry at first and the quality wasn't that great after that either.
Hypertrooper
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Both. I hate how slow Reach is. 4 is terms of core gameplay much better than Reach.
It was expected since the HaloWaypoint community interview with Frankie. Sigh. I wished they wouldn't have used the streaming way. :/ Halo.bungie.org here I come!
So... I'm quite the Halo fan (not crazy but still enough to have two artbooks, all the games and a few toys, including one Halo 4 model I got in my office lol), but I have barely seen anything regarding Halo 4. I don't know anything about the story except that it's after Halo 3, I don't know anything about this Infinity stuff, and I'm a huge Forge fan yet haven't seen anything at all (except the 3 thumbnails in the op) regarding Forge for Halo 4.
I guess I'm in for quite a few surprises?
I guess I'm in for quite a few surprises?
Yes, but don't get excited.
Hypertrooper
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You definitely are. But you may be disappointed with Forge because it is a lot like Reach's forge with few additions.So... I'm quite the Halo fan (not crazy but still enough to have two artbooks, all the games and a few toys, including one Halo 4 model I got in my office lol), but I have barely seen anything regarding Halo 4. I don't know anything about the story except that it's after Halo 3, I don't know anything about this Infinity stuff, and I'm a huge Forge fan yet haven't seen anything at all (except the 3 thumbnails in the op) regarding Forge for Halo 4.
I guess I'm in for quite a few surprises?
AltogetherAndrews
Banned
So are we fighting the full gallery of Covenant enemy types? I know there are grunts and elites, but what about them hunters?
Game hasn't even been out yet...
Mission spoilers, no plot details:
You don't drive the Mammoth, so you could argue that it is on rails, but you're free to leave the Mammoth either on foot or in a 'Hog. In fact you have to leave the Mammoth at some points. In that particular mission the Mammoth is like a mobile base, you go and do your thing and keep coming back to get ammo or replace your 'Hog gunner because you got the other one killed.
Hunters are in as are Jackals, but that's it, no Brutes or Drones.