lybertyboy
Thinks the Evil Empire is just misunderstood.
Do you have a 5.1 surround setup? If not, make sure your Xbox is setup to select digital stereo under system settings.Rickenslacker said:
Halo Anniversary |OT| It All Comes Full Circle
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Zeouterlimits
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Three of the main reasons.BruiserBear said:
-Splitting the user base before again before Halo 4 rolled around
-Resources involved
-Able to make a TU for Reach to give it a more Classic Halo feel and a set of some of the most loved maps from the franchise.
It's not perfect, but as someone who had severe doubts/worries about the frame rate due to the pre-release videos, in game it seems fine.KageMaru said:
Opinion may be coloured by the fact it's 30 fps for the first time for EU players.
Bunch of posts of different view points from different people throughout the thread if you're looking for more opinions.
I was playing with some seriously high quality headphones and the combat sounds mix seem really weird/off at certain times. It was particularly notable during the Invis Elite attack in Truth & Reconciliation. Found it really off-putting.Rickenslacker said:
Had a bug too, where some bits of dialog from Cortana on Silent Cartographer sounded really quiet.
ncsuDuncan
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Nope.BruiserBear said:
It does have seven maps that use the Halo Reach engine.
- Four from Halo CE's multiplayer
- One from Halo CE's campaign (for Firefight)
- One from Halo PC
- One from Halo 2
There are new gametypes that attempt to replicate the Halo CE multiplayer style (i.e. no Armor Abilities, the 3-shot-kill pistol, etc.).
Each one of the maps also has an "updated" version to be used with the normal Reach gametypes (i.e. with Armor Abilities).
BruiserBear said:
Halo 1 wasn't made for online play. You can't just inject network code into the game, making an XBL version would require building it from scratch and the final product still wouldn't feel exactly like Halo 1 multiplayer. Besides, such a project would have taken much much longer than they had time for and would have delayed Anniversary by a year, screwing up the development schedule for Halo 4.
They made a compromise and I think it was the right decision. If you really want to play it "exactly how it was", go buy the Halo 1 Games on Demand version.
Biggest-Geek-Ever
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UPS man, pllllleeeeasssee hurry.
Reagan's BR
Banned
Got the game! Now I have to write a paper. Oh well. Haha
Not only is today the 10th anniversary of Halo, it is the 10th anniversary of the Xbox. Go grab a free avatar prop in celebration.
Not only is today the 10th anniversary of Halo, it is the 10th anniversary of the Xbox. Go grab a free avatar prop in celebration.
ncsuDuncan
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I wish the Games on Demand versions would come out on release day and at the same price, but I understand why they don't. Microsoft has to keep Walmart happy or they'll stop putting Xboxes on the shelves.CorrisD said:
I just wish there was a compromise: go to Walmart to buy your GonD code. Physical media is becoming obsolete.
Letters said:
http://www.bungie.net/stats/reach/gamestats.aspx?gameid=851870382&player=TJ Ram
It's like seeing an old friend for the first time in years.
If they could have upped the clip of the pistol and ironed out a few movement issues, this map pack would be in the running for my GOTY, haha. The pistol is so much fun to use, and not having to deal with AA's is just nirvana, I really hope this playlist can sustain itself, I'm seeing a lot of people getting 0-3 kills every game, so I'm doubtful it will last.
Rickenslacker
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I set it to that after a BWU made notice about that for Reach. It's not whisper quiet or anything, but it does feel like it would be a couple notches below the other sounds if there were sound options.lybertyboy said:
JimboJones
Member
Has the population increased much, playing it last night and there was only like 68 people in big team battle lol.
It was a bullshit move not giving this one the spotlight and putting it at the top of the anniversary list instead of that vanilla/classic one. Yeah, a match full of jetpack/armor lock elite headhunter really screams 10 years of Halo to me.Ramirez said:http://www.bungie.net/stats/reach/gamestats.aspx?gameid=851870382&player=TJ Ram
It's like seeing an old friend for the first time in years.
If they could have upped the clip of the pistol and ironed out a few movement issues, this map pack would be in the running for my GOTY, haha. The pistol is so much fun to use, and not having to deal with AA's is just nirvana, I really hope this playlist can sustain itself, I'm seeing a lot of people getting 0-3 kills every game, so I'm doubtful it will last.
Syracuse022
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I got clarification on the sniper reticle from Cocop - they knew about the issue but it got pushed in favor of more important things and they ended up not having time to fix it. Oh well.
plagiarize
Banned
As soon as I get my copy I will be. Not sure when the post will deliver it thought. Probably tomorrow, and I'm sure someone will have posted impressions by then.R dott B said:
FateBreaker
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BruiserBear said:
This feels really close to trolling. We've had this argument/discussion about 100 times in the past six months.
Incidentally, I have the opposite experience: I snipe much better in Anniversary mode than in Classic mode, but haven't been able to put my finger on why. The retucule being easier for me to center is probably it.Syracuse022 said:
Imagining the response had 343 actually changed the game in any way, it's probably safe to say they took the right approach with the remake.ViewtifulJC said:
ElRenoRaven
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Finally mine arrives. I really do have to say that 343 should be ashamed at how pathetic that manual is.
The Lamonster
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Is it like 3 pages and black and white or something?PsychoRaven said:
yankeehater
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R dott B said:
I will as soon as I get home from work. I cant wait to see how it looks.
soulassssns
Banned
UPS says my copies are out for delivery. That was posted at 644am PST and its now noon. The wait is killing me. Lol
soulassssns
Banned
Ramirez said:I probably haven't looked at a manual in close to 7-8 years, I just don't see the point. All a game needs is a good tutorial in the opening sequence, and that eliminates their main purpose anyways.
I read a thread over on GT that was bashing the tutorials and stated that "modern gamers" were stupid because of them.
I lol'd so hard.
ElRenoRaven
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Letters said:
You joke but man sometimes you just need reading material. And I agree it's such a shame. Ever since I was a kid the first thing I do when I get a game is read it's manual. In this case I was able to read Anniversary's in the time I was loading the last level for Reach here. That's just not right.
Ken Masters
Banned
is MP on the same disc?
ViewtifulJC
Banned
I replayed Halo 3 on Heroic last night for the first time in about a year. That game is still great and insanely repayable like I remember, but "Cortana" is even WORSE then I remember! Kinda not looking forward to revisiting The Library today!
i nerini del buio
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Do I have to watch the intro videos everytime I switch back and forth between single player and multiplayer?
ncsuDuncan
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Yes. The Campaign remake and seven Anniversary maps are on the same disc.Ken Masters said:
If you redeem the Map Pack code you can access those maps from the Reach disc though.
Played Pillar of Autumn and part of Halo level. Very disappointed with the updated graphics. 343i, please...PLEASE...make the framerate the priority in Halo 4. The framerate is always stuttering and it cleans up every once in awhile. And while the new graphics look better than the old for the most part, some things look a little better with the old graphics. And no little sunbeams with the new visuals when the sun goes behind trees?
Same rock on the beginning of the Halo level:
Original:
New:
Same rock on the beginning of the Halo level:
Original:
New:
BlueScrote
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ncsuDuncan said:
This should probably go without saying but after the GoD/preview disc debacle it's worth asking:
Does the Map Pack code play nicely with Games on Demand version of Reach?