ElRenoRaven
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Someone hold me back. HOLD ME BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Halo |OT14| They call it Halo
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Someone hold me back. HOLD ME BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
K
kittens
Unconfirmed Member
Umm, that's up for debate, haha. My point, though, is that it was pretty underwhelming when everyone was hoping for SM64 2 at launch.
I don't think a Halo Wars 2 for Durango's launch would be bad, just similarly underwhelming.
Slightly Live
Dirty tag dodger
I said the same thing about RTS, then they went ahead and made the definitive console RTS.
For multiplayer games, at least in the PC space, F2P is where the money is. Hands down. Microsoft have already dipped their toes into the market. If they jump in, Halo is what they would use as it would make the biggest splash.
They should alternate between multiplayer only and campaign/multiplayer titles like this:
2013 Halo Arena/Tournament (multi only classic Halo style based on H2)
2014 Halo 5 (with the AA and perks etc)
2015 Halo Arena/Tournament 2
2016 Halo 6
Would be a good way to please both crowds.
2013 Halo Arena/Tournament (multi only classic Halo style based on H2)
2014 Halo 5 (with the AA and perks etc)
2015 Halo Arena/Tournament 2
2016 Halo 6
Would be a good way to please both crowds.
Rickenslacker
Banned
Pikmin?
xxjuicesxx
Member
I think they should stop cramming shitty Halo games down our throats and take 3 years to give us a good game.
Instead of throwing shit at us and attempting to fix it after release.
Instead of throwing shit at us and attempting to fix it after release.
Slightly Live
Dirty tag dodger
That sounds like a good idea actually. Too bad it makes too much sense.
ElRenoRaven
Member
Meh I wasn't. I really didn't like Mario 64. It was ok but it really felt empty to me. Could have used a lot more classic Mario enemies. Course Sunshine wasn't my favorite either. That's one reason I'm glad they came up with the New Super Mario Brothers series of games. Those just feel like Mario to me over the 3D ones.
I proudly keep my opinion. It sucked.
Zeouterlimits
Member
Fire Dani
Hire Juices
Generally, I think inferring they will continue a yearly release schedule through the transition to another generation is pretty fallacious in itself. There are so many factors involved, adhering to something like that and only putting out a half-baked Halo would be pretty counter-intuitive. I see Halo 4 720 edition being more likely, but porting old games for launch is a very bad look in general and makes it look like they're compensating for the lack of new-new games, so I really don't think they'll do that.
Though I do wonder if we'll see Halo 5 3 years from now, or two.
Though I do wonder if we'll see Halo 5 3 years from now, or two.
this is actually true.
MrGreencastle
Member
If it's multi-only, why not do a rolling release? One game like TF2 that just constantly gets updates. I think that would work for Halo, be it for Infinity-style, or Arena style. Could just be the inverse of what I posted ^^
You would be heavily oversaturating the market with those releases, especially when you're explicitly trying to segregate the fanbase between nothing more than a holier-than-thou group and a casuals group. There's a reason no game company does this already, it's because it's an extremely inefficient use of resources and a terrible idea instead of just making a solid product that appeals to both and maximizing your sales that way like CoD does.
Having taken those screenshots of New Mombasa at night some time ago I got the urge to play ODST again after having not really played through it for at least a year. Ive played it solo on Legendary in the past and while its been relatively challenging, especially without so many long range weapons, I did feel like it was a tad too easy at times. Thats why I decided this time around to play solo Legendary, just like before, but while only using human weapons. No Plasma Pistols, Carbines, Needlers or any of that alien garbage, just good old fashion human weaponry. Grenades are an exception to the rule. While Im at it Ill also take some screenshots and write about how I played through the levels.
I wont be covering Mombasa Streets, so first up is Tayari Plaza, playing as Buck. Things start off with this little encounter:
Nothing much, a couple of Brutes and a sizable amount of Grunts for support. The Grunts are easily disposed of with some well-placed Pistol shots, but the Brutes proof to be a bit more challenging, especially in combination with some of the Grunt stragglers aiding them. Without any plasma weapons Im having a tough time cracking the shields of even just a single Brute. Eventually I do manage to take down the shields of the Brutes with a combination of grenades and Assault Rifle fire, with a simple Pistol headshot to finish them off. Time to move on.
After meeting up with a couple of Marines I round the corner only to stand eye to eye with a pack of at least 5 Brutes.
I decide that the best way to approach the encounter is to get the high ground and see what I can do from there. Once up there I remember that theres still two Plasma Grenades in my backpack, time to put them to use. You can see the results in the picture below: Two dead Brutes.
Those two were just lower class Brutes, though, so nothing much to celebrate about yet. I still have to deal with a golden Brute and his two companions, or so I thought. After taking cover for a bit I come out in the open to check on the damage that I had previously done and to assess the situation. What I found was a Power Drainer on the floor and two Brutes right next to it, without armor.
Pleasantly surprised I fire off two shots, quickly dispose of the one remaining Brute, and continue on my way. Skipping ahead a bit I run into this lot of Grunts and Jackals:
I had an easy time slaying several Grunts and Jackals until my Pistol made a clicking sound - its out of ammunition. Without a precision weapon it means I have to get up close and personal in order to effectively take of the opposition.
It takes a bit longer than it wouldve had had I still had ammunition for my Pistol, but without too much trouble I manage to clear the area. The Jackals in the back with Carbines proved to be quite the annoyance, though - nothing a couple of grenades couldnt fix. Anyway, up next is the final real encounter. A courtyard filled with several Covenant squads and Jackals with Carbines and Beam Rifles littering the balconies and rooftops.
Since Jackal Snipers are probably the most annoying thing since Drones I decide its probably best to try and take them out before anything else. I head into the structure on the left side in order to get a better look at what Im up against. Having picked up some extra Pistol ammo it wasn't too much trouble taking out the Jackals from a distance. Luckily they dont one-shot you anymore like in previous Halos even on Legendary so that makes for much less frustrating moments in that regard. Moving on, I dispose of most of the Grunts and Shield Jackals and try my hand at killing at least some of the Brutes for a start. While attempting to do so the Brutes that Im fighting suddenly retreat without warning.
I follow them around the corner and discover their reason for retreat.
Two Hunters, a normal one and a golden variant, arrived to support the left-over Brutes. Now, I knew Hunters spawned behind the next gate, but normally this part of the level is much easier and I barrage through it. Because of this Hunters usually spawn either after Ive killed everything else, or if I run up to the gate behind which they spawn. This time, however, they caught me off guard, resulting in several quick deaths right off the bat. After a number of tries I manage to separate one of the Hunters from his buddy. My Assault Rifle isnt doing much though (Surprise there).
Time to get a bit closer.
Sadly, Im not much more successful at close range. Time to look around in search for something to aid me in this fight. Because I usually dont need to look around for more weaponry during this part I had forgotten about the Shotgun in the ammo rack in the opening area of the courtyard. To say the least it was much more effective at damaging the Hunter than the Assault Rifle was.
Using a combination of melee attacks and Shotgun shots I manage to take down the golden Hunter pretty easily as well. Having taken care of those two trouble-makers I move on only to run into some familiar faces:
The Brutes who fled the fight just 10 minutes ago regained their courage and decided to make my life miserable once again. The fight that ensued wasnt exactly the most intense one Ive experienced in Halo. Since I had no chance of taking them out up close with my Shotgun the only other option I had was to take them out from a distance with the Assault Rifle. One by one I stripped the Brutes from their armor. Luckily for me there was a spot from which they didnt seem to react to make shooting the so taking them down wasnt too hard. One funny moment towards the end, though, when the final Brute decided to take his own life by sticking a Spike Grenade to the wall right next to him. Made for a nice picture:
With that the mission comes to a close and Im back on the streets of New Mombasa during night time.
Im not sure if Ill do another write-up of the others levels, but Im thinking of at least taking screenshots of my play-through. Like with Halo 3 Ive come to appreciate this games campaign more and more as time goes on. The encounters arent exactly Halo 3 level, but without the BR you really have to be creative in how you approach your enemy which really makes it stand out from the other Halo games and I like it.
/nerdy
I wont be covering Mombasa Streets, so first up is Tayari Plaza, playing as Buck. Things start off with this little encounter:
Nothing much, a couple of Brutes and a sizable amount of Grunts for support. The Grunts are easily disposed of with some well-placed Pistol shots, but the Brutes proof to be a bit more challenging, especially in combination with some of the Grunt stragglers aiding them. Without any plasma weapons Im having a tough time cracking the shields of even just a single Brute. Eventually I do manage to take down the shields of the Brutes with a combination of grenades and Assault Rifle fire, with a simple Pistol headshot to finish them off. Time to move on.
After meeting up with a couple of Marines I round the corner only to stand eye to eye with a pack of at least 5 Brutes.
I decide that the best way to approach the encounter is to get the high ground and see what I can do from there. Once up there I remember that theres still two Plasma Grenades in my backpack, time to put them to use. You can see the results in the picture below: Two dead Brutes.
Those two were just lower class Brutes, though, so nothing much to celebrate about yet. I still have to deal with a golden Brute and his two companions, or so I thought. After taking cover for a bit I come out in the open to check on the damage that I had previously done and to assess the situation. What I found was a Power Drainer on the floor and two Brutes right next to it, without armor.
Pleasantly surprised I fire off two shots, quickly dispose of the one remaining Brute, and continue on my way. Skipping ahead a bit I run into this lot of Grunts and Jackals:
I had an easy time slaying several Grunts and Jackals until my Pistol made a clicking sound - its out of ammunition. Without a precision weapon it means I have to get up close and personal in order to effectively take of the opposition.
It takes a bit longer than it wouldve had had I still had ammunition for my Pistol, but without too much trouble I manage to clear the area. The Jackals in the back with Carbines proved to be quite the annoyance, though - nothing a couple of grenades couldnt fix. Anyway, up next is the final real encounter. A courtyard filled with several Covenant squads and Jackals with Carbines and Beam Rifles littering the balconies and rooftops.
Since Jackal Snipers are probably the most annoying thing since Drones I decide its probably best to try and take them out before anything else. I head into the structure on the left side in order to get a better look at what Im up against. Having picked up some extra Pistol ammo it wasn't too much trouble taking out the Jackals from a distance. Luckily they dont one-shot you anymore like in previous Halos even on Legendary so that makes for much less frustrating moments in that regard. Moving on, I dispose of most of the Grunts and Shield Jackals and try my hand at killing at least some of the Brutes for a start. While attempting to do so the Brutes that Im fighting suddenly retreat without warning.
I follow them around the corner and discover their reason for retreat.
Two Hunters, a normal one and a golden variant, arrived to support the left-over Brutes. Now, I knew Hunters spawned behind the next gate, but normally this part of the level is much easier and I barrage through it. Because of this Hunters usually spawn either after Ive killed everything else, or if I run up to the gate behind which they spawn. This time, however, they caught me off guard, resulting in several quick deaths right off the bat. After a number of tries I manage to separate one of the Hunters from his buddy. My Assault Rifle isnt doing much though (Surprise there).
Time to get a bit closer.
Sadly, Im not much more successful at close range. Time to look around in search for something to aid me in this fight. Because I usually dont need to look around for more weaponry during this part I had forgotten about the Shotgun in the ammo rack in the opening area of the courtyard. To say the least it was much more effective at damaging the Hunter than the Assault Rifle was.
Using a combination of melee attacks and Shotgun shots I manage to take down the golden Hunter pretty easily as well. Having taken care of those two trouble-makers I move on only to run into some familiar faces:
The Brutes who fled the fight just 10 minutes ago regained their courage and decided to make my life miserable once again. The fight that ensued wasnt exactly the most intense one Ive experienced in Halo. Since I had no chance of taking them out up close with my Shotgun the only other option I had was to take them out from a distance with the Assault Rifle. One by one I stripped the Brutes from their armor. Luckily for me there was a spot from which they didnt seem to react to make shooting the so taking them down wasnt too hard. One funny moment towards the end, though, when the final Brute decided to take his own life by sticking a Spike Grenade to the wall right next to him. Made for a nice picture:
With that the mission comes to a close and Im back on the streets of New Mombasa during night time.
Im not sure if Ill do another write-up of the others levels, but Im thinking of at least taking screenshots of my play-through. Like with Halo 3 Ive come to appreciate this games campaign more and more as time goes on. The encounters arent exactly Halo 3 level, but without the BR you really have to be creative in how you approach your enemy which really makes it stand out from the other Halo games and I like it.
/nerdy
K
kittens
Unconfirmed Member
I want this so bad.
Worst resume update ever.
MrGreencastle
Member
It's going to be a lot of work to remove Bungie's name and logo from Halo 1, 2, and 3. They'll have to re-render an awkwardly long video to mask the loading time where the logo used to be. That takes money.
Yes.
xxjuicesxx
Member
Check and turn the signal to the right
Now turn to the right
Check and turn the signal to the left
Now turn to the left
Now turn to the right
Check and turn the signal to the left
Now turn to the left
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
OT but it looks like the new Aliens game has a left 4 dead type of vs mode.
Lol, this is evil.
MrGreencastle
Member
xxjuicesxx
Member
Rickenslacker
Banned
Lammy was a weird spinoff. The high notes are way better than anything in Parappa, but half the stages plain suck while Parappa is fairly consistently good throughout.
I'll be your Dax, but i'ma use Blake's 7 as a stand in for Deepspace 9 if that's ok.
I think that in Halo 5 they should introduce Cortana's AI replacement, his name would Dongblain. It would be magnificent.
Oh god, Frankie's learned the Promethean language, shut down GAF now!
There's no way it's not the Infinity AI.
what the fuck i have no idea any of these references
Zeouterlimits
Member
Star Wolf?
xxjuicesxx
Member
Agreed.
Hydranockz
Member
He is more like the spawn of Ghaleon and Dax with his love for the pro pipe and all.
"UNSC Infinity A.I. Dongblain reporting for duty"
"Chief, don't make a boy a promise you can't keep"
I've already started workin on the script that I'll mail out to 343.
Bahahhahahahhahahhahahahahahhahahah.
BAHAHAHHAHAHHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHHAHHAHHHAH.
BAJAAADKHADHKJAHDKAJHDKJAHKJAHDJKAHDJKAH.
StalkerUKCG
Banned
Me?
Come on Blakes 7 no one is going to know what that is.
BTW Dax TNG>DS9>VOY>ENT
The Librarian
Banned
Can I be Dax?
I'm not the one destroying Halo.
PM me when you're ready kid.
Curious, I wonder what these charts look like for Halo 3 and Reach.
I'm not the one destroying Halo.
PM me when you're ready kid.
hahaha
I'm not the one destroying Halo.
PM me when you're ready kid.
Grifball didn't saved Halo? I thought, it would bring back players.
Flip the image horizontally and you've got Halo 3's. Spin the image upside down to get Reach's.
Valentine's Day will bring them all back.
Zeouterlimits
Member
Bit early to say that. Probably should have been included as part of the marketing push for SpOps 1.5 though.
Agreed! Is that the Terminal under that 3 prong room on Requiem?Pretty.
Like the Big Booty Clean Faces mod for Skyrim on PC, I want a mod to remove the symbols and just have a clean version of that.
StalkerUKCG
Banned
Pretty.
Very. Sucks its the ONLY item like that in campaign. Halo 4 needed more.
Frankie do you even easter egg.