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That's a pretty sad clip, EMP vehicles, camp with sniper, AR and SMG scrubs, camp in corner with charged up boltshot, and run around punching people.
I know these guys don't spend much time playing Halo, because they are too busy making it, but I wish they didn't play like such scrubs when they did. Instead try to actually learn and play good Halo, with good map movement, precision weapon skill, and teamwork. Instead it's running around spraying with automatics, EMP'ing vehicles, camping with sniper or boltshot, or just trying to get a melee out as you get mercilessly donged on.
I do think the idea that just EMP'ing the vehicle but don't actually attack it is pretty funny.
Quick, I take it back.
Thus far I really haven't been sold on either the Halo 4 writer or Brian Reed. Let's be honest, Bungie never particularly told jawdropping stories either; Staten pushed the boundaries in Halo 2 and then bizarrely listened to the mob and dumbed things down for 3. But Bungie also did an amazing job with the showmanship and mystery angle, and just the whole universe building.
343 has worked on tying together all the fiction in ways Bungie wouldn't, which they deserve major credit for, but they've also taken away a lot of that same mystery, especially regarding the Forerunners and the Flood. I think this is overall a good thing, and let's the franchise explore and move on, but the obvious result is that the bar for the stories being good is going to be correspondingly higher. They kicked away their own crutches, now they've got to walk.
Halo 4 was a dramatic improvement on Bungie's stuff in a lot of ways but neutral in others and a step back in some really important facets (namely, the accessibility part, which was something Bungie rightly focused on, and an odd imbalance of overstating what was clear and then not explaining the WTF stuff.) I'm hopeful the writing team can boost it up a notch for the next installment. We certainly know that the campaign design guys took away some solid pointers but not as much was said in the postmortem about the writing.
Speaking of which: do we know who did the writing for Spartan Assault?
Demoncarnotaur
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Arbiter comic? Ok, I'm interested.
Thats an easter egg? I swear thats happened every time I have played.
Her and Nolan North should just make a baby already.
Speedy Blue Dude
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That Elite image... what.
I'll see you guys on Page 74.
I'll see you guys on Page 74.
Just played through Halo 3 again on Legendary with a few friends. It's kinda sad going back and seeing and hearing all the classic sounds, music, characters, weapons, and just the design of everything.
Just watching the cutscenes in Halo 3 made me realize how much I dislike the Chief in Halo 4. In H4 he has too many pointless lines and there are not any good memorable quotes. In Halo 3 I loved how you can tell exactly what MC is thinking just by his movements not by him spouting out pointless sentences.
I know this has been said plenty of times but why change his armor? The Halo 2/3 armor was iconic and looked great but they change it in Halo 4 for no reason. I think it would have been way cooler to see the old Warthog/BR/Shotgun/Sniper/Armor/FUD/etc. with updated graphics to see how much they changed over the years.
Watching the cutscenes also reminded me of how much I miss the music. The music fits in every moment from action packed to dramatic. I like Neil Davidge and all but I don't think he is right for Halo. His music just doesn't seem Halo. Especially the main menu music. Wtf is up with that.
Lastly I want to talk about the emotional tone in both games. In Halo 3 there were plenty of action packed parts that would get your heart beating or give you that bad ass super soldier feel
. But there were also parts like finding Cortana or Johnson's death that made you feel sad. In Halo 4 I played through the entire campaign with a straight face. There were no fun battles like Halo 3 and I seemed to not really care when Cortana "died".
I still like Halo 4 but it's just kinda a disappointment as a sequel. Please make Halo 5 have more of a classic nostalgic feel. Please.
Just watching the cutscenes in Halo 3 made me realize how much I dislike the Chief in Halo 4. In H4 he has too many pointless lines and there are not any good memorable quotes. In Halo 3 I loved how you can tell exactly what MC is thinking just by his movements not by him spouting out pointless sentences.
I know this has been said plenty of times but why change his armor? The Halo 2/3 armor was iconic and looked great but they change it in Halo 4 for no reason. I think it would have been way cooler to see the old Warthog/BR/Shotgun/Sniper/Armor/FUD/etc. with updated graphics to see how much they changed over the years.
Watching the cutscenes also reminded me of how much I miss the music. The music fits in every moment from action packed to dramatic. I like Neil Davidge and all but I don't think he is right for Halo. His music just doesn't seem Halo. Especially the main menu music. Wtf is up with that.
Lastly I want to talk about the emotional tone in both games. In Halo 3 there were plenty of action packed parts that would get your heart beating or give you that bad ass super soldier feel
I still get a stupid smirk on my face when I destroy a scarab
I still like Halo 4 but it's just kinda a disappointment as a sequel. Please make Halo 5 have more of a classic nostalgic feel. Please.
This is for yall.. thanks Stinkles!
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I wrote that this morning with some love for kylej believe it or not.
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NobleGundam
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Halo 2 Anniversary & Kylej
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Belief
Steelyuhas
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nillapuddin
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Transport Warthog.
please.
please.
Well, Halo 3 does have the best campaign overall imo; barring a few things (Cortana level).
Brutes are about 100x more enjoyable to fight than Prometheans.
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I found that on Google images just by typing in "Halo Elites". Soooo weird
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Preferably the Hornet would return. Falcon too.
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I found that on Google images just by typing in "Halo Elites". Soooo weird
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The thing was entirely useless. Even in campaign.
Preferably the Hornet would return. Falcon too.
lol
I only listened to the part about EMPing and camping with a sniper being favorites, then I closed it. Good grief.
Yeah that'll save Halo fo' sho'
I remember everyone telling me I should play FF XII or whatever because after the first ten hours, it started to get good.
Sorry, no one should be forced to sit around while the developers figure out how to make things interesting. Thankfully all the Halos have done a good job at just launching people into the game without making you feel like "I'm supposed to learn something here".
That clip make me am cry.
Heard "I'm a camper" and closed the video.
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Diablohead
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I might have to play Halo CE while I sip some red wine wearing my smoking jacket in front of the fireplace tonight, remind myself of the awesome.
but I don't smoke
Syphon Filter
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the hell.
Diablohead
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I suddenly want to smoke.
Day 2 of AGL - http://www.twitch.tv/Arenagamingleague/old
Bregmann Roche
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I haven't played Spartan Assault yet since I don't have a device that can play it, but while watching the SDCC Panel I can't help but feel like the Vanguard guys "get it".
I'm only 16 minutes in, but I'm anxiously awaiting the Q&A to see how badly Frankie poops on bad questions.
I'm only 16 minutes in, but I'm anxiously awaiting the Q&A to see how badly Frankie poops on bad questions.
Orochinagis
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There are more secret voices when you are trying to reach the didact before taking the last man cannon.
It'll happen when Juices is offered a job at 343
Are you saying you do not own a Surface Pro, because my Surface Pro is what I will be downloading and playing Halo: Spartan Assault, a Windows 8 exclusive, on.
no im not
nillapuddin
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This. Halo 3 Campaign "The Covenant" one of my favorite missions to replay, you start with a few ODST's (and a Spartan Laser) grab the FRG off the Chieftan on the hill, and you are in business.
Its something that is decidely unique, the ability to make that much difference with your friendly AI and make them (worthwhile)
Something that is fun and satisfies a small group of Halo fans = anything and everything GAF ever asks for
Its only viable if it is fully loaded with AI with Power weapons, but when I play campaign, some of my favorite moments are loading up the marines and trying to keep them alive the whole mission.
Spartans are said to boost battlefield morale, nothing boosts morale like infinite Rockets
YourExWife
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Someone tell Brad that these graphics are annoying and stupid. I really can't stand to watch because I lose like half of my screen space to some pointless ad/stat card.
Bregmann Roche
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Halo Q&A Protip #1: Don't apologize for being nervous about being at the microphone to ask a question--all it does is prolong the pain of the experience for you and the audience.
YourExWife thermometer pics in 3...2...1...
YourExWife thermometer pics in 3...2...1...
Yea, its pretty bad.
I'm so sorry. I'm really sorry... but could y.. I'm really sorry... tell me where the donuts are?
amen brother. yesterday was brutal.. and the day before.. today's not too bad.
Whenever winter comes and I hear some northern birds in FL. telling me 40 degrees is not cold and to stop being a wimp, I'll remember to throw the this year's heat wave in their faces
Diablohead
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Much cooler today in the south, last few days were murder at work.
They are sorta copying the CoD Black Ops 2 spectator format, except those side bars have valuable info like the map and player movement, and keeps track of who is alive and who is dead. In Halo it is stupid and unnecessary when it is just career stats
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