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Halo |OT19| 793 Posts, And None Worth Reading
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I play solo and usually do quite well, team slayer is the better game type but it always is on settler for me. Teammate ability seems to vary quite dramatically though, I often end up out numbered and die because of poor backup.
Actually, it is pretty black and white. People can come up with all the excuses in the world, but the fact is poor decisions and poor designs have led to the decline of Halo. You can try to shift the blame to whatever you want, but the truth is there are other series out there that have withstood the test of time and grown their fan base.
I'm sure people can come up with all sorts of reasons for Halo's decline, but welcome to reality; every industry faces challenges and the truly visionary or fundamentally sound companies persevere and grow. Most industries would be clamoring for the explosion in popularity that gaming has seen, but apparently that's now an excuse for Halo to decline when everything else is growing?
Halo 4 was NOT another run-of-the-mill Halo, it was a further digression from the formula that made the series popular in the first place.
I agree with you 100%, but Im just saying it that aspect isnt the only factor.
As for the run-of-the-mill comment, I should have been more specific. Casual gamers see it as a another Halo game and nothing really amazing about (The graphics were talk for like a second), but long standing fans see it as a overall digression in features and overall worth.
I'm actually surprised to see it get mentioned as best graphics of the generation in a lot of forums. It clearly hit that goal pretty handily.
Prinz Eugn
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I dunno, the graphics are pretty great for a 360, especially if you are looking at screenshots or clips. If you think about FPS, especially in multiplayer, it's hard to praise it that much.
aHebrewMenagerie
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Also, a great deal of it were tricks of the eyes and so forth. If you look closer at some of the stuff, it's just a matter of perspective. I'm excited to see the next game though, since it will have at least 5x the amount of memory on disk. PLUS THE CLOUD
Oh? Well, I often disagree with a lot of lists.
Three more achievements to go.
Great descriptive work there
but well done
what is it?
Great descriptive work therewhat is it?
What is it?
Halo 2's Scarab Gun; the achievement comment refers to how many H2V achievements I have left. Now it's at two remaining(Hero & Legend), because I just got the Silent but Deadly achievement.
I know this may not be the thread for Destiny stuff, but a sad little story of mine.
I pre ordered Destiny at Gamestop like all good Gaffers do, didn't realize my beta code was on my receipt, went back to get a different one and they told me too bad.
I plan to just go back again tonight, cancel the pre order, and then go pre order at a different one to get the code.
Sort of a stupid scenario.
As for good ol Halo, I plan to buy a XB1 once the new one hits. Any hints yet for a release date?
I pre ordered Destiny at Gamestop like all good Gaffers do, didn't realize my beta code was on my receipt, went back to get a different one and they told me too bad.
I plan to just go back again tonight, cancel the pre order, and then go pre order at a different one to get the code.
Sort of a stupid scenario.
As for good ol Halo, I plan to buy a XB1 once the new one hits. Any hints yet for a release date?
Almost a guarantee it will launch November 2014.
My body is ready.
I hope the art style is more rustic approach ala reach, but I hope the MP is more akin to Halo 2 meets some of Reach/4's design.
I think really I just don't want to see armor lock funky stuff, and I'd still like sprint to exist.
Otherwise, map and MP standards can be H2 design.
Art style/customization more of Reach. Same for the SP---something more melodic.
Scarab gun and killing 7 enemies from behind undetected I like your style of thinking. Shame backwards compatibility doesn't work on my 360.
Ragnarok Flames
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raise base speed so there arent shitty maps designed around sprint. just because every other game has sprint doesnt mean that Halo needs it.
Absolutely fine with that. I just don't want the base to be ALA arena shooter speed.(Unreal)
I really love the weapon waypoints, the issue for me becomes the fact that unless someone grabs them, they never disappear. So Adrift games I go for the Needlers under the stairs because that's one less thing on my screen. I think dropping a waypoint for initial ordnance is all you need; helps newbies get oriented and then once they're gone you've got a cleaner screen.
I wonder how Halo 4 would play if you just up and lifted the interface from Reach and overlaid it on the gameplay. Might be interesting to see how it changes the perceived feedback from the game.
Caayn
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Huh. Like for every Xbox game? You have a official hard drive and it is connected to the Internet right?
Ellis is online playing Spartan Assault
That doesn't really make you sad.
It actually makes me sad because I'm not playing it. It looks fun, ram, quit being so old.
PLAY IT ON YOUR WIN8 TABLET YOU RICH SON OF A BITCH
I DONT EVEN HAVE ONE OF THOSE AND IM NOT RICH YOU BASTARD
lybertyboy
Thinks the Evil Empire is just misunderstood.
You could come over and play it on mine...oh wait.
Yep i'm not to fussed as halo CE and 2 are the only OG Xbox games I've got still I sold the rest to buy a slim 360.
I've also got halo pc but not a computer for it
only a crappy laptop, the one it was installed on died.Speedy Blue Dude
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Syphon Filter
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Saw the blog for 2014 games from MS. Halo is not there. Stealth delay?
http://news.xbox.com/2013/12/games-the-best-of-2014-on-xbox
http://news.xbox.com/2013/12/games-the-best-of-2014-on-xbox
Probably not, they haven't even announced official title, just working title Halo for Xbox One and a cinematic. Most of those games have shown off in-engine work, titles, game play etc.
Trolling? Do you even know what that is?
Ragnarok Flames
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My thoughts on the "No Information" thing is that they are apprehensive of the changes they've made to Halo 5 and they dont want to piss off fans prematurely if it isn't accepted. this whole "lets not show anything" dealie they have going is stupid considering their Competitors are showing far more in the same windows of time.
I doubt it means anything but I wouldn't be too surprised, especially if Titanfall is a success.
Didn't CBOAT refer to 343 as a "sinking ship" or something?
Ragnarok Flames
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microsoft has so much put into 343 that they wont let them fall. and CBOAT is wrong on occasion.
Syphon Filter
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Not sure, never saw him talking about 343. I would prefer if it was 2015 though.
Someone sounds grumpy
The lack of even a short demostration or a vidoc it could go either way with regards to quality. Remember about the halo 4 changes for classic halo style in one build to the final product, maybe a similar thing will happen again.
Someone sounds grumpy
The lack of even a short demostration or a vidoc it could go either way with regards to quality. Remember about the halo 4 changes for classic halo style in one build to the final product, maybe a similar thing will happen again.
It's a production issue, period. I dunno why you have to ascribe it some sort of cosmic conspiracy.
Forking content to demo requires taking away resources from the main game. Showing a screenshot of a feature that later has to get cut is a bad PR move. 343 is not trying to overpromise. They'll start the hype train when they feel ready to.
Is it really the same window of time though? Halo 4 launched November 2012 and was somewhat rushed by a new studio. It's only been a little over a year since launch, can't really expect them to show off in-engine game play can you?
I mean theoretically let's say that Halo 4 only started development after Reach in 2010, we had the teaser at E3 2011 and then had that Haven BR gameplay and announcement in March 2012, and then the E3 2012 requiem gameplay and Fallon hands on in June of 2012 and game launched in November 2012.
I fully expect we'll get details, images, some forms of footage in the coming months. Expecting Halo 5 news now is a bit premature. We at least know they're having interoffice matches of the current build.
Yeah I saw that and asked the same question.
CBOAT isn't as reliable as GAF makes him seem to be.
My bad I could have phrased it better I was referring from the haven BR gameplay to halo 4.
As for the demo I understand that it spreads resources away from the main product, but I think it would be necessary to promote the product. By show casing halo 5 multiplayer aspects that are more akin to classic halo to hype the fan base and hopefully get fans to return post halo 4.
Poker Face
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they should say nothing, and release a trailer out of nowhere.
yes, i'm serious.
Ragnarok Flames
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I'm sort of in the same mind. but at the same time i want 343 to either get joyous applause from showing a real halo game or to be mercilessly ripped apart for continuing the tradition of bad Halo games.
Syphon Filter
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Which one?
Well if CBOAT said it, then it must be true!
anything really. reach or 4, not 3 tonight
Ooh, good catch. Interesting. Good Halo and Quantum Break are the main things I'm wanting on the platform - hopefully they aren't delayed.
edit: wait yeah, is Quantum Break scheduled for 2014?
Syphon Filter
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I don't expect QB at all next year. Remedy is a small team and takes a long time on their projects.
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