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Halo |OT3| Remember Reach?
- Thread starter GhaleonEB
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I thought you could tell me, you were the one doing it!
He seriously thinks Trueskill is in Reach. lolol
NullPointer
Member
I'd agree that some of Reach's encounters can play out the same way multiple times but its also the game that seemed to experiment with giving some choice in how to handle encounters (Rescuing the marines in Winter Contingency and choosing your objective in Sword Base) along with full on dynamic encounters like the missions in New Alexandria.
Hell, I'm just doing another run-through of the campaign for the weekly and was able to use a nice new strategy in Sword Base. Re-establish comms first, grab the sniper, and then when near the AA guns I pop out of the hog and snipe the big elite guarding the power switch. Then assault that position and activate the guns before the first dropship can unload enemies. Nice. Only problem is that the subsequent drop ship still managed to make its drops, which is lame, but the overall difficulty was dropped to a mop up exercise. And afterwards I find the AA Gun -> Swordbase path a little easier to get firing angles on then the other route. So even now after playing through the campaign nigh endless times I still feel like I can try something new and have it work out very well.
But I'd also agree that you could mix up the missions without disturbing the flow, and yeah, that is a pretty damning statement. Makes me want to replay the Halo 3 campaign again sometime soon. It's been a long while.
Hell, I'm just doing another run-through of the campaign for the weekly and was able to use a nice new strategy in Sword Base. Re-establish comms first, grab the sniper, and then when near the AA guns I pop out of the hog and snipe the big elite guarding the power switch. Then assault that position and activate the guns before the first dropship can unload enemies. Nice. Only problem is that the subsequent drop ship still managed to make its drops, which is lame, but the overall difficulty was dropped to a mop up exercise. And afterwards I find the AA Gun -> Swordbase path a little easier to get firing angles on then the other route. So even now after playing through the campaign nigh endless times I still feel like I can try something new and have it work out very well.
But I'd also agree that you could mix up the missions without disturbing the flow, and yeah, that is a pretty damning statement. Makes me want to replay the Halo 3 campaign again sometime soon. It's been a long while.
Tashi, next montage song: http://soundcloud.com/rob-cantor/shia-labeouf
Barrow Roll
Member
That was so great.
DRUNKFUUUUU
There is no next...for now
Something come up? Storm before the calm?
Nah, I just wasn't having fun putting in the time to get clips anymore. Dealing with the shitty matchmaking in that playlist. Now I just play when I have people to play with.
So. Hope you don't fall off your high horse.
Ha! You wish, peasant! I could never fall with an expensive saddle like this.
MrGreencastle
Member
One of these days, I should play Reach. I'm probably just going to get the Weekly this week, though, at least until FF gets its update.
Skyrim needs playing, especially with the shiny new update tomorrow.
Don't make a girl a promise...
Franklinator
Member
The Skyrim update is tomorrow? Awesome. Can't wait to show everyone that I'm the true Dovahkin.
Deputy Moonman
Member
Ugh. I'm just sitting here at work thinking about Halo, thanks to that Making of Halo2 video.
Combat Evolved: so good. For me, it was flawless. Halo2, on the other hand, underwhelmed me in many ways at first. I was expecting Combat Evolved 2.0, but the game was completely different. Even still, playing over xbox live was the most awesome experience ever, and, excluding the campaign, I quickly adopted Halo2 as a cherished member of the halo family. From there, though, my experience with Halo declines significantly. I was never a huge fan of halo3. I thought the campaign was much improved over Halo2, but still not even close to CE. And even if I thought theater mode was amazing, I had a laundry list of complaints with multiplayer. I'm just hoping Halo4 can recapture the thrill and excitement that the first two games had. I want to be enthralled with halo again.
Combat Evolved: so good. For me, it was flawless. Halo2, on the other hand, underwhelmed me in many ways at first. I was expecting Combat Evolved 2.0, but the game was completely different. Even still, playing over xbox live was the most awesome experience ever, and, excluding the campaign, I quickly adopted Halo2 as a cherished member of the halo family. From there, though, my experience with Halo declines significantly. I was never a huge fan of halo3. I thought the campaign was much improved over Halo2, but still not even close to CE. And even if I thought theater mode was amazing, I had a laundry list of complaints with multiplayer. I'm just hoping Halo4 can recapture the thrill and excitement that the first two games had. I want to be enthralled with halo again.
This is how the AR should look in Halo 4. I know H4 AR is the same as in H3 but still...
ElzarTheBam
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Deputy Moonman
Member
Ha. That's an amazing .gif lol. I'd like to pretend that he's really destroying a bunch of copies of Reach. Let the hate flow through you, Frankie!
MrGreencastle
Member
Looks like Louis CK, but snazzier.
I actually remember that contest now, don't think I made anything, though.
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Also: Shouting FUS RO DAH!!! at my Xbox is so satisfying.
I actually remember that contest now, don't think I made anything, though.
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Also: Shouting FUS RO DAH!!! at my Xbox is so satisfying.
Tha Robbertster
Member
I was going to try the new features, but my skyrim 140 hours safe file was deleted for some reason..
MrGreencastle
Member
That really blows...
But it does give you an opportunity to start a new character, maybe something you haven't played before? DLC news today, so that's reason enough to at least get a level 20.
Zeouterlimits
Member
An intervention by your Xbox - "Enough! No more, you're ruining our relationship!"
That blows.
You're my favorite <3
Tha Robbertster
Member
I tried doing that, but I couldn't really get into it again. Oh well, I still have many other games to finish.
That screenshot sure looks like CoD.
I can't seem to see the video, says that playback on external to Youtube is not permitted.
MrGreencastle
Member
Babby's first ODST.
Tha Robbertster
Member
I$ hope 343 isn't going to do the marketing like DICE dit with BF3 last year. Way to many direct attacks. I'd prefer them to stay classy.
Deputy Moonman
Member
MrGreencastle
Member
What about this: "Everyone buy Halo 4, because 4 > 2"
Damn, I have a future in marketing I think.
Well, it looks like the video is private right now, here's the direct link: http://youtu.be/upCWKsa9Skw
EA and Activision pretty much hate each other, seems EA is more bullish about it though.
Halo 4 will stand on it's own, without useless mudslinging.
Rickenslacker
Banned
I dont think 343 is going to do direct attacks but I do think they will try to blot out the Black Ops marketing with theirs. I mean we already have a 90 minute movie coming and we know thats not all we are going to get.
I expect gamefuel and other things Halo related later this year.
MrGreencastle
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Rickenslacker
Banned
I missed the GAMURFULE the first time around, don't drink much Dew. The praise it gets makes me feel like I missed out. Not again!
Its basically liquid candy lol
MrGreencastle
Member
Hmmm... so let's discuss the implications of having both Call of Duty: Halo, and Halo 4: Call of Duty launching within a week of each other.
Neither can live while the other survives.
Well if Black Ops II is nothing like MW3 and has good map design we are going to be getting and good sci-fi arena shooter and a good modern arcade shooter.