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Halo |OT5| Believe, Again
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ElzarTheBam
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On now. Got 6.
Breaking news: Actual look at a Promethean vehicle
I love pod racing!
ETA 20 minutes. Forgot to take my shower, doing that first
K
kittens
Unconfirmed Member
FUCK YOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!
ElRenoRaven
Member
Xbox.
Well if playing on the 360 just remember that there will be times you have to save and quit and restart your 360 due to ghosting issues with the emulation.
Ship it.
If you don't already have them on your hard drive, you can buy the map pack disc and install them. It doesn't include Tombstone and Desolation, though. There are usually 8 or 9 games going on XBConnect, with more at peak hours.
The emulation on the 360 is so bad that at this point, I can't say that I'd recommend the Xbox version of H2 to anyone. H2V isn't perfect by a long shot, but it isn't quite as screwy as the original.
Mister Negative
Member
THAT'S What that is? I thought it was just my copy!
K
kittens
Unconfirmed Member
Yeah, thanks. I remember it being pretty bad on my last play through, but I can deal with it.
I could live with this.
This thread needs far more Star Trek GIFs. I've gotta' get on that.
make that 2, I would take minecraft graphics and 60 FPS in a halo game over Reach's engine
ElRenoRaven
Member
LMAO. Nah it's an emulation issue. You'll notice it usually happens after a cutscene plays. It is the worst at the end of the game. Usually have to after every cutscene then. That's one big reason I play the Vista version anymore. Well that and lack of texture pop in. lol
Devolution
Member
So uh who's on my team again?
K
kittens
Unconfirmed Member
And I'm not even going to bother playing through Halo 2 on Legendary.
Nightmares.
Nightmares.
Same.
ElzarTheBam
Member
It's not THAT bad/hard.
I hope the next gen Xbox is doing this better. I would like to play my Xbox 360 on the new Xbox without issues.
The cats in your beard
Biggest-Geek-Ever
Member
Cairo Station and Outskirts (fucking Sniper Alley) are the hardest Legendary levels of the entire series, IMO. Terrible memories.
ElRenoRaven
Member
It should. The only reason they had such a problem this gen was the gpu change. Going from Nvidia to ATI was a massive change. Also didn't help that they didn't own the chipset. Microsoft learned from that this gen. So I'd expect almost 100 percent BC next gen.
Halo 4 Limited Edition for 62€!
Wasn't planning on buying the LE but I can't say no to it for only 62 euro.
Wasn't planning on buying the LE but I can't say no to it for only 62 euro.
K
kittens
Unconfirmed Member
Yup. Cairo Station + any level with Jackal snipers = tears.Cairo Station and Outskirts (fucking Sniper Alley) are the hardest Legendary levels of the entire series, IMO. Terrible memories.
MMaRsu
Member
5 weeks delivery time?
I might get it for that price but im very meh on the multi. A beta would have done wonders 343. Alas.
Whats in the LE?
I think it just says >5 weeks because it hasn't been released yet.
Not sure though, never bought anything at Wehkamp.
ElRenoRaven
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Ironically those didn't bother me on Legendary. What has stopped me for the longest time was the Hanger bay of course but then the buggers in the Halo level that come out after you jump down that one waterfall and cross a point at the midpoint of that area. After that it was the Prophets chambers. I just can't take the brutes out with the crappy weapons you have to start that level. I eventually gave up. It's the only Halo I haven't beaten on Legendary.
Fuck I keep forgetting to pre order it.
check your PMs
This is the hardest part of the game by far, no matter what horrible memories people have of the other bits. It wins out in that contest because there's no way to cheese it like there is for the entirety of Outskirts, all of Delta Halo, and Cairo's Hangar Bay 2.
Mister Negative
Member
Does anyone know if Wal-mart does release date delivery?
ElRenoRaven
Member
I'd agree there. I've actually come to love the game more over the years but a lot of the levels are very linear compared to the other games in the series. There are a couple of stand out levels though. Those namely being the library levels. Those levels were some of my favorite levels in all of the Halo games.
According to the leaked documents it should be no problem. I hope they will make some changes to the games, too. For example pushing the player limit from BF3 from 24 player to 64 if possible.
Mister Negative
Member
You win this round, fracas.
User 73706
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Basic idea for a Forerunner chopper:
It could start out "compacted" into a basic little seat/pod that was almost engineer-shaped, but entering it would make all of the parts sprawl out. The idea here is that the seat is a separate entity to the "booster saw;" the Spartan sticks his hands into the side-gauntlet things, which allow you to move, shoot, etc. A "solo" Chopper would be faster and the driver would have full control. However:
A teammate (or enemy) could have a prompt to enter the back seat of a Chopper, which would make the tailfins reconfigure into a separate seat in the back. Likewise, this is unattached to front of base of the vehicle. The gunner controls the cannons (which are now mounted on the back, BUT the user mostly "trails" along with whatever directions the driver moves, and has limited control of their view), and the driver can now only drive and boost (driving is way slower with a passenger), and either Right Trigger or Boost could control the actual "ramming" vehicle kill ability the Chopper had.
The co-op Chopper driver could theoretically have Boost (similar to a Ghost) on front, but be non-lethal; or have a short boost where the sawblades expand on the right trigger. Using this "nonlethal" mode would allow for a passenger in the back to carry a flag, bomb, etc. at the cost of neither Spartan being able to use the cannons.
It could start out "compacted" into a basic little seat/pod that was almost engineer-shaped, but entering it would make all of the parts sprawl out. The idea here is that the seat is a separate entity to the "booster saw;" the Spartan sticks his hands into the side-gauntlet things, which allow you to move, shoot, etc. A "solo" Chopper would be faster and the driver would have full control. However:
A teammate (or enemy) could have a prompt to enter the back seat of a Chopper, which would make the tailfins reconfigure into a separate seat in the back. Likewise, this is unattached to front of base of the vehicle. The gunner controls the cannons (which are now mounted on the back, BUT the user mostly "trails" along with whatever directions the driver moves, and has limited control of their view), and the driver can now only drive and boost (driving is way slower with a passenger), and either Right Trigger or Boost could control the actual "ramming" vehicle kill ability the Chopper had.
The co-op Chopper driver could theoretically have Boost (similar to a Ghost) on front, but be non-lethal; or have a short boost where the sawblades expand on the right trigger. Using this "nonlethal" mode would allow for a passenger in the back to carry a flag, bomb, etc. at the cost of neither Spartan being able to use the cannons.
Barrow Roll
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Most PC games allow full keyboard mapping and that's a heck of a lot more to account for than a controller. How does that process differ when developing a console game and why would it take that much longer (based on your hyperbolic statement)?
Those games were glorious. I was losing my shit, so funny.
You+Me+wwm0nkey+Shadders
Get with the program!
Zeouterlimits
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Best narrative and Universe portrayal in the series (ending aside), but I'd say the poorest combat. Something "stiff" about the entire thing.
Has a few neat moments gameplay wise (3 way battles had me shitting bricks) but other than that... I'd find it hardest to replay with enthusiasm.
Franklinator
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They don't
ElRenoRaven
Member
Sadly I don't see that happening. In fact you're starting to see more PC games with 16 players becoming more common. It's a trend I'm not liking. I've always felt that 24 should be the absolute minimum. I'd love to see some big team battle that was actually big team battle.
Devolution
Member
Instawin.
Who the fuck is Shadders? Who are all these newbies? Where's my cane? Get the fuck off my lawn.
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