The P of Poland
Member
Revolutionary, maybe. It certainly marked the beginning of COD's ascent to where it is today.
But it still feels just as cheap as any of the other CODs. The only fun COD was WaW.
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Halo |OT9| One Final Effort Is All That Remains
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Revolutionary, maybe. It certainly marked the beginning of COD's ascent to where it is today.
But it still feels just as cheap as any of the other CODs. The only fun COD was WaW.
On the topic of this, anyone stop to think that Halo 4 will be the CoD 4 of Halo? A redefinition of gameplay- and a successful one too.
Hopefully minus the downfall in quality afterwards...
I won't go that far, but it is indeed the best CoD.
I can't rank the campaigns, for the same reasons named by Steely.
Multiplayer:
Halo 2 (Post-Update) >Halo Reach MLG > CE / Halo 3 > Halo 2 (Pre-Update) > Halo Reach( Title Update) > Halo Reach
Rickenslacker
Banned
I feel for this to be the case something very bad must've happened to the FPS genre.
bobs...onGaf
Member
I love how in this image, instead of just slicing the enemy with his sword, the Knight does a 360 to hit it with the gun.
Looks sick though
I like how he celebrates lol.
CoD4 felt pretty good compared to the newer CoDs! I will go as far as saying the campaign blew me away more than Reach's did, and the multiplayer was better.
I think its easy to dismiss CoD, especially on the campaign side, since they have retreaded the same formulae for the last 5 years but the first time they did it... it was fantastic.
K
kittens
Unconfirmed Member
The multiplayer in Reach and CoD are totally different creatures, and shouldn't really be compared holistically.
thezerofire
Banned
seems more like a roar to me
Don't get me wrong, I like old school FPSes quote a bit. But IMO COD4 does so much right. It has an incredible campaign (which is right behind Halo 3 as my favorite FPS campaign of all time). It's multiplayer is awesome too. It had loadouts without overpowered nonsense.
Which leads to my next point...
It most definitely could. Although if it manages to do what COD4 did with its loadouts and be successful, I'd be worried about the multiplayer going down the same route (perks being more effective, overpowered combinations, etc).
ViewtifulJC
Banned
That's how the Arbiter celebrates, if Halo 3 is anything to go by
*awkward Master Chief nod*
ncsuDuncan
Member
Nope, not yet. Sorry. I've been trying to find time to sort through it and fix a few quality issues (apparently my camcorder was trying to stabilize the video and got a bit overzealous whenever my spartan was sprinting).
It's not particularly exciting gameplay either - the first two matches I recorded are mostly me slowly going through all the loadout menus and shooting at the ground. It would have been a wealth of new details if I had been able to release it on the first day of PAX. Unfortunately, my laptop died, killing my hopes of a quick release.
The one game I recorded of me actually trying had five HaloGaffers on the opposite team and I got destroyed. That one also had terrible audio because Domino and I were trying to record live commentary as we played - we both got sucked into the game and didn't say much at all.
I think at this point I think I'm just going to cut some highlights together, add commentary with Domino/Tashi, and make a PAX recap for HaloGAF
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I'll be much better equipped for New York Comic-Con; a new DSLR and a working laptop should make a big difference.
Orochinagis
Member
Actually yes, but sadly marks that every other fps which contains custom abilities or specializations are now "perks" by cod players
What? The M16 with stopping power was all anybody used because it was so overpowered. One hyperaccurate burst, done.
Hell, Stopping Power alone was a really messed up thing to have in a loadout, and recent sequels are better for it and Juggernaut's removal, despite their other problems.
This is the same game that has Martyrdom and 3 Frags.
nillapuddin
Member
Cool, thanks for lettin me know
I was very excited when you said you spent 5 minutes in the loadout menu lol
Its all good though, its unfortunate you ran into so many hiccups trying to get it out
Sounds like you have a plan though, I look forward to seeing whatever you crop out of it
Good luck editing
I would agree with that as it relates to the atmosphere. Was a very interesting campaign - enjoyed it. However, the 'fun' that I had in CE just wasn't quite there in ODST. Really cool vibe though.
Rickenslacker
Banned
Looking at a single player, it had cool moments like the nuke scene, but I can't give it any points for the design of how it plays. The actual playability of the game is so paper thin in the campaign, everything is a linear tube with plenty of AI spawning from invisible clown cars that you need to walk past to stop. I have a hard time reconciling the game being all that great when I feel like I'm on autopilot the whole time squeezing left trigger then right trigger.
The multiplayer side might've had a successful introduction of loadouts and progression, but damn do I wish every other FPS didn't try and copy that.
The Librarian
Banned
I suppose I should post my thoughts on the ViDoc. I liked hearing about the development process of the Watchers, Knights, and Crawlers, and the reasoning behind their designs.
What I did not expect was the ViDoc to leave me feeling concerned. While the natural environments are designed spectacularly, I finished the ViDoc feeling that the Forerunner structures are...off. Maybe it's mostly because they're more lively than in previous games and I'm not used seeing them in that manner. Though something about the design of the structures doesn't sit too well with me. I'm not getting that "sharp, angular, cold, metallic" vibe from them.
Hopefully my feelings change when I play the game.
And proper audio equipment.
What I did not expect was the ViDoc to leave me feeling concerned. While the natural environments are designed spectacularly, I finished the ViDoc feeling that the Forerunner structures are...off. Maybe it's mostly because they're more lively than in previous games and I'm not used seeing them in that manner. Though something about the design of the structures doesn't sit too well with me. I'm not getting that "sharp, angular, cold, metallic" vibe from them.
Hopefully my feelings change when I play the game.
And proper audio equipment.
Gunnerdude
Neo Member
Promethian Knight on the Cover of Madden 14 confirmed!
Dancing after delivering the boom!
And considering Halo has been degrading its gameplay just as much CoD has; the only difference being its not as popular.
Hypertrooper
Member
FullHD footage of the hoodie. That's all HaloGAF cares about, you guys will get it!
ncsuDuncan
Member
We've gathered six Comic-Con attendees into one midtown apartment filled with an array of audio and video recording equipment.
Welcome to The Real HaloGaffers of New York City.
Welcome to The Real HaloGaffers of New York City.
Deadly Cyclone
Pride of Iowa State
Personally I enjoy both. As far as single player goes though, the Modern Warfare games are Michael Bay popcorn flicks. I like them, but Halo has a much deeper fiction and universe.
Black Ops had a great story though. Liked the Sci-fi elements.
Sounds dumb.
Hahaha
Hypertrooper
Member
Does it even sound dumb if we do a video call with you?
ncsuDuncan
Member
You know you'd watch it. You'd sit through a marathon on Bravo TV with a bowl of ice cream just to see what happens to mastrbiggy.
"It's all scripted, anyways!"
"Nuh-uhhh! It's emergent!"
Really? Most of my time in its multiplayer was offline and private matches, I must've missed it. In my time online, I saw very varied loadouts.
Of all the scripted campaign FPS's Call of Duty 4 is still the king.
Don't fight it, let it embrace you.
It's like the fucking Flood.
Every 3 years we expunge a new Halo and yet the infection returns.
The Real Napsta
Member
You have CE first, that is really all that matters.
Garrett 2U
Member
You just don't give it a rest, do you lol?
I think it has been established that a lot of us are hesitant about Halo 4's multiplayer changes.
But we are willing to give 343 Industries a chance.
COD on the other hand, has a 5 year history of producing unbalanced cluster-fuck games.
K
kittens
Unconfirmed Member
I can't fathom putting ODST last. The only thing I really didn't like about the game were the characters, their inane dialogue, and some of the boring* final levels. Otherwise, it was fantastic.
(*In terms of gameplay. Atmosphere continued to be top notch.)
Just stop quoting him
People keep doing that and he gets all the attention he wants
nillapuddin
Member
no halo game makes you use the full sandbox more effectively than ODST
every single weapon in that game has a very useful and unique role
every single weapon in that game has a very useful and unique role
Nope, I thought it was pretty mediocre. The gameplay was decent enough I guess, and the atmosphere was the way it needed to be, but overall, I didn't care for it. Absolutely hated the characters.
Vire
Member
Nope, not the only one. Definitely my least favorite out of the bunch.
It does have the best music though.
Deadly Cyclone
Pride of Iowa State
Rickenslacker
Banned
Probably the best use of that gif.
Pop
Member
What? Come on...
Treyarch is the superior company at making CODs. Since WaW until now, I mean look at what their adding to CoD this year and taking out to make it more balanced. IW likes to add everything to MP, look at MW2/MW3 haha what a joke.
Bregmann Roche
Member
It's been a while since I've played Halo 2, but that is the only game in the series that I remember as having consistently solid dialogue. There are certainly good bits in other games, but Halo 2 never sank as low as the nadirs of 3, ODST, and Reach (though there is varying amounts of good dialogue in them as well).
That said, based on first play-throughs alone, ODST was my favorite experience.
This OT will always be remembered for the Epic MasterPwner117 vs. Franklinaut 1v1. I assume you've already branded yourself with the mark of shame Franklinaut?
That said, based on first play-throughs alone, ODST was my favorite experience.
This OT will always be remembered for the Epic MasterPwner117 vs. Franklinaut 1v1. I assume you've already branded yourself with the mark of shame Franklinaut?
Franklinator
Member
Pop
Member
CoD is like wild childish fun without caring about consequences. I enjoy Treyarchs CoD games and I'm looking forward to RANK playlist in Blops2. I'm looking at you 343i...