Barrow Roll
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Halo: Reach |OT7| What are They to Say Now?
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K
kittens
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That dress is disgusting in concept, but looks pretty damn hot on her.
Bregmann Roche
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omg.kittens is a jungle cat confirmed.
K
kittens
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Shake Appeal
Member
Just checked and I've played far more games per day of Reach than 3. Took the entire lifecycle of Halo 3 for me to hit ~2,500 games played, I'm already at ~1,800 for Reach.
StalkerUKCG
Banned
Nerd. Id like to average around 10 games a day but honestly one nukeade fest on countdown or some shitty Z tier forge map. Getting screwed over by some other terrible "feature" and i dont want to play it again for at least 3 days
Slightly Live
Dirty tag dodger
Over 14 games played per day with Reach.
:O
:O
Tha hell.
Slightly Live
Dirty tag dodger
I feel bad about it. =/
Hypertrooper
Member
Dude, why? Why are you destroying my favorite Star Wars scene with this? It'll be okay if it was a prequel scene but this?
Speaking of music x Halo, I still want a fully fledged Bollywood style produced soundtrack.
I hope 343 can get Marty to do some fine bhangra beats, then I'll be like this dude.
I hope 343 can get Marty to do some fine bhangra beats, then I'll be like this dude.
bobs...onGaf
Member
Musically I feel that Reach was the most forgettable, it had some fantastic music, but nothing anywhere near on par with ODST, which was sort of the benchmark. A benchmark very few games have hit.
Visually though its not that Reach is ugly, its just that theres not much variety and I feel as though its a bit muddy at times. Spartan's are smaller and tend to blend in, unlike the overly blocky spartans from Halo 3. This makes a world of difference in things like snipes where in Reach people can be stealthy just by crouching in one spot. The general re use of colours and semi washed out look and feel of some maps put me off, but I think thats down to the engine rather than the art design.
Not as badass as the Honey Badger.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4r7wHMg5Yjg
Honey Badger don't care, Honey Badger don't give a shit.
Demoncarnotaur
Member
Just wanted to drop my thoughts on this. IMO Reach had fantastic art direction, but some of the set pieces were very simple compared to the grand vistas of Halo 1-3. My main complaint would be the graininess of the image, and while I think the colors were fine, I do agree that some shouldn't have been so muted. Truthfully, while Halo 3 has these grand set pieces, they were so simple and empty that I cant say much for the game other than its skyboxes/lighting. I would love to see the attention to detail of Reach mixed with something more grand, alien, etc.
If this post is a bit choppy its because Im at the hospital now on an hour of sleep, my great grandma is in the ICU. Just trying to occupy my time.
The Real Napsta
Member
ncsuDuncan
Member
Dude, why? Why are you destroying my favorite Star Wars scene with this? It'll be okay if it was a prequel scene but this?
Heh, if anything I wish the prequels would have copied that same sequence. It's one of my favorite scenes in the entire franchise and I have no problem knowing it was patterned after WWII movies.
I was just teasing StarWolf because I think Red Tails is going to be another George Lucas CG-fest.
Reagan's BR
Banned
Total games of Halo 2: 3755
Total games of Halo 3: 1661
Total games of Reach: 918
Total games of Halo 3: 1661
Total games of Reach: 918
Just proof that Halo 2 is still the best.
For myself, it's proof that I had more time to play.
I was 15 in 2005, and that was the bulk of my Halo 2 playing. Now, I'm 21 and have a job, so Reach is like...well, let's say I don't devote as much time to Reach.
Maybe, but probably not. I think it just further proves my age:game ratio hypothesis.
Reagan's BR
Banned
bobs...onGaf
Member
Even with more time to play now I have played significantly less games of Reach than 3. From Sept 07 to Sept 08 I roughly calculated that I played over 3K matchmade games. (I couldnt be bothered the calculate the figure for customs on top of that, would that would have been huge.) And in that period of my life I had a bunch of exams, and I remember not renewing my live when it ran out, so essentially for the summer months I wasn't even able to play the game (even if I wanted to). With Reach despite having all the time in the world to play, I have played around 1800 games and that's from the date it came out to this point.
In the space of 12 months I played more Halo 3 than in the year and a bit Reach has been out. For me that's pretty conclusive. The fact that im pretty sure in the last few months at least that my Halo 3 gametime has been higher than my Reach time for me proves which game I prefer.
In the space of 12 months I played more Halo 3 than in the year and a bit Reach has been out. For me that's pretty conclusive.
The fact that im pretty sure in the last few months at least that my Halo 3 gametime has been higher than my Reach time for me proves which game I prefer.Halo 2: 2607 total games - but 45 were played right at the end, after a 3 year break.
2562 games between 11/8/04 and 8/26/07 - 2.5 games/day
Halo 3: 4828 games between 10/10/07 and 11/20/10 - 4.3 games/day
(Interesting break there between 8/26, when PAX started, and 10/10 - no Halo at all!)
Reach: 3071 games between 9/14/10 and 1/5/12 - 6.4 games/day
This is Multiplayer Matchmaking only - no custom games, no campaign, no firefight.
2562 games between 11/8/04 and 8/26/07 - 2.5 games/day
Halo 3: 4828 games between 10/10/07 and 11/20/10 - 4.3 games/day
(Interesting break there between 8/26, when PAX started, and 10/10 - no Halo at all!)
Reach: 3071 games between 9/14/10 and 1/5/12 - 6.4 games/day
This is Multiplayer Matchmaking only - no custom games, no campaign, no firefight.
What hypothesis is this?
thezerofire
Banned
Sai I'm going to see Coldplay at the Hollywood Bowl, u mad?
StalkerUKCG
Banned
Recorded on a shoe and music choices by a 13 year old.
bobs...onGaf
Member
I would guess that the younger you are, the less responsibilities you have the more time you have for gaming?
I dunno if I agree, as I have grown older and got a job I feel like I can play games more. After the 9-5 I have no homework to do so im pretty chill to just jump on xbox. But I guess im at the weird stage of working, but not really having the responsibilies of looking after a family.
That'll do it.
The Real Napsta
Member
That's what the mute button is for bro.
High School = ALL TIME IN WORLD.
College = Good Luck
Job = Depends. If you got a steady Job, its like being in High School over again. If you have a Family to take care of, gaming time is still cut.
At least I think. OldGAF can advise. I'm in my first year of college and my gaming time has been eliminated.
ncsuDuncan
Member
Meant to put this in my last post to stay on topic, but here's a random thought:
Are the Halo campaigns done with Earth?
I just thought it might be neat to see more than the New Mombasa/Voi area. A forerunner/precursor invasion in Halo 6 might be cool, but maybe that's a little too much like Mass Effect 3.
Are the Halo campaigns done with Earth?
I just thought it might be neat to see more than the New Mombasa/Voi area. A forerunner/precursor invasion in Halo 6 might be cool, but maybe that's a little too much like Mass Effect 3.
A27_StarWolf
Banned
I certainly hope not, I've always wanted to see more major cities on Earth in the Halo Universe.
For Example, what was going on in New York when the Covies dropped on down to say hello?
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
Played a little Anniversary Firefight last night, Fiesta-stizz. I love FF so much more than competitive stuff. Mostly because I am terrible.
squidhands
Member
For us, it's the grey hair:game ratio hypothesis.
My (soon to be future) wife got me back into videogames, so I'd consider myself a rarity. We have no kids, and she has her things that she likes to do when I
Hypertrooper
Member
I felt in love with the Halo series because of the Alien structure. Earth was good but the levels/scenario were never better than the environment or the scenarios of the Ark or a Halo-Installation.
The Librarian
Banned
As long as the levels are as good as The Storm, Tsavo Highway, and Crow's Nest, Uplift Reserve, Tayari Plaza, Kizingo Boulevard and Kikowani Station, I'm down.
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
Are there plans to HD-ize Halo 2?
I posted the other day that when H2 came out I was playing non-stop. I was in high school going into college and didn't have a ton of responsibility.
When 3 came out I was a sophomore and had a full year to play before I started grad school which slowed down playtime tremendously.
When Reach finally came out I was in my 3rd year of grad school and my priorities had shifted greatly from gaming to work and classwork.
I have a feeling that I'm not the only one that has had to make that transition through the course of the series and in some, not all, cases you can definitely apply the same kind of age progression to a decreased amount of games played.
Slightly Live
Dirty tag dodger
Save Earth... again!
Boring. They took us to Earth twice already, three if you count ODST. More boring brown streets/hallways/zzzzz.
I want vast alien stuff. I want some hard science vistas that made my mind melt. Stars and shit. If I want a round trip around Earth I'll play another other shooter. The industry has pretty much been to everywhere worth being with a gun already.
A27_StarWolf
Banned
Yeah, this.
ncsuDuncan
Member
I agree - Halo 4 and 5 should definitely have a heavy emphasis on alien environments, especially Forerunner. Reach and ODST were mostly set in human locations, with a dash of Covenant areas and almost no Forerunner areas at all.
But by the time we get to Halo 6 I think fans will be okay with going back to Earth, if only briefly.
A27_StarWolf
Banned
Then again, this is pretty true as well. I'm excited for Halo 4 because I want it to play like a metroid game in terms of environment. I'm excited for these strange new worlds.
lolwut
College has all the time in the world compared to a full-time job. Wake up early, go to work all day, leave after 5, go weightlifting, go to grocery store, make dinner, bam. Free time starts at 8pm, have to be asleep by 10:30 to not feel like a zombie the next day.
This is why I just watch streams to get my Halo fix now.