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Halo Reach Reveal Thread - Matchmaking/Multiplayer Details Revealed
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AwesomeSyrup
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Ghaleon if you didn't like ME1 don't get ME2, get the Fallout 3 GOTY edition(comes with $50 worth of DLC), it's still $60 but you'll easily get 100+ hours out of it.
I didn't enjoy Fallout 3 all that much, and if you thought ME1's shooting felt unnatural and clunky you'd have a miserable time with Fallout. It also takes a shitload of time to get much of anything accomplished. ME2 improves on the shooting and UI over ME. About par as far as your average shooter goes but they've pushed a lot of the menu-based combat. Can't say for sure you'll like ME2 but I really doubt you'd enjoy Fallout.GhaleonEB said:
:lol :lolNOKYARD said:It wouldn't bother my dog one bit.
(head is actually my dog, my GF is a photoshop hobbyist)
And I guess it's not fair to single out cat helmets as something that scares my dog. He's frightened by everything. Like the OJ carton.
I didn't enjoy Fallout much. I wanted the story to grab me, but it didn't, and I got tired of the game. My friends really want me to play ME and ME2, I've heard really good things about both.
EDIT: Dunno if you have it already, and it's a fairly old game, but that means you could find it cheap: Mirrors Edge. Excellent game, in my opinion.
Domino Theory
Crystal Dynamics
EazyB said:
He made Colonnade. He can't become more of a joke than that.
Fallout is less about story and more about exploring the world IMO. I skipped part of the quest and finished the main story in 7 hours. But then I just explored, finding stuff and talking to dudes.big ander said:
Actually, I was on a quest for mini nukes. I eventually found some.
DiabolicalBagel
Member
Domino Theory said:
Even I feel a little singed from that one.
Stormtrooper30
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Ghaleon, I think someone of your calibre may want to look into something like this:GhaleonEB said:
But in all seriousness, are you looking for an RPG, a shooter, a hack n slash... what? Something with depth or maybe just a game with instant gratification. We need more to go on here.
dilatedmuscle
Member
user_nat said:
I also found fallout to be boring and the dialogue didnt capture me. I like the dialogue from Mass Effect. The gameplay wasnt that great but the simple RPG elements and dialogue lead to an amazing narrative with no mandatory micromanaging.
Im currently blue balled with ME2. I was supposed to receive the collectors edition on the 26th but someone F'ed up and im not getting it until tomorrow. Feels like such a long wait... But yeah, why didnt you like Mass Effect 2? If you get over the mediocre gampeplay/controls you can really get into the story. The game can also be fairly short or long depending on how many side missions and micromanaging you chose to do. Give it 3 hours and the story will grab you and it wont let go even after you pass it. I played through it 4 1/2 times lol.
EDIT: nevermind, i was pretty behind on things lol.
Kibbles said:Bad Company 2 (Mainly for MP, but who know's the Campaign may be good too.)
I swear i been playing the demo more then i would play most retail games. Im so addicted. The game still feels like the controls are very unpolished and the layout is questionable. But i been having a blast with my friends. Complete blast. I cant wait to play some other maps though.
I'm looking for something pretty meaty. The only genres I don't like are racing, sports and music. I have a preference for action, RPGs, and the hybrids therein. That said, I have a handful of specific preferences in games that are deal breakers and they're increasingly commonplace, so that's leaving me feeling picky as hell.
Halo 3, ODST, Oblivion, Condemned, Crackdown, and Fable II are probably my favorite retail games this generation. Lately I've been feasting on XBLA games and retro collections, such as Miner Dig Deep, Defense Grid, Kingdom for Kelflings, tons of puzzle games, the Genesis Ultimate Collection and Raiden Fighters Aces. I thought the first Gears was pretty good. I played through and was very disappointed in Bioshock and Half-Life 2. I briefly played (mostly by purchasing and returning the next day, my wallet reminds me) absolutely hated: Dead Rising, Mass Effect, Modern Warfare and Gears 2.
But I digress. Thanks for the suggestions, and if you know of any that seem to fit into the above mess, lemme know. I'll poke around some more and end up with something. I've just queued up a half dozen demos. Time to go to town.
Halo 3, ODST, Oblivion, Condemned, Crackdown, and Fable II are probably my favorite retail games this generation. Lately I've been feasting on XBLA games and retro collections, such as Miner Dig Deep, Defense Grid, Kingdom for Kelflings, tons of puzzle games, the Genesis Ultimate Collection and Raiden Fighters Aces. I thought the first Gears was pretty good. I played through and was very disappointed in Bioshock and Half-Life 2. I briefly played (mostly by purchasing and returning the next day, my wallet reminds me) absolutely hated: Dead Rising, Mass Effect, Modern Warfare and Gears 2.
But I digress. Thanks for the suggestions, and if you know of any that seem to fit into the above mess, lemme know. I'll poke around some more and end up with something. I've just queued up a half dozen demos. Time to go to town.
Three things prevented me from playing this (it's the first game I downloaded): It's EA (yuck, but I'll live), it's MP only (I want to at least learn the controls before I jump into a match made game), and the request to make some kind of account and give EA my email before I could play anything. Not happening.Kibbles said:Bad Company 2 (Mainly for MP, but who know's the Campaign may be good too.)
Subtervotion
Member
GhaleonEB said:
Dude, EA isn't as bad as it used to be. They used to be HORRIBLE, but now they've got some pretty nice innovative games.
Now Activision.... that's a different story.
Since you liked Oblivion and Fable, maybe Dragon Age is a better RPG for you. Opposed to ME2 or Fallout 3. I haven't played it, but a friend compared it to those games.
I liked Oblivion and not Fallout. I didn't give it a huge chance though.Kapura said:
Domino Theory
Crystal Dynamics
rar said:
Why not?
Princess Carl
Member
Domino Theory said:
not as smooth as a good computer. LFD2 is a very good example of this.
I have a good computer, but i have too many friends on live to not get it for 360
DiabolicalBagel
Member
dilatedmuscle said:
Change sensitivity to preferred setting, leave all 'stick' options at default, change all 'button' options to BC1, fairly strong vibration, turn off aim assist - perfect.
But yes, absolute blast. Haven't had this much fun from a game in a looooong time. Even dying is fun.
Rar and I were in fits of laughter as the world's worst shot ever gave up his gun, got in one of those big russian trucks and went on a splatter spree.
We'd be standing in the open looking out to a completely empty stretch of land, there's nothing to see so we turn around and then BAM!
This truck comes from behind at what seemed like the speed of light with a body now stuck to his grill.
We'll all start shooting as it pulls a 180 and begins a delicate dance around us, picking us off one by one.
It didn't matter what we tried he just would not stop coming for us.
He may not have been able to aim but when he gets in one of those trucks he sure is one hell of a relentess motherfucker.
Only twice?rar said:
PC would be nice but I have too many people on xbl to play it with. Hmmm, maybe I could get both. Ah, if only I wasn't poor.
dilatedmuscle
Member
I just learned this about Bad Company 2 today... you probably already know it. Pressing BACK while aiming at enemies calls them out to your team and everyone will see a red indicator on them and on your radar. This feature was in BC1 and but you didnt need to press a button.... I love reviving people and getting revived, So many points!!! sometimes you can get more points for reviving someone then killing an enemy hahaha.
Damn we strayed so far off topic. We need some reach updates!!! i hope they have juicy media in Feb 11th
Damn we strayed so far off topic. We need some reach updates!!! i hope they have juicy media in Feb 11th
dilatedmuscle
Member
Merguson said:
Yet the gameplay in Halo makes Mass Effects gameplay look like a generic broken shooter.
user_nat said:
Ive been saying this for a while. I wish Bioware made a halo game. They are so good at story telling and i love the Haloverse. Imagine chosing what you want the spartan to say and having decisions have different outcomes. Or playing as a Marine in the halo universe and whitnessing the awesomeness of the Hell Jumpers and Spartans from a different perspective.That would be sweet. I hope 343 industries does a good job though. I love Bungie's halo and i play halo because it is and always will be the great experience of the franchise but i would like to see a very different styles halo if it came from a different developer.... and then Bungie can make Halo 4 10 years from now lol
Princess Carl
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Flipyap said:
your avatar is awesome
Hydranockz
Member
EazyB said:
Well everything in the BWU was disussed for the 20 minutes after it went up
Domino Theory
Crystal Dynamics
EazyB said:
Seriously, I can't believe that Halo 4 is STILL being made by Bungie.
squidhands
Member
I'm sure that this is really LTTP, but I replayed The Storm again over the weekend and came across a weird little poster in the ship where the Scarab encounter is. Anyone got info on who this is and what the joke is supposed to be (if there is one)?
(best shots I could get; the poster kept fading in and out of legibility.)
(best shots I could get; the poster kept fading in and out of legibility.)
LunaticPuma
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GhaleonEB said:
Batman Arkham Asylum
I believe it's "Shi Kai Wang, who goes by the nickname Shiek"squidhands said:
electricpirate
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squidhands
Member
Flipyap said:
Thank you! All I could read of the poster was "of the Sea".
dilatedmuscle
Member
Alright, time to throw down the gauntlet. Bioware Vs Bungie: Facial Hair Edition! lol
Slightly Live
Dirty tag dodger
dilatedmuscle said:
Sage wins hands down. He has facial hair I aspire to match, the other dude looks like a Marx Brother reject.
The Librarian
Banned
Yeah. For as much of a Halo fan as I am, there's no way any ending to any Halo game beats ME1's ending.Flipyap said:
I'd suggest getting ME2. The shooting in Fallout 3 is kind of weak unless you use the VATS system (even then, you aren't really doing the shooting yourself). I'd really recommend Mass Effect 2 as it greatly improves over the original in terms of combat and UI.GhaleonEB said:
One thing about the combat, though: there's definitely a Gears of War influence that can be felt, but it's not quite the same.
Of course, if you have a DS, you could always wait for the next Pokemon game.