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Halo Reach Review Thread
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Opus Angelorum
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Arnie said:
It almost seems that if it reviewed lower they would be more inclined to praise it, quite saddening.
leng ja said:
Or because it is that good?
Segata Sanshiro
Member
has anyone made the obvious "Reach-around" joke yet?
Segata Sanshiro
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Yeah this never happens to any other top-rated game.Jexhius said:
Oh and hey, congrats on your one-day anniversary of being born.
MarshMellow96
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Segata Sanshiro said:
Segata - wherever you pop up, you bring joy to my life.
Jex
Member
It certainly does, but it seems to be more apparent when you have a sequel or title in a franchise vs a stand alone title.Segata Sanshiro said:
When a stand alone game comes out that just does extremely well critically, like Braid or Portal or LBP there's room to talk about the merits of the game itself.
But if it's a squeal/franchise property then people can bring out the ol' "It's just because the game has that well-known name on it" argument.
And thanks!
The Super Bob
Member
Wasn't really interested in what the reviews were going to say ( I was expecting high scores) because I'm already sold on this being the best Halo game yet and was too hyped anyway. But from what I've read it looks like this is going to be one fun game.
Just the sheer amount of stuff in the game should keep everyone entertained for a while.
Just the sheer amount of stuff in the game should keep everyone entertained for a while.
Hydranockz
Member
I still think the lack of BR is going to put a lot of people off of plaing this game... Clearly the reviewers are no more than a 30 on Lone Wolves from Halo 3 which at that says a lot. Halo Reach is super casual and for me, the demi god of pro gaming, I just cannot warm up to a literally blooming single shot pea shooter.
The review scores fail to accurately compensate for the lack of BR. Not surprised.
smh
The review scores fail to accurately compensate for the lack of BR. Not surprised.
smh
I hope the story and storytelling are better. I think that is Halo's weakest aspect. Halo Wars did a better job at conveying the universe than any of the main games. Bungie is just awful at character development. The sandbox Gameplay and incredible ai and mp are unparalleled though.
terrdactycalsrock
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oh wow I didnt know shacknews didnt put scores at the end of thier reviews. thats very cool
Review scores are pretty much expected, it was never going to beat or match CE critically unless they radically changed the formula RE4 style, but by virtue of the games' quality, amount of content and the size of the franchise, it was always going to be very well regarded still. Way more interested in the online criticism - what people here have to say in a few months than the reviews, now i know they haven't massively screwed up on the fundamentalist.
NIN90 said:
You do realize that there were review events allowing journalists to play 30-40 some odd hours of multiplayer, right? So combine that with early access to the full retail (many in the San Fran and LA area had it longer than 2-4 days) and you have a tremendous amount of time with the multiplayer to understand its ins and outs.
Not spoilers really, but don't read if you haven't played the game.
Having finished the campaign I have to say
You have good taste, son.
Having finished the campaign I have to say
It's nothing special, really, that's not saying it's not good, it's a good campaign but not the best I've played this year, I can understand the 9 and 10 'cause the multiplayer is the best around from any console.
george_us said:
You have good taste, son.
The amount of crap in this thread is appaling
The game gets good reviews because it's good, not because it's Halo.
I'm not a huge Halo fan, but I'll be getting it day one (or day 5 for some of you who've been playing it for a week already) because obviously (like it or not) it is good.
The game gets good reviews because it's good, not because it's Halo.
I'm not a huge Halo fan, but I'll be getting it day one (or day 5 for some of you who've been playing it for a week already) because obviously (like it or not) it is good.
REV 09 said:
Nailed it. The story is just so blah and the characters uninteresting. I love scifi but the Halo story is about as exciting as the Wall Street Journal. It's very well thought out and detailed. It's easily the most fully realized universe in gaming ever. But wow is it just dull. No emotion attachment at all. Very clinical.
Kibbles
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Yeah went on a 15 game winning streak last night with my friend and a pair of guys we partied up with after a game. We won every single game we played together, but it got late and I was pretty tired so we decided to call it quits. Felt bad for the other guys because we kept matching up with the same people most of the time. :lol
So far the Campaign is amazing, fuck GameTrailers.
So far the Campaign is amazing, fuck GameTrailers.
Gui_PT said:
:lol
I'm naive. I thought to myself why would Gui_PT lie to me!?
I'd skimmed over a few reviews and your answer was as I expected. But signing up for one game seemed excessive so I was looking for someone to rationalise the decision that'd been nagging me over the last few days.
plagiarize
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it may put off some pros, but i doubt that constitutes 'a lot' of people. i dont think that all of the reviews should focus on changes that will effect competitive mp. the full game contains so much more than that.Hydranockz said:
He's clearly talking about the games, and even if he weren't, only one of the books was written by a Bungie employee (and it focused on a character who in the games is only good for one-dimensional comic relief).Gui_PT said:
I love the universe, but especially Halo 3's handling of story and characters was terrible. ODST certainly benefited from having such a low-key story.
The Reach cutscenes I just watched looked really promising, so I'm quite optimistic. It would be nice if Bungie finally made some likable human characters, because I feel a bit silly for being so into space lizard drama.
Wort wort wort.
Wiggum2007
Junior Member
Gui_PT said:
Ugh that was so stupid, all that pointless buildup hinting that Cortana is going rampant (which would have been super interesting), and then 'lol nah im ok'.
GarthVaderUK
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iNvidious01 said:
Yup, and Microsoft have been building a team at 343 Industries to look after the Halo franchise:
http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/343_Industries#Known_Employees
rollingstart
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One question I have for those who have been following the game since the beta: have they changed how the anti-aliasing works? I think that was the cause, the beta seemed a bit blurry/ghosty when moving around. Temporal AA or something? It didn't keep the beta from being any less great, but it would be nice if they changed it.
anonnumber6
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NathanPGibson said:
Most people are thinking the same way as well, review scores to most fans buying on launch are arbitrary.
But I am glad it has gotten high reviews scores in general, Bungie deserve them. They have already produced 4 great games in the Halo universe. Halo 1 and 2 was the biggest reason bought and Xbox 1, Halo 3 was the reason I bought an Xbox 360. Reach is a perfect end to Bungie's development of the Halo series and I am looking forward to Halo 4 from 343.
Arpharmd B
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The Librarian
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The Arbiter...REV 09 said:
AltogetherAndrews
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Sounds sexy. Granted that Halo reviews have meant jack shit since Halo 2 made it through the grind unscathed, but everything I've seen from the game itself is pretty convincing.
Monty Mole
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Halo and Half-Life are the only two FPS franchises I can get at all excited about. Pretty much every other FPS out there is just too grey, dull, uninspired and boring for me to get past the first 60 minutes. (Unless we count MP series too, although perhaps they're technically FPA).
What I love most about Halo is the atmosphere, it just totally draws you in to its world. Also, the superb AI just makes the gameplay far more fun, even on Normal. The attention to detail, colourful and varied environments, music and feeling of being a tiny part of something epic is great. I'm not even talking about the multiplayer.
Halo isn't perfect. It has flaws like everything else that's beautiful.
What I love most about Halo is the atmosphere, it just totally draws you in to its world. Also, the superb AI just makes the gameplay far more fun, even on Normal. The attention to detail, colourful and varied environments, music and feeling of being a tiny part of something epic is great. I'm not even talking about the multiplayer.
Halo isn't perfect. It has flaws like everything else that's beautiful.