gamechanger87
Member
This game does not play slow. Plays fast but you feel like you actually have control and impact when it plays fast. You can react and get out of danger not like in a cod game.
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This game does not play slow. Plays fast but you feel like you actually have control and impact when it plays fast. You can react and get out of danger not like in a cod game.
Ein Bear
Member
Awesome new assassination.
This is amazing.
Are the unlockable 'stances' the pose your Spartan pulls in the pre/post game videos? I hope those hilarious bro animations from the beta are unlockable. I want my Spartan to be the goofiest knobhead in the galaxy.
Nope, stances are for the menus, when you or another player looks at your ingame profile.
FUNKNOWN iXi
Member
Not faster than CE based on what comparisons? 2v2 to 50 kills in CE can be painfully slow a lot of the time (Note: I've always wanted CE 2v2's to be 25 or 30 kills because it can feel too much like an endurance test). 4v4 in CE might seem really fast, but that's because they're played on maps better designed for 2v2's. So while yes, CE may be faster than the other Halo games, it still isn't doing laps around Halo 5.
In fact, Halo 5 might even be faster than CE, but with motion tracker it's less debatable, especially at higher levels of play.
In fact, Halo 5 might even be faster than CE, but with motion tracker it's less debatable, especially at higher levels of play.
This is the most action-packed campaign footage I've seen.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MrClWBkKEI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MrClWBkKEI
Gnome Scat
Member
Awesome new assassination.
That's awesome. Still toggling them off if possible, though.
LegalEagleMike
Member
That was intense.
cartoon_soldier
Member
That was great, actual 4 players playing.
Though with 4 actual players I expected to see 4 hunters
That was great, AI reacted much more to what I'm familiar with. Think I saw a new animation for thrusting while slicing with the energy sword? Dont remember using it in the beta.
Welfare
Member
SamastahSukhino
Banned
Best campaign vid I've seen so far. Can't wait till next month!
I've noticed, looks amazing. Can't wait!
Awesome new assassination.
On some Ryse shit.
RSB
Banned
Nothing drastic about it, it's just something I've never liked in Halo MP. I know the game would play much better without it, and I don't care if it's been there since the beginning, I'm still against its inclusion. Again, it's not about shitting on the new additions, I'm just pointing out the gameplay elements I consider detrimental to the game, even if they've been there since day 1.
And about how much have they broken in this new iteration of Halo, IDK (we'll see when the game launches) but many problems have been solved since the beta (the slow strafe speed, the slow scope animation for the sniper, the ridiculous spread reduction on the SMG when scoped, the awful scope on the DMR, etc) so that's good.
There are certain things I'm never gonna like in Halo, like Clamber (as it diminishes the role of crouch jumping almost completely) cosmetic ADS (the classic zoom is much more elegant and less visually intrusive) sprint (I prefer to be able to move at max speed without losing my ability to shoot) or the motion tracker (Halo just plays better without it) but still, that doesn't mean I won't enjoy the game when it comes out. In fact, there's never been a perfect Halo game (there's always stuff I dislike about all of them) but I've always liked them to some degree.
ProvenDeadly
Member
I'm sure its already been mentioned before but its some straight up bullshit that 343 removed the blood from Halo. Watching the Hunter fight was a real bummer, like I don't even really understand the thought process there. Are they trying to go for 10 year olds with this T rating stuff?
Primethius
Banned
I can't get over all that verticality. So damn good.
Not really sure how I feel about AI being able to revive you yet. Guess I'll have to see how it plays out on the higher difficulties.
Poodlestrike
Banned
I loved this. Feeling much better about the AI quality too. Seems that aggressive play is going to be rewarded, which is always fun. Gonna need to be careful not to get too aggressive, though, or you'll lose your team, and thus, your revives.
Hype!
LAUGHTREY
Modesty becomes a woman
Yep. Game has to think for you.
Showing the differences between the two teams where one is so on the same level they can be effective without even speaking vs the newer team blustering, having miscommunications, and failing objectives because they're too slow would be too up there for Halo these days.
People would never be able to understand that.
Poodlestrike
Banned
It's not a "game has to think for you" thing, the gestures and the lights just wouldn't work as well in a visual medium unless you get reaaaaaaal particular with the camera to call attention to them. I'm hoping we get some of it, but having them talk more is a necessary change for the new medium, IMO.
They still present a notable contrast to the chatty, bantery, unhelmeted Osiris.
Crossing Eden
Hello, my name is Yves Guillemot, Vivendi S.A.'s Employee of the Month!
ditto.
FUNKNOWN iXi
Member
BruceLeeRoy
Banned
Its seems like the new play-style favors a far more aggressive approach with your abilities akin to something like Crysis. Comparing this footage to a section of a previous game like the end of Halo 3's Sierra 117 is pretty stark. You would get annihilated just running and gunning for the most part like this without planning your approach.
There is still blood I think its just turned off in that section or something.
Footage like that makes me look forward to people mastering/linking all the abilities and gunplay and showing off some gameplay which looks pretty close to that Team Osiris intro cinematic.
I can't believe some "concerned" people think this looks just like Halo 4. This is light years beyond and the 60 FPS is a godsend.
Primethius
Banned
Loving this ability far more then I thought it would. But the lack of blood there really seems to stick out.
Dynasty8
Member
All Halo games have had it. I see your point and I'd love to play some games without the motion tracker, but I'm sure removing it altogether isn't what the majority wants. Most people would go crazy if that happened.
We are in the minority...but at least we have Breakout mode (no radar or motion trackers).
BruceLeeRoy
Banned
It definitely looks better but its in no way a major step up.
I would never say they don't look good. I think Halo has always had a good look but you can just see the compromises they had to take to get to the 60fps. Animations look like H4 and the environments are so empty and lifeless. That stuff really stands out to me. That latest gameplay footage though makes the 60fps really sing with all your squad mates attacking on the map.
rokkerkory
Member
that was pretty damn great, no idea what peeps were talking about saying the gfx doesn't look good.
Can't wait to see how players will chain together all the new features. Halo's never been so mobile.
Probably more to do with framerate...
If you've every played halo (or any other popular FPS) you'd know 10 year olds are going to get the game in droves regardless of its rating... No need to target them...
Leyasu
Banned
FUNKNOWN iXi
Member
It would only be an issue with people if they removed radar altogether, but changing motion tracker to sound-based radar would deter many complaints on both sides.
Ya hate motion tracker? Sound-based radar is an improvement.
Ya hate the idea of removing radar altogether? Sound-based radar is a fair compromise.
Ya hate the idea of removing radar altogether? Sound-based radar is a fair compromise.
It needs to be forced, and honestly I doubt many casual players would even notice the difference. Watch lesser skilled players play, they're oblivious to motion tracker a lot of the time. And then what about going up against more skilled players with motion tracker? Good luck having a fun time lol
Awesome new assassination.
sweet.
ATOMICJORGE
Member
Very much this.
It should be much harder since it is 4 players always.
Hmmmm.Maybe most of the mission with blue team is inside and team osiris is outside ?
Monocle
Member
Love it. All I need now is a This Is Sparta kick.Awesome new assassination.
Osiris isn't a team of rookies though. People here seem to think they are some second rate soldiers.
Monocle
Member
This level is my jam. Looking real damn good.
I'm pretty sure that if I didn't own an XB1 already, that footage would have pushed me over the edge.
BruceLeeRoy
Banned
Ai looks much better in the video. Elites doing some good damage and jackals trying to get out of harms way. Hunters seemed to go down a little to easily but they could have just cut the video to make it look that way.
Leyasu
Banned
Monocle
Member
That video I just posted about is sicknasty. If you watch a single campaign video, make it that one.
FUNKNOWN iXi
Member
Same lol, I've avoided all the footage other than the intro to Team Osiris (before this embargo) and the Grunts chatter video ;b
EDIT:
Don't listen to him A-One! Resist the urges!
Poodlestrike
Banned
Watch it! Join the dark side! Reject spoilerphobia in all its forms!
Dynasty8
Member
LOL, I saw exactly those two as well. Saw the intro by accident and was kinda annoyed. I thought it was supposed to be some kind of launch trailer so I let it run (didn't read the title like an idiot). As for the grunt video, it was automatically played on Youtube after one of the multiplayer videos ended. Not a big deal though, it was funny.
No way, I'm on blackout mode from here on out. Games are so much better when you go in blind. After playing MGSV, I feel like I saw 90% of the entire game through the trailers and footage I watched. Not making that mistake again.