I could not disagree more here. I have been a Halo fan for a long ass time, love the campaigns and am generally engaged with what is happening in the story, but have little interest or time to explore the lore outside of the games. Thus, it's always appreciated when the story is primarily contained within the campaign.
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I could not disagree more here. I have been a Halo fan for a long ass time, love the campaigns and am generally engaged with what is happening in the story, but have little interest or time to explore the lore outside of the games. Thus, it's always appreciated when the story is primarily contained within the campaign.
BeforeU
Oft hope is born when all is forlorn.
Yeah pretty dumb thing to do. Let the fan watch it and get hype while they wait for the Halo 5. What good will it do unlocking at the same time as the game.
Three person co-op is tight.
cartoon_soldier
Member
Meaning Chief dies.
PetulantChild
Banned
Seeing as 343 seems to have a fetish for killing off cool characters they could make spin offs for (ODST, Black Team) I wouldn't count on it.
ATOMICJORGE
Member
Yes sadly the compression also applies to the live streams, Youtube/Google should really
increase the bitrate limit I hate it :/
Slightly Live
Dirty tag dodger
I have to strongly disagree with story wise. The romantic subplot and Didact's motivations were all poorly handled, and considering they are two of the main story pillars...
The clearest and easiest to grasp story is Halo: CE. I kinda miss the simplicity.
Kibbles
Member
Well in my particular case, I know who Blue Team are, it's just more of how did he get back in touch with Blue Team?
Been watching the Giant Bomb stream, looking great so far. 40min in.
Nak3d Eli is streaming. He makes great content and always goes indepth when he plays.
http://www.twitch.tv/nak3d_eli
WATCH HIM. Plus he is doing what I would do and is actually exploring the levels.
http://www.twitch.tv/nak3d_eli
WATCH HIM. Plus he is doing what I would do and is actually exploring the levels.
RedSparrows
Member
First thing said in Blue Team intro cut-scene is 'bla bla bla
. Small but crucial clue to build on.
when we were in boot camp'
Which is.. weird right? Jeff never gets that excited about video games lately unless it's batshit crazy, Trackmainia, or the possibility of another Defjam fighting game.
EchoChamber
Member
I need mah hola fah-eve gardinganz
cartoon_soldier
Member
Does he own shirts?
A
A More Normal Bird
Unconfirmed Member
This concern about the game needing extensive backgrounding for "new" characters always makes me feel like I'm in bizarro world. 99.9999% of stories told by humans to other humans involve characters with pre-existing relationships and histories which are then revealed and explored in the story. Halo 4's antagonist could've been someone everybody knew like the prophet of Truth back from the dead, the Gravemind or Voldemort and some people still would have been confused because understanding the plot relied on an info-dump in the middle of a level.
Vire
Member
You can't fool me, we all know Arby replaces Fred three quarters through the game.
Stinkles already took me and Drake to task over my Fred is dead rhyme.
tiredheadcrab
Member
Thats it I am going dark. Just watch greenskull stream a few minutes of shooting a Knight and i am done. Locking my twitter account from dipshits who will tweet me the ending and i am probably not checking any pms from here until the 28th.
I had all the Halo game twists ruined for me
Halo 2: Someone posted the spoiler on the xbox forums.
Halo 3: When Halo 3 launched I had to get my 360 repaired and didnt get it till 2 weeks later. I texted my friend asking how Halo 3 was and he said "Getting Cortana back was difficult" Fuck
Halo Reach: doesnt really count.
Halo 4: Someone tweeted at me on twitter telling me the girls fate.
Halo 5 I want to go in as blind as i can.
Edit: Halo CE i didnt pick up till like summer 2003 and EGM told me the ending but that was months after the game released. Doesnt count.
I had all the Halo game twists ruined for me
Halo 2: Someone posted the spoiler on the xbox forums.
Halo 3: When Halo 3 launched I had to get my 360 repaired and didnt get it till 2 weeks later. I texted my friend asking how Halo 3 was and he said "Getting Cortana back was difficult" Fuck
Halo Reach: doesnt really count.
Halo 4: Someone tweeted at me on twitter telling me the girls fate.
Halo 5 I want to go in as blind as i can.
Edit: Halo CE i didnt pick up till like summer 2003 and EGM told me the ending but that was months after the game released. Doesnt count.
ThatsMytrunks
Member
Our channel got an early review key, and we're allowed to stream the first 3 levels! Come watch! I promise not to be irritating.
https://www.youtube.com/user/LoneStarsLetsPlay/live
https://www.youtube.com/user/LoneStarsLetsPlay/live
Vire
Member
I've lamented a thousand times over this issue on this very forum, so I rather not get into it again, especially since this thread is about Halo 5.
But mainly due to the fact that you have to go out of your way and find all the terminals to have even a base level understanding on who this character is and what his motivations are. Mind you, he isn't some ancillary character, nope, he's the central antagonist of the game.
Anyway, moving on.
JumPeRJumPzZ
Banned
So is the difficulty going to scale up when more real players join up?
Can you show Mission 8? That should be allowed too.
lol
Our channel got an early review key, and we're allowed to stream the first 3 levels! Come watch! I promise not to be irritating.
https://www.youtube.com/user/LoneStarsLetsPlay/live
Can you show Mission 8? That should be allowed too.
lol
SenjutsuSage
Banned
Best story campaign in the franchise happened, so that's not exactly much of a criticism in my book.
That said, holy shit at the first 18 minutes. The game looks so fantastic.
ATOMICJORGE
Member
Mister Monopoli is streaming the game too! : http://www.twitch.tv/mistermonopoli
SenjutsuSage
Banned
Precisely.
AllIsOneIsNone
Banned
This is making the wait so much harder. Finally playing will feel like getting my hands on the holy grail at this point.
wesleyshark
Banned
4 easily had the best Halo campaign out of all of em. By miles.
This looks to take the crown though.
But the actual stories being told in h4 and h5 can be understood without the need of any additional content, its the back story that everyone here is complaining about and my point that i am trying to make is if everyone cared so much about the back story of these characters they would do there research about them whether before hand or after in terms of completing the campaign
I feel you on this. I'll sign all the NDA's, just let me play!
AllIsOneIsNone
Banned
Stinkles, Bill Gates, Don Mattrick, the devil.
I kinda agree, but it looks awesome... Like wearing a high tech AR helmet. I'm torn.
Looks immersive. rationally noisy...
So i take it you haven't read the Forerunner Saga
Stinkles I am sorry about the wheelchair video it was a mistake, I swear
See I made this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjWk2V-fhag after for 343. Its cool right
Vire
Member
Seems like it's toned down for multiplayer which makes sense, I kinda like the Metroid Prime vibe going on in SP.
RedSparrows
Member
The point is, most people haven't, and shouldn't have to to understand WTH is going on in the game.
Exactly... It's not only tolerable in single player, but I find myself, against my normal philosophies, liking it a lot. So long as MP remains toned down.
Some media people need to party up and then grab some screens of the 8 different HUDs since each Spartan in the campaign has a unique HUD.
DarthWalden
Banned
Yes, your disc copy will work.
Vire
Member
Oh that's cool, I forgot about that. I think I remember reading that somewhere along the way. Does each player get different weapons when they spawn in? For example, would Linda spawn in with a sniper every time?
Pretty sure the character select shows different load outs and minor ability differences.
SenjutsuSage
Banned
It looks like it has the chance to do just that. People probably think anyone that believes Halo 4 is the best Halo title is crazy or something, but I think Halo 4 gets a great deal of the hate it does because it isn't made by Bungie, and not because it wasn't an incredible (and likely also the best) entry in the entire franchise.
Some things that Bungie largely got a pass for, 343i receives all this unjust criticism. People now act as if you weren't able to get loads more from playing Halo Reach if you actually bothered to read the book beforehand. And that wasn't even the only book that gave you much greater insight into what was taking place in Halo Reach the game. There was also a whole slew of super intriguing stuff that could be gleaned from having read Halo: Ghosts of Onyx. Before 343i ever took over the franchise it had always been more rewarding and enjoyable to play the Halo titles if you also happened to read up on the extended fiction.
...Scatter...
Banned
I'd say CE had the best story followed by Halo 4. CE gets credit for me because it sets up the whole universe. Halo 4's main story to me was all about Chief and Cortana and I loved it.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
How have you managed to avoid the tons of criticism about Halo 4's cramped corridors, ugly non-talky Covies, terrible weapons, weapon de-spawning, bullet sponge Prometheans, horrible sound mix of a forgettable music score, etc for all these years.
No, its definitely cuz Bungie's name wasn't on the cover. You got us!