HALO REACH BETA

[stoopdapoop]

not gunna lie, reach looks pretty cool from what I've seen.

maybe I have a shallow taste in games, but I enjoyed halo 1 and 3. Single and multiplayer. and reach looks like it'll be the best in the series, by far.

[srredfire]

I hate Halo. So. Much.

[Unstoppable Florence]

This thread only reinforces my long held belief that there are three schools of though regarding the Halo franchise.

Some hate it like nothing else, some think it's an alright series that makes good choices on occasion, and some have obviously never played any other games in their entire lives.

[Gary]

I love the game and I have played plenty of other games as well. I'm not saying it's the best game in the world, but it is one of my favorites.

[Terr]

I remember back when Halo 1 was coming out... What, E3 2000? Macworld 1999 before that? I still listen to that great theme song. (Not the Halo 2 one, because that's been all electric-guitar-ified for fratboys. :p )

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFf-tGiMYk0

Shortly after they got acquired by Microsoft.

Halo 1: Repetetetetetitive.
Halo 2: This one was actually better. Still some mind-numbing repetition, but less than before.
Halo 3: Not out for Windows XP yet

[nub]

I'm tearing up every time I see the weapon renders. The guns look so fuckin awesome! I mean, have you seen the rocket launcher? It's just so...detailed...

Everything just looks so much more lively, and some of the Reach screen shots show off probably the most incredible skies I've ever seen in a video game. Then again, every Halo game boasted epic skyboxes (for their time). I remember playing Halo 1 and just parking the warthog right next to the cliff edge in the 2nd mission and just staring at the skybox and admiring how detailed it looked at the time. No other game had done a sky so brilliantly, and Halo 2 and 3 improved on them greatly (the sky in the desert level in Halo 3 is fucking amazing).


Anyway, if anyone is really doubting Reach then you should read all the media you can on it. I think Bungie is gonna end the series with a huge bang. A bang so big it will create a parallel universe.

I still want to know what happened to Master Chief. The legendary ending in Halo 3 is just too cliff hangy for Reach to really be the end (unless Reach is a "dream sequence" and MC wakes up at the end of the campaign, and a cut scene plays out showing how it all ends). M$ DOES own the franchise though, so it's not like they can't just get another studio to do Halo 4, but the "halo" part of Halo is finished.

I'm looping, I'll stop talking now.

[Sorrow]

Not that my opinion on this game matters much but have you noticed a trend in dumbing weapons down / both in awesomeness / damage?

Halo 1 had a great pistol / assault rifle / shotgun. (Both in terms of looks and sound) I would often storm a hallway with a mate of mine, firing off an entire clip of the assault rifle blind at the enemy just for the pure awesomeness of the sound you'd get.

Halo 2: ... goodbye useful / good looking shotgun / assault rifle... also Halo 2's headbobbing was absolute crap, the game felt way to float-y

Same thing with Mass effect, remember the assault rifle? ... play ME 2, not as cool anymore eh?

[Mighty Monk]

I think Bungie is gonna end the series with a huge bang. A bang so big it will create a parallel universe.

Well you clearly haven't read up on your Halo fiction.

Reach is a prequel to Halo: CE. It indeed ends with a bang, but of a really intensely, somewhat demoralizing bang.

If anything, read the background story in the Halo: CE manual. You'll understand a little better. Or you could read "The Fall of Reach" book, which is a better idea, really.

On topic though, I love the Reach Beta! Admittedly I'm bored of the two maps they've started off with (Powerhouse and Sword Base) and I'm also sick of repeatedly playing CTF matches, but that's down to the players voting for the gametypes. However, being Friday, Invasion Mode is released! WOOOO.

I'm yet to try it, however.

[Surfa]

I don't know how much of you have played the beta, but by god do I hate it. Fuck it is like halo 3 but with all the good weapons taken out. Plus I hate halo 3 anyway no way in hell am I buying this steaming hot pile of shit.

[nub]

I think Bungie is gonna end the series with a huge bang. A bang so big it will create a parallel universe.

Well you clearly haven't read up on your Halo fiction.

Reach is a prequel to Halo: CE.

Um...I know...I read the book years ago before Halo 2 even came out. No need to try and school me on Halo lore dude. Halo Reach is going to be the last game of the Halo series, therefore it's the end of the series. It doesn't matter if the game takes place before the first, if it comes out last then it's the last of the series.

Same thing with Mass effect, remember the assault rifle? ... play ME 2, not as cool anymore eh?

Everything got dumbed down in ME2, at least everything related to RPG gameplay. The guns were all pretty difficult to use, but the Widow sniper rifle was fucking amazing. Also the carnifex handcannon was pretty good, it just lacked a lot of ammo.

Not that my opinion on this game matters much but have you noticed a trend in dumbing weapons down / both in awesomeness / damage?

Halo 1 had a great pistol / assault rifle / shotgun. (Both in terms of looks and sound) I would often storm a hallway with a mate of mine, firing off an entire clip of the assault rifle blind at the enemy just for the pure awesomeness of the sound you'd get.

Halo 2: ... goodbye useful / good looking shotgun / assault rifle... also Halo 2's headbobbing was absolute crap, the game felt way to float-y

The guns in Halo 1 were totally OVER powered. I got so sick of being sniped from halfway across the map by the god damn pistol when playing Halo PC. I did miss it in the Halo 2 campaign, but I was grateful that it was gone in the mutliplayer because it would have been incredibly cheap. There's supposedly a story behind the pistol being overpowered. Apparently a dude at Bungie ninja-changed some values for it or some shit just before the game launched, sending it to the top-10 guns in games of all time list.

Removing the assault rifle completely in Halo 2 was lame I agree, but when they brought it back in Halo 3 they balanced it pretty well by cutting the clip in half and making it more accurate, which I was also grateful for. The Halo 3 shotgun was perfect in my opinion. It wasn't too weak and it wasn't overpowered like it was in Halo 1. The pistol got reworked again in Halo 3 and they made it a little more powerful than in Halo 2, but difficult to use, which it needed, because it's a PISTOL, not a fucking sniper rifle.

Reach looks like it has more guns than any of the other games ever had, and that's fucking awesome in my opinion.

[Mighty Monk]

I think Bungie is gonna end the series with a huge bang. A bang so big it will create a parallel universe.

Well you clearly haven't read up on your Halo fiction.

Reach is a prequel to Halo: CE.

Um...I know...I read the book years ago before Halo 2 even came out. No need to try and school me on Halo lore dude. Halo Reach is going to be the last game of the Halo series, therefore it's the end of the series. It doesn't matter if the game takes place before the first, if it comes out last then it's the last of the series.

Actually, look at the section of your post I quoted. I'm more challenging the fact you're contemplating how Bungie are gonna end their game, when we already know exactly how it ends. You made it seem like you're a clueless fan of the games, so, um.. how do you expect me to like, um, know you've read the book?

Also, (as you probably know anyway, obviously!) 343 Industries are going to continue making games under the Halo franchise, so it's not the last game in the series, really. Halo is an ever-running tale. Forever O_O

Just sayin'.

[Zipfinator]

They won't stop making Halo games until people stop buying them.

[Mighty Monk]

Well, I'm a fan of Halo. A big fan. I'll keep buying, as will my brother, my friends and my dad.

I expect it's a franchise that will stand the test of time, to be honest.

I mean, that's if 343 Industries can produce something decent. We'll have to see in say, 2 years time or so.

[nub]

Actually, look at the section of your post I quoted. I'm more challenging the fact you're contemplating how Bungie are gonna end their game, when we already know exactly how it ends. You made it seem like you're a clueless fan of the games, so, um.. how do you expect me to like, um, know you've read the book?

I meant ending the series, not the storyline. As far as I'm concerned, Reach SHOULD be the last game of the series, but since Microsoft owns the rights to Halo, 343 will no doubt keep making games after Reach (like maybe a game about First Strike or Ghosts of Orion). What I'm trying to say is that I think Bungie is making Reach as if it were the final game in the series, even if it isn't. I don't care what Microsoft shits out regarding Halo.

PS: No need to conclude on something you aren't sure of. Or try and mock me, if that's what you were doing.

[Sorrow]

I think Bungie is gonna end the series with a huge bang. A bang so big it will create a parallel universe.

Well you clearly haven't read up on your Halo fiction.

Reach is a prequel to Halo: CE.

Um...I know...I read the book years ago before Halo 2 even came out. No need to try and school me on Halo lore dude. Halo Reach is going to be the last game of the Halo series, therefore it's the end of the series. It doesn't matter if the game takes place before the first, if it comes out last then it's the last of the series.

Same thing with Mass effect, remember the assault rifle? ... play ME 2, not as cool anymore eh?

Everything got dumbed down in ME2, at least everything related to RPG gameplay. The guns were all pretty difficult to use, but the Widow sniper rifle was fucking amazing. Also the carnifex handcannon was pretty good, it just lacked a lot of ammo.

Not that my opinion on this game matters much but have you noticed a trend in dumbing weapons down / both in awesomeness / damage?

Halo 1 had a great pistol / assault rifle / shotgun. (Both in terms of looks and sound) I would often storm a hallway with a mate of mine, firing off an entire clip of the assault rifle blind at the enemy just for the pure awesomeness of the sound you'd get.

Halo 2: ... goodbye useful / good looking shotgun / assault rifle... also Halo 2's headbobbing was absolute crap, the game felt way to float-y

The guns in Halo 1 were totally OVER powered. I got so sick of being sniped from halfway across the map by the god damn pistol when playing Halo PC. I did miss it in the Halo 2 campaign, but I was grateful that it was gone in the mutliplayer because it would have been incredibly cheap. There's supposedly a story behind the pistol being overpowered. Apparently a dude at Bungie ninja-changed some values for it or some shit just before the game launched, sending it to the top-10 guns in games of all time list.

Removing the assault rifle completely in Halo 2 was lame I agree, but when they brought it back in Halo 3 they balanced it pretty well by cutting the clip in half and making it more accurate, which I was also grateful for. The Halo 3 shotgun was perfect in my opinion. It wasn't too weak and it wasn't overpowered like it was in Halo 1. The pistol got reworked again in Halo 3 and they made it a little more powerful than in Halo 2, but difficult to use, which it needed, because it's a PISTOL, not a fucking sniper rifle.

Reach looks like it has more guns than any of the other games ever had, and that's fucking awesome in my opinion.

Yeah talking about the looks and sound mostly. Pistol was overpowered yes, but it's mostly the assault rifle I'm angry about. In halo 3 the new assault rifle sounds like a piece of crock.
Also I hate their voiceacting.