Halo: Reach

[CC]

Re: Halo: Reach

This is really weird for me... considering how boring i thought halo 3's campaign was, and how much I played Halo 3's multiplayer; But, I am LOVING the campaign so far. I've only played through mission 3 because I was a little short on time yesterday, but I plan to jump right back into it today. I can't even express how much of an improvement this campaign is over the last one.

On the multiplayer note, I am really surprised, but I DO NOT like it right now. Every time I try to play with randoms it's a noob-fest. And being that I've only seen maybe 5 of the maps so far, I don't know where anything is, and can't really be a noob myself. Even if I play with friends... it really doesn't matter. And it is starting to tick me off about how often Team Snipers and Team SWAT comes up. It is way too easy to get a headshot this game, so in turn it is not fun, because I die a lot 3-5 seconds after I spawn. Maybe it will get better as I get better at the game, and I really hope it does, but at this moment I have a feeling like I might sell this after I beat campaign and use it towards COD in November. Even though I told myself not to spend money on another COD game because they come out with a new one each year and I'm not too excited about this one.

[Pete1210]

Re: Halo: Reach

I'm early in the Halo Reach campaign and enjoying it. Gameplay is similar, but better. It feels more engaging than Halo 3 so far. Nicer environments and definitely a big graphics upgrade.

Multiplayer versus I'm not sure yet. There are other games I prefer now online. I had an OK time in a party last night playing some competitive games with randoms. I still need to try the new game modes and forge.

I spent more time playing Firefight (4 of us against waves of AI, like Horde in Gears 2 or Zombies in COD:WOW). What's different about this mode in Halo is the numerous customization options. So many different variants over 8 maps could add up to lots of hours in Firefight. So far I still like Horde in Gears better for its slower pacing, buildup and cover.

Overall if you didn't like all the prior Halo games, Reach wont change your mind. Anyone else should try it. It's still one of the best FPS games.

[Pete1210]

Re: Halo: Reach

This article found significant decrease in load times if you install the game to the hard drive.
Halo: Reach load comparison, Installed vs Not installed

Installed: Opening Mission: 8.1 seconds.
Not Installed: Opening Mission: 21.4 seconds.

Installed: Firefight: 21.6 seconds.
Not Installed: Firefight: 45.1 seconds.

Installed: Custom Game Load: 9.7 seconds.
Not Installed: Custom Game Load: 28.7 seconds.

[Beantown]

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I ****ing hate Pinnacle.

Seriously. I've went 0-3 on that map with a K/D of probably about -1028473

[thaima1shu]

Re: Halo: Reach

Finished the campaign last night (just on normal, because I suck at Halo campaigns). Very good stuff. The only other Halo campaign I finished was Halo 3, and this one was definitely better. I liked the storytelling better, the characters, and the battles were solid.

Played multiplayer last night for a couple of hours. After a couple of games, I started getting used to it again. Nothing too drastically different, but enough tweaks that I'm enjoying it so far. I like the armor abilities. I like the weapons. Good times. Anyone that wants to play whenever I'm on, just hit me up. GT is same as the username.

[sportsdude]

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Is it just me, or is map rotation horrible? I honestly played The Cage and Asylum 10+ times each. I have yet to play reflection (I've only seen it once and no one voted for it) and all of the other non-forge maps but Zelot. Hope they can make it so you don't play the same maps over and over.

Also I have a little question. Does anyone know if Bungie is planning to bring back playlists like Action Sack, Grifball, Infection, etc back into Reach in the next few weeks after launch?

I've never had Reflection even come up for voting. Only played Zealot once. Seems like not only do people gravitate towards the same game modes, when it comes to voting, but they also gravitate towards the same maps.

I ****ing hate Pinnacle.

Seriously. I've went 0-3 on that map with a K/D of probably about -1028473

I like Pinnacle. You can't play on it like any other map though, especially if the other team has control of the tower (high ground plus DMR or sniper rifle).

[Beantown]

Re: Halo: Reach

Reflection is probably my favorite map. Ivory Tower was my favorite map on Halo 2, though, so it's awesome.

[Brandwin]

So is the point of firefight is to see how long you last? They don't stop coming and it ends. It just ends once you run out or lives, right?

[OSUFan_88]

Re: Halo: Reach

So is the point of firefight is to see how long you last? They don't stop coming and it ends. It just ends once you run out or lives, right?

I'm pretty sure that's correct.

My bro is bringing over his 360 Friday...heard very good things about Reach so far.

[SinisterAlex]

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I ****ing hate Pinnacle.

Seriously. I've went 0-3 on that map with a K/D of probably about -1028473

I hate that Paradiso map or whatever it's called. It's the one built on that tall island in Forge World.

If the map rotation is a problem, it will be fixed.

Except for Action Sack those gametypes are in custom games. I don't know if they will eventually get their own playlists in matchmaking, or just be apart of double EXP (or credits) weekends like with Halo 3. I do know not everything is online yet like campaign matchmaking, Firefight classic and vs.

Too bad Custom Games didn't have matchmaking support. I just hope they bring back stuff like Infection, Grifball (it has it's own gametype now), and all those other fun non-slayer gametypes that made Halo 3 fun to play. Sad to see no Action Sack though, I loved Dodgeball and Team Stickies.

I've never had Reflection even come up for voting. Only played Zealot once. Seems like not only do people gravitate towards the same game modes, when it comes to voting, but they also gravitate towards the same maps.

I agree. I love SWAT, but it gets picked a bit too often for my liking. Don't get me wrong, The Cage is an awesome map (along with Asylum) but when you know there are amazing non-forge made maps in the game that either you can't play or no one votes for, it gets annoying.

[johnnyg713]

Re: Halo: Reach

I am absolutely loving this game so far. Halo CE was the only reason I bought my old xbox. I loved playing "assault in the control room" (by far my favorite halo level) with my friend. Halo Reach def brings back those old memories and now I can play with my friend via xbox live. If you guys dont play campaign cooperatively i definitely recommend it. Its the best way to play it imo.

The only thing Im disappointed about this is that it will be the last Halo made by bungie. Sure they are still gonna make halo games with 343 industries or w.e but what a lot of people dont appreciate is the musical score in the halo games. Man does bungie have one of the best guys in the industry. His genius is sure going to be missed in the halo series in a huge way.

[z Revis]

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The game has been out for 2 days and I'm already wanting a map pack. Honestly, I'm not a huge fan of any of the maps. The Ivory Tower, Ascension, and Sanctuary remakes from H2 are my favorites, but I don't love them by any means. Every Halo, there's been at least 3 maps that I loved.. not in this game.

Other than that, though, the game is awesome. My favorite since H2 and if we can get some better maps, it might even be my favorite since H1.

[CaptainZombie]

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I think it would be cool if they would re-release both Halo: CE and Halo 2 as HD versions like the GOW/Sly/Team Ico collections.

[sportsdude]

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The game has been out for 2 days and I'm already wanting a map pack. Honestly, I'm not a huge fan of any of the maps. The Ivory Tower, Ascension, and Sanctuary remakes from H2 are my favorites, but I don't love them by any means. Every Halo, there's been at least 3 maps that I loved.. not in this game.

Other than that, though, the game is awesome. My favorite since H2 and if we can get some better maps, it might even be my favorite since H1.

So far I'm liking most of the maps, even if some look too similar since they are forgeworld maps. I just hope that whenever Bungie does release new maps that they are original and not forgeworld.

[DTX3]

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Am I the only one who loves the suicide bombing grunts? Hilarious.