Halo Reach
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Daston

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6,148 posts

232 months

Saturday 7th August 2010
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Not a Halo fan boy and to me its a half decent FFS. However it's one of the best FFS out thats only on consoles and the story aint half bad. Plus bungie are good at taking the best bits of other peoples work and merging them together.

It wasnt until I saw there map editor this time that my eyes opened wide. Looks real easy to use and could be massive fun.

So who is getting this?? I pre ordered my legendary boxed set today (sucker for limited editions)


FeatherZ

2,422 posts

225 months

Saturday 7th August 2010
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its a game i really struggle to get into, it feels unbalanced online and just doesnt click with me very well.

I really wanna enjoy halo online but dont, single players ok, but with so many games out that take alot of my time up i never get time to play through it (ODST)

Daston

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6,148 posts

232 months

Saturday 7th August 2010
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FeatherZ said:
its a game i really struggle to get into, it feels unbalanced online and just doesnt click with me very well.

I really wanna enjoy halo online but dont, single players ok, but with so many games out that take alot of my time up i never get time to play through it (ODST)
I know what you mean no other game makes me more pissed off playing online than Halo lol

Just thought it would be better mucking about on Reach as you can make race tracks and things like that. Could be a giggle

:J:

2,593 posts

254 months

Sunday 8th August 2010
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Daston said:
Not a Halo fan boy and to me its a half decent FFS. However it's one of the best FFS out thats only on consoles and the story aint half bad. Plus bungie are good at taking the best bits of other peoples work and merging them together.

It wasnt until I saw there map editor this time that my eyes opened wide. Looks real easy to use and could be massive fun.

So who is getting this?? I pre ordered my legendary boxed set today (sucker for limited editions)

I thought you were having a mini rant, until I realised you meant to say FPS hehe

I will be getting it for the single/co-op play, but historically not liked Halo games online frown

It's only coming out on one console, but some other Halo games have worked their way onto the PC as well, so it may arrive one day ?

Daston

Original Poster:

6,148 posts

232 months

Sunday 8th August 2010
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:J: said:
Daston said:
Not a Halo fan boy and to me its a half decent FFS. However it's one of the best FFS out thats only on consoles and the story aint half bad. Plus bungie are good at taking the best bits of other peoples work and merging them together.

It wasnt until I saw there map editor this time that my eyes opened wide. Looks real easy to use and could be massive fun.

So who is getting this?? I pre ordered my legendary boxed set today (sucker for limited editions)

I thought you were having a mini rant, until I realised you meant to say FPS hehe

I will be getting it for the single/co-op play, but historically not liked Halo games online frown

It's only coming out on one console, but some other Halo games have worked their way onto the PC as well, so it may arrive one day ?
lol only just noticed what I did lol yes FPS is what I meant

Well Microsoft Game Studios have said they are not supporting Windows anymore hence why Alan Wake (the DX10 show case game) got scrapped for Windows and re done as a xbox only title.

franv8

2,212 posts

267 months

Sunday 8th August 2010
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I'll be getting it! What extra toys did the legendary edition give? I don't normally go for the LE stuff, but I did get the Forza 3 pack and the Halo:ODST limited edition-with the Halo controller. Am telling myself just to get the standard edition but I can see the temptation running away with me again!

Out of multi and single player - it's the multiplayer Halo I like, even if the slight majority of the games you play are against either very good or slightly cheating Americans... under the age of 11 but with the vocabulary of your average time-served sailor.

Daston

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6,148 posts

232 months

Sunday 8th August 2010
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You get a book (its done like a book written by the doc who made the spartans)
there is also a statue of Noble squad done by that company that makes all the cool AvP/Spawn stuff as well as a lot of other goodies.

franv8

2,212 posts

267 months

Sunday 8th August 2010
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Oooh - how much?

Silverbullet767

11,253 posts

235 months

Monday 9th August 2010
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I'll be getting it. I hope they get back to the feel of halo 2 multiplayer. As that was IMO way better than halo 3 multiplayer. I did enjoy the beta, and the armour abilities gave the game that fresh bit that was lacking. Between this, call of duty black ops, fallout new Vegas and the formula 1 2010. I can see this being a very good end of the year for gaming!

dreamz

5,299 posts

222 months

Monday 9th August 2010
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apart from being able to be master chief

whats the other big differences with odst?

Daston

Original Poster:

6,148 posts

232 months

Monday 9th August 2010
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dreamz said:
apart from being able to be master chief

whats the other big differences with odst?
Not much story was a bit mashed time line flicking around to different parts of the day as you play each member of the drop team.

Its probably better game play as the other Halo's but the time line is a little messed up as it's supose to take part at the same time as Halo 2 However the Elites and Brutes kill each other within 3 hours of the covenent ship leaving earth (start of halo 2). Yet in Halo 2 the elites dont leave until the very end.

slipstream 1985

13,755 posts

208 months

Wednesday 11th August 2010
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online halo is tough. infact if you didnt learn it a few years ago you will be so far behind the curve you cant catch up and it wont be fun. not to mention playing with friends and communication is key to win. you can beat a team 5-10 ranks higher if you communicate and they dont. but the high end of halo 40-50 rank easyly put in 4-6 hours a day EVERY day when it first came out. its insane but myself and friends were playing for even more. im only a 41 not good enough with the sniper to get much higher. it shows how far games have come now when there isnt really enough time to reach the top of more than 1 or 2 games.

Skipppy

1,136 posts

239 months

Wednesday 25th August 2010
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Halo Reach is available on September 14th. I love love LOVE these games, the orginal halo is what inspired me to buy my first Xbox. Can't wait for this one.

Anyone pre-ordered?


:J:

2,593 posts

254 months

Wednesday 25th August 2010
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Skipppy said:
Halo Reach is available on September 14th. I love love LOVE these games, the orginal halo is what inspired me to buy my first Xbox. Can't wait for this one.

Anyone pre-ordered?
I have. Standard edition from Tesco with discount code and staff discount from my sister in law - Came out at £31 in the end.

Salgar

3,285 posts

213 months

Tuesday 7th September 2010
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Bump. Don't know anything about this game. Can anyone tell me if it's worth it?

Is it a new game or an expansion like ODST? It looks very similar to Halo 3? Is it?
I enjoyed the coop and the DM in Halo 3, nothing like throwing a sticky grenade up a lift shaft and it connecting.

Z06George

2,519 posts

218 months

Tuesday 7th September 2010
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Looks from what I've seen to be a much better campaign compared to 3, which in my eyes was scensoredt 1 and 2 were epic and had loads of playability after completion. The new guns look much better and so does the overal gameplay and graphics. Also the new forge looks epic, you literally create your own maps from sctratch.
I haven't pre-ordered though I'll be waiting to see what it's like when my mate gets it.

The Major

2,947 posts

201 months

Wednesday 8th September 2010
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Salgar said:
Bump. Don't know anything about this game. Can anyone tell me if it's worth it?

Is it a new game or an expansion like ODST? It looks very similar to Halo 3? Is it?
I enjoyed the coop and the DM in Halo 3, nothing like throwing a sticky grenade up a lift shaft and it connecting.
I wouldnt really say odst was an expantion, took me a few goood hours to complete.

reach on the other hand, looking forward to it hugely.

Salgar

3,285 posts

213 months

Wednesday 8th September 2010
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For anyone that hasn't, watch this:

make sure you choose 720p

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKRlWLDWhGI&fea...

Fabric 2.2

3,822 posts

221 months

Sunday 12th September 2010
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Preordered the limited edition for the midnight release tomorrow. Goodbye dignity.


Forge World looks awesome! Multiplayer should at least be quality on this, couldn't give a rats arse about the story mode though tbh!

TimmyWimmyWoo

4,363 posts

210 months

Monday 13th September 2010
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Ah bloody hell, I just watched the video blog about Forge World. Now I need to get this.

Does anyone know how much Game are giving you for Red Dead Redemption at the moment?