Halo Reach. Opinions?

[ketamine]

I like it a lot, the game is more "serious" tone this time, and I like that the Covenant is meaner, harder to kill, smarter and scarier. But for some reason I find this one just a teeeeeeeny bit boring? Well not boring, but doesn't sparkle. Kind of playing it just because I like "Halo" series in itself, campaigns not keeping my interest. Multiplayer is great.

[helix]

I've heard it was like Halo 1 with 2010's technology, and since Halo 1 is really the only one with single player replay value, I'm excited for when I get to try it out.

[Motorway to Roswell]

[hurlingdervish]

halo has the madden syndrome

[honey-d]

I love reach! But I've been a Halo fan since the original so I might be a bit biased. I really loved how hard they made the covenant. My friends and I tried to play through heroic a few days ago and didn't get very far into the game before we just couldn't do it. I also really like the classes in multiplayer, fun stuff.

[ketamine]

I love reach! But I've been a Halo fan since the original so I might be a bit biased. I really loved how hard they made the covenant. My friends and I tried to play through heroic a few days ago and didn't get very far into the game before we just couldn't do it. I also really like the classes in multiplayer, fun stuff.

Wow. That's exactly why I 'ed at Legendary this time around. Only on 2nd level, but I can see by the end this will be a b*tch to beat... Chose Normal, and its just right. LOL

[ketamine]

halo has the madden syndrome

What do you mean?

[elibomyekip]

The multiplayer maps and playlists are absolutely fucking terrible. Halo 3 was so much better. The campaign was fun though, and Gruntpocalypse is a giggle.
They're updating the playlists in October though, hopefully they'll separate SWAT. The way there's pretty much no penalties for quitting games means you hardly ever finish a game with entire teams intact too. They shouldn't have made the credit system the XP system as well. Hopefully they'll introduce new maps, or change the current ones. Although they'll probably charge you 1600 points for 3 maps.
This all said, I'm still probably gonna play it every day until 2011. Completed it on legendary a few days ago in 3 player co-op. There's an achievement for completing the game on legendary on your own. Fuck that.
AND, if you slags want to party up, gamertag is Pikeymobile

[nowaysj]

No faster way to come off my friends list than to play too much reach around.

[mrwest]

bought it yesterday, online is sick

[ketamine]

The multiplayer maps and playlists are absolutely fucking terrible.

Now that, I'll give you. They're very stupid. And I hate that d*mn Zombie mode, but everybody keeps picking it. Why doesn't anyone pick REGULAR, CLASSIC-ASS SLAYER???? I have to go into team battles to do this, because the singles options & votes always something retarded....

[elibomyekip]

The multiplayer maps and playlists are absolutely fucking terrible.

Now that, I'll give you. They're very stupid. And I hate that d*mn Zombie mode, but everybody keeps picking it. Why doesn't anyone pick REGULAR, CLASSIC-ASS SLAYER???? I have to go into team battles to do this, because the singles options & votes always something retarded....

Yeah, I find on team slayer/rumble pit you'll almost always play zombie modes, SWAT or snipers
Be interesting to see how they revise the playlists in october. It was great the way it was in halo 3. As well as all the maps. They're all tiny and boring in Reach, and the invasion maps are waaaay too big when playing slayer games. Lots of running and not enough killing

[ketamine]

The multiplayer maps and playlists are absolutely fucking terrible.

Now that, I'll give you. They're very stupid. And I hate that d*mn Zombie mode, but everybody keeps picking it. Why doesn't anyone pick REGULAR, CLASSIC-ASS SLAYER???? I have to go into team battles to do this, because the singles options & votes always something retarded....

Yeah, I find on team slayer/rumble pit you'll almost always play zombie modes, SWAT or snipers
Be interesting to see how they revise the playlists in october. It was great the way it was in halo 3. As well as all the maps. They're all tiny and boring in Reach, and the invasion maps are waaaay too big when playing slayer games. Lots of running and not enough killing

That's because they had the "bright idea" to take the multiplayer maps from areas of the campaign... whereas before they were tailor made for that. It sounded good before I got it, but now I'm wondering if they just got lazy or ran out of new ideas and this is the end result... Hopefully, they'll release "all halo maps ever" for this edition at some point... I don't mind paying for good maps

[1017_duck]

The multiplayer maps and playlists are absolutely fucking terrible.

Now that, I'll give you. They're very stupid. And I hate that d*mn Zombie mode, but everybody keeps picking it. Why doesn't anyone pick REGULAR, CLASSIC-ASS SLAYER???? I have to go into team battles to do this, because the singles options & votes always something retarded....

Yeah, I find on team slayer/rumble pit you'll almost always play zombie modes, SWAT or snipers
Be interesting to see how they revise the playlists in october. It was great the way it was in halo 3. As well as all the maps. They're all tiny and boring in Reach, and the invasion maps are waaaay too big when playing slayer games. Lots of running and not enough killing

That's because they had the "bright idea" to take the multiplayer maps from areas of the campaign... whereas before they were tailor made for that. It sounded good before I got it, but now I'm wondering if they just got lazy or ran out of new ideas and this is the end result... Hopefully, they'll release "all halo maps ever" for this edition at some point... I don't mind paying for good maps

this!!!

[faust.dtc]

Never understood what the hype about Halo.

[helix]

Never understood what the hype about Halo.

Do you appreciate story and intelligence in video games, or did you think mw2 had a good story?

[faust.dtc]

Never understood what the hype about Halo.

Do you appreciate story and intelligence in video games, or did you think mw2 had a good story?

I very much appreciate a more complex story driven game.

I never liked the stylings or physics of Halo. It just never appealed to me.

[helix]

Never understood what the hype about Halo.

Do you appreciate story and intelligence in video games, or did you think mw2 had a good story?

I very much appreciate a more complex story driven game.

I never liked the stylings or physics of Halo. It just never appealed to me.

Just honestly confused by this one tbh. Halo 1 was a brilliant game, in both gameplay and story. The sequels? Not so much.

[aspect-dubz]

The multiplayer maps and playlists are absolutely fucking terrible.

Now that, I'll give you. They're very stupid. And I hate that d*mn Zombie mode, but everybody keeps picking it. Why doesn't anyone pick REGULAR, CLASSIC-ASS SLAYER???? I have to go into team battles to do this, because the singles options & votes always something retarded....

Yeah, I find on team slayer/rumble pit you'll almost always play zombie modes, SWAT or snipers
Be interesting to see how they revise the playlists in october. It was great the way it was in halo 3. As well as all the maps. They're all tiny and boring in Reach, and the invasion maps are waaaay too big when playing slayer games. Lots of running and not enough killing

That's because they had the "bright idea" to take the multiplayer maps from areas of the campaign... whereas before they were tailor made for that. It sounded good before I got it, but now I'm wondering if they just got lazy or ran out of new ideas and this is the end result... Hopefully, they'll release "all halo maps ever" for this edition at some point... I don't mind paying for good maps

Has anyone tried spire, that and the floating mid air forge map are about the only multiplayer maps im good at

[SK3W3R]

im the king of sword base elite slayer
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