GriftGFX - He can also<br>ban your ass!
GriftGFX
Since 7006 Days
Posted by Acert93
Why am I trying to defend Halo Reach on Ars but over where I have to keep the hyperbole within the stratosphere of reality? Odd world we live!
Well here we have a ton of "OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!" posts that aren't even discussing anything so it all sorta balances out :P

Some people are also just unwilling to give Halo a chance. I have people in my clan who will literally just laugh and say, "Halo is for kids," while happily playing another console-noob port. Granted, the latter is still a great game, but the irony is what gets me. Meanwhile, Halo is actually doing things that people would go ape-shit over on the PC if a PC version of the game existed. That hasn't always been true, granted, but I actually think Reach is the first game in the franchise that would feel right at home with proper kbm support and an SDK. Not that it'd ever happen, just sayin'.
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Acert93
Since 6977 Days
It has KB/MS support!! :P
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GriftGFX - He can also<br>ban your ass!
GriftGFX
Since 7006 Days
Posted by Acert93
It has KB/MS support!! :P
Yeah, with shoddy adapters that don't actually improve the experience! Tried it with Halo 2. Wasn't very impressed. I know that you've said that they have improved these things dramatically since then, but I'm just not interested anymore. I'd rather just use the designated controller. To me, using a kbm on the Xbox is almost like using a gamepad on the PC (note: not really half as bad!). But, I do think that it's probably a lot more enjoyable in Reach than it would have been in Halo 2 anyway. The gameplay finally feels brisk enough (THANK YOU SPRINT) that I feel like it would be pretty comfortable.
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roxwell - PuS3Y
roxwell
Since 6954 Days
Anyone got it yet?
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Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity.

Frozpot
Frozpot
Since 6765 Days
Just a few more hours now...
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Oooh, Profound, isn't it?

GriftGFX - He can also<br>ban your ass!
GriftGFX
Since 7006 Days
It's Halo Eve. I'm going out caroling.
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Frozpot
Frozpot
Since 6765 Days
:)
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Oooh, Profound, isn't it?

Megido
Megido
Since 6332 Days
Well, thanks to the hot info delivered by Sath in the shoutbox i am now awaiting my copy of the game as well. It's going to be interesting to see if it lives up to the hype expressed here ;)
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Take a bath!? Get a bike!

GriftGFX - He can also<br>ban your ass!
GriftGFX
Since 7006 Days
If you're just playing for SP, it won't.
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Megido
Megido
Since 6332 Days
I'm not. I will play the single player and i will play co-op but i will most certainly take it online as well. Like i said earlier, i think Halo represents the more gung-ho type of gameplay that i like rather than the boring ass CS/Modern Warfare type of games. I don't really have any doubts as to the MP aspect, i think that will be good, it's the campaign i'm more doubtfull about :)
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GriftGFX - He can also<br>ban your ass!
GriftGFX
Since 7006 Days
Well I wasn't trying to bash the campaign or anything. I'm actually pretty excited about it. I just think Halo is the package. So I think you'll be pleased.

Reach is a little less gung-ho than previous Halo games in some respects. But it's still a little twitchy. The weapon bloom and armor abilities really throw the franchise a huge curve-ball. It's a new experience, but still distinctly Halo. That's actually quite an achievement, if you ask me.
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roxwell - PuS3Y
roxwell
Since 6954 Days
Well I'm only playing for SP and a bit of fire fight and I'm hyped to the max :p

I do have a 2 month live card knocking about somewhere so I may venture on to MP at some stage.
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Acert93 - Mr. Bad Cop
Acert93
Since 6977 Days
Posted by roxwell
Well I'm only playing for SP and a bit of fire fight and I'm hyped to the max :p

I do have a 2 month live card knocking about somewhere so I may venture on to MP at some stage.
You better get at least 1 game of FF in with me.
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TheBeagle
TheBeagle
Since 6612 Days
Played a couple hours. One game of Slayer Pro which was insanely fun. First mission of campaign was awesome as well. Graphics are a lot better than I expected.
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Jin187
Jin187
Since 6750 Days
Wow, the game is phenomenal, feels tighter, faster and a lot more refined than the Beta. Really enjoying the new maps and the graphics look great! I cant wait to start the campaign!!
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roxwell - PuS3Y
roxwell
Since 6954 Days
Yeah, of course and I'll look forward to it.

Got it this morning now just have to wait to finish work to play it :)
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TheBeagle
TheBeagle
Since 6612 Days
My xbox disc tray has been playing up for a month or so now. I have to eject and close the tray a few times to get games to play. This has happened to a previous 360 and it's only a matter of time before it poops out completely. I hate these fuckin machines. Once this one breaks I'll be onto my 6th. At least for now I can play Reach.
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roxwell - PuS3Y
roxwell
Since 6954 Days
I'd install it straight away to save some time on the disc drive and it may just hang on.
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Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity.

dcdelgado
dcdelgado
Since 6866 Days
Just picked up my LE damn it looks sweet and the book included is fracking great such attention to detail, will load the game onto my new Slim's hard drive tonight and start the SP.
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Ronsauce
Ronsauce
Since 6991 Days
Holy shit, this is the most fun AI I've ever played against in a game. My roommate and I have been going through the campaign on Heroic(wanted our first time through to be more fun than possibly frustrating...will obviously go through on Legendary after), and fighting Elites has been an absolute blast.
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Frozpot
Frozpot
Since 6765 Days
Posted by TheBeagle
My xbox disc tray has been playing up for a month or so now. I have to eject and close the tray a few times to get games to play. This has happened to a previous 360 and it's only a matter of time before it poops out completely. I hate these fuckin machines. Once this one breaks I'll be onto my 6th. At least for now I can play Reach.
6? Sorry man. I've had 3, and only one of them Rroded on me( the other was stolen in the mail when I sent it home from Iraq :(). That's either really bad luck, or you are mean to your machines . Still, bummer man, I feel for you.

Reach, is awesome so far( only got to play for an hour last night). The cinematics are a cut way above previous games. I like that they are using mini cutscenes during gameplay too....
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Oooh, Profound, isn't it?

GriftGFX - He can also<br>ban your ass!
GriftGFX
Since 7006 Days
Finished legendary co-op a few hours ago. Pretty solid. Look forward to really diving into the meat of this game now.
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KORNdog
KORNdog
Since 6410 Days
only blasted through the first mission since i'm kinda busy with stuff. and shockingly, this looks like the first halo since CE that i've actually liked. the gunplay and elite AI are great

only negatives really are the less then steller visuals (even something like a bit more AA would do the game wonders) and some performance issues (mainly in cutscenes thankfully) and the voice acting which is a bit hit and miss (there was a guy screaming about being ambushed in the first level and it made me cringe. sounded like a student did the voice work...lol)

other then that i'm really looking forward to playing the rest. should get plenty out of it too, since i plan a solo run, a 2 player split-screen co-op run and a 4 player online co-op run. will probably dabble with firefight, but wont be touching competative online.

so far so good.
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blmbox
Since 6337 Days
I love Tesco Direct. Just about to start up the singleplayer campaign.
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fabreezwait
Since 5186 Days
Posted by Jin187
Wow, the game is phenomenal, feels tighter, faster and a lot more refined than the Beta. Really enjoying the new maps and the graphics look great! I cant wait to start the campaign!!
Yep looks great and vistas and set pecies are amazing!, plays so smooth and the open levels and AI in this game are untouchable.
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