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New Halo: Reach ad "Remember Noble. Remember Reach."
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Probably my least favourite of the Bungie Halo games, but that's not going to stop me being excited and playing it to death next week.
The rampancy stuff was interesting and the first book by Greg Bear is pretty good but the game killed any motivation to read the others. What happened to Didact and the events leading up to that ending was just not interesting imo; and the conclusion to whatever was happening in spartan ops, which I think it was wrapped up in a comic, didn't really amount to anything? I admit to not being up on all the media surrounding Halo 4 or 5 but I much prefer the supplemental media and stories that surround H1-3/ODST (with the exception of the hunt the truth audio drama which is amazing, much like Ilovebees oh and Forward Unto Dawn which was decent).
I don't think there's been a major PC game release with controller support issues like that for... I dunno, seven years maybe? It's hard to tell.
This.
also i didnt see a particular helmet in the advert
Jun's helmet, and thats becasue he is the only one that survived Reach
I remember playing Reach and thinking, man what if Bungie made a FPS that carried character progress between single player and multiplayer, and had MMO style raids? Now after playing hundreds of hours of Destiny I want them to make another great campaign with best in class arena style multiplayer and ditch the GaaS model.
I mean if only SOMEONE with the halo IP could make a decent Arena Shooter...
ODST is better than Reach. But that didn't stop me from forging, achieving the max gamerscore, going Onyx, and reaching Inheritor.
See this is me, all the campaigns are pretty great but
Halo 2 is still the weakest
It's been so long since my last playthrough. Cannot wait to do it again.
So weird to be excited all over again for this game.
So weird to be excited all over again for this game.
Yup, plus it's the second longest. Halo 3 and Reach have the weakest writing overall.
It has some really good missions such as Tip of the Spear, Long Night of Solace, New Alexandria and Lone Wolf.
But ultimately it didnt deliver how truly hopeless the battle for Reach was, there are glimpses of it. But aside from Lone Wolf or the end of Long Night of Solace for a few seconds, you never feel that the covenant is an overwhelming military force that is forcing you to retreat.
1-3 don't have anything nearly as bad as a magic chosen one gene which makes you immune to the big bad laser symphony. The Diadact also was just an extremely unengaging villain for me.
The stuff with Chief, Cortana, and other people was pretty well done, but all the Forerunner stuff just makes 4 leave such a bad taste in my mouth.
OP
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Don't... go in expecting the books. In fact if I remember correctly some of the story contradicts the books. Sorry man.
I only they had had enough time to give us the scarab level.
My most fervent desire for Halo infinite is that there's a lever where we can pilot a scarab.
Another point for the "best campaign" bucket for me. Don't care about the story, but the design/variety of the missions were the strongest the series has seen. I'd've liked them to go a *little* farther in a few places in that regard, but still - best of the series.
It's nice that we got to a point where the Master Chief Collection works and Reach is being added to the package.
It's been 5 years since MCC launched and disappointed so many of us. The redemption story is quite remarkable.
It's been 5 years since MCC launched and disappointed so many of us. The redemption story is quite remarkable.
I don't own an Xbox and think it's unlikely my PC could run this at a respectable level. But this is one of my favorite games of all time - both for the campaign and multiplayer (including firefight).
Guess I need to keep an eye out for a cheap Xbox now...
Guess I need to keep an eye out for a cheap Xbox now...
Try it on Game Pass for PC, the specs requirements and recommendations are incredibly modest.
You can get the all digital version of the Xbox one s for 149 dollars
Trailer reminds me that the Reach soundtrack is so damn good.
...But I suppose that can be said for all the Halo titles.
...But I suppose that can be said for all the Halo titles.
Still the best level design Bungie has EVER been credited with, and it's not even close. Exodus and New Alexandria is the one-two punch of the best FPS campaign mission design of that generation, and easily among the greatest of all time. The first time I did the Exodus helipad flank and rocketed the shielded brute from behind is the first time I felt like a Spartan, and then going straight from Exodus into the tonally bleak last third of the game? It's amazing what Bungie is capable of sometimes.
