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Halo has had a lot of changes over the years under 343i, a lot of them were poorly received. Name one that you absolutely loved.
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Oh I forgot to mention this. A brilliant peice of marketing material. I wish it had more connection with Halo5s narrative .
Halo 4's sandbox. The AR, BR, DMR, and pistol all felt fun and useful in their role without being completely dominant in all situations. The Needler was the best it's ever been. The Railgun was fun as hell. The Scatershot was the best Forerunner weapon they've ever made.
Oh I loved the first half of this cutscene. So creepy
I didn't like the whole force choke thing though (yeah yeah I know it's hard light or whatever the Forerunner used)
Not sure why people forget Halo Reach was a major entry between these games, it's a pretty obvious stepping stone. Not that Halo 4 isn't impressive, but it's clearly built on top of Reach to some degree.
Tell me about it. The Didact in Halo 4 felt like he was a giant bowling pin for the Master Chief/Cortona to knock down, when in the material that was provided outside the game, he SOUNDED like a terrifying antagonist.
But no. All we got was a bowling pin that only confused the audience. Especially for those who didn't brush up on their research or read the extended material about this dude.
In my case I played through in numerical order and then went back to Reach and ODST, so maybe going directly from 3 to 4 colored my perception. But Reach vs 3 still seems like a significantly smaller visual upgrade than 4 vs. Reach.
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I said it was blueAm I wrong? Fall of Reach came out just before Halo CE came out and clearly described what he looked like and no media has strayed away from it.
...I mean it does. The eye thing is clearly due to it being covered in shadow, you can hardly even make out the iris. Also that picture is from Halo 4.
In Halo Escalation which is set between 4 and 5...
It's blue.
- Halo 5 Forge
- Clamber
- Thrusters
- Spartans actually feeling like super soldiers
- Halo 5 MP
- Warzone
- 60fps
- Buck as a Spartan, Atriox & The Banished
- Halo 4's SP
- Weapon variants, new designs, perks for the weapons. + Bringing back some of the classics such as the Halo CE pistol and the Halo 2 BR.
- REQ System was actually solid, no dupes in REQs was one of the best things they did for these "loot boxes". I hate how in most games you can get dupes over and over, but 343 did it "best" in my opinion.
343 gets a lot of hate, but IMO. They're fantastic for the most part. Only things that I didn't like at all was Halo 4's MP and Halo 5's SP. (Some levels were great, but story was a let down)
- If you still play Halo 5, you can get a free daily REQ from this link - https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/games/halo-5-guardians/xbox-one/requisitions/unopened-packs - I do it daily to get free points to put towards Gold REQs
- Clamber
- Thrusters
- Spartans actually feeling like super soldiers
- Halo 5 MP
- Warzone
- 60fps
- Buck as a Spartan, Atriox & The Banished
- Halo 4's SP
- Weapon variants, new designs, perks for the weapons. + Bringing back some of the classics such as the Halo CE pistol and the Halo 2 BR.
- REQ System was actually solid, no dupes in REQs was one of the best things they did for these "loot boxes". I hate how in most games you can get dupes over and over, but 343 did it "best" in my opinion.
343 gets a lot of hate, but IMO. They're fantastic for the most part. Only things that I didn't like at all was Halo 4's MP and Halo 5's SP. (Some levels were great, but story was a let down)
- If you still play Halo 5, you can get a free daily REQ from this link - https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/games/halo-5-guardians/xbox-one/requisitions/unopened-packs - I do it daily to get free points to put towards Gold REQs
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It's mainly all Halo 5 multiplayer stuff for me, but there's a good amount they improved:
60fps (Bungie still hasn't figured it out), weapon balance and finding proper weapon niches without too much redundancy, movement (slide, thruster, clamber).
I haven't liked much in the way of map design and aesthetic, here's to hoping they have worked on that a lot. Sprint most certainly makes it hard to do right while maintaining the balance of ranged combat, CQC, grenades, and melee.
60fps (Bungie still hasn't figured it out), weapon balance and finding proper weapon niches without too much redundancy, movement (slide, thruster, clamber).
I haven't liked much in the way of map design and aesthetic, here's to hoping they have worked on that a lot. Sprint most certainly makes it hard to do right while maintaining the balance of ranged combat, CQC, grenades, and melee.
Halo 4 doesn't get enough credit how insanely good it looked for a 360 game.
Yeah, like from the beginning weapons were designed with a specific niche in mind, but half of them were so absolutely terrible they didnt even work at that niche lol. Now at least the sandbox works like its supposed to.
Halo 5's advanced movement and ADS. Good changes.
They make the game feel more modern without losing the feeling of being Halo.
They make the game feel more modern without losing the feeling of being Halo.
Halo 5 ADS was really neat, still felt like halo to use, had good visual flair, and (though not used nearly enough) provided a neat alternative fire mode for some weapons. Advanced mobility sans Spartan charge was also incredibly liberating to use compared to how stiff some of the old games could feel.
I guess I'm confused by your comment, you say his eyes are dark in Halo 5 but I'm not sure when his eyes are shown in that? So I thought you were mistakenly talking about the Halo 4 image.
My understanding is that 343i was wholly responsible for the story of Halo Wars 2.
Also, very small thing, people might disagree with me (probably will) but I love the sounds the MJOLNIR armor makes. I don't even know how to properly describe it but it makes it sound a lot "realer".
Edit: Whoops, double post. Thought someone posted after mine. Wrong notification haha.
Yeah, I loved that addition until they butchered it in later updates.
Probably the technical stuff, Halo 4 was a masterpiece on Xbox 360 and Halo 5 with the 60FPS was incredible.
Unfortunately the games around those two are not great, with 5 being one of the most disappointing games of all time for me. As a comp Halo 3 player, I dropped it, and so did pretty much everyone else I know that played comp.
Infinite is probably their last chance for me, otherwise I'll probably be done with Halo for good.
Unfortunately the games around those two are not great, with 5 being one of the most disappointing games of all time for me. As a comp Halo 3 player, I dropped it, and so did pretty much everyone else I know that played comp.
Infinite is probably their last chance for me, otherwise I'll probably be done with Halo for good.
Halo 5 multiplayer is the best in the series. Halo 2 and 3's is nostalgic as fuck and great for its time. But nowadays if they are all presented in front of me I know I am going to pick up Halo 5 for an MP session.
Breakout is the shit... i really hope it's back in Infinite.
Getting Blur to do the cutscenes.
Sprint
Getting Blur to do the cutscenes.
Sprint
Halo 5 has so far had the only really acceptable form of loot boxes that I've come across in any game. I'd rather not have any, but if games are going to use them, use them like Halo 5. No duplicate unlocks, a tiered loot box system that makes sense, and most importantly, throwing so many of them at you that you never feel like you have to spend money on buying any of them.
Warzone was a really fun and frantic addition to the game, it resulted in some really tense finishes where it all came down to which team would get that final boss.
Warzone firefight is even fun with complete randoms.
Finally giving us Blue Team!
Warzone was a really fun and frantic addition to the game, it resulted in some really tense finishes where it all came down to which team would get that final boss.
Warzone firefight is even fun with complete randoms.
Finally giving us Blue Team!
Halo 5 Clamber and Thrusts. It was just so fun to get around. The verticality of Halo 5 campaign levels. DIMKEE HOTAY. Halo 4's handling of Cortana. Halo Wars 2 cutscene direction, and their treatment of Captain Cutter and Atriox. Breakout was fun, even for a MP nub.
Hunt The Truth.
Hunt The Truth.
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I loved halo 3 equipment. The bubble shield was great.
Edit: note I didn't say sprint. Classic levels just don't play as well in h5. That sanctuary remake is a poor comparison to that of Halo 2A. I have 44 days playtime in halo 5 team slayer, and even I would not shed a tear to see sprint lost in infinite.
Edit: note I didn't say sprint. Classic levels just don't play as well in h5. That sanctuary remake is a poor comparison to that of Halo 2A. I have 44 days playtime in halo 5 team slayer, and even I would not shed a tear to see sprint lost in infinite.
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Im talking about the legendary ending where they show his face. His eyes are in the shadow but if you ask me they clearly arent blue
I love Halo 4, full stop.
I love the majority of the campaign, the score, the intimate moments between John and Cortana. I love the majority of the Multiplayer, particularly BTB which is easily the best BTB in the series. I love the combat loop, weapon feedback, audio design, that's all fantastic.
I don't like sprint, the Didact, ordnance drops or most of the armor designs but overall, yeah, I love Halo 4.
Guardians though...
I love the majority of the campaign, the score, the intimate moments between John and Cortana. I love the majority of the Multiplayer, particularly BTB which is easily the best BTB in the series. I love the combat loop, weapon feedback, audio design, that's all fantastic.
I don't like sprint, the Didact, ordnance drops or most of the armor designs but overall, yeah, I love Halo 4.
Guardians though...
Lets see...from the top of my head:
Halo 4s campaign story was fantastic. Its easily the most emotional and well written story in the series, and truely manages to build up the feels over time. The gameplay is also great.
Halo 4s BTB is fantastic. The base multiplayer with ordenance drops while fun got old quickly compared to other Halos.
In general, 343s sound design is clearly better than Bungies. The guns sound and feel A+++
Halo 5s movement system is fantastic for multiplayer. That includes sprint especially, linking sprint to shield recharge balances it really well.
Also Halo 5s multiplayer is among the best in the series.
Halo 4s campaign story was fantastic. Its easily the most emotional and well written story in the series, and truely manages to build up the feels over time. The gameplay is also great.
Halo 4s BTB is fantastic. The base multiplayer with ordenance drops while fun got old quickly compared to other Halos.
In general, 343s sound design is clearly better than Bungies. The guns sound and feel A+++
Halo 5s movement system is fantastic for multiplayer. That includes sprint especially, linking sprint to shield recharge balances it really well.
Also Halo 5s multiplayer is among the best in the series.