iTz KeeFy Posted October 26, 2011 Report Share Posted October 26, 2011 Really sucks.. It's a LOT easier to get kills, and basically every weapon got stepped-up in damage.. My kills basically doubled, and it was boring as hell. Bad news for Halo 4 if this is how it's gonna play. First Bungie stopped making it, than the Creative director quits, now we have a **** system that makes it too easy to get kills. Where's the challenge? Where's the feeling of achievement when you kill that guy that's been camping through the whole game? Reach is a stand alone halo if you will. It's not part of the MAIN story line so that's good news to me in regards to halo4. Can't wait for this to get back where halo 3 left off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CandiBunni Posted October 26, 2011 Report Share Posted October 26, 2011 Reach is a stand alone halo if you will. It's not part of the MAIN story line so that's good news to me in regards to halo4. Can't wait for this to get back where halo 3 left off. If you consider the Master Chief's story the main storyline, then no. It's not part of it. It is part of the overall Halo story, however. Regardless, that's not necessarily a bad thing. I find the stories told in Halo 2 and Halo 3 to be boring, and nowhere near the level of wonder and atmosphere of Halo: Combat Evolved. I did enjoy the stories of Halo Wars, Halo 3: ODST, and Halo: Reach, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinreaper Posted October 27, 2011 Report Share Posted October 27, 2011 Halo Reach itself is a very unique title. In regards to the story arc, yes it is not exactly linear to the MC story we have grown acustomed to. But Reach was way different. This was the first Halo title in a setting that we know had been destroyed by the Covenant. To make a game where we play thru living the last moments of the planet was a big gamble. Many players really wouldn't fancy playing a game that is a complete losing battle from the beginning. But this is also what makes Reach a great game. Halo 1 had a great mystery about it. You knew next to nothing, and everything you found along the way changed the entire game. Halo 2 and 3 were kinda lapse in that repsect. They revealed too much in cut scenes too early. By Halo 3 we already knew what was going on, who was who, and what exacty was going on. It left very little for us to get emotional and hyped about. There were from my memory, no moments of standout awe and wonder that really made me question everything I know about the battle so far. The only other 2 Halo titles to ever bring the community any kind of real drama, instead of the usual guns blazing kick their ass gameplay we are used to, was ODST and Halo Wars. Reason being is that Halo from the start has been more about MC's journey thru the universe and him being Earth's last hope of survival. In the stated titles, we had no idea what or who was goung to survive or happen. it brought real emotion and drama (noir style) to the universe and made you fell no longer isolated. At least for me that's what it did. Having said that, Reach really made you feel like you were part of the stroy for once. Don't get me wrong, Halo 1, 2 and 3 were great games, but the main character and story driven dramatical pieces were just not there. At times, I felt MC was cold, shallow and had his cares placed elsewhere. Sometimes you just felt he was more interested in caring for Cortana, then to help a marine with a blown off leg. Talk about cold.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Absolute Dog Posted October 27, 2011 Report Share Posted October 27, 2011 Halo Reach itself is a very unique title. In regards to the story arc, yes it is not exactly linear to the MC story we have grown acustomed to. But Reach was way different. This was the first Halo title in a setting that we know had been destroyed by the Covenant. To make a game where we play thru living the last moments of the planet was a big gamble. Many players really wouldn't fancy playing a game that is a complete losing battle from the beginning. But this is also what makes Reach a great game. Halo 1 had a great mystery about it. You knew next to nothing, and everything you found along the way changed the entire game. Halo 2 and 3 were kinda lapse in that repsect. They revealed too much in cut scenes too early. By Halo 3 we already knew what was going on, who was who, and what exacty was going on. It left very little for us to get emotional and hyped about. There were from my memory, no moments of standout awe and wonder that really made me question everything I know about the battle so far. The only other 2 Halo titles to ever bring the community any kind of real drama, instead of the usual guns blazing kick their ass gameplay we are used to, was ODST and Halo Wars. Reason being is that Halo from the start has been more about MC's journey thru the universe and him being Earth's last hope of survival. In the stated titles, we had no idea what or who was goung to survive or happen. it brought real emotion and drama (noir style) to the universe and made you fell no longer isolated. At least for me that's what it did. Sorry! Pooched the multi quote. Having said that, Reach really made you feel like you were part of the stroy for once. Don't get me wrong, Halo 1, 2 and 3 were great games, but the main character and story driven dramatical pieces were just not there. At times, I felt MC was cold, shallow and had his cares placed elsewhere. Sometimes you just felt he was more interested in caring for Cortana, then to help a marine with a blown off leg. Talk about cold.... I agree with most of your post Twin and Mystic. As far as the actual stories go ODST had more than H2 and H3. The campaign play, to me, was better in H2 and H3 though. I like the hard fast action in them, energized music and being pushed hard by the enemy. ODST's campaign was fun and the firefights tied in well to the campaign. Reach's story was probably the 2nd best compared to Halo CE, but I did not enjoy the campaign. I felt like I was just trying to get through it for the fact of finishing it, no better way to put it. I believe it is due to the fact I like the solitary fighting of the Chief without having an AI presence getting in the way. The AI in previous games worked better in my opinion. Story driven games will always have either a great story and marginal play, great play and marginal story or sometimes both. Halo CE had them both I think. Waiting to see if Halo 4 can deliver the same type of felling on all sides including MM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArkadianRedneck Posted January 7, 2012 Report Share Posted January 7, 2012 about armor lock....basically the way i see armor lock is that a spartan is overpowering his for a short time to become indestructible. Ok thats kinda useful, but what i dont understand is how he can come out of armor lock with full shields. It would make more since if the spartan coming out of armor lock would experience a time of no shields (ie. "one shot") while his shields recovered from being overcharged for armor lock. To make this setting work, the amount of time that said spartan would be "one shot" would depend one how much time said spartan spent in armor lock. PLEASE 343 GET RID OF JETPACKS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FIREN4 Posted January 7, 2012 Report Share Posted January 7, 2012 Thanks for all the information you gave us! This is truly helpful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FIREN4 Posted January 9, 2012 Report Share Posted January 9, 2012 TU rules are the biggest bunch of bull**** I have ever experienced. don't force us to play this **** it is so terrible. keep tu playlists separate from normal playlists. 343i is the worst gaming company ever. they will ruin halo with halo 4. you have lost a loyal halo player that has played since the inception of halo in 2001. 343i burn in hell. You're gonna wish you'd never said that.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RANMAN10 Posted January 14, 2012 Report Share Posted January 14, 2012 Loll I can't believe he said that. I hope they change the health back.. -___- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carter Posted January 14, 2012 Report Share Posted January 14, 2012 ehh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CandiBunni Posted April 27, 2012 Report Share Posted April 27, 2012 TU update sucks!!!!!! Ruined the hole Reach!!! I used to play reach a lot and now i wont even touch it. Would 343 please tell me why this is so and cant u make it a playlist and bring old reach back. There are still plenty of playlists that use the Vanilla Reach settings. Unless it says "Title Updated" on the bottom of the playlist description, or it's MLG, it is Vanilla Reach. I happen to enjoy the Title Update far more than Vanilla Reach, and I loved Vanilla Reach. If you want to use Vanilla Reach settings, select one of the playlists that doesn't have "Title Updated" in its description. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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