Mandalore The Shadow Posted June 5, 2009 Posted June 5, 2009 I cant wait for this to come out i want to play the demo that comes with Halo 3:ODST so bad if its anything like the book it will be great. Yes i am one of those people who reads the books i have read all of the halo books accept Contact Harvest so if anyone has any input about this game here is where you place it
jawathehutt Posted June 5, 2009 Posted June 5, 2009 Is it just me or is halo sort of turning into the sims?
Jeff Posted June 5, 2009 Posted June 5, 2009 Is it just me or is halo sort of turning into the sims?Not any more than any other popular series. Look at Fallout 3, buying all the expansions is almost as much as buying the full game. All successful game series will have expansions and spinoffs these days. I haven't seen much for Reach yet, but I think ODST looks pretty cool.
Ctrl Alt Del Posted June 6, 2009 Posted June 6, 2009 Yeah, they better improve it and focus more on the singleplayer, though.
Lynk Former Posted June 7, 2009 Posted June 7, 2009 I heard Reach was going to be another pure FPS... can't remember where I heard that or if I just imagined that, but I'm not a fan of the series so it makes no real difference to me lol.
Mandalore The Shadow Posted June 7, 2009 Author Posted June 7, 2009 the trailer does look good i hadnt seen it yet
TSR Posted June 8, 2009 Posted June 8, 2009 Yay more Halo, I'm so excited. [/sarcasm] ¬_¬ If it sells, sell it mate. I just hope that they span the series out enough so there will be enough of the Halo universe left for the next gen consoles.
Mandalore The Shadow Posted June 9, 2009 Author Posted June 9, 2009 Yeah i cant wait to see what it will be like on the next Generation consoles. Mabey they will make the other books into games
Cyborg Ninja Posted June 16, 2009 Posted June 16, 2009 I'm right there with you Mandalore, I've also read the books. If Halo Reach is just like the Battle of Reach in the books, than that will be a sick game. I really want to fight alongside other AI controlled spartans and Bungie can't dance there way around no Elites like they're doing for ODST.
Mandalore The Shadow Posted June 16, 2009 Author Posted June 16, 2009 yeah i will never get tired of halo it is the ultimate franchise next to star wars
Mav Posted June 17, 2009 Posted June 17, 2009 yeah i will never get tired of halo it is the ultimate franchise next to star warsWhen were you born...
RedHawke Posted June 17, 2009 Posted June 17, 2009 When were you born... That is a factor in what would "rule" to people...
Mandalore The Shadow Posted June 18, 2009 Author Posted June 18, 2009 I dont understand what you guys are saying
Lynk Former Posted June 18, 2009 Posted June 18, 2009 I dont understand what you guys are saying To put it bluntly... only 14 year olds with no clue think Halo is epic.
Mandalore The Shadow Posted June 18, 2009 Author Posted June 18, 2009 Is this your view as well? I know lots of people over my age that think Halo is epic how about for example most of the people on Podtacular i listen to them in adition to Lucascast
Lynk Former Posted June 19, 2009 Posted June 19, 2009 Halo is "epic" but it's "done to death epic" as in other things have done it before and Halo is just recycling ideas in a package that seems to appeal to a lot of people. Personally I'm not a fan of Halo, but I have played and finished all the games, etc. About the only thing about Halo that I can say is that it's very easy for people to get into and it has a decent multiplayer setup. The story itself, as I said before has been done, but then First Person Shooters are never about the deep story line, rather the story serves as a premise to kick some ass and chew some bubblegum. Of course Halo is popular, but not everyone is into Space Marines...
Cyborg Ninja Posted June 19, 2009 Posted June 19, 2009 While Halo's rating is Mature in content, it tends to appeal to a variety of ages. Sure there's always going to be 14 year olds who won't stop bragging over what they did in Halo, but ignore that and you still have a fun game. I can see people not being a fan of the game or not liking it all together but that doesn't mean every fan of the game is an annoying 14 year old.
Mav Posted June 19, 2009 Posted June 19, 2009 I was merely implying that comparing the Halo franchise to that of the Star Wars saga is completely asinine and shows a generational gap in tastes.
Lynk Former Posted June 19, 2009 Posted June 19, 2009 but that doesn't mean every fan of the game is an annoying 14 year old. Just the idiots on XBL who play Halo and spout idiotic crap over their mics are
Cyborg Ninja Posted June 19, 2009 Posted June 19, 2009 I agree completely with you maverick, Halo is popular but its not even close to the popularity of Star Wars and it will never be greater than Star Wars. Lynk everytime I hear someone scream into their mics over xbl, I think I die a little inside.
RedHawke Posted June 19, 2009 Posted June 19, 2009 I was merely implying that comparing the Halo franchise to that of the Star Wars saga is completely asinine and shows a generational gap in tastes. *Nods head in agreement*
Mandalore The Shadow Posted June 19, 2009 Author Posted June 19, 2009 I understand what you are saying to some degree but i still maintain that halo *did* have a good story untill it started being corrupted by the multiplayer craze then it started to decline a bit but what they are trying to do with reach and ODST is show other angles of the story so it isnt quite the same but it is still Halo and i disagree with your comment that it has "been done before"
Lynk Former Posted June 19, 2009 Posted June 19, 2009 That's fine. We just have differing opinions that's all. I guess it depends on what other media we've played/viewed as well. I guess I can just make a connection from Halo to a lot of other media that I've seen in the past which is why I think it's been done. But other people who haven't seen/played the same things I have will see a different view. So when I play Halo, I don't play it for the story at all, rather the gameplay itself. The most enjoyable aspect of the game is the multiplayer and the co-op mode which is the most value I got out of the series. But originally I was just answering your question about what the others were talking about. Actually, I'm more interested in ODST than Reach because it will have more "out of the box" game play rather than the standard FPS thing that Halo usually does.
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