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Halo: Reach Beta Thread
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Odrion said:
Not to mention using it is like having a giant arrow over your head letting everyone know where you are. At least with the current snipers you can sometimes squeeze off a few shots before giving a position away, having a giant beam tracing back to you can not be a good thing.
Kibbles
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Last 20 seconds of this vid is win (not sure why it's so dark though). http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/action/haloreach/video/6260012?hd=1
2 Minutes Turkish
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Oozer3993 said:
Beta shuts down
Grady Durden
Member
First impression is that the focus rifle is too powerful but we're going to have to wait and see. Those with F&F invites please let us know what it's really like on Thursday!
Conflict NZ
Member
So I was one of the people with the invite because I used to play halo 2 on xbox 1, when do those codes get sent out?
Stabby McSter
Member
I fixed that for you.Merguson said:
les papillons sexuels
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Not so much reach related... but, anyone else a little disappointed with the new direction of RvB? Personally I think they need to tone down the amount of cgi stuff. It's kinda jarring, especially with the discontinuity in the rendering style and animation.
I also fear they might start relying on the cgi as a crutch, which would take away from the splendid voice acting and writing.
Part of the charm in the series was that crude-ness, it played to the concept of 'life in a videogame', something else lost in the new series. I still remember one of the first lines from the original series poking fun of the fact they were pretty much trapped in blood gulch for no apparent reason, a question that many gamers have asked.
That said, some of the new effects that the cgi provides also helps with immersion, which I hope remain.
I also fear they might start relying on the cgi as a crutch, which would take away from the splendid voice acting and writing.
Part of the charm in the series was that crude-ness, it played to the concept of 'life in a videogame', something else lost in the new series. I still remember one of the first lines from the original series poking fun of the fact they were pretty much trapped in blood gulch for no apparent reason, a question that many gamers have asked.
That said, some of the new effects that the cgi provides also helps with immersion, which I hope remain.
Son of Godzilla
Banned
Can't decide, playthrough Halo 3 and ODST for the second times ever now, or wait till after Beta for epic Halo Franchise Redux run over the summer?
Matty McDee
Neo Member
FOCUS RIFLE = SPECIAL BEAM CANNON!
HALO HAS SUPER SAIYANS! SPREAD THE WORD!
HALO HAS SUPER SAIYANS! SPREAD THE WORD!
Devin Olsen
Member
Added! Looking forward to playing some games with you guys when the beta hits.Dani said:
CrazedArabMan
Member
Matty McDee said:
You crazy, also why did you have to make your avatar creepy. :lol
While I'm in the wait and see side on whether the focus rifle is overpowered, for the people who are defending it by saying it over heats easily: Can't someone just let it cool down before a kill? It seem to happen rather fast from what I see. When you reach critical heat, cool down a bit and then finish your opponent off. It doesn't cool down ALL the way, obviously, but considering how the focus rifle eats up shields and health, a little bit will go a long way.
Not a Jellyfish
but I am a sheep
Letters said:
I completely agree with you.
Ajemsuhgao
Member
Letters said:
Biggest gaming disappointments of your life? Either you're exaggerating a lot, or you had some ridiculous expectations of Halo 2.
Matty McDee
Neo Member
The banana....CrazedArabMan said:
He wants to be inside you.
Son of Godzilla
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I actually played through Halo 2 campaign for the first time almost directly after the Halo 3 beta finished and loved the shit out of it. The first third or so, with MC running around the five buildings that made up Earth was pretty terribad, but once he landed on Delta Halo the game became infuckincredible. Also I loved Arby from the word go.
Yes, I was one of those spazzes disappointed that the Halo 3 storytelling didn't turn out more like Halo 2. And actually pissed off at how much of a gimp role Arby had been casted in.
Uprising is still my favorite Halo level ever. Fuck whatever you were thinking about from H1.
Edit: The perils of being drunk and drunk on Halo- I've substituted the word Reach for pretty much every noun you can think of onReach accident.
Yes, I was one of those spazzes disappointed that the Halo 3 storytelling didn't turn out more like Halo 2. And actually pissed off at how much of a gimp role Arby had been casted in.
Uprising is still my favorite Halo level ever. Fuck whatever you were thinking about from H1.
Edit: The perils of being drunk and drunk on Halo- I've substituted the word Reach for pretty much every noun you can think of on
Not a Jellyfish
but I am a sheep
Pappasman said:
Never read youtube comments, your life will be much better trust me.
Yeah, my expectations were crazy. I was expecting it to feel like an improved sequel to Halo CE, which at the time for me was like a mindblowing gift from the gods, easily becoming my favorite game ever, and giving countless hours of campaign fun solo or coop. Halo 2 just felt too different for me, and not in a good way.Ajemsuhgao said:
Mind you, I'm only talking about campaign. Eventually after seeing everyone commenting on the great mp, I gave it a chance, and liked it a lot.
Matty McDee
Neo Member
The banana will shoot special beam cannons in and around the face....SailorDaravon said:
The Special Beam Cannon can get Headshots right?
Thagomizer
Member
Son of Godzilla said:
Pretty much my thoughts, except that I actually liked Metropolis, anticlimactic Scarab battle notwithstanding.
Matty McDee
Neo Member
Sure its effective but that video didn't put it to the proper test.giga said:
I mean he was playing against the media. Who were probably like:
Demoncarnotaur
Member
I am still trying to catch up with all the videos and info to be gathered out of them. Any crazy assassinations seen in the videos? I think so far I have only seen the same 3 or so. But wow is this footage so good.. The visuals are so nice looking. I would really love for a first person passenger view for the Hog.. It looked really crazy in the giantbomb vid. Maybe its a theater option?
Awesome. I probably should have tried to post a second picture of the cake to show all the little details. Even if the rocks did look like dog poop.. :lol
Louis Wu said:
Awesome. I probably should have tried to post a second picture of the cake to show all the little details. Even if the rocks did look like dog poop.. :lol
Digital Limit
Member
What does the armor lock (or whatever the new bubble shield ability is called) armor ability do mid-air?
UltimaPooh
Member
Digital Limit said:
Drops you like a rock.
Not a Jellyfish
but I am a sheep
UltimaPooh said:
Fixed.
Son of Godzilla
Banned
Not to harp on Halo 2 so much, and by all means I encourage first impressions to be best impressions, but I think one of the most amazing things Bungie did with this series was to take the sheer thrill offered by the final encounter in Halo 2 - the one right before Tartarus where it's just you locked in a room with a handful of brutes - and replicate it so well, from the Brute bowling pin defense in Crows Nest to the invisible mauler nightmares of The Covenant. It's just a genuinely impressive understanding of what worked best in the previous game and an incredible iteration upon it.Letters said:It surprises me that so much people like it. I would probably like it much more if I played it nowadays, but back then it disappointed me after waiting for so long. Let's just forget I said anything, and let the Reach talk continue.
Deputy Moonman
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I had the same problem Schmitty. Don't watch the video on the article page. Go to the videos section and watch it there. Afterward, click on a new video from the same page and an alert should pop up alerting you that you completed it.Schmitty said:
I just don't know how anyone can point the finger at a weapon that takes more than 2 seconds to kill someone, plus overheats, and completely ignore how powerful the sniper rifle is. Too much Halo Reach Beta induced euphoria is trippin people. :lolGeneric said:
If we're talking about campaign alone, I absolutely loathed the campaign in Halo2. I haven't enjoyed a campaign mission since Halo:CE, and that includes ODST. But I guess I'm also hard to please.Letters said:It surprises me that so much people like it. I would probably like it if I played it nowadays, but back then it disappointed me after hyping it so much. Let's just forget I said anything, and let the Reach talk continue.
I was disappointed in Halo2's multiplayer as well, but xbox-live killed having any Halo1 LANs and I was forced to accept Halo2. It is a good game, but I had expectations of the game going in a different direction, similar to what you stated earlier. But no worries.
Deputy Moonman
Member
accidental double post. delete please.
Grady Durden
Member
So the Opportunist medal should be renamed the Garbage Man. Cleaning up the messes of others.
InvincibleAgent
Member
No hitscan though.neoism said:
Just so he's not sad and confused come next week:InvincibleAgent said:
The Needle Rifle is the Covenants answer to the DMR. Youll want to use it at mid to long range and begin by aiming for the body until you see the shields pop. Just like the Needler, it takes six rounds to tear through a Spartans shielding and seven to eat through an Elites.
Unlike the DMR, you can hold the trigger down if you choose, though youll suffer significant bloom with each new shot fired and your ammunition will actually super-combine if you stick just three needles into an unshielded opponent. None of your shots will track, however.
If you go for the brainpan, you wont need to worry about counting if youve already removed the shields from the equation. One needle to the dome will get the job done (and make your foe look like a pretty, pretty unicorn if you pop em right between the eyes).