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Halo 4: Review Thread
- Thread starter Vire
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How good would you say it is? Also how's your previous experience with the IP, were you already huge on the lore?
brandonh83
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This Keighley stuff is going to be the end of me. I thought I would have stopped laughing about it by now.
Baconsammy
Banned
It's going to be hard to stop laughing if people keep coming up with newer and better alterations of the original pic.
The story is definitely better presented in Halo 4 than in any of the other Halos. However, they kind of lightly touch on important things as if you're supposed to know it already. I would definitely recommend brushing up on the lore if you want to get the most out of the story.
Demoncarnotaur
Member
Reviews seem to be overwhelmingly positive, but I am worried that a lot of them mention that it may be a little too familiar. Seems the Prometheans could have used a little more variety and something tells me I will end up agreeing with it. The sandbox looks a little all too familiar in Halo 4, but on the flip side it looks really really good. I can't wait to try it out and see for myself, thats for sure.. The game finally looks like its taking some risks.
How the fuck does that slip into the review? The rest of the review seems pretty fair, but thats a bit of a big fuck up. A alternate control scheme where you can aim with LT does not equal ADS, and there are not any dogtags...so...
How the fuck does that slip into the review? The rest of the review seems pretty fair, but thats a bit of a big fuck up. A alternate control scheme where you can aim with LT does not equal ADS, and there are not any dogtags...so...
nillapuddin
Member
Escapist confuses me,
"but all the little things, like plasma grenades and weapons fire being much smaller, makes the game feel not quite right."
"Mainstays like the Slayer game type and the Blood Gulch map - resurrected as a new map - will keep old fans smiling"
"New to the series are ordinance drops."
"This pushes the gameplay towards learning the weapons so you know exactly how many shots are needed or comboing with grenades and melee to quickly take someone down."
Im not complaining it "only got a 4"
I just found his review to be written from a strange perspective
"but all the little things, like plasma grenades and weapons fire being much smaller, makes the game feel not quite right."
"Mainstays like the Slayer game type and the Blood Gulch map - resurrected as a new map - will keep old fans smiling"
"New to the series are ordinance drops."
"This pushes the gameplay towards learning the weapons so you know exactly how many shots are needed or comboing with grenades and melee to quickly take someone down."
Halo 4 - 4/5 said:
Im not complaining it "only got a 4"
I just found his review to be written from a strange perspective
same writer gave bf3 4/5, mw3 4.5/5
plagiarize
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you want more salt in your Doritos? I hope there's no heart disease running in your family.
Tears For Fears
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Makes a lot of sense. I always wanted Bungie too move away from Halo, they were fucking it up. Halo 4 trounces anything they have ever made(besides Halo 1).
MuddyDonut
Member
Its about all the salty posters.
Or at least I hope so.
Here is my review (I work for Jeux Vidéo Magazine in France): http://www.jeuxvideomagazine.com/test-jeux/test-test-halo-4-a1063086
18/20.
18/20.
legacyzero
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Ill wait for the Conan review.
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Baconsammy
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Bingo
Silly.Mikey
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At the end of the day, people need to be realistic, which clearly is very difficult on a forum. You cant take every review literally or word for word as confirmation of anything. Every reviewer is different then you and me. They like different franchises, different types of games etc.. What i try to do i look at the bad ones and the good ones, and find a nice middle ground. I keep in mind what makes sense to me as a shooter and Halo fan, and throw out what doesn't, usually coming from the haters. If someone who never was really fond of halo game-play gives the game an 8 with the same criticisms as the guy who gave it a 9.5, it doesn't surprise me.
You people take reviews way too seriously. Halo3 might have possibly had a higher overall metacritic score as of now, but i would be absolutely shocked if Halo4 doesnt end up the better overall game in every department.
They've exceeded most reviews expectations and that is no small feat considering how fucking whiny the Halo community really is. They seem to understand what the Halo community expect for the most part and listen very carefully to all them. I for one am so extremely happy that these guys will be working on Halo for a long time to come.
And all this coming from a studio of over what, 200 people, who've (for the most part) have never worked together and take on as their very first game as a company one of the biggest franchises on the planet. I think its safe to say that this is "mission accomplished" for 343i.
Congrats to you 343i. Cant fukin wait.
You people take reviews way too seriously. Halo3 might have possibly had a higher overall metacritic score as of now, but i would be absolutely shocked if Halo4 doesnt end up the better overall game in every department.
They've exceeded most reviews expectations and that is no small feat considering how fucking whiny the Halo community really is. They seem to understand what the Halo community expect for the most part and listen very carefully to all them. I for one am so extremely happy that these guys will be working on Halo for a long time to come.
And all this coming from a studio of over what, 200 people, who've (for the most part) have never worked together and take on as their very first game as a company one of the biggest franchises on the planet. I think its safe to say that this is "mission accomplished" for 343i.
Congrats to you 343i. Cant fukin wait.
Silly.Mikey
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Hes in the game so its a guaranteed 30.5 out of 1000 from him. And i think thats good.
I don't think anyone can really delve into that for another few weeks.
The limited amount of people who can play doesn't really allow for a deep dive into competitive mechanics.
Silly.Mikey
Banned
Jeff was never a huge Halo fan so all his Halo reviews come out that way.
Right, but I don't want to be trawling through HaloGAF to get the same people with the same opinions posting on the same forum. Professional reviewers don't comment on the actual mechanics of multiplayer aside of general discussion. I don't see reviewers discussing why Promethean Vision may be unbalanced or how the hitscan BR compares to previous games'. I dunno. I'm just sick of coming to forums for this kind of stuff.
I don't know Jeff or his professional history so it's difficult for me to say. Though if that's the case and assuming Brad can't write the review because he did the preview, why not Drew? Did no-one at Giant Bomb want to take Halo 4 (sans Brad, of course)?
quite.
Silly.Mikey
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He doesn't hate it, but from what Ive read from him and Halo in the passed, he seems pretty indifferent to it. Not to say he doesn't know quality games, but i wouldn't necessarily run to his review first to get impressions. Although its nice to get everyone impressions, i don't think ill end up agreeing with it.
That's sort of a chicken and the egg thing.
Without a critical mass of players, no one can really say of X item is OP or not. After a month of gameplay, you can, but not on day one. Anyone claiming to do so is really just guessing, IMHO.
Where did you get that from? He reviewed 3 for GS back in the day and loved it. Jesus.
Silly.Mikey
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I remember seeing a video of him back then where he says himself that he moves on from Halo games pretty quick.
TheVoidDragon
Member
Quite surprised to see IGN rated this higher than they do CoD games.
Vire
Member
Jeff simply just doesn't have good taste in FPS games in my honest opinion.
Halo ODST - 4 Stars
Halo Reach - 4 Stars
Halo 4 - 4 Stars
COD Black Ops - 4 Stars
Battlefield 3 - 4 Stars
Syndicate - 5 Stars
Not saying those are all five star games, but wat? I still like Giant Bomb and crew, but I don't exactly go there for their takes on FPS games...
Halo ODST - 4 Stars
Halo Reach - 4 Stars
Halo 4 - 4 Stars
COD Black Ops - 4 Stars
Battlefield 3 - 4 Stars
Syndicate - 5 Stars
Not saying those are all five star games, but wat? I still like Giant Bomb and crew, but I don't exactly go there for their takes on FPS games...
In other words, Halo CE was a fluke.
Silly.Mikey
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Honestly, i think his review is fair for the most part but it seems a bit off at times. He wanted Halo to change even more than it already has mp wise, but man he has to be realistic. This is a new studios first attempt at a game and its halo4. They aren't gonna change everything right off the bat. The new enemies do play differently (from what ive read) from the old school ones and yet its more of the same? I don't get that. Are they different from elites or not? Hes saying they are but at the same time its more of the same. I dunno.
I wouldn't say it was a fluke, but it was so fresh and new that you'd have to raise the bar twice as high to get wowed in the same way.
I remember playin COD2 on the 360 and thinking, WOW this is really cool. The newer games are barely any different, but I don't have that fresh and shiny WOW factor.
Rickenslacker
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so you disagree with jeff's claims that the halo games are great? or do you absolutely need a 5 star for validation's sake
considering how the series has progressed since then and the discussions made for design decisions in the first, yes, i'd say it absolutely was a fluke.
Vire
Member
Yes I disagree that Halo games are great. They are above great.
Not sure what your point is.
For me personally Halo is the top tier FPS franchise, so yeah I don't exactly understand how Syndicate gets 5 stars. I played that game, it's pretty crappy. Fortunately for a reduced price on online!
Demoncarnotaur
Member
Jeff is awesome and while he tends to bring up a ton of good points that are valid, but I agree. Like I said though, I really don't use GB for reviews, they shine best when in groups talking about games like their quicklooks and podcasts. Im betting I will agree with some of his complaints, but I will enjoy it more than him. I can't say his above reviews aren't fair though, but the Syndicate thing sorta invalidates them IMO.
theytookourjobz
Junior Member
Too hard to take stars too seriously when the next step down from 5 is 4. Read the review or better yet listen to the podcast/quick look to get their feelings on a game.
Halo 3 is the best entry in the series and it would be surprising if H4 was better (not that I would not like that).
Silly.Mikey
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I can basically predict it for you. 12 minutes of total time, 6 of them complaining on what they could have done instead of so and so, then a 9.5.
Vire
Member
Nah, seems like they have been taking their sweet time as of late. The Need For Speed/Forza reviews were also late.
I'm a bit wary to trust GT though after they gave RE6 such a good score.
Then they get attacked by Halo fanboys and reply: "Nothing innovative, this is the highest score a game like this is ever gonna get", then CoD:Blops 2 gets 9.8.
There you have it. The definitive GT experience.
Silly.Mikey
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Well to me Halo CE is still the best in the series campaign wise. MP maybe Halo3 was the best but even now when i went back to it, it felt way too slow. SP wise i thought it was above average at best. Reaches SP was much better than 3 for me. And even that one doesnt come close to CE imo.
Microsoft doesn't allow (us at least) videos of the single player campaign, except their own b-roll, until November 6, so maybe it's the holdup. I didn't watch any video reviews, so I don't know if some sites did have some special authorizations or not.
RebornYeti
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GT back in the Halo 3 days was a sight to behold. Fanboy wars were at their peak back then. Couldn't go into the General Gaming without someone flaming or praising Halo 3. That was the worst part.
The best part about GT back then were the Factions. The Master Chief Faction in particular was where it was at. So many good memories...
/GT nostalgia
The best part about GT back then were the Factions. The Master Chief Faction in particular was where it was at. So many good memories...
/GT nostalgia
Interficium
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KILLZONE VS. HALO PART XVIXIII
I think me getting banned from the GT Forums was the best things the internet have done for me.
Silly.Mikey
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And then COD just ran passed both of them doing the finger.
Makes sense, all of the footage I saw today was repeated. I imagine there's some big ass twist mid campaign.
Jake Tower
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Why did Monumental get pinched?
Rickenslacker
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i mean ultimately this is why reviews should be taken with a grain of salt across the board. you're never going to align 1:1 with someone else's views. when i see a 4 and a 5 the difference between them means little to me as in the end it tells me the same thing: a great game worth playing.