Agreed. Weird choice.Why even include it then? There was no need.
True. I feel like it comes down to boss design. If every time the brute runs at you with low health you can melee him dead, there isn't any tension. But if there is only a brief window to execute the melee then there is tension because if you mess it up could mean starting the fight again. In general I don't think it should be easy to defeat brutes in melee range. But I can see where you are coming from, because the whole fun of fighting hunters for example, is not knowing when they are about to drop dead, and killing them just before you are about to get wrecked or run out of ammo.Halo 3 also had 343 as a boss, but I kinda enjoyed that.
And to preface it, obviously this is a very subjective discussion.
And yes, you don't have 100% safe spaces, but a boss is also designed in a way that you can actually take a breather every now and then. No boss is constantly hammering down on you, all have moments where you can switch from defense to offense.
To each his own I guess.Well, I was hoping for an epic shooter like the ones that were part of the first trilogy, you know? Not this "trend-seeker" open world-esque gameplay and trashy lines.
This is not Halo to me. This is the third game from a studio that clearly doesn't know what to do with the franchise. People like it? Good for them. Me? I really dislike it.
Not only that but the voice over was cringe as hell. Sue me.
Honestly thats more embarrassing than the original craig meme. Thats just hideous.
Not at launch sadly. Coming I think with the first major update in Q1 2022Is this coop?
And I'm totally ok with it. If people like it, more power to them. To me, this looks bad. I was expecting a return to form, not whatever this is.
It was a honeypot for the trollsKinda loving the mod protection in this thread lol. Wanted to add that whoever's idea to have Jen Taylor do the narration needs a pat on the back. Instant nostalgia.
Looks as good as the original trailer now, unbelievable progress in a year.
It's you. The improvements are massive. This game looks so dope.Is it me or does it still look flat, lighting etc.
It looks like all they did was turn to bloom up to 100 and add some lighting effects on the walls. Im sure it looks good in 4k but that art direction is so plain and uninspiring IMO.
Well the VGA’s is in early December so I don’t think it’s bizarre at all for them to have a cutoff like that imo.I think only the VGAs have that bizarre cutoff. The rest of the industry doesnt.
I go by GOTY tracker which keeps track of all media and fan awards, and it included Cyberpunk which ended up winning several GOTYs. Finished 4th but VGAs are counted as just one GOTY award.
Award Totals
- The Last of Us Part II- 310
- Media Outlets: 202 | Readers' Choice: 108
- Ghost of Tsushima - 69
- Media Outlets: 57 | Readers' Choice: 12
- Hades - 65
- Media Outlets: 61 | Readers' Choice: 4
- Cyberpunk 2077 - 35
- Media Outlets: 11 | Readers' Choice: 24
- Final Fantasy VII Remake - 29
- Media Outlets: 27 | Readers' Choice: 2
Man, I'm happy that people are able to enjoy it. If this is what people want then I just accept that this franchise is not for me anymore.Huh, it's sometimes remarkable how completely different opinions can be. I've been a huge critic of 343 (their work has been a disaster and have given nothing of value to core Halo campaign fans) and their Halos (and fuck Stinkles btw). But this is clearly a return to form for me. Halo hasn't been more Halo than this in a long time, so I'm finally happy and excited again after all these years.
No need to buy Far Cry at all this year, even on a sale, this does all that and looks to do it slightly better.
I'm excited, glad that it's on Gamepass.
If anyone doesn't want to get it on Gamepass it looks at least as good as any years Far Cry but at least with more interesting twists on the typical missions.
Huh, it's sometimes remarkable how completely different opinions can be. I've been a huge critic of 343 (their work has been a disaster and have given nothing of value to core Halo campaign fans) and their Halos (and fuck Stinkles btw). But this is clearly a return to form for me. Halo hasn't been more Halo than this in a long time, so I'm finally happy and excited again after all these years.
Ah well, play it now, and then by Dec your open world fatigue should have worn off.
I just got far cry 6 over the weekend…
Halo mixed with Far Cry sounds pretty good to me.Gotta be honest, it looks like they straight up tried to do an amateur version of Far Cry with a Halo theme, this shit looks straight trash. I'm guessing this is console footage too because especially at the beginning you could count the pixels the DRS was so bad. They should not have attempted to put this on XB1 at all it's obviously hamstrung by it. Then again, does this studio even have the direction required to make a good game? Seems like they can't, even with all the resources MS poured into them.
No idea what they did with half a billion $ and thousands of overworked devs but this is some really weak shit. I guess it doesn't matter when you don't have to actually sell it - thanks Gamepass!
RIP in Pepperonis Halo
Remember when they teased this game with that trailer for the new engine?
The final product looks nothing like that. So basic by comparison.
And then you realise some of Halos best moments are scripted.
Silent cartographer beach landing
The Flood introduction
Warthog run
Orbital MAC external combat
Halo 2 scarab chase
Gas giant lab cable cutting
Underwater transporters
Gondala fights
Bugger intro in Halo 3
The entire ARK installation on earth
etc
etc etc
Gotta be honest, it looks like they straight up tried to do an amateur version of Far Cry with a Halo theme, this shit looks straight trash. I'm guessing this is console footage too because especially at the beginning you could count the pixels the DRS was so bad. They should not have attempted to put this on XB1 at all it's obviously hamstrung by it. Then again, does this studio even have the direction required to make a good game? Seems like they can't, even with all the resources MS poured into them.
No idea what they did with half a billion $ and thousands of overworked devs but this is some really weak shit. I guess it doesn't matter when you don't have to actually sell it - thanks Gamepass!
RIP in Pepperonis Halo
Quoted for truth. We should expect a lot more from Microsoft’s flagship IP. Being cross gen isn’t an excuse either when FH5 is out there blowing everyone’s socks off. There needs to be a big shakeup for the next Halo game.Let's be real here and what we should expect from one of Microsoft's premiere IP, it's barely passable and looks ok.
Cross gen or not I'm not going to give the devs grief over that but the visuals are passable and not impressive.
I would expect this to run at 4k120 with little issues. Especially if DLSS is present.
It's on Gamepass so I'm definitely going to play but the real game to look out for is Forza Horizon.
Looked last gen, maybe a slight improvement over the first reveal.
Also why was it so short and clearly scripted? 343 are hiding something rotten. I predict a low Metacritic Score and it will futher drive the rhetoric that 'Gamepass only has trash games on it's service' BS.
Sorry but I don't get the hype. Hopefully the gameplay will actually be decent, right now it just looks like it's borrowed it's mechanics from other more modern games. Sigh.
I'm going to have to disagree on that one. The original trailer had a world that felt alive. What we have right now looks like half destiny and half halo with a very basic artificial looking environment. It Is better than what we got last year but not as good as the fake trailer they had made to hype folks up for halo.Looks as good as the original trailer now, unbelievable progress in a year.
Let's be real here and what we should expect from one of Microsoft's premiere IP, it's barely passable and looks ok.
Cross gen or not I'm not going to give the devs grief over that but the visuals are passable and not impressive.
I would expect this to run at 4k120 with little issues. Especially if DLSS is present.
It's on Gamepass so I'm definitely going to play but the real game to look out for is Forza Horizon.