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I can't see how anyone could give 343 a chance on Halo Infinite after Halo 5. They have made only one tolerable game in their entire existence.
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M1chl
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It's not like the original trilogy was something special, just because you played it during your puberty and bring feels with you, does not make a good game. I don't see how 4&5 are worse examples than 1 -3 Halos honestly... Yeah ODST and Reach are still better games, but Destiny was shit, so it's not like it would be better with Bungie...
stickkidsam
Member
It's not so much that I believe in what 343 has been showing (mainly because they haven't shown us anything) as it is that their efforts to improve Halo 5 and the MCC give me a glimmer of hope that maybe, JUST MAYBE, they might make something legendary.
I'm not really optimistic about Infinite, but I'm a sucker for a good comeback story. If this turns out to be a fucking service game though they can suck my saucy stink shooter.
I'm not really optimistic about Infinite, but I'm a sucker for a good comeback story. If this turns out to be a fucking service game though they can suck my saucy stink shooter.
Darkmakaimura
Can You Imagine What SureAI Is Going To Do With Garfield?
I like the Flood though.
One of the things I hope they do bring back. Or at least give us something new.
JLB
Banned
Halo 5 is only points behind spiderman, which was considered a goty contender.
Just my advice op, wait and be a little bit more conservative with predictions, they were not working that well for you lately
GamingKaiju
Member
I felt that the flood had outlived their purpose by H3 I guess the level ‘cortana’ killed my enjoyment of a 2nd enemy type in halo that shit was infuriating on legendary. The god damn explodees and the thorn flicking dudes pissed me of no end.
I guess they could make a comeback if done right but so far 343i haven’t really been on fire in the enemy department.
VertigoOA
Banned
of course it is. Bungie’s games continue to be found as the top 10 most played games across the entire industry and has been year after year. Even in a dead period like it is now the game at its lowest has 750,000 daily players.
343 is a cover band and their best product was ports of games they didn’t make.
Parting ways with Bungie lost MS the generation. No doubt about it
what happened to halo mirrors what happened to Star Wars... but I’d argue that Halo 5 is far worse than TLJ.
343 legit Rian Johnson’d the IP
Destiny has and always will be the true sequels to Halo. And that’s where the fans went as well. Go figure
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GraveyGamer
Member
I thought the MP was pretty good.
ExpandKong
Banned
343’s lack of understanding for what made Halo great is so severe that they couldn’t even get a fucking hd collection right.
Krappadizzle
Member
Have you heard how many GREAT covers of "Fly me to the moon" there are? Covers aren't the worst thing to exist.
VertigoOA
Banned
oh I’m a fan of actual covers...
But 343 is the cover band stuck in a midlife crisis playing dive bars for 10$ a night
Naked Lunch
Member
H5's mp still dumps on all other FPS from this gen. What are you comparing it to? Fortnite, Overwatch, COD, Battlefield 1/V? Those games are all weak as fuck. I dont base quality on popularity - H5's mp is simply too difficult for the masses, if you get shit on online, you aint going to keep playing it.
You do realise the MCC was fixed last year and is now easily one of the best game collections from any generation.
ExpandKong
Banned
You do realize that was five fucking years after it launched.
IntentionalPun
Ask me about my wife's perfect butthole
I don't have to "give them a chance".. when the game comes out I'll read reviews like every other game. And not like I have to buy the game... GamePass exists.
Mommy needs to change your diapy.
Mommy needs to change your diapy.
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Naked Lunch
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Who gives a shit?
Phase
Member
All the people who bought it and couldn't play it for years. Now it works but 343 has no idea how to set up playlists and settings properly.
ExpandKong
Banned
Assholes like me who bought it on launch day? Is this a real question? 343 sucks nuts bro I’m sorry I had to be the one to tell you.
darkinstinct
...lacks reading comprehension.
They will find a way. Their only redemption is a reboot. As long as they keep that Forerunner story with those annoying enemies that dissolve into nothing going, they don't do the franchise justice. They would have to create nine levels like "The Covenant" from Halo 3 to make up for the mess they created so far. Literally everything they added to the franchise is shit. Forerunner enemies, their weapons, the story, Locke. The only thing they can do are graphics.
And for sure they will once again not include coop matchmaking.
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Dee Dah Dave
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All shooters are pretty much shit these days. They have been done to death, more so than any other genre.
Halo was great when it also had barely any competition. Now it’s just a solid shooter among a sea of many and it will be hard to elevate it to any more than that. No matter who makes it.
Halo was great when it also had barely any competition. Now it’s just a solid shooter among a sea of many and it will be hard to elevate it to any more than that. No matter who makes it.
JareBear: Remastered
Banned
I feel like Titanfall 2 was great and could have been huge if not for the terrible launch window. Still no idea why basically suicide launched it with the timing
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Naked Lunch
Member
Wait time is irrelevant for something that will be played for years to come. I guess it was damned if they do, damned if they dont. It was unprecedented the amount of fixes the game received so far from launch - but the waiting is all irrelevant now - the Halo games are proven to be timeless, so again, who gives a shit? If you like Halo - its the best Halo game package that will ever be released.
As for setting and playlist - they are updated nearly weekly. I havent seen much issue. They even included an AR start BTB option. You can literally pick which game and mode you want. Another Halo first.
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Butz
Banned
No one giving a shit is the actual problem.
So yea the fix came too late. MCC doesn’t even chart on Xbox live and it’s averaged 6,500 players for the last 30 days on steam.
so yea... no one gives a shit
Probably because only Reach is playable and that's Bungies worst Halo.
Kenpachii
Member
Final fantasy x was fantastic.
VertigoOA
Banned
No, the IP as a whole has been driven into the ground. Like I mentioned already, MCC doesn’t even chart in the top 50 most played games on Microsoft’s own console and Halo 5 barely made it into the top 50. It’s outranked by CoD Ww2 and the 360 version of Black Ops and the halo games are free on gamespass on top of it all.
The IP is completely in the shitter.
Ps - Going with Series X at launch because of Halo Infinite and it being more powerful than the Ps5. I’m still in for Infinite because I fucking adore the chief and nostalgia and all that but goddamnit Halo 5 was so goddamn bad I’m going in with extremely low expectations.
too bad stinkles has to post on a safe space forum because it’d be fun to tell him how shit 343 is directly
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ResilientBanana
Member
So much hyperbole. This is a garbage thread.
Grinchy
Banned
The playlists/settings were my biggest complaint when I tried it out a while back. Like, what's the point of going into a Halo 2 playlist of non-slayer game modes and having everyone start with a BR? It makes it pointless to pick up anything. The starting SMG is supposed to suck in Halo 2. The point was to control the weapon locations in the arenas. And it was always the same damn things coming up every time anyway.
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Bathtub Fart
Banned
It's not confusing. It's a pretty good game (disregarding how feature incomplete it was for over a year), but it's a really bad Halo game. The map design, combat pace and flow, controls, abilities, etc all negatively impact what made classic Halo so good in the first place. This applies to casual and competetive play.
That's fine that you enjoy it, but it is more of a modern arena shooter with a Halo influence.
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Butz
Banned
If that were the case people wouldn't even have bothered but they did.
Player numbers went down because Reach MP isn't good.
desertdroog
Member
I've nothing to add other than the last Halo games I played in order of most played to least played which is obvious my ranking of enjoyment (it's a subjective opinion but it is how I view Halo):
1. Halo 3
2. Halo 1 (includes the updated Anniversary edition that precludes the trainwreck that was the Master Chief collection)
3. Halo 3: ODST
4. Halo Reach
5. Halo 2
6. Halo 4
Bungie took the magic with them, 343i dropped the ball, I'm not sure they can recover.
1. Halo 3
2. Halo 1 (includes the updated Anniversary edition that precludes the trainwreck that was the Master Chief collection)
3. Halo 3: ODST
4. Halo Reach
5. Halo 2
6. Halo 4
Never played Halo 5, but I watched the Rooster Teeth folks do a lets play.
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Nemesis Prime
Member
We have no choice anymore. I want to get excited because it’s halo infinite but I’m worried it’s gonna be another halo 5. The fact that it’s gonna be cross gen is already a big red flag for me
Potato Chip PRO
Member
Honestly killing Prometheans just isn't the same like we did against the Covenant or the Flood. But one thing I do like about those are their weapons.. pretty neat how they look and sound. Especially Halo 4s Suppressor.
ancelotti
Member
I'll agree that the last few Halo titles have been somewhat less than the sum of their parts. However, the improvement in the multi and the increasing internal demands give me some hope they can pull it off.
There's no doubt it will review well, but as OP alluded to, it's more important people actually play and support the game. MS desperately needs a vibrant community for a new console, and they only get one more chance at it.
There's no doubt it will review well, but as OP alluded to, it's more important people actually play and support the game. MS desperately needs a vibrant community for a new console, and they only get one more chance at it.
Bathtub Fart
Banned
This is very VERY premature to say. We have not seen gameplay, which is what it's all about.
diffusionx
Gold Member
open world sounds like shit. not every game needs to be open world. Halo CE is definitely not.
ExpandKong
Banned
Retarded huh. So what would you call a person who hasn’t realized that 343 has fucked up every game they’ve worked on so far?
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Deleted member 471617
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As someone who's never ever played any Halo game, Infinite will be the first game in the series that I play and while there's no guarantee that I actually complete the story campaign, it at worse, will be a $10 monthly rental via Game Pass.
V4skunk
Banned
The gameplay isn't what made Halo 4&5 not Halo.
It was the lack of wide open emergent megalithic maps of the original Bungie games.
Halo 5 also handled quite well even though they went COD style with the ADS and sprint.
SatansReverence
Hipster Princess
That's because it is indeed trash.
Press X to survive
Endless needless animations
Aim assist more cancerous than Halo 2
Sprint
Gigantic maps
clamber trash
etc etc etc.
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