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Edge #243 - Halo 4
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CarbonatedFalcon
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Obviously not sure, but Dust 514 would be a good bet for the teaser. The phrase sounds similar to many that have been used in EVE promotional materials/trailers.
BrokenSymmetry
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Barkley's Justice
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this is also the first issue that is ipad-optimized
KillerTravis
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From what we've seen I don't think it's more of the same. The atmosphere certainly makes this game feel more alive than its predecessors.
Burger
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Have future said when print subscribers are going to get iPad access? I don't want to pay for it twice...
You are shooting guns at aliens. How different do you expect it to be.
PowderedToast
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I don't think they will do that, the best we can hope for is a discount although I'm not sure if Future does that for their other magazines. I may cancel my subscription and go for the iPad one as it is cheaper.
I don't expect it to be much different hence my problem with their use of the term "Reborn"
There is no mention of hearts, darkness or light so I'm going to say no.
"You are _________. How different do you expect it to be."
You could overgeneralize and say that kind of shit about anything. Halo, Mass Effect, Super Metroid, XCom, and Space Invaders are all games where you are "shooting guns at aliens", and are quite different.
If you are going to make cynical disparaging comments, at least be a bit more specific.
shinobi602
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They probably mean the story, atmosphere, and the way the game presents itself or some such.
Visualante2
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They probably just love Halo and gush over it. They gave the series two 10s.
AdventureRacing
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Or it could be to do with the fact that it will have been over 5 years since we have played as the chief when this game releases.
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For the amount of stuff that is in the game, I probably would have as well. I think that we can go back and give games like Ocarina of Time a 10 until the world ends but Halo 1 and Halo 3 were 10's in their timeframe. When Halo 1 came out, it was far and away the best FPS game, it made everyone finally stop playing Goldeneye. Halo 3 was built to last, at least the framework of it all. Halo 3 is very feature rich. Not the greatest of stories but the gameplay is super fun and online was a blast and a great departure away from Halo 2 where if you didn't dual wield, you were dying. Both 10s, in my opinion were deserved, for that time period.
Not going at you, just talking aloud
Wow what a horribly incorrect sentence
oh wow
I have to agree that the Cortana mission has to be the worst in the series, but that was 1/9 missons. The campaign wasn't CE, but it was still a blast to play, especially 'The Storm' and 'The Covenant'.
Every Halo as a bad flood level
Halo 3 has the best and most enjoyable big area encounters in the whole franchise.
Stop making sense, man.For the amount of stuff that is in the game, I probably would have as well. I think that we can go back and give games like Ocarina of Time a 10 until the world ends but Halo 1 and Halo 3 were 10's in their timeframe. When Halo 1 came out, it was far and away the best FPS game, it made everyone finally stop playing Goldeneye. Halo 3 was built to last, at least the framework of it all. Halo 3 is very feature rich. Not the greatest of stories but the gameplay is super fun and online was a blast and a great departure away from Halo 2 where if you didn't dual wield, you were dying. Both 10s, in my opinion were deserved, for that time period.
Not going at you, just talking aloud
Halo 3 had some fantastic open levels like "Tsavo Highway", "Floodgate", "The Ark" and "The Covenant".
Man, that 1st time I saw the two Scarabs dropping from orbit, I was screaming like crazy
You forgot 'The Storm'. That Scarab battle was amazing.
And then the music kicks in. Like a BOSS.
shinobi602
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And?
Out of?
Halo CE campaign is superior. No bullshit evil plant, no pretentious alien politics, just a simple man vs the unknown story that works in favor of excellent and sandboxy gameplay.
thetrin
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I fail to see how Halo 4 is Halo reborn. It's not like Halo disappeared for 10 years, and now it's finally back. We had a Halo game 2 years ago.
It's really not. Halo 3's campaign is just kinda okay. it's better than Halo 2, so I guess that's saying something. It has 4 player, which is pretty cool, but I thought it was merely okay.
It's really not. Halo 3's campaign is just kinda okay. it's better than Halo 2, so I guess that's saying something. It has 4 player, which is pretty cool, but I thought it was merely okay.
It's the start of a new trilogy, developed by a new company, featuring a new storyline, new adversary and completely revamped multiplayer.
'Halo reborn' seems fitting to me.
I think it's clear that though 343 is staying true to the feel of Halo they are taking the franchise in a direction that Bungie never would have on many levels.
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The Librarian
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Halo 3's encounters are far more dynamic and "sandboxy" than any found in Halo 1. When it comes to gameplay, Halo 3 stands head and shoulders above the rest.
Half of Halo 1's campaign is an average to mediocre corridor shooter, and half of it repeats itself but worse (T&R -> Keyes, PoA -> The Maw). Halo 1 will always be better in certain ways – atmosphere, story – but Halo 1 is also outdated in some ways, like the very repetitive level design.
Halo 1's gameplay is more fun. Simple as that for me. The encounters in Halo 3 are definitely better but just playing the game is more fun in Halo 1.
New Characters, new story, new setting, new enemies, new lore, new gameplay, new weapons (new weapon style, not just new guns), new so-op, new structure to MP, new abilities, new company at the helm...
How the hell would you define "reborn"?
thetrin
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Great, but it's not reborn. Something has to die for it to be reborn. Halo didn't wane in popularity. It's been popular this whole time.
I don't think you know what reborn means.
Reborn in the context for a game? Taking something that was waning in popularity, had a dying community, and bringing it back to life. Halo hasn't waned in popularity at all. We had a Halo game 2 years ago.
That's not rebirth at all. That's a new iteration.
The Librarian
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I can definitely see that, and I think that having every weapon be useable on its own certainly helps with it. I wish Halo 3 had that for its weapon sandbox. In addition to what I said earlier, I have a hard time adjusting to CE's campaign because I feel like I have to be very careful. I feel so restricted in the game, in comparison to 2 or 3 (and in some ways ODST).
Frankenstrat
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Yeah, this. Also, lol at people drawing serious comparisons to metroid prime, because I definitely did not get a vibe of exploration from E3.
Agree to disagree. I haven't even gotten halfway through Anniversary, in part because I know the game so well, and in part because I find the game play well below that of Halo 3. Mission and encounter design, the expanded sandbox, the vehicular brawls, the brilliant pacing, the moment to moment combat. I think the only things Halo 1 does better is establish some great moods, and simpler, superior story telling. This is not a rip on Halo 1: it's a brilliant game and still very fun. I just have found it doesn't hold up to 3 in most respects.
Looking forward to the Edge article, it should land in my mailbox in, three weeks. Sigh.
PrinceOfApathy
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I enjoyed Halo 3s campaign, much more than the first Halo. Then again I'm one of the crazies that liked Halo 2's campaign, but I wouldn't call them any shining beacon of game design. However the graphics in Halo 3 good God. Good God were they bad, that is when I knew the Xbox360 was finished as a console, when that was the best one of their flagship titles could muster. I still get nightmares from Johnson and most of the human characters, and the textures Oh God the textures, why did the game look so sterile and bad?