First Reach reviews are out....

[Erana]

I don't get some reviewers. they talk about what an improvement it is over halo 3 but give it a lower score. It doesn't bother me that much though as I find the written review to be more important than the score and all the written reviews have nothing but good things to say.

That's a good sign, actually- they're looking at it as a real game, rather than the hype. Because almost no game should get a 10/10, unless they're rating for specific criteria. That's why people use 10/10- or 100/100 - they can be more specific, and don't need to give a vague "Five stars" to a better title.
Don't get me wrong, I love the Halo series. But I skipped ODST because I don't have Live, and want a good campaign experience. I'll have to look at the game rating myself, because I was deeply disappointed by the Halo 3 campaign...

 

[Flamezdudes]

I might perhaps get the game at my Birthday in December, i have no money currently to buy it. I'm not that excited about it anyway, regular FPS' bore me now.

 

[MiracleOfSound]

What bad timing to get a red ring...

*weeps*

Dude... I am sorry. That sucks. Your pain is felt my many here!

 

[maddawg IAJI]

I'm not going to the Midnight release since I have School in the morning, but I hope to pick it up as soon as I can after School. I hope they won't be out.

 

[MiracleOfSound]

I might perhaps get the game at my Birthday in December, i have no money currently to buy it. I'm not that excited about it anyway, regular FPS' bore me now.

Hard to have any game blow you away after ME2, eh?

 

[Irridium]

*cough* [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/groups/view/Halo-Fans]

Totally excited. And never really cared about reviews for Halo really. I enjoy the games, and I love Bungie, so I'm good no matter what.

I'm going to the midnight release, but I have to work it >.<

Ah well, when I get on in the morning most of my friends will be sleeping, meaning I can go through the campaign with minimal interruptions

Also Miracle, you better play with Megan and I! We missed you in the beta! Or at least I did...

 

[bodyguarddied]

Pre-ordered and going to a midnight release. If i didn't have school in the morning, I'd stay up the rest of the night and play. Damn you school.....

 

[MiracleOfSound]

Because almost no game should get a 10/10, unless they're rating for specific criteria.

The only games I can think of that I think merit a 10 would be Zelda: A Link To The Past, Street Fighter 2, Mass Effect 2 and Mario World, and possibly COD4.

 

[MiracleOfSound]

*cough* [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/groups/view/Halo-Fans]

Totally excited. And never really cared about reviews for Halo really. I enjoy the games, and I love Bungie, so I'm good no matter what.

I'm going to the midnight release, but I have to work it >.<

Ah well, when I get on in the morning most of my friends will be sleeping, meaning I can go through the campaign with minimal interruptions

Also Miracle, you better play with Megan and I! We missed you in the beta! Or at least I did...

Absolutely man! There's a bunch of us from Cork getting it and we'll be online all week hehe! Gonna do the campaign first though... don't want some 12 year old ruining it for me.

 

[imnot]

Not going to midnight release, MINE IS COMING IN THE POST!
I'm going to play t all day an...

...Tuesday.
School day.
FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

 

[lukemdizzle]

I don't get some reviewers. they talk about what an improvement it is over halo 3 but give it a lower score. It doesn't bother me that much though as I find the written review to be more important than the score and all the written reviews have nothing but good things to say.

That's a good sign, actually- they're looking at it as a real game, rather than the hype. Because almost no game should get a 10/10, unless they're rating for specific criteria. That's why people use 10/10- or 100/100 - they can be more specific, and don't need to give a vague "Five stars" to a better title.
Don't get me wrong, I love the Halo series. But I skipped ODST because I don't have Live, and want a good campaign experience. I'll have to look at the game rating myself, because I was deeply disappointed by the Halo 3 campaign...

thats a good point. halo 3 was really over hyped and while I thought it was a very good game, imo it was easily the weakest in the series and the hype led to inflated reviews. now that halo hype is toned down the reach reviews are actually better than the halo 3 or even halo 2 reviews. especially considering that more people seemed to skeptical rather than exited going into this game.

 

[imnot]

*cough* [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/groups/view/Halo-Fans]

Totally excited. And never really cared about reviews for Halo really. I enjoy the games, and I love Bungie, so I'm good no matter what.

I'm going to the midnight release, but I have to work it >.<

Ah well, when I get on in the morning most of my friends will be sleeping, meaning I can go through the campaign with minimal interruptions

Also Miracle, you better play with Megan and I! We missed you in the beta! Or at least I did...

Absolutely man! There's a bunch of us from Cork getting it and we'll be online all week hehe! Gonna do the campaign first though... don't want some 12 year old ruining it for me.

Like a 12 year old would play the campaign, they're to busy t bagging you.
Not me.
I dont have live.
FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

 

[Irridium]

*cough* [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/groups/view/Halo-Fans]

Totally excited. And never really cared about reviews for Halo really. I enjoy the games, and I love Bungie, so I'm good no matter what.

I'm going to the midnight release, but I have to work it >.<

Ah well, when I get on in the morning most of my friends will be sleeping, meaning I can go through the campaign with minimal interruptions

Also Miracle, you better play with Megan and I! We missed you in the beta! Or at least I did...

Absolutely man! There's a bunch of us from Cork getting it and we'll be online all week hehe! Gonna do the campaign first though... don't want some 12 year old ruining it for me.

Same here!
Ah, this is going to be fun!

 

[El Poncho]

I probably won't get it. Although I will enjoy counting how many people are staying off school to play it.

 

[Flamezdudes]

I might perhaps get the game at my Birthday in December, i have no money currently to buy it. I'm not that excited about it anyway, regular FPS' bore me now.

Hard to have any game blow you away after ME2, eh?

We are building consensus, try again later.

...Confirmed. I guess i just want deep games all the time, like i said in another thread to OnyxOblivion, most Multiplayer i get bored of very quickly and i find it hard to play a game purely for fun at the moment.

I did adore Halo 2 though when i played it and i never even played online Multiplayer with it, i just played Split Screen and replayed the single player over and over, however i was younger.

 

[MiracleOfSound]

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I really just don't like the Halo games. Never have enjoyed playing them, and this one looks no different. I may have to try Forgeworld though.

As an unbiased not-too-regular Halo player (I think I had something like 10 hours on the Halo 3 multi) who was never that into the series, I can tell you that Reach is faster, more visceral and more fun than any of the others.

 

[MiracleOfSound]

We are building consensus, try again later.

Speaking of which, did you see Legion's dossier?

 

[SyphonX]

IGN gave it a 9.5 and IGN UK gave it a perfect 10.

I don't get it. I understand people have fun with this game.. but what's so special about this entry, considering it's basically more of the same?

I'll be passing on this one, as I did with everything after the first Halo.

 

[Geo Da Sponge]

I have a friend who got it two days early (lucky bastard); he's already played matchmaking a fair bit.

Unfortunately I won't be getting Reach because I'm going to university in six days and I won't have my 360 with me. Fortunately another friend has offered to buy it for me for Christmas in exchange for lending him all my 360 games that I won't need while I'm at university . Wish me luck avoiding spoilers in the mean time.