Halo Reach: Biggest Let Down Ever?

[gmaverick019_v1legacy]

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No way you're getting a fair fight in Modded Warfare 2. Scavenging Dangerously Close Commandos seem to be all the rage(quits) these days.

haha off topic on that quoting, but i can agree. people can say "blah blah blah in its in the game, its war, its online multiplayer what do you expect" but i say bullshit on that. why the hell do you think in tourny's and mlg pro rules they disqualify and not allow bullshit like that, its because its broken and the developers are too busy/dont care/etc... to fix it.

I forgot, was there a Beta for Mod(controllers) War 2? The game was solid on paper, but fell apart with a horrible community. Also, the fact that you could customize your combat performance to maximum efficiency while newbies who just got the game had to go with the starting weapons seems a little to cheap.

OT: I expect Reach to be a Halo game. A tad generic characters, awesome set pieces, and a long, satisfying campaign setting. The multiplayer has been upgraded and customizable loadouts on a tight leash, with skill basically being the determining factor, i.e. how long you can keep the cursor on your enemy(i.e. Assault rifle vs. Assault rifle, Focus Rifle, etc.), accuracy built on timing, etc.

i dont believe so, otherwise the community would have heard about its unbalanced brokedededness. thats why it was the biggest hype train the world has ever seen, and thats why so many (including myself, no denying it) bought it first day and was addicted to it like crack off the hype train for a while..then it all went downhill with massive amounts of rage and frustration with everything. literally everything.

 

[Siuki]

i dont believe so, otherwise the community would have heard about its unbalanced brokedededness. thats why it was the biggest hype train the world has ever seen, and thats why so many (including myself, no denying it) bought it first day and was addicted to it like crack off the hype train for a while..then it all went downhill with massive amounts of rage and frustration with everything. literally everything.

Which is exactly why I delayed buying MW2(referring to ModWar 2, not MechWarrior 2[Thanks Octafish]) and I might not even get Black Ops.

 

[Miumaru]

As a hater of Halo 3 and an "origional fan" (ie played Halo 1 on the x-mas of the year it came out on) I actually like Reach. Though the story is silly, and well...so far I have not connected with any of the characters. The plot does feel rushed really. The first one was alot of build up to the big moments, but what Ive played so far feels more like the later half levels of 1 but too soon.

 

[gmaverick019_v1legacy]

i dont believe so, otherwise the community would have heard about its unbalanced brokedededness. thats why it was the biggest hype train the world has ever seen, and thats why so many (including myself, no denying it) bought it first day and was addicted to it like crack off the hype train for a while..then it all went downhill with massive amounts of rage and frustration with everything. literally everything.

Which is exactly why I delayed buying MW2(referring to ModWar 2, not MechWarrior 2) and I might not even get Black Ops.

true that, i doubt i will get black ops (not that im hating on treyarch..) i just am getting fucking sick of call of duty. i need something else, its getting damn old, no matter which version of call of duty i am playing or who im playing with. black ops looks better than that broken piece of fodder ragewar 2, but still dont trust it.

 

[Siuki]

i dont believe so, otherwise the community would have heard about its unbalanced brokedededness. thats why it was the biggest hype train the world has ever seen, and thats why so many (including myself, no denying it) bought it first day and was addicted to it like crack off the hype train for a while..then it all went downhill with massive amounts of rage and frustration with everything. literally everything.

Which is exactly why I delayed buying MW2(referring to ModWar 2, not MechWarrior 2) and I might not even get Black Ops.

true that, i doubt i will get black ops (not that im hating on treyarch..) i just am getting fucking sick of call of duty. i need something else, its getting damn old, no matter which version of call of duty i am playing or who im playing with. black ops looks better than that broken piece of fodder ragewar 2, but still dont trust it.

I won't trust it until it removes their cheap perks and the infamous Grenade Launcher.

And fixes the fat M4A1.

 

[Sacman]

I didn't expect anything so I was disappointed but than again I didn't exactly enjoy it...

 

[Vrex360]

The ending was the best ending ever.

have you played shadow of the collosus? I bet you havent as you seem to be a halo fanboy.

*sigh*

Must you? Like, really? I've seen you around a lot of Halo threads lately and all you ever do is vent out your negative opinion on the franchise and subsequently insult people when they say the like it. I have no problem with you not liking Halo but do you really think you have some kind of right to insult people so blatantly like that and act like you are justified in doing so.
Believe it or not, Halo fans are NOT limited to just playing Halo, I myself have played a large number of other games aside from Halo. Don't stereotype.

I guess what I'm saying, in an effort to be polite, is just... can you please leave Halo fans alone?

Anyway, I myself very much enjoyed the campaign. It had some great memorable moments and the weapon selection was fun, there were some great epic moments and overall I liked the themes presented in the plot. It could have been better but as it stands it was still a damn good single player and had a lot of return value.
Plus, the multiplayer and Forge World are both great, even if admittedly it is kind of dissapointing that a lot of the multiplayer maps are actually just snips of campaign levels. But still, Forge World is great compensation for that so I am prepared to not dwell on that.

Personally, I think it's excellent. It really does have the definitive Halo experience and while it certainly could have been better at points, overall the main package has a lot going for it and I'm having a lot of fun playing it. Great music, great gameplay, interesting setting and a lot of fun features. It's what I've come to love about Halo all in one package with some extra new bits that I like too.

So yes as it stands, NO I do not think it is the biggest let down ever. There is a lot of stuff to love in this game and I enjoyed it a lot. I know it's going to get hated in the future because it's a mainstream popular game that can't possibly ever be perfect but as it stands I think Reach has a lot of quality for the price tag.

 

[Lord_Panzer]

when it comes to the halo series sequels, a quote comes to mind. "you can't polish a turd, but you can roll it in glitter"

Wrong, you can polish a turd. Mythbusters did it.
EDIT: Aaaaaand I see I've been ninja'd with video. Damn.

Can't really comment on the game yet, as my friend has yet to buy it.

 

[Dr. Whiggs]

I was under the impression that every game after Halo Combat Evolved was over hyped.

OHNOIDIDNT

The hell do you mean "after"?

And the Halo universe has always been incredibly shallow. "New planet! LET'S BLOW IT UP AFTER CRASHING EVERY SHIP WE TOUCH!"

 

[MegaManOfNumbers]

I think its time to repeat wkat I've been saying in defense of the Halo franchise for years:

Its not overrated, its just overhated.

CoD on the other hand...

 

[Vigormortis]

don't say you actually expected a halo game to have a good story line.

why do you think they have books to make up for it?

I'm sorry, but that is the laziest, lamest excuse for bad game design ever.

That's like saying, "What's that? The story sucks in our game? We can't create a decent, cohesive campaign and have no idea how to weave a decent narrative into our gameplay? It's okay. We'll hire a few talentless authors to pen generic, poorly written books to make up for it! No one will notice, even though most of our customers don't actually read books."

Now look, I'm not some Halo hater. I loved CE, Wars, and ODST. (2 & 3's campaigns sucked more than a shop-vac) However, story telling and narrative quality have come a long way in gaming, but Bungie is still stuck creating big-budget, cliched sci-fi pulp. Which is fine. For a while. But, after this many games, well... Let's just say the phrase 'The plot thins' feels apt. Odst wasn't necessarily deep, but it felt more epic and creative then any other Halo game, save for CE. At least they tried something different.

Still, as I've stated in other threads, Reach was fun. WAY more fun than Halo 2 or 3 could have ever hoped to be. Still, I've yet to be 'wowed' as I was promised I'd be.

 

[Infinatex]

I'm really enjoying it! Campaign is fun, story doesn't seem to difficult to follow and online is sweet. It's nice to play an arcade style online shooter for once. Though I haven't played the other games so I'm judging it as an outsider.

 

[Siuki]

I think its time to repeat what I've been saying in defense of the Halo franchise for years:

It's not overrated, it's just overhated.

CoD on the other hand...

is both.

But really, it was only Modern Warfare 2. Modern Warfare 1 came in quiet and without much fuss, as far as I know.

 

[Siuki]

I'm really enjoying it! Campaign is fun, story doesn't seem to difficult to follow and online is sweet. It's nice to play an arcade style online shooter for once. Though I haven't played the other games so I'm judging it as an outsider.

Then you're giving your unbiased opinion. The best in these love/hate wars.

 

[Reaper195]

I didn't follow the hype

Same here. I never went on Bungie.net, saw the occasional trailer (And the live action ones, always loved though) and that was it. Got the limited edition for the booklets, always loved the story behind the games (I.E. The novels). Campaign story was average, but the customization of the mutliplayer games, especially Firefight, was awesome. Like replacing all races with Hunters. Hunters everywhere.

 

[lacktheknack]

when it comes to the halo series sequels, a quote comes to mind. "you can't polish a turd, but you can roll it in glitter"

Mythbusters proved you wrong!

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EDIT: Oh damn! Ninja'd!

Anyways, I never got hyped, and don't have an Xbox 360, so I can't be disappointed.

 

[lacktheknack]

don't say you actually expected a halo game to have a good story line.

why do you think they have books to make up for it?

I'm sorry, but that is the laziest, lamest excuse for bad game design ever.

Wow, learn to read and comprehend what people say before ranting.

 

[Treefingers]

The multiplayer is the best yet imo. By far. It's brilliant and one of my favourites ever.

The campaign is average though.

 

[Firia]

I did not read the spoiler, for I do not want to be spoiled. Dunno why exactly, since I haven't played most of the Halo Games, and the story is sort of something I'm only veguly aware of. Nevertheless, I'd rather not be spoiled. So I cannot comment on exactly WHY you feel Reach was a let down.

When I hear things like, "This game/movie/media was such a let down," I can't help but think what a wonderful job the advertisers did for the media. At some point, you got more excited about what you were lead to believe the game was going to be, perhaps through advertisers letting you think some things which lead to your imagination going wild, or just adverts being a trumped up version of reality. Whichever, however, I call this Over-hyped. Not the game being over hyped, you over hyped it. You did it yourself by falling for advertising media.

[sub]If the reason why Reach was such a let down was something like, bad bugs causing the game to crash, or it turned into a sock puppet theater half way through a boss fight, then I retract that bit about over-hype. Buggy laggy bad game experiences are in no way your fault. [/sub]