Halo 4 - Underwhelming?

[Danne]

Got bored with Halo after Halo 2. Can only play the same game so many times.

Not going to bother anymore...

Ignorance is bliss, eh?

You trying to argue against what I said or support it, I'm confused.

If the former: You point at stuff, you press button till it dies, if you get hurt, you hide till you are not hurt anymore. Walk from A to B.

MOST shooters are the same game, every COD is the same, every Halo is the same. The graphics might get nicer, but the gameplay remains the same.

You've never played a Halo game, I can tell from that statement, if you can explain the full plot to Halo 3 and Halo: Reach, I will believe you MAYBE. Now go back to your RTS's which are all the same or all your JRPG's which involve whiny teenagers.

It's not like they added:

New Weapons
New Health System
New Vehicles
New Methods of taking out vehicles besides shooting them
New enemies
New class based gameplay
New horde mode
New Custom game mechanics
4 Player Co-op
Space Combat
Theater mode
map editor

But no, its all the same. It always has been the same game. This is fact based your statement. All first person shooters are the same. This means that Half-life 2 is the exact clone to Call of Duty 4, according to your logic.

I'm starting to like this guy and his Owl.

 

[Terminate421]

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I'm starting to like this guy and his Owl.

I love owls. They're my 2nd favorite animal.

 

[Legion]

I like Halo for the overarching story and the universe, that's what really means I will get this one. I cannot say that the game-play footage excited me that much, it's still the same old Halo when it comes down to it.

I will buy it, I am sure I will like it, but I am not expecting miracles.

 

[Erttheking]

Am I the only guy that is confused. I thought Master Chief was in cyro on a spaceship wreck that was flying around in some other solar system. Can anyone catch me up on why he is on a planet in the trailer? Do we know yet?

I give you the Legendary ending to Halo 3.


Try around 2:50. Pretty sure that planet is the same planet that we saw in the first trailer. And I do believe that it was established at the beginning of Halo 3 that Chief can survive jumping off of a ship an reentering a planet's atmosphere.

 

[Danne]

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I'm starting to like this guy and his Owl.

I love owls. They're my 2nd favorite animal.

Back on topic. Halo=Good!

 

[Korten12]

Am I the only guy that is confused. I thought Master Chief was in cyro on a spaceship wreck that was flying around in some other solar system. Can anyone catch me up on why he is on a planet in the trailer? Do we know yet?

At the end of Halo 3, it showed the Master Chief nearing an unknown planet. In Halo 4 it starts out with you waking up 4 years later (coenciding with the legendary ending of 3) and the Covenant are attacking your ship (though oddly just Grunts, Elites, and Jackals) and are not wearing military grade gear.

After fighting your way you land inside the world, Reqiuem, which is a Forerunner Shieldworld. Probably a level inbetween that and the level shown in the trailer, or at least a long cutscene.

 

[idarkphoenixi]

Robots? Meh, as far as a new enemy goes I'm not impressed. Bring back the flood (did I really just say that?)

 

[Hallow'sEve]

I'm still sore from Bungie duping everyone that Halo 2 wasn't the final game
I know, I know, but after that Halo died for me after Halo 3

 

[Not G. Ivingname]

Underwhelming was the entire Microsoft conference in a nutshell. When you made Halo 4, Call of Duty BOS 2, and Gears of War 4(?) look boring and average, that has to be an achievement in something.

 

[Digitaldreamer7]

I wouldn't call it underwhelming.

I'd call it Halo. It's doing nothing different in the way of game play mechanics that hasn't been done by the previous games in the franchise before. It's just Halo. It's another chapter in the story.

 

[Marik2]

I miss the old music...

Wheres the choir?

Yeah same here....

Really loved the monk chant

 

[Korten12]

I miss the old music...

Wheres the choir?

Yeah same here....

Really loved the monk chant

They still said songs like that will be in 4 I believe.

 

[TheCommanders]

You've never played a Halo game, I can tell from that statement, if you can explain the full plot to Halo 3 and Halo: Reach, I will believe you MAYBE. Now go back to your RTS's which are all the same or all your JRPG's which involve whiny teenagers.

It's not like they added:

New Weapons
New Health System
New Vehicles
New Methods of taking out vehicles besides shooting them
New enemies
New class based gameplay
New horde mode
New Custom game mechanics
4 Player Co-op
Space Combat
Theater mode
map editor

But no, its all the same. It always has been the same game. This is fact based your statement. All first person shooters are the same. This means that Half-life 2 is the exact clone to Call of Duty 4, according to your logic.

I'd like to point out that something that people unfamiliar with cars (or at least viewers of top gear) will probably not get.

Just about every year or two Porsche comes out with a new 911. Every single part of it (just about) is replaced, and it usually runs a little better than the last, but for the most part it's the same old story.

Saying something is new is really only half true. It's been updated, is more accurate. Jetpacks, in Reach, were new for Halo. A UI interface with bars in slightly different locations? Updated. See the difference?

And even if it is better than previous titles (which it probably will be), it's pretty hard to get exited about what feels like a glorified software update.

 

[Erttheking]

You've never played a Halo game, I can tell from that statement, if you can explain the full plot to Halo 3 and Halo: Reach, I will believe you MAYBE. Now go back to your RTS's which are all the same or all your JRPG's which involve whiny teenagers.

It's not like they added:

New Weapons
New Health System
New Vehicles
New Methods of taking out vehicles besides shooting them
New enemies
New class based gameplay
New horde mode
New Custom game mechanics
4 Player Co-op
Space Combat
Theater mode
map editor

But no, its all the same. It always has been the same game. This is fact based your statement. All first person shooters are the same. This means that Half-life 2 is the exact clone to Call of Duty 4, according to your logic.

I'd like to point out that something that people unfamiliar with cars (or at least viewers of top gear) will probably not get.

Just about every year or two Porsche comes out with a new 911. Every single part of it (just about) is replaced, and it usually runs a little better than the last, but for the most part it's the same old story.

Saying something is new is really only half true. It's been updated, is more accurate. Jetpacks, in Reach, were new for Halo. A UI interface with bars in slightly different locations? Updated. See the difference?

And even if it is better than previous titles (which it probably will be), it's pretty hard to get exited about what feels like a glorified software update.

So new enemies, new weapons, new game modes, new vehicles, new environments, and new spins on characters are "glorified software updates"? Whatever you say pal.

 

[TheCommanders]

So new enemies, new weapons, new game modes, new vehicles, new environments, and new spins on characters are "glorified software updates"? Whatever you say pal.

Well if by that you mean the slightly different colored shotgun and assault rifles, then sure there's new weapons. I will admit that Cortana could have an interesting story arc, but the chief is the same old mr mcblandy bland soldier.

 

[Erttheking]

So new enemies, new weapons, new game modes, new vehicles, new environments, and new spins on characters are "glorified software updates"? Whatever you say pal.

Well if by that you mean the slightly different colored shotgun and assault rifles, then sure there's new weapons. I will admit that Cortana could have an interesting story arc, but the chief is the same old mr mcblandy bland soldier.

Oh yes, the 30 seconds of on screen action that you saw the, yeah, that was undeniable proof that they're the same,,,also the shotgun was fired a grand total of once and the other weapon wasn't even like the assault rifle, it was more like the battle rifle, which, once again, we only saw kill one enemy. Also I don't recall those weapons disintegrating their targets, so "slightly" really doesn't cut it. What's more, Chief's character is going to be explored more in Halo 4 as well, and even then you could argue that he had a bit of personality going on, he isn't bland simply because his character traits aren't smacking you in the face.

 

[Dangit2019]

I don't think it will be a BAD game by any means, but to me, the story ended with Halo 3. I believe 343 will do a good job, but it just seems like Microsoft (as Yahtzee predicted in his H:R review) is just carrying the corpse over the coals for the cash. If it turns out to be spectacular, then I might get it, but I'm not feeling that anticipation that I did with the other games.

 

[Erttheking]

I don't think it will be a BAD game by any means, but to me, the story ended with Halo 3. I believe 343 will do a good job, but it just seems like Microsoft (as Yahtzee predicted in his H:R review) is just carrying the corpse over the coals for the cash. If it turns out to be spectacular, then I might get it, but I'm not feeling that anticipation that I did with the other games.

The story ended with Halo 3....The story ended with....am I the only one who saw the legendary ending to Halo 3? It ended on a MASSIVE cliffhanger!

 

[TheCommanders]

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I completely agree that I haven't seen enough of the game. I'm just saying that so far, based on what I've seen, I'm not impressed. I'm open to the possibility of the end product blowing my mind, but not counting on it.

 

[Dangit2019]

I don't think it will be a BAD game by any means, but to me, the story ended with Halo 3. I believe 343 will do a good job, but it just seems like Microsoft (as Yahtzee predicted in his H:R review) is just carrying the corpse over the coals for the cash. If it turns out to be spectacular, then I might get it, but I'm not feeling that anticipation that I did with the other games.

The story ended with Halo 3....The story ended with....am I the only one who saw the legendary ending to Halo 3? It ended on a MASSIVE cliffhanger!

Technically, I played it on normal, so yes, I can pretend that that didn't exist.

Besides, that ending really was only there to shoehorn another possible sequel into the mix anyway.