Poll: Forgot about Reach?

[Kukakkau]

I never heard any hype, but most people I know are playing it. Or they've boosted to the top rank and become bored.

Really? You didn't see trailers posted everywhere, the comments about game of the year and the spartan taking off in a jetpack for a promo? That stuff was everywhere

I don't own it but haven't forgotten about it - theres a fails of the week video every monday on the achievementhunter site. Man those videos are priceless - quite like what Irridium posted earlier

 

[scnj]

I still play it fairly regularly and I'm gearing up for my solo legendary playthrough.

 

[MiracleOfSound]

I gave up on Reach after 4 or 5 hours of the multi.

It felt so slow and boring compared to COD.

 

[ProfessorLayton]

Black Ops. People are excited about the new Call of Duty and are forgetting about the "old" Halo. But really... were you expecting Halo: Reach to be something that people are still freaking out about for months on end?

I played the campaign, thought it was alright, played split-screen MP with mates for a few weeks, then went back to Bad Company 2 - where I shall remain till something better comes along.

Something better... like this?

 

[Wadders]

Black Ops. People are excited about the new Call of Duty and are forgetting about the "old" Halo. But really... were you expecting Halo: Reach to be something that people are still freaking out about for months on end?

I played the campaign, thought it was alright, played split-screen MP with mates for a few weeks, then went back to Bad Company 2 - where I shall remain till something better comes along.

Something better... like this?

Something exactly like that. The sooner they release that, the better

 

[Thunderhorse31]

I'm actually playing it right now. It is a tough sell considering how different it is from the others and all the competition it has. The other Halo games practically had an open year when they launched. They had nothing to compete with on the Xbox. Reach has to deal with New Vegas, Black Ops, Medal of Honor and several other games. Its just a bad time to launch.

Actually, games like Bioshock, Mass Effect, Modern Warfare, and Assassin's Creed all came out in the same season as Halo 3, so it's not like it was released in a vacuum. Even with that kind of competition it still seemed like Halo's popularity never took a hit, whereas this time most people I know have already started to ignore Reach entirely. I guess time will tell if that trend continues.

 

[repeating integers]

OK, so I just finished having hilarious fun with my friend on splitscreen (while playing online as well). This reminds me why I will never get the "blah blah multiplayer is pointless bullshit" people.

Laughing hysterically as we blow shit up in Rocket Race? Fun that will never be forgotten.

Laughing hysterically as we employ the good ol' "MORE DAKKA" approach on Sniperfight? Fun that will never be forgotten.

Laughing hysterically as we reach 1,000,000 points in 10 minutes on a modified Firefight gametype? Fun that will never be forgotten.

Even when the campaign eventually loses its charm (and I dunno if it will tbh - Halo 3's never did for me) the multiplayer will still be going strong. Having fun with friends never gets old.

 

[Iandiaeufaieubfeuihfi]

I still play Muliplayer. Honestly though, I'm waiting to kill zombies with John F Kennedy. I'm sorry if that makes me some generic shooter loving prick but fuck it. Zombie mode is damn fun.

You speak the truth. Zombie mode is the only reason why im getting blackops. Maybe try out the multiplayer

 

[maddawg IAJI]

I'm actually playing it right now. It is a tough sell considering how different it is from the others and all the competition it has. The other Halo games practically had an open year when they launched. They had nothing to compete with on the Xbox. Reach has to deal with New Vegas, Black Ops, Medal of Honor and several other games. Its just a bad time to launch.

Yes, but its been 3 years since its launch and Call of Duty has since stolen the show with 2 games. It can't really compete against a series that has hooked its fanbase while Reach and ODST were in the making. Not to mention that AC and Bioshock and Mass Effect were decent games, their new emergence put them at a disadvantage against a heavily rooted FPS game with an addictive mutliplayer.

This year we're seeing tons of sequels. New Vegas, Black Ops, Brotherhood in 2011, Bioshock 3, and a few others. Halo now has to keep against more franchises then ever before.

 

[tinkyyy]

I still play Muliplayer. Honestly though, I'm waiting to kill zombies with John F Kennedy. I'm sorry if that makes me some generic shooter loving prick but fuck it. Zombie mode is damn fun.

I too am like you, I still play multiplayer a bit, but I am also a "generic shooter loving prick" (I quite like that as a name actually) waiting to shoot Zombies

 

[Timbydude]

I still play it a lot. It definitely hasn't died for me. It had the best campaign and multiplayer in the entire series.

 

[Hiphophippo]

It's the strongest of the campaigns but it ended. As I could not give a shit less about multiplayer in Halo I forgot about it pretty quick though.

That said however, slick ending.

 

[SovietSecrets]

I play Reach at a friends as much as I can. People don't talk bout it, but I still see everyone playing it. I would be playing it too if I had a TV to play it on.

 

[AnAngryMoose]

OK, so I just finished having hilarious fun with my friend on splitscreen (while playing online as well). This reminds me why I will never get the "blah blah multiplayer is pointless bullshit" people.

Laughing hysterically as we blow shit up in Rocket Race? Fun that will never be forgotten.

Laughing hysterically as we employ the good ol' "MORE DAKKA" approach on Sniperfight? Fun that will never be forgotten.

Laughing hysterically as we reach 1,000,000 points in 10 minutes on a modified Firefight gametype? Fun that will never be forgotten.

Even when the campaign eventually loses its charm (and I dunno if it will tbh - Halo 3's never did for me) the multiplayer will still be going strong. Having fun with friends never gets old.

This. I generally just play it with friends and it's a barrel of fun.

However, the maps are extremely sub par in my opinion.

 

[PoliceBox63]

I haven't even finished it yet and that's very bad for me. Blame Uni though... New Vegas is still in it's plastic too :/

 

[Last Valiance]

I find it too repetetive; the levels are too similar and there aren't enough.

I still play it for the split screen multiplayer though.

The campaign is a bit crap though; no awesome spectacles like Halo 3 had: everything feels small scale. I never really felt like I was in the middle of a war in Reach; just some overblown spec ops missions.

 

[Karma168]

normally i will not buy a game new (£40 new is just to much for a students small income) and will usually wait for the seasonal sales to kick in and pick it up for less than half rrp but halo reach was the exception and im glad i did.

while not everything we might have hoped from the final bungie halo it is incredibly enjoyable. the campaign was decent, firefight 2.0 is amazing both on and offline and the multiplayer is engrossing enough to sink hours into. also the ability to play split screen in multiplayer matches is one of the main reasons i bought as allows 2 people to pay without forking out for 2 live accounts.

the credits and armour Customisation is a great addition that actually gives a sense of accomplishment and is not just a generic level - and was so well received CoD is now copying it (originality much treyarch?)

 

[Shoggoth2588]

I stopped playing this a while ago. The last time I did co-op I ended up just screwing around on matchmaking until I was kicked. Having more fun with New Vegas, Fable 3 and, Birth by Sleep.

It isn't a terrible game it just doesn't last me very long. The biggest point in it's favor (to me anyway) was the lack of Flood.

 

[dragonslayer32]

I ditched it once Medal of HonoUr came along, and I am only using that to last me until Nov. 9th...

 

[SnakeCL]

I was never a Halo fan before Reach (heck, didn't even own a 360 before Reach) and I do have to say, its pretty much the only game I've played constantly.

I like the story and characters in the Halo games, and the overall feeling from the "insurmountable odds" aspect of the games.

By comparison, I haven't been interested in a realistic military shooter since CoD4, and probably won't be again. I'm having far too much fun fighting Covenant or playing SWAT matches, or logging in to get my daily challenges finished.