The reason why I would have even been slightly interested in ODST is because I was promised fresh and new. If this is roughly the same as Halo 3, then forget about it.
Review: Halo: ODST
- Thread starter Russ Pitts
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Oh well. I saw that behind the scenes video thingy, and thought it looked like Halo repackaged for people who didn't like Halo. I didn't like Halo, so I was sold. This review makes it look like it's Halo for people who like Halo. Looks like another miss for me.
EDIT: Holy crap, I hadn't watched the video yet. Russ Pitts, your voice is awesome. How do you manage to live sounding that great?
EDIT: Holy crap, I hadn't watched the video yet. Russ Pitts, your voice is awesome. How do you manage to live sounding that great?
just finished campaign on normal, i thought it was very enjoyable. i guess u can call me a halo fan. i like it, i don't love it, but i like it. anyway i did feel it was a bit too short and yeah if u hate halo its not different enough to be worth getting into. but its a solid story, much better then halo3's, i started getting attached to the characters like i did in Cod4 (to make it PERFECTLY CLEAR COD4 is STILL WAY better so please don't flame me because i compared the two games).
anyway, its something pretty decent to hopefully keep me occupied until November, when i hibernate in my room for MW2 and Assassin's Creed 2.
my only compliant is the story is way too short and firefight doesn't have matchmaking =p
anyway, its something pretty decent to hopefully keep me occupied until November, when i hibernate in my room for MW2 and Assassin's Creed 2.
my only compliant is the story is way too short and firefight doesn't have matchmaking =p
The campaign took about six hours to finish. The story was really good, interesting to get this kind of view outside of the Master Chief's role and I'm a Firefly fanboy so I loved the acting and hearing all the lines. In spite of that, I'm not happy with the way this thing turned out. A fair amount of money to drop on something that, for all intents and purposes, is really just a side story that could have been sold for about twenty dollars cheaper.
I did a few rounds of Firefight and sorry, it doesn't work for me. I really do like the concept of multiplayer vs AIs but Gears of War 2 beat you to it. Hell you could argue that Left 4 Dead did it first. All the extra DLC maps is a nice bonus, but even packing all this stuff together it isn't worth the cost. I find myself enjoying the multiplayer in Gears 2 over Halo, I DEFINITELY prefer Horde mode over Firefight, and because this was one of the big games of the season that I'm looking forward to, I really hope that better things will come of the rest of the line up.
Good effort, bad follow through.
I did a few rounds of Firefight and sorry, it doesn't work for me. I really do like the concept of multiplayer vs AIs but Gears of War 2 beat you to it. Hell you could argue that Left 4 Dead did it first. All the extra DLC maps is a nice bonus, but even packing all this stuff together it isn't worth the cost. I find myself enjoying the multiplayer in Gears 2 over Halo, I DEFINITELY prefer Horde mode over Firefight, and because this was one of the big games of the season that I'm looking forward to, I really hope that better things will come of the rest of the line up.
Good effort, bad follow through.
Nathan Fillion is bloody epic.
Plus the thing between Buck and Dare is the only real romance in any of the Halo games (the thing between Johnson and Miranda Keys doesn't count).
Plus the thing between Buck and Dare is the only real romance in any of the Halo games (the thing between Johnson and Miranda Keys doesn't count).
I played a few seconds of it at a friend's house and I can't say I'm impressed. I was psyched to experience the Halo universe from the eyes of a squishy, vulnerable ordinary human being; however, I can't say I got much of that from the few baddies I shot. Maybe I was playing on easy, but I don't think there was much of a difference between how many bullets I could soak up and how many MC can take.
but its going through the motions. the story is basic - enemies in town - you kill their ass(ets).Culnaej said:
bunjie had to admit that the only difference in the characters is their starting equipment. everyone can use every weapon from the off
you actually reply to posts on your video? that beats basically ever forum ive been in! most just ignore the scum scuttling around at their feet. id be looking pointedly at yahtzee right now, but his greatness blinds meRuss Pitts said:
Russ Pitts = Respect++
[nerdy joke on my behalf = coolness--]
You know, as a fan of the Halo universe, I'm finding the bitching about a "short campaign" absolutely hilarious. The Halo games have never had a campaign any longer than 6-8 hours, just like ODST. Halo 3 was essentially Halo 2 with a new campaign and a couple new or revamped multiplayer maps. I guess you could add in four player online co-op, but still.
I know for sure that I'm picking up ODST. Yeah, sure, play it on the lower difficulty settings and I'm sure it's exactly like the original Halo, but things (from what I hear from my friends) get much more complicated as the difficulty increases. I'll definitely get back to this thread as soon as I have the game in my hands.
I know for sure that I'm picking up ODST. Yeah, sure, play it on the lower difficulty settings and I'm sure it's exactly like the original Halo, but things (from what I hear from my friends) get much more complicated as the difficulty increases. I'll definitely get back to this thread as soon as I have the game in my hands.
I want to say this. Video games are meant to be a device used for entertainment. Really video games are just complex board games. And board games are just a toy so video games are just a really complex toy. If the toy is fun and entertaining then it has fulfilled its job. Halo is just meant to be fun, and that is what it is. ODST is no difference.