Halo Reach

cstmar01
cstmar01 Posts: 4,424
edited October 2010 in Video Games
Is anyone else picking this one up when it comes out in a few weeks?

Halo was what brought me into buying a 360 and moving on from there and I will still play it from time to time. The story of this is interesting and they totally redid a lot of things so it will be cool to see what they came out with.
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  • kuntasensei
    kuntasensei Posts: 3,263
    edited August 2010
    I wasn't a fan of Halo 3... and I didn't buy ODST. But I'm liking what I've seen of Reach so far, so I think I'm picking it up.
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  • packetjones
    packetjones Posts: 1,059
    edited August 2010
    I will be picking this up for sure. In fact there is a chance I will get a new sub as well to enjoy the game with..
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  • mrbiron
    mrbiron Posts: 5,711
    edited August 2010
    I really wanted to finish up the latest bargain bin grabs before getting REACH but i doubt that's going to happen. More in it for the Solo / Co-op than the Multi.

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  • cstmar01
    cstmar01 Posts: 4,424
    edited August 2010
    I think this will be different than ODST by a long shot. Mainly as from what I can remember from the story line this really isn't a happy game...

    but ODST was good, however was not really what I was looking for as the mulitplayer wasn't really anything new ya know. I think this will be good guess just gotta wait a bit mroe for it.
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  • tommyboy
    tommyboy Posts: 1,414
    edited August 2010
    kuntasensei wrote: »
    I wasn't a fan of Halo 3... and I didn't buy ODST. But I'm liking what I've seen of Reach so far, so I think I'm picking it up.

    Did you like Halo 2? I played that game probably more than any other. But I only played halo 3 for like 20 minutes at a friends place. I thought as soon as I got a 360 I would buy it but never did. I guess I felt I play enough FPS on the 360 with COD and half life. Still looking for a good non-fps on the xbox, all I have is GTAIV and halo wars (which I couldn't get in to either, especially GTA yawn)

    Anyways, sorry for the derail, if it gets great reviews I might pick it up, I need a new game bad.
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  • kuntasensei
    kuntasensei Posts: 3,263
    edited August 2010
    tommyboy wrote: »
    Did you like Halo 2? I played that game probably more than any other. But I only played halo 3 for like 20 minutes at a friends place. I thought as soon as I got a 360 I would buy it but never did. I guess I felt I play enough FPS on the 360 with COD and half life. Still looking for a good non-fps on the xbox, all I have is GTAIV and halo wars (which I couldn't get in to either, especially GTA yawn)

    Anyways, sorry for the derail, if it gets great reviews I might pick it up, I need a new game bad.
    I loved Halo 2, but... I hate Halo multiplayer in all respects. Every game I've ever played has been nothing but constant death by grenade, to the point that it's just not fun. There's no strategy to it, and most of the time you're dead before you even know what happened. I doubt Reach will change that much, since most people seem perfectly happy with Halo's multiplayer in the past. To me, however, it is gimped. It's as frustrating as World At War's multiplayer was with all the spawn-camping.

    But I'll probably get Reach for the co-op stuff, which is what I've been more into lately. I do wish there was a new Rainbow Six game coming soon though, 'cause I miss me some terrorist hunt. Can't wait for the new Ghost Recon though!
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  • shepx2
    shepx2 Posts: 646
    edited August 2010
    I'll be picking it up. I have only played Halo 3 but I loved it. Until I started playing COD it's all I would play online. I love the fact that in order to win multi-player, people usually have to work together a lot more than other online shooters.
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  • Sherardp
    Sherardp Posts: 8,038
    edited August 2010
    Picking up two copies....Right now I'm playing Mafia II and MW2.
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  • leroyjr1
    leroyjr1 Posts: 8,785
    edited August 2010
    Sherardp wrote: »
    Picking up two copies....Right now I'm playing Mafia II and MW2.

    Why 2 copies?
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  • cstmar01
    cstmar01 Posts: 4,424
    edited August 2010
    shepx2 wrote: »
    I'll be picking it up. I have only played Halo 3 but I loved it. Until I started playing COD it's all I would play online. I love the fact that in order to win multi-player, people usually have to work together a lot more than other online shooters.

    same way I was. Until I came across COD this is all I would play and did for a very long time. I loved it, however 12 yr old would be annoying but overall it was great.
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  • tommyboy
    tommyboy Posts: 1,414
    edited September 2010
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    Amazing trailer, great mix between live action and cgi, don't see this too often in game trailers. Hope the game delivers.
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  • ryanjoachim
    ryanjoachim Posts: 2,046
    edited September 2010
    I've never played Halo, and probably never will. I have yet to find an FPS on the console that was fun to play.
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,592
    edited September 2010
    I not only pre-ordered it, but paid it in full 5 months ago....and of course you have to get the legendary version of the game (need another statue to go with the Helmet) :)
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  • packetjones
    packetjones Posts: 1,059
    edited September 2010
    I am really looking forward to this game. We should get a polk MP match together.
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  • kuntasensei
    kuntasensei Posts: 3,263
    edited September 2010
    I've been too busy to hit Gamestop so I'm having Amazon send it to my office with release date shipping (along with Seven and Prince Of Persia on Blu-ray). Can't wait to get some Firefight on!
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  • Shizelbs
    Shizelbs Posts: 7,433
    edited September 2010
    Yes, I'll be getting it.
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,729
    edited September 2010
    Preordered and ready
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  • themuskr
    themuskr Posts: 149
    edited September 2010
    i also preordered. I think this should be a great game
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  • packetjones
    packetjones Posts: 1,059
    edited September 2010
    It is getting closer and closer. I can not wait. I was thinking that we should get a list of gamer tags for Polk members so that we can play together. If you want to add your tag here we can get a list of polk peeps.

    My tag is "P Jones". Send me a friend request and say you are from polk forums.
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  • mrbiron
    mrbiron Posts: 5,711
    edited September 2010
    I literally just forced myself to buy it. I did plan on finishing up the others i have but how can i pass this up?!

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  • mystik610
    mystik610 Posts: 699
    edited September 2010
    If Civilization V weren't coming out next week, I'd probably pick this up. Between Starcraft II and Civ V, my PS3 and 360 are going to be neglected for a while =)

    Has the gameplay changed much? I know they mentioned a new engine. I was never a fan of the way Halo plays.....kinda slow to me.
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  • mutelight
    mutelight Posts: 1,054
    edited September 2010
    My Legendary edition is going to get here today but I have a very long week at work so I am going to have to find some time to play it. This is going to be a long week.
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,592
    edited September 2010
    I pick my copy up tonight on the way home from work. Only problem is I am soo tired I dont even want to try to play it. Running on 6 hours of sleep in about 3+ days. Even caffeinee eventually loses its potency lol
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,729
    edited September 2010
    Me and my roommate beat it

    Loved the game play, easily the best Halo game yet IMO...

    But has to be the worst ending ever...

    Yeah - But up until that point there was alot of awesome moments
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  • mutelight
    mutelight Posts: 1,054
    edited September 2010
    Only put in a little over an hour as I have been crazy busy at work lately. Tomorrow I am going to place the figurines next to the Master Chief helmet on my desk at work which, will just make me want to play more.
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,592
    edited September 2010
    mutelight wrote: »
    only put in a little over an hour as i have been crazy busy at work lately. Tomorrow i am going to place the figurines next to the master chief helmet on my desk at work which, will just make me want to play more.

    +1 :)
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  • packetjones
    packetjones Posts: 1,059
    edited September 2010
    I am about 9 missions in. So far I am really digging it. Will probably finish up the campaign today. So far it is pretty impressive.
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  • mutelight
    mutelight Posts: 1,054
    edited September 2010
    Even from the limited amount of playing I was able to put in last night, I have to say that the feel of the game is superb. Currently I am going through on Heroic as I will be going through again, collecting all of the skulls on Legendary in some co-op, with a friend. It is a great balance of difficulty while still making you feel like a badass.
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  • kuntasensei
    kuntasensei Posts: 3,263
    edited September 2010
    Only got to play like the first 3 levels last night, but I dig it so far. My usual co-op crew was offline or didn't get the game though, so I was playing solo. Will get some more time in on it this weekend after I hook up my new speakers and recalibrate everything.
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  • kuntasensei
    kuntasensei Posts: 3,263
    edited September 2010
    Got my dipoles up and running, re-did MultEQ XT, and played some Reach in DPL-IIz Height last night. Man... I'm so glad they improved the audio engine since Halo 3's weak surround sound! The weather effects really envelop the room in 9.1, and the sound is far more directional (meaning no more sneaking up on me from behind). So far, I dig the hell out of it.
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