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New Halo vs Old Halo

10/16/13 4:32 pm | #1

I think it's fairly accurate to state the past few titles have not been your typical Halo experience. Long time fans of the "Arena" style FPS have cringed as the inclusion of sprint, AA's and loadouts that have slowly turned Halo into a arguably generic experience.

Is combat evolving into what developers perceive the future of the genre should be or should it stay as a simplistic arena experience that "saved" Xbox from mediocrity? Most top franchises have been in this crossroads before. Classic or Contemporary? If a formula does not change does it become stagnant and die?

Maybe as a fanbase it's impossible to please us in this regard. If Halo continues to shift towards Call of Duty's strengths it will obviously have dissenters. But staying the same old Halo might give it a Dynasty Warriors distinction that again only Call of Duty manages to get away with. (Admit it, the multiple versions of the exact same game-play is very DW)

My personal opinion is they should continue to focus on the campaign, actually adding some new weapons (That feel new), more customization and continue to branch out beyond Master Chief in new directions. Would it be unheard of to release a campaign disc and two separately multiplayer experiences in the same package? Alternatively we could all simply say fuck it and play Battlefield...

Feel free to chime in on your preferences and ideas moving forward.

12/31/69 7:00 pm | #2

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10/16/13 6:26 pm | #3

^^I agree 100%

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10/16/13 7:20 pm | #4

Quote by The Snapple Cap:

^^I agree 100%

I agree with it a 101%. Halo 3 is still the best out of the series.

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10/16/13 8:02 pm | #5

I liked Halo 3 but I also really liked REACH - I got to play MY character that I designed through the campaign. I though I might be able to do the same with Halo 4 but no such luck. =(

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10/16/13 8:16 pm | #6

Quote by Mo the Surfer:

I liked Halo 3 but I also really liked REACH - I got to play MY character that I designed through the campaign. I though I might be able to do the same with Halo 4 but no such luck. =(

I 102% agree with this. Reach had the best campaign at least.

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10/16/13 9:09 pm | #7

I do prefer the original trilogy above all the other Halo games. Halo Wars sucked (but I hate RTS games as a whole) Halo ODST was OK, and Halo Reach was incredibly fun. Halo 4 had an awesome campaign with awesome music, and the multiplayer is fun with friends, but the Spartan Ops mode got repetitive after the first few episodes.

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10/17/13 2:44 am | #8

i don't want to play the same game over and over, but i don't want my core mechanics changed. in that case, what i really want is endless map packs? that would get boring.
games HAVE to change.
campaigns and what not i don't care so much, every game is different, just gotta learn how to play it. but when multiplayer gets messed with, to the point to where halo feels like cod online, or gears feels like tomb raider, or whatever, then i think there is a problem.
i welcome the addition of sprinting, or picking my load out, but i definitely agree with the opinion that games required more skill in the past because of the lack of said perks.
everybody went into a match with the same shit, nobody could cry about abusing cheap perks or weapons or whatnot since they weren't there!
BUT
it does get repetitive and boring when every match is 4 dudes blasting on each other with assault rifles and jumping up and down.

old halo had a very specific feel, and halo 4 kinda strayed, because i definitely don't get the same feeling when i play it. maybe it's too skinny or something, idk.

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10/17/13 4:31 pm | #10

I stopped playing Halo after 2 and I just downloaded Halo 3 yesterday so I shall see which I like better but so far it's Halo 2. Haven't played any offshoot halo games like odst or wars either so my opinion is very limited lol

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10/17/13 9:02 pm | #11

halo 3 was the best for me. halo 2 was amazing too

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10/17/13 9:47 pm | #12

Quote by Vermillion Haze:

Quote by Mo the Surfer:

I liked Halo 3 but I also really liked REACH - I got to play MY character that I designed through the campaign. I though I might be able to do the same with Halo 4 but no such luck. =(

I 102% agree with this. Reach had the best campaign at least.

My vote is always toward the campaign. If you are asking me about MP you are asking the wrong person. I am not an MP gamer - I wouldn't even know how to judge MP anymore.

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10/18/13 2:04 pm | #13

old halo hands down , the new halos includes reach due to sprint are to much like COD -.- then you get loadouts like in COD -.- lame , don't get me wrong halo in general is baddass just halo,halo2,and halo 3 r a little bit more of a standout then odst ,reach , and 4 . but it could be worse we could have gotten a halo wars triliogy instead XD.

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10/18/13 2:08 pm | #14

Quote by Vermillion Haze:

Quote by Mo the Surfer:

I liked Halo 3 but I also really liked REACH - I got to play MY character that I designed through the campaign. I though I might be able to do the same with Halo 4 but no such luck. =(

I 102% agree with this. Reach had the best campaign at least.

By far the minority opinion. It should of just stayed a book.

halo reach was the worst in the series for me.

the original trilogy was the best imo.

reach also pretty much screwed up the canon of the game, and deviated from the book hardcore which kind of also ruins the game.

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10/18/13 2:25 pm | #15

Quote by The Snapple Cap:

Quote by Vermillion Haze:

I 102% agree with this. Reach had the best campaign at least.

By far the minority opinion. It should of just stayed a book.

halo reach was the worst in the series for me.

the original trilogy was the best imo.

reach also pretty much screwed up the canon of the game, and deviated from the book hardcore which kind of also ruins the game.

Halo 2 was the best for me. Reach was the worst. Halo 4 was def. better than reach but still not that great, hopefully the next gen Halo will step it up a notch.

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