So I finished the campaign.
I love this game so far.
The campaign was both breathtaking and emotional not something many video games get me to feel.
The visuals and sounds are great.
Badguy design is cool.
Overall seems decently balanced but I haven't taken on Multiplayer yet that could change quickly.
The introduction of sprint is cool although it makes the standard default control layout a little wonky if you are used to how previous Halo games play.
I cannot find words to express how glad I am that 343 made sprint an universal ability. I always thought Halo would benefit the most from sprint, and I wondered why they made it an armor ability in Reach. It wasn't that good to begin with. At least compared to jetpacks(were fkn retarded on Reach), armor lock( game breaking - thank god its gone for good - wjhoever thought of it should get shot in his/her dick/vagina) and evade which is a superior and more versatile sprint-like move. Now I get to use sprint in every loadout while also having a jetpack(or others) which gives me a lot of mobility.
I agree. The bad guy design was pretty damn cool, but I thought they should have
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kept him in his unarmored state. Not sayng the armor looked bad because it looked cool but I was kind of "Meh" another armored douche.
Originally posted by Barker
Ugh.. have to wait until either the 23rd or 27th to play. Heard the multiplayer is amazing though.
Damn.
So this was by far the best storytelling in a Halo game. I was very impressed with that aspect of it. Storytelling has always been something I felt was lacking in the series, I just never really felt a connection to anyone in the series, and never really cared about what was happening on any meaningful level. That all changed here.
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Cortana's death was extremely sad and well done. Also it was great finally seeing Chief show some semblance of emotion and feel human for a change. That said, I was a bit surprised as to how the game didn't really set up the rest of this new trilogy. This could be a stand alone story with the way it was done. With the Didact dead, I wonder where they'll take the story in the next 2 games.
Overall it's definitely up there with Reach as the best Halo game as far as the campaign goes. I felt there wasn't really enough freedom as far as choosing what guns to use. I was pretty much forced to use the forerunner weapons for what felt like most of the game. They were fine weapons - fun to use and all that. But I usually prefer using the human versions and I couldn't for good portions of the game.
Also I like fighting against the covenant more than the new enemies. It feels like there's more to them and more strategy involved when fighting them.
Originally posted by JayDaDonAgreed, I like the inclusion of Sprint which I think helps, also showing where all the weapons are at also adds a bit of balance to the game.
Gotta say the multiplayer is so balanced, I can hardly even get mad when I die. BIG difference from Gears 3.
Originally posted by ares834The Promethean knights are so hard to kill on Legendary
Just beat the campaign solo on Legendary!It's kinda funny how the game has a massive spike in difficulty during level 3 because the Prometheans are introduced.