Halo: Reach Discussion

[Daishi]

I think the H1 weapons were awesome, TBH. No nerfing of anything, they were all fine.

Frankly, I am probably one of the few who thought the assault rifle was relatively useless. Inaccurate as all shit, and didn't do a heap of damage when you hit someone. The only redeeming part of it is its large magazine and high rate of fire...which sounds strangely like a submachine gun.

[Heathen]

which is why they made it stronger, with a smaller clip, and kept the smg

[Cagerrin]

which is why they made it stronger, with a smaller mag, and kept the smg

ftfy

[Higuy]

With some minor tweaks by Inferno, yes they were.

Uhhhh no.

[Siliconmaster]

I found the release trailer to be quite beautiful, but at first glance fairly lacking in information. I watched it a second time via that youtube link, and I noticed a few extra things- that one guy is an ODST, not a spartan; that there's a covenant ship hovering in the clouds near the end; and that Elite is still as beautifully terrifying as the first time.

All in all, the more times I watch it, the more excited I am. Can't wait for the HD versions. HBO reports that it should be online by 3am EST (midnight PST)

[Delta4907]

Just because they have ODST-looking helmets doesn't make them ODST's. I'm pretty positive that they are all spartans.
Here's some dialog to back it up:
George: "Didn't think anyone survived Pegasi sir" (looking at the newcomer)
Commander: "Spartans never die George, they're just missin' in action."
Spartans in reference to the fact that there were spartans at Pegasi, and Noble Six is a surviving spartan.

[Siliconmaster]

True- I thought the same, but the discussion over at HBO postured that that guy was also smaller than the others, suggesting he wasn't a Spartan. This is all speculation- I have no idea who is who. Nice pick up on the Pegasi reference.

[Cagerrin]

Is it just me, or does anyone else think Bungie's writers have gotten worse with every game?

[Siliconmaster]

Is it just me, or does anyone else think Bungie's writers have gotten worse with every game?

I actually liked the writing- ODST was especially fun to listen to, for me. I also consider the books to be part of the plotline, so any connection between the books and games is a plus in my mind.

I'd say Halo 1 had a better subtle plot line in that it never explicitly stated the plot until after the player figured it out. The later games were a bit blunter- I agree that it would be nice if they went back to that subtle style of storytelling.

[Cagerrin]

I actually liked the writing- ODST was especially fun to listen to, for me. I also consider the books to be part of the plotline, so any connection between the books and games is a plus in my mind.

I'd say Halo 1 had a better subtle plot line in that it ever explicitly stated the plot until after the player figured it out. THe later games were a bit blunter- I agree that it would be nice if they went back to that subtle style of storytelling.

ODST wasn't bad, true. I just tend to think of it as pre-H3 rather than post, so my opinion on the writing isn't as strong.

Also since when was Halo brown/gray/etc? Maybe it's just because I've only seen the shit-quality versions floating about but one of my favourite things about Halo is that Bungie's never really been afraid of using colours liberally unlike so many other studios?