With the 4 months release of the most anticipated and quite possibility the most hyped out of the franchise Halo Reach, I though maybe we should go back our root and take a look at the game that started it all. This review will give a brief history of the Halo and will cover both single-player and multiplayer aspects of the PC version.
History:
What started out as an RTS changed and evolved into a first person shooter that was planned to be released on the Windows and Macintosh platform. But in 2000, Microsoft bought the company along with the game. And what was originally for the Windows and Mac soon became an exclusive for upcoming gaming console, the Xbox. Halo received mixed criticism during the E3 presentation but despite negative press, Halo became the best selling xbox game and one of the most memorable games to date.
Single-Player:
First person shooters generally needs multiplayer to be a complete game but the single player itself is strong enough to be its own game and I am not an exaggerating. Bungie did an excellent job at immersing the player into the Halo world they have crafted with much care.
The story revolves around none than than the green man himself Master Chief. He is awaken from cryogenic sleep to defend the attack against the Pillar of Autumn by the Covenant. He soon escapes sinking warship and lands on these unknown gigantic circular objects only to discover its true purpose and the Covenant intentions. Traveling from the giant rings of Halo to invading a convenient ship the story will grab hold the player will refuse to let go. The transition between story and the environments are seamless.
Mutiplayer:
What has to the most important aspect of any FPS is of course the multiplayer and Halo has to be the most fun and addictive multiplayer I've ever played. It was first to feature the rechargeable shield that is now plaguing pretty much any game with a gun. The shields compliments the style of gameplay. Weapons in the game are very balanced and intuitive. Each weapon in the game has its own use and purpose. Even the plasma pistol (the default gun in slayer) can be of value. But the balance in gameplay and weapons is not why halo deserves an almost perfect score in online but rather the mods. Gearbox released a free expansion called Halo Custom Edition, giving the the ability to play user generated content. Gamers now have the freedom to create anything their mind desires like new weapons, vehicle, and even completely different maps. There so many creative maps made by talented individuals that its impossible to name them all in this review. Search for "Halo Custom Edition" on youtube and you will see why all the huss and fuse.
Conclusion:
I recommend picking this masterpiece up for the PC. It only costs $20 and there still hundreds of people playing this game right now. It is also recommended that this game needs to be play on least 9400gt and 1gb of ram. Most modern PCs can handle the workload but try playing the trial edition before making the purchase. Also don't forget to download and install Halo Custom Edition.
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All games coming to PlayStation
Next Xbox will have steam
Next Xbox niche and only for “gamers who want it” (it’s a really powerful pc or a steam deck type portable, or both)
A former 343 developer has revealed that mountains of Halo pitches failed to be approved, including a return to ODSTs and a push for more intimate, dark themes.
Not really. 4, 5, MCC, and Infinite are only remembered for their shortcomings and failures when the franchise was purely known for being a system seller and an all-time great. There's a reason 1, 2, 3, and Reach are looked back on fondly, and it's not because of nostalgia.
I don't know of anyone that speaks fondly of the later Halo games, I would like to play 5, but I know it's not good, and I'm just waiting on Infinite to hit my strike price. I played MCC a lot later after it came out, so must of those bugs/issues were gone by the time I played it.
To say it dropped the massively is just not true. Many in the community hold H5 as the best mp mechanics in the entire series and say its what 4 should've been. Its campaign was trash but the MP is Fantastic and many faces of the community still play today and it only made 500mill in the matter of months but sure it dropped the ball massively. 4 was hated due to all the changes at once. And CoD like feature and rightful get hate but it's campaign story was liked by a majority of ppl. 343 hasn't nailed ot 100% but they get 1 thing perfect but F up in other places. Infinite had a good campaign and design but the story was a mess. The MP improves upon what Halo 3 was and is what many ppl wanted to go back to but it lacked content severely. So massively aint the word. Dropping the ball massively is when it's pure trash and unplay/unenjoyable. Most ppl blind by nostalgia so soon as 1 thing aint the same its hated cause Halo set the bar so high
FYI reach was not that good.
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With its smooth jazz and iconic New Mombasa streets, we need Xbox's next Halo game to return to the remarkable world of Halo 3: ODST.
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