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Halo: Reach to Feature ODST Characters

Halo: Reach will be formally unveiled to the world on Satuday during the VGA ceremony. Bungie will debut in-game footage of the hot title and share some information with everyone on this major Xbox 360 exclusive.

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SasanovaS19875243d ago

i dont understand how these developers claims 1 thing, then you get the same shi7 in a different package, and call it new...im willing to bet no serious changes will be made in reach, but they will tell you so just to make it another reason for consumers to buy it...good game or not, i assure you theres gonna be nothing new about reach other then another tacked on expansion of the halo universe, with a side mission made into a main story...but just like ODST, they figure anything with halo can sell at full price so reach will be the same...why the hell would they work hard for something that sells without any reason or logic on consumers part...that kind of state of mind will keep giving you half decent titles at full price over and over again

Bnet3435243d ago

I don't think Buck and the rest of the ODST gang were alive when the Battle of Reach occurred. They are talkin' bout other ODST's maybe?

Megan Fox5243d ago (Edited 5243d ago )

@ SasanovaS1987

So what is it that you want a Halo game with Kratos in it, perhaps Solid Snake. its obvious the game will have similarities with the other, because its set in the same universe. You people just like to b@tch about everything.

SixZeroFour5243d ago (Edited 5243d ago )

@SasanovaS1987 - so your wondering why they are bringing in the same characters when its in a specific universe (halo universe)? thats like saying why do they keep using kratos in a GoW game, always spitting out the same thing

@kigmal - actually, before odst came out, there was this little live action teaser thingy online where you could see an interviewing of the 3 of the odst characters (real unknown actors) and bios of the characters...buck and romeo (i think it was romeo) were in fact survivors of the battle of reach

edit: this was the "thingy" i was talking about, but i guess i got the "being survivors of the battle of reach" from somewhere else...ill try to remember
http://cdn.haloodst.xbox.co...

edit 2: i guess it was just buck that was at the battle of reach...straight from b.net
http://www.bungie.net/News/...

THE MAX SPEED 215243d ago (Edited 5243d ago )

man why do Metal Gear games all Feature characters from the universe and Snake?

Anon19745243d ago

I have a friend that's going to lend it to me on our break between semesters. I'm looking forward to giving this a play through.

Anon19745243d ago (Edited 5243d ago )

Or is the disagree because I want to play it? Do I really not want to play it and I'm just fooling myself? Really, if you disagree, how about an explanation as to why every now and then.

I'm a little confused by the disagree my last statement got me. I'm probably not the first person to notice this but people really don't hesitate to jam the disagree button, and probably the bubble down button, without the slightest provocation, do they?

Nac5243d ago

You know the fall of Reach only happened like two to three months before Halo 3, right?

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FiftyFourPointTwo5243d ago

Great! A reunion of the most generic video game characters ever created. Bots will surely love this.

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

Serjikal_Strike5243d ago

That show till this day looks better than any Halo game ...and Reach!

chrisulloa5243d ago

>Generic Characters
>Nathan Drake = Indiana Jones
>Killzone / Resistance = Every Call of Duty character ever

Oh what? That's all the exclusive main characters anyone cares about? LOL

TheBlackSmoke5243d ago

Lol Nathan drake has more personality than every video game character combined.

The 360 only has two franchises and both main characters are space marines.... boooooooring.

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ZombieAutopsy5243d ago (Edited 5243d ago )

master chief can never live up to his father

Obama5243d ago

lol the 360 exclusives don't have any character that have more personality than Nate.

chrisulloa5243d ago

Shepherd, all the L4D1 and 2 characters, and Master Chief would all like to respectfully decline. They all have more interesting stories and personalities than Nathan Drake.

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BlackIceJoe5243d ago

It is not really a shock to hear there would be ODSTs in Halo Reach. Because if you read the book Fall of Reach ODSTs were talked about in the book. So to me ODSTs are cool and think it is great that ODSTs will be in Halo Reach.

Bnet3435243d ago

I need to get those damn books. I just never have time to read books ... too much gaming :P

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6 Friendliest Characters in Games

GF365: "Oftentimes, video games have characters who are antagonistic and really not very pleasant. Here are some of the friendliest characters in games where you might not otherwise expect to find them."

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thorstein237d ago

Dogmeat: *bark!*

Translation: you are dead to me.

JSONEHUNDRED237d ago

You can probably add Karlach to this from BG3

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10 Best Lore-Rich Video Games

Talented writers can build worlds that are as wondrous as real-life. Here are the best lore-rich video games for you to get immersed in.

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shinoff2183472d ago

How'd fallout not make the list. Atleast over cyberpunk, tales , and halo. Fallout been around since what 96 98 and has 5 6 games into it. It's full of lore when you play it. I'd even add star ocean to a point.

robtion471d ago

Agree Fallout should be on there.

MadLad472d ago

And somehow Planescape Torment doesn't even make the list.

Crows90472d ago

Hollow knight surpasses these.

shinoff2183472d ago

In lore? I must be missing something

Crows90471d ago (Edited 471d ago )

Yes in lore. Easily missed... absolutely. Never played a game that had me loving the world and lore behind it as much as that one. Most of course wouldn't be able to experience it since it is a more difficult game.

DarXyde471d ago

I can't speak for all titles on this list, but by the time you get to Dark Souls III, the lore is a bloody tapestry of intricacy

Crows90471d ago

Played them all. Im not saying the games on the list dont have good lore...I just think hollow knight had more lore that is hidden but present and more easily explored and accessed. The souls games have tremendous lore but theyre mostly hidden and stay that way unless you look for it and research it. The lore is not very accessible.

DarXyde471d ago

Crows90,

I think that's a somewhat fair assessment. For me, the Souls games are less upfront about the lore, but it does invite your fascination through NPCs, items, locations, bosses, etc. There's this kind of natural progression where the picture becomes just clear enough by doing the essential tasks, but it really makes you want to explore every inch of the world.

TheColbertinator471d ago

Suikoden and Legend of Heroes also have massive lore setups.

agent13471d ago

narration is more important than lore i'd rather watch the story and characters in a more cinematic way instead of searching for notes and stuff that's why i love sony exclusive games like uncharted and gow and hate from software games

shinoff2183471d ago

The article was top ten lore in video games. I think they did a bad job picking games out. I know what you mean though. I just like a variety of games and genres.

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Halo’s best Bungie campaign has its worst feature fixed after 12 years

Halo’s best ever campaign mode developed by Bungie has had its most annoying feature fixed after more than a decade, making the sci-fi FPS game better than ever

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SullysCigar557d ago

Awesome news - so can we look forward to playing Halo: Infinite with no online issues circa 2033?

just_looken556d ago

"You can download the improved Reach AI mod at Mod DB" This was a mod 343 did nothing so the online will be fixed in our dreams.

SullysCigar556d ago

Par for the course with 343.

Profchaos556d ago

They did say they had a 10 year plan for infinite we just all assumed it would be DLC could of been a 10 year netcode rollout.

But seriously this is a mod the community won't be able to modify infinite in the same way

Cikatriz_ESP556d ago

Combat Evolved was the best campaign, and it's not even close.

just_looken556d ago

You should have tried this version of reach when it first came out remastered for a year there was no sound because 343 could not locate the sound files.

It was a special challenge.

badz149556d ago

more like the bunch at 343i are simply mentally challenged

ACEMANWISE556d ago

Well I guess 12 years is faster than most fixes. I guess this is a cheap way to "remaster" something nowadays.....by just fixing something that used to always be broken.

zidane1341556d ago

Did you even read the article? This is a mod to improve AI from back almost 2 gens ago. Nobody is claiming this is remastering anything. Yeesh.

Crows90556d ago

Halo is dead. Microsoft has other shooter franchises it cares more about now. 343 are no longer Xbox golden studio. They are likely to shift things around or even close it all together and give the IP to someone else.

343i decided to pummel the IP into the ground...and when they see it didn't quite look like Glenn's face they decided to just keep on pummeling. Not sure if Glenn is the IP or the fanbase in this case though.

Profchaos556d ago

343 were never the golden studio they were a hastily thrown together b team when bungie said we want to do something else cya

Crows90556d ago

Well ...I didn't want to say it but I agree. Makes you wonder why Microsoft gave them the IP and didn't keep Bungie or any of the talent they acquired from any studio.

CobraKai556d ago

“ Halo Infinite, Halo 3, or Halo: Combat Evolved. It’s hard to say which of the sci-fi FPS games offers the best experience all round.”
He lost me with Halo Infinite.

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