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Edge Interview: Halo: Reach – Being Definitive

Edge:

"In the third excerpt from our interviews with Bungie on Halo: Reach, we turn to its campaign design. Mission lead Niles Sankey and and campaign lead Chris Opdahl explain how Reach is diverging from Halo 3's 'high action' to rediscover the tension and choice of Combat Evolved."

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The Meerkat5204d ago

"In co-op, players can split up and do different things, or they can team up to join forces. There will be some specific mission points in which player will be able to diverge and take on objectives separately."

Sounds good to me.

EVILDEAD3605204d ago

Great article from Edge..As a long time Halo fan.it's great to hear that they are really concentrating on taking it back to what made Halo:CE so good.

I just remember sense the awe at landing on Halo for the very first and getting goosebumps while looking at the ring in the sky. I loved the who tension of not knowing what was around the next bend.

Silent Cartographer was simply unbelievabe at the time. There were so many moments that made that first game epic. I love the fact that 3 years later we have Bungie and not some other developer at the reigns of what will obviously be the 'definative' Halo experience.

The sun and the moon have aligned..this game is going to be immense..I plan on revisiting the entire trilogy this year and go back to the hours of multi-player sessions on Live.

But, for now..Mass Effect 2 in less than 24 hours..

Life is good

Evil

Fanb0y5204d ago

For me, Halo is the ONE game where co-op really works. It's just so easy to jump in with a friend, whether it be online, or through split-screen, and just do things.
The experience is not crafted for co-op. There are no special moves. Rarely are there separate routes the players can take. But it works. And it's way more fun than Army of Two.

Not the mention the huge environments. Bungie stated that it's not fair to compare Reach's graphics with Uncharted 2/Killzone2, as these games are 'very linear' and 'highly scripted'. Reach, on the other hand, is designed to be a true playground, a sandbox, where weird sh*t can happen. And I accept that excuse.

Foxgod5204d ago

@above,
Thats not an excuse, its actually a valid reason.
Uncharted 2 would look nowhere near it looks now, if it had the same scope as Halo Reach.

But Ps3fans like to ignore that, and at the same time act like Mag looks awesome considering what it offers, while in fact, it looks pants compared to Reach.

Reach is going to be the best looking large scope game to date, no game boosts such enormous battles, and at the same time offers gfx that can match most non sandbox games.

garos825204d ago

im not trying to be funny but killzone 2 multiplayer maps are massive.not so linear and scripted as you say and yet it still is a marvelous looking game. you really shouldnt compare graphiics to the ps3 cause it makes u look foolish imo. uncharted 2 is unmatched by any game on xbox and you cant say thats because all xbox games are massive and sandbox games cause u know its true.

As for Halo, its looking impressive both graphically and for its new co-op mode is probably one of the best out there.

ThanatosDMC5204d ago

^ MAG looks good for a 256 player game with a lot of stuff happening. But it doesnt look great.

I agree, people shouldnt compare it to U2. Probably better to compare it to Red Faction: Guerrilla which was a damn fun game. I only wish it had co-op.

I just hope they stick with the great ideas of CE and not copy lame enemies from games like Borderlands and the like.

lowcarb5204d ago

As I've said before and will say again, Alan Wake already surpasses anything to date on PS3 when you talk about graphics and lighting. Conviction will have it's moments and games like Rage, Brink and Crysis 2 360 will all teach you a lesson once and for all. UC2 looks good but will be beaten very quickly for the console crown this year.

Lifendz5204d ago

I know graphics are a really subjective matter to discuss but Alan surpasses anything on PS3? First of all, Alan Wake isn't even out. Let's see what the finished product looks like. And if we're going to start trumping games that aren't out as being better than anything on another console then why not say Killzone 3 looks better than anything on 360?

Alan Wake looks good. Really darn good. But you don't have to claim it trumps everything on PS3 to support that.

lowcarb5204d ago

Oh trust me I'm waiting but only bring it up when I hear the don't compare 360 exclusives to PS3 exclusives argument.

n4gno5204d ago (Edited 5204d ago )

Edge = lol

foxgod (and lowcarb : megalol@alan wake), don't be in denial with non existent games, ps3 fans don't want to know what ? are you kidding, you are the only one closing your eyes in front of evidences : uncharted 2, killzone 2 = impossible on xbox 360 (even uncharted 1 !), 256 players online without lag= impossible on xboxlive, just a fact with existing games.

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josh143995204d ago

im looking forward to halo reach especially if it has a firefight mode. one thing that does annoy me though is that edge are inconsistent with there reviews when it comes to halo. They give most awesome games 7-8 and they give halo games 10. im not saying halo isn't good but is it that much better than some of the awesome games they only gave an 8.

either way i'm looking forward to this game and can't wait to try the beta when its released

SixZeroFour5203d ago

omg...imagine if they had firefight with matchmaking to make up for odst's matchmaking-less firefight mode...that would be AWESOME

IQUITN4G5204d ago (Edited 5204d ago )

M.a.g looks to be a great achievement but unlike the intensive independent AI work Halo games have always had(not to mention all the physic stress calculations for vehicle and objects etc etc), it's all player controlled here and so there is no such stress

The single player campaign for Killzone2 doesn't feature such an impressive set of numbers as Halo it should also be noted and can focus just a little bit more on it's graphic tech.The game doesn't monitor very much in comparison to the huge ammount of variable stuff going on in Halo3 for example and now Reach of course with it's 40 fully independent AI.A lot of fps games can appear quite hectic and as if handling many AI at any time but just about all of them are faked by their simply respawning more enemy when current enemy are depleted

spinbot_lv15204d ago (Edited 5204d ago )

edge lol an entire magazine reserved for the new halo rangers...very good! is edge a multiplatform magazine or microsoft's magazine propaganda? I missed something? ah! yes, they usually use dice for their scores reviews.

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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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thorstein245d ago

Dogmeat: *bark!*

Translation: you are dead to me.

JSONEHUNDRED245d 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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shinoff2183481d 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.

robtion480d ago

Agree Fallout should be on there.

MadLad480d ago

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

Crows90480d ago

Hollow knight surpasses these.

shinoff2183480d ago

In lore? I must be missing something

Crows90480d ago (Edited 480d 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.

DarXyde480d 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

Crows90480d 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.

DarXyde479d 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.

TheColbertinator480d ago

Suikoden and Legend of Heroes also have massive lore setups.

agent13480d 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

shinoff2183480d 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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SullysCigar566d ago

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

just_looken565d 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.

SullysCigar565d ago

Par for the course with 343.

Profchaos564d 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_ESP565d ago

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

just_looken565d 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.

badz149565d ago

more like the bunch at 343i are simply mentally challenged

ACEMANWISE565d 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.

zidane1341565d 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.

Crows90565d 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.

Profchaos564d 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

Crows90564d 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.

CobraKai564d 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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