[vin]

(Original post by Ape Gone Insane)
This is the 4th proper installment (spread over a decade) and the first proper Halo game after 3 years. Hardly calls for a death, Vin...

Compare that to other franchises; Call of Duty (annual milking by two studios), Pokemon, All sports games...

its just that I thought 3 was supposed to be the end then comes that RTS one and then ODST and now this

[Ape Gone Insane]

(Original post by vin)
its just that I thought 3 was supposed to be the end then comes that RTS one and then ODST and now this

RTS, Halo: Wars, wasn't made by them. It was another studio and they had no control over it. Microsoft controls the I.P.

ODST was a simple expansion to Halo 3. Most games throw out expansions a few months after release but I have to admit it was overpriced which probably made it seem like a new game.

Halo 3 was the last one. This is a prequel to the whole trilogy, set in the same universe and featuring an entirely new cast of characters.

PS. I didn't know you had a 360

[Ape Gone Insane]

(Original post by G8D)
You're a sucky soc leader.

At least it's not the god-awful green colour they released with Halo 3. This looks pretty sexy.

[G8D]

(Original post by vin)
its just that I thought 3 was supposed to be the end then comes that RTS one and then ODST and now this

3 was the end of that story arc. ODST slotted in the middle somewhere between 2 and 3 so was still in the arc but not a fully fledged game.
Wars was not made by Bungie so really shouldn't be included.
And Reach is nothing to do with Halo (as far as we know) but carries the name because it involved Spartans and they aren't really branded in any other way

Reach is the last Halo game from Bungie (for at least 10 years) but more will come from partners of Microsoft Game Studio in the coming years.

[FinalFlash]

I think I'm gonna buy a 360 just for this.

[Ape Gone Insane]

(Original post by FinalFlash)
I think I'm gonna buy a 360 just for this.

Welcome to the dark side. (though I try to be strictly neutral )

[G8D]

(Original post by Ape Gone Insane)


At least it's not the god-awful green colour they released with Halo 3. This looks pretty sexy.

Get out of town.


Although the Reach one is sexier by miles.

[G8D]

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[vin]

(Original post by Ape Gone Insane)
RTS, Halo: Wars, wasn't made by them. It was another studio and they had no control over it. Microsoft controls the I.P.

ODST was a simple expansion to Halo 3. Most games throw out expansions a few months after release but I have to admit it was overpriced which probably made it seem like a new game.

Halo 3 was the last one. This is a prequel to the whole trilogy, set in the same universe and featuring an entirely new cast of characters.

PS. I didn't know you had a 360

see that I understand, I wasnt being mean before I really thought 3 was supposed to be the last game of the Halo franchise

[G8D]

(Original post by vin)
see that I understand, I wasnt being mean before I really thought 3 was supposed to be the last game of the Halo franchise

Halo is to Microsoft what Mario/Zelda/Kirby/Metroid/Pokemon is to Nintendo.. Just hopefully on a more modest scale.

[G8D]

4 part Reach panel from SDCC.

[Ape Gone Insane]

Forge World is going to be awesome. Man, Bungie offer so much content for they amount they charge. [and if you want, compare it to other games].

Campaign, Firefight, Firefight versus, Forge, Forgeworld, Theater, Custom Games and Matchmaking. And they have a refined File Share system, record/website record tracking system and party system.

[FinalFlash]

Is it worth getting the slim for this? or should I just buy a second hand old 360 (With HDMI) ?

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I was planning on asking my friend to flash it anyways

[Ape Gone Insane]

http://uk.xbox360.ign.com/articles/110/1108436p1.html

We all knew it was coming and it goes without saying, I will not be too excited for any Halo games not made by Bungie. I can't see any other studio competing with what Bungie put into their games and offer fans. And no, that's not a Bungie fanboy talking.

(Original post by FinalFlash)
Is it worth getting the slim for this? or should I just buy a second hand old 360 (With HDMI) ?

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I was planning on asking my friend to flash it anyways

Hm, not sure flashing will work with the Slim (as of yet) and things always go wrong with such procedures. My recommendation: get the Slim, an Xbox 360 High Definition Component AV Cable and Halo: Reach. Your Slim should come with 3 XBL 1 Months to use (free).

You can pick up loads of cheap games for the 360. GoW 1 & 2, Halo 3, Fable 2, Mass Effect etc

[Duffking]

I hope they finally get the Single Player right this time. No flood, so that's half the problem resolved right there.

[Mo-Amin]

Man the Beta for this was incredible fun... and I definitely can't wait for the single player.
It's hard to believe it arrives in less than two months...
I'm just gonna have to flunk my A-Levels so I get enough time to play all these games...

[lcmd]

Wow this game is going to be unreal. Can't wait.

Oh and also if you go to 4:40 in this video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LEBuUj4GEI&list=SL) you can see "Powerups" in the menu =)

[Ape Gone Insane]

(Original post by lcmd)
Wow this game is going to be unreal. Can't wait.

Oh and also if you go to 4:40 in this video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LEBuUj4GEI&list=SL) you can see "Powerups" in the menu =)

Yeah, in forge they let you place Armour Abilities as powerups instead of choosing one at the start of the game. So you can pick up a Jetpack powerup.

[lcmd]

(Original post by Ape Gone Insane)
Yeah, in forge they let you place Armour Abilities as powerups instead of choosing one at the start of the game. So you can pick up a Jetpack powerup.

Ah I was hoping they would be the H3 powerups like overshield etc

[Tathrim]

(Original post by lcmd)
Ah I was hoping they would be the H3 powerups like overshield etc

It makes sense, because active camo is now an ability, that'll probably mean armor lock is the new overshield, if you think about it.