Halo Wars will only sell because of its name.

Halo Wars will be good for the RTS genre. I can see it recruiting a lot of new folk the same way Halo brought a lot of newbies into FPS.

I more concerned about Ensemble making RTS "work" and putting out a good game rather than how much it sells.

Halo Wars will be good for the RTS genre. I can see it recruiting a lot of new folk the same way Halo brought a lot of newbies into FPS.

I more concerned about Ensemble making RTS "work" and putting out a good game rather than how much it sells.

Blue-Sky

[QUOTE="Blue-Sky"]

Halo Wars will be good for the RTS genre. I can see it recruiting a lot of new folk the same way Halo brought a lot of newbies into FPS.

I more concerned about Ensemble making RTS "work" and putting out a good game rather than how much it sells.

Taalon

Thats because 360 doesn't have a mouse. Just no way you can manage hordes of unitswithout one i.e. Supreme Commander. Ensemble would have to model the gameplay around that. but thats why I mentioned they have to make it "work"

There's so much hate against RTS games, right up until the day Halo Wars is announced. Now, it's being hyped up like a tornado. World Of Warcaft is lame - until the day World Of Halo is announced. If this happens (which, somehow, is possible) it'll sell like hotcakes.


Taalon

Yes lets ALL pass judgement on a game that is in development...

[QUOTE="Taalon"][QUOTE="Blue-Sky"]

Halo Wars will be good for the RTS genre. I can see it recruiting a lot of new folk the same way Halo brought a lot of newbies into FPS.

I more concerned about Ensemble making RTS "work" and putting out a good game rather than how much it sells.

Blue-Sky

Thats because 360 doesn't have a mouse. Just no way you can manage hordes of unitswithout one i.e. Supreme Commander. Ensemble would have to model the gameplay around that. but thats why I mentioned they have to make it "work"

[QUOTE="Taalon"][QUOTE="Blue-Sky"]

Halo Wars will be good for the RTS genre. I can see it recruiting a lot of new folk the same way Halo brought a lot of newbies into FPS.

I more concerned about Ensemble making RTS "work" and putting out a good game rather than how much it sells.

Blue-Sky

Thats because 360 doesn't have a mouse. Just no way you can manage hordes of unitswithout one i.e. Supreme Commander. Ensemble would have to model the gameplay around that. but thats why I mentioned they have to make it "work"

Mages with colorful robes or MJOLNIR Mark VI Battlesuits?Gigas_Yuu

If anything, I think it'll be a qualty game regardless of its title because the devs don't have to catter the game for PC as well. Even if it is good, it'll have to compete with other strategy games coming next year for the 360: SupCom, EndWar, UaW: Earth Assault, Civilization Revolution, Kane's Wrath, World in Conflict, plus Halo Wars.

Yea...you heard that right. All these strategy titles coming next year for the console!

I have hope for this game

Microdoft is pretty good at one thing, Halo has been hyped since day 1 on the original xbox, and no matter what anyone says, it has always done well in sales, and scoring from respected sites, in other words, it has always met the hype, I would hope this would be no diffrent, we will see, but Microsoft has a great history with the Halo Frnachise, i8 doubt they would jepodise that

I don't think Halo boys will buy, at least not a good deal of them, RTS don't go well with them. It probably will sell to those interested in the Halo lore, but I think it only extends to a certian point when it comes down to the general individual.

cant agree more with the topic, im thinking of a bet saying that halo wars will get AAA, and I havent watched a single gameplay video or seen a single screenshot of it, i only know its a rts with HALO in its nameKoba123

Everything you just said is exactly why that opinion is stupid.

World of Warcraft is lame because the mainstream relates fantasy to nerds. Sci-fi isnt as hardcore nerdy as fantasy elements are, unless you're talking Star Trek or Peter Jacksons socially acceptable Lord of the Rings ( which is hated by most of LOTR book readers).

Mages withcolorful robesor MJOLNIR Mark VI Battlesuits? If there was a World of Halo I'm sure it would suck despite my love for Halo. Halo Wars will get my money because it further expands on the universe. I've always wanted to hear an alternative AI to Cortana in the Halo universe instead of just reading about them in the books.Gigas_Yuu

Uh-huh. So War of the Worlds was set in modern day America instead of 1990's England. What a crap film...

Hardly, Ensemble is one of the best RTS developers out there (I've heard those Age of Empires and Age of Mythology games are pretty good) and games like C&C3 and BFME2 have shown that RTS's can work on consoles. Now considering those two games were merely PC titles shoehorned in to work with a gamepad, I am confident that Ensemble can make an even better RTS (both C&C3 and BFME2 were AA titles mind you) considering Halo Wars is built from the ground up for the 360. I'm not expecting a Starcraft or Company of Heroes quality, but I'm sure Halo Wars will be a great game.PBSnipes

wait wait, you've heard? You mean you actually didn't play them?

[QUOTE="PBSnipes"]Hardly, Ensemble is one of the best RTS developers out there (I've heard those Age of Empires and Age of Mythology games are pretty good) and games like C&C3 and BFME2 have shown that RTS's can work on consoles. Now considering those two games were merely PC titles shoehorned in to work with a gamepad, I am confident that Ensemble can make an even better RTS (both C&C3 and BFME2 were AA titles mind you) considering Halo Wars is built from the ground up for the 360. I'm not expecting a Starcraft or Company of Heroes quality, but I'm sure Halo Wars will be a great game._Pedro_

wait wait, you've heard? You mean you actually didn't play them?

[QUOTE="_Pedro_"]

[QUOTE="PBSnipes"]Hardly, Ensemble is one of the best RTS developers out there (I've heard those Age of Empires and Age of Mythology games are pretty good) and games like C&C3 and BFME2 have shown that RTS's can work on consoles. Now considering those two games were merely PC titles shoehorned in to work with a gamepad, I am confident that Ensemble can make an even better RTS (both C&C3 and BFME2 were AA titles mind you) considering Halo Wars is built from the ground up for the 360. I'm not expecting a Starcraft or Company of Heroes quality, but I'm sure Halo Wars will be a great game.PBSnipes

wait wait, you've heard? You mean you actually didn't play them?

Ooooh ok, :P

There's so much hate against RTS games, right up until the day Halo Wars is announced. Now, it's being hyped up like a tornado. World Of Warcaft is lame - until the day World Of Halo is announced. If this happens (which, somehow, is possible) it'll sell like hotcakes.


Taalon

WOW is lameok there and you think this wy. I never played the game but 9,000,000 think othrer wize so it has to be good I think your lame and don't know what your talking about

I don't think Halo boys will buy, at least not a good deal of them, RTS don't go well with them. It probably will sell to those interested in the Halo lore, but I think it only extends to a certian point when it comes down to the general individual.

ArisShadows

I bet you this game sells over 2million

from what has been shown of the game.... it looks terribly boring.hip-hop-cola2

you need a new hoby insted of piking apart games you never played yet

There's so much hate against RTS games, right up until the day Halo Wars is announced. Now, it's being hyped up like a tornado. World Of Warcaft is lame - until the day World Of Halo is announced. If this happens (which, somehow, is possible) it'll sell like hotcakes.


Taalon

world of warcraft has over 9 million subscribers.... what are you talking about. age of kings has a lot of players as well and halo wars is being made by ensemble the same studio that makes age....

[QUOTE="Taalon"][QUOTE="Blue-Sky"]

Halo Wars will be good for the RTS genre. I can see it recruiting a lot of new folk the same way Halo brought a lot of newbies into FPS.

I more concerned about Ensemble making RTS "work" and putting out a good game rather than how much it sells.

Blue-Sky

Thats because 360 doesn't have a mouse. Just no way you can manage hordes of unitswithout one i.e. Supreme Commander. Ensemble would have to model the gameplay around that. but thats why I mentioned they have to make it "work"

lord of the rings one worked very well.

halo wars is going to copy everything from starcraft II. then lemmings are going to go around and say halo wars innovated rts genre. :lol:

it won't work

you cannot, i repeat, cannot, play an RTS without a mouse and keyboard.

halo wars is going to copy everything from starcraft II. then lemmings are going to go around and say halo wars innovated rts genre. :lol:

Anti-Gamer

How? Despite what people are saying starcraft 2 is going to be a very good RTS. But will it innovate? Thats yet to be seen.

Your thread is unoriginal and thoughtless, I can sum up exactly what you did before you hit the submit button and that was veiw the other, larger multiple "Halo Wars" threads on the front page. I call that, The System Wars Copy/Paste syndrome.

What makes you qualified to compare this game to PC RTS' ESPECIALLY since it's 6 months away. No were on your XBL profile do I see CnC3, BFME or BattleStations so Im curious as to were your pulling criticism when you haven't had past experience with similar games or are you just being fanboyish, going with the gist of things. I think this is a clas-sic case of invalid opinion.

PS. You gave Assassins Creed, Ratchet and Clank a prime 10? Talk about diminished credibility.Pro_wrestler

it won't work

you cannot, i repeat, cannot, play an RTS without a mouse and keyboard.

mistervengeance

People said the exact same statement years ago conserning FPS, but then companies like Rare and Bungie proved it false.

Chris Talyor seems to think otherwise as GPG is making SupCom work on a console. For example, Strategic Zoom takes one of the biggest challeges in the conversion to console and makes moving to any part of the map near effortless.

Ensemble are great devs, they can deliver.WuTangG

They were a great developer...until AoEIII.

As the RTS genre goes thus far, there are only three names to rely on: Relic, Blizzard and Chris Taylor. Everything else requires at least a demo and a week for reviews to flow in before you swear by their quality.

Well what should they have called it - "Crap Wars: the unending boredom"? A good name is important.subrosian

[QUOTE="subrosian"]Well what should they have called it - "Crap Wars: the unending boredom"? A good name is important.Taalon

I know exactly what you meant, and I simply consider that good marketing. Ensemble's a solid RTS developer, the Halo universe is decent (they stole from the best - Disc World, Starship Troopers, etc...), and it's a popular series. As Bungie originally envisioned Halo as an RTS, even the "perversion of the series" arguments don't hold water.

So what is the complaint?

"OMG how dare they call a Halo game Halo in the title!"?

Any RTS gamer knows what this will be - a combat-focused RTS somewhat like C&C3 simplified ("streamlined") for a controller and equipped with several LIVE modes. It will be too "watered down" for the micromanagement junkies, but unless they pull another AoE III it should be an okay game. I doubt it will live up to any great expecations, but then again Miss Havisham is a *****.

[QUOTE="hip-hop-cola2"]from what has been shown of the game.... it looks terribly boring.RippedFubar

you need a new hoby insted of piking apart games you never played yet

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am i not allowed an opinion on something which looks boring to me? i like RTS's and halo wars looks very generic and not in a good way. I'm sorry if you cant take the opinion of some one