Halo:ODST now $60... What do you think?

I know this is old from last week but what do you think of Bungie's defense of it? They should have a standalone version without the mp part of halo 3 on another disk .....most of us already have that!

It's a full new open world sandbox campaign, co-op horde-like mode, and every single Halo 3 map ever. $60 is a steal.

I'm still not sold on ODST. I still have to see more for me to make that purchase and if there isn't more than what we know then I wish it was just really an expansion instead with an expansion price. Then again its months away, I'm pretty sure I can save up for it.

So what is ODST exactly? Is it an add-on or an entirely new game?

I don't think it is right. It is no where near the content to justify 60 dollars. The map packs are nice, but it's still not enough. It should be lesstylergamereview

Don't see anything wrong with it at all.

I don't think it is right. It is no where near the content to justify 60 dollars. The map packs are nice, but it's still not enough. It should be lesstylergamereview

I know this is old from last week but what do you think of Bungie's defense of it? They should have a standalone version without the mp part of halo 3 on another disk .....most of us already have that!

h575309

I knew from day 1 they would charge this much for it. Its a horrible deal when taken into account all historical pricing, but people are so used to getting ripped off now-adays you actually have people defending it saying its worth it.Cali3350

Rip off for sure. But hey, not much we can do right?

What a "rip off"! The production to make thousands of copies of that game is minuscule. And leave it for compaines to rip us off by charging $60. This should be considered a crime!

So what is ODST exactly? Is it an add-on or an entirely new game?

flazzle

A totally new game.

As soon as I heard about the package I didn't buy the included map packs. Simple as that.

I just wish they had created a new MP experience with the ODST approach, stealthier, different weapons. the firefight mode is definitely nice though. ill be getting it no doubt but still not nearly the value that halo 3 was.

It's funny, if you look at ODST as a stand-alone expansion similar to what PC devs turn out, it's a rip-off of epic proportions. But if you look at it as a new entry in the series, it's comparable to what Activision has done with Call of Duty.

This industry is ****ed. :(

It's an expansion, but many people are crazy about Halo so Bungie/Microsoft can charge whatever they want.
If they would ask $100 people would still buy it because it's a halo game.

I think ODST is an expansion with a full game price. :|

its not a expansion anymore, it was orginally supposed to be DLC i believe. But Bugie has now stated its gonna be its own full game, the only thing thats the same are all the halo 3 maps. But a completely new open world campain, new mutliplayer modes, new story, different characters sounds worth the 60 dollars to me.

I think its amusing that lemmings are defending a game that is full price because of content that is copy/pasted from a game they already own and with the original content only being the size of an expansion pack. Its even funnier when one compares the price of ODST with the price of something like the Orange Box.General_X

Isn't that what games usually cost? If games like Heavenly Sword can come out at full cost, ODST seems like it would be a good value.

Isn't that what games usually cost? If games like Heavenly Sword can come out at full cost, ODST seems like it would be a good value.

Shafftehr

[QUOTE="flazzle"]

So what is ODST exactly? Is it an add-on or an entirely new game?

shadow_hosi

If its a totally new game, then I don't see the issue of it being the standard $60. Now, if its prettymuch using the same resources and code with some new maps, they COULD have passed the savings of development off to the consumer, but its smart business not to if most Halo fans are going to buy it anyway.

The value of something is only what someone is willing to pay for it.

[QUOTE="Shafftehr"]

Isn't that what games usually cost? If games like Heavenly Sword can come out at full cost, ODST seems like it would be a good value.

Zero5000X

Bungie has been taking notes from valvEA.

A bit too pricey for a stand alone expansion but hey, if the game is fun I wouldn't mind.

[QUOTE="General_X"]I think its amusing that lemmings are defending a game that is full price because of content that is copy/pasted from a game they already own and with the original content only being the size of an expansion pack. Its even funnier when one compares the price of ODST with the price of something like the Orange Box.angelkimne

What a "rip off"! The production to make thousands of copies of that game is minuscule. And leave it for compaines to rip us off by charging $60. This should be considered a crime!

LOXO7

I hope you're being sarcastic, because if not, that's nonsense. It is incredibly expensive to make games (for reasons unrelated to the numbers of copies they make of a disc)and they need to make a profit on the game, which is why they charge 60 bucks. The more expensive games become to make, the more they will cost.

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[QUOTE="General_X"]I think its amusing that lemmings are defending a game that is full price because of content that is copy/pasted from a game they already own and with the original content only being the size of an expansion pack. Its even funnier when one compares the price of ODST with the price of something like the Orange Box.General_X