Official Halo: Reach Thread! Last Hurrah For the Beta!

Well, what to say? I'm kind of bummed it's all over. After putting 14hrs. into the beta I'd have to say Reach is going to be the best Halo yet. A bold statement? Perhaps. I think I can say that with confidence since the H3 beta wasn't nearly as addicting, or impressive. The Armor Abilities and new modes like Invasion and Generator Defense make Reach MP pure gaming crack.

The levels are wonderfully designed, and the texture work is up there with this gen's best. Whether it's Boneyard with it's massive scale, or Overlook with it's beautiful landscapes, Bungie has shown that they're second to none in level design. Powerhouse and Boneyard were good solid fun, but my favorite map from the beta was Overlook. It's been a while since a level has been truly breathtaking. I spent a good amount of time just wandering around in Theater checking out every nook and cranny. Here's some shots I took that I plan on using for my desktop background...

Concerning gameplay the first thing that comes to mind is, "Man, am I glad the BR is gone." Yeah, you heard me right. The DMR along with the Needle Rifle bring much needed variety and balance to the MP. Team Swat and the DMR = pure win. :)The Needler has always been a fav of mine, so it's great to be able to use the Needle Rifle and spread that love with more "death by pink". The real star of the show is the Armor Abilities. My first few matches I developed a venomous hatred for Armor Lock, but now I don't mind it, and in fact welcome those Armor Locking chumps to step up to plate. Stalker ended up be my most used ability. I love getting the drop on squads rolling through the map. Nothing like those epic triple kills with the Rocket Launcher.8)

Step 1: Grab RL...

Anyway, I can't wait for the final product. Bungie has already said they're busy polishing things up by adding effects like ambient occlusion, and fixing glitches like weapon ghosting. I'm sure the Beta has served it's purpose of getting feedback generating hype. I know I'm freaking hyped. :lol: I guess I'll finish my blog worthy post with some of my fav moments from the beta in picture form...

Unstoppable force meets the immovable object(that's me with the RL. P.S.- I won this showdown)...

Wallflowers(I threw a grenade off this red guy's head, it bounced off the ceiling, we both end up on the wall)...

Lonesome Death(aka bloody, gargled last breath after headshot)...

Elites do not fear death...

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Sorry about the massive post. See ya'll later this year.

It was good while it lasted. :(

Teufelhuhn

^^^

Do it Teuf!! You know you waaaaaant to :twisted: :P

ZOMG! New character sprite!!1 :o

ZOMG! New character sprite!!1 :o

Mark36111

I'm still trying to figure out what's going on there. Looks like somebody grav hammered his head out his butt. :lol:

ZOMG! New character sprite!!1 :o

Mark36111

Same exact thing happened to me on one of my first games on the same exact spot, we beat each other at the same time yet I lived, he just went flying all the way to the canyon on the opposite side of the map from this picture, and formed the same weird-ass figure.

I didn't get a chance to play the beta one last time today but I did just finish ODST and now I know why that got AAA here. It's pretty awesome. Can't wait for Reach single player next. Hope to see more at E3.

[QUOTE="Teufelhuhn"]

It was good while it lasted. :(

siddhu33

I can't seem to play anything else, or see videos of anything else anymore. It feels so boring...... :( *sigh*

L4D2 is working nicely.

and I think it's infection for double XP in H3.

how could you NOT pass those up:|

I didn't get a chance to play the beta one last time today but I did just finish ODST and now I know why that got AAA here. It's pretty awesome. Can't wait for Reach single player next. Hope to see more at E3.

gago-gago

Bungie said to a good time to show off campaign would be around June time frame. E3 just happens to be in June...if you catch my drift.

[QUOTE="gago-gago"]

I didn't get a chance to play the beta one last time today but I did just finish ODST and now I know why that got AAA here. It's pretty awesome. Can't wait for Reach single player next. Hope to see more at E3.

R3FURBISHED

Bungie said to a good time to show off campaign would be around June time frame. E3 just happens to be in June...if you catch my drift.

It will be an essential part of the MS E3 strategy......

Okay, I think it's time for the epic beta thread to come down. *salutes*

Here's to the inevitable "Flood" of threads from previous sticky dodgers. *raises glass*SpiritOfFire117

Yeah they probably already have their threads typed up, and they're just waiting to hit "submit". :P

Time to get back to halo 3.

Time to get back to halo 3.

crusadernm

27/2 in my first game, 31/11 on my second. Both tools of destruction were the Spartan Laser. Damn, Reach was a lot harder to play to me, with it's bloom. And I 4-5 shot a lot of people. I can tell my BR "skills" have greatly increased after using the DMR.

[QUOTE="SpiritOfFire117"]Here's to the inevitable "Flood" of threads from previous sticky dodgers. *raises glass*Teufelhuhn

Yeah they probably already have their threads typed up, and they're just waiting to hit "submit". :P

well... if ya knew this... then whyyyyyy? :lol: :P

After countless hours of my free time playing this beta, i can't really say much that's already been said other than thig game looks to be amazing once the actual product comes out. There were plenty of faults of course, but that's why the beta was there in the first place. Given the success and impact of the previous Halo's, the expectations for Halo Reach look to be beyond words on the internet; especially here in Gamespot; looking at the recent 10s given out in recent memory such as GTA4, MGS4, and SMG2, there's gonna be tremendous pressure for Reach to impress the editors and get that elusive 10. It will be interesting to see how System Wars reacts to Reach's final score and critical acclaim to say the least.