Official Halo Wars Thread - Keep It Here!

He held it to PC standards..........he says scale isnt big.......well what do u expect its the 360, the framerate will suffer otherwise.

For the first time since I bought my Elite............I am questioning my faith.

Keep-the-Faith

I feel bad for the people whose first RTS will be Halo Wars. :(

Funny thing is I think Kevin-V is going to flop Dawn of War II as well, he didn't sound too excited about it on the Hotspot. But I think it'll still be much higher then a 6.5.

And think of it this way lems you still have ODST amiright?

[QUOTE="BioShockOwnz"]

Haha, flop!

Yeah, I'll still buy it at some point...

Animal-Mother

Worst game of this gen IMO. You are a brave man. But I'm one to talk. I have Monopoly for the 360.

[QUOTE="Flamestos"]My first expression was :lol: because I thought it was a joke. I was seriously expecting AA for this game but A at the worst. This is why I don't depending on reviews. I enjoyed the demo and Halo Wars is still pre-ordered for me.Franko_3

The demo section for Mirror's Edge was not the best part.

I read the whole thing and they have good arguments. Well its official now on SW:

This is a FLOP.

Halo fanboys are still gonna buy it like crazy anyway.:roll:

I feel bad for the people whose first RTS will be Halo Wars. :(

Hexagon_777

Lol, nice spin, but honestly it's really for people who never played RTS before. 7-8 is a more rational score if not compared to PC RTS.

[QUOTE="Animal-Mother"][QUOTE="BioShockOwnz"]

Haha, flop!

Yeah, I'll still buy it at some point...

bez2083

Worst game of this gen IMO. You are a brave man. But I'm one to talk. I have Monopoly for the 360.

One of the negative points on the game was that the Flood arn't playable at all? I don't recall Dawn of War being shunned because the Imperial Guard weren't playable. But anyway, I respect the guys opinion. I just disagree with it.Doom_HellKnight

IG were only in the first mission of space marines if i remember.

Afro Samurai > Halo Wars.

Props to GS for reviewing the game based on the standards of the genre, rather than the standards of the genre on consoles.

+10 critical integrity.

I feel bad for the people whose first RTS will be Halo Wars. :(

Hexagon_777

Omg, I can't stop laughing. This is awesome. Tonight, it's gonna be similar to the TP floppage on Wii. :lol:

He held it to PC standards..........he says scale isnt big.......well what do u expect its the 360, the framerate will suffer otherwise.

For the first time since I bought my Elite............I am questioning my faith.

Keep-the-Faith

[QUOTE="Flamestos"]My first expression was :lol: because I thought it was a joke. I was seriously expecting AA for this game but A at the worst. This is why I don't depending on reviews. I enjoyed the demo and Halo Wars is still pre-ordered for me.Franko_3

He held it to PC standards..........he says scale isnt big.......well what do u expect its the 360, the framerate will suffer otherwise.

For the first time since I bought my Elite............I am questioning my faith.

Keep-the-Faith

I'd like to congratulate GS on setting a new standard for piss-poor reviews (and this is coming from a life-long PC RTS fan). Lets go through this cluster****, shall we?:

"Covenant not playable in campaign mode, Flood not playable at all"

Just like how their wasn't a German campaign in Company of Heores, PC GOTY 2006? Also, thank's for the spoiler, champ.

"Small unit counts and map limit the scale of battles"

That's the whole goddamn point of the game, to focus on small-scale battles. This isn't C&C. God help this guy if he gets his hands on DoW 2.

"In terms of churning out an army, you need to actually click on a building to access its build menu."

Just like oh, I don't know, the vast majority of RTS games!?!?

"Although you can set up global and base-specific rally points, you can't create them for different unit types."

See above.

"Halo Wars is desperately lacking more factions to choose from"

Again, see PC GOTY 2006 Company of Heroes. Both feature 2 factions with 3 specialized sub-sets each.

Wow. Just wow.

I feel bad for the people whose first RTS will be Halo Wars. :(

Hexagon_777

best post so far. :lol:

Has this really changed anyones minds if they planed to pick it up?

I've always liked you bez, your a braver man for owning monoply. But Ya know to each his own. I actually really really enjoy AOTAnimal-Mother

As did I. I thought co-op was a blast. I also liked the cover system and the fact that you could do blindfire and crap without having to actually stick to cover.

[QUOTE="jethrovegas"]

Props to GS for reviewing the game based on the standards of the genre, rather than the standards of the genre on consoles.

+10 critical integrity.

marklarmer

[QUOTE="Floppy_Jim"]I did not think this would flop. Especially after IGN's score. Ah well, cue the damage control.Aljosa23

I heard this was supposed to be the best RTS for consoles.

I could tell though from the first preview of the game that this would be..."Small unit counts and map limit the scale of battles". I'm not surprised that this scored low. Sounds like they didn't do anything to improve the scale since the first video. The Halo name has been soiled. Pikmin 2 remains the best RTS for consoles and that was from last gen.

Somehow this seems very appropriate.

The review lead me to believe that it was a solid game that could have just more content, not a 6.5 title.Wasdie

I'd like to congratulate GS on setting a new standard for piss-poor reviews (and this is coming from a life-long PC RTS fan). Lets go through this cluster****, shall we?:

"Covenant not playable in campaign mode, Flood not playable at all"

Just like how their wasn't a German campaign in Company of Heores, PC GOTY 2006? Also, thank's for the spoiler, champ.

"Small unit counts and map limit the scale of battles"

That's the whole goddamn point of the game, to focus on small-scale battles. This isn't C&C. God help this guy if he gets his hands on DoW 2.

"In terms of churning out an army, you need to actually click on a building to access its build menu."

Just like oh, I don't know, the vast majority of RTS games!?!?

"Although you can set up global and base-specific rally points, you can't create them for different unit types."

See above.

"Halo Wars is desperately lacking more factions to choose from"

Again, see PC GOTY 2006 Company of Heroes. Both feature 2 factions with 3 specialized sub-sets each.

Wow. Just wow.

PBSnipes

[QUOTE="Wasdie"]The review lead me to believe that it was a solid game that could have just more content, not a 6.5 title.BigGimp77

Killzone 2 getting 8.5 seems all the more likely now

Keep-the-Faith

That's some sweet DC right there.

Why do we get these inconsistent reviews? Gamespot's still trying to prove they give the harshest reviewes, but with zero credibility under their belt they look even more of a laughing stock.

I love you Gamespot. Thanks for making me day hilariously awesome! :lol:

Halo Wars flopping horrible and Empire: Total War demo all in the same day, it's like Christmas! :cry:

FLOOOOOP.

So what's 360's heavy hitter this year? :P

I wonder if 50 Cent: BoTS will score better than Halo Wars? That would be hillarious

Kinda sad that Ensemble's last game was a flop.

[QUOTE="Animal-Mother"]I've always liked you bez, your a braver man for owning monoply. But Ya know to each his own. I actually really really enjoy AOTBioShockOwnz

As did I. I thought co-op was a blast. I also liked the cover system and the fact that you could do blindfire and crap without having to actually stick to cover.

I'd like to congratulate GS on setting a new standard for piss-poor reviews (and this is coming from a life-long PC RTS fan). Lets go through this cluster****, shall we?:

"Covenant not playable in campaign mode, Flood not playable at all"

Just like how their wasn't a German campaign in Company of Heores, PC GOTY 2006? Also, thank's for the spoiler, champ.

"Small unit counts and map limit the scale of battles"

That's the whole goddamn point of the game, to focus on small-scale battles. This isn't C&C. God help this guy if he gets his hands on DoW 2.

"In terms of churning out an army, you need to actually click on a building to access its build menu."

Just like oh, I don't know, the vast majority of RTS games!?!?

"Although you can set up global and base-specific rally points, you can't create them for different unit types."

See above.

"Halo Wars is desperately lacking more factions to choose from"

Again, see PC GOTY 2006 Company of Heroes. Both feature 2 factions with 3 specialized sub-sets each.

Wow. Just wow.

PBSnipes

I think it was the post that gave it away.

'Although Halo Wars can be rewarding and fun to play for a time, the short length of the single-player campaign and the lack of variety in the multiplayer ultimately leaves the game feeling unfinished and threadbare. It looks and sounds great, and it captures the essence of the series well, but there's not much else to keep you coming back once you've finished the short campaign and grown tired of playing multiplayer skirmishes between the two sides. It's good while it lasts, but it will appeal more to fans of Halo and casual RTS players than anyone looking for deeply engrossing strategy game.'

It sounds more like a 7.5 to me.

PS: Where's our Killzone 2 review GS? you must have had the game for atleast a month?

'Although Halo Wars can be rewarding and fun to play for a time, the short length of the single-player campaign and the lack of variety in the multiplayer ultimately leaves the game feeling unfinished and threadbare. It looks and sounds great, and it captures the essence of the series well, but there's not much else to keep you coming back once you've finished the short campaign and grown tired of playing multiplayer skirmishes between the two sides. It's good while it lasts, but it will appeal more to fans of Halo and casual RTS players than anyone looking for deeply engrossing strategy game.' It sounds more like a 7.5 to me.angelkimne

Nice. It is about time Halo got the flop score it has deserved. Great exclusive.

No thanks but I am enjoying House of the Dead Overkill and soon KillZone 2.

[QUOTE="Keep-the-Faith"]

Killzone 2 getting 8.5 seems all the more likely now

Joust_

That's some sweet DC right there.