Official Halo Wars Thread - Keep It Here!

[QUOTE="vashkey"]I agree. Lets start judging handheld games by console and PC standards. TenP

You're missing the point. Lemmings, that's your kind of people, boasted to us Hermits that someone said that Halo Wars had better controls than any PC game. Lemmings, that's your kind of people, started the initial comparison to the PC.

Really? When? If anything your just acting like every console gamer expects all their games to be just as good as PC games. Not all of us are mindless fools.

If anything Halo Wars proved RTS work on consoles and quite well. Play the demo.

If anything it just that people say Halo Wars isnt as good simpy because it's not as deep as some PC rts. Not having anything to do with the actual quality of the gameplay.

[QUOTE="cobrax75"][QUOTE="Skittles_McGee"]Nitpick much?Skittles_McGee

Thats not a nitpick considering how much RTS standards have changed since than...but it sounds like you wouldnt know anything about that considering you just compared Halo Wars with 2 15 year old games.

no, your point makes absolutly no sence at all....WarCraft 1 and 2 had a lot of replay value for there time...but that doesnt cut it anymore...people expect a lot more from RTS's now.

Flop, nuff said. No need for debate. The damage control in this thread is incredibleUptown

Flop, nuff said. No need for debate. The damage control in this thread is incredibleUptown

[QUOTE="Mehdi1984"][QUOTE="Skittles_McGee"]Nitpick much?Skittles_McGee

[QUOTE="vashkey"]Lol, this is pathetic. Everyone want a Halo flop so bad they choose to ignore all reviews but Gamespot's.Espada12

GS is the only review that counts in SW:|, but nice damage control there.

Also, anyone notice how in the video review there was a menu screenshot showing Blood Gulch as a playable 1v1 multiplayer map? It's at 3:59. That's sure to please some Halo fans.

Anyway, as I said before, I hope I like this game more than the reviewer did, because there's no way I'm not getting it.

I've read up a bunch of reviews and most journalists seemed to really enjoy this game.

I'm probably going to pass on it, but if a friend of mine buys it I'll definitely borrow it and give it a shot later.

Seems like its a love/hate type of game.

[QUOTE="Skittles_McGee"][QUOTE="cobrax75"]

Thats not a nitpick considering how much RTS standards have changed since than...but it sounds like you wouldnt know anything about that considering you just compared Halo Wars with 2 15 year old games.

cobrax75

no, your point makes absolutly no sence at all....WarCraft 1 and 2 had a lot of replay value for there time...but that doesnt cut it anymore...people expect a lot more from RTS's now.

Ok so now onto the next big game. If a certain FPS thats due out soon scores 6.5 or lower. I will personaly eat my PS3 and post it up on youtube.carlisledavid79

I will drop out of dental school if Killzone 2 gets a 6.5. (It wont)

[QUOTE="cobrax75"][QUOTE="Skittles_McGee"] My point was that an RTS with two factions can have plenty of replayability. I already proved my point so there's really no need for an attack on my knowledge, thanks.Skittles_McGee

no, your point makes absolutly no sence at all....WarCraft 1 and 2 had a lot of replay value for there time...but that doesnt cut it anymore...people expect a lot more from RTS's now.

Because somehow the fact that people expect more out of RTS's now than they did 15 years ago seems to go right above you...any RTS now with only 1 campagn and 2 factions is gonna have points taken off....that was the case with Company of Heroes, and its the case with Halo Wars.

[QUOTE="Espada12"]

[QUOTE="vashkey"]Lol, this is pathetic. Everyone want a Halo flop so bad they choose to ignore all reviews but Gamespot's.angelkimne

GS is the only review that counts in SW:|, but nice damage control there.

Also, anyone notice how in the video review there was a menu screenshot showing Blood Gulch as a playable 1v1 multiplayer map? It's at 3:59. That's sure to please some Halo fans.

Anyway, as I said before, I hope I like this game more than the reviewer did, because there's no way I'm not getting it.

I'm going to say this again because it is the only thing that I am upset about. The game being deducted for having only one playable race during campaign is ridiculous. I expect to see both Starcraft II and Dawn of War II deducted for the exact same reason then.

Edit: this also proves me point I made in a different thread about a different game. GS reviews games based on hype. How can such a broken game as Spiderman 3 get a slightly higher score then a game that is just simple RTS with no big technical errors. Because there was more hype for a game with the name Halo in it, people expect spectacular things, life moves on but damn I don't understand GS reviews sometime.

[QUOTE="Skittles_McGee"][QUOTE="cobrax75"]

no, your point makes absolutly no sence at all....WarCraft 1 and 2 had a lot of replay value for there time...but that doesnt cut it anymore...people expect a lot more from RTS's now.

cobrax75

Because somehow the fact that people expect more out of RTS's now than they did 15 years ago seems to go right above you...any RTS now with only 1 campagn and 2 factions is gonna have points taken off....that was the case with Company of Heroes, and its the case with Halo Wars.

[QUOTE="Mehdi1984"][QUOTE="Skittles_McGee"]Nitpick much?Skittles_McGee

Kinda shocked considering on Metacritic it is at 82 but oh well on this website it is considered a flop.rybe1025

[QUOTE="Hexagon_777"]

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

Espada12

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.

I am not buying this defense. The easy difficulty level is what newbs play. They stright up had to dumb the game down because the system could not handle the industry standards for what a successful RTS game involves.

[QUOTE="Skittles_McGee"][QUOTE="cobrax75"]

no, your point makes absolutly no sence at all....WarCraft 1 and 2 had a lot of replay value for there time...but that doesnt cut it anymore...people expect a lot more from RTS's now.

cobrax75

Because somehow the fact that people expect more out of RTS's now than they did 15 years ago seems to go right above you...any RTS now with only 1 campagn and 2 factions is gonna have points taken off....that was the case with Company of Heroes, and its the case with Halo Wars.

I'm going to say this again because it is the only thing that I am upset about. The game being deducted for having only one playable race during campaign is ridiculous. I expect to see both Starcraft II and Dawn of War II deducted for the exact same reason then.spinecaton

Every race is SC2 is getting it's own campaign:|, Dow 2? no idea I got the game and you can only play SM atm.

[QUOTE="carlisledavid79"]Ok so now onto the next big game. If a certain FPS thats due out soon scores 6.5 or lower. I will personaly eat my PS3 and post it up on youtube.Uptown

I will drop out of dental school if Killzone 2 gets a 6.5. (It wont)

I'll drop out of earth if KZ2 gets 8.5 on GS!!!

[QUOTE="Uptown"]Flop, nuff said. No need for debate. The damage control in this thread is incrediblehopesfall2own

[QUOTE="carlisledavid79"]Ok so now onto the next big game. If a certain FPS thats due out soon scores 6.5 or lower. I will personaly eat my PS3 and post it up on youtube.Uptown

I will drop out of dental school if Killzone 2 gets a 6.5. (It wont)

[QUOTE="rybe1025"]Kinda shocked considering on Metacritic it is at 82 but oh well on this website it is considered a flop.Xalaten

[QUOTE="Espada12"][QUOTE="Hexagon_777"]

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

Mavlow

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.

I am not buying this defense. The easy difficulty level is what newbs play. They stright up had to dumb the game down because the system could not handle the industry standards for what a successful RTS game involves.

That's not my defense, I am bashing lemmings and the game in this same thread, it's the reality of the situation. Why do you think people made that picture in the above quote?

Too bad it's going to sell well because of it's name alone.Dahaka-UK

I dont know what people are complaining about. Firstly, this is Gamespot, their reviews have sucked since Jeff took over as editor (not only did they change the system, they got really harsh). They have only gotten worse since he left.

Second, the points the reviewer made sound pretty reasonable to me. Two playable factions? That doesnt sound like much variety to keep me interested at all. I would have bought this as well, but it just seems too short and too bare. I dont agree with the reviewer's suggestion that its simplistic therefore not good enough as it was intended for the console market. Saying that, it sounds like the demise of the studio may have had a negative impact on the release of this game. Im gonna hazard a guess that it was rushed out on shelves.

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[QUOTE="Dahaka-UK"]Too bad it's going to sell well because of it's name alone.nervmeister

[QUOTE="spinecaton"]I'm going to say this again because it is the only thing that I am upset about. The game being deducted for having only one playable race during campaign is ridiculous. I expect to see both Starcraft II and Dawn of War II deducted for the exact same reason then.Espada12

Every race is SC2 is getting it's own campaign:|, Dow 2? no idea I got the game and you can only play SM atm.

No they aren't, they are going to be in expansions :| When Starcraft II comes out, there will only be one campaign :| So you are saying they should review it off of what will be added in later due to expansions?

People should just stop arguing and the Damage Control. This game is still gonna sell like crazy, and all the Halo fanboys will still treat it as the only thing that matters and exists in the universe. The MC score right now is 80, and GS's review is still the lowest.

All of this will happen as always, and we Hermits will be like this::roll: as always.

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jethrovegas

I suddenly feel happy and glad ensemble is no more.

NOBODY &*$%s up Halo and lives to tell the tale.

shows that 1: games for the 360 will only get worse, 2: rts still suck for console. ocdog45

I'm going to say this again because it is the only thing that I am upset about. The game being deducted for having only one playable race during campaign is ridiculous. I expect to see both Starcraft II and Dawn of War II deducted for the exact same reason then.

Edit: this also proves me point I made in a different thread about a different game. GS reviews games based on hype. How can such a broken game as Spiderman 3 get a slightly higher score then a game that is just simple RTS with no big technical errors. Because there was more hype for a game with the name Halo in it, people expect spectacular things, life moves on but damn I don't understand GS reviews sometime.

spinecaton

I'm going to say this again because it is the only thing that I am upset about. The game being deducted for having only one playable race during campaign is ridiculous. I expect to see both Starcraft II and Dawn of War II deducted for the exact same reason then.

Edit: this also proves me point I made in a different thread about a different game. GS reviews games based on hype. How can such a broken game as Spiderman 3 get a slightly higher score then a game that is just simple RTS with no big technical errors. Because there was more hype for a game with the name Halo in it, people expect spectacular things, life moves on but damn I don't understand GS reviews sometime.

spinecaton

Will the campaign take more than 5 hours to finish?

Too bad it's going to sell well because of it's name alone.Dahaka-UK

Yup, it will still sell millions. That makes it even more funny.

[QUOTE="glez13"][QUOTE="FragTycoon"]

OMG! he admitted it! :shock:

bez2083

Bah, we already knew anyway.

SW's Worst kept secret.

Ya think. Im shocked at the score this game got. I mean even though I dont like halo it still looks pretty and fun to play.

Cool. Is this still lemmingspot now?