Those who finished Halo Wars - what are your impressions?

I finished the game about 2 hours ago, I played on Legendary. I enjoyed the game a lot, it had superb campaign mode which was fun and very action packed with diverse aray of missions, some of which were quite uncommon to RTS games, and I kept constantly playing being very curious what will be next, both in terms of missions and cutscenes/story alike. Speaking of cutscenes, I think they were state-of-the-art, and had very good presentation. Some might say, they were epic. The game is full of polish in many areas, and I appreciate even such small things as ability to skip or pause cutscenes at any time. I think the game blurred the line between a strategy game and an action one very well. It's a solid 8.5 from me (I didn't play multiplayer, though, only skirmish with AI). If I had to pick one favourite mission, that definetly would be Cleansing (Mission 11). Overall, a very good swansong from Ensemble.

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Note to the mods: please, do not lock the thread, I was well aware of the other one, but I wanted to have my own, since I wanted to have specific thread about impressions about the game from those who finished or played this game a lot.

Worth playing, then? How long is it? And how long did it take you?Jandurin

And despite giving it overall a 8.5, the fun factor in this game for me was 9.

This topic really should be in the 360 section....

This topic really should be in the 360 section....

kingman03

This topic really should be in the 360 section....

kingman03

How is this different then any other thread? We have plenty of threads where it is only about 1 game.

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This topic really should be in the 360 section....

spinecaton

How is this different then any other thread? We have plenty of threads where it is only about 1 game.

It's terrible and i've played plenty of better RTS console games.

kingman03

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It's terrible and i've played plenty of better RTS console games.

Jandurin

http://www.gamespot.com/n64/strategy/commandconquer/index.html?tag=result;title;1

Better.

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[QUOTE="kingman03"]

This topic really should be in the 360 section....

kingman03

How is this different then any other thread? We have plenty of threads where it is only about 1 game.

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It's terrible and i've played plenty of better RTS console games.

kingman03

http://www.gamespot.com/n64/strategy/commandconquer/index.html?tag=result;title;1

Better.

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This topic really should be in the 360 section....

Salt_The_Fries

Will let you know at some point. :) I have played some of the game elsewhere and watched and listened to someone I brought up playing VG so he has my ear and I'm confident the full, first hand play through will find me in agreement with you.

A little somethin, somethin for those who can relate - this being the the first & last RTS I played to completion on a console since umm yeah RTS started on console ( arguable ) :P . Me thinks H.W. will be the best console RTS since.

Arguably the first realtime strategy RTS game ever, Herzog Zwei laid the foundation for one of the most popular genres in PC gaming -- yet it all began on a console. Even the developers at Blizzard point to Herzog Zwei when they talk about the titles that prompted their foray into the RTS arena. Players each took charge of a giant, transformable robot and battled for control of a number of bases, creating and deploying units as needed to fend off your enemy. While it wasn't an incredibly deep RTS in its own right, Herzog Zweiwas one of the best multiplayer games for the Genesis, and its influence on the games industry is immeasurable. Herzog Zwei is German, by the way, and translates to Duke Two.

Arguably the first realtime strategy RTS game ever, Herzog Zwei laid the foundation for one of the most popular genres in PC gaming -- yet it all began on a console. Even the developers at Blizzard point to Herzog Zwei when they talk about the titles that prompted their foray into the RTS arena. Players each took charge of a giant, transformable robot and battled for control of a number of bases, creating and deploying units as needed to fend off your enemy. While it wasn't an incredibly deep RTS in its own right, Herzog Zweiwas one of the best multiplayer games for the Genesis, and its influence on the games industry is immeasurable. Herzog Zwei is German, by the way, and translates to Duke Two.SecretPolice

Your incorrect Real Time Strat started on the PC in 1984, but feel free to make stuff up.

'The Ancient Art of War is a computer game developed by Evryware and published by Broderbund in 1984. In retrospect, it is generally recognized as one of the first real-time strategy games.'

This topic really should be in the 360 section....

According to SW logic, you're not allowed to like it because it scored a 6.5. Sorry, but that's the rules. Better find something else to play, like 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand. :P

I was left with a bit of a meh feeling with the campaign. Only been through on Heroic though. Really have to get online, apparently thats where the fun is at.

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This topic really should be in the 360 section....

Xalaten

Im only on mission 7 thus far, and will continue to play after I finish my sanwhich, but it has been very fun. It's much better than I had expected and multplayer is a blast.