Official Halo Reach Thread: Keep It In Here!

Looks like there's a lot of Halo Reach going on around here! Time to keep it all in the sticky, or else I'll be forced to start bombarding the forum with pictures of hedgehogs with puns in them. Just so you know I'm not bluffing, I'll post one here:

Okay now, commence with the discussion!

So my thread was locked, and no answer to my question was posted?

Anyway, if you lose connection during online matches, i noticed it counts all your stats up until that point, and in firefight online it will even let you finish your round (without the online players though)

Will this always happen in Reach if i lose connection?

Nice. Well, i'm still on my first playthrough :) Heroic is hard in the later missions :P

Nice. Well, i'm still on my first playthrough :) Heroic is hard in the later missions :P

racing1750

[QUOTE="racing1750"]

Nice. Well, i'm still on my first playthrough :) Heroic is hard in the later missions :P

JuggaloRandall

"If They Came to Hear me Beg" I swear I should've gotten this achiement! I've done it over and over and over again. Exactly as they say in the video. It will not give it to me. I am very upset...

Im about to put Halo reach in for the first time. Im going to try out the mutliplayer. Then i'll hit up the campaign.

ya'll notice its easier to splatter someone in Reach then previous Halos? you like this or not? Bungie could possibly adjust this

So my thread was locked, and no answer to my question was posted?

Anyway, if you lose connection during online matches, i noticed it counts all your stats up until that point, and in firefight online it will even let you finish your round (without the online players though)

Will this always happen in Reach if i lose connection?

darth-pyschosis

I never lose connection wierd that you do considering todays internet speeds.

ya'll notice its easier to splatter someone in Reach then previous Halos? you like this or not? Bungie could possibly adjust this

BLAS1AN

i had half my shields left and died by 1 grenade so yes i hope they nerf certain items and buff others.

[QUOTE="BLAS1AN"]

ya'll notice its easier to splatter someone in Reach then previous Halos? you like this or not? Bungie could possibly adjust this

ZzZEVOLUTIONZzZ

i had half my shields left and died by 1 grenade so yes i hope they nerf certain items and buff others.

Its fun when your the splatterer but when your fighting a ghost on foot and barely get touched you die.

ya'll notice its easier to splatter someone in Reach then previous Halos? you like this or not? Bungie could possibly adjust this

BLAS1AN

guys I'm little disappointed...cuz the effects r bad (some kind)....and the whole game is the same as the last parts...so I didn't find many things new in that edition...Generally it's not that quality as compared to call of duty mw2....:roll:

guys I'm little disappointed...cuz the effects r bad (some kind)....and the whole game is the same as the last parts...so I didn't find many things new in that edition...Generally it's not that quality as compared to call of duty mw2....:roll:

devillord1992

Wait. You complain about being the same at the previous, then you mention MW2?

What about the armor abilities? New weapons? Beefed up enemies? Game scoring? Custom armor? New story? Did we play the same game?

[QUOTE="devillord1992"]

guys I'm little disappointed...cuz the effects r bad (some kind)....and the whole game is the same as the last parts...so I didn't find many things new in that edition...Generally it's not that quality as compared to call of duty mw2....:roll:

VoodooHak

Wait. You complain about being the same at the previous, then you mention MW2?

What about the armor abilities? New weapons? Beefed up enemies? Game scoring? Custom armor? New story? Did we play the same game?

CODMW AND CODMW2 ARE TOTALLY DIFFERENT XD

;) j/k

I wonder if Reach will have a game of the Year edition....

I wonder if Reach will have a game of the Year edition....

XboxGuy1537

Nice. Well, i'm still on my first playthrough :) Heroic is hard in the later missions :P

racing1750

guys I'm little disappointed...cuz the effects r bad (some kind)....and the whole game is the same as the last parts...so I didn't find many things new in that edition...Generally it's not that quality as compared to call of duty mw2....:roll:

devillord1992

Im absolutely blown away by the multiplayer, but extremely dissapointed with the story :C .Anyone else agree that the story didnt showcase any real epic moments where battles go on around the whole planet. It has no personality whatsoever, very dissapointed there.

[QUOTE="racing1750"]

Nice. Well, i'm still on my first playthrough :) Heroic is hard in the later missions :P

JuggaloRandall

[QUOTE="racing1750"]

Nice. Well, i'm still on my first playthrough :) Heroic is hard in the later missions :P

berserker2389

Im absolutely blown away by the multiplayer, but extremely dissapointed with the story :C .Anyone else agree that the story didnt showcase any real epic moments where battles go on around the whole planet. It has no personality whatsoever, very dissapointed there.

teun3sixty

I absolutely agree. It is Halo at its peak, but still felt underwhelmed. I just felt like Bungie should have taken this final opportunity to "reach for the stars" and fell short with the campaign. But all and all...great game and excellent multiplayer!

Same, I'm only about halfway thru the campaign and haven't tried out MP yet.

I've grown to love the DMR and Pistol...so opposite from the guns I use to prefer. lol.

[QUOTE="XboxGuy1537"]

I wonder if Reach will have a game of the Year edition....

JuggaloRandall

Agreed, and its a simple fps at that.

Multiplayer - Keep shooting and if you don't think you'll get the kill throw a grenade or melee. Rinse and repeat.

Campiagn - Shoot it till it dies, hide to restore shield. O look a vehicle, wait already done?

Hype and fans will move this game to goty, but i won't be blinded by it.

Just got it campain is brilliant. Has anyone got a free gold card thing they could send me the code for so i can play it online im skint at the minite and would love to try it out online :)

[QUOTE="teun3sixty"]

Im absolutely blown away by the multiplayer, but extremely dissapointed with the story :C .Anyone else agree that the story didnt showcase any real epic moments where battles go on around the whole planet. It has no personality whatsoever, very dissapointed there.

MsCortana

I absolutely agree. It is Halo at its peak, but still felt underwhelmed. I just felt like Bungie should have taken this final opportunity to "reach for the stars" and fell short with the campaign. But all and all...great game and excellent multiplayer!

I thought the campaign was appropriate for what it was. In fact, it's probably the best piece of storytelling in any of the Halo games. It provided just enough narrative framework to showcase the real star of the game: the action.

I really liked how the end neatly dovetailed into the first Halo.

Just got it campain is brilliant. Has anyone got a free gold card thing they could send me the code for so i can play it online im skint at the minite and would love to try it out online :)

joegreaves

I think online is free for this week for Reach, I saw it on the Dashboard. Some promotion, all you have to do is be connected to the internet.

Wow.. Is it just me or is this the easiest halo yet.. Legendary took me only 4 hours.00-Riddick-00

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[QUOTE="teun3sixty"]

Im absolutely blown away by the multiplayer, but extremely dissapointed with the story :C .Anyone else agree that the story didnt showcase any real epic moments where battles go on around the whole planet. It has no personality whatsoever, very dissapointed there.

VoodooHak

I absolutely agree. It is Halo at its peak, but still felt underwhelmed. I just felt like Bungie should have taken this final opportunity to "reach for the stars" and fell short with the campaign. But all and all...great game and excellent multiplayer!

I thought the campaign was appropriate for what it was. In fact, it's probably the best piece of storytelling in any of the Halo games. It provided just enough narrative framework to showcase the real star of the game: the action.

I really liked how the end neatly dovetailed into the first Halo.

just started playing arena, a bit confused. So after 3 games you get a "ranking" so after 7 days of it you get a division. so do you stay in that division even if you don't play for a while? or do you have to play everyday or something to keep your ranking and division?

thanks

nah, it doesnt even compete with the epic trilogy's story. halo 1 till 3 tell a very rich story with amazing characters, especially halo 2(even tough most people wont agree, halo 2 had the best cutscenes and script creating the best story in any halo game). But its a day ago since i finished the campaign, gathered my thoughts, and reach tries to showcase war. It does that well, but what i doesnt do well is showcasing the planet's war. billions of people died in that war, and there were way more spartans fighting on the battlefield, while reach just follows 'destroy this AA turret, take out these enemies here' etc. The story gets good at the last 2 missions,i enjoyed those. Overall amazing game nontheless ;-0

teun3sixty

Of course, 1 prequel isn't going to compete a story spread out through 3 whole games. Even with that perspective, it can be argued that the trilogy's narrative began to fall apart halfway through Halo 2. While I enjoyed the plot, the pacing got a bit convoluted once the Grave Mind made an appearance.

In a loose sense, Reach was like Titanic. You knew what was going to happen and it wasn't going to be good. I think they did a great job of gradually building up that sense of doom while moving the action forward. And they kept the plot simpler than the MC trilogy. It's a great example of how less is more.

Reach also did a much better job of humanizing the cast. Although Noble 6 was an empty vessel like the MC, he has enough of his team to inject some personality into the story. In Halo 1-3, there weren't enough interesting supporting characters to do that. There was Cortana, Sgt Johnson and the Arbiter. With Reach, there as an interesting dynamic between Carter and Kat, Emile and Jorge.

But in the end, I suppose we'll have to chalk this up to preference. Both are great. If we're just arguing which one is more awesome thatn the other, we both come out ahead either way.

[QUOTE="teun3sixty"]

nah, it doesnt even compete with the epic trilogy's story. halo 1 till 3 tell a very rich story with amazing characters, especially halo 2(even tough most people wont agree, halo 2 had the best cutscenes and script creating the best story in any halo game). But its a day ago since i finished the campaign, gathered my thoughts, and reach tries to showcase war. It does that well, but what i doesnt do well is showcasing the planet's war. billions of people died in that war, and there were way more spartans fighting on the battlefield, while reach just follows 'destroy this AA turret, take out these enemies here' etc. The story gets good at the last 2 missions,i enjoyed those. Overall amazing game nontheless ;-0

VoodooHak

Of course, 1 prequel isn't going to compete a story spread out through 3 whole games. Even with that perspective, it can be argued that the trilogy's narrative began to fall apart halfway through Halo 2. While I enjoyed the plot, the pacing got a bit convoluted once the Grave Mind made an appearance.

In a loose sense, Reach was like Titanic. You knew what was going to happen and it wasn't going to be good. I think they did a great job of gradually building up that sense of doom while moving the action forward. And they kept the plot simpler than the MC trilogy. It's a great example of how less is more.

Reach also did a much better job of humanizing the cast. Although Noble 6 was an empty vessel like the MC, he has enough of his team to inject some personality into the story. In Halo 1-3, there weren't enough interesting supporting characters to do that. There was Cortana, Sgt Johnson and the Arbiter. With Reach, there as an interesting dynamic between Carter and Kat, Emile and Jorge.

But in the end, I suppose we'll have to chalk this up to preference. Both are great. If we're just arguing which one is more awesome thatn the other, we both come out ahead either way.

[QUOTE="BLAS1AN"]

ya'll notice its easier to splatter someone in Reach then previous Halos? you like this or not? Bungie could possibly adjust this

RoslindaleOne

I havent used it to kill a ghost yet but It does look bad@zz even when I'm the one in the ghost getting blown up, lol

[QUOTE="RoslindaleOne"][QUOTE="BLAS1AN"]

ya'll notice its easier to splatter someone in Reach then previous Halos? you like this or not? Bungie could possibly adjust this

BLAS1AN

I havent used it to kill a ghost yet but It does look bad@zz even when I'm the one in the ghost getting blown up, lol

[QUOTE="BLAS1AN"]

ya'll notice its easier to splatter someone in Reach then previous Halos? you like this or not? Bungie could possibly adjust this

ZzZEVOLUTIONZzZ

i had half my shields left and died by 1 grenade so yes i hope they nerf certain items and buff others.

[QUOTE="ZzZEVOLUTIONZzZ"][QUOTE="BLAS1AN"]ya'll notice its easier to splatter someone in Reach then previous Halos? you like this or not? Bungie could possibly adjust thisd4v1dbow13

the theme song in the menu doesnt sound very Halo-ish...sounds like something from a movie based in Arabia, lol

The previous Halos had better soundtracks in the campaign as well

If anyone played reach yesterday, they might have thought, "why is everyone chucking grenades more than usual?" That was because of a daily challenge to throw grenades like there's no tomorrow to get 8 grenade kills in a game. There are weekly challenges also. I am currently torn on my opinion of them, not knowing if they get in the way of how people play (like in gears when people would only use certain weapons to get the achievements) OR if the challenges are good ways to give players personal goals and keep things fun and fresh.

what do you all think?