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Started 6 months ago by polygem
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polygem
Member

prologue//amazon didn´t send me my limited edition halo 4 copy i preordered this summer! they will send it on wedenesday now, said sorry and gave me 10 euro refund. it sucks. i bought a regular copy today, couldn´t wait. will sell that one when the limited arrives.//

I made this thread because i am really interested in what you guys think of the game.
i only played the campaign for an hour or so. and the mp for 1,5 hours or so....so these are very very fresh halo 4 feelings:)
whatever - here are my first impressions:

halo 4: it is darker, much darker, has some cool lightning effects. cutscenes and facial animations are very impressive. first firefights definiteley felt like halo. campaign this far is really great, the warthog sounds like a lawnmower though....and, did i mention that, it is much much darker? feels a bit odd to me.

multiplayer:
here´s where i am having some problems. the guns sound weird to me, some vehicles too.
it´s darker too.
i loved reach and in the artdesign department i am not so sure if i really prefer this new look....actually i think i don´t.
imho you can easily see and feel that this is not a bungie game.
i am not so sure if i like the customizable loadouts too.
i think it was just fine with preset loadouts.
i really was more impressed with my first hours of reach. the first time i played the beta i was blown away.

halo 4 is so damn dark........it feels strange to me - seriously.

they definitely made it more codish in the mp. the loadouts, the armor abilities/perks. generally it doesn´t take that many hits to get the kill i think.

don´t get me wrong, it plays very well and this is definiteley halo, esp. the campaign felt authentic this far....has a very combat evolved style opening to it...

still....the mp....hmmmm. i don´t know really....this far, i am a bit disappointed. it is as if they didn´t really hit my personal taste. like i said: early impressions though.

ok gotta keep playing. would love to hear your 2 cents about this.

Posted 6 months ago #
ManuOtaku
Member

Man glad for you that you are playing it, i will have to wait for over a month to do so ;_; , but anyway enough of my sadness i am really glad for you, hope you end up liking it, and i think if it is darkier than previous Halos, that will be fine by me, i did love the library section on CE.
p.s i will play in the meantime darksiders 2, pretty great game overall, i dont know if you had played yet.

Posted 6 months ago #
OlderGamer
Moderator

Maybe Poly, you are just a bit too hyped for the game. Even amazing games sometimes have a hard time living up to prelaunch hype.

I don't have Halo 4. I was thinking about picking one up this spring. I will have my hands full with WiiU in a couple of weeks. I haven't enjoyed a Halo game in awhile, so I decided to go with something brand new rather then something I have played before.

But remember if the game is good, that is all that matters. It doesn't have to be the best all time Halo game to worthy of your money, time, and enjoyment. Just be true to yourself man. Play what you enjoy. And you enjoy Halo.

Posted 6 months ago #
polygem
Member

@og: i am definiteley overanalizing things atm;)
it´s definiteley a great game, that´s for sure.
probably just needs some time getting used to some of the new things.
i can´t help, it sounds strange to me. the sound is really different to previous halo games imo. doesn´t sound bad, just different. hard to explain.
so this far, i really liked the reach atmosphere more. that´s ok though, was tough to beat reach in my book anyway. it is my most fave halo after ce. i know many people criticize it a lot, to me it was an almost perfect game (only armor lock was shit). underrated halo game, just like the fantastic odst.
played some halo 4 BTB now and it was a lot of fun. totally loved it. BTB is probably more clever to choose for the first few matches because it really gives you more time and space to breath and let the weapons grow on you. i am sure my opinion about this game will change the longer i will play it. far too early for a verdict. just early impressions really.
@manu:
i am sorry for you....it would probably make me freak out! heads up! you´re not missing out by just starting later. just don´t let you get spoiled.
i haven´t played darksiders 2 yet but i have that on my list.
just recently watched a review on youtube from classic game room (one of my favourite reviewers and youtube channels btw - HIGHLY recommended if you don´t know them yet - seriously, i know you´ll like their reviews too, check them out if you like, probably your taste too og).

here´s their darksiders 2 review:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rk_DvKsaO8g

i have a backlog already though. still have to play the final chapter of the FANTASTIC portal2, haven´t even touched the coop missions yet, want to finish rayman origins 360 version, got a copy of dishonored lying around which i haven´t touched yet, epic mickey 3ds is coming out in a few days...paper mario sticker star too. still haven´t decided if i keep my wiiu preorder up or will buy one later. if i´ll keep it i´ll get some games with it as well---pheeew...

Posted 6 months ago #
viralshag
Member

So far my only impression is I'm utterly shit at Halo MP.

Posted 6 months ago #
polygem
Member

nah, must not be the case. i´d really suggest to play some big team battle. much better for the first few hours than super high paced slayer modes. use the br or the dmr as primary. great weapons esp. on the bigger maps. try to stick with teammates. use promethean vision. aim for the head. get in the banshee.

having server issues btw ;(

not that many gametypes at launch....if you compare to other halos it´s absoluteley minimal.
they´ll add more later though.

Posted 6 months ago #
Cozzy
Member

Very impressed so far. Finished the first two campaign missions and they've been pretty awesome. Not gob smacking but it's still setting up the story and I have high hopes for the rest of the campaign.

As for multiplayer, only played 4 games so far but it's impressive. I've been pleasantly surprised by the COD like elements added. Only played slayer though so need to give some other game types a bash. I'm not sure how I feel about loadouts, it's too early to see if they unbalance the game but so far it seems OK.

Overall very happy, it's easily lived up to my expectations and hype. :D

Posted 6 months ago #
friendlydave
Member

The opening cut-scene looked great, Only played the first couple of missions then went on to multilayer. Had good fun!

Posted 6 months ago #
polygem
Member

something really weird is happening here.....the multiplayer....it doesn´t click. i am not feeling it. it feels like call of halo to me and so far i am not liking it much.

Posted 6 months ago #
polygem
Member

infinity slayer...it´s ALL about the magnum. nice.

Posted 6 months ago #
reask
Member

@poly

Halo 3 was my first halo game and it blew me away.
I was sceptical about it having come from ps2 and not really in to space shooters but the AI blew me away after a few missions.

I eventually went back and finished it on the highest difficulty and loved it.

I enjoyed odst but I never really got in to reach campaign and just finished it on normal.
Not knocking it at all but I just never felt it or something.

I played a good bit of MP reach and whilst it was fun I never found my mojo with it.
I just ran around trying to get thr kill without any sense of a strategy if you get me.

I might rent 4 and try it as I do have a lot of respect for the game.

My two cents for what its worth.

Posted 6 months ago #
polygem
Member

definitley worth renting it. the campaign has been great so far.
reach needed some time getting used to for many. the armor abilities changed a lot. i personally instantly loved those changes. still do. but i can see why it might not have felt so great to others.
halo 4 multiplayer will need more time for me to really judge it. this far it really is a mixed bag and i definiteley expected more, or not more, it´s just that, well, it didn´t click yet.
when i played the reach beta with invasion on boneyard and slayer on powerhouse. i instantly felt in love with it.i couldn´t stop playing those two maps. i still love the game a lot. i dig the clean and colorful design, the sounds, the matchmaking interface...everything. the game just hits my taste in how halo should look like 100% - bungie did a great job with that game. the reach backstory also was fantastic. halo 4, while not exactly changing that much in the gameplay department, made some changes that make it more codish. that must not be a bad thing and when i first heard about it i thought it all sounds great....when you play it though it´s a different story. i cannot say what it really is for now, but it definiteley feels a bit odd and somehow not so well balanced. i am almost certain that i don´t like this game as much as ce, 2, 3, reach, odst...they made halo too dark in 4, too try hard cool, somehow the spirit isn´t really there or i just haven´t found it yet, but usually i can tell pretty early if i will love a game or not.
this is a very good game though, don´t get me wrong, totally worth an instant purchase, no question about that. it screams quality. i just feel like it´s going in another direction as i would´ve liked and that makes me kinda sad. maybe bungie did the right thing: finishing halo with reach and then go on with something new and big. that said: i am having high hopes for DESTINY.

Posted 6 months ago #
Cozzy
Member

Finished the campaign, it's phenomenal. Both story and gameplay were excellent in my opinion. Very excited for future installments.

Posted 6 months ago #
polygem
Member

i am a whining little bitch. tonight it clicked! didn´t take that long in the end did it? covy carbine, magnum, needler....my fave weapons this far. the needler is deadly in halo 4!, almost a true power weapon really.
promethean vision is great for the first few games but i´d really go for thruster or jet pack. gives you a real speed/mobility advatage. jet packing in air time is far shorter than in reach but you lift faster. comes in handy. if you prefer those to the obvious advantages of promethean vison you can alternativeley get the improved sensor perk in the support slot. finally it all starts to smoothly flow much more for me now...

Posted 6 months ago #
OrbitMonkey
Member

LOL, poly i love you in a totally platonic way :)

Reading your first impression's I thought "Uh oh, new game not like the old game rant incoming".

Then you save it with your last post ;)

Time for you to own some noob bitches! Halo ftw :)

Posted 6 months ago #
polygem
Member

:D

just hated it because "I" got owned by some noobs - unacceptable!...but tables have turned. i´ve found out about the power of the NEEDLER! mohahaha!

Posted 6 months ago #
polygem
Member

where´s DA MAN???

Posted 6 months ago #
polygem
Member

regicide is da shit. reallly codish but it works. tons of fun!
i am going for all the speed/ mobility perks, just like i do in cod...
i regret many things that i´ve said about the mp of halo 4. it works and it´s great, it´s just pretty different from reach, yet still halo, it´s not a bad thing. it´s a +***

Posted 6 months ago #
friendlydave
Member

I was using thrusters but I find myself using the Promethean vision a lot more. I seem to be running in to games where everyone has camo and Promethean vision shows them!

Posted 6 months ago #
Hcw87
Member

I can't say how many times Hologram has saved me, you can even hide behind it and it soaks bullets. Best AA if you ask me. Feels so awesome to send your hologram one way, and get an assassination on the enemy while he shoots away at it.

Posted 6 months ago #
LuLshuck
Member

Online is fucking horrible, its like crysis 2 online with a few over-powered guns, campaign seems shit aswel

Posted 6 months ago #
monkeygourmet
Member

@LUL

lol, elaborate more or GTFO...

Online is balanced almost perfect on launch (a rarity), and im by no means a Halo expert.

Still managing to have a good balanced match despite some really good players.

Single / Co-op play has been a blast also...

Posted 6 months ago #
LuLshuck
Member

The main weapons are perfectly fine its the killstreak weapon things which are OP such as the forerunner shotgun and the heavey machine gun, not sure if the kill cam is fucked or not but ive had a few games where the sniper isnt even aimed at my head and i get shot once and i die, im not even having any bad games either ive come first in almost all of them but to me the game and the perks and shit just fucking ruin it and theres also alot more camping in the game aswel

Posted 6 months ago #
polygem
Member

it gets better and better the more i play online. i think it is pretty damn well balanced. you can counter almost everything. sure there are power weapons but they´ve always been in halo. they are designed to be overpowered but they have disadvantages too and you can outsmart them. or you should just get them first...;)

i really like regicide.

the supressor machine gun is powerfull on small maps but the shotties are as well. then there´s the energy sword...combined with mobility perks....running riot! one close countershot with a shotty though and....no more running riot - sorry. or just take them out from the distance with the standard dmr, br and maybe a greande. game is balanced. weapons give you advantages and disadvantages, you really have to learn them. halo is much more tactical than most other shooters.

like i said, the longer i play it and the better i learn the maps and guns i am getting more and more impressed.

haven´t noticed any camping at all....very rareley have in halo. sure there are snipers in btb....but that´s what snipers do don´t they?

i am not doing that well for now in halo 4 and i was like wtf! i played all them halo games what´s going on. but i am now starting to get much better...pretty good players online already. challenging game.

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