I'm going to need to read more reviews before I take this one review from a non gaming site as the gospel truth. While the points about ODST are ones I've been bringing up, I'll have to wait more for IGN, 1UP, Gamespot, and Eurogamer before I decide.
My guess is some will pimp the score just because it's Halo, and others will hit it pretty hard with 7s and maybe a few 8s though. This score seems a bit too low though.
Hmmmm... They actually have Sept, Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, March... This number doesn't have to be reached until March 31, 2010.
MS will be sending this game out to craploads of journalists to get reviewed so there will be more coverage. I wouldn't be surprised if several places are working on their reviews right now. Games come in early for a game this big.
Yeah, look at all the screens linked to in the article. This honestly looks like a step down from Resistance 2. : / Luckily Halo is about great gameplay, so I will still be buying. But this IMO isn't what MS should want new Xbox 360 owners to be buying first. It would really leave the impression that the 360 visuals are really lagging, when they clearly are a lot better with Gears 2 and others.
They've gone where all RTS games on consoles should go. No where. They just don't fit that well. Just like controller a racer with a mouse. Some games just don't fit with certain control types.
So it says there are 10 missions that clock in at 20-30 minutes each. So the length of this game will be longer only by playing it on the hardest setting? The average gamer will be done in 5 hours or less if you don't play on the hardest setting? This game is looking great, but trying to make it stretch out longer by putting the difficulty to extremely high doesn't equal more content. So should Heavenly Sword have had an insane mode that can stretch the game out to 10 hours instead of 6 becau...
This one is no big deal, but the AI for the ODST driver is almost shockingly iffy. How many times did the AI driver mess up just in this one video? I hope this is a beta build:
http://tiny.cc/Thkqd
Anyone defending the video I posted has issues. This newest one though is no big deal. Not the best AI, but who cares.
From the PDF source:
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God forbid mentioning the really nice (and important) speed increases. This makes XMB even more snappy than my NXE.
My guess is if it is going mplat, ME1 will be announced for the PS3 after the release of the second one on the 360, and then maybe ME2 release a year after ME1 on the PS3
It's a great looking game, but man.... Why are some people harping on GT5 physics and lack of damage and then praising this? He used the bumper cars method exactly the same here with the same effect. Same lack of damage on what should be a broken tail light at least twice. I have no problem with praising Forza 3 as a great game. It might very well be better than GT5. But this simulator aspect of it hasn't shown in one Forza 3 video shown. I still see cars crashing into walls and getting back ...
Sigh... Just like racing with an air wheel with an air brake while standing will "work". Just like motion controls in Warhawk "work" or how motion controls "work" in Motorstorm.
It's not about "working". It's about making controls easier and more efficient. Once the novelty wears off, you'll be back to your standard controller. People will enjoy the first few tries with Natal. It's going to seem fun and wild. Then when they start noticing ...
The amazing thing is you're getting the same insane car reflections and lighting in gameplay as you do in the photo modes, which is amazing. The windows have such amazingly real reflections, and the way the light hits the cars to create just the right amount of glare depending on the angle... Man....
No surprises here.
Yeah, the PS3 selling just under 10% less than the 360 this last quarter = dooooooooomed. Man, they need to do their homework on things.
Great looking lighting, and IMO better background blur in the dialog sequences. This game will be epic, and is in my top 3 games in the next 6 months.
Looks to me like a slight downgrade though from when I first saw it. Still looks awesome, but not as amazing as when I first saw it. I also hope that they get the balance right. The racing IMO could be like a Motorstorm Light, but combat looks great.
No creation aspects, ripoff the style and objects. I'll even be surprised if this game can be released without getting into legal trouble. They basically copied and pasted exact scenery and objects. I do like the water and rotating 90 degrees, but man....
As long as the hardcore can get a hardcore setting, it should be ace. But having a so so racer do really well at the start on the hardest preset is a bit concerning. I also hope people's laps show if they used rewind or not. That's not fair for the people who did it without any help or rewinds.
While I stand by some of what he says regarding Bungie not making this full title worthy, the source is weak at best. They have another 2 articles talking about this game, and they are all negative. Wait until the 19th to read real reviews.