So, there you go. FPS. And also ... no, that's it. But hey, it's something, right?
So, there you go. FPS. And also ... no, that's it. But hey, it's something, right?
Reader Comments (119)
Posted: Jun 3rd 2009 2:35PM (Unverified) said
your a dumbass... and this game is gonna be fucking sweetttt!!!!!!1
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Posted: Jun 3rd 2009 2:36PM (Unverified) said
"your a dumbass"
I see this all the time and yet it never gets old.
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I see this all the time and yet it never gets old.
Posted: Jun 3rd 2009 3:09PM Uncle Jesse said
yo Naturale,
I really hope you did that on purpose...
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I really hope you did that on purpose...
Posted: Jun 3rd 2009 3:14PM MystileArmor said
If that wasn't on purpose, that would makes him a retart....
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Posted: Jun 3rd 2009 5:24PM xThePunisherx said
Not to break up all the dum(xD) humor, but these posts are the reason i come to joystiq :)
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Posted: Jun 3rd 2009 2:30PM TangoEchoXray said
Upvoted, since your comment was as useful as the post.
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Posted: Jun 3rd 2009 2:30PM (Unverified) said
Ehh, well you can only pull a Halo Wars on your casual fans so many times before they catch on and stop buying your games. Not surprised at all this is another FPS.
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Posted: Jun 3rd 2009 2:47PM redjack said
Rehashing gameplay you say? My word!
You can't ever really change the gameplay in a franchise without extreme fan hate. They did in Zelda 2 and in the US Mario 2 (yes, a different game with Mario mapped over it but still different gameplay). And everyone hates those games the most.
But then everyone also wants something new and not the same "stale" gameplay. I guess there's no winning.
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You can't ever really change the gameplay in a franchise without extreme fan hate. They did in Zelda 2 and in the US Mario 2 (yes, a different game with Mario mapped over it but still different gameplay). And everyone hates those games the most.
But then everyone also wants something new and not the same "stale" gameplay. I guess there's no winning.
Posted: Jun 3rd 2009 3:05PM Uncle Jesse said
With a strong franchise, drastic changes can sometimes upset the fans.
Just like nipples, sometimes tweaks are sufficient.
Subtle changes that improve upon the series' previous games is sometimes enough. Stray too far from the core mechanics of what made it a hit and people become skeptical. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. With that being said, when people start getting bored, then you might need to mix things up a bit.
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Just like nipples, sometimes tweaks are sufficient.
Subtle changes that improve upon the series' previous games is sometimes enough. Stray too far from the core mechanics of what made it a hit and people become skeptical. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. With that being said, when people start getting bored, then you might need to mix things up a bit.
Posted: Jun 3rd 2009 4:17PM maveric101 said
back in the day i had kind of hoped that ODST would be a third-person tactical shooter. it would be stupid with a spartan as the main character, but it would work well with ODSTs.
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Posted: Jun 3rd 2009 2:31PM ZapBranigan said
Hmm, I thought for sure it would be something different.
If it is an FPS, then why is there a beta for the multiplayer in ODST? What can be so different about this game that it needs a seperate beta from Halo's multiplayer?
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If it is an FPS, then why is there a beta for the multiplayer in ODST? What can be so different about this game that it needs a seperate beta from Halo's multiplayer?
Posted: Jun 3rd 2009 3:02PM yo Naturale said
Bungie had a Beta for Halo 3 even though there was online multiplayer in Halo 2... and they even changed a few things (powered down the carbine and needler. Made the Warthog less nigh-invulnerable - oddly, its Beta weakness being the landmines that are now fairly useless).
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Posted: Jun 3rd 2009 2:32PM djenkins83 said
heh, second, maybe. . .. BUT
"We found them"
Who on earth would care if they found "them" unless they are referring to someone who we all care for and love? Something bad happening to the earth when they find "them" maybe they aren't the only ones on the "destructed" ship. Lets wait to find out but that's what I got from the clip at E3 - and I am too excited to find out exactly what it's going to be about.
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"We found them"
Who on earth would care if they found "them" unless they are referring to someone who we all care for and love? Something bad happening to the earth when they find "them" maybe they aren't the only ones on the "destructed" ship. Lets wait to find out but that's what I got from the clip at E3 - and I am too excited to find out exactly what it's going to be about.
Posted: Jun 3rd 2009 2:37PM (Unverified) said
Bro, it's a prequel about the Fall of Reach, which occurred just prior to Halo 1. Multiple Spartans.
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Posted: Jun 3rd 2009 3:02PM Huey2k2 said
The story of Reach occurs immediately before the evens of Halo. When you see the pillar of Autumn jumping in at the beginning of Halo:CE it is jumping to a random point in space away from orbit of Reach so the covenant can't track them.
Reach was to the UNSC what Pearl Harbour was to the Americans during WW2. It was a military stronghold that quite frankly nobody expected to be attacked let alone fall. During the events at reach there are several Spartans that are assigned to protect power generators on earth while a select few are sent to protect a cargo ship in orbit around Reach that contains the jump location for earth which the covenant don't know yet. Master Chief is one of the Spartans assigned to protect the cargo ship.
This means that if the game does take place on the planet of Reach, you will not be playing as Master Chief, nor will you likely even encounter him in the game, BUT you will probably be playing as a Spartan of some kind, and will see several important characters in the Halo universe (ie. Captain Keyes, Cortana, etc.)
Hope this helps.
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Reach was to the UNSC what Pearl Harbour was to the Americans during WW2. It was a military stronghold that quite frankly nobody expected to be attacked let alone fall. During the events at reach there are several Spartans that are assigned to protect power generators on earth while a select few are sent to protect a cargo ship in orbit around Reach that contains the jump location for earth which the covenant don't know yet. Master Chief is one of the Spartans assigned to protect the cargo ship.
This means that if the game does take place on the planet of Reach, you will not be playing as Master Chief, nor will you likely even encounter him in the game, BUT you will probably be playing as a Spartan of some kind, and will see several important characters in the Halo universe (ie. Captain Keyes, Cortana, etc.)
Hope this helps.
Posted: Jun 3rd 2009 4:28PM Linkb8s XBL Tenku no Link said
Huey, just to continue one from what you were saying, there is a lot of potential for this game, granted the entire battle at Reach was mostly in orbit. The ground engagements were very scarce and short by the time the SPARTANS even landed on the surface. I'm hoping that this game will in turn cover a large portion of the storyline, from the beginning of the SPARTAN-II program and the training ops created by CPO Mendez, all the way up to the events of First Strike (since the events of Reach did continue on past the Autumn's slipspace jump away from Reach.
I'm sure we will see the Master Chief, he was part of the zero-gee operation to retrieve valuable data that could not fall into the Covenants hands, would make for an interesting mission, and with the shieldless missions we are gonna get in Halo 3: ODST, it will provide us some idea of what gameplay for earlier Spartan training ops will be like. But it will be nice to see some of the characters like Fred, Linda, Kelly, Will, and even Sam make their way into the games themselves. Lots of potential for what they can do with this game.
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I'm sure we will see the Master Chief, he was part of the zero-gee operation to retrieve valuable data that could not fall into the Covenants hands, would make for an interesting mission, and with the shieldless missions we are gonna get in Halo 3: ODST, it will provide us some idea of what gameplay for earlier Spartan training ops will be like. But it will be nice to see some of the characters like Fred, Linda, Kelly, Will, and even Sam make their way into the games themselves. Lots of potential for what they can do with this game.
Posted: Jun 3rd 2009 5:17PM djenkins83 said
Oh well who knew, oh right Halo whores like you. Sorry I didn't know the back ground story to you lover I will make sure I google before I post next time. SAD
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Posted: Jun 3rd 2009 5:31PM Linkb8s XBL Tenku no Link said
Why are you attacking us? All they were doing was clarifying what the game was going to be about. Nobody attacked you so why are you attacking them? Plus, it's not like these story elements haven't been known for 8 years now (The Fall of Reach novel released right before Halo 1 launched in 2001)
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Posted: Jun 3rd 2009 5:58PM seriousam7 said
@Huey2k2
Well it wasn't exactly a random jump from Reach's orbit that landed the Autumn near Halo, was it? Didn't they use the coordinates from some crystal that Master Chief stole from the Covenant earlier in the story?
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Well it wasn't exactly a random jump from Reach's orbit that landed the Autumn near Halo, was it? Didn't they use the coordinates from some crystal that Master Chief stole from the Covenant earlier in the story?
Posted: Jun 3rd 2009 7:26PM djenkins83 said
oh it was just fun that's all, they rated my post down for me giving my thoughts - even though they were wrong so I figured I would have fun with them. Not to mention I was bored.
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Posted: Jun 3rd 2009 7:38PM TheDarkWayne said
a classic textbook coverup for failure. "oh i was having fun i dont really care, you guys were right so ur a buncha sad fucking nerds" QQ asshole
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Posted: Jun 3rd 2009 2:33PM (Unverified) said
Man, I was looking forward to a non-FPS beta on a FPS game. Wow, odd that will not happen.
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Posted: Jun 3rd 2009 2:38PM cuteSAVAGE said
You don't pronounce it FuPpuSs, you pronounce it Eff Pea Ess.
Halo Reach is an Eff Pea Ess.
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Halo Reach is an Eff Pea Ess.
Posted: Jun 3rd 2009 2:40PM darkinchworm said
Reach is an Eff Pea Ess? Aw fuck, Bungie's so innovative that they're springin' out genres I don't know a fuckin' thing about!
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Posted: Jun 3rd 2009 2:47PM baby sea tuna said
I know! I was so surprised that I Eff Pea Essed my pants!
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Posted: Jun 3rd 2009 3:50PM Captain Planet Planeteer Power said
What the fuck is this, Reading Rainbow?
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Posted: Jun 3rd 2009 4:23PM (Unverified) said
It's either "an FPS" or "a first person shooter". "a FPS" is acceptable, but "an" is still correct. The only improper way to say it, in fact, would be "an first person shooter".
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