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Critics wowed by Halo Reach

The global review embargo on Microsoft’s Halo Reach was lifted last night, and critics have been eager to heap praise on the hotly tipped new FPS.

Droid Smasha4968d ago

people will be talking about this game for years as one of the greatest

T9X694968d ago (Edited 4968d ago )

@Blazing_Crabs - Tip of the day. Worry less about agrees/disagrees and your time at N4G will be more enjoyable. I'm not trying to be a smart ass or anything, but seriously don't let someone clicking the mouse get to you. Posting comments like that will just get you more disagrees, then...well idk I guess you will be really upset lol.

CaptainMarvelQ84968d ago (Edited 4968d ago )

were you guys trying to replicate gran turismo's chain comment?
Lmao. FAIL

N4BmpS4968d ago

@captmarvel: dude that sounded so immature stop it please.

BattleAxe4967d ago

This game is probably overhyped just like Halo 3 was. I'm sure it will be good, just not Killzone 3 good.

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JokesOnYou4968d ago

It will be hard to top ME2 which is still my personal favorite for GOTY, but either way from everything I've read Halo Reach will at least be yet another great game from Bungie, aahh but really I expected no less....just nice to see Reach recieve the credit its due by so many sites.

JOY

tinybigman4968d ago (Edited 4968d ago )

arguing over which console, game series is better is so stupid. what's so hard about enjoying all the consoles and enjoying the great games that they have?

i personally never liked the halo series but i plan on buying reach for it seems like the most interesting game in the entire series to me.

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Akagi4968d ago (Edited 4968d ago )

1st party game the 360 will have from here on out.

ReBurn4968d ago

It's good to see a franchise that has engrossed so many people for a decade get a good finale from the team that created it. Although Halo hasn't been my favorite type of game I can give credit where credit is due.

SnukaTheMan4968d ago

This recession is killing me....

rekof4968d ago (Edited 4968d ago )

SP disappointed me so,.. so much,.. this game should be in 85-88 range,.. Sorry but true,.. It is the same shit,.. I even found ODST campaign more immersive and compelling,. and IGN giving them 9.5 for the graphics,.. What where they comparing it with,.. Halo3? Yes it looks a bit beter ,. still its bland and boxy,.. but I don't care about that much ,.. but what were they thinking,.. there are toons 360 titles that look better,..
For people who love Halo because of sp,. don't expect to be wow-ed,..

MiloGarret4968d ago (Edited 4968d ago )

Strange, that's the exact opposite of what everyone who's actually played it has been saying.

Btw, you do realize that simply by clicking your username everyone can see your comment history right? Hence, I'll report you for Spam, because that's what you're doing, spamming the same shit around. It might have been relevant the first time you said it, but now you're just an angry troll trying to get attention.

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6 Friendliest Characters in Games

GF365: "Oftentimes, video games have characters who are antagonistic and really not very pleasant. Here are some of the friendliest characters in games where you might not otherwise expect to find them."

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thorstein239d ago

Dogmeat: *bark!*

Translation: you are dead to me.

JSONEHUNDRED239d ago

You can probably add Karlach to this from BG3

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10 Best Lore-Rich Video Games

Talented writers can build worlds that are as wondrous as real-life. Here are the best lore-rich video games for you to get immersed in.

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shinoff2183475d ago

How'd fallout not make the list. Atleast over cyberpunk, tales , and halo. Fallout been around since what 96 98 and has 5 6 games into it. It's full of lore when you play it. I'd even add star ocean to a point.

robtion474d ago

Agree Fallout should be on there.

MadLad474d ago

And somehow Planescape Torment doesn't even make the list.

Crows90474d ago

Hollow knight surpasses these.

shinoff2183474d ago

In lore? I must be missing something

Crows90474d ago (Edited 474d ago )

Yes in lore. Easily missed... absolutely. Never played a game that had me loving the world and lore behind it as much as that one. Most of course wouldn't be able to experience it since it is a more difficult game.

DarXyde474d ago

I can't speak for all titles on this list, but by the time you get to Dark Souls III, the lore is a bloody tapestry of intricacy

Crows90473d ago

Played them all. Im not saying the games on the list dont have good lore...I just think hollow knight had more lore that is hidden but present and more easily explored and accessed. The souls games have tremendous lore but theyre mostly hidden and stay that way unless you look for it and research it. The lore is not very accessible.

DarXyde473d ago

Crows90,

I think that's a somewhat fair assessment. For me, the Souls games are less upfront about the lore, but it does invite your fascination through NPCs, items, locations, bosses, etc. There's this kind of natural progression where the picture becomes just clear enough by doing the essential tasks, but it really makes you want to explore every inch of the world.

TheColbertinator474d ago

Suikoden and Legend of Heroes also have massive lore setups.

agent13474d ago

narration is more important than lore i'd rather watch the story and characters in a more cinematic way instead of searching for notes and stuff that's why i love sony exclusive games like uncharted and gow and hate from software games

shinoff2183473d ago

The article was top ten lore in video games. I think they did a bad job picking games out. I know what you mean though. I just like a variety of games and genres.

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Halo’s best Bungie campaign has its worst feature fixed after 12 years

Halo’s best ever campaign mode developed by Bungie has had its most annoying feature fixed after more than a decade, making the sci-fi FPS game better than ever

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SullysCigar559d ago

Awesome news - so can we look forward to playing Halo: Infinite with no online issues circa 2033?

just_looken559d ago

"You can download the improved Reach AI mod at Mod DB" This was a mod 343 did nothing so the online will be fixed in our dreams.

SullysCigar559d ago

Par for the course with 343.

Profchaos558d ago

They did say they had a 10 year plan for infinite we just all assumed it would be DLC could of been a 10 year netcode rollout.

But seriously this is a mod the community won't be able to modify infinite in the same way

Cikatriz_ESP559d ago

Combat Evolved was the best campaign, and it's not even close.

just_looken559d ago

You should have tried this version of reach when it first came out remastered for a year there was no sound because 343 could not locate the sound files.

It was a special challenge.

badz149559d ago

more like the bunch at 343i are simply mentally challenged

ACEMANWISE559d ago

Well I guess 12 years is faster than most fixes. I guess this is a cheap way to "remaster" something nowadays.....by just fixing something that used to always be broken.

zidane1341559d ago

Did you even read the article? This is a mod to improve AI from back almost 2 gens ago. Nobody is claiming this is remastering anything. Yeesh.

Crows90558d ago

Halo is dead. Microsoft has other shooter franchises it cares more about now. 343 are no longer Xbox golden studio. They are likely to shift things around or even close it all together and give the IP to someone else.

343i decided to pummel the IP into the ground...and when they see it didn't quite look like Glenn's face they decided to just keep on pummeling. Not sure if Glenn is the IP or the fanbase in this case though.

Profchaos558d ago

343 were never the golden studio they were a hastily thrown together b team when bungie said we want to do something else cya

Crows90558d ago

Well ...I didn't want to say it but I agree. Makes you wonder why Microsoft gave them the IP and didn't keep Bungie or any of the talent they acquired from any studio.

CobraKai558d ago

“ Halo Infinite, Halo 3, or Halo: Combat Evolved. It’s hard to say which of the sci-fi FPS games offers the best experience all round.”
He lost me with Halo Infinite.

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