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Halo: Reach Multiplayer Tease

IGN: Bungie loves to tease us. Countdowns are its forte. Weekly updates with snippets of hints that could mean anything are common. In fact, just today we got another near meaningless hint in the studio's weekly update. It seems the team has recently gone through a group-wide multiplayer play test. Naturally, nobody is willing to talk about it. Those expecting something new for Halo: Reach's multiplayer, however, might have reason to get excited.

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LordMarius5292d ago

Tease- "to irritate or provoke with persistent petty distractions, trifling raillery, or other annoyance, often in sport."

sounds about right

Elvfam5115291d ago

There be like a 20 second video of it

_vx5291d ago

HALO 1
HALO 2
HALO 3
HALO WARS
HALO ODST
HALO REACH
HALO LOL
HALO ROFL
HALO MILKING....

Ugly American5291d ago

Three REAL Halo games in 8 years, and that is milking? I don't think anybody really considers Halo Wars anything more than a way to make an RTS, except for people who want to get upset about a successful franchise.

Oh my god, what are they going to do next, re-release all of the Halo games together in one set? Oops, sorry, that is God of War 3. Which the first one came out in 2005... just sayin'...

edgeofblade5291d ago

I have high expectations for Reach, if only for them to provide something new and unique beyond the standard Halo mechanics we have seen so far. They need to raise the bar again... and the only way I can see that happening is if they introduce some hybrid style of game play no one else has gotten right yet.

Maybe that will be some sort of MMO-ish structure... or an RTS-ish structure blended with the trademark Halo mechanics. Either way, don't kid yourself into thinking Bungie will just let the Halo name sell this. Microsoft might be willing to, but Bungie knows better...

Hideo_Kojima5291d ago

Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker
Metal Gear
Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake
Metal Gear Solid
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty Tanker Chapter
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty Plant Chapter
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
Metal Gear Solid: Rising

All the Halo games have been enjoyed by millions
just like the tone of Metal Gear games.

I have only owned Halo 1&2 but surely all this
millions of people love this frunchise why wouldn't
bungie make more games?

RockmanII75291d ago

Wait, Are people on N4G defending Halo? Am I the only one that feels out of place right now?

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RememberThe3575292d ago

GOD DAMN IT!

^^^^
(jumping to conclusions)

Saaking5291d ago

Can't wait to see how full of fail it is.

rukia_chan5291d ago

another overrated halo in space of 1 year...

"sigh"

Mr Face Creamer5291d ago

Says the console with 5 SingStar games a year, three God of War games and a disc set for a chance to get more cash in 4 years.

Meanwhile... There have been 3 halo games, a DLC disc, and a Halo RTS not developed by Bungie.

Pathetic slaves. Phony can't program a droid for sh1t.

chrisulloa5291d ago

Well said Mr Face Creamer. This game is going to be amazing.

JasonPC360PS3Wii5291d ago (Edited 5291d ago )

Uncharted 2 1 million, Killzone 2 1 million, GTP the PS3's most popular "demo" talk about fail. I wonder how long it would take the PS3 to reach 10 million of anything and 8 million online gamers in one single game.

Uncharted 2 and Killzone 2 multiplayer room 1:
Saaking
hellghan666
Nasim
Morganfail
Jukken

Uncharted 2 and Killzone 2 multiplayer room 2:
Same people (((crickets)))

Uncharted 2 and Killzone 2 multiplayer room 3:
Same people (((more crickets)))

Uncharted 2 and Killzone 2 multiplayer room 4:
Same people (((more damn crickets)))

Uncharted 2 and Killzone 2 multiplayer room 5:
Same people and 3 of them are Nasim multi accounts (((f**king crickets)))

Halo multiplayer room 8,554,228 online

PS3 owners waiting in blockbuster line to buy latest Blu-ray movie 25,666,487

The PS3's most popular game is only about 10% of Halo's worst game in popularity.

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kaveti66165291d ago (Edited 5291d ago )

Just how much better can they make the graphics? Bungie hasn't been known for pushing the visual envelope. And though, I don't really care about graphics, Halo's multiplayer has remained consistently similar each iteration, so unless they make a drastic change in gameplay, then all I can imagine Reach being (in it's multiplayer mode) is a graphically better version of Halo 2 & 3. I really want to see screens.

SixZeroFour5291d ago (Edited 5291d ago )

they are using a totally different engine than they used with halo 3, odst and i think halo 2 and they have been working on reach since the release of halo 3...so graphics wise is all up in the air with what they can possibly do

as for gameplay...it has changed a bit, from original CE, to dual welding, car jacking, new grenades and weapons in halo 2, to equipement more weapons, and more vehicles in halo 3...but also, why change a gameplay that was IMO very well balanced and enjoyable?

and yes, i too, at the very least would love to see some screens, or even a teaser trailer of cgi about what it is actually about (before, during or after the fall of reach i mean, IF fall of reach has anything to do with it)

Ugly American5291d ago

Yes, Bungie HAS been known for pushing the graphics envelope. In 2001, Halo was THE best looking game available. When Halo 2 came out in 2004, it took the graphics to another level. When Halo 3 came out, again, the graphics were the best available. They certainly haven't aged well since ODST looks like Halo 3, but Bungie has not been slacking in that department.

givemelbpbetakeys5291d ago

you are just not ugly but blind 2

kaveti66165291d ago

Relax fellas. I've played Combat Evolved. Even in 2001 it was not the best thing out there. I thought Halo 2 graphics were great, but again, I'm talking about pushing the envelope. In 2007 when Halo 3 came out, it didn't look as good as Gears of War, which came out in 2006, so Halo 3 was not the best looking game in 2007. And as for ODST, I thought it looked better, but the problem at that point is art style. By using the same color palette and vehicle designs, Bungie is essentially giving us the same visual experience each time but with slightly better lighting and texture resolutions. So, I hope Bungie departs from the bright blues and purples and makes a grittier game with Reach. Art style should be different, story should be a bit more character-centric rather than plot-centric.

edgeofblade5291d ago (Edited 5291d ago )

I say, don't break what works, but I do agree that it's time Bungie moved forward with something new.

But I don't want to see drastic changes, like some games make. Sometimes sequels in some games are indistinguishable from their predecessors. THAT is "milking" the name for a completely different game... so much more than Halo does.

Hideo_Kojima5291d ago (Edited 5291d ago )

I don't see why they wouldn't be able to.

flirt_games5291d ago

Yep... at 640p.... it is pushing the envelop for graphics...

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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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thorstein247d ago

Dogmeat: *bark!*

Translation: you are dead to me.

JSONEHUNDRED247d 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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shinoff2183483d 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.

robtion482d ago

Agree Fallout should be on there.

MadLad482d ago

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

Crows90482d ago

Hollow knight surpasses these.

shinoff2183482d ago

In lore? I must be missing something

Crows90482d ago (Edited 482d 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.

DarXyde481d 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

Crows90481d 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.

DarXyde481d 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.

TheColbertinator481d ago

Suikoden and Legend of Heroes also have massive lore setups.

agent13481d 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

shinoff2183481d 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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SullysCigar567d ago

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

just_looken566d 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.

SullysCigar566d ago

Par for the course with 343.

Profchaos566d 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_ESP566d ago

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

just_looken566d 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.

badz149566d ago

more like the bunch at 343i are simply mentally challenged

ACEMANWISE566d 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.

zidane1341566d 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.

Crows90566d 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.

Profchaos566d 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

Crows90566d 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.

CobraKai566d 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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