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Bungie Shifting focus towards the Campaign in Halo Reach

Even in the absence of getting 100% engineering support, Bungie's next full campaign playtest is nearly ready to be hammered on at the labs. It is already in a state of major improvement over their last playtest, which was just a few weeks ago. This is the most fun part of a project – when all the planes circling around in development space begin landing.

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Gradient5149d ago

We'll be the judge of that, thanks!

FishCake9T45149d ago

"I’m super excited about giving some love to the huge number of new campaign features that have been waiting patiently for the Beta dust to settle."
Intersesting. I dont know how they could improve the campaign by a massive amount.

swiftshot935149d ago

If theres anything Bungie is good at, its features and balance. They're going to make sure they get the most useful features possible in their game and then balance those features to perfection.

-Alpha5149d ago (Edited 5149d ago )

Why doubt Bungie? They've been proven to do extremely well and they aren't one to make excuses or talk big without backing it up.

Halo 3 is still, do this day, one of the best balanced and best featured multiplayer games out there. I've heard complaints about story but it's been praised overall.

I love Bungie and I have complete faith in them and their product. Unlike crappy losers like IW they are close with their community, supportive, and aren't lazy. No game today has matched Halo 3's ridiculous amount of features: forge, theater, split screen offline, split screen online, co-op, co-op split screen-- there is a reason it's the strongest and most played game even to this day. 100,000 users and still going, the game is a huge success. I've been wanting a 360 just for Halo, and Reach may be my breaking point.

SaberEdge5149d ago

Halo Reach will surely be great. I can't wait.

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sid4gamerfreak5149d ago

Wow, Im surprised not to see a huge amount of ps3 fanboys rushing in and attacking Bungie; this is a more civilized post.

If there's one thing Bungie does awesomely, it is its multi player aspect. To this day halo 3 is fun not only for its single player but also multiplayer. Did you hear what I said fanboys? I didn't say 'graphics', I said 'fun'. Thats right, a game without amazingly stunning graphics can be actually fun...

RememberThe3575149d ago

Hahaha that was pathetic. What about when your out of warranty? My PS1 PS2, and Xbox are all still working fine. I thought my homeboy had bad luck with consoles but if your consoles only last you a year and a half your luck is horrible. The funny thing is that you seem to be fine spending all this money on a yearly basis. I would rather pick up some games then have to spend money on consoles. But I suppose I like games more than consoles :)

Anyway, I'm glad to hear that they are focusing even more on the story (influence from Naughty Dog?) I loved the story telling in ODST and I can't wait to see what they do with Reach. The game is looking sharp so far and you already know that it's going to play great.

RockmanII75149d ago (Edited 5149d ago )

Don't call people out for comments they made in other stories and at least try to stay on topic. I could post your quotes in here but it isn't worth my time.

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Kinetix5149d ago

And this is why Halo continues to break sales records. The hard work and fine tuning they do to each of their titles does not go unnoticed. Thank you Bungie.

Blaze9295149d ago

definitely. Halo 3 did not need a SINGLE patch released over LIVE to fix anything. How many games do that anymore this gen?

Al Bundy5149d ago

Uh, Modern Warfare 2 broke more sales records than Halo so are you saying it's because Infinity Ward fine tuned it?

Inside_out5149d ago

AGREE...Bungie is so professional, I can't believe Microsoft let these guys go...Good developers make good games, great developers make great games...Single player or Multi-player...there's a reason these guys are at the top...One of the highest selling franchises of all time... Reach WILL be HUGE...no doubt...Kudos to Bungie...

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RockmanII75149d ago

Halo and MW2 get their sales records because they get hyped up to all get out. Bungie is more respected because they raise the bar in each one of there games(ODST is the exception, but I blame MS for the $60 price tag. I think if it was up to Bungie, they would of charged $40 for it).

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blitz06235149d ago

LOL. Even the slightest of details like this is hot news.

Zero 0075149d ago

570p or 1080p what the differents on graphics ???
i give same example
uncharted 2 running in 720p and Lost planet on 1080p who is better on graphics ????
GOW III running in 720p and Ninja Gaiden sigma on 1080p who is better on graphics ???
BTW 95% ps3 exclusive running on 720p LoooL
and sorry for my english
edit : Halo Reach if running on 420p i don't care
Halo Reach GOTY 2010

awesomeperson5149d ago

Who cares it 95% run in 720p, they still kick ass.

1080p isn't really that important until you go over like 60 inches screen size.

No way will Halo reach by GOTY 2010, shooter of the year maybe, but not GOTY. From what I've been seeing its just Halo 3 with a redone engine, and jetpacks.

ShottySnipa4175149d ago

Reach might win MP GOTY or Shooter GOTY, (and believed me, I'm psyched for this game) but I doubt it will win the actual title of GOTY (I believe that right goes to GOW3)

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Kinetix5149d ago

Infinity ward can't even fine tune their own game. They owe their success of MW2 to COD4.

Al Bundy5149d ago

I know. I'm just saying don't say Halo breaks sales records because of fine tuning when Modern Warfare 2 broke more sales records than Halo and it's not fine tuned.

The real killer5149d ago

Do you understand the words (oppression) That's the blame from Activision.

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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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thorstein245d ago

Dogmeat: *bark!*

Translation: you are dead to me.

JSONEHUNDRED245d 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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shinoff2183481d 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.

robtion480d ago

Agree Fallout should be on there.

MadLad480d ago

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

Crows90480d ago

Hollow knight surpasses these.

shinoff2183480d ago

In lore? I must be missing something

Crows90480d ago (Edited 480d 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.

DarXyde480d 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

Crows90479d 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.

DarXyde479d 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.

TheColbertinator479d ago

Suikoden and Legend of Heroes also have massive lore setups.

agent13479d 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

shinoff2183479d 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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SullysCigar565d ago

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

just_looken565d 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.

SullysCigar564d ago

Par for the course with 343.

Profchaos564d 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_ESP565d ago

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

just_looken565d 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.

badz149564d ago

more like the bunch at 343i are simply mentally challenged

ACEMANWISE565d 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.

zidane1341564d 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.

Crows90564d 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.

Profchaos564d 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

Crows90564d 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.

CobraKai564d 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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