Nzherald: It's already one of the biggest hits of the year, and it hasn't even been finished yet.
Since the public launch of the Halo: Reach online beta on May 4, fans have logged on in heavy numbers - over a million on the first day alone - to road test Bungie's final Halo effort as the developers look for ways to improve upon its multiplayer modes.
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."
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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
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.
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
Awesome news - so can we look forward to playing Halo: Infinite with no online issues circa 2033?
"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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
343 were never the golden studio they were a hastily thrown together b team when bungie said we want to do something else cya
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.
“ 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.
Man i heard some stuff about reach which is mindblowing the Final game when finished is gonna blow man Day 1 baby, i mean like the graphics and the story is gonna be awesome its a G.O.T.Y 2010 no lies i've heard man. i got no need to lie. I can't wait lol.
well written...the article actually brings up what needs to be fixed to make the game great...the reason betas exist in the first place...good read
FTA: "Grenades must be at the top of the repair list, since they have an excessively broad blast radius and are far deadlier than in any previous version of Halo."
It's a grenade! Halo and Halo 2 had excellent grenades then Halo 3 comes along and they suddenly sucked. Now reach beta is here people are whining because it actually kills people like they are meant too. Nerf the entire game while your at it Bungie if the babies get their way!
FTA: "Shields are stronger but can be drained completely with one melee attack, meaning the effectiveness of trusted methods like the assault rifle and melee attack combo are now less effective than simply punching an opponent twice."
You have shields and a health bar. Two things to wear down not just shields. It takes multiple weapon (Minus power weapons) hits to get the shield down. The new combo is engage with weapon and melee twice for a kill. It takes work to get your kills now.
FTA: "Likewise for the new needle rifle, the true effectiveness of which I'm yet to work out. Needless to say it's one to avoid at this point since a player can take you out before you've pumped them full of enough explosive needles to cause a fatal detonation."
WTF!? That is one of my favorite new weapons. Works fine for me. I prefer it over the DMR.
What needs to be addressed is the fact that a Wraith tank takes one single shot to kill from a Scorpion tank. And the rockets are stupid slow once fired. Overall the game is great. I love the fact you can block a sword attack with a melee. And the shotgun can kill at a slightly farther range. People need to let Halo 3 go to adapt to the new style of Reach.