Halo

smilodon · October 12, 2003, 01:00:58 AM

Suprised no one has commented on this one. It's a real blast and the game Unreal 2 never stood a chance of being.

There's a solid story line which although not Oscar material is pretty sound. The graphics are excellent with some stunning landscapes, although the sprites and player models aren't quite as good. Some interior scenes are quite repetitive too.

The AI is truely great in this game with apparently no scripting at all. In fact it could be about the best AI I've ever come across. Enemies hide dodge, flank and generally make life hard as hell for you. And amazingly they rarely do the same thing twice. Should you have to replay a level (there are no real levels as the game prec-caches the next scene..yes NO load screens EVER!), through getting killed, the enemy may appear out of the same drop ship, but will take all kinds of different routes through the scenery, so what you learnt first time around doesn't help much upon replay. The enemy even runs away in good order and hides if they feel out numbered or have seen too many comrades die. Listen for their chatter too (oddly aliens speak English) as it's often hyserically funny.

The lack of scripting also means you can tackle each "level" in different ways. Maybe snipe from a-far, get up close and personal with an assault rifle or tear-ass about in a jeep letting your gunner take on the baddies. I've played several levels more than once and each time it's been a different experience.

Strangely it feels a bit like playing Giants: Citizen Kabuto as a FPS but don't ask me why

There's a sense that there is a real set of physical laws at work here. You can jump about the right height, a grenade blows the enemy about the right distance and vehicles behave in a particular way. It's hard to explain but there's a wonderfully satisfying feeling moving around this strange alien world.

This really is a quality game and any self respecting FPS addict should get it now.

DeadMike · October 12, 2003, 09:21:41 AM

Is it the same game thats on the xbox?

JonnyAppleSeed · October 12, 2003, 10:34:07 AM

Indeed it is the same as the x-pox .......

I also had a great time with this game .....kept me griped right till the end

DarkAngel · October 12, 2003, 03:57:45 PM

You telling me halos out for the pc it better not be

. Microsoft would never sell the rights of their best game :angry: , plus halo 2 comes out for the xbox

in febuary me thinks SWEEEET

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DuVeL · October 12, 2003, 05:52:27 PM

It's coming out this months in the stores.

smilodon · October 12, 2003, 06:19:13 PM

More than that it's out NOW. Go buy it

However if you have the Xbox version there's nothing much new in the PC one (except the graphics are a bit better)

Tutonic · October 12, 2003, 07:53:37 PM

The PC version has extra weapons and vehicles in multiplayer than the X-Box version

Gone_Away · October 12, 2003, 08:36:44 PM

I'm really enjoying this game. The graphics are superb and it is quite a challenge.

I tried the MP last night and as usual it's full of xxxxx but hopefully I get a better understanding of the game...

NInJa

DuVeL · October 12, 2003, 09:52:32 PM

QuoteOriginally posted by smilodon@Oct 12 2003, 05:19 PM
More than that it's out NOW. Go buy it

However if you have the Xbox version there's nothing much new in the PC one (except the graphics are a bit better)

I live in the Netherlands, sometimes games come out here l8er then in the UK.

DarkAngel · October 13, 2003, 05:34:26 PM

[/QUOTE](smilodon @ Oct 12 2003, 05:19 PM)
More than that it's out NOW. Go buy it

However if you have the Xbox version there's nothing much new in the PC one (except the graphics are a bit better)

QuoteDam them dam them! <_<
Bloody microsoft off to spam their email with hate mail.

DarkAngel · October 13, 2003, 05:34:50 PM

Bloody Quote thing!!

Zok · October 13, 2003, 06:48:15 PM

i've not played it but i'm sure its crap

smilodon · October 13, 2003, 10:31:33 PM

It's actually getting better and better as I progress, and it was always good to start with.

I've found Scorpion Tanks and Banshee Hover Fighter Type Things. There's snow and ice, rainy swamps all all kinds of other goodies.

Apart from Myth, which I never played and Oni, which is a PS game, the developer Bungie have done nothing much before this. So I'm doubly amazed they have made such a belter.

And there is a sweet irony that Valve dropped Gearbox for Ritual as the developer of CS:CZ. Gearbox go and convert this gem to the PC and Ritual go and bork up CS:CZ. Well done Valve...again

DuVeL · October 17, 2003, 10:39:28 PM

I've got it now, was playing for an hour untill a m8 came up and asked to play CS again. Looks okay tho!

ChimpBoy · October 18, 2003, 12:51:54 AM

Played a couple of missions and i ain't too sure - reminds me too much of Unreal Tournie, and plays too similar to bits of other games like Unreal and AVP. Nothing much new here.

I'd be more interested in multiplayer after all the rave reviews that element of it got on x-box - anyone played it on-line in any depth?