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I never played Reach. Worth a go?
I stopped at 1-3, and dabbled a little in 5.
For $10 I don't think you can go wrong.
It's not as good as 1-3. you can see the CoD influence starting to change the fundamentals of Halo before they get completely ruined in Halo 4. But the campaign is still solid and the multiplayer with the title update included is still extremely fun.
I'm more wondering about the "worth the time" factor than the price. Just got a lot to play and not a lot of time.
I'm more wondering about the "worth the time" factor than the price. Just got a lot to play and not a lot of time.
Best quality Reach's campaign has is consistency. I prefer Halo 3 overall, but Reach doesn't have any weak links in its catalogue (whereas 3's Cortana level can be a real pain in the ass), while 8 of 9 levels do a great job of combining on foot and vehicle portions. Game feels great at 60 FPS or above.
I’ve been playing it sparingly on PC. I think it’s very well made and runs perfectly(outside of crouching). As someone who never quite got into halo, it’s hard for me to stay connected to its gameplay loop. Perhaps I’d feel differently with a dedicated group to play with and coordinate with. The map pool seems small for competitive hardcore. I’m going to give invasion(?) mode a shot. 6v6. Vehicles. More of the style of multiplayer game I’d prefer.
If memory serves correct, it's basically just a rip off of Battlefield's rush mode, except you capture king of the hills instead of plant bombs.
Grifball is where I've had the most fun (and most frustration) thus far.
Well I did end up playing it co-op with a buddy.
Had fun, but overall I don't think it was a well done port to PC.
Everything that had to do with sound was pretty bad...from muted gun sounds to de-synchronized sound effects to voice acting that was....just off to a very muted (and lackluster in many parts) soundtrack. Really pulls you out of the experience. There were also a couple crashing issues with the co-op.
It was worth the play in co-op for the crazy Halo action though.