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todd · 11-09-2004, 07:08 PM

I love it. I only played the first 2 levels so far, and partly through the third. Amazing. Graphics especially. Some of the cut scenes look like a movie or something. I love the Halo storylines too - they're so deep and real. And it's awesome how it adapts to you and how you play. I wish more games were like that.

Well, theres too many things I love to list, so i'll just bring up a few things I don't like. (Conserning campaign)
-Vehicle handling. The ghost and Warthogs seem real heavy. They don't seem near as agile as they did in the first Halo. I loved getting all kinds of air in the Warthog even on some smaller bumps, but now it seems stuck to the ground 90% of the time. Ghost too. Also, the Warthog approach angle seems real shallow. It has a hard time driving over a lot of things, which doesn't make sense, as the front tires stick out the furthest (I felt this was a problem in the first Halo too though).
-Sometimes the Marines have TOO good of AI. I have a tendancy to have my Warthog stolen... I'll jump out to shoot some covenant, then I turn around and my Warthog is speeding off in the opposite direction with no way to stop it. This was especially annoying in the middle of the huge tunnel on level 2. I later found the wreckage (accompanied by some corpses) of what used to be my Warthog.
-The duel wield controls will take some getting used to. I love running up and bashing an enemy. But when I do this, my 2nd weapon gets thrown away, making me have to go hunting for it. I also have a tendency to get buttons confused when dropping/switching/throwing/doing-what-ever-else to weapons in a panic.

I haven't fired up Live yet, so I can't comment on that.

Thats my 2 cents.

11-09-2004, 07:08 PM	#23 (permalink)
todd Addict Location: Chicago	I love it. I only played the first 2 levels so far, and partly through the third. Amazing. Graphics especially. Some of the cut scenes look like a movie or something. I love the Halo storylines too - they're so deep and real. And it's awesome how it adapts to you and how you play. I wish more games were like that. Well, theres too many things I love to list, so i'll just bring up a few things I don't like. (Conserning campaign) -Vehicle handling. The ghost and Warthogs seem real heavy. They don't seem near as agile as they did in the first Halo. I loved getting all kinds of air in the Warthog even on some smaller bumps, but now it seems stuck to the ground 90% of the time. Ghost too. Also, the Warthog approach angle seems real shallow. It has a hard time driving over a lot of things, which doesn't make sense, as the front tires stick out the furthest (I felt this was a problem in the first Halo too though). -Sometimes the Marines have TOO good of AI. I have a tendancy to have my Warthog stolen... I'll jump out to shoot some covenant, then I turn around and my Warthog is speeding off in the opposite direction with no way to stop it. This was especially annoying in the middle of the huge tunnel on level 2. I later found the wreckage (accompanied by some corpses) of what used to be my Warthog. -The duel wield controls will take some getting used to. I love running up and bashing an enemy. But when I do this, my 2nd weapon gets thrown away, making me have to go hunting for it. I also have a tendency to get buttons confused when dropping/switching/throwing/doing-what-ever-else to weapons in a panic. I haven't fired up Live yet, so I can't comment on that. Thats my 2 cents. Last edited by todd; 11-09-2004 at 07:16 PM..