So, all in all, this game is ok. It’s not “bad” but I think it was my own fault for having such high hopes and that has definitely effected how I feel about it. I feel a lot of ways about this tech demo and I don’t want to seem too salty but I don’t have many positive things to say. We are always more critical of the things we love I guess.
So I have to ask, what has 343 been doing for the past 6+ years? This really is just halo 5 with less content…
I know it’s basically just an alpha but really I expected a different game not a copy of 5 trying so hard to be like 3. We are really only seeing the fundamentals here but based on those alone I wouldn’t be able to tell the difference between this and 5. This is all just a personal opinion but I really feel like that’s how it plays. It’s incredibly slow, sprinting is so useless I did much better when i just walked everywhere, strafing is a lost redundancy that does not help. It doesn’t feel like you are ever really shooting anyone, I can’t say what it is exactly but it has the same exact issue as 5, maybe its the aim assist maybe its the lack of magnetism maybe it’s how useless strafing is now, maybe its something else completely. All I know is how it feels compared to the other titles in this series and the answer is “Exactly like 5, but slower”
I’ve been here since the release of CE when I was 12 years old, I want this IP to thrive, I want it to be fun. I know a lot of people want this to be some hype comp game that will breathe new life into e-sports or something but that’s not why I ever played. I just don’t like this direction the games have been going in post halo 4. It’s slow, disconnected, and is going to be 100% team based with very little solo performance effecting matches unless you have a power weapon. I knew it was wishful thinking to have this game respect the old players of bungo -and- find their own gameplay style but at least 4 tried. Even if it did get a lot of hate for it at least it never tried to reset the entire skill gap and disrespect the old base. This just feels recycled with a hint of it trying to be something it’s not. I hope to see more elements added to this, a lot more, maybe even start over… I never even liked 5 and somehow this one is the diet version of it…
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> So, all in all, this game is ok. It’s not “bad” but I think it was my own fault for having such high hopes and that has definitely effected how I feel about it. I feel a lot of ways about this tech demo and I don’t want to seem too salty but I don’t have many positive things to say. We are always more critical of the things we love I guess.
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> So I have to ask, what has 343 been doing for the past 6+ years? This really is just halo 5 with less content…
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> I know it’s basically just an alpha but really I expected a different game not a copy of 5 trying so hard to be like 3. We are really only seeing the fundamentals here but based on those alone I wouldn’t be able to tell the difference between this and 5. This is all just a personal opinion but I really feel like that’s how it plays. It doesn’t feel like you are ever really shooting anyone, I can’t say what it is exactly but it has the same exact issue as 5, maybe its the aim assist maybe its the lack of magnetism maybe it’s how useless strafing is now, maybe its something else completely. All I know is how it feels compared to the other titles in this series and the answer is “Exactly like 5, but slower”
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> I’ve been here since the release of CE when I was 12 years old, I want this IP to thrive, I want it to be fun. I know a lot of people want this to be some hype comp game that will breathe new life into e-sports or something but that’s not why I ever played. I just don’t like this direction the games have been going in post halo 4. It’s slow, disconnected, and is going to be 100% team based with very little solo performance effecting matches unless you have a power weapon. I knew it was wishful thinking to have this game respect the old players of bungo -and- find their own gameplay style but at least 4 tried. Even if it did get a lot of hate for it at least it never tried to reset the entire skill gap and disrespect the old base. This just feels recycled with a hint of it trying to be something it’s not. I hope to see more elements added to this, a lot more. I never even liked 5 and somehow this one is the diet version of it.
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> So that being said, what did you guys think?
i wish i could give my first impressions. 343 gave me the wrong platform code. which i assume is due to this website lagging out earlier
I wish I could give my first impressions, the game does not seem to work for me. After waiting for about 5 minutes on a black screen the game closes to the desktop.
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> > 2533274820104035;1:
> > So, all in all, this game is ok. It’s not “bad” but I think it was my own fault for having such high hopes and that has definitely effected how I feel about it. I feel a lot of ways about this tech demo and I don’t want to seem too salty but I don’t have many positive things to say. We are always more critical of the things we love I guess.
> >
> > So I have to ask, what has 343 been doing for the past 6+ years? This really is just halo 5 with less content…
> >
> > I know it’s basically just an alpha but really I expected a different game not a copy of 5 trying so hard to be like 3. We are really only seeing the fundamentals here but based on those alone I wouldn’t be able to tell the difference between this and 5. This is all just a personal opinion but I really feel like that’s how it plays. It doesn’t feel like you are ever really shooting anyone, I can’t say what it is exactly but it has the same exact issue as 5, maybe its the aim assist maybe its the lack of magnetism maybe it’s how useless strafing is now, maybe its something else completely. All I know is how it feels compared to the other titles in this series and the answer is “Exactly like 5, but slower”
> >
> > I’ve been here since the release of CE when I was 12 years old, I want this IP to thrive, I want it to be fun. I know a lot of people want this to be some hype comp game that will breathe new life into e-sports or something but that’s not why I ever played. I just don’t like this direction the games have been going in post halo 4. It’s slow, disconnected, and is going to be 100% team based with very little solo performance effecting matches unless you have a power weapon. I knew it was wishful thinking to have this game respect the old players of bungo -and- find their own gameplay style but at least 4 tried. Even if it did get a lot of hate for it at least it never tried to reset the entire skill gap and disrespect the old base. This just feels recycled with a hint of it trying to be something it’s not. I hope to see more elements added to this, a lot more. I never even liked 5 and somehow this one is the diet version of it.
> >
> > So that being said, what did you guys think?
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> i wish i could give my first impressions. 343 gave me the wrong platform code. which i assume is due to this website lagging out earlier
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> I wish I could give my first impressions, the game does not seem to work for me. After waiting for about 5 minutes on a black screen the game closes to the desktop.
Play halo 5 but don’t sprint or use your thruster pack, and slow your video down by 20%. You just played halo 6…
Overall I think its a smooth experience, but there are obviously a lot of balancing issues that need to be addresdsed
The sniper rate of fire is way too low
the commando has horrible recoil when scoped in
someone mentioned in another psot that aim assist feels non-existant, they are right to a point certain wepaons like the covenant carbine the commando and even the pistol feels very ahrd to consistantly hit shots against botx, its only going to get worse against actual people
with such low aim assist playing wiht pc players on console is going to be a disaster, if it remains this way I will be opting out of cross play for sure
5.The sidekick needs a buff, its somehting like a 6sk
6.Shotgun needs a buff as well
I don’t think we should be able to hold multiple peices of equipment