I am trying to prepare for the out coming game Halo 4 and I was wonder if would be better for me to practice for it on Halo 3 or Halo Reach? Which one is more similar to Halo 4?
It feels more like Halo 3 but the controls will be closer to reach. Play what you like more, but I feel reach will probably be closer control wise.
Ok but I use the Halo 3 controller setup on Reach. The Recon controls I believe its called.
Both.
Last time I checked, today, Halo 3 had a population of around 30,000 and Reach around 80,000, so matchmaking search times won’t be a problem on either of them.
Play all the playlists on, both, Reach and Halo 3 to add a bit of variety to your play, whilst coming up with your own, new tactics.
I’d have to say Halo 3; even though Halo 4 will have AAs and all of that stuff, the gameplay seems more similar to Halo 3 overall.
It’s not exactly a good sign when you can be good at a new game without having to learn anything new.
> Both. Last time I checked, today, Halo 3 has a population of around 30,000 and Reach around 80,000, so matchmaking search times won’t be a problem on either of them.
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> Play all the playlists on, both, Reach and Halo 3 to add a bit of variety to your play, whilst coming up with your own, new tactics.
Halo 3’s population counter is 24 hours, so there’s a lot less than 30,000. I’d say practice Halo 3, the general gunplay seems closer to it, although you will still have to adjust to the 7sk Carbine and 5sk BR once Halo 4 comes.
Why not play campaign before jumping into Halo 4 matchmaking? It’s what I do for all the games, so I can get used to stuff.
> I am trying to prepare for the out coming game Halo 4 and I was wonder if would be better for me to practice for it on Halo 3 or Halo Reach? Which one is more similar to Halo 4?
Meh, I find that I stay more easily on top of my game when I play different titles. Halo 3, ODST, Rainbow Six, Section 8, Unreal, Gears, Space Marine, Shogo, Star Wars Battlefront, Prey, Riddick, Half Life, ect. Halo 4, where-ever it ultimately stands in the franchise, will be a unique experience and the best way you can learn to deal with unique experiences is to become a more adaptable player.
> Why not play campaign before jumping into Halo 4 matchmaking? It’s what I do for all the games, so I can get used to stuff.
Oh I def will play the Halo 4 Campaign first, but I still want to practice more right now.
> > I am trying to prepare for the out coming game Halo 4 and I was wonder if would be better for me to practice for it on Halo 3 or Halo Reach? Which one is more similar to Halo 4?
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> Meh, I find that I stay more easily on top of my game when I play different titles. Halo 3, ODST, Rainbow Six, Section 8, Unreal, Gears, Space Marine, Shogo, Star Wars Battlefront, Prey, Riddick, Half Life, ect. Halo 4, where-ever it ultimately stands in the franchise, will be a unique experience and the best way you can learn to deal with unique experiences is to become a more adaptable player.
Oh, well I don’t play any other xbox games besides the Halo series.
> > > I am trying to prepare for the out coming game Halo 4 and I was wonder if would be better for me to practice for it on Halo 3 or Halo Reach? Which one is more similar to Halo 4?
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> > Meh, I find that I stay more easily on top of my game when I play different titles. Halo 3, ODST, Rainbow Six, Section 8, Unreal, Gears, Space Marine, Shogo, Star Wars Battlefront, Prey, Riddick, Half Life, ect. Halo 4, where-ever it ultimately stands in the franchise, will be a unique experience and the best way you can learn to deal with unique experiences is to become a more adaptable player.
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> Oh, well I don’t play any other xbox games besides the Halo series.
Do you play other games?
> > Why not play campaign before jumping into Halo 4 matchmaking? It’s what I do for all the games, so I can get used to stuff.
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> Oh I def will play the Halo 4 Campaign first, but I still want to practice more right now.
Ok here’s a definite title that can really help you be a better player.
Section 8 Prejudice (XBLA)
It’s like Halo if Halo was strapped to the end of a jet-bike piloted by a rabbies crazed monkey who is simultaneously trying to fight off a flaming who’s clinging to the handlebars. That is, it’s very much a game with a higher skill ceiling to it and it goes on to make you spend a lot of time in those upper reaches. Where the most you can hope for in Halo is a good grenade-boom!-headshot combo Section 8 will have you chuck that grenade at 30mph while using a jetpack from a Lockout’s length away and then dare you to try to finish that off with a pistol to the face.
It’s very empowering both for those opportunities and for the little bit of help it’s good design gives you in pushing you that far. Plus there’s loadouts, the aforementioned jetpacks, sprint by default, “ordinance”, stat-upgrades, and a few other things which you’ll find parallels with in Halo 4 so you’ll still be able to connect the basic principles of hyper-atomic murder to what you’ll play this fall.
You can play online if you like -Yoinks!-, or you can play offline against wiley bots (harder or higher for the good stuff) and get a great training course in how not to suck at shooters.
> > > Why not play campaign before jumping into Halo 4 matchmaking? It’s what I do for all the games, so I can get used to stuff.
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> > Oh I def will play the Halo 4 Campaign first, but I still want to practice more right now.
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> Ok here’s a definite title that can really help you be a better player.
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> Section 8 Prejudice (XBLA)
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> It’s like Halo if Halo was strapped to the end of a jet-bike piloted by a rabbies crazed monkey who is simultaneously trying to fight off a flaming who’s clinging to the handlebars. That is, it’s very much a game with a higher skill ceiling to it and it goes on to make you spend a lot of time in those upper reaches. Where the most you can hope for in Halo is a good grenade-boom!-headshot combo Section 8 will have you chuck that grenade at 30mph while using a jetpack from a Lockout’s length away and then dare you to try to finish that off with a pistol to the face.
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> It’s very empowering both for those opportunities and for the little bit of help it’s good design gives you in pushing you that far. Plus there’s loadouts, the aforementioned jetpacks, sprint by default, “ordinance”, stat-upgrades, and a few other things which you’ll find parallels with in Halo 4 so you’ll still be able to connect the basic principles of hyper-atomic murder to what you’ll play this fall.
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> You can play online if you like -Yoinks!-, or you can play offline against wiley bots (harder or higher for the good stuff) and get a great training course in how not to suck at shooters.
Sound interesting but I don’t play other xbox games besides Halo. I will think about it though. Thanks for the recommendation.
> Sound interesting but I don’t play other xbox games besides Halo. I will think about it though. Thanks for the recommendation.
It’s technically an arcade game (certainly doesn’t feel like it though) so there is a trial available if your thinking takes you that far. The take-home point though is that if you really do want to get better then you may need to revise that “only Halo” policy. And it doesn’t have to be Section 8 or anything else I listed off there above. Just play any other shooter besides Halo and simply getting used to it will help you get used to other games, like Halo 4.
Ok Ill try out the trial and try to play more games.
Play both. It seems as fast paced as Halo 3 but with Halo Reach controls and armor abilities.