I was thinking about random things and a thought crossed my mind about the enjoyment of Halo games.
I was thinking that not knowing details about the ‘next’ Halo game allows for a better, more memorable experience when you get the game.
Some might say the wait is half the fun, which I agree with, but I tell my friends that aren’t hardcore Halo fans, to wait until the game comes out to fully indulge in the greatness.
I am too weak and in love with Halo to not know everything as soon as I can.
What do you guys think? Do you think knowing about the details of Halo4 might lessen the experience for you?
I think it’s why I enjoyed so many more videogames when I was young. I didn’t use the internet. I didn’t watch trailers. I didn’t eat up every morsel of information.
I bought a game when I saw it in the store, took it home, and played it.
Granted, by the time Halo 3 was announced I’d been using the internet more in tandem with gaming (I’m 19 now, so you can do the math if you think I was some completely annoying squeaker). I still didn’t eat up every morsel, but I was watching a few of the adverts and trailers and I was absolutely in love with the game.
I’ve been trying to wean off of eating up every morsel for Halo 4, but it’s not been easy. I feel if I were capable of turning a blind eye, I’d just be thrilled silly when the game came out.
> I think it’s why I enjoyed so many more videogames when I was young. I didn’t use the internet. I didn’t watch trailers. I didn’t eat up every morsel of information.
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> I bought a game when I saw it in the store, took it home, and played it.
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> Granted, by the time Halo 3 was announced I’d been using the internet more in tandem with gaming (I’m 19 now, so you can do the math if you think I was some completely annoying squeaker). I still didn’t eat up every morsel, but I was watching a few of the adverts and trailers and I was absolutely in love with the game.
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> I’ve been trying to wean off of eating up every morsel for Halo 4, but it’s not been easy. I feel if I were capable of turning a blind eye, I’d just be thrilled silly when the game came out.
I feel the same way. It’s so hard for me to know that info would be out there and that I would not know it.
well for the campaign yes i agree keep most of it a secret as possible which the have done but for multiplayer they need to show a big amount of it which they also have done because there is so much new stuff in there they need to make us clear on whats changing not only that multiplayer is the main aspect of all games now if they kept it a secret we wouldnt know what most of the stuff is and they need to show not only the fans but people outside of the community they want to attract other people and the only way to do that is to show them what they are offereing if they didnt do that then a lot of people wouldnt buy the game.
Well the multiplayer should be pretty much transparent. But the campaign should be kept secret. 343i doesn’t need to pull a Reach and expose unnecessary info from the campaign. As for your friends, if the awesome kick -Yoink- E3 demo hasn’t convinced them, I don’t know what can. If you want to enjoy the game with friends, well you got me!
I’ve done it both ways. I’ve kept myself oblivious of everything about a game until I play it. On the flip side I’ve also gobbled up every tiny morsel of information about a game up to it’s release. And at least for me, there is not a lot of difference in how I enjoy it. Sometimes I like knowing what I’m walking into, but other times a surprise is nice. So I guess it’s just that I like knowing things, but not everything. Most of my enjoyment comes from actually experiencing it myself so it usually doesn’t matter if something is spoiled.
> Well the multiplayer should be pretty much transparent. But the campaign should be kept secret. 343i doesn’t need to pull a Reach and expose unnecessary info from the campaign. As for your friends, if the awesome kick -Yoink!- E3 demo hasn’t convinced them, I don’t know what can. If you want to enjoy the game with friends, well you got me!
This. We already knew so much about the Campaign before it even came out.
Which is why I’m GLAD there is no Beta for Halo 4. Halo: Reach’s beta somewhat ruined the final game for me. I mean, I liked the looks in the Beta and the game play better than the final game. In other words I do not like to get used to something that I know will change.