Halo Wars 2 beta has been a great expirence so far. It has a lot of potential. To really sell this game you need to change the way we play games by crushing our expectations with new ideas. When playing the game I had a difficult time understanding what was going on and were my army was. I think it would be beneficial to incorporate an app on a separate handheld device that could allow you to better see the battlefield as a whole. Maybe in this app could allow you to better locate your armies or allow you to easily switch your camera from base to base. It would add a entirely new spin on the game and really present a wow factor. I think this will make the player feel like they are a real commander strategizing against their enemies. In the end what makes people buy a game is the enjoyment of doing something new and having increased interaction with the game they are playing.
smart glass for this game would be awesome if implemented well
I love this idea! A second screen for mini-map would be invaluable, especially for an console RTS game. It’s fairly easy getting around the map as it is with the d-pad shortcuts but this would add another layer of precision if done well.
I’ve only seen a couple of games actually use a feature like this, and of those the only one I regularly used was the companion app for Assassin’s Creed Black Flag, which had a feature exactly as you describe really; I remember thinking it was well made and a very intuitive idea, and I’ve always wished more games would do it. Hopefully someone with enough clout within 343/Creative Assembly spots this!
Or just allow us to zoom out to see the whole map.
You know how easy it is to switch between bases and armies right??
you press left on d pad to cycle between bases and down on d pad to cycle between army groups, from largest to smallest. LOL.