Now, we haven’t gotten our hands on this game yet, but 343 Industries should realize that this is a HUGE accomplishment, to be given the reigns to one of the most popular video game franchises ever, and to steer it so well that it receives a whopping 9.8, tying Halo 2 for highest-IGN-rated Halo game. Halo 2 and sometimes Halos 2 and 3 are considered to be the Golden Age of Halo, with Combat Evolved having led up to the era, ODST marking the decline, and, by most, Halo: Reach considered the low point.
Getting above a 5 is an accomplishment, because it is no small task to take Bungie’s series and continue it on your own without collapsing under the pressure. But, with AMPLE support from Microsoft, 343 Industries has not only saved this franchise, they’ve turned it around.
So people– we know we are not coming up on a return to the First Golden Age of Halo, because of certain changes 343 Industries has made to gameplay. However, I believe we are headed towards the Second Golden Age of Halo, starting with Halo 4. Where the game thrives thanks to a great deal of respect for the game (especially with Assassins Creed III getting an 8.5 from IGN and more and more people getting sick of Call of Duty with the upcoming release of Black Ops II) and to a massive community that will churn out unfathomable amounts of creativity using the new sandbox.
Do you guys agree?
I don’t agree. H4 marks the death of Halo to me, but im the minority, the vast minority.
> I don’t agree. H4 marks the death of Halo to me, but im the minority, the vast minority.
thank you for being honest and civil in your opinion.
I am sorry that it is not your cup of tea though.
OT: YES IT LOOKS AMAZING
It is a good accomplishment, but with the recent reports of gaming journalism being full of paid reviewers and columnist, I’ll hold my enthusiasm. IGN is also historically bad at reviewing games and generally not to be trusted highly.
I think reviews, especially those coming from bigger sites that rely on advertising revenue, can be pretty misleading. Since contractual bonuses paid from publisher to developer are often dependent on review scores, there seems to be a complete lack of objectivity in game journalism. For example, Bungie’s contract with Activision that was revealed during a lawsuit showed that Bungie’s bonus was dependent upon a receiving a certain average score on Metacritic.
As of now, Halo 4’s Metacritic score is 90. Halo: Reach’s is 91, and Halo 3: ODST’s is 83. Take these reviews with a gran of salt, if you really want to know if a game is fun or not, talk to other people.
In the golden age, every playlist was visibly ranked except one.
I’m not saying we should go back that far but…the point stands that we are far from the “Golden Age” of Halo.
Campaign, Spartan Ops, and progressive multiplayer will probably hold my interest for 3-4 months. Then once everything is unlocked and max rank will be achieved, I doubt “playing just for fun” is going to hold me over until Halo 5.
> I think reviews, especially those coming from bigger sites that rely on advertising revenue, can be pretty misleading. Since contractual bonuses paid from publisher to developer are often dependent on review scores, there seems to be a complete lack of objectivity in game journalism. For example, Bungie’s contract with Activision that was revealed during a lawsuit showed that Bungie’s bonus was dependent upon a receiving a certain average score on Metacritic.
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> As of now, Halo 4’s Metacritic score is 90. Halo: Reach’s is 91, and Halo 3: ODST’s is 83. Take these reviews with a gran of salt, if you really want to know if a game is fun or not, talk to other people.
Ah yes, talking to people. You know those memories that stick with you for life, and you can recall them like you were there all those years ago. One of them for me was asking my baseball team which console I should get, PS2 or Xbox. Their answer: Xbox has Halo.
Changed my gaming life for the next decade.
Depends on the player, I love the Halo series but I also love ranked style games. Playing with things at stake make the game much more entertaining to me.
For me the Golden Age was Halo 2 and to a certain extent 3. The game looks great but without the rank incentive I wouldn’t call it a golden age.
Regardless I’ll most likely be playing this game very frequently until the next Halo.
> In the golden age, every playlist was visibly ranked except one.
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> I’m not saying we should go back that far but…the point stands that we are far from the “Golden Age” of Halo.
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> Campaign, Spartan Ops, and progressive multiplayer will probably hold my interest for 3-4 months. Then once everything is unlocked and max rank will be achieved, I doubt “playing just for fun” is going to hold me over until Halo 5.
This.
I’m not basing it on reviews. I will be my own judge and right now, I’m kinda iffy with 4.
You can’t call this a second golden age when most of us haven’t even played the game yet. You’re letting your hype get out of hand.