I've never been a huge fan of the Halo franchise which is kinda odd for me considering I love multiplayer shooters. But I have to admit, I am pretty hyped for Halo: Reach. I didn't play Halo: ODST and before deciding not to play it, I spoke to quite a few gamers on my buddy list to see what the general concensus was. Unless you're outside of the U.S., you probably won't come up against the problem of finding good games to play with reasonable lag but the idea of playing with a bad ping didn't really appeal to me. If I'm going to play a shooter and at least be on some sort of equal footing with the people I play against, ping and lag issues are important factors.
So, after finding out that most of my buddies wouldn't be picking up ODST, I decided to give it a miss as well. Now that Halo: Reach is around the corner (beta releasing in May), I'm beginning to pay more attention to the differences it has to offer over previous games in the franchise (as the video clip above shows-off well enough) and I'm thinking this might be a great multiplayer game for me to play. I've recently upgraded my internet connection as well which will be operating at three times the speed of my previous connection so it'll be game on in a serious way.
So, what is it about the Halo franchise that seems to make it so popular? I'd really love to hear what gamers think about Halo and why they think it's such a great game to play. And what about Halo: Reach? Are Halo gamers itching for a taste of it or will it be just another game to add to the collection?
Halo: Reach features the following elements which I'm really looking foward to:
- Jet.Packs.OMG
- Assassinations - hell yeah!
- Headhunter!!!
- Spartans vs. Elites
The 'Headhunter' animation alone looks awesome! The Bungie team seems to have done alot of work expanding the multiplayer experience with Halo: Reach which leads me to think about the future of the Halo franchise. It just won't be the same without Bungie but at least they'll be going out with a bang!
Clip via YouTube
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It's not being released in May- the beta test for the multiplayer is being released in May, and though I will love participating in it, my hopes will not be fulfilled or crushed till I've played through the campaign. The campaign is most important for me.
Hi there,
Oops correction - thanks for pointing that out! I'll update the post accordingly :) Hmm, interesting you should mention the campaign - I'm very much a multiplayer gamer so I'm really hyped to play that but not so sure about the campaign side of it. Thanks for replying!