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wfz on 07 November 2012
d21lewis said:
wfz said:
I would have bought this game if I could play it online for free. = I'll probably rent it sometime so I can play through the story at least. I'm rather bummed because I've been hearing great things about it.


My copy (and I assume all copies) came with a fourteen day Xbox Live voucher.  I'm never going to use it unless somebody comes over for Christmas that wants to play online but doesn't have a Gold account.  I was thinking of giving you the code but I had a change of heart (sorry).  Anyway, if you get the game, you'll get two weeks to fall in love with XBL for free.


Haha, no worries man. The 2 week Gold code is intriguing. I might do that over my week break for christmas if I get the game.  I used to subscribe to XBL from 2007-2012 (it just ran out two months ago) and I honestly just don't personally gain enough value out of it to pay for it.



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Lostplanet22 on 07 November 2012

After beating the game a lot of people will complain about the COD/Star wars things that they added in the game. If you beat the game you will get it for sure.

Halo 4 the best Halo? Well I can't really answer that. That is a question I can answer in a month after some more playtime in Spartan ops and war games.



 

Aldro on 07 November 2012
Lostplanet22 said:
After beating the game a lot of people will complain about the COD/Star wars things that they added in the game. If you beat the game you will get it for sure.

Halo 4 the best Halo? Well I can't really answer that. That is a question I can answer in a month after some more playtime in Spartan ops and war games.

I like your sig... :S? XD



kain_kusanagi on 07 November 2012
selnor said:
Aldro said:
selnor said:
babuks said:
kowenicki said:
samuship said:
I'm considering it. But I played the demo of Halo Reach and I didn't like, the graphic was weak and the gameplay was average.


Well Halo 4 is, without any doubt, the best looking FPS of this gen. But if you don't like halo gameplay then you don't like halo gameplay. 


Killzone 3 says 'hi'. Not even mentioning the Crysis 2.

Nah. Sorry I own Killzone 3 and Crysis 2. Both those games do some really nice things. But Halo 4 continually throughout betters both those games fairly often. 

First of all, Halo 4 has better textures than both games. Less low res stuff around. The lighting in Halo 4 easily defeats the other 2 and the scale dwarfs the other 2. 

Theres to many moments wich better the previous. First time you see the Forerunner planet open up in first level whilst still playing. First time you see that huge Forerunner moving structure valley. That was unmatched by any game seriously impressive. Then you see the amazing interior of the forerunner sructures wit Tron Legacy esk Blue, Reds and Yellow lighting bright lit neon almost. Such a sight. Then without further spoils it just gets even better. The game looks unbelieveable for this generation. 

Killzone 3 and Crysis 2 do not say hi. The 2 best visuals Ive put on my TV so far Is Halo 4 and Forza Horizon. Followed by GOW3 then the rest. No video does the game justice at all. Because the lighting is so vibrant and glowing all that is lost in Youtube videos. Really a must see game. Must see.

Nah sorry I too own all three and Halo 4 has much more low res than Killzone 3 considering Halo 4 is far more open.

The lightning in Halo 4 is better though, no doubt. But even the textures on the weapons in Halo 4 (which are stunning) are still behind Killzone.

The top would be Uncharted 3 & God of War 3 in my opinion, followed closely by Killzone 3 & Gears of War 3.

EDIT: Aethestically, Halo 4 might be better looking indeed. But visually? No.

No chance Gears 3 gets absolutely dropkicked by Halo 4. So hard Marcus would fail to get up after te first punch. Halo 4 Wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy over Gears 3 visuals. Only close textures on Gears 3 wins. But Halo 4 kills it on everything else. Kills it. 

I am still having trouble believeing the level Forerunner was possible on any console this generation. That was the most Epic thing Ive ever seen. Infinity also impressed with Epicness. 

Ive literally never showed anyone walking in the door before a game just for visuals. I showed the milkman this morning as he likes a bit of PC gaming. Even he was impressed. 

Just played the Multiplayer. That level with the electricity going in the pipes. That is also the most amazing multiplayer visuals for a game ive seen. It looked almost as good as the campaign. 

Te rest I wont comment on as its PS3. Message me PM to discuss further.

You know I'm really surprised you would say something like this. I mean really? You still get milk from a milkman? ;)



selnor on 07 November 2012
kain_kusanagi said:
selnor said:
Aldro said:
selnor said:
babuks said:
kowenicki said:
samuship said:
I'm considering it. But I played the demo of Halo Reach and I didn't like, the graphic was weak and the gameplay was average.


Well Halo 4 is, without any doubt, the best looking FPS of this gen. But if you don't like halo gameplay then you don't like halo gameplay. 


Killzone 3 says 'hi'. Not even mentioning the Crysis 2.

Nah. Sorry I own Killzone 3 and Crysis 2. Both those games do some really nice things. But Halo 4 continually throughout betters both those games fairly often. 

First of all, Halo 4 has better textures than both games. Less low res stuff around. The lighting in Halo 4 easily defeats the other 2 and the scale dwarfs the other 2. 

Theres to many moments wich better the previous. First time you see the Forerunner planet open up in first level whilst still playing. First time you see that huge Forerunner moving structure valley. That was unmatched by any game seriously impressive. Then you see the amazing interior of the forerunner sructures wit Tron Legacy esk Blue, Reds and Yellow lighting bright lit neon almost. Such a sight. Then without further spoils it just gets even better. The game looks unbelieveable for this generation. 

Killzone 3 and Crysis 2 do not say hi. The 2 best visuals Ive put on my TV so far Is Halo 4 and Forza Horizon. Followed by GOW3 then the rest. No video does the game justice at all. Because the lighting is so vibrant and glowing all that is lost in Youtube videos. Really a must see game. Must see.

Nah sorry I too own all three and Halo 4 has much more low res than Killzone 3 considering Halo 4 is far more open.

The lightning in Halo 4 is better though, no doubt. But even the textures on the weapons in Halo 4 (which are stunning) are still behind Killzone.

The top would be Uncharted 3 & God of War 3 in my opinion, followed closely by Killzone 3 & Gears of War 3.

EDIT: Aethestically, Halo 4 might be better looking indeed. But visually? No.

No chance Gears 3 gets absolutely dropkicked by Halo 4. So hard Marcus would fail to get up after te first punch. Halo 4 Wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy over Gears 3 visuals. Only close textures on Gears 3 wins. But Halo 4 kills it on everything else. Kills it. 

I am still having trouble believeing the level Forerunner was possible on any console this generation. That was the most Epic thing Ive ever seen. Infinity also impressed with Epicness. 

Ive literally never showed anyone walking in the door before a game just for visuals. I showed the milkman this morning as he likes a bit of PC gaming. Even he was impressed. 

Just played the Multiplayer. That level with the electricity going in the pipes. That is also the most amazing multiplayer visuals for a game ive seen. It looked almost as good as the campaign. 

Te rest I wont comment on as its PS3. Message me PM to discuss further.

You know I'm really surprised you would say something like this. I mean really? You still get milk from a milkman? ;)

Yep Tues, Thurs and Sat. 

What!

Its nice and cozy. :)



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chocoloco on 07 November 2012

Okay so I was not too excited. I felt like Borderlands 2 is the better series and I have a lot of it to play. Still I have bought all the Halos and playing them with a friend can be great.

Well, I started the campaign and liked the darker feel. I was still bored and not too impressed.

I quickly did multiplayer and had a better time it is just plain Halo. I still feel the graphics are weak for a game this late in the gen and that it just feels like the last game only with new maps. The servers seemed slower than I have ever seen in a multiplayer game on the 360.

So basically I should be playing more borderlands 2 than Halo 4. But, I did only barely get started. It could turn out to be better as I have not done the Spartan Ops yet, that I usually really like.



yo_john117 on 08 November 2012
chocoloco said:
Okay so I was not too excited. I felt like Borderlands 2 is the better series and I have a lot of it to play. Still I have bought all the Halos and playing them with a friend can be great.

Well, I started the campaign and liked the darker feel. I was still bored and not too impressed.

I quickly did multiplayer and had a better time it is just plain Halo. I still feel the graphics are weak for a game this late in the gen and that it just feels like the last game only with new maps. The servers seemed slower than I have ever seen in a multiplayer game on the 360.

So basically I should be playing more borderlands 2 than Halo 4. But, I did only barely get started. It could turn out to be better as I have not done the Spartan Ops yet, that I usually really like.

o_0 are you sure you weren't playing Halo: Reach?

 

Weak graphics?

This one is the most surprising things I have heard regarding Halo 4 especially as I think it definitely holds the crown for any game on the 360 and as far as I can tell, 99% of the rest of people who have played Halo 4 think the same. Borderlands 2 has far worse graphics than Halo 4.

Boring campaign?

The campaign has such a great story IMO. I find seeing much more of the Master Chief and Cortanas human side really adds so much to the game. Also the environments and atmosphere make it an amazing experience.

The Multiplayer is plain Halo?

It has a huge CoD influence in it and it's the most fluid, balanced MP game I have ever played. It definitely retains it's great Halo feeling but adds so much more to the mix as well. Also Halo 3 had by far the worst server load times for games. The only reason why it's taking pretty long in Halo 4 is because of server issues.

 

I know it's your opinion and all but I just can't comprehend it >_<



TomNinetyTwo on 08 November 2012

It's literally the only game Iv played since its release, racked up about 16 hours on it so far, haven't even played a game on my iPhone lol, really is the best halo ever and big team infinity slayer is just so so good.



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SvennoJ on 08 November 2012

This is what finally convinced me to get the game, now I'm curious.
http://killscreendaily.com/headlines/halo-4-took-pointers-ico/



Proclus on 08 November 2012

Just started, just walked out of the ship gtaveyard and into the open on the Reqiuem level, my impressions so far:

Fuck yeah!