Halo 4 campaign is ... lacking something

[oivoodsio]

Having played all but Reach (and not religiously), I've never been particularly impressed by the AI in the Halo games. I didn't really find Halo 4 to be any better or worse overall, except the AI trying to fly banshees was just horrendous. 99% chance they'd get stuck on a wall.

The AI in terms of like running around is not great, but the grunts are absolutely fabulous. "you killed my brother" and he charges u 2 glowing stickies, its great.

 

[hans030390]

The AI in terms of like running around is not great, but the grunts are absolutely fabulous. "you killed my brother" and he charges u 2 glowing stickies, its great.

The Halo AI does certainly have some interesting scripted behavior like that, but it loses its flare once you see it over and over. Halo's AI is just too predictable too quickly. At least, that's always how I've perceived it. I might be in the minority. I still generally like or love the games, though, so it doesn't really matter to me much.

 

[TallBill]

Hmm I still haven't finished halo 4 either. I loved online but don't have wired internet right now.

 

[Sulaco]

Got it for Christmas, haven't even opened it yet. :\

I've played every single Halo game through co-op with my brother. To me, that's the beauty of the Halo games. A good local co-op experience is some of the most fun you can have in the world of video games, and the Halo games have always done that exceptionally well (for the most part).

 

[oivoodsio]

The Halo AI does certainly have some interesting scripted behavior like that, but it loses its flare once you see it over and over. Halo's AI is just too predictable too quickly. At least, that's always how I've perceived it. I might be in the minority. I still generally like or love the games, though, so it doesn't really matter to me much.

I'd have to agree, but w/ todays ever growing newb friendly games. It is nice to see something familiar. That aside solo legendary Halo 4 was a pain in the ass, much worse than solo halo 3.

 

[rufiogeezee]

the only thing I noticed in the game were the new weapons, and the new annoying enemies. Everything else was pretty forgettable. Gamefly'd it and didn't even play the multiplayer. Entertaining for those short 5 hrs.

 

[Veliko]

the only thing I noticed in the game were the new weapons, and the new annoying enemies. Everything else was pretty forgettable. Gamefly'd it and didn't even play the multiplayer. Entertaining for those short 5 hrs.

To be honest, Halo 4 multiplayer is great fun.

I wasn't overly enamoured with it in the past, but I've had some top games with H4 online.

 

[hans030390]

Yeah, I played through the campaign because I always do on Halo games. But the MP is great fun. I didn't play Reach much, but I hated Halo 3's MP. Halo 4 MP just feels really solid and fun to me with enough differences from past games to make it seem fresh.

 

[oivoodsio]

the only thing I noticed in the game were the new weapons, and the new annoying enemies. Everything else was pretty forgettable. Gamefly'd it and didn't even play the multiplayer. Entertaining for those short 5 hrs.

You clearly played on some gimped difficulty, 5 hrs from beginning to end on legendary lol yea sure. #1 if you beat a game on easy medium hard and leave out the intended or insane difficulty level you didnt even play the game, you might as well have watched a youtube link of it.

 

[Kromis]

I'd have to agree, but w/ todays ever growing newb friendly games. It is nice to see something familiar. That aside solo legendary Halo 4 was a pain in the ass, much worse than solo halo 3.

The Knights on Legendary were a nightmare. They soak up a lot of damage AND once you get their shields down, they quickly go into hiding to recharge. ARGH!! But it felt really good to get headshots on those assholes once you find them. I'm just glad most of the jackals in the game don't carry the dreaded one-hit kill beam rifle.

I'm sorry but Reach was a pile, while halo was amazing, Halo 2 was better. ODST campaign along w/ reach campaign were not good they were forced and trashy. Halo 3 climax was insanity period its not an opinion escaping a completely rubbling planet on a warthog w/ 3 of your best buds is epic. Halo 4 campaign has some serious flaws, #1 no reason to do it again like H3, the lack of AMMO both UNSC and Alien was just stupid. The graphics by far are stellar, but even so the bugs still exist from reach with sprint to weapon up, how many times can you bug it out so you have no crosshairs in a single map? The overall lack of mod support, like CE and H2 just makes all halos after go down hill.

The ending to Reach actually got me a bit sad (a first for a Halo game). I thought it was a great way to end the game and as Bungie's swan song to the franchise. It felt hopeless and hopeful at the same time. Halo 4 didn't have quite the same impact on me as Reach but I thought it did an admirable job trying to explore the man behind the helmet.

Having played all but Reach (and not religiously), I've never been particularly impressed by the AI in the Halo games. I didn't really find Halo 4 to be any better or worse overall, except the AI trying to fly banshees was just horrendous. 99% chance they'd get stuck on a wall.

I don't know if it's just me or not but I was playing on Legendary and those Banshees have some insane accuracy with their fuel rod cannons. If you fly in a predictable path, they can lead you QUITE well and nuke you with the cannon. I have never seen them get stuck to a wall at all but I know for sure they are a great shot if you "give them a chance". :awe: