XB1 Halo Master Chief Collection

[futurefields]

Woooooow

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00KSQ...dir_mdp_mobile

 

[brokEN2]

Will definitely be getting an Xbox one for this game. Halo 2 MP was by far the best MP Ive ever played and I was addicted to CS and even played competitively. It would be cool seeing these come to PC but I doubt it will happen.

 

[smackababy]

I wonder if I can preorder the digital download. I am trying to go discless this generation.

 

[Anteaus]

I wonder if I can preorder the digital download. I am trying to go discless this generation.

I'm virtually certain you will be able to at some point.

 

[cmdrdredd]

Already pre-ordered mine earlier.

 

[Pr0d1gy]

I wonder if I can preorder the digital download. I am trying to go discless this generation.

Don't get your password stolen...heh

 

[Wingznut]

"Pre-order Halo: Master Chief Edition from GameStop now to receive the Bandana Skull!

Skulls are game modifiers that affect campaign gameplay dynamically by making it more fun and entertaining.

The Bandana Skull provides unlimited ammo and grenades."

 

[Lil Frier]

Eww, that's disgusting. Make the game easier, why don't you? Shoot, I'd deliberately NOT order it at GameStop to avoid owning that embarrassment.

 

[Lil Frier]

Best Buy's offer:

"Get a multiplayer map guide and in-game Grunt Funeral skull (which explodes after your death), only at Best Buy."

Actually cool stuff, and GCU means I get the game for $48, not $60.

 

[cmdrdredd]

Eww, that's disgusting. Make the game easier, why don't you? Shoot, I'd deliberately NOT order it at GameStop to avoid owning that embarrassment.

Ever hear of optional? That's not a very good argument IMO.

For games I've played over multiple times I do often want things like this. Just like Metal Gear Solid's bandana that gives unlimited ammo, or the unlimited thermoptic camo reward you can obtain. Things like this allow me to cruise through the game casually when I've already completed it properly.

 

[Lil Frier]

Yeah, I get that. It was more a joke about the fact it's a terrible bonus. I like the idea of the multiplayer map guide that Best Buy gives. I'm wondering what it is though--a physical book, game DLC?

 

[cmdrdredd]

Part of the joy of a new game is learning them. Not knowing where all the good spots and weapons are stashed. A map would ruin that aspect a bit. I imagine they thought it'd be a good idea because some people were too young to have played Halo 1 and 2 so if they try those maps now there are those who would remember them.

 

[Lil Frier]

Well, I was more hoping it was a collectible physical art book or something. I mean, I personally don't care about a digital strategy guide, which I imagine it actually is, but if it was some kidn of art book, I'd be pleased with it.

There's an Elder Scrolls Anthology you can buy that comes with all of the games and DLC on discs, and they give paper maps for each game as well. I was imagining a small art book like what came with the Gears of War limited edition, though.

 

[Wingznut]

Eww, that's disgusting. Make the game easier, why don't you? Shoot, I'd deliberately NOT order it at GameStop to avoid owning that embarrassment.

Ever hear of optional? That's not a very good argument IMO.

Of course that's a good argument. He doesn't like the bonus, so it's no "bonus" to him. Nor is it for me, to be honest.

I'm pretty much all in on digital downloads for the One. The only exception, is if it has zero replay value to me, and I am planning on reselling it while it has some value (Ryse and Tomb Raider are perfect examples.)

Pre-order bonuses might also sway my purchasing decision, which is why I looked this one up. But Gamestop's offering is absolutely zero incentive for me to own the disc.

 

[cmdrdredd]

For some people the incentive of having the disk, is having the disk. I never pick where I buy a game based on what garbage outfit or weapon they give me in the game because it doesn't change the reason I buy the game in the first place. The location of a particular store is more important. I don't have to make a special trip or I'm going past there anyway? I'll buy it there.

The idea that if you pre-order at a specific location because you like the color of the outfit or whatever other crap they decide to throw in is never a concern to me. That's why I think it's a bad argument for or against any store.

 

[purbeast0]

I just preorder shit on amazon with release day delivery, there is no easier way of getting a game and its the cheapest for me cause no taxes and no time wasted going to a store. Preorder bonuses don't mean anything to me either though.

 

[cmdrdredd]

I just preorder shit on amazon with release day delivery, there is no easier way of getting a game and its the cheapest for me cause no taxes and no time wasted going to a store. Preorder bonuses don't mean anything to me either though.

I'm not a prime member anymore so I have to pay shipping and tax since FL now charges tax through Amazon. So the game would cost me $71.54. That's $7.95 more than it costs to get it locally. Plus the potential for UPS or Fedex delays (getting the game late in the evening) makes dropping by a store I pass on the way home from work a better option for me.

 

[Arkaign]

Heh. This game is going to have newcomers crying in a corner as a huge number of die hard halo fanatics come and obliterate them pitilessly in MP. That's any fps though after a while though so nothing new except this will start that way right out of the gate. It will be like dropping peewee players into the super bowl.

 

[Lil Frier]

Personally, there's nothing I want to buy digitally. If it's a digital-only title at $20-30, it's a different story. However, the retail stuff will be purchased in physical form, and all of it will likely be traded in. There wasn't a single game I owned at the end of my 360's life that was purchased within the first 3 years or so. I think Guitar Hero III was the oldest game I owned.

I'm going Best Buy though, because the Gamers Club Unlocked gives you 20% off new games for 2 years. Amazon might not charge tax, but I'd rather pay $48 with tax (just shy of $53 after) and know when I will get it than pay $60 without tax, then risk a shipping delay (unlikely as it might be).

$60 for 2 years of discounted games, so I only have to get 5 in 2 years. Shoot, since I got my membership, I have already saved $12 on Watch Dogs, $10 on Super Mario 3D World, and $6 on Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, meaning it took be about 3 weeks to make back more than half of what I paid. with the glut of games coming in 2014 and 2015, it's going to be a dang bargain by the end, and I will again recommend that everyone gets it. I think it works for disc copies of PC games as well, but IDK for sure. It'd be sweet if it worked on Steam cards and gaming accessories.

 

[Sword-of-Kings]

I'm not getting this unless it gets released on PC. First person shooters suck on consoles. The reason I never got into Halo 3 is the horrible control.

 

[Arkaign]

I'm not getting this unless it gets released on PC. First person shooters suck on consoles. The reason I never got into Halo 3 is the horrible control.

Grab a XIM if you have a 360, and pick up Halo 3, 4, ODST, and Reach for peanuts used. They are a fun playthrough, even if they are overhyped a bit by people who only play FPS on consoles. The XIM will approximate a decent experience with a kb/mouse setup.

When Goldeneye came out, console gamers were amazed, but PC gamers were like 'ehhh okay'. Then when Halo came out console gamers lost their freaking minds, but PC gamers were again 'ehhh, it's okay'.

Halo fans, don't burn me at the stake, but realize that not everyone thinks Halo is god's gift to gamers. I'll say that I think they are good to great games for consoles, but I fully believe a ton of their appeal was their 'newness' to the console crowd. I went through that with Wolf3d, Doom, ROTT, Tribes, Quake, Quake 2, Quake 3, RTCW, CounterStrike, Unreal, Unreal Tournament, RTCW, RTCW:ET, BF1942, etc/infinity. Playing Halo didn't impress me very much. It was a mediocre experience with a decent storyline and good to awesome sound/music. The enemies were relentlessly repetitive/few in variation, the graphics were poor, the levels were restrictive, and the multiplayer lacked the depth I was growing to demand (real classes, huge levels, mods, etc).

If Halo makes your flagpole rise up and salute, more power to you, I'm sure there are a plenty o' games I love that you either hate or have never seen before. And I totally 'get' the appeal of finding a new genre and falling in love with it, which can elevate games beyond their true standards. My first RTS was Dune : Arrakis (or arguably before that : Herzog Zwei), and I LOVED them and still do, even though modern RTS make them look pathetic.

But personally, I'm done with Halo, I thought 343i butchered the series with 4, I don't want to replay them even in 4K, and I don't trust them to do anything new with 5, as they're probably reading all the Halo fanboy message boards clamoring for Halo 2 to be exactly the same as it was in 2004 or whatever, along with the people hating the changes in 4 (myself not so much for the changes, but for the loss in gameplay feel). Metacritic of 99% or something might make me change my mind, but unless the MP has massive maps, destruction, varied vehicles, tons of weapons, classes, etc, or at least a good bit of those, I'm not coming along for the ride. It's not 2004 anymore, and even ten years ago I wanted more from an FPS than what they were doing.

 

[futurefields]

Man Halo 4 gets blasted, I thought it was pretty good but admittedly didn't play very far into the single player as I was mostly playing the multiplayer on a fairly casual basis. Gameplay felt like Halo to me, I really like the engine. 343 seem like a technically high level studio.

 

[Lil Frier]

The campaign was good, but the ending was bland. The multiplayer was OK, but arguably the worst of the series because of the stuff from CoD they copied (killcam that was totally inaccurate, imbalanced ordinance, spawn-killing problems), along with the dearth of maps. The sprinting was a nice addition, but it was ruined by the tiny non-BTB maps. It made it too easy to get from one end to the other (which caused the spawn-killing issues).

If they make the maps bigger, keeping the sprinting would be no issue. I mostly just want them to dump the killcam though, because of how pointlessly inaccurate it was (never showed you what killed you).

 

[Veliko]

Halo 4 singleplayer was a letdown.

Multiplayer was the best of the lot.

 

[cmdrdredd]

Halo 4 singleplayer was a letdown.

Multiplayer was the best of the lot.

the MP was bad too. The fans pretty much universally thought so. they started with 400,000 players and after two months half of them left and never came back.

The story was just...blah. Not very exciting to me and how exactly an AI can manifeat itself outaide of a comouter and shield you from a nuke I will never understand.