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  • Poll [46 votes]: do we need demos
Subject: do we need demos

Poll: do we need demos  [closed]
yes:  41%
(19 Votes)
no because my head is up my ass:  59%
(27 Votes)
Total Votes: 46

One thing I've noticed about Bungie...

They keep a certain cloud of mystery on every single one of their games.

Halo: CE never got a demo
Halo 2 followed
Halo 3 got a beta that had STUPID guidelines. Who wants to sign up for a game beta like a year in advance? Who would buy a 60 dollar piece of -blam!- game to play the beta? Not me, that's for sure.

Halo 3: ODST is almost definitely going to be the same way. No demo, not even a campaign beta. Lame.

If we look at that, that's 100% of Bungie's Halo games with NO DEMO.

Halo: Reach has an opportunity to break the cycle with a demo that EVERYONE can access, not a stupid beta limited to a few thousand people. Then again, now that I think about it, you will only be able to access the Reach beta if you purchase ODST.

So I guess that's it for Halo after Reach comes out, and that's it for playable demos even being a possibility.

Plus, knowing how Bungie shoves the map packs down our throats to make us buy more of their DLC so they can make more money, why wouldn't they wanna make a demo so that they can reach more people? If I tried a demo of a game and it was a really good demo, chances are I would be inspired to purchase the game. What's the deal, guys?



[Edited on 08.18.2009 10:49 AM PDT]

  • 08.18.2009 10:48 AM PDT

"I'm afraid of the man I'll become if I lay my life down for the people I don't even care for"

Please be patient.

Bungie wants to suprise people. And have one big bang release date,

Please, just wait..

  • 08.18.2009 10:54 AM PDT

Final Fantasy XIII

No demo the game is only 35 days away from releasing, so just be patient

  • 08.18.2009 10:57 AM PDT

biased poll(sort of)

  • 08.18.2009 10:57 AM PDT

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Didn't Halo 2 have a demo with OXM at one point? And wasn't the first mission in H3 a playable demo?

  • 08.18.2009 10:59 AM PDT

personally i 100% agree with you!

  • 08.18.2009 11:03 AM PDT

Posted by: Tacticalkilljoy
Didn't Halo 2 have a demo with OXM at one point? And wasn't the first mission in H3 a playable demo?



yeah after you go out and BUY the magazine and eat right out of microsoft's hands

[Edited on 08.18.2009 11:05 AM PDT]

  • 08.18.2009 11:05 AM PDT

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Halo 1 had a Demo. It was the 3rd level, on the beach.

After that, Bungie realized that people will buy Halo games no matter what, so... no point in Demo's.

  • 08.18.2009 11:07 AM PDT
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btw to someone above its actually 36 days til ODST

  • 08.18.2009 11:12 AM PDT

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game studios dont have to give demos,and quite a few people bought crackdown for the beta and it is likely that over 500,000 people will be able to play the beta

  • 08.18.2009 11:22 AM PDT
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Posted by: Halo Ru1er
No demo the game is only 35 days away from releasing, so just be patient

  • 08.18.2009 11:23 AM PDT

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Posted by: Halo Ru1er
No demo the game is only 35 days away from releasing, so just be patient

  • 08.18.2009 11:25 AM PDT

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Posted by: StP Scar
Sounds like a bunch of Justin Bieber wannabes in here. I bet you all wear skinny jeans too.

No.
And how in God's name is it even physically possible to stick my head up my ass?

Posted by: mattyboy98gm
btw to someone above its actually 36 days til ODST

Time zones...

[Edited on 08.18.2009 11:27 AM PDT]

  • 08.18.2009 11:25 AM PDT

The grunts are comming for you. They have your battle rifles!

Posted by: dr spartan32
Posted by: lol777
Halo: CE never got a demo

Yes it did, both for the Xbox and the PC.

Winner! It gave you the silent cartographer(spelling error?) level.
And no we dont need a demo.

  • 08.18.2009 11:48 AM PDT

Peace through superior firepower.

Didn't we get a demo for Halo: CE and Halo 2?

  • 08.18.2009 11:51 AM PDT
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Halo 2 never had a demo in OXM. It was a Demo of the E3 gameplay trailer.

Halo 1 had a demo of the Silent Cartographer.

Halo 3 had an amazing multiplayer beta.

  • 08.18.2009 11:57 AM PDT
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NO GROUP INVITES!!!

Halo CE is so far only Halo game to have a demo. On both platforms.

But ODST does not need demo. Play Halo 3. If you like the single player (IE the good part) of the game, you'll like ODST.

  • 08.18.2009 12:04 PM PDT

If they release a demo I will die... my xbox is broken :S. If i'm lucky I'll get it back 1-2weeks before ODST.

  • 08.18.2009 12:09 PM PDT
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  • 08.18.2009 12:23 PM PDT
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*Facedesk* ODST is already finished, so no demos and no beta of ODST.

  • 08.18.2009 12:27 PM PDT