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Subject: So, iv just borrowed halo CE from a mate......

Feel free to send me messages, please be willing to wait 6-8 years for a reply.

1-7 hours if you at least tried to make it readable.

Immediately if you are Yax, Telec, or legendary.

Never if you are mythic, you guys smell funny.

just got it, going to play it at the weekend, never played it before, im used to halo 2- reach, what change's can i expect?

  • 11.24.2010 3:31 AM PDT

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My favorite group.

Heightened levels of awesomeness, really great campaign levels, fun multiplayer (if you can do it).

  • 11.24.2010 5:27 AM PDT

Leader of the Deadly Viper Squad

The fuse for Plasma Grenades are longer. Enemies are worthy adversaries. The Flood are scary as BLAM. Wraiths cannot be hyjacked. Your passengers' health shows up.

The Campaign is epic.

[Edited on 11.24.2010 5:37 AM PST]

  • 11.24.2010 5:37 AM PDT
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Here comes Tulkas

Warthogs and Scorpions are invincible so use them when you can, but be careful when piloting banshees and ghosts. They do get beat up. The pistol and plasma pistol ARE your best friend in Halo CE.

  • 11.24.2010 7:04 AM PDT

Biggest change is no dual wielding, you cannot pick up the plasma sword and the rocket launcher doesn't 'lock on'.
You can throw grenades farther and they tend to be more damaging to enemies. A grenade stick in CE is fatal to everything but a hunter.
Th Assault Rifle has a pretty steep learning curve. It's best fired in bursts of 4-5 bullets. Watch your marines. They actually have great trigger discipline.
A marine gunner in the warthog is worth his weight in gold. Otherwise you are just driving a VW.
Hunters are actually far easier to kill than any other game.
No jackal Snipers(they ruined the run and gun aspect of H2).
The pistol is a thing of great beauty. Master it and campaign is a breeze.
The Needler is devastating on elites.
Oh yeah, there is a legendary only ending that reveals insights into Johnson's alternative lifestyle.

  • 11.24.2010 7:45 AM PDT
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Posted by: KamelToad
Oh yeah, there is a legendary only ending that reveals insights into Johnson's alternative lifestyle.
Ah, the greatest ending of any game.

  • 11.24.2010 8:43 AM PDT

Vehicles are much more useful.

There are plenty of optional stealth areas where patience is rewarded by clearing a room without them knowing you were there.

Power-ups hidden around the levels.

No melee lunge.

Very little auto-aim.

"Frag Out!" is the worst thing you can possibly hear. RUN.

  • 11.24.2010 8:50 AM PDT

The Past Is For Reference Not For Residents

Thumstick layout is different to reach/ODST/halo 3

and it is DAMED AWSOME

  • 11.24.2010 9:08 AM PDT


Posted by: chickenlittle

"Frag Out!" is the worst thing you can possibly hear. RUN.


I'm more terrified of a Marine that climbs behind the wheel of a Ghost. There is nowhere to hide.

  • 11.24.2010 10:37 AM PDT

You know how so many people in the gaming community as a whole complain about the Halo games all being too similar? I'm not sure I agree with them on that being an issue, but Halo's 2 through Reach all are fairly similar games.
Forget everything you know. HCE is a completely different beast. Everything about the gameplay and the aesthetic style is totally different. Oh, and the storytelling as a whole; if you get into it, it's a lot heavier.

  • 11.24.2010 11:07 AM PDT
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If you are willing to use your brain, you will find alot more enjoyment in CE than 2-Reach. The game is still linear, but much less so as you can play the same game in a much wider variety of approaches.

Weapon Combos-No dual wield, but you will be thankful for it as I found DW cumbersome. You can have fun using all of the weapons, or challenge yourself after getting used to the game by limiting yourself to what seem to be the least useful weapons for the given scenario. Once you know your way around, and get comfortable with what you are up against (a few play throughs), try grenades and melee only for the first few levels!

Tactics-You can actually use them to your advantage here. Jackal Snipers and Dual PR wielding Elites in Legendary H2-Reach could make life really miserable. You will find that you can actually do alot more than just hide and snipe in CE. The game is much more up close and personal. I have a feeling you will like the fact that the enemies appear closer, bigger and more in your face. This makes planning much more appropriate in CE than the other games.

Vehicles-You have to use them in certain areas in all games, granted, but in CE you can choose to walk much more of the maps than drive or glide. You cannot do anything with the Wraith except blow it to a smoking ruin (but there is a certain satisfaction to that!)

Skulls-There are none in the game. The advantage is that you are working with a consistent set of physics and gameplay mechanics. The drawback is that things you have gotten used to (Sputnik, GBP, Envy, Catch), well the fun or enhancing aspects of those are gone. Ah, the thrill of watching a pile of dropped grenades chain react with a well placed head shot with GBP/Catch/Sputnik active....who know that a grunt could cause pretty much a cluster bomb effect!

It will be interesting to see your reaction playing this one last!

  • 11.24.2010 12:01 PM PDT

What a waste....

Legendary is a -blam!-.

The Maw is confusing.

PP is your friend.

  • 11.24.2010 3:57 PM PDT

Who is John Galt?

You should expect that this cave is not a natural formation, that Chief did that on purpose, that Cortana's maneuvering options were limited, that there's too many sarge (Mendoza should really fire his weapon), and that Keyes doesn't keep it loaded.

[Edited on 11.25.2010 12:24 AM PST]

  • 11.25.2010 12:20 AM PDT


Posted by: Arbiter099
You should expect that this cave is not a natural formation, that Chief did that on purpose, that Cortana's maneuvering options were limited, that there's too many sarge (Mendoza should really fire his weapon), and that Keyes doesn't keep it loaded.


Quoted for awesomeness!

Bottom line: it's fun and a challenge.

  • 11.25.2010 11:22 AM PDT

Posted by: KamelToad

Posted by: chickenlittle

"Frag Out!" is the worst thing you can possibly hear. RUN.


I'm more terrified of a Marine that climbs behind the wheel of a Ghost. There is nowhere to hide.
oh god oh god oh god oh god oh god oh god

  • 11.25.2010 9:10 PM PDT

I am a firm believer that when bungie makes you spawn with a pistol, kill someone with a rocket launcher.


Posted by: Arbiter099
You should expect that this cave is not a natural formation, that Chief did that on purpose, that Cortana's maneuvering options were limited, that there's too many sarge (Mendoza should really fire his weapon), and that Keyes doesn't keep it loaded.

you just spoiled the game...Well for all you idiots that lost your pc code there it is.

  • 11.25.2010 9:18 PM PDT

Its not the best Halo, Its the best video game in History...so expect that.

Just go with the flow and when you play it come back and tell us what you think

  • 11.27.2010 9:28 AM PDT

Feel free to send me messages, please be willing to wait 6-8 years for a reply.

1-7 hours if you at least tried to make it readable.

Immediately if you are Yax, Telec, or legendary.

Never if you are mythic, you guys smell funny.

cheers lads, im done a few levels so far, its good fun.

love the feel of some of the weapons.

  • 11.30.2010 5:02 AM PDT

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cha'mone! hee-hee!

If you are playing on the 360, you can expect some serious framerate issues during the eight mission of the game.



[Edited on 12.04.2010 3:06 PM PST]

  • 12.04.2010 3:06 PM PDT

"Always two there are, a master and an apprentice"

Halo:Combat Evolved is an amazing game, after you play it you will know why Halo 2 was an epic failure of a sequel, Halo:Reach is the closest to Halo:Combat Evolved but the first game set the bar very high and only Halo:Reach was able to get there if not get an inch higher depending on the person.

Halo:Combat Evolved>Halo:Reach>>>Halo 3>>>>Halo 3:ODST>>>>>>>>>>Halo 2

  • 12.04.2010 9:55 PM PDT

I'm jealous. I wish I could play it for the first time again. It's easily the best in the series, despite what Bungie says about Reach.

  • 12.07.2010 5:09 PM PDT