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Subject: If they could improve mombasa streets.

Sammy P!

I think that the streets of Mombasa was a great map/ level. However I believe that it could have been a lot better.
For example: I could have had more variety in buildings and structural layout. The enemies could have been varied, and if the Rookie had found survivors on the streets a lot more of the Rookies personality and emotion could have been conveyed. What do you think could have been added to Mombasa streets that would have made it better?

  • 12.12.2010 6:01 AM PDT

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It's a destroyed city, it said barely any survivors, Bungie doesn't need to edit it at all.

  • 12.12.2010 6:26 AM PDT

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Yeah, roof top access wouldve made it a whole lot more fun for me, most games with big cities allow you more freedom and exploration, like, imagine assassins creed without being able to go on the roofs. Having to stay on the streets the whole time was boring for me, very 2 dimensional.

  • 12.12.2010 5:05 PM PDT

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Like people have said above, roof-top access would've been great, as well as some more buildings to explore the interiors of. I also miss those freeways I saw in the Terra Incognita vidoc.

[Edited on 12.12.2010 5:30 PM PST]

  • 12.12.2010 5:30 PM PDT

Major C.B.

I think you guys are viewing it as more of a level than a hub... It wasn't meant as a level. The point of Mombasa Streets is to convey emotion and the game's vibe, and truly convey the extent of the Covenant occupation. It did that beautifully. Adding any more dimensions to it would have been pointless; running on rooftops for no point would be idiotic. No, I'm glad it's the way it is. The city has subtle life, you just have to pay attention to it. It's really a very solemn place.

  • 12.12.2010 7:03 PM PDT

"I only speak two languages: English and Bad English,"
-Bruce Willis, The Fifth Element

I escaped into the waves. The waves...
I went Underground!


Posted by: dude527
I think you guys are viewing it as more of a level than a hub... It wasn't meant as a level. The point of Mombasa Streets is to convey emotion and the game's vibe, and truly convey the extent of the Covenant occupation. It did that beautifully. Adding any more dimensions to it would have been pointless; running on rooftops for no point would be idiotic. No, I'm glad it's the way it is. The city has subtle life, you just have to pay attention to it. It's really a very solemn place.

I wish Bungie had a lot more time to work on ODST. While I agree with what you said about Mombasa Streets's main purpose was to be a hub, I have heard in many interviews to do with ODST that Bungie wanted you to explore a destroyed city. Viewing the city from the surrounding buildings would add to that.

Aside from adding to the atmopshere, they could be used as shortcuts or support some extra ammo (maybe the gun of a dead marine sniper) to make your trip skyward worth your while. If you really want to flesh out the purpose of roofs, they could add a beacon up there.

Its possibilites like this that make me wish Bungie had more than a year to work on ODST. It would only be beneficial to the greatness of Mombasa Streets.

[Edited on 12.12.2010 9:01 PM PST]

  • 12.12.2010 9:01 PM PDT

Sammy P!

So you're saying that magically the only survivors are Bucks squad and everyone else just got unlucky.

  • 12.12.2010 11:49 PM PDT

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I wanted more enemies and a warthog.

  • 12.13.2010 9:45 AM PDT


Posted by: p38 Sammy
So you're saying that magically the only survivors are Bucks squad and everyone else just got unlucky.
Alright...Imagine This
I came to your city with thousands of cruisers and supercarriers, I float over your house and GLASS THE -blam!- OUT OF YOUR ENTIRE CITY! Do you think the survivors are going to stay and have a tea party? Or leave?

  • 12.13.2010 10:48 AM PDT

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I wish we could've gone into more buildings.
And it would've been cool to find stranded civilians. Maybe a suicidal/crazy one since there wasn't a suicidal marine.

  • 12.13.2010 6:32 PM PDT

Major C.B.

Posted by: MegaMuffin16
I wish we could've gone into more buildings.
And it would've been cool to find stranded civilians. Maybe a suicidal/crazy one since there wasn't a suicidal marine.


There was a crazy Marine, though.

"Careful, you just strained a metaphor!"
"Oh GOD! Is it serious?!"
"Only if you keep it up..."

Also, yeah, if you paid much attention to Sadie's story, all of the citizens were being forcibly evacuated. Any survivors would probably be killed, or evacuated.

  • 12.13.2010 9:00 PM PDT

need roof access though that would mak it more fun and epic.

  • 12.13.2010 9:40 PM PDT

Sammy P!

Wouldn't you say there would be some military, civilians or police isolated and/ or cut off. And the covenant don't start glassing the main city until the morning Bucks ODST Squad escapes.

  • 12.13.2010 11:06 PM PDT

Sammy P!

Yeah that's exactly what I mean, atleast someone gets what I mean

  • 12.13.2010 11:07 PM PDT

Posted by: Mojo292

Posted by: p38 Sammy
So you're saying that magically the only survivors are Bucks squad and everyone else just got unlucky.
Alright...Imagine This
I came to your city with thousands of cruisers and 4 [/b]Assault carriers, I float over your house and [b]GLASS THE -blam!- OUT OF YOUR ENTIRE CITY! Do you think the survivors are going to stay and have a tea party? Or leave?


Assault carriers.

Big difference between Assault Carriers and supercarriers... a 23km difference.

  • 12.14.2010 11:28 PM PDT

I wish it had weather variations and that the night map would slowly turn to day as you progress further.

  • 12.15.2010 5:58 AM PDT

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Posted by: KSI SC Matt
Assault carriers.

Big difference between Assault Carriers and supercarriers... a 23km difference.
Yeah, but only like a 6 letter difference

  • 12.15.2010 10:44 PM PDT

If you look in every building you might find them i found one elite until he got killed and also listen for gun fire.

  • 12.22.2010 8:24 PM PDT

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Side missions with all kinds of stuff.

  • 12.22.2010 10:02 PM PDT