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Subject: Which game would you rather have, Reach or Halo 2?

I thought about this question long and hard.

I picked Halo 2, purely on the fact of the campaign was a little more fun with the skulls in all.

Reach, in my opinion, has a much more broad and varying multiplayer experience.

Sadly, the community isn't getting better, so I'd take the capaign fun, over the multiplayer variety.

  • 05.18.2011 8:34 PM PDT

ODST

its cool to like the old stuff, and hate on the new stuff. it makes you look like a rebellion.

New at reach? lol, been here since halo ce, and I still prefer reach over halo 2.

[Edited on 05.18.2011 8:39 PM PDT]

  • 05.18.2011 8:38 PM PDT

I've played every Halo (*sigh* even wars) to its completion on Legendary (ok, so not wars) so my two cents:

- Campaing: Reach's campaing is entertaining but there's something missing. Maybe I prefered Halo 3's vehicle sections as they don't get that much action. In every other way, the campaing is incredibly entertaining. The final mission isn't very exciting though, unlike EVERY OTHER HALO (*sigh* including Wars). Halo 2 on the other hand, on legendary, seems like a chore many times, due to the inmense bull-blam!-ness of certain parts (sniper alley? WTF). I loved myself the vehicle sections though.

-Multiplayer: So I LAN a lot, and even though I had great times on Halo 2, I can do the same on Reach AND more. No brainer there. PS: Also, I get insulted less on Reach.

So yeah, Reach wins on both accounts. Too bad the campaing is so criminally short, but at least it's very replayable, and the challenges just add to the fun.

  • 05.18.2011 10:07 PM PDT

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Posted by: DARK4NGEL
Not really more isn't better. This is why CoD 4 is so much better than the recent CoDs and MLG always tries to simplify the settings.


Lol. I'm not sure where I read it but I recall seeing a quote in which Infinity ward claimed that The first COD4 was an utter mistake.

Simplification is for idiots. It's really as easy as that.

A champ of checkers isn't a champ at Chess. Pretty much the best analogy I could use for this.


Star wars the original trilogy > The new trilogy

As a competitive title reach is terrible. Just because it has a lot of stuff added into it it doesn't change the fact that the gameplay is repetitive.

e.g. On countdown for my last 100 games or so, if I win shotgun at the start, I've won the game.

Powerhouse, give me rockets at the start and I've won the match.

Swordbase, shotty/sword/noob launcher = game over when i get high ground.

All the maps are incredibly one sided which is why the series lost popularity with the MLG community.

  • 05.19.2011 2:25 AM PDT

Posted by: Joker 420frick
ok well did i tell u that those 5 killionars r in one game of griffball try that one kid.

http://www.bungie.net/Stats/Reach/GameStats.aspx?gameid=55200 1094&player=l%20Joker%20l%203o6%20l
See how easy it is to find out you are lying.
Getting a killionaire in griffball does not take skill, it just means you statwhored and most likely had host.

Posted by: Joker 420frick
i so lets have a game i'll head back to my broz house right now an lets have a game i challenge you to a game grate one...


For starters, learn to spell, secondly if you want I will be on at 7-10pm GMT. We will play a 4v4 on MLG settings. If either of us cannot get 4 players we will do a 2v2. I have a capture card so shortly you will end up on this forum, and I, will have another perfection :)

  • 05.19.2011 2:45 AM PDT

Fun fact: I was good at Halo 2, loved it, over 90,000 kills in matchmaking and I thoroughly enjoy Reach. I'd say I have more fun in Reach than I did in Halo 2. I suppose I'd pick Reach over Halo 2.

In the end, it's all opinion. Some people like Halo 2 the most, while some like Reach, Halo 1 or Halo 3 the most. I don't understand the elitism on this forum.

I personally don't like Halo 1. I've said this statement before on this forum and immediately got kids quoting me going "LOL NOOB" or "WUT. U DONT KNO WUT UR TLKING BOUT LOL BK".

I believe we all need to take a step back and realize we're all here for the same reasons. We all enjoy playing Halo. Whether that means it's Halo 1, 2 3, Wars or Reach, we all enjoy playing these games.

  • 05.19.2011 2:53 AM PDT

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116 people are blinded by nostalgia.

Sorry, but that's what it is. Sure, you're welcome to your opinion because of it. You can even go ahead and deny, say Halo 2 is the better game, and try and draw people into an endlessly pointless debate over "play speed", "skill gap", "originality", or whatever other completely opinionated made-up quantity you want to insist Halo 2 has more of.

But Reach is still better. Sorry, that's just how it is.

[Edited on 05.19.2011 2:57 AM PDT]

  • 05.19.2011 2:56 AM PDT

I have both games already so no need to choose

  • 05.19.2011 2:59 AM PDT

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Posted by: RICHIE BURNS
I have both games already so no need to choose

The choice is "which one would you keep, if hypothetically you had to ditch one?"

  • 05.19.2011 3:47 AM PDT

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Halo 2.

Better Story.

Better Multiplayer.

Better Maps.

Better Music.

Better Gameplay.

Halo 2 is the defination of BADASS! IF it was'nt for halo 2, there wouldnt be Xbox Live. Period! Also, you actually needed skill to play Halo 2. None of this riappid trigger tapping, spraying crap.

C'mon im still playing Halo 2 for Windows (: <3 Halo 2

[Edited on 05.19.2011 4:03 AM PDT]

  • 05.19.2011 3:56 AM PDT

Posted by: annoyinginge
116 people are blinded by nostalgia.

Sorry, but that's what it is. Sure, you're welcome to your opinion because of it. You can even go ahead and deny, say Halo 2 is the better game, and try and draw people into an endlessly pointless debate over "play speed", "skill gap", "originality", or whatever other completely opinionated made-up quantity you want to insist Halo 2 has more of.

But Reach is still better. Sorry, that's just how it is.

Not really. I didn't have xbl when H2 came out, I still think it is a better game and play it whenever I get the oppurtunity to online. I'm currently upgrading my PC and me and a few friends are getting H2V and plugging xbox controls in :)

And while it may be opinionated, it is the opinion of the most skilled gamers throughout the series so it has more weighting than somebody that can't go positive yet thinks hes pro.

  • 05.19.2011 3:57 AM PDT

Halo 2 was good but everyone here is always overhyping it. Reach is a far better game and Halo CE had a much better storyline. If i had to use one as a drinks coaster it would be Halo 2, it is an older game, a good game, but not up to modern day standards.

  • 05.19.2011 4:15 AM PDT

<(-_-)> Teh mokey is not amused

If I had to delete the other from the face of the earth, I'd pick halo 2.

  • 05.19.2011 4:18 AM PDT
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I'm Masterchief9095's split personality,but you can call me a alt.

who would not want to buy a game that has:
Assassinations
Really good graphics
Equipment
etc.

  • 05.19.2011 4:20 AM PDT
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I've played since Halo 1 (On pc and original xbox). I tried Halo 2, and I didn't like it. I liked it at first, got kinda boring. Halo 3 was all right. Halo Reach is the best of the series so far. (My personal opinion).

  • 05.19.2011 4:22 AM PDT


Posted by: Psizt
I've played since Halo 1 (On pc and original xbox). I tried Halo 2, and I didn't like it. I liked it at first, got kinda boring. Halo 3 was all right. Halo Reach is the best of the series so far. (My personal opinion).


I would agree with that, also i thought ODST breathed some new life into a stale series and it was good that reach tried something different too

[Edited on 05.19.2011 4:26 AM PDT]

  • 05.19.2011 4:25 AM PDT

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I picked Halo 2.

Personally, I know ill get my head ripped off for this but its IMHO. the one thing I hate most about reach i the cR system. just take the darn thing out. all it does is give players more reason to BS in the game, rather than playing want they want to play.

for example, if you like campaign, but dont play it cuz it doesnt give you enough credits, then you take the cR system to seriously. the same can be said in hindsight.

if you dont like doing something, but are doing because you are promised a huge amount of credits, then you take the credit system to seriously.

The same can be said about the in game display of k/d. you couldnt see another persons k/d in game in Halo 2. all you had to go off from was thier 1-50 level. and to me that was more than enough.

  • 05.19.2011 4:26 AM PDT

For some reason I never really liked Halo 2, so Reach.

  • 05.19.2011 4:28 AM PDT

Halo 2, nothing can beat the old days. The custom games where people would play Run Forest Run and Zombies (not this infection stuff we have now) and Tower of Power for hours. That's all gone now in Reach..even Halo 3. Heck, even the glitches like the tank launching made it fun..

  • 05.19.2011 4:32 AM PDT

Times forumbanned for nothing: 4x

Def. 2 And that's because that was the Halo fan climax, story and multiplayer wise.

Reach = catering to time's needs. Fancy things, and graphics. Thats all Reach is,

  • 05.19.2011 4:42 AM PDT
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This is coming from a fan that played more Halo 2 than any other game in the franchise, Halo:Reach is the best game since Halo:CE, that's how I feel

Thank you Bungie for reversing the mistakes made in Halo 2 and Halo 3.

That said, I'm not saying I didn't have fun playing Halo 2, I did, alot of it, but it was mostly due to glitching in custom games. It was a very good game, but not halo to me, gameplay was too drastically changed from Halo CE's awesomeness

  • 05.19.2011 4:50 AM PDT
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Posted by: x Foman123 x
LOL, real rap is not made for you, white people.

We don't expect you to "get it." And you don't, as you've made abundantly clear through your numerous embarrassing dances, karaoke performances, ignorant haters, and pitiful imitators.

You giving your opinion on rap is like a dog watching TV. It's kind of cute because it LOOKS like he knows what's going on, but you know he really has no actual ability to comprehend it.

H2

More of a skill gap

  • 05.19.2011 4:54 AM PDT

We go head first into hell sir!

You aren't biased at all.

  • 05.19.2011 5:19 AM PDT
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Ranks? I'm a Mythic. Get on my level.

H2

  • 05.19.2011 5:21 AM PDT