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Subject: Halo CEA reviews are up!


Posted by: DonVinzone1

Posted by: grey101
The game should get the same score it got 10 years ago and a little more since it is the same thing just graphically updated.


Are they really trying to judge it like a completely new game?


This.

Like I said: controls haven't aged well. I noticed that last winter during my annual "play through the entire series in chronological order" session. Vehicles are annoying to controls compared to H3-Reach standards. And the controls on foot also are a bit too "loose" compared to the modern standards. And sure: AI in Reach is better, especially on the UNSC side.

Still: it's unfair to really make a problem out of the AI (like IGN does for instance) when a game like MW3 fails at even reaching what CE did 10 years ago(!) and it's not even mentioned at all. People, including the media complain about games being too easy these days and giving the player too much guidance to navigate....here's a game that has near perfect pacing, lets you explore the world and doesn't litter your screen with markers and hints every 2 seconds and it's suddenly a bad thing...
It's hypocrite to really zoom in on those elements of CEA and completely ignore it when it's MW3 just to name something.

And no: 8's are no bad grades. Man, I am really happy with every 8 I get on my exams. Still, for a game that is better than most modern FPS games it's a bit harsh. That site that gave it a 6 esspecially misses the mark in my opinion. Edge and Destructiod seem to nail it better.


I agree here. I expected 8's because game reviewers don't review the one thing that they should: did the game achieve what it set out to do? If so, give the game a higher score, if not, a lower score. CEA achieved its goal perfectly: a remastered Halo 1. In that regard, it gets a 10/10. But the people reviewing it are idiots since they're reviwing a ten year old game as if it were modern. I'm playing CE right now, kind of a celebration, and I admit there are clunkier parts (ghosts especially) and it hasn't aged perfectly. But we've known that for years. You can't fault a remake for the technical limitations of ten years earier.

[Edited on 11.14.2011 2:55 PM PST]

  • 11.14.2011 2:52 PM PDT


Posted by: dahuterschuter
What did you expect? They're judging an older game by the standards of today and it doesn't hold up as well.


You're right.

It holds itself up better than most shooters today.

If the reviewers didn't know that the gameplay was ten years old, they'd be going on about how the action is smoother than any of the games currently on the market.

It's retarded.

[Edited on 11.14.2011 3:02 PM PST]

  • 11.14.2011 2:59 PM PDT

Don't -blam!- with Kerser!

Posted by: Ruby of the Blue

Posted by: dahuterschuter
What did you expect? They're judging an older game by the standards of today and it doesn't hold up as well.


You're right.

It holds itself up better than most shooters today.

If the reviewers didn't know that the gameplay was ten years old, they'd be going on about how the action is smoother than any of the games currently on the market.

It's retarded.


Posted by: Steroidkloud

Listen to me guys. Why should we care about their scores? That is all their opinion. We are the true fan base and we give it the score we think it should get. IMO I think it deserves a 9 because it is Halo CE and an extra 1 because of the updated graphics (It is the 15th here in Australia guys haha). So overall it is a 10. I never listened to those reviews anyway, they don't matter to me. We know the facts and we know the work that goes into things like this. If anything the entirety of Bungie.net/343 should have a poll for the community to rate it. That is when you will get the true score of a game.

Quote if you agree.

  • 11.14.2011 3:08 PM PDT

@accordingto343

Your one stop shop for all of 343's fabulous errors and ridiculous notions in the Halo lore.

You guys are some of the whiniest mother-blam!-s I've ever seen.

  • 11.14.2011 3:14 PM PDT

Swag punks, fu­­ck off!

So what? I'm still getting it.

  • 11.14.2011 3:18 PM PDT

-blam!- Was that actually blammed out? Or did I just type it? You'll never know.

Posted by: Ruby of the Blue
Posted by: dahuterschuter
What did you expect? They're judging an older game by the standards of today and it doesn't hold up as well.


You're right.

It holds itself up better than most shooters today.

If the reviewers didn't know that the gameplay was ten years old, they'd be going on about how the action is smoother than any of the games currently on the market.

It's retarded.

If that was true then it would have gotten higher scores. All you're doing is imposing your own expectations onto other people's opinions, and when they don't match them you get upset. That's what everyone who's gotten all worked up about it has done.

  • 11.14.2011 3:18 PM PDT

@accordingto343

Your one stop shop for all of 343's fabulous errors and ridiculous notions in the Halo lore.

Heck, I think CEA deserves the scores it gets. It's just a game we've already played, prettied up and given some extra stuff that is also used to sell the Kinect.

  • 11.14.2011 3:24 PM PDT

Don't -blam!- with Kerser!

Posted by: DecepticonCobra
Heck, I think CEA deserves the scores it gets. It's just a game we've already played, prettied up and given some extra stuff that is also used to sell the Kinect.



We all have our opinions. If someone says it is a stupid game, that is their opinion you can't change that. You give it the score you want. DeceptionCobra up here says it deserves the score it got. I don't necessarily agree with him but I understand why he said it.

  • 11.14.2011 3:28 PM PDT

Posted by:ScubaToaster
Posted by: HipiO7
This man, this man right here put it so eloquently that I actually cancelled my own 2000+ word long post.
/slow clap for respect


:)
The person who said participating is important, not winning, obviously never won anything.

Posted by: DecepticonCobra
Heck, I think CEA deserves the scores it gets. It's just a game we've already played, prettied up and given some extra stuff that is also used to sell the Kinect.



I'm only complaning about the guy who gave it a 6.

I mean, if his reasons were just and made sense, fine, I'd understand them and accept it. But the guy is an idiot, and is out against CEA since he started writing.

If he can be a reviewer and spout crap like that, anyone can be a reviewer.

  • 11.14.2011 3:29 PM PDT

Since when is an 8 or a 9 disappointing?

  • 11.14.2011 3:32 PM PDT

@accordingto343

Your one stop shop for all of 343's fabulous errors and ridiculous notions in the Halo lore.

His review was fine, I think you're letting your inner fanboy cloud your judgement.

  • 11.14.2011 3:34 PM PDT

Posted by:ScubaToaster
Posted by: HipiO7
This man, this man right here put it so eloquently that I actually cancelled my own 2000+ word long post.
/slow clap for respect


:)
The person who said participating is important, not winning, obviously never won anything.

Posted by: DecepticonCobra
His review was fine, I think you're letting your inner fanboy cloud your judgement.


No. I'm fine with all the other reviews. But this one... The things he says against the game are idiotic.

  • 11.14.2011 3:37 PM PDT

@accordingto343

Your one stop shop for all of 343's fabulous errors and ridiculous notions in the Halo lore.

Like what?

  • 11.14.2011 3:46 PM PDT

Who gives a -blam!-? It's his opinion, he justifies it, and he's bloody well entitled to it.

  • 11.14.2011 4:04 PM PDT

For me, the game was a 10. Anyways, those reviewers are being paid by Treyarch and Activision to hate on anything not COD. Wonder why Skyrim only got a 9.5? Because of Treyarch.... Honestly, IGN is just a COD fanboy base. Anyways... Destructoid at least gave it a 9.0. Which is good... I guess.

  • 11.17.2011 4:22 PM PDT

@accordingto343

Your one stop shop for all of 343's fabulous errors and ridiculous notions in the Halo lore.

Posted by: Masterlink981
For me, the game was a 10. Anyways, those reviewers are being paid by Treyarch and Activision to hate on anything not COD. Wonder why Skyrim only got a 9.5? Because of Treyarch.... Honestly, IGN is just a COD fanboy base. Anyways... Destructoid at least gave it a 9.0. Which is good... I guess.


I guess that explains why MW3 only got a 9.0 on IGN then huh?

  • 11.17.2011 4:26 PM PDT
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Halo CE: Anniversary, would probably rate it 6 or 7.

There isn't no Blood Gultch, Chillout, Siderwinder + more.
We play the same maps over and over. Are we getting DLC for them maybe for the anniversary, because I got the game for those maps to be playable online like it said...

Anyways how do you get the special bungie thing on you gamertag?

  • 11.17.2011 4:30 PM PDT

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Posted by: snip3r dud33
Honestly, this is a good cover up for all the idiots who won't know its a cover up .

This is my initial review.

  • 11.17.2011 4:36 PM PDT

I personally believe that the scores were fair. The game is in fact great but you have to consider the fact that we are paying for a very similar experience. The game still received very good critical reception. The game deserves the good and not the great standing because it doesent really compare to the some of experiences that you can find on the market today in that many of the other games offer a competley new experience that we haven't already played before. MW3 is the exception because it is almost COMPLETELY the same as MW2 and does not even deserve close to what it was awarded. Anniversary wasen't really intended to change the landscape of gaming like the original. Yes 343 did achieve their goal but just because a game achieved it's intention doesn't mean that it deserves incredible scores.

  • 11.17.2011 5:12 PM PDT

Playing anniversary just reminded me why it's my favourite Campaign. Seriously, beside the Ghost, I had no problem with the controls. Updated visuals are very nice, and I'm always looking forward to finding the terminals buried in each level (Keyes next). AI is a lot better than games today, and I love the more open design.

[Edited on 11.17.2011 8:54 PM PST]

  • 11.17.2011 5:41 PM 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"

To come and think of it.... This is the first Halo title I haven't bought on release!!! Oh god!

I should really pick it up!

(I'm moving so it's sort of hard)

  • 11.17.2011 6:01 PM PDT

Don't worry, you're still your mom's favorite Bnet member.

This is the game they all gave a 10/10 to ten years ago. Even if they want to take off a point for age, they should add a point for all the features it came with and the maps.

  • 11.17.2011 7:36 PM PDT

It was rated good on gamespot and metacritic. Take in in acount that it is a remake and not original. And checkpoints were not updated to the modern halo checkpoint system

  • 11.17.2011 7:51 PM PDT

Why can't I start a thread.

  • 11.17.2011 8:27 PM PDT

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