[Tokyo Rude]

[Mr. Mechanical]

Man Rudie, I think we have different definitions of cheating. Why do you have a problem with gaming the system? I mean, most rules in videogames are there so you can find clever ways to subvert them.

Cheating is like, I don't know. Turning on god mode and infinite ammo and such, not finding less conventional ways to get through a game.

With the combat in Halo there are basically effective and less than effective ways to deal with any given enemy or group of enemies. You can get good at either way, but neither is more "correct" than the other.
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[Tokyo Rude]

[Mr. Mechanical]

I don't really care if you never play Halo again, I'm just having a conversation man.
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[CubaLibre]

[Tokyo Rude]

[bloody heartland]

[bloody heartland]

PS: since halo is a game about waging asymetric warfare, I think it's somewhat reasonable to say you're doing it wrong, or in the wrong frame of mind. Did the viet cong fight like Serious Sam?

[Jam]

I can kind of sympathize with Rudie for a similar experience I had in 3. On the legendary difficulty and playing single player there's a standoff against a hallway of brutes armed with spikers, carbines and a gravity hammer. Without abusing the safe zone of the previous hallway I've pretty much found that area to be impossible.

On the other hand though, this kind of problem only showed up in legendary with a few of the skulls turned on. And playing co-op with even one person completely eliminates the problem as you can do things like cover one another and keep the brutes from swarming over you. It's still tough, but you don't have to be running away after every enemy you manage to kill.

[CubaLibre]

Back-up-and-shoot is an FPS mainstay.
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[Cossix]

A really bad one

[boojiboy7]

Yeah, see, this is why I contend Halo was really only meant for co-op. You can just keep moving forward and adapting in co-op. I never felt stuck in one place at all.

[CubaLibre]

[manmachine plays jazz]

halo isn't really a run and gun, especially not halo 3. use the cover to your advantage, it isn't cheating, it's tactics.

also, rud13, the pistol absolutely shreds banshees in the first halo. a clip can take one down, easy.

[Mr. Mechanical]

Protip: The weakest spot on a Banshee is the bottom.
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[Jam]

[Marshmallow]

That room with you brutes you mention is pretty hard, but it's certainly doable without abusing the previous corridor. I didn't even think of doing that when I played. In fact, I'm pretty sure I've never had to do anything like that in a Halo game... I just keep refining my tactics.

[WarpZone]

Whether it's doable is kind of beside the point if there's an easier, degenerate way to approach it, though. That Brute corridor was my favorite part of Halo 3 legendary until I realized I could pick them off from the entrance with a battle rifle.

The thing that hurts? This would have been impossible if the Brutes had recharging shields. And I don't think Rudie's strategy at Halo 1's land bridge would have ultimately worked, simply because there are some Elites that force you to eventually move forward... unless you get really lucky/clever at the doorway.
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[notext]

It is entirely possible to kill the elite on the landbridge before he gets into the banshee, or flip it so that it can't be climbed into - then once you clear it of enemies, jump in the banshee and fly straight to the top of the pyramid. Yeah it's possibly degenerate but it's also awesome.
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[Dracko]

Do it all the time. It's fun.
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[Corinth]

Halo 2 from Halo 1 was like changing Mario's jump. You don't change Mario's jump :(

[les meat]

"I can't design a game properly… I know lets make the health regenerate and the save points so close together that death means nothing"

[CubaLibre]

cue "flow" counterargument
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[crispyambulance]

[CubaLibre]

cue "legendary/man the fuck up/co-op" counterargument
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[Marshmallow]

Bunch o' clowns in this thread. Cuba ain't one o' them.

Hey, what are peoples favourite FPS games down in here, anyway? I don't think we talk about them that much. I predict lots of DOOM or QUAKE replies.

I BET NO ONE CAN GUESS MINE.

[Mikey]

Quake is definitely rad. It's so surreal. Possessed soldiers, demons, fat fucks with chainsaws and grenade launchers, undead knights and shit - and here you are mowing them down with your gun that shoots nails or maybe the one that shoots lightning. Add to that the fact that you could improvise a lot of crazy shortcuts, and you've got some good times right there. God damn I feel pumped just talking about it.

I've also got a sweet spot in my heart for Perfect Dark (N64).

[chompers po pable]

trampaliens

[CubaLibre]

[Greng]

I really enjoyed Ghost Recon (mac version). Played through with a friend and the co-op works really nicely.

One of the few times I played anything co-op.

Quake was an interesting experience when I first played it.
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[SuperWes]

1P - Metroid Prime (which isn't even an FPS)
Multiplayer - Halo 3

-Wes
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[boojiboy7]

[bloody heartland]

[SuperWes]

[Marshmallow]

Quick saving is also a much better way to give death actual meaning!

[Dracko]

I can't believe the Halo hate in this thread. No one gives a fuck about the story, let's be honest here. And even for all its flaws, you've still got the tantalising thought-out world building just underneath the surface if you're willing to dig into it.

If nothing else, it's a Blue Skies As Fuck game. Come on, Master Chief is pretty much a BLAST PROCESSING archetype.

I pity people who figure the only way to play it, let alone any FPS, is by running and gunning. If Modern Warfare is all about trying to be as cautious as possible under heavy fire and pressure, then yeah, Halo is all about being Rambo. And in a good way, like First Blood motherfucker.

Also, fuck health packs.
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[CubaLibre]

Rambo doesn't kill anybody at all in First Blood!
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[CubaLibre]

Element that separates run-n-guns from more deliberate FPSes:

Reload button

Discuss.
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[Judge Ito]

[boojiboy7]

[Lestrade]