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Evening Reading
by Garnett Lee, Feb 01, 2011 5:00pm PSTOver the weekend I started up a new game of Halo: Reach for a solo run. A post I read somewhere recently--I think in chatty but can't recall for sure--got me thinking. In it, the author proposed that compared to Call of Duty, Halo puts some players off because it requires more hits, and hence more skill, to get a kill. After a couple days of playing with this in mind I can see the argument. Getting into good tactical situations to win firefights takes some thought. I always know when I've gotten a kill, and likewise, almost always know when and from where I've been tagged when I go down.
I'm curious to see how I'll feel as I get later in the game. I played Reach co-op originally, so taking it on solo also brings a different perspective. But Cinematic as it may be, the chaos of Call of Duty seems to me like it would be every bit as potentially off-putting as any perceived difficulty in Halo.
Meanwhile, back at the Shack, here's today's video game news:
I played through Hydrophobiae a few weeks ago. It's got a lot of cool ideas but really ended up pissing me off in the end.
The cool stuff:
-Water effect is neat
-Physics and environmental manipulation is fun
-You're little datapad/scanner is pretty awesome, wish it was used for more though.
-The gunplay is fun, especially when mixed with the environmental stuff.
Now, the irritating stuff didn't come in 'til later for the most part.
-Framerate is all over the place, expect lots of chop
-Voice acting is pretty cringe worthy
-Super, super short, I finished it in a day and a half, on hard difficulty, and finding almost every collectible save a few.
-Ending is complete bullshit. It literally ends in mid action, no resolution at all. It's like someone pulled the plug right before the ending.
-Enemies are all the same. Seriously, one model, maybe two.
-The coolest power in the game, that of water manipulation, is not in the game at all. It's only in the "challenge rooms"
-There's a bug in the game currently where at least one medal is not attainable. Something doesn't trigger or something. This also screws up at least one achievement.
My opinion is that the game is fun, and probably worth it on sale. Just don't expect a very long experience or a complete story, and expect the "end" to piss you off.
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