The Official Halo 2 Thread

[Wetzel]

Originally Posted by JosephM

Yeah, it's almost time, so here's the place to post your throughs, reviews, opinions, and midnight launch comments here.

So far the game has recieved nearly perfect scores from IGN and Gamespot and they are raving about the game play, the story, although they only complain about how the cinema sceans use the game's graphics engine, like the origional, to render the cincema sceans, so it looks a little rough.

I'll be at the the Gamestop on Broad with my friend Romeo to pick up his copy of Halo 2. I'll have more thoughts in about 6 hours.

Wetzel

[Ryan M.]

Who has it now? Just out of curiousity.

[Ryan Albright]

mmm looks like i get the first review. I picked up my copy last night at 12 am and now its 8 am cant you tell what i have been doing all night. Halo 2 is awesome. The multiplayer is good but i was kinda expecting more from it, but i think i am just used to Halo and have to make the transition. It seems like Halo 2 was geared to the Storyline more. The storyline was amazing Me and my friend played thru it most of the night. The graphics are unbelievable and i love how you have a full team with you that works with you. Overall i like the game alot Storyline is unbelievable.

[Alex Cormier]

AMAZING!!

[Joe Matt]

Originally Posted by Wetzel

I'll be at the the Gamestop on Broad with my friend Romeo to pick up his copy of Halo 2. I'll have more thoughts in about 6 hours.

Wetzel

West Broad? Near Short Pump? That's really close to my house! You should have come over afterwards

[Andy Baker]

2 questions:

1. In Halo, I liked the hand-to-hand combat options. Often, I would use the stock end of my shotgun more than the trigger, during close quarters combat. What improvements do they have with this sort of fighting in Halo 2?

2. The other thing that made Halo great was getting a sniper rifle and hiding out somewhere, like in the cliffs on Blood Gultch (sp?). Are there similar situations in H2?

Andy B.

[Wetzel]

Originally Posted by JosephM

West Broad? Near Short Pump? That's really close to my house! You should have come over afterwards

No, the one near VCU. Sorry.

Originally Posted by Andy Baker

2 questions:

1. In Halo, I liked the hand-to-hand combat options. Often, I would use the stock end of my shotgun more than the trigger, during close quarters combat. What improvements do they have with this sort of fighting in Halo 2?

2. The other thing that made Halo great was getting a sniper rifle and hiding out somewhere, like in the cliffs on Blood Gultch (sp?). Are there similar situations in H2?

Andy B.

Gun Butting is the best. Did you switch your button configuration to make the right thumbstick button gun butt instead of zoom? It saves some valuable milliseconds.

That said, I ended up working on an English paper and doing some typing for my girlfriend so I haven't had a chance to play yet.

Wetzel

[Clark Gilbert]

Originally Posted by Andy Baker

2 questions:

1. In Halo, I liked the hand-to-hand combat options. Often, I would use the stock end of my shotgun more than the trigger, during close quarters combat. What improvements do they have with this sort of fighting in Halo 2?

2. The other thing that made Halo great was getting a sniper rifle and hiding out somewhere, like in the cliffs on Blood Gultch (sp?). Are there similar situations in H2?

Andy B.

Kyle just got Halo 2 this morning and has been playing some multiplayer to check it out. Hand-to-Hand combat is pretty much the same w/ the addition of the energy sword.



It's also looking like sniping will be a whole lot easier now that the maps are twice the size of the original ones. There are objects everywhere that can be turned into hide outs for a sniper. You can also sniper with the main assault rifle now since it has a scope/zoom.

[Wetzel]

Originally Posted by Clark Gilbert

Kyle just got Halo 2 this morning and has been playing some multiplayer to check it out. Hand-to-Hand combat is pretty much the same w/ the addition of the energy sword.



It's also looking like sniping will be a whole lot easier now that the maps are twice the size of the original ones. There are objects everywhere that can be turned into hide outs for a sniper. You can also sniper with the main assault rifle now since it has a scope/zoom.

They made the radar light red?
0_o

Wetzel

[Clark Gilbert]

Originally Posted by Wetzel

They made the radar light red?
0_o

Wetzel

Radar light?

Do you mean the hud color? It's pink/purple like that when you play as a Covenant in multiplayer (Campaign ).

[Wetzel]

Originally Posted by Clark Gilbert

Radar light?

Do you mean the hud color? It's pink/purple like that when you play as a Covenant in multiplayer (Campaign ).

No no. The made the radar 'light red'.
Dosn't anyone else watch Red vs Blue?

Wetzel

[KyleGilbert45]

Picked up Halo 2 at Best Buy this morning around 10am (they still had a few hundred copies of each).

I've played for about 4 hours and I give it two thumbs up. It really is as good as the reviews/previews.

[Ryan Albright]

like i said i been playing since about 1230 am last night and i havent read the booklet, but for the other people that have played, did they actually just take away the health and leave the shields and thats it. When you are shot the shield go's down but of course regenerates but i dont see any health bars like in regular halo

[Ryan M.]

Originally Posted by Ryan Albright

like i said i been playing since about 1230 am last night and i havent read the booklet, but for the other people that have played, did they actually just take away the health and leave the shields and thats it. When you are shot the shield go's down but of course regenerates but i dont see any health bars like in regular halo

No health indicators??? Are you sure setting didn't get changed...? (It has been a longggg time you've been awake. )

And a question on Elite vs. Spartan choice: Does the type you play as aftect anything? (Important, that is. Not just the color/appear. For instance, can you jump as high?)

[Ryan Albright]

Ya its been a long day and night still havent slept i basically played about 12 hours then had to go home to study. I am pretty sure there is not health indicators becasue me and my friend looked for like 20 min. Idk about the differences between elite vs spartan. My personal opinion comparing spartans from halo to halo 2 is that when you walk you are slower, i think you jump higher, and the grenades do not take like redicilous bounces, they are more life like, you cant throw them across the level like you could before. When the plasma grenade blows up it has a pretty cool explosion. Still figuring everything out and working on lack of sleep have a midterm at 7 pm and then we are playin again all night....college is amazing

I love the sword to its amazing on one of the levels in the story you become one of the aliens and get to go invisible and use the sword is amazing