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Halo 4: First Impressions

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  • 06-11-2012 3:41pm
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    Aimman
    Registered Users Posts: 2,418 ✭✭✭


    What's people's impression of Halo 4 so far? Wont get back up to Dublin until Friday, so I'll have to wait till then to try it. What price is it on sale at?


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    Browning2010
    Registered Users Posts: 456 ✭✭Browning2010


    I checked in extravision was 60 euro went to HMV and it was 45 so got it there.

    Will start it tonight.


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    martomcg
    Registered Users Posts: 312 ✭✭martomcg


    Happy I saw this thread, I was going to get it in Gamestop for €54.99.

    Browning2010 just saved me a tenner! :D

    Any trouble just grabbing a non pre-ordered copy?


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    Browning2010
    Registered Users Posts: 456 ✭✭Browning2010


    martomcg wrote: »
    Happy I saw this thread, I was going to get it in Gamestop for €54.99.

    Browning2010 just saved me a tenner! :D

    Any trouble just grabbing a non pre-ordered copy?

    No problems for me..


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    Aimman
    Registered Users Posts: 2,418 ✭✭✭Aimman


    Browning2010 wrote: »
    I checked in extravision was 60 euro went to HMV and it was 45 so got it there.

    Will start it tonight.

    Cheers, HMV it is so :-)


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    maximoose
    Registered Users Posts: 9,196 ✭✭✭maximoose


    Gonna get stuck into Legendary campaign this evening, can't wait to get out of work :)


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    -=al=-
    Registered Users Posts: 4,280 ✭✭✭-=al=-


    Goog stuff HMV it is!

    Anywhere else for prices fellas?? I'd Imagine 45 is the best


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    Bazinga_N
    Registered Users Posts: 3,232 ✭✭✭Bazinga_N


    Got mine in gamestop today! :mad: Should of went to HMV apparently :L Didn't matter had mine pre-ordered anyways! There was none left on the shelves in my local gamestop when I went! It seems to have sold well! :)

    Haven't started campaign yet! Promised I'd wait for my friend :rolleyes: Had a look at some of the maps and stuff though, and they're actually quite good! There's no sand map though! :'O but the forge options seem way better than Halo 3! :') So excited to get stuck in! :D

    At least there's no question about Halo 5 and Halo 6 coming out! :D Reclaimer trilogy here I come :D


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    maximoose
    Registered Users Posts: 9,196 ✭✭✭maximoose


    If anyone wants a DLC code for female avatar Spartan armor PM me

    EDIT: Code gone


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    DeSelby83
    Registered Users Posts: 2,548 ✭✭✭DeSelby83


    I'm still waiting on my copy:( but just wondering would people mind giving their first impressions on it here from campaign, multiplayer and spartan ops. Hope someone can tell us about the new COD ish systems now in the multiplayer and how they work


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    jimbob_jones
    Registered Users Posts: 731 ✭✭✭jimbob_jones


    Argos have it for €43.99 and they have it in most stores


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    Dades
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 25,558 Mod ✭✭✭✭Dades


    Wasn't sure which thread to post this question in (mods move at will!)

    Just want to know if the controller options for Halo 4 allow you to use the left-trigger to zoom/aim weapons a la COD or Battlefield.

    Love the series but would have a real difficulty moving back to the joystick zoom which I always hated since playing the aforementioned.


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    ArPharazon
    Registered Users Posts: 74 ✭✭ArPharazon


    I have 2 questions.


    My copy came with no manual. Should there be a manual?

    Should I install both discs or just one disc?


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    Bazinga_N
    Registered Users Posts: 3,232 ✭✭✭Bazinga_N


    ArPharazon wrote: »
    I have 2 questions.


    My copy came with no manual. Should there be a manual?

    Should I install both discs or just one disc?
    Mine didn't either :L

    I just installed number two :)


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    -=al=-
    Registered Users Posts: 4,280 ✭✭✭-=al=-


    Happened with Fifa 12 with me last year... Wondering where the manual was but you can read the manual on-screen

    Saving paper I guess.. but as nerdy as it is, I kinda like reading them


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    maximoose
    Registered Users Posts: 9,196 ✭✭✭maximoose


    Just finished first level. First impressions:

    Magnum and BR are awesome
    Sound is fantastic, making me wish I hadn't sold surround sound
    HUD looks great

    Loving it


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    -=al=-
    Registered Users Posts: 4,280 ✭✭✭-=al=-


    Just started it and it feels and sounds cool. You know something is always gona down when you find a plethora of grenades floating about after a checkpoint.

    The "Digging up the past" achievement was a nice reminder of events


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    maximoose
    Registered Users Posts: 9,196 ✭✭✭maximoose


    AI has been good in parts, terrible in others. Have twice had elites just stand still as I kill them with a BR from afar


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    #19
    DeSelby83
    Registered Users Posts: 2,548 ✭✭✭DeSelby83


    sorry to hi jack the thread but would anyone be kind enough to give me a gold code if they arent going to be using it please. im waiting on my copy and want to get back into the groove with some reach multiplayer.thanks


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    Rob2D
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators Posts: 2,449 Mod ✭✭✭✭Rob2D


    Multiplayer is dirt. Feels and looks cheap and phoned in. Also too much CoD/BF nonsense going on. You even have to unlock the guns for christ sake. Every game lagged too.

    Campaign seems fine so far. I'm only on the second level though.


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    spank_inferno
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,892 ✭✭✭spank_inferno


    campaign is pretty good so far.

    The graphics & textures are a huge improvement and the environment is quite stunning. The music is very good too.

    Some game-play improvements I think & the forerunner weapon animations are very cool.
    I liked the chief's first meeting with the Didact... tasty!


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    Rob2D
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators Posts: 2,449 Mod ✭✭✭✭Rob2D


    spank_inferno wrote: »
    The music is very good too.

    I can't take to the music at all. Sounds more like Mass Effect. Its not that its bad or anything; it just doesn't sound like Halo.

    Marty is sorely missed.


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    wade_barrett
    Registered Users Posts: 27 ✭wade_barrett


    the game is epic , multiplayer is so much fun , ive been in some great team battles already , the weapons are awesome and the level design works very well i think i be playing this for a long time


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    Mr Blobby
    Registered Users Posts: 5,752 ✭✭✭Mr Blobby


    Rob2D wrote: »
    Multiplayer is dirt. Feels and looks cheap and phoned in. Also too much CoD/BF nonsense going on. You even have to unlock the guns for christ sake. Every game lagged too.



    Campaign seems fine so far. I'm only on the second level though.

    I haven't played enough of the campaign to give a good account but the opening cinematic is amazing.

    The Multiplayer is fantastic. Its the only FPS on console's that isn't reliant on you having the reflexes of a Cat. If someone see you first you have just as much of a chance of killing him.

    The weapons feel fair and are all equally good in certain areas.

    I'm not sure how I feel about the unlock system. Basically the weapons you unlock are only basic weapons you'd normally avoid in a normal match, so having to unlock them isnt a big deal I suppose.

    Overall If your looking for a FPS that doesn't rely on twitch reactions and actually takes skill... This is the game for you.


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    #25
    Calhoun
    Registered Users Posts: 7,447 ✭✭✭Calhoun


    Just finished it and i have to say 343 really have done a good job, always good to see as new devs can really mess a game up but i have to say its very well done.


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    Korvanica
    Registered Users Posts: 3,992 ✭✭✭Korvanica


    Rob2D wrote: »
    Multiplayer is dirt. Feels and looks cheap and phoned in. Also too much CoD/BF nonsense going on. You even have to unlock the guns for christ sake. Every game lagged too.

    Are you actually complaining about lag in a game on the first day of release ? That was a joke right ?

    On every map every one is using the DMR. seems more powerful and accurate than the BR :( ... Also when you get shot you are no longed forced out of zoom ! Which is annoying tbh as it noobs the game up a notch.

    Do not like the new "ordinance" system. New weapons should only be on the map. The SAW is rediculous in MP. You've no chance against it ! At least with most other power weapons you could survive if they missed, the SAW lets them just spray and pray !


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    maximoose
    Registered Users Posts: 9,196 ✭✭✭maximoose


    Only got to play about 8 games of slayer (a few of them big team) and had no lag at all. Gonna take me a while to get used to the ordnance, not sure if I like it yet. Really enoying the MP though :)

    No SWAT though?! (or did I miss it?)


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    #28
    Korvanica
    Registered Users Posts: 3,992 ✭✭✭Korvanica


    maximoose wrote: »
    No SWAT though?! (or did I miss it?)

    SWAT will probably be added some time in the future. Along with MLG setting playlists etc

    Anyone else initially think the new warthog noise was class only to have it start to annoy you 3 minutes later ?


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    #29
    FutureGuy
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 15,227 Mod ✭✭✭✭FutureGuy


    MOD: Moved to Halo forum.


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    #30
    maximoose
    Registered Users Posts: 9,196 ✭✭✭maximoose


    I love the sound of the Warthog :pac:

    The sound in general I think is fantastic


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    kaimera
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,396 ✭✭✭✭kaimera


    I watched a dev walkthrough on SWAT gameplay so I would have assumed it was there.

    DMR or BR as the two options.


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