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10/28/2013 7:37:22 PM
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I honestly forgot how much fun Halo Wars is
Anyone else really like Wars? I just started playing the Campaign today and remembered how damn fun it is (except for that damn Scarab and those Transports). The Multiplayer is also bloody good. It has it's balancing issues though - Covies are so underpowered compared to the UNSC, but I still <3 it.
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I'm not a particular fan of the campaign gameplay, there are some missions that I just [i[can't[/i] even bring myself to look at - like the one where you have to save those groups of Marines from the Flood with the time limit. Good god... That said, the story is [i]excellent[/i]. Ensemble nailed the storytelling formula and the cutscenes are some of the best in the series, first time we actually saw Spartan-IIs in combat during cutscenes as well. I only wish that the characters had seen a bit more development because some of them were really quite interesting. The music was absolutely spot-on as well, not a single bad track IMO. Multiplayer is something that has endured incredibly well. I still play it whenever I can and the game still manages to hold a population of around 3000-8000 people, but I've seen it go above that as well. I have so many fond memories of Halo Wars' multiplayer, staying up well into the night playing 3v3 matches brought me back to those days of Halo 2 where I'd spend hours playing Tower of Power on Ascension and Zombies on Headlong. Well worth getting the LE. The Genesis book was a great little addition which provided some interesting context on Ripa's background and featured the ultimate badass that is Preston J. Motherfcking Cole.
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2 RepliesThe Covie leaders can solo entire armies when they start to get stronger, I used to just build up resources and bases solely based around The Arbiter, then just cleave a bloody swath through my enemies with him.
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Multiplayer has one problem; it's too easy to rush. If it had less people who rushed, Id play by myself more, but rushing takes the fun out of TE game.
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We wrecked them
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It's okay with friends. Although I'm not really a fan of RTS games, so I'd probably like it more if I was.
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Good for a console RTS but that's hardly a compliment. The covies definitely aren't underpowered compared to the UNSC either. The leaders are the most OP thing in the game when used right.
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I thought it was pretty mediocre for an RTS.
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5 RepliesHalo wars 2 please. Or another RTS that works on consoles
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2 RepliesI'd suggest hitting me or Lord of Admirals up. We both started a legendary playthrough about a week back. We're on the last mission. We had tons of fun talking bout stuff. If you're into chatting he's a good fellow to hang round with. Don't know about me though. In terms of multiplayer I'm the loose canon. You'll never know what you'll get. Sometimes I'm super serious doing a solo me vs three others when my team quits, and other times I make shit for the fun of it. On record, I have 48 consecutive wins using only Elephants. And 5 I believe with only ghosts. Covies aren't as UP as ya think they are. Their role and major strength is being a counter. If you have two guys playing as UNSC and one covie who can make an adaptable counter army for what is present on the field, the other team is in trouble. And if you have somebody playing Covenant who knows how to actually use scarabs, then the other team is in deep shit.
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Covies underpowered? Looks like you need more stars on that leader. Actually, I suck at using covie for the most part :P I tried playing again. Surprised how quick 3v3 matches start, it would be perfect if people didn't quit right when it started (happens 1/4 of the time for me). Results were meh for me. I got through campaign and it was fun, but I lost a lot in Multiplayer. When I started getting some of my memory back most games were giant stalemates for some reason. Cobras are more effective then I remember, and scarabs suck a lot more then I remember :P For some reason I could only do really good with tanks. Also people counter a lot easier now for some reason. Games end with massive counter armies for me instead of what they originally built.
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Edited by Oliver Queen: 10/28/2013 10:08:13 PMI wish ensemble was still around so they could make a sequel.
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It's an awesome game. Pity I haven't played it in a month or two, I might put it back into the tray later.
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Bad game general? Bad game general.
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Surprisingly fun. If I had my Xbox with me I'd play a round or two.
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4 RepliesWanna play some?
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That game is diarrhea coming out of my dick.
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Live in my blowhole as I sink below.
