I was watching the 20 minute Zanzibar multiplayer video for the first time yesterday, and after watching it a few times i noticed some things that were different, and i thought id just say what i thought about them and see if anyone agreed or disagreed. And just in advance in no way are any of the following statements complaints, just observations that id thought id call attention to.
1) Much Faster Frame Rate:
im sure everyone noticed in the 20 second video released a month or so ago, but with this 20 minute video i was able to really see how much faster the game actually ran. The speed overall seems ok, but when i was watching close quarter fighting going on i could barely tell what was going on....im sure some people understand what im trying to say, basically it seems like the multiplayer my now just be a shoot and run game. For me, half the fun in Halo: CE was being able to appreciate my kills at the slower pace. I understand what BUngie is trying to do, but it felt (at least to me) that this was slightly turned into a "counter strike" like feel, just run and gun.....
2) No Three Weapons
In the zanizibar demonstration they spartan was able to hold 3 weapons, but in the 20 minute video of multiplayer players were only allowed to dual wield, and thats it, those are their only 2 weapons...proof of this is when the player in the movie walks over a battle rifle when dual wielding in the top left corner it says "press X to switch" NOT "press X to pick up". Just an observation and i was kinda hoping for the 3 weapons total (dual wielding along with a two-handed weapon which would be holstered)
3) Higher Jumping
WOW, spartans can jump a lot farther than they used to as well as higher, im sure i will get used to this, but i know that a lot of people wanted jumping to be toned down, so id like to hear what those people have to say....it seemed to me like it was ok, but ill have to play it to really know for sure
4) Sniper Rifle
The "1st zoom setting" of the sniper rifle is now 5X not 2X anymore, i REALLY liked this new zoom, i always found that i wanted an "in betweem zoom setting" in between 2X and 10X, after all you already had the pistol for a 2X zoom.....also there appeared to be no kick back or recoil, the player was a pretty terrible shot with the sniper rifle, but i didnt really notice any recoil at all
Im sure there are other things, but i thought these were a start, feel free to comment on these, and give you 2 cents about these 4 things or other things in the New Video.
[Edited on 8/25/2004 12:20:19 PM]
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oh yeah one more thing, i know there have been big discussions about this, but why are they keeping the flailing arms and legs death animation. when a frag sends you into the air, you are lifeless, not swinging your arms.