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Who spent his lunch break playing it (works in Game), Halo 2 is excellent.
It still doesn't do anything new or special, it's just a very well made FPS, and the level design is no longer sh|t.
The guns feel better and the sequence of knocking someone off a Ghost and stealing it is excellent, although I can't help but feel that when you're seeing the same animation for the 100th time you probably won't care anymore.
Most people know my main problems with the first were level design and the crappy enemies, apparently at least one of these has been sorted out so fingers crossed for the other one.
It still doesn't do anything new or special, it's just a very well made FPS, and the level design is no longer sh|t.
The guns feel better and the sequence of knocking someone off a Ghost and stealing it is excellent, although I can't help but feel that when you're seeing the same animation for the 100th time you probably won't care anymore.
Most people know my main problems with the first were level design and the crappy enemies, apparently at least one of these has been sorted out so fingers crossed for the other one.
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Who spent his lunch break playing it (works in Game), Halo 2 is excellent.
It still doesn't do anything new or special, it's just a very well made FPS, and the level design is no longer sh|t.
The guns feel better and the sequence of knocking someone off a Ghost and stealing it is excellent, although I can't help but feel that when you're seeing the same animation for the 100th time you probably won't care anymore.
Most people know my main problems with the first were level design and the crappy enemies, apparently at least one of these has been sorted out so fingers crossed for the other one.
It still doesn't do anything new or special, it's just a very well made FPS, and the level design is no longer sh|t.
The guns feel better and the sequence of knocking someone off a Ghost and stealing it is excellent, although I can't help but feel that when you're seeing the same animation for the 100th time you probably won't care anymore.
Most people know my main problems with the first were level design and the crappy enemies, apparently at least one of these has been sorted out so fingers crossed for the other one.
I reckon the crappy enemies one's still there. They're just not very scary. Or dangerous really.
Especially the Flood. They were awful. Balloons with evil intent.
Great story, shame about the enemies.
Especially the Flood. They were awful. Balloons with evil intent.
Great story, shame about the enemies.
I liked the Covernant, it was jus**t those s**tupid mushroom things that sucked ass. All that build up and then a sh*t load of Mario World rejects flooded the room.
Though it's good to hear that they may have fixed the monotonous level design.
Though it's good to hear that they may have fixed the monotonous level design.
Indeed - have been playing it on co-op with my brother, and it really boiled down to 'Canyon level 1 or 2? Snow level 1 or 2?'
And avoiding the Library altogether......
And avoiding the Library altogether......
The only enemy I liked was the Elites, I think that's right anyway. The human sized ones with the energy shield.
The big Covenant guys were okay - the shield ones and the mega ones that had orange blood.
The smaller grunts and jackly things were crap.
The smaller grunts and jackly things were crap.
The small things made me laugh.
Nothing like twating a plasma grenade at their head, then watching as he runs off with it attached to his head and takes out another 3 guys with the blast.
Nothing like twating a plasma grenade at their head, then watching as he runs off with it attached to his head and takes out another 3 guys with the blast.
That's the only thing plasma grenades were good for - human ones exploded so much quicker I just used them, as the bad guys could just stroll away from the Covenant ones.
Do the tedious flood return in the sequel?
Actually, the ones with the circle energy shield they hold, and the ones with the force field shield, those are the good ones.
The massive ones that fire the green balls and charge at you were rubbish, as were the grunts and all of the flood.
The massive ones that fire the green balls and charge at you were rubbish, as were the grunts and all of the flood.
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