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Got this with my Xbox a couple of weeks back only to ignore. For me it just didn't live up to all the hype and after discussing this with Notorious Biggles I though I would go back and give it another go. Well after playing it a second time round I must say its truly...amazing. After getting past where I got to last time (343 Guilty Spark) it was time to take on The Libary. After many people saying it was the worst level in the game I really cant see how. It was the level that introduced the hardcore shooter it is known for.
All those Flood just running at you its immense. At the moment im on the last bit with that massive 3km drive to the ship in a Warthog.
Great is all I can say now I see why its rated so highly.
All those Flood just running at you its immense. At the moment im on the last bit with that massive 3km drive to the ship in a Warthog.
Great is all I can say now I see why its rated so highly.
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Yes where you fly a Banshee. Very fun dodging the plasma fire from the tanks. At the moment im ordering all 3 books of Halo and cant wait until they arrive.
Yeah but they weren't smart enough to stop themselves getting killed by someone half their size who just stood behind them and whacked them in the back with the butt of a rifle a few times.
The Flood part was the worst part of the game, I liked it but it wasn't as enjoyable compared to other parts of the game like near the end when The Flood and Convants have a war and your stuck right in the middle of it.
There was a certain part of the game when you could go really far up into the sky, I was so shocked at how high you could go. I still play that part today and just play about laughing at how stupid the Convants are.
On Halo 2, does the war still go on?
There was a certain part of the game when you could go really far up into the sky, I was so shocked at how high you could go. I still play that part today and just play about laughing at how stupid the Convants are.
On Halo 2, does the war still go on?
The fact that they were aliens does not make them any dumber. Look at the hunters they were smart enough to mount metal plating to thier arm so gunfire would be deflected.
Bungie are said to have concentrated on AI and to improve it in Halo 2
I thought the AI in Halo was pretty decent for it's day.
The Elites we're pretty clever buggers in their own rights, especially in Legendary mode.
Grunts however, are the dumbest things known to man, but I think they we're designed to be like Grunts....
The Elites we're pretty clever buggers in their own rights, especially in Legendary mode.
Grunts however, are the dumbest things known to man, but I think they we're designed to be like Grunts....
Rickoss wrote:
> Now before you all burn me at the stake, I'm not saying Serious Sam
> is better, it's obvious Halo's the better game, I've just got a lot
> more fun out of the former, and isn't that the point of playing
> games?
I agree, co-op's better on Serious Sam as well.
> Now before you all burn me at the stake, I'm not saying Serious Sam
> is better, it's obvious Halo's the better game, I've just got a lot
> more fun out of the former, and isn't that the point of playing
> games?
I agree, co-op's better on Serious Sam as well.
ÂLŠ†ÂÎR wrote:
> They were human characters, human. What did you expect? The Aliens in
> Halo were exactly that, Aliens, they're not supposed to think like
> humans, hence the reason why the AI is taken down a notch, on
> purpose. It would look Stupid Aliens diving for cover all the time
> and hiding behind boxes to cover fire.
Actually thats the worst excuse for crap AI ive ever heard. Clearly the aliens have a well developed brain since they actually have weaponary therefore they will have some kind of self-preservation instinct.
Diving for cover isnt a human characteristic, it is intrinsic of any organism that has the instinct of staying alive. Hell, even a woodlouse will attempt to escape my swatting.
> They were human characters, human. What did you expect? The Aliens in
> Halo were exactly that, Aliens, they're not supposed to think like
> humans, hence the reason why the AI is taken down a notch, on
> purpose. It would look Stupid Aliens diving for cover all the time
> and hiding behind boxes to cover fire.
Actually thats the worst excuse for crap AI ive ever heard. Clearly the aliens have a well developed brain since they actually have weaponary therefore they will have some kind of self-preservation instinct.
Diving for cover isnt a human characteristic, it is intrinsic of any organism that has the instinct of staying alive. Hell, even a woodlouse will attempt to escape my swatting.
Given that aliens do not exist, who says an alien race wouldn't think like we do?
Are you seriously telling me that an Alien race such as the Covenant, who are so advanced in military warfare, would not duck for cover when someone was blasting them in the face with a shotgun?
That's a very, very poor excuse for the AI. Sure, sometimes they stand behind rocks and stuff, but generally they just pile forward and stand shooting at you about 5m away, regardless of what you're doing to them.
Occassionally the little boobah things try and run off, and they'll step away from grenades (most of the time), but that's about it.
Are you seriously telling me that an Alien race such as the Covenant, who are so advanced in military warfare, would not duck for cover when someone was blasting them in the face with a shotgun?
That's a very, very poor excuse for the AI. Sure, sometimes they stand behind rocks and stuff, but generally they just pile forward and stand shooting at you about 5m away, regardless of what you're doing to them.
Occassionally the little boobah things try and run off, and they'll step away from grenades (most of the time), but that's about it.
They were human characters, human. What did you expect? The Aliens in Halo were exactly that, Aliens, they're not supposed to think like humans, hence the reason why the AI is taken down a notch, on purpose. It would look Stupid Aliens diving for cover all the time and hiding behind boxes to cover fire.
If you want an example of progression in terms of AI then Riddick blows all FPS out of the water, simple as that, Halo was developed as a pure FPS in the vein of Doom, shoot, shoot and shoot. We all know the Library mission was poorly designed we don't need you to remind us of your opinions of it every time you decide to post about Halo.
If you want an example of progression in terms of AI then Riddick blows all FPS out of the water, simple as that, Halo was developed as a pure FPS in the vein of Doom, shoot, shoot and shoot. We all know the Library mission was poorly designed we don't need you to remind us of your opinions of it every time you decide to post about Halo.
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