Halo Wars demo

Mirai Gen · 02-08-2009, 04:16 PM

So okay they were bragging about how they were making an RTS controllable and fun for a console controller, and that basically amounted to "Buildings can be put in Building Spots." Yay, waving a flag.

I do like the fact that units all have a secondary attack that relies on Y, and there's lots of support function.

I also like the fact that, from what I can tell, the game is trying to pull back sending hordes of enemies at each other like RTSes can become and instead just focus on small squads with leaders and big units like Warthogs, Pelicans, or Locusts. Marine squads can gain Spartans, I think, which gives them all sorts of cool abilities.

I hate the fact that the tutorial basically is all "Here's how you control the game. Build buildings here. Make a few Locust. Go destroy the UNSC. You're done!"

Jagos · 02-08-2009, 04:48 PM

Lemme guess... It's all played from the Human point of view also?

Mirai Gen · 02-09-2009, 02:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Jagos

Lemme guess... It's all played from the Human point of view also?

Not sure yet. You get to play the Covenant in the tutorial, it's just that the tutorial is over, like, in five minutes. The basic tutorial is "Drive this warthog from A to E, hitting each point in between. Now go attack something. Hey you're done!" Haven't gotten further.

The advanced tutorial - which I figured would immerse me in all the units and teach me how each side works - ended up being "Make a building, and some Marines, now let's do that with the Covenant, hey you're done!"

DFM · 02-08-2009, 05:10 PM

Oh man, you're psychic!

Jagos · 02-08-2009, 06:19 PM

Playing as the cool different race and seeing why a war started just doesn't seem to be something Microsoft would do. That'd be way too much fun for one person to have.

DFM · 02-08-2009, 07:20 PM

War started because the Covenant are jerks.

Bells · 02-08-2009, 07:40 PM

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Originally Posted by DFM

War started because the Covenant are jerks.

Or so the humans would want YOU to think...

Quick question, how's the micro-management?

Karrrrrrrrrrrresche · 02-08-2009, 08:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Bellsouth Minion

Or so the humans would want YOU to think...

Quick question, how's the micro-management?

No, that's really the reason.

The Prophets literally felt Jealous because we had developed Interplanetary Space capability without Forerunner tech, so they tried to kill us.

Osterbaum · 02-08-2009, 07:49 PM

Wait a minute, I thought that you were supposed to be able to play both sides!

corronchilejano · 02-08-2009, 08:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Osterbaum

Wait a minute, I thought that you were supposed to be able to play both sides!

Read the Title again. On the WC2 demo you could only play Orcs.

02-08-2009, 04:16 PM	#1
Mirai Gen We are Geth. Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 14,032	Halo Wars demo So okay they were bragging about how they were making an RTS controllable and fun for a console controller, and that basically amounted to "Buildings can be put in Building Spots." Yay, waving a flag. I do like the fact that units all have a secondary attack that relies on Y, and there's lots of support function. I also like the fact that, from what I can tell, the game is trying to pull back sending hordes of enemies at each other like RTSes can become and instead just focus on small squads with leaders and big units like Warthogs, Pelicans, or Locusts. Marine squads can gain Spartans, I think, which gives them all sorts of cool abilities. I hate the fact that the tutorial basically is all "Here's how you control the game. Build buildings here. Make a few Locust. Go destroy the UNSC. You're done!" __________________

02-08-2009, 04:48 PM	#2
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02-08-2009, 05:10 PM	#4
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02-08-2009, 06:19 PM	#5
Jagos FRONT KICK OF DOOM! Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Howdy pardner... Posts: 6,399	Playing as the cool different race and seeing why a war started just doesn't seem to be something Microsoft would do. That'd be way too much fun for one person to have. __________________ Copyright musings World ramblings Scifi stories

02-08-2009, 07:20 PM	#6
DFM Om Nom Nom Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 3,850	War started because the Covenant are jerks. __________________ [14:26] ManoftheRus: YOU GODDAMN SNEAKY DEE

02-08-2009, 07:49 PM	#9
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