Comments on: Halo: ODST review

By: Simon M

Simon M — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:18:33 +0000

JBF said: “You seem to assume that Halo games are the be all and end all of Xbox games
“Your artcle failed to remark on the upcoming release of Forza 3, which i’ve no doubt will be on quite a few Christmas lists and in the Exclusives cupboard!”

Erm, I said the exclusives cupboard would be “fairly bare” without Halo: ODST. That’s not to say “entirely bare”. But after Forza 3, what else is there?

JBF said: “I say that your a PS3 fanboy simply because your article implies it and also because there are 3 related stories that are all ps3 related.. How that works with a Halo game im not quite sure”

I’m not entirely sure either – in case you haven’t worked it out, those “three related stories” are automatically put in, as they are on most sites! But as to being a PS3 fanboy, I’ve spent the last few years being accused of being a PS3-hater. So I can’t win, I guess.

By: Stephen. E

Stephen. E — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:00:14 +0000

@JBF I don’t see where the reviewer even hints that “Halo games are the be all and end all of Xbox games.” Are we reading the same review And why would he even need to mention Forza 3. In that case why not list the entire upcoming Xbox catalogue. Forza 3 isn’t even from the same genre. Modern Warfare 2 maybe as its the next big shooter to come out. The Halo games have always been a bit samey to me (and yes, I have an Xbox 360).

By: Someguy

Someguy — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 22:33:39 +0000

im playing right now and i agree entirely. this game is just not what we we were promised. especially on the stealth aspects. Oh, and Sam, maybe its true that they would have had to remake the engine for stealth (i dont know but i doubt it) but then, they shouldnt have tried to create a stealth game should they? They give you the tools, like silenced guns, and its geared around avoiding combat, except your enemies have vision from miles away and its impossible to tell when theyll see you. The fact it might have been difficult doesnt protect them from critcism, the fact is they tried to splice stealth in when they dont know what the hell it even is.

By: JBF

JBF — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 11:43:35 +0000

Bit of a poor article, You seem to assume that Halo games are the be all and end all of Xbox games and that every Xbox owner has to buy it without fail!!, the quicker you ps3 fanboys realise that’s not the case the quicker we can expect better written articles! Your artcle failed to remark on the upcoming release of Forza 3, which i’ve no doubt will be on quite a few Christmas lists and in the Exclusives cupboard!
I say that your a PS3 fanboy simply because your article implies it and also because there are 3 related stories that are all ps3 related.. How that works with a Halo game im not quite sure as the PS3 doesn’t have Halo

By: sam

sam — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 07:32:56 +0000

your an idiot they spent one year making a game with only like a fourth of the full bungie team while the other third working on Halo Reach this game is not going to be as new as the other 3 (they use the same engine) stealth add ons to show awareness would require a new engine not the old halo 3 engine and would therefore require more than a year to make