***Halo MCC***

I have just finished 4 have done all of them now. Really did not like 2 no idea what they have done but it felt really off to me. 2 was never my favourite anyway tbh. 3 was ok and 4 I enjoyed more than I remembered before.

But the biggest issue for me is the audio imbalance it's horrid. Speech level is so low and the rear surround so high it ruins the games. There really needs to be more audio settings the universal menu has nothing.
 
Well, can't say i'm impressed with the HALO5 Guardians beta, it looks awful. I don't know what res it's running at (feels like 720P), but after coming from glorious 1080P in the MCC it looks shocking; though I imagine that'll get bumped up before release, or at least I hope it does!

Shield recharge sound effect is stupid.

The assault rifle now has ridiculous recoil.

And the two maps they've provided don't do anything for me either.
 
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Mr Gimp said:
Started playing this properly earlier after a previous attempt at launch which failed due to epic network issues and me not having much time.

Halo 2 looks great but the "improved" sound absolutely ruins it for me. The weapons just sound wrong, the energy sword sounds wrong and even the music sounds out of place at times. Not to mention the pacing of the game is now off thanks to the delightful loading screen that appears just before a cutscene. Seriously. I've spent god knows how long installing the game onto the sodding hard drove to avoid lengthy loading. WTF?
The immersion that the original had has been lost IMO.
Halo 3 fares better in that it is still faithful to the original sound effects and looks surprisingly good considering its age.

Not too impressed so far.
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I agree, the sound effects are generally worse (warthog horn making me most upset). I like most the guns tho, feels powerful.
 
HeX said:
Well, can't say i'm impressed with the HALO5 Guardians beta, it looks awful. I don't know what res it's running at (feels like 720P), but after coming from glorious 1080P in the MCC it looks shocking; though I imagine that'll get bumped up before release, or at least I hope it does!
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They've said the beta is 720p but the final game will be 1080p.
 
Not all doom and gloom, I'm enjoying it. My only gripe so far with the sounds is how the energy sword is now silent when you equip it.
 
My biggest problem with Halo 5 like all FPS games is I suck, very hard to get enjoyment when you're rubbish! Seriously doesn't matter whether it's KB&M or Joypad I think I'm getting too old :(

I quite like the graphics but you can tell it's 720p and I don't think the Xbone will ever be capable of Killzone level of graphics but as long as the games good the graphics are adequate :)
 
HeX said:
Well, can't say i'm impressed with the HALO5 Guardians beta, it looks awful. I don't know what res it's running at (feels like 720P), but after coming from glorious 1080P in the MCC it looks shocking; though I imagine that'll get bumped up before release, or at least I hope it does!

Shield recharge sound effect is stupid.

The assault rifle now has ridiculous recoil.

And the two maps they've provided don't do anything for me either.
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Looks awful?...for a still year out BEta, that been downscaled for size?...it looks good.

Shield recharge is handy in this, when you sprint the sound stops and the recharge time takes longer, the sound helps in tell you when to expect the recharge.

AR is more powerful now though, in fact all the weapons have a real place no instead of everyone using the Battle Rifle.

Maps are fine, these are the Arena based ones, the larger maps are yet to be seen.

Loving it so far, the booster does ad something to jumping out of the way in that last shot etc.
 
biron_w said:
From what I can gather nobody can even get on MP on this ;)
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Why is the matchmaking on this game so bad?

It takes years to get into games, then once the game has ended that's it, no next game lobby. Seriously wtf! This game is backwards. Not even Halo 2 matchmaking was like this.

Plus is it me or is the netcode on this game bad?

Most deaths feel BS tbh.
 
Martini1991 said:
Why do people think Halo 5 will get a boost in graphics? Of course it won't.
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I thought it was quite common for betas to have reduced graphics. There's no reason to think it wouldn't be the same for Halo 5.

I honestly can't believe they will release the game as it is and it does look quite poor, but on the other hand so is the gameplay and I guess they're not going to change that either :D
 
JoeBoi said:
Why is the matchmaking on this game so bad?

It takes years to get into games, then once the game has ended that's it, no next game lobby. Seriously wtf! This game is backwards. Not even Halo 2 matchmaking was like this.

Plus is it me or is the netcode on this game bad?

Most deaths feel BS tbh.
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It did go back to lobby
 
Martini1991 said:
Why do people think Halo 5 will get a boost in graphics? Of course it won't.
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Cause its been said from the very start that this isn't the finished thing, some of the weapons are just place holder's for final designs and its running at a reduced setting of 720p, the finished game is all 1080p
 
I think we can safely say MCC was a quickly duct taped together cash grab at this point.

I don't think they'll ever fix it all, the entire thing is just a mess. :(

Can't say I'm too fond of Halo 5 either. Spartans chit chatting during matches and high fiving each other at the end just sounds and looks dumb in a halo game. The AR having a zoom scope made my eyes go wide, and the time to kill is a lot faster in this one. Sure, the game is a lot faster but to me that destroys the slow strategy that Halo is known for.
 
Single player works fine in MCC, all the campaigns and playlists are working great. So is Co-Op. So to say the entire thing is a mess would be a lie.

The MP is a complete mess however ;)


HALO5 Spartan Chit chat and being all "hi5 brah!" does kind of fit, these are Spartan IV's AFAIK, which are 'da best a da best' of the normal Marines, so they are already cocky. Giving them Spartan augments and MJOLNIR armour just made them more so.

Unlike the Spartan II's, these guys are just normal guys, with all the failings of normal people, who just happen to be good at being soliders. The Spartan II's were raised from childhood to be the perfect solider.

MC would snap these guys like brittle twigs.
 
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