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Re: Halo 5 Beta Impressions
By:asa
Date: 12/31/14 1:12 pm
In Response To: Halo 5 Beta Impressions (kidtsunami)

: - This is the best first impression I've had with halo multiplayer as far as
: "feel" is concerned. One of the pillars of halo for me is
: movement and the sprinting, clambering, jumping all just feels right. I
: get to where I want to and I find myself using the map a lot to get kills

I was really happy when Reach introduced sprint to Halo. That, and assassinations made the game feel much more visceral. The new movement options are really fun for me.
I can't seem to master the Spartan Charge, but Ground Pound, ridiculous though it may be, is incredibly satisfying when it works. Mostly I slam into the ground far away from the player I was going for, and am subsequently terminated. Those make the kill cam useful; it's pretty funny watching my Spartan smash in to the ground for no reason.

Mostly, the kill cam annoys me, so I was pleased to find that you can skip it by pressing X. Also there is a brief musical number when you die, and I'd rather not hear that....because I die a lot. It is also mostly skipped when you skip the kill cam.

: - The guns feel great and different and have found that there isn't one gun
: yet that I need to. I do tend to make sure I have a BR or DMR, but if I
: don't it's not an issue, I still feel effective with the starting Magnum
: and AR.

I've been having trouble with the new scopes and ADS; it's a very different feel from traditional Halo scopes. Which isn't bad, just hard for me to get used to.

: I hope you all are enjoying it as much as I have.

Arena MP is fun, but I'm looking forward to BTB in the final version. I need a 'hog to drive badly.


Messages In This Thread

Halo 5 Beta Impressionskidtsunami12/31/14 11:45 am
     Re: Halo 5 Beta Impressionssnakegriffin12/31/14 1:11 pm
     Re: Halo 5 Beta Impressionsasa12/31/14 1:12 pm
     Re: Halo 5 Beta Impressionsgamerguy200212/31/14 2:07 pm
     Re: Halo 5 Beta Impressionsserpx12/31/14 3:26 pm
     Re: My thoughts.Hyokin12/31/14 3:43 pm
     I think the controls need to be less clutteredTDSpiral12/31/14 4:26 pm
           Re: I think the controls need to be less clutteredsnakegriffin12/31/14 5:09 pm
                 Re: I think the controls need to be less clutteredHyokin12/31/14 6:25 pm
                       Flinch is dead.gamerguy20021/1/15 12:55 am
                       Re: I think the controls need to be less cluttered}SoC{BrownSound1/1/15 1:58 pm
                             Re: I think the controls need to be less clutteredHyokin1/1/15 3:24 pm
                             Re: I think the controls need to be less clutteredserpx1/1/15 3:56 pm
     Re: Halo 5 Beta ImpressionsDrdoctor1/1/15 11:30 pm
     Re: Halo 5 Beta Impressionsmelee1/3/15 11:17 am
     Can't say I'm a fan.Gravemind1/4/15 8:45 pm
     Week 2 Impressionsserpx1/4/15 9:05 pm
           Would love to hear everyone's Week 2 impressions! *NM*serpx1/4/15 9:05 pm
                 My Week 2 impressionsCody Miller1/4/15 9:52 pm
                 Re: Would love to hear everyone's Week 2 impressioJoe Duplessie (SNIPE 316)1/4/15 10:42 pm
           Re: Week 2 ImpressionsArteenEsben1/4/15 11:05 pm
                 Re: Week 2 Impressionsthebruce01/5/15 9:33 am
                       Re: Week 2 Impressionsserpx1/5/15 12:35 pm
                             Re: Week 2 Impressionsmelee1/5/15 5:49 pm
                             Re: Week 2 ImpressionsArteenEsben1/6/15 6:08 pm
           Re: Week 2 ImpressionsThe BS Police1/5/15 8:28 am
           Re: Week 2 Impressionskidtsunami1/5/15 11:59 am
           Not in the beta, but...Quirel1/5/15 5:01 pm

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