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Re: Ars Technica pans ODST
Posted By: PsychoRavenDate: 9/21/09 12:42 a.m.

In Response To: Ars Technica pans ODST (Jordan117)


Ok. If I hadn't read it for myself I'd call bullshit. According to it they hated everything that made a halo game Halo.

And I'm sorry but they shit all over Marty's music. So I say F them. Whoever wrote that review obviously has never liked anything Halo.

: Not that there haven't been a few mediocre reviews, but this is the first
: I've seen from a top-flight outlet.

: $60 for an expansion pack? Halo 3: ODST underwhelms

: Excerpts: "One new multiplayer mode, three new multiplayer maps, a short
: campaign, and two 'new' guns shouldn't add up to $60, but this is
: Halo."

: "The actual meat of the game—the missions—is incredibly anemic."

: "The methods used to stretch the experience are both unsatisfying and
: obvious."

: "It's just no fun to roam around this desolate city, looking for these
: clues. It's boring, the environments seem bland, and searching for the
: next item to trigger an actual mission is nothing but filler. These areas
: may add an hour to the game or more, but it's not an hour you're going to
: enjoy."

: "As for the music, there is nothing that breaks the atmosphere like
: randomly placed saxophone solos. You're supposed to be in a warzone, and
: it sounds like the softcore porn they show on Cinemax after midnight.
: During one battle we were treated to some of the cheesiest,
: squeedle-ridden guitar ever heard in a game. When music is good it adds to
: the flavor of the game in an almost subconscious way; this seemed like it
: was aiming for the satirical in places."

: Note:

: "I simply didn't care about the characters or what happens to them; they
: don't spend much time together, there isn't much time to explore the
: characters, and the way the timeline is bounced around makes it even
: harder to get a feel for what they're going through."

: "Verdict: Rent"

: Harsh.

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Replies:

Ars Technica pans ODSTJordan117 9/21/09 12:36 a.m.
     Re: Ars Technica pans ODSTPsychoRaven 9/21/09 12:42 a.m.
           Re: Ars Technica pans ODSTHedgemony 9/21/09 12:47 a.m.
           SPOILER (not really)Lord Osiris 9/21/09 1:03 a.m.
                 Re: I'm right there with you *NM*Hedgemony 9/21/09 1:07 a.m.
           Re: Ars Technica pans ODSTCody Miller 9/21/09 2:11 a.m.
                 Re: Ars Technica pans ODSTPsychoRaven 9/21/09 2:56 a.m.
                       Re: Ars Technica pans ODST whoa, whoaHedgemony 9/21/09 3:03 a.m.
                             You're rightPsychoRaven 9/21/09 3:07 a.m.
                                   Ugh I'm calling it.PsychoRaven 9/21/09 3:09 a.m.
                                         Re: Ugh I'm calling it.Hedgemony 9/21/09 4:56 a.m.
                 Sorry about the angry replyPsychoRaven 9/21/09 3:05 a.m.
                 Re: Ars Technica pans ODSTNarcogen 9/21/09 5:03 a.m.
                       Re: Ever the voice of reason, NarcogenHedgemony 9/21/09 5:50 a.m.
                       Re: Ars Technica pans ODSTBlackstar 9/21/09 5:52 a.m.
                             Stacker.Narcogen 9/22/09 2:55 a.m.
                       Re: Ars Technica pans ODSTrolandk73 9/21/09 6:20 a.m.
                       Re: Ars Technica pans ODSTPsychoRaven 9/21/09 11:01 a.m.
                       Re: Ars Technica pans ODSTCody Miller 9/21/09 12:18 p.m.
                       Blame Microsoft's Men in Black?kapowaz 9/21/09 7:03 p.m.
                       Saxaphone troubleRockslider 9/21/09 7:53 p.m.
                             Re: Saxaphone troubleNarcogen 9/22/09 3:00 a.m.
                             I hope I'm not the first to say this...stan 9/22/09 10:33 p.m.
                                   The only thing I don't like about it...Jordan117 9/22/09 10:50 p.m.
                                   Re: I hope I'm not the first to say this...Ibeechu 9/23/09 9:27 p.m.
                             Re: Saxaphone troubleFyreWulff 9/23/09 12:16 p.m.
                                   Re: Saxaphone troubleLouis Wu 9/23/09 12:25 p.m.
                                         Re: Saxaphone troubleNarcogen 9/23/09 11:50 p.m.
                                         Re: Saxaphone troubleFyreWulff 9/24/09 12:56 a.m.
                                               Re: Saxaphone troubleNarcogen 9/24/09 2:05 a.m.
                                   Re: Saxaphone troubleRockslider 9/23/09 5:13 p.m.
                                         Re: Saxaphone troubleBry 9/23/09 5:40 p.m.
                                         Re: Saxaphone troubleNarcogen 9/23/09 11:51 p.m.
                                         Re: Saxaphone troubleAnton P. Nym (aka Steve) 9/25/09 11:08 a.m.
                                               Re: Saxaphone troubleRockslider 9/26/09 7:00 a.m.
     Re: Ars Technica pans ODSTRagashingo 9/21/09 12:51 a.m.
           Re: Ars Technica pans ODSTelectrojew 9/21/09 2:13 a.m.
     How odd...Anton P. Nym (aka Steve) 9/21/09 10:51 a.m.
           Re: How odd...DogCow 9/22/09 10:38 a.m.



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