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Re: ODST, the best spin off ever made?
Posted By: Hawki <hawkesaj@bigpond.net.au>Date: 5/8/12 6:18 p.m.

In Response To: Re: ODST, the best spin off ever made? (Tawpgun)


: It underwhelmed me.

: When it was first being teased, even the first bit of gameplay we got in
: E3... I was thinking the night time missions would be very stealth based.
: That the silenced weapons would actually work instead of being a gimmick.
: I thought the the story would be really non linear, and that you would
: piece things together naturally, and not "Well, you can play it out
: of order, but it wouldn't make much sense."

: I just thought it would be MORE. I thought I would be MUCH more vulnerable as
: an ODST. But truth be told, I approached every encounter in ODST like I
: would as a Spartan. Same effectiveness.

: I still enjoyed it immensely, but it could have been so much more.

Pretty much my thoughts exactly. It wasn't a bad game per se, but I think it was rich to charge full price ($100 where I'm from) for a game that's basically an expansion, no matter what way you look at it. Many times, my ODST felt like a Spartan. The hub concept was good, but the stealth aspect quickly went out the window and felt pointless plot-wise right up to the point where the Rookie meets Dare. I don't think 'ODST' can really be called a spin-off in the same way as, say, 'Reach', because of its game mechanics and shortness.

Again, not bad, but it's at the bottom of my 'Halo' game best to worst list.

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ODST, the best spin off ever made?ElzarTheBam 5/8/12 11:44 a.m.
     In a word:Phoenix_9286 5/8/12 1:56 p.m.
           Re: In a word:yakaman 5/8/12 5:14 p.m.
                 Re: In a word:uberfoop 5/8/12 5:52 p.m.
     Re: ODST, the best spin off ever made?Tawpgun 5/8/12 4:48 p.m.
           Re: ODST, the best spin off ever made?Hawki 5/8/12 6:18 p.m.



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