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Re: I played halo at E3, my thoughts....
Posted By: Timothy Wilson <tim@somewhocallme-tim.net>Date: 5/21/01 1:11 p.m.

In Response To: Re: I played halo at E3, my thoughts.... (DeAdLy_cOoKiE)

: FINALLY someone being honest and objective! You provided so much information
: here, thanks a lot!

You're welcome, I can answer more questions if I know them.

: What can I say, the left analoge stick should be used
: for break/throttle and steering, the right stick to pan around the jeep to
: a certain extend (could come in handy)!

This would have also worked. This is the old 8-bit driving method (like on a Atari 2600). I'm not sure if putting the camera in control of the player is good idea though, maybe if it only could swing in a forward arc.

:(Are you telling me that nothing
: happens when you push your left stick left or right? And what happens when
: you push your right stick forwards or back?)

Nothing for either. The camera pitch was locked when in the jeep.

Also, nothing player controlled was flying in the demo. You are dropped off by the pelican dropships, but that's it in terms of flying. I can only assume the control scheme would be similar to the jeep, which would mean I couldn't fly them to save my life.

: And ofcourse it's an excellent game, I'd recommend buying it, its a special
: game! (if Bungie does things right!)

I've seen enough to buy it for sure on a PC. I just won't buy it for the xbox.

As for the jeep and on-foot controls being similar, yes, I understand where bungie is coming from on this, but it's still not intuitive to me. I got so disgusted I left it for the next guy to play, even though Halo was right there in front of me running and I coulda played it for a bit longer, I gave up. That's how bad it was.
Then there is the guy next to me that picks up the controller, and after 2 minutes he's kicking everyones ass, driving the jeep perfectly, and never once had a quizzical look, it's as if everything was natural. As I said, your mileage may vary.

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Replies:

I played halo at E3, my thoughts....Timothy Wilson 5/20/01 3:17 p.m.
     Re: I played halo at E3, my thoughts....DeAdLy_cOoKiE 5/20/01 4:34 p.m.
           Re: I played halo at E3, my thoughts....Timothy Wilson 5/21/01 1:11 p.m.
     Re: I played halo at E3, my thoughts....vector40 5/20/01 6:33 p.m.
           Re: I played halo at E3, my thoughts....epollyon 5/20/01 7:52 p.m.
                 Re: I played halo at E3, my thoughts....Funky J 5/20/01 10:12 p.m.
                       Re: I played halo at E3, my thoughts....The_Spoon 5/20/01 11:20 p.m.
                             Re: I played halo at E3, my thoughts....ApolokiA 5/23/01 4:28 a.m.
                 Re: I played halo at E3, my thoughts....The_Spoon 5/20/01 11:17 p.m.
     Re: I played halo at E3, my thoughts....Picky 5/20/01 8:30 p.m.
     controls...Freewill 5/21/01 12:58 a.m.
           Re: controls...nexZ 5/21/01 2:12 a.m.
           Re: controls...Visor 5/21/01 1:00 p.m.
           A little Secret Trick all should know: INVERT AxisThe_Spoon 5/21/01 1:58 p.m.
                 yah, that's what I meant...Freewill 5/21/01 2:19 p.m.
                       Re: yah, that's what I meant...The_Spoon 5/21/01 3:09 p.m.
                             its cool, no problem (nt) *NM*Miguel Chavez 5/21/01 3:49 p.m.
     Re: I played halo at E3, my thoughts....Louis Wu 5/21/01 2:08 p.m.
           I'm now confused...Freewill 5/21/01 2:37 p.m.
                 Confused? I'll show you confusing..DeAdLy_cOoKiE 5/21/01 4:46 p.m.
           Re: I played halo at E3, my thoughts....Timothy Wilson 5/24/01 4:21 p.m.
     Jeep controls..spacemonkey 5/21/01 5:29 p.m.



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