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Re: Let's Talk Halo 4
Posted By: Kermit <kermi7@mac.com>Date: 11/16/12 8:13 a.m.

In Response To: Let's Talk Halo 4 (Cody Miller)


I agree with much of what you say (except your putdowns of Reach and ODST).

My biggest disappointment with Halo 4 is the music. Much of it I like outside the game, but it often was used ineffectively in-game. To me this underscored how much Marty affected the quality of the overall Halo experience before now. Admittedly, he is a pioneer in scoring games dynamically and a tough act to follow, but I can't hide my disappointment in the result. Marty's loops were superior and much more memorable, and in general his music became an integral part of events. Some of the music in the first level just sounded like generic video game music to me. I hated it. That's not Halo. Like you, I'm puzzled that they waited until to closing credits to use something evocative of the old games.

I also didn't like the sound mix. In most examples the sounds in Halo 4 are the best yet--visceral, evocative, punchy. Yet so much gets lost in the mix. Dialogue is often drowned out. For a game whose story requires strict attention to halfway understand it, that's a big flaw.

Buy hey, you know what? Last night I decided that I LOVE multiplayer. I know, words never before spoken by me. It's the latter days, I tells ya.

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Replies:

Let's Talk Halo 4Cody Miller 11/16/12 1:12 a.m.
     Re: Let's Talk Halo 4Flynn J Taggart 11/16/12 2:06 a.m.
     Re: Let's Talk Halo 4JDQuackers 11/16/12 6:29 a.m.
     Re: Let's Talk Halo 4Architechnid 11/16/12 7:03 a.m.
           Re: Let's Talk Halo 4thebruce0 11/19/12 3:27 p.m.
     Re: Let's Talk Halo 4Kermit 11/16/12 8:13 a.m.
     The graphics are too good. For shame, 343. *NM*mr_mcmurder 11/16/12 8:25 a.m.
           Don't conflate two distinct thingsscarab 11/16/12 8:47 a.m.
                 Re: Don't conflate two distinct thingsmr_mcmurder 11/16/12 6:04 p.m.
                       Re: Don't conflate two distinct thingskapowaz 11/16/12 8:19 p.m.
                       Re: Don't conflate two distinct thingsuberfoop 11/16/12 8:38 p.m.
     Re: Let's Talk Halo 4kapowaz 11/16/12 8:28 a.m.
           Re: Let's Talk Halo 4scarab 11/16/12 8:44 a.m.
                 Re: Let's Talk Halo 4kapowaz 11/16/12 8:54 a.m.
     Re: Let's Talk Halo 4Nash 11/16/12 9:45 a.m.
     Re: Let's Talk Halo 4Schooly D 11/16/12 10:22 a.m.
           Re: Let's Talk Halo 4kapowaz 11/16/12 11:36 a.m.
           Re: Let's Talk Halo 4Ibeechu 11/16/12 2:47 p.m.
           Agreed.Bones 11/16/12 4:16 p.m.
     Re: Let's Talk Halo 4Azo 'Galvat 11/16/12 10:44 a.m.
           Re: Let's Talk Halo 4SonGoharotto 11/16/12 11:44 a.m.
     Re: Let's Talk Halo 4kidtsunami 11/16/12 3:17 p.m.
           Sorrykidtsunami 11/16/12 5:18 p.m.
     Great post. Two thumbs up.Gravemind 11/16/12 3:34 p.m.
     Re: Let's Talk Halo 4Avateur 11/16/12 11:11 p.m.



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