Saturday, June 19, 2010

E3 Special: The 'Ol Halo Reach Around (By Rebecca "Bonks" Rothschild)

I needed a cigarette after this appointment, it was that good. My mouth was literally agape the whole time. I didn't think it was possible for me to be more geeked for Reach after the beta. DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT THEY DID TO FIREFIGHT?! DO YOU?! You can customize your firefight! Customize each wave by choosing what you're fighting and how. "What do you mean 'how' Bonks?" Dude, you can customize skulls and even create your own! Imagine wave after wave of grunts with birthday hats on.

It's all possible. Now, once you've created your customized game you can upload it to your fileshare. That's right, Bungie wants it's community to create some sick firefight games that they can use. It's pretty much like Forge for Firefight. Speaking of Forge, they would not breathe a word which is a sign of good things to come in my opinion.

You wanna hear some more cool shit?! Cuz I've got more! Let's talk campaign. First thing I noticed, the soundtrack is wicked you know it's Halo music but you also know they took it up a notch. Of course it's a real beauty to look at, wait 'til you see this cutaway I got to stare at Tex Avery style. Marines don't just stand around in awe of your Spartaness anymore, they've got their own shit going on. There is so much going on around you, the game let's you know, you're at war and it's time to Spartan stomp some bitches.

So now you're working with a team as Noble, the new guy and or girl. Oh yes ladies, Lady Spartans actually look like chicks! We have been blessed with a sleek and sexy silhouette, finally! Can I get an AMEN ladies?! Woooooooo!


Alright, so we know there's gonna be some hot new weapons, I got a chance to see the new concussion rifle in action; fear the business end of that motherf**ker. Now I want you to remember this term, "Drop Shield." For those of you who played Halo Wars you'll know what this is. The Drop Shield radiates health for you and anyone fortunate enough to be around, needless to say that's pretty handy. Another Halo Wars reference, you will be able to call in some air strikes. One last fun thing I wanna lay on you guys, your customized will not only follow you into multiplayer combat but also the campaign.

Go ahead and wipe the drool off your keyboard.

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