First Impressions: Halo PC

[WarLocke]

You need to play some singleplayer. For serious.

Nothing gets the adrenalin pumping like storming a Covenant battlecruiser with a squad of marines, darting through the enemy's own territory, and desperately trying to cover your marines' backs while they cover yours. And feeling a twinge everytime you hear "Ahh! It burns!" or panicking when you hear "Incoming!" or "Grenade!"

I especially like leaving the troops to hold their ground and flanking the Covenant forces, then dropping a grenade in their midst and going in like a madman. Never fails to get the Grunts gibbering. Hearing "He's everywhere!" in those high-pitched voices is just so gratifying. B)

I haven't really been a fan of squad-based shooters in the past, and I haven't played any, I don't think (not Medal of Honor, Ghost Recon, etc.) but it's very well done in Halo.

And also, I don't have Homeworld 2 yet. :( Just the demo. I do lurk on the Relic fora, though.

Edit: Holy cow, with that rig Halo must look incredible! I like to think that I'm not a 'graphics whore', and I find Halo very eye-pleasing even with minimal 'candy, but to play it with all options on... Wow. :blink: