Halo: The Master Chief Collection now on Steam

[what am i doing]

Tentatively optimistic, except for needing an XBL account.

 

[Atlantico]

Halo is a full-on Microsoft series, but not having to deal with that mess of a digital storefront makes the announcement more exciting.

Yeah, it's really nice we don't have to rely on that mess of a digital-storefront and can just buy it from the Microsoft Store.

 

[DalekFlay]

Tentatively optimistic, except for needing an XBL account.

If it's anything like the old GFWL games you can make an offline profile for singleplayer. I haven't bought a Windows Store game though so I don't know if they changed that.

 

[LESS T_T]

$10 per game ($5 for ODST): https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2019/06/09/halo-at-e3-2019/

The next question we hear a lot is “how much will the MCC PC games cost?” On PC, we’re excited to confirm that each game within MCC will be included with an Xbox Game Pass for PC subscription as they become available. In addition, each title can be purchased individually – Halo: Reach, Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, Halo 2 Anniversary, Halo 3, and Halo 4 will be offered at $9.99USD on both the Microsoft Store and Steam while Halo 3: ODST within MCC (with a current scope of Campaign only), will be available for $4.99USD. Players will have flexibility to purchase any or all the games at any point along the way as they become available.

 

[Multi-headed Cow]

So $55 for the set? That's a little disappointing. Sure, they weren't on PC until now, but still. Maybe there'll be some lump-sum discount to bump it down. Not bloody likely but I can dream.

 

[DalekFlay]

It's a lot I guess if you're used to seeing the Xbox disc at Gamestop with a coffee stain on the cover and a faded $20 price-tag, but as a PC only guy I think $10 each sounds fair. Especially since they're remasters, and previews for Reach make it sound like a solid port with a lot of effort put in.

 

[baud]

Preview:



I didn't watch all of it, but it look solid

 

[CyberModuled]

First wave of betas for Halo Insider out today. Some new footage as well (it's the same mission as the stream but at least in better quality overall)

 

[Biscotti]

I'm happy they're giving you the option to buy individually. I doubt I'll be getting Reach, and I definitely won't be getting Halo 4. Saves me 20 bucks and I get every game I'd consider worth bothering with.

 

[DalekFlay]

Is there really that wide a quality gap? Genuine question, I only played the first two.

 

[J1M]

Halo 4 was made by 343 Studios, who weren't aware that Master Chief was the main character of Halo... when they were working on Halo 5.

 

[AW8]

But isn't Halo 4 the one with the hottest version of Cortana? I thought she was the whole reason Halo exists. Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't the Halo series consist of AAA desktop stripper applications?

 

[Valestein]

Halo 4 cortana is indeed the hawtest but you showed her from the wrong angle.

 

[CyberModuled]

Finally, Halo is a playable franchise

 

[Wunderbar]

halo is a pretty cool guy, eh kills aliens and doesn't afraid of anything

 

[DalekFlay]

150 FOV, good fucking lord.

 

[Brotherman Bill]

Halo was good. Nice music and visuals, and the fact you could drive any vehicle was very cool. Furthermore the different enemies have different tactics which is p cool.

 

[Mexi]

My cousin had an Xbox, and we played the campaign. It was boring as hell. Then I played it again at my brother's friend's house, and we played 1 v 1's. It was actually quite fun. Seems the multiplayer is the real gem when talking about this game. It's simple and pretty fun. A bit like Goldeneye back in the day.

Anyways, I was fresh off of Resistance: Fall of Man, which is definitely inspired by Halo, so I was beastly at it. My brother's friend was so pissed that he actually called his stupid nephew who won some city tournament to come and play me. I had to remind his ass that I didn't give two fucks about the game or his nephew. Guy was some fat IT, faggot that thought he was good at video games.

Man, I was killing it in MP back when R:FoM was big on the PS3. Anyways, just my experience with Halo. Never played anything else in the series, and after R:FoM, I've not touched a FPS multiplayer. Oh, I also used to play the shit out of Blackhawk Down on MP back in the day.

 

[LESS T_T]

Another long devlog: https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/mcc-development-update-october-2019

The gist for PC players:

 

[Biscotti]

And still no release date. I remember when they said they were aiming for summer 2019 for Reach.

 

[Valky]

The halo 1 storyline and reach books were actually pretty decent. It's probably the only notable aspect that makes me enjoy these games. As a pc only player, I want to finish the fight.

How does Reach compare to the other games?

 

[what am i doing]

I really liked Reach, for the most part, and I'm looking forward to playing it on PC.

Positives:
Good atmosphere. Felt different from other Halo games (which had great atmosphere) but good in its own way.
Setpieces were excellent. Halo's always been great for setpieces and Reach doesn't disappoint in that regard. But more, the previous Halo games were kind of intermittent in setpieces, you'd have some generic boring hallways or whatever and then see something cool, then more generic stuff then something cool. Reach is a lot more consistent in cool scenery.
Space section. I love sci-fi games set in space, I love boarding action, I love dogfights in space. Good shit.
Gameplay overall was pretty good. I liked the DMR. I liked the jetpacks.
Armour customization.
Multiplayer was alright, for a console game.

Negatives:
That weird thing where they put the crosshair low down in the screen so you have to look somewhat upwards. I know they have some rationale about not wanting to see the ground in front of you but high up areas being a lot more important to see... but I'm accustomed to aiming so that the centre of my screen is where gunfire will hit and naturally orient my screen to line up with the horizon. When the reticle is down low and I have to keep readjusting up... it's really annoying. Hopefully they fix this in the PC version.
Lore nitpick but their portrayal of a MAC is really underwhelming. They're supposed to be really powerful railguns, and their portrayal in Reach is just... eh... it's disappointing and hollow and weak.
More lore nitpicks, the plot of the game retcons out most of The Fall of Reach and not in a good way. Probably for console hardware.
Some people did not like the deployables. I sort of agree. I think sprinting should have been a default ability. I think some stuff like the dome and lockup were mistakes. But the jetpacks were nice.
The grind for armour customization was excessive.
Halsey was a likeable character in the books but they turned her into a cunt for the game.

Most of my other negatives basically come down to "it was a console game with the attendant problems of matchmaking, bad controls, etc" and should be fixed for the PC version.

 

[J_C]

Another long devlog: https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/mcc-development-update-october-2019

The gist for PC players:

Great, I can run it easily even on my dated machine.

 

[baud]

Another long devlog: https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/mcc-development-update-october-2019

The gist for PC players:

Great, I can run it easily even on my dated machine.

Look like my GPU won't cut it. I was overdue an update anyway, I was just waiting for an excuse.

 

[Valky]

What do the MCC versions of Halo 1 and 2 add besides graffix? If it's just graffix, Halo 1 Custom Edition already has modded campaigns that add H2/3 weapons and other stuff to the game, so I don't see a reason not to just play that. And 2 might be easier to just access now as well, depending on whether or not the vista version is easy to install on 7. I'll probably work on getting that to work if MCC doesn't add anything besides graffix to 2.