In the gamer spaces I've been before the launch, everyone have this "siege" mentality where they preemptively assumes that any kind of criticism must have come from "journos" and SJWs who wants to tear down the game for not conforming to an "agenda". Like the whole epilepsy thing where capital Gs lost their shit to a benign advisory.
Browsing the cyberpunk sub is a treat. still going to pirate it tho
Maybe it's just me, but I've never understood the obsession to get a game on day 1.
Then again, I'm still playing Mass Effect so
It makes more sense with big online games. There's something kind of fun about being a part of the first night of matchmaking in a new Halo. I suppose joining the conversation is part of it so that factors into single player. Unfortunately, the way the industry functions now makes buying games on day one pretty risky.
When HaloOnline had the last big release before the cease and desist, the release night was bonkers. The discord was practically on fire, the subreddit going nuts. I seeded nearly 100GBs over the night as more people downloaded it. Servers were packed, games were close, it was amazing.
Now we're stuck with MCC. I'm just glad I got to experience it.
That's pretty awesome. I've always played on console so I never tried HaloOnline. Really cool project though. That said, I've enjoyed MCC for reliving my old Halo 3 days. My friends don't like it though. They say it's too slow so we have to play Halo 5. Pathetic.
HO was amazing in its prime. Now its just the same three infection maps.
I love Halo 3 but everyone I play with bitches about hit detection and wants to play the newer games but I can't get the hang of it. I can hold my own in H1-3 but once the feel changes, I'm lost. H3 was peak for me which is why I loved HO, it played almost exactly like H3 but with slightly better graphics.
Yeah Halo 3 was the big one when I was in college so I definitely logged the most hours and had the most fun with it. I didn't realize hot detection was an issue on MCC but upon googling it people seem pretty mad haha. I'm not really sharp enough to notice it these days.
I got pretty good at Reach, 4, and 5 when each was released. Good by my standards anyway, seasoned Halo players would laugh at that. I put some time in during quarantine. Since MCC on PC got some updates and cross play there have been some pretty good matches. My loser friends insist on 5 though. I maintain that if they played a few matches of 3 they'd get used to it again. Oh well.
That's a fair point. I'm typically a solo fps player, so I hadn't thought about that aspect of the release.
I am these days as well. But I used to wait in line for halos at midnight launches then play until morning. It was pretty fun but not something I see myself doing in my old age. Plus I suck at Halo now that I don't have time to stay sharp.
Well if you have a friend group that is all excited to play it, you really do get left behind for conversation. I didn't play Red Dead Redemption 2 and for months afterwords my friends would talk about that game and I'd play on my phone.
Just spitballin here, but possibly the same rationale behind watching a movie on opening night, TV show when it's first broadcast, listening party when an album is dropped, etc.
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