IGN said 9, but they typically over glorify any game. ODST to the public was not received well because it was living in the shadow of Master Chief. The original trilogy was so good that just having the name 'Halo' anywhere on a game makes it a difficult task to live up to that brand quality. So what i'm saying is that if ODST was a random, futuristic, military shooter, that wasn't affiliated with Halo, it would've been appreciated in its own qualities. But, the gaming community continually did the most natural thing and compared it to the original trilogy. That's why, to gamers (not IGN) ODST was underrated.
It’s a matter of opinion so there will always be a question. I thought ODST was cool back then but, looking back at it, it was just a dry run into what ultimately led to Halo: Reach.
This review gets it right. Too many people bought ODST looking for a whole new sequel and bashed on it when it didn't have an original multiplayer matchmaking mode. People focus too much on this and forget that ODST had a story mode, an amazing story mode. The story is my favorite in the series and even one of my all time favorites. A truly underrated game that deserves high praise.
It was a full priced game on release. that's Bungie's (and MS) fault. if they just released the campaign and firefight as a $35/40 DLC or spin off people wouldn't judge it as a full game.
What is this "underated" shit. Im tired of it. This game is underated at all u just say that cuz its a side game yet the game sold over 6 million copies and got very high critical praise. Its not fucking underated at all. Damn.
"One of the best"? This was THE worst. It's not better than Halo 1,2 or 3... Not better then Reach and not better than Halo 4... which makes it the worst one..
Hiruko It's the opinion of most serious gamers... General consensus you could say. Each to his own, sure, but there really aren't any valid reasons to call ODST one of the best halo games.
"Stops you from getting lost, like in previous halo games"? Pretty ironic as a lot of the levels (especially the night time ones) are very easy to get lost in
This is the best musical score for any game EVER it is honestly amazing the soundtrack just emulates atmosphere and I feel really lonely whilst playing in the empty streets of new mambosa it's just incredible definitely worth a try I even listen to the musical score on its own without even playing the game.
As long as it's sold as a DLC by itself this time (which it should've been before), I'm in! Don't wanna be forced to buy a game I already own again, what a rip off that was with ODST :p
LoN3wOlF5tudi0s I think it would've been more worth it with a $40 price tag. It was worth it, though, for those who never bought any H3 map packs. However, there is a beautiful Campaign and the awesome Firefight there. It's like $5 now though, so ANYBODY who never bought it should do so NOW.
I might get crap for this, but his is my favorite Halo. It had an awesome story, cool firefight addition, and all the Halo 3 multiplayer maps, which is my favorite multiplayer game to date
I agree! Just finished playing it, and decided to look up this review. Halo 3: ODST does not get enough credit. Sure, it reuses a lot of assets and the same engine from Halo 3, but the graphics and art style of Halo 3 were some of my favorite! When you take that and the brilliance of the Halo 3: ODST storyline and level design, then you have the perfect Halo experience. It's a modest entry in the Halo franchise, but one of the best in my opinion
ODST is not only my favorite Halo, game but one of my favorite games of all time. The campaign had a perfect atmosphere, likeable characters, an interesting story, a sub-plot that isn't entirely necessary, the replay value is really high, and the soundtrack. THE SOUNDTRACK! It made everything even more awesome. And firefight was so much fun with friends, and it added even more to the replay value. The Halo 3 multiplayer disc was an awesome addition from Bungie, and I thank them for that.
Honestly my fav is number 2, and i'm not sure why but I couldn't agree more that this game is one of my favorite games of all time, and oh man that SOUNDTRACK.
Alex Tesdahl Osei is right, people need to shut up with this "343 RUIND HALO" how would you like it if this is your first time making a game you didn't own and people started to shit on you? Halo 4 is a great game, but its not a great HALO game, BIG DIFFERENCE!
Alex Tesdahl IK how you feel brother, i was hopping for another great Halo game, we just got to help and hope for 343 to fix there mistakes on what they did, and by how there changing, I'm starting to feel that were gonna have another great Halo game, remember. BELIVE.
Alex Tesdahl Also about cortana's voice actor, her name is Jen Taylor, I'm not sure if you know her or not, but just to remind everyone she's been doing voice actor games for a long time, including Halo.
6 hour campaign? What's with the rush? There's an open world to explore? Why not search every nook and cranny? There are even 30 hidden sound files that tell a side story and I still haven't found all of them. It took me AT LEAST 24 hours total to finish this game.
Yeah, I know right. I took 26 hours to complete the game, and it's absolutely fantastic. People who complete the game so fast, just go guns blazing like retards.
There are two types of Halo fans, the fans that love the story and characters, and the “fans” that just mindlessly want another call of duty PVP. Sadly the reputation of ODST got bogged down by the competitive community that didn’t want any true substance.
The campaign is brilliantly paced - and unlike others in the franchise, it was seemingly designed with legendary play in mind. I would say it probably has the most fair and balanced legendary campaign of all the Halos. Great story, great voice acting, great gameplay changes - pretty much the only serious flaw is limited level design thanks to the dated engine, and the set pieces tend to make up for it. Just a shame we never got firefight in the MCC. If they had added that, with public matchmaking... That would have made the new DLC 10x more replayable.
I actually think that this might be my favorite campaign. I beat all other core halo games before this (not wars) and I gotta say, after plowing through enemies as an unstoppable spartan, it felt good to have some weakness for once
Things I liked about it: Brutes were op again. Sense of desperation. Stratergy must be more thought out. Abundance of allies in day. Reliance on teammates. Improved, noticeable ranking for covenent. Last stand situations. Colorful characters. Recoil Things I didn't like about it. All the damn walking. Open world. Lack of dual welding Lack of pvp multiplayer Firefight boring with only one player. Parts of open world being too hard to get past. No elites
Jonny B I won't disagree that the story was good, I liked it, but it's the gameplay that's annoying. It's full of annoying gameplay cliches that bring nothing new to the table and there are even some levels where the same stuff is repeated. What I mean by this is where you have to go to point A to activate thing A (another thing I dislike about it is the constant button pressing) and then you have to go to point B to activate thing B and the layout is nothing different; you're doing the same thing over again. One of the levels I can think of off the top of my head is Shutdown. The gameplay still manages to be slightly above average, but it's nowhere near as exhilarating or interesting as the previous Halos. Halo 4 and Halo 3 have my least favourite campaigns of the series. Halo 3 is far too linear, which is something that can also be said for Halo 4. With Halo 2, there are levels like Metropolis that are fun and interesting - you get to invade a scarab, for instance. Or maybe you get to infiltrate the covenant base like in High Charity or Gravemind. The elevator ride in Regret combined with the gondola rides was something truly unique. Perhaps the worst part about Halo 4 is that the boss is a bloody quick time event. Halo 2 had a boss that you actually had to try to beat, and it had an onslaught of elites helping you out which added to the atmosphere as well as the gameplay. Halo 2 created interesting situations in every mission and didn't have nearly as many gameplay cliches as Halo 4. I'd get into Halo: CE, but I honestly don't want to make this comment any longer than it is. Halo 4 has a good story, but the gameplay is executed poorly. Halo 2 has its flaws as well, but it's nowhere near as thorough as Halo 4. Halo 4's soundtrack was different, but it wasn't terrible. I'd say it was good, even. It's got a different feel to the original campaign, and I can respect that since it's a new trilogy and all, but 343 Industries needs to work on their execution. However, the impression i'm getting from Halo 5: Guardians, I think that they can pull off a campaign that's as good as Halo: CE. Of course, that's as high as my expectations go, wouldn't want to be disappointed again.
SUGAR NIPZ The level design, though, was pretty uninspired and felt pretty lazy. In at least 3 of the levels, they copy-pasted one half of the level over to the other side and had you do the same thing over there, one of the examples of this being the third mission, Forerunner. Most of the damn level was the same with slight alterations. The issue I have with the first level is the really really really linear corridor shooting start-up. Of course, once they get outside, it starts to get interesting with gravity 'n' stuff, but that lasts a whole 2 minutes and you're back inside running back through all the corridors you traversed to get to this point. The level had two redeeming qualities: The space part and what comes after that. Most of the levels had lacklustre level design that was rarely interesting, but it did have its moments, I'll grant it that.
@123 Kidd Oh totally, Honestly what you can buy it for now, is what it should have been in price from the beginning. I sincerely hope that halo infinite has a similar structure to this title, as it had so much going for it, that it would be a shame to loose out on what it gave.
I bought this game years later after its release for $13 and I was quite honestly surprised. Solid game choice if you are a halo fan and very well done.
i bought the game when it was released a year ago and it was only 14 dollars. i played the game and was surprised as hell on the price i got it for. the games a must have for people who own a 360 and with a price of 10 dollars, now who could say no?
Halo ODST just needed one things to be on the big title names, a matchmaking multiplayer firefight , from all the halo games i played, dozen of thousands of hours played I can honestly say on my top 15 games ever played a few were playing halo odst firefight multiplayer! Over 3 hrs match playing with the old squad , if only it was matchmaking I would still be playing it to this date 2018
This game was a work of art I remember the feel of playing it for the first time it was beautiful the music the art everything about this game was amazing I still play it occasionaly and beating the campaign on lengendary is the most satisfying feeling it near impossible this is one of the best halo games.
Man...5 years ago, this awesome game came out. I'm a nearly halo-only player an play the series since the first one. They are all great ( except for some things 343 did with the 4th) Im gonna take out the game today and play it once again. Such an awesome title for halo. I really can't understand why friends of mine hate ODST that much. I guess they are just ignorant to see the true work behind Halo games, Bungie put in. This first the also the first Halo Bungie could produce without financial help from microsoft since H3 earned them enough money. I really hope Halo will find its way back to top of the gaming world...right where it belongs. Ok enough now; time to visit New Mombasa again.
Just got this for 15 bucks, I have to say I really like it. I love how the Rookie's sections are more open and explorable, with occasional and well paced actions sequences scattered around the dark city. You can complete an objective at your pace, and you can even spend all you time finding those phone booths. My only real hatred towards the game is that its unnecessarily dark and bright at times, especially at Buck's level.
I recently got into the Halo franchise. I've beaten Reach about 4 times and I'm going in for a 5th time just because of how fun it was. Halo 3 was also a lot of fun. I used to look down on this game, but now that I'm a fan of the series, I actually feel like giving this one a shot. It looks like a blast to play. I love the gameplay for the Halo games because they're more like old school shooters where you don't really aim down the sights of your gun, and the enemies don't die in 2 bullets
That comment was 3 months ago. Fast-forward to today, I actually bought a 360 slim just to experience the Halo and Gears franchise. I've beaten Halo Reach's campaign about 4 times (even with the hard skulls). I'm currently replaying Halo 3's campaign just for fun. Also, I've tried the online for Reach for about a month. Best online experience I've ever had. It's such a mentally strategic game.
Did Vidmaster Endure with 3 of my friends via system link. It was a huge Party, the last round was a disaster, we had to salvage weapons from our enemies (with 30% ammo), and escape from Brute Cheiftains. 2 Hours 30 minutes, but we did it. This is the original firefight and it's will be the best for all times.
I think the best part of the game is coming down in the drop pods at the start of the game. The sound effects, graphics and controller vibrations look and fee lamazing
That's so true: Halo CE: Console FPSes were born, epic campaign. Halo 2: Multiplayer introduced, awesome competitive gameplay. Halo 3: Overhaul of Multiplayer, more epic campaign with Live Co-Op. Halo 3 ODST: New and original style of free roaming the campaign. Halo Wars: Real time strategy like no other, with a decent storyline. Halo Reach: Multiplayer changed to bring in casual games (not my favorite). And it has new features that I personally liked. (Amour Abilities [Armour Lock Sucks])
I loved halo odst. Its true that it required a lil bit more work, but I kinds liked that it actually took us down from beeen a super hero in the middle of a sacred black hole and go back to normal fights and down to the actual cities that were never really shown in the whole halo universe. I liked the new approach the story had
Technically. Whilst in the Mombasa streets, you had a certain objective to go to the next mission, but there was an aspect where you could just have hopped on a Mongoose and go wherever the hell you wanted to go to.
I see that a lot of people don't like ODST, but this was actually my second favorite halo game (behind the first) the story was cool and it had the most memorable characters of the halo series. And the music was great.
1. From my experience with Halo games, I had never encountered a problem with matchmaking until I played Halo 4. While it does seem to be impossible, I would go with ‘improbable’. I realize that many people have had problems with previous titles’ online, but from my experience, there was not a single problem with any of the multiplayers until Halo 4.
Just because you got a headache from the game does not mean it is a bad game. The light changes makes the entire atmosphere in the game one of the best made in video games ever. The campaign is really good, in just a few minutes you come to love the squad. Admittedly if you haven't played Halo 1tm3 and read the books you will not enjoy the story to the fullest but for 14 bucks its a must buy!
I love games like Halo, Resistance, and Gears of War a lot because of their "alien invasion" type storyline, unique atmosphere, cool weapons, and awesome enemies. I love the fact that the enemies have much higher health and don't die within 2 bullets like they do in CoD (which gets boring fast.) My friend lend me his Xbox and Halo3, and I must say that this is one of the most fun games I've ever played. I've only played the campaign yet I'm having such a good time! I can't wait to play Reach & 4
Halo: ODST is a great game. Great storyline, likeable characters, and new innovations. This is a solid game and I recommend it to any Halo fan or anyone who wants to experience Halo for the first time.
I don't care what anyone says this is one of the best halo games there is. really brought a much needed since of humanity to the halo series. I really hope they make another one!
This was my ticket to all the Halo 3 maps (never bought them) and a campaign I loved. I find with this one, either you hate it or love it. It fits my collection perfectly. Still use disc 2 to play with friends on halo 3!
Do am ODST follow up from the novel where Buck and his squad become Spartan IVs. Start out normal and follow them as they gain there new abilities and stamina. Find a fun way to train and them apply it in mission. That would be a fresh take on Halo.
This is the most under-rated Halo title. Sure the campaign is short (not on Legendary) but the storyline is well done. I'm happy Bungie went from a 4 mission DLC to a thrilling game.
To me, Halo odst had the best music, best authentic human-covenant war feel, and best firefight. It was pretty cool to see it from a regular soldiers point of view in a game rather than reading about it in the books.
Not sure why this old review video showed up in my suggested... But after giving it a watch - the verdict says it was priced like a sequel... it wasn't. I got mine, with the special edition odst controller for £29. The game on its own was loads cheaper.
I guess what most people don't realize is that the price includes a total of 3 map packs in the price (Which total out to about $30) and it introduced a completely new form of multiplayer. In addition, you got 3 maps before everyone else. If it's over priced DLC, it's a lot of DLC. Besides, I play ODST almost as much as I play Halo: 3.
I really like ODST. It did have some flaws, but it has a film noir feel to it, something that hasn't been really seen in the Halo franchise. It also had a deep story and a rag-tag bunch of characters.
If the original Halo trilogy is the Star Wars of video games, than this is definitely the Blade Runner of games. Overshadowed by its predecessor and underappreciated upon release, but is now finally getting the recognition it deserves.
Personally I find Halo 4 to be a spectacular game. I played it at a friend's house and I thought the game really holds up to the Halo brand name. I've only played the split screen multiplayer and it was a ton of fun. It felt just like any other Halo game. Not as bad as everyone says it is. It's really fun. As for the campaign, I've seen many videos and it looks a lot more fun than any other Halo campaign I've seen. And I definitely look forward to purchasing the full game soon.
Honestly, I liked ODST. It was short, but fun and the free roam shooter aspect was an interesting experiment. Not to mention that the level design was pretty damn good. However, it should be noted, that I waited until the price dropped on Amazon.com until I could purchase it for Bungie's intended price of 20 dollars which probably allowed me to overlook the lack of content in comparison to other titles.
@Zockanumber1 In Halo Reach you played a Spartan 3. Master Chief was a Spartan 2, so was George. Spartan 3s aren't as strong and as well trained as Spartan 2s. The DMR is the precursor to the BR which I believe in the time of Halo reach was only just starting to replace it.
One of the most underrated 360 games, no question.
+Reyes Chacon and what's the question?
IGN said 9, but they typically over glorify any game. ODST to the public was not received well because it was living in the shadow of Master Chief. The original trilogy was so good that just having the name 'Halo' anywhere on a game makes it a difficult task to live up to that brand quality. So what i'm saying is that if ODST was a random, futuristic, military shooter, that wasn't affiliated with Halo, it would've been appreciated in its own qualities. But, the gaming community continually did the most natural thing and compared it to the original trilogy. That's why, to gamers (not IGN) ODST was underrated.
It’s a matter of opinion so there will always be a question. I thought ODST was cool back then but, looking back at it, it was just a dry run into what ultimately led to Halo: Reach.
I didnt know it exsisted until today.... 2019
Most underrated halo game
This review gets it right. Too many people bought ODST looking for a whole new sequel and bashed on it when it didn't have an original multiplayer matchmaking mode. People focus too much on this and forget that ODST had a story mode, an amazing story mode. The story is my favorite in the series and even one of my all time favorites. A truly underrated game that deserves high praise.
I definitely agree with you. They didn't buy and play the game for what it is.
It was a full priced game on release. that's Bungie's (and MS) fault. if they just released the campaign and firefight as a $35/40 DLC or spin off people wouldn't judge it as a full game.
It shouldn't have been 60 bucks. Thats the problem at launch it should have been 30 bucks.
Funny thing is that full retail games nowadays will often not have this much campaign or story
I enjoyed the game thoroughly however lack of matchmaking for firefight was pretty ridiculous.
the campaign has such an awesome atmosphere, i really did feel alone and just wanted to find the rest of ma team.
Playing this for the first time and I completely agree with this!
Took me 11 years to play it. It's one of my favourites so far
Better than Halo 5.
Ummmm no
+DestructoGuy17 true
+DestructoGuy17 Halo 5 is not a Halo for me.
+Arutzuki why?
riDQlous441 Too much CoD. No split screen. Short campaign. Bad story. Bad graphics. Micro Transactions.
Extremely underrated game, this game was one of the best Halos, even if it wasn't a "full blown campaign" as some claimed it was
its just sad it didn't get the praise it deserved.
What is this "underated" shit. Im tired of it. This game is underated at all u just say that cuz its a side game yet the game sold over 6 million copies and got very high critical praise. Its not fucking underated at all. Damn.
"One of the best"? This was THE worst. It's not better than Halo 1,2 or 3... Not better then Reach and not better than Halo 4... which makes it the worst one..
Richard lancelot But, that's your opinion not everyone else's.
Hiruko It's the opinion of most serious gamers... General consensus you could say.
Each to his own, sure, but there really aren't any valid reasons to call ODST one of the best halo games.
"Stops you from getting lost, like in previous halo games"? Pretty ironic as a lot of the levels (especially the night time ones) are very easy to get lost in
Yeah! Exactly! I got lost many times on Odst. I NEVER got lost on the previous Halo games. Never.
This is the best musical score for any game EVER it is honestly amazing the soundtrack just emulates atmosphere and I feel really lonely whilst playing in the empty streets of new mambosa it's just incredible definitely worth a try I even listen to the musical score on its own without even playing the game.
Love the smooth jazz w the rain so soothing 🔥
man this is 7 years old and i still play it
Octaivan Schrankel lmao firefight in this game is THE BEST
I play it on Xbox One via MCC.
Damn it’s almost a decade and it’s still my favorite Halo
*10*
11!!
Time flew by. Remember playing this the first day it came out
Yeah same here dude, i got that special edition of it with th ODST controller, heres to more halo in the years to come
@Jedijoshy: we all had that attitude until THEY came along.
Loved ODST then, and still love it now... how about another one? somebody??
As long as it's sold as a DLC by itself this time (which it should've been before), I'm in! Don't wanna be forced to buy a game I already own again, what a rip off that was with ODST :p
LoN3wOlF5tudi0s I think it would've been more worth it with a $40 price tag. It was worth it, though, for those who never bought any H3 map packs. However, there is a beautiful Campaign and the awesome Firefight there.
It's like $5 now though, so ANYBODY who never bought it should do so NOW.
Nope hated it
Agreed.
@@irfaans7973 you probably liked halo 4 and 5
Can we have a sequel to this? It'd be awesome to see these characters again within the more militaristic tone that Halo 4 has set up.
Halo: New Blood is the book you might want to read.
Notable COG Gear that's the one where they follow what happens with rookie after the game right?
thatoneguy5525 rookie dead
Best soundtrack in any halo game
I might get crap for this, but his is my favorite Halo. It had an awesome story, cool firefight addition, and all the Halo 3 multiplayer maps, which is my favorite multiplayer game to date
I agree! Just finished playing it, and decided to look up this review. Halo 3: ODST does not get enough credit. Sure, it reuses a lot of assets and the same engine from Halo 3, but the graphics and art style of Halo 3 were some of my favorite! When you take that and the brilliance of the Halo 3: ODST storyline and level design, then you have the perfect Halo experience. It's a modest entry in the Halo franchise, but one of the best in my opinion
Amen
ODST is not only my favorite Halo, game but one of my favorite games of all time. The campaign had a perfect atmosphere, likeable characters, an interesting story, a sub-plot that isn't entirely necessary, the replay value is really high, and the soundtrack. THE SOUNDTRACK! It made everything even more awesome. And firefight was so much fun with friends, and it added even more to the replay value. The Halo 3 multiplayer disc was an awesome addition from Bungie, and I thank them for that.
I couldn't agree more, especially about the soundtrack.
Honestly my fav is number 2, and i'm not sure why but I couldn't agree more that this game is one of my favorite games of all time, and oh man that SOUNDTRACK.
First shooter I’ve Ever played
Also, is Firefight available when only one person is playing?
Yes
Amazing responsetime
Finally, someone notices the important thing!
thanks for getting back to me! i think i will finally be able to buy the game now
thanks for the info buddy
better than the halo 4 crap
Shove off
Alex Tesdahl Osei is right, people need to shut up with this "343 RUIND HALO" how would you like it if this is your first time making a game you didn't own and people started to shit on you? Halo 4 is a great game, but its not a great HALO game, BIG DIFFERENCE!
Alex Tesdahl IK how you feel brother, i was hopping for another great Halo game, we just got to help and hope for 343 to fix there mistakes on what they did, and by how there changing, I'm starting to feel that were gonna have another great Halo game, remember.
BELIVE.
Alex Tesdahl Also about cortana's voice actor, her name is Jen Taylor, I'm not sure if you know her or not, but just to remind everyone she's been doing voice actor games for a long time, including Halo.
Alex Tesdahl I agree :)
343 should remaster this game.
While technically not a remaster, they did port it over to the xbox one
+Darkhalo314 good.
they did
+Happy Belicina They didn't remaster this game.
+Darkhalo314 They did you can buy it for 7$ in the MCC for dlc
I liked playing as an ODST.
But The story..eh maybe deserves a 7.8
I like how it tied all together, but Wasnt my favorite
I cannot wait to play ODST again on the Master Chief Collection when it drops on Steam.
I absolutely loved playing this game so much on my Xbox 360.
ODST was released 11 years ago today. 9/22/09 - 9/22/20
6 hour campaign? What's with the rush? There's an open world to explore? Why not search every nook and cranny? There are even 30 hidden sound files that tell a side story and I still haven't found all of them. It took me AT LEAST 24 hours total to finish this game.
Yeah, I know right. I took 26 hours to complete the game, and it's absolutely fantastic. People who complete the game so fast, just go guns blazing like retards.
Best campaign yet
oh good I'm not the only one watching old game videos
Jay's Brick Co. Nope
Today it launches on pc 11 years later. Very cool
How was this realesed nearly 11 years ago? I feel old af...
over 11 now :(
Reach, ODST and halo 2 are the best games of halo for me
I'm replaying this awesome game on my 360 once again.
There are two types of Halo fans, the fans that love the story and characters, and the “fans” that just mindlessly want another call of duty PVP. Sadly the reputation of ODST got bogged down by the competitive community that didn’t want any true substance.
Spartans are great and all, but why are ODSTs and marines so unappreciated?
Wow 11 years ago! Came back to see it once again after the remastered came out recently.
The campaign is brilliantly paced - and unlike others in the franchise, it was seemingly designed with legendary play in mind. I would say it probably has the most fair and balanced legendary campaign of all the Halos. Great story, great voice acting, great gameplay changes - pretty much the only serious flaw is limited level design thanks to the dated engine, and the set pieces tend to make up for it. Just a shame we never got firefight in the MCC. If they had added that, with public matchmaking... That would have made the new DLC 10x more replayable.
I actually think that this might be my favorite campaign. I beat all other core halo games before this (not wars) and I gotta say, after plowing through enemies as an unstoppable spartan, it felt good to have some weakness for once
I want another odst game.
Best Halo Campaign EVER, even more than Reach
Hector De la Rocha nah H3 campaign was better.
Noble_Slip yeah halo 3 is my favorite but odst is my second favorite
My buddies and I are playing through this again just for the nostalgia. Worth it.
Things I liked about it:
Brutes were op again.
Sense of desperation.
Stratergy must be more thought out.
Abundance of allies in day.
Reliance on teammates.
Improved, noticeable ranking for covenent.
Last stand situations.
Colorful characters.
Recoil
Things I didn't like about it.
All the damn walking.
Open world.
Lack of dual welding
Lack of pvp multiplayer
Firefight boring with only one player.
Parts of open world being too hard to get past.
No elites
Did you know that Halo ODST was going to be where you play as a Elite Strike Force?! But they picked ODSTs cause they were fan favorites
SPIT BALL 007 it would have been awesome to play as an Elite
Halo ODST was such an underrated game.
Halo campaign never upsets, hopefully they dont ruin it, like they almost did with halo 4, although bungie didnt even make 4, 343 needs to pick it up
Give 343 a break its their first instalment plus the last half of the halo 4 single player was pretty epic...
ReachCarter Halo 4 was a much needed breath of fresh air.
Jonny B I won't disagree that the story was good, I liked it, but it's the gameplay that's annoying. It's full of annoying gameplay cliches that bring nothing new to the table and there are even some levels where the same stuff is repeated. What I mean by this is where you have to go to point A to activate thing A (another thing I dislike about it is the constant button pressing) and then you have to go to point B to activate thing B and the layout is nothing different; you're doing the same thing over again. One of the levels I can think of off the top of my head is Shutdown.
The gameplay still manages to be slightly above average, but it's nowhere near as exhilarating or interesting as the previous Halos. Halo 4 and Halo 3 have my least favourite campaigns of the series. Halo 3 is far too linear, which is something that can also be said for Halo 4. With Halo 2, there are levels like Metropolis that are fun and interesting - you get to invade a scarab, for instance. Or maybe you get to infiltrate the covenant base like in High Charity or Gravemind. The elevator ride in Regret combined with the gondola rides was something truly unique.
Perhaps the worst part about Halo 4 is that the boss is a bloody quick time event. Halo 2 had a boss that you actually had to try to beat, and it had an onslaught of elites helping you out which added to the atmosphere as well as the gameplay. Halo 2 created interesting situations in every mission and didn't have nearly as many gameplay cliches as Halo 4.
I'd get into Halo: CE, but I honestly don't want to make this comment any longer than it is.
Halo 4 has a good story, but the gameplay is executed poorly. Halo 2 has its flaws as well, but it's nowhere near as thorough as Halo 4. Halo 4's soundtrack was different, but it wasn't terrible. I'd say it was good, even. It's got a different feel to the original campaign, and I can respect that since it's a new trilogy and all, but 343 Industries needs to work on their execution. However, the impression i'm getting from Halo 5: Guardians, I think that they can pull off a campaign that's as good as Halo: CE. Of course, that's as high as my expectations go, wouldn't want to be disappointed again.
SUGAR NIPZ The level design, though, was pretty uninspired and felt pretty lazy. In at least 3 of the levels, they copy-pasted one half of the level over to the other side and had you do the same thing over there, one of the examples of this being the third mission, Forerunner. Most of the damn level was the same with slight alterations. The issue I have with the first level is the really really really linear corridor shooting start-up. Of course, once they get outside, it starts to get interesting with gravity 'n' stuff, but that lasts a whole 2 minutes and you're back inside running back through all the corridors you traversed to get to this point. The level had two redeeming qualities: The space part and what comes after that.
Most of the levels had lacklustre level design that was rarely interesting, but it did have its moments, I'll grant it that.
Should I get Halo 1 or Halo ODST? I am going for the campaign.
Here in 2019 oof
Nice, short and sweet. There's something to be admired there.
Can't wait for this to come out for the 360
The most palpable and honest review I have ever seen of a video game.
@123 Kidd Oh totally, Honestly what you can buy it for now, is what it should have been in price from the beginning.
I sincerely hope that halo infinite has a similar structure to this title, as it had so much going for it, that it would be a shame to loose out on what it gave.
I remember when IGN reviews made fall in love with a game you haven’t even played yet.
I bought this game years later after its release for $13 and I was quite honestly surprised. Solid game choice if you are a halo fan and very well done.
i bought the game when it was released a year ago and it was only 14 dollars. i played the game and was surprised as hell on the price i got it for. the games a must have for people who own a 360 and with a price of 10 dollars, now who could say no?
Halo ODST just needed one things to be on the big title names, a matchmaking multiplayer firefight , from all the halo games i played, dozen of thousands of hours played I can honestly say on my top 15 games ever played a few were playing halo odst firefight multiplayer! Over 3 hrs match playing with the old squad , if only it was matchmaking I would still be playing it to this date 2018
This game was a work of art I remember the feel of playing it for the first time it was beautiful the music the art everything about this game was amazing I still play it occasionaly and beating the campaign on lengendary is the most satisfying feeling it near impossible this is one of the best halo games.
Man...5 years ago, this awesome game came out. I'm a nearly halo-only player an play the series since the first one. They are all great ( except for some things 343 did with the 4th)
Im gonna take out the game today and play it once again. Such an awesome title for halo.
I really can't understand why friends of mine hate ODST that much. I guess they are just ignorant to see the true work behind Halo games, Bungie put in. This first the also the first Halo Bungie could produce without financial help from microsoft since H3 earned them enough money. I really hope Halo will find its way back to top of the gaming world...right where it belongs.
Ok enough now; time to visit New Mombasa again.
ODST will always have a special place in my heart :)
Just got this for 15 bucks, I have to say I really like it. I love how the Rookie's sections are more open and explorable, with occasional and well paced actions sequences scattered around the dark city. You can complete an objective at your pace, and you can even spend all you time finding those phone booths. My only real hatred towards the game is that its unnecessarily dark and bright at times, especially at Buck's level.
"Why do I need to have the Map packs again?" Because some people havent got them all?
I recently got into the Halo franchise. I've beaten Reach about 4 times and I'm going in for a 5th time just because of how fun it was. Halo 3 was also a lot of fun. I used to look down on this game, but now that I'm a fan of the series, I actually feel like giving this one a shot. It looks like a blast to play.
I love the gameplay for the Halo games because they're more like old school shooters where you don't really aim down the sights of your gun, and the enemies don't die in 2 bullets
I loved playing as Rookie, because you could see that Superintendent was trying to help you ( warning, road blocades as cover or weapon caches)
We need another game like ODST.
That comment was 3 months ago. Fast-forward to today, I actually bought a 360 slim just to experience the Halo and Gears franchise. I've beaten Halo Reach's campaign about 4 times (even with the hard skulls). I'm currently replaying Halo 3's campaign just for fun.
Also, I've tried the online for Reach for about a month. Best online experience I've ever had. It's such a mentally strategic game.
6 hour campaign. Haha that's exactly how long it took me. I started it at 3PM and played nonstop (few breaks here and there) and ended around 9PM.
Did Vidmaster Endure with 3 of my friends via system link. It was a huge Party, the last round was a disaster, we had to salvage weapons from our enemies (with 30% ammo), and escape from Brute Cheiftains. 2 Hours 30 minutes, but we did it. This is the original firefight and it's will be the best for all times.
I think the best part of the game is coming down in the drop pods at the start of the game. The sound effects, graphics and controller vibrations look and fee lamazing
Halo ODST was the only Halo game I liked, I loved how it incorporated noir type story telling at certain points in the game
this halo type of game has so muuuch potential, it could have been a horror and suspense game , and it has an awesome soundtrack
That's so true:
Halo CE: Console FPSes were born, epic campaign.
Halo 2: Multiplayer introduced, awesome competitive gameplay.
Halo 3: Overhaul of Multiplayer, more epic campaign with Live Co-Op.
Halo 3 ODST: New and original style of free roaming the campaign.
Halo Wars: Real time strategy like no other, with a decent storyline.
Halo Reach: Multiplayer changed to bring in casual games (not my favorite). And it has new features that I personally liked. (Amour Abilities [Armour Lock Sucks])
This was my favorite halo game, single-player wise. I love the rain.
i was a call of duty fan but when i played halo 2 in 2009 i got every possible halo game
and this one was awesome
True, I did fail to see that, haha. Although mistakes are still in Reach. Out of curosity, what are some plot holes you found in Halo 4?
I love the rookie scenes, it reminds me of that swamp level in halo 1. Great memories!
I loved halo odst. Its true that it required a lil bit more work, but I kinds liked that it actually took us down from beeen a super hero in the middle of a sacred black hole and go back to normal fights and down to the actual cities that were never really shown in the whole halo universe. I liked the new approach the story had
Great game, only failure was not having matchmaking for firefight at any point in its life cycle. Wish the firefight mode made it to MCC as well.
Technically. Whilst in the Mombasa streets, you had a certain objective to go to the next mission, but there was an aspect where you could just have hopped on a Mongoose and go wherever the hell you wanted to go to.
I see that a lot of people don't like ODST, but this was actually my second favorite halo game (behind the first) the story was cool and it had the most memorable characters of the halo series. And the music was great.
1. From my experience with Halo games, I had never encountered a problem with matchmaking until I played Halo 4. While it does seem to be impossible, I would go with ‘improbable’. I realize that many people have had problems with previous titles’ online, but from my experience, there was not a single problem with any of the multiplayers until Halo 4.
Just because you got a headache from the game does not mean it is a bad game. The light changes makes the entire atmosphere in the game one of the best made in video games ever. The campaign is really good, in just a few minutes you come to love the squad. Admittedly if you haven't played Halo 1tm3 and read the books you will not enjoy the story to the fullest but for 14 bucks its a must buy!
I love games like Halo, Resistance, and Gears of War a lot because of their "alien invasion" type storyline, unique atmosphere, cool weapons, and awesome enemies. I love the fact that the enemies have much higher health and don't die within 2 bullets like they do in CoD (which gets boring fast.) My friend lend me his Xbox and Halo3, and I must say that this is one of the most fun games I've ever played. I've only played the campaign yet I'm having such a good time! I can't wait to play Reach & 4
Halo: ODST is a great game. Great storyline, likeable characters, and new innovations. This is a solid game and I recommend it to any Halo fan or anyone who wants to experience Halo for the first time.
I don't care what anyone says this is one of the best halo games there is. really brought a much needed since of humanity to the halo series. I really hope they make another one!
ign: do yourself a favor and pick this one up
me: challenge accepted
This was my ticket to all the Halo 3 maps (never bought them) and a campaign I loved. I find with this one, either you hate it or love it. It fits my collection perfectly. Still use disc 2 to play with friends on halo 3!
I played this when I was young and hated this game. Went back to it and it was great.
I really liked the open world free roaming style of this game. The atmosphere was also good.
I thoroughly enjoyed it. The only things I found it was lacking was firefight matchmaking as well as a smaller price tag.
Do am ODST follow up from the novel where Buck and his squad become Spartan IVs. Start out normal and follow them as they gain there new abilities and stamina. Find a fun way to train and them apply it in mission. That would be a fresh take on Halo.
Armor abilities were one of my favourite add ons to the halo Series
This is the most under-rated Halo title. Sure the campaign is short (not on Legendary) but the storyline is well done. I'm happy Bungie went from a 4 mission DLC to a thrilling game.
To me, Halo odst had the best music, best authentic human-covenant war feel, and best firefight. It was pretty cool to see it from a regular soldiers point of view in a game rather than reading about it in the books.
Also the music was pretty epic. I guess it was the best music in the whole halo games.
Not sure why this old review video showed up in my suggested...
But after giving it a watch - the verdict says it was priced like a sequel... it wasn't.
I got mine, with the special edition odst controller for £29.
The game on its own was loads cheaper.
Thanks for your compliment. We celebrate that day as an anniversary.
I guess what most people don't realize is that the price includes a total of 3 map packs in the price (Which total out to about $30) and it introduced a completely new form of multiplayer. In addition, you got 3 maps before everyone else. If it's over priced DLC, it's a lot of DLC. Besides, I play ODST almost as much as I play Halo: 3.
What's weird is the cover of the game has rain but in the vidoc video they said they couldn't have rain
I really like ODST. It did have some flaws, but it has a film noir feel to it, something that hasn't been really seen in the Halo franchise. It also had a deep story and a rag-tag bunch of characters.
If the original Halo trilogy is the Star Wars of video games, than this is definitely the Blade Runner of games.
Overshadowed by its predecessor and underappreciated upon release, but is now finally getting the recognition it deserves.
I didn't own all the maps cuz at the time I didn't have a hard drive so getting this game for me was awesome and a great idea
Personally I find Halo 4 to be a spectacular game. I played it at a friend's house and I thought the game really holds up to the Halo brand name. I've only played the split screen multiplayer and it was a ton of fun. It felt just like any other Halo game. Not as bad as everyone says it is. It's really fun. As for the campaign, I've seen many videos and it looks a lot more fun than any other Halo campaign I've seen. And I definitely look forward to purchasing the full game soon.
For the price that you can get it now, ODST has the best single player campaign of all the Halo games.
Honestly, I liked ODST. It was short, but fun and the free roam shooter aspect was an interesting experiment. Not to mention that the level design was pretty damn good. However, it should be noted, that I waited until the price dropped on Amazon.com until I could purchase it for Bungie's intended price of 20 dollars which probably allowed me to overlook the lack of content in comparison to other titles.
the one halo campaign i completely loved playing on legendary
3 hour long firefight matches on Uplift with blockades made of crates and warthog
until finally- "okay guys were all board lets make a stand."
*gets mindlessly slaughtered
@XxTrIcKsHoT37 the armor isnt destructible here, but in cod if you use rocket launchers i dont see limbs flying everywhere
@Zockanumber1 In Halo Reach you played a Spartan 3. Master Chief was a Spartan 2, so was George. Spartan 3s aren't as strong and as well trained as Spartan 2s. The DMR is the precursor to the BR which I believe in the time of Halo reach was only just starting to replace it.
I've always have had a soft spot for this one it's one of my favorites