Thursday, October 01, 2009

ODST

I've played through enough of Halo 3: ODST to be able to deliver some superficial thoughts...

The single-player campaign is fairly challenging so far, but is strangely linear yet not. The save system is still very old-school and frustrating at times. In my particular case, I finished a chapter (Kizingo Boulevard) but because I picked up the wrong "clue", I was forced to play the entire chapter again.

But this is a small gripe; over all, ODST is a solid romp through the streets of New Mombasa. Combat is a bit more challenging without the cushion of the Master Chief's Moljinir armor. The fragility of your avatar means that cover is more important than was previously the case.

Bottom line: More of the same yummy goodness as we had in previous Halo games, with enough change-up to keep things slightly fresh.

1 comment:

XboxGuy said...

I enjoyed both ODST and Reach. I'm very curious to see how they handle HALO 4, though, now that Bungie is done with the franchise.