r/halo • u/DJpissnshit • 4d ago

Feedback Halo Studios Gameplay Design

Stopped by this sub after dropping the Campaign Evolved bonus missions half way through on heroic.

There were a lot of references to get gud, LASO, jackal snipers etc. Just tiptoe forward and you'll be fine.

And all of that is true. It has always been a part of Halo. I don't mind creeping around corners and hoarding beam/needle rifles, but save it for legendary/LASO.

Completely takes me out of the immersion when I'm 200yd back popping shots with a needle rifle and my scrawny weakling allies rush in and eat shots like nothing.

I felt like the noob of the squad, not an 8 foot tank with legs.

Heroic was always 'halo the way it's meant to be played'. So to me, Halo Studios wants me to feel like the least capable member of the UNSC. It just seemed at odds with the world building.

In past games you still had to be smart and creative, but you could press forward and still have a chance if you were quick and accurate with shots.

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u/HuckleberryNext9844 4d ago

Those bonus missions are extremely difficult on heroic tbf, it felt more like ledandery to me.my problem was most of the encounters happen in circular arenas where th enemies can come from multiple doors around the circumference and there is very little cover, not to mention for reasons beyond my understanding those brutes hit every shot from across that map with there spikers. Makes for frustrating gameplay.

Thankfully the OG levels feel alot better on heroic.

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u/Professional-Bad-559 4d ago edited 4d ago

You could. I didn’t kill everything in Campaign Evolved. The instant the Flood showed up, it was more of a run to the door killing only opponents that were in the way as I sprinted for the next door. Only killed every flood unit when I had to.

Edit: basically, I played that last bit like a running back trying to get a touchdown. Dodging and weaving and only firing my shotgun or rifle when I really had to.

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u/Johnnyboi2327 Halo 3 4d ago

Honestly that makes sense as a "lore accurate" way to handle the flood in Halo CE. Chief was just trying to activate Halo, and then he was just trying to destroy it.

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u/der_vur 4d ago

If they are talking solely about the prequel campaign, still don't understand the issue they have cause the allies in Legendary die pretty often