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This is a stark contrast to what seems to be a lot of butthurt on Steam and Reddit. A lot of 0.0 hour negative reviews are being left on Steam right now with people commenting that none of what they are complaining about is an issue in the retail release. Gaslighting by Xbox fanatics?Played a little after work (up until you arrive at Sword Base) before I got too tired to continue. Quick impression so far:
Noticed a little sound funkyness, but not too bad.
Performance is crazy. 4K with Enhanced graphics I still need v-sync to keep my FPS under my monitor's refresh rate (144hz).
Enhanced graphics look pretty good, especially considering the age of the game. That said, I would love to see Reach get an "Anniversary" style update.
Every time I go back to a Halo game after taking some time off I am always reminded just how beautiful the music is, thankfully that isn't too effected by the audio issues.
Controls feel good. Mouse smoothing and mouse acceleration are turned off by default and it is so nice to see a PC FPS release with that crap off by default. The options are there for people that like them, with options to adjust their intensity.
Halo style gun combat is still among the best from the past 20 years. Reach was the last Bungie Halo game and it really showcases how good they are at developing moment-to-moment action when they're focused on delivering a good single player experience.
I haven't played Reach since it's release in 2010, but a lot of memories came flooding back to me as I went through the early missions.
We'll see how things go as I get further in, but I am very happy with this release so far. I hope that feeling continues as I play more of it.
I'm using DSR also, but I have to change my resolution back to 4k every time I start the game again, it defaults back to the monitor's base resolution. Just me?4K DSR is where it's at!
I clearly have a lot to learn but this feels like the best 10 bucks I've spent in a minute..
I'm using DSR also, but I have to change my resolution back to 4k every time I start the game again, it defaults back to the monitor's base resolution. Just me?
Does this collection have Multiplayer?
I used to strain the bugs out of my eyes when I couldn't turn off Bloom with these games.
Probably an unpopular opinion, but I had the most fun in multiplayer with Halo 4. I didn't really get into Halo's MP until Halo 3. I recall finding it in the first two games to be lackluster and boring.
This is a stark contrast to what seems to be a lot of butthurt on Steam and Reddit. A lot of 0.0 hour negative reviews are being left on Steam right now with people commenting that none of what they are complaining about is an issue in the retail release. Gaslighting by Xbox fanatics?
Probably an unpopular opinion, but I had the most fun in multiplayer with Halo 4. I didn't really get into Halo's MP until Halo 3. I recall finding it in the first two games to be lackluster and boring.
is it actual problems or "it doesnt sound the same as i remember" whining?!Hopefully audio is their highest priority since that seems to be the biggest issue I'm seeing people talk about.
As far as I know the audio mix in Reach was always terrible, but the audio codec being used in this release exacerbates the issue. This is one of the things the developers acknowledged and said they are working on it.is it actual problems or "it doesnt sound the same as i remember" whining?!
is it actual problems or "it doesnt sound the same as i remember" whining?!
but it also isnt everybody experiencing it. it is a whole new sound engine or whatever they call it. im sure theyll sort it out, eventually....For me it's just a bad sound mix, but other people are having problems with the audio not working at all or with a lot of crackling and other serious problems. Apparently this has been a problem since the first Flight and they haven't got it fully fixed yet.
but it also isnt everybody experiencing it. it is a whole new sound engine or whatever they call it. im sure theyll sort it out, eventually....
That said, I would love to see Reach get an "Anniversary" style update.
Anyone tried Reshade yet?
I thought they were doing that. Are they just porting Reach to PC with new resolution support and whatnot? Like a GOG release?
I’m wondering the same thing. This one purchase will include all the games?Those includes all the OG games right?
Yea I purchased through steam. I do not use the MS store. All of the DLC was listed as included. It’s just currently greyed out and says n/a. The plan is all games will be released in 2020, in chronological order of their original release.The $40 bundle includes all the games, yes. As they're released they will appear in your DLC list in Steam. On the Microsoft Store version I believe they get bundled automatically, or you have the option of downloading them through the game.
As far as I know the audio mix in Reach was always terrible, but the audio codec being used in this release exacerbates the issue. This is one of the things the developers acknowledged and said they are working on it.
Yea I purchased through steam. I do not use the MS store. All of the DLC was listed as included. It’s just currently greyed out and says n/a. The plan is all games will be released in 2020, in chronological order of their original release.
Those includes all the OG games right?
For $39.99 it does. However, those won't be available for some time. They are starting the work on Halo: Combat Evolved in January if I remember right.
Did they fix the audio issues in Reach yet?
i got my email invite too. said the flight started thursday but still waiting on a new key...I seem to have been invited into Flight 4, which includes the first flight for CEA and some Reach updates (not audio). Since the rules of Flighting allow people in the program to talk about what they're experiencing I plan to do so. The Flight runs until the 24th. If anyone has questions about CEA they want answered, asking in a reply to this post and I'll see what I can uncover while playing. Both SP and multiplayer are in this flight, though MP is only active at specific times.
i got my email invite too. said the flight started thursday but still waiting on a new key...
I fired this up finally last night.. geez the audio is terrible. Is it really like this for everyone? Everything is muffled and muddy... it sounds like I'm under water. Loud things like gunshots and explosions are the worst. A gunshot is probably 25% of the volume of anything else going on, except that they rattle my sub like a son of a bitch. Makes the game unenjoyable, I quit during the first gunfight. I definitely don't remember it being like this when I played it on 360.
Yeah, Reach has audio issues. Seems to be the biggest issue they have right now. It effects everyone. They’ve been working on it since the first beta.
Thankfully it seems like CEA doesn’t suffer from the same problem, at least from the little I’ve played of the first beta so far.