Alright so my question is simple, other than Official Xbox Magazine will anybody give this game a perfect score? Long awaited followups sometimes have a habit of getting perfect scores on some websites (MGS4 is one example, GTA4 is another). Will Halo Reach be in the Halo 1-2-3 category of high scores or the Halo ODST/ WARS above average scores?

Most definitely.

I'm pretty sure quite a few people will. It has a hell of a lot of features by the sounds of it, along with the ridiculously long-winded multiplayer. Reviewers will give it a 10 just based on how much shit it can do.

It will absolutely rate very well, and I expect several perfect scores. Halo 3 had the weakest campaign of the entire series, but its multiplayer, Forge, and Theater offerings were enough to garner 90+ scores (or the equivalent value) from most every major gaming site. By all accounts, Reach is an improvement over Halo 3 in every conceivable way, so I would expect scores at least on par with Halo 3, if not much higher.

It depends how good it is.

This might be far more worthy of high scores than Halo 3 was.

It'll probably deserves a higher score than Halo 3. I'm sure it will have its fair of tens but most of the scores will probably be close to that anyway.

Although we can't say for sure since the game's not out yet, I think that it will get a lot of high scores
From what we've seen and heard so far they're improving a lot of things, adding new gameplay things that worked really well in the beta, and more
The campaign also looks pretty good
So yea, it probably will

It better, or else... 
 
 
 
 
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Someone will. Someone always does. 
 
Its Halo, dawg.

While it is possible that some critics will dismiss the game as "more of the same", it seems as though the guys at Bungie have worked really hard to bring us a great experience.  Knowing the quality of game Bungie is capable of producing, it seems to me that the biggest danger in terms of poor reviews comes from reviewers who refuse to like Halo on principle--namely because they don't want to be associated with the Halo-playing frat boy demographic.  I fully believe that, if the game is scored on its own merits, it will do quite well.

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Who knows, maybe the game will totally be 10/10 worthy. Frankly, I think that Bungie's games deserve the generally  high scores that they receive. Theres tons of Halo hatin out there, but consistently Bungie makes fully featured , robust games and include things that other devs just cant pull off. Video capture, screenshots, the map editor, how all that stuff is incorporated  into their website - that stuff is totally amazing. 

I already gave it a 10/10 in my mind.
 
But to be fair, it's offering quite a lot compared to most shooters out there at launch.
Customizing your Spartan, Forge World, Campaign, more multiplayer modes you can count on 1 hand, 4 player co op campaign.
And the beta felt great, you know that feeling when a game is as it should be!
 
Not everyone might give it a 10/10, but nobody can deny it's offering a lot.

Of course, it's going to be getting 8/9/10 scores all across the board I imagine. I fail to see any reason why it shouldn't, the beta was fucking awesome and from all the stuff we've seen the game looks sweet. 

Fumitsu wil give it an 10/10 :) 

Who cares.

 I think that even if the reviewer did not enjoy the game, some sort of kudos has to be given to the team at Bungie. Really, their efforts for their community is second to known.    

If it's a 10 out of 10 game,why not

It's always been a 10/10 in my head. <3

I have played some decidedly mediocre games that have received "perfect" scores.  I see no reason why this game would not receive a "perfect" from at least one reviewer.

" I wish scores didn't exist for games.  "

My heart will give it a 10. *happy tear* 
 
Nah, idk. It seemed good while I played the beta. We'll see.

I'm sure the review tallies will look a lot like the Halo 3's.  
 
A number of gleaming high marks, probably some who knock the antiquity of the Halo franchise, and then one or two rotten apples who despise the game entirely. 

i'd be willing to put a large amount of money on that statement

Of course, and I bet giantbomb will give it a 5/5

" Of course, and I bet giantbomb will give it a 5/5 "

" I wish scores didn't exist for games.  "

I'd be shocked in it didn't receive 10/10 from at least one review outlet.

The only Halo game that will get a high score from me will be Halo 4 cause I don't consider ODST and Reach as legit sequels.

Yes. Why?

I'm sure it will get some 10s, but I have trouble thinking of a game for which scores matter less.  What 360 owner at this point doesn't know about Halo and doesn't already have a firm opinion about it?  It's like reviewing the return of Jesus. 

This is Bungie's Halo swansong. You know that they put a lot into it and it's going to be amazing, and get awesome reviews. I was watching some new firefight videos and everything looks so amazing and tight, especially the jetpacking.

" The only Halo game that will get a high score from me will be Halo 4 cause I don't consider ODST and Reach as legit sequels. "

" @ISuperGamerI said:

" The only Halo game that will get a high score from me will be Halo 4 cause I don't consider ODST and Reach as legit sequels. "

What? "

" @Ace829 said:

" @ISuperGamerI said:

" The only Halo game that will get a high score from me will be Halo 4 cause I don't consider ODST and Reach as legit sequels. "

What? "

I'm talking about the SP as well as the storyline. "

" @ISuperGamerI said:

" @Ace829 said:

" @ISuperGamerI said:

" The only Halo game that will get a high score from me will be Halo 4 cause I don't consider ODST and Reach as legit sequels. "

What? "

I'm talking about the SP as well as the storyline. "

That still doesn't make much sense to me. I understand it is a prequel, but the storyline looks to be fantastic due to the fact the characters have their own personalities. Sure they're a bit cliched, but it's better than the almost mute Master Chief and the annoying Cortana cutscenes in Halo 3. *SPOILER* Yes, you do lose at the end *END*, but what should matter is how well the tale is told. Reach being a prequel shouldn't diminish that. Also the new weapons and gameplay mechanics should make the campaign feel fresh compared to Halo 3's campaign that felt like Halo 2.5. "

Yes, but who cares?  You already know whether or not you want it from the beta.

" If it's a 10 out of 10 game,why not "

" @ISuperGamerI:  You shouldn't dismiss it because there's no Master Chief. Especially if you don't know much of Halo: Reach's story. At least give it a chance. Also, knowing Bungie, they'll probably have Master Chief appear in a cameo or easter egg of some sort to please their fans. So don't forget that. "

" The only Halo game that will get a high score from me will be Halo 4 cause I don't consider ODST and Reach as legit sequels. "

I expect 10s from Edge Magazine and Eurogamer here in the UK, for sure.

We'll find out when the game comes out.

Am I the only one that thought the beta was very, very much like H3 with some very slight changes? (I'm not trying to troll) I didn't play much of the beta (borrowed a friends ODST disc towards the end of the beta), but from what I could tell, the game seemed nearly exactly like H3 with some changes that didn't effect much at all. Reach seems much more like an evolution of H3 than anything revolutionary and I don't' see why it should get 10's.

Of course it will. It's the most fully-featured Halo title yet.