Reaching Toward Halo: Reach

by shoeblazer

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Is that not the worst pun ever?

Anyway, Halo: Reach is looking great. I have been looking forward to it since it was announced, but now that Bungie is actually showing it off, I can't wait.

Up until very recently, though, it definitely looked like more Halo. Which isn't a terrible thing, it's just that the series is beginning to feel stale. Halo 3: ODST certainly didn't help things in that department. The specific reveal that has me most excited for Reach is the Invasion multiplayer mode. This gametype looks amazing. Traditionally, in Halo, I'm not a huge fan of objective games. I would much rather play Slayer. With all the details I've seen on Invasion, including the Ask Me Anything: Halo: Reach Beta video right here on Giant Bomb, I'm very anxiously awaiting May 3rd to hit.

What's Invasion?

Invasion is the biggest objective gametype Halo has ever seen, barring any further reveals before Reach hits stores.
I'm not going to go into all the details here, but Bungie did here.

The reason Invasion is my favorite part of Halo: Reach so far is because it's just more ambitious than anything I've seen out of the Halo franchise so far, and I love Halo. It's just bigger and, I'm assuming, better than the standard deathmatch and CTF modes that very other FPS has had since the beginning of online multiplayer.

I was excited for Halo: Reach before. They announced all sorts of cool things, like actual differences between Spartans and Elites, new weapons like the DMR and the Needle Rifle, and all the improvements to gameplay and engine enhancements. But Invasion is what is causing to preorder the Legendary Edition. Well, that and the fact that I have a copy of every NTSC disc in the main Halo series (I don't count Halo Wars). Yes, that includes the Halo 2 Collector's Edition, the Halo 2 Multiplayer Map Pack, and a copy of Halo: Combat Evolved for PC and Halo 2 for Vista. Yes, I own Halo 2 for Windows Vista.