ensemble - Kotaku

posts about #ensemble more →
Windstorm Rises From Ensemble's Ashes In Flying Car
Halo Wars Sells A Million
The Halo Universe Expanded: Part One
Frankenreview: Halo Wars
So, Why Did Ensemble Studios Close Up?
New Ensemble Studio Working on New Game
Ex-Ensemble Staff Form New Studio
Halo Wars: Making Console Real-Time Strategy Work
Halo Wars DLC A Definite Possibility
Halo Wars Is Golden, Demo Drops February 5th

Your version of Internet Explorer is not supported. Please upgrade to the most recent version in order to view comments.

Dsmvwl Admin Promote to frontpage Approve user Ban user ×

ThisCharmingMan
03/19/09

In reply to Halo Wars Sells A Million
I can't wait until Gamestop is inundated with used copies of this game from kids thinking it was another traditional Halo outing.
Reply

ThisCharmingMan was starred ThisCharmingMan was unstarred

acidcrownie: Master of parenthetical expressions.
03/19/09

In reply to Windstorm Rises From Ensemble's Ashes In Flying Car
Most MMO's seem to be pretty colorful to me... minus a few.
Reply

Kobun
03/19/09

@acidcrownie needs to learn how to use Photoshop.: Yeah, I don't really look at World of Warcraft or City of Heroes and associate it with the grime of Quake or Gears of War.
Reply

Kobun was starred Kobun was unstarred

MiST
03/19/09

In reply to Halo Wars Sells A Million
I'm just pondering how many RTS games there actually are on the current Gen consoles cos honestly i can't think of that many, then again i'm not an RTS fan so some titles have probably passed me by...

Anyways my thought is if there aren't that many RTS titles and this has the Halo name tagged to it why are they declaring it's the best selling like it would be difficult to acheive said status?

I'm slightly confusled
Reply

MiST was starred MiST was unstarred

RageKage
03/19/09

@MiST: I can only think of:

C&C3

Red Alert 3

Lord of the Rings

End War

Halo Wars

and I know I might be missing one or two.

And saying it's best selling is like saying "EVERYONE HAS THIS GAME, WHY DON'T YOU?!?"
Reply

RageKage was starred RageKage was unstarred

LllusionX Mailed the Fission
03/19/09

@MiST: Yeah, they worded their "success" as if there were a lot of console ar-tee-ess' out there, when there's like 8 of em. Had it been something like "this game sold the most out of all of the WW2 video games!" then yes, that's impressive, but really, who cares about a million games sold for a halo game? it's to be expected.
Reply

duckmouth
03/19/09

@RageKage: Also Civilization Revolution
Reply

duckmouth was starred duckmouth was unstarred

Syril
03/19/09

In reply to Halo Wars Sells A Million
Now, why did the developer have to get closed down over this, again?
Reply

Syril was starred Syril was unstarred

LllusionX Mailed the Fission
03/19/09

@Syril: greed.
that is all.
Reply

uzivatel
03/19/09

In reply to Halo Wars Sells A Million
Making good demo does move few copies as well.
Reply

uzivatel was starred uzivatel was unstarred

LllusionX Mailed the Fission
03/19/09

@uzivatel: and so does making a commercial with no gameplay in it, to make unsuspecting buyers think it's still an FPS.
Reply

Albert Samuel
03/19/09

In reply to Halo Wars Sells A Million
And how many of those buyers were disappointed when they arrived home to find out that it wasn't an FPS?
Reply

Albert Samuel was starred Albert Samuel was unstarred

(DEAD) Goldwings - Remembered for his bravery and heroism... xD
03/19/09

@Albert Samuel: Surprisiningly I know 2 people who went home called me and went WFT?!! This SUXORZ I WAS RIPPED, etc, etc.
I wish people researched a tad bit before purchasing some of these games. Of course a Halo game is universially known as an FPS.
Reply

LllusionX Mailed the Fission
03/19/09

@goldwings: @IsLaNd3r - and the chipmunks: TBH, halo fanboys are not the smartest bunch i've ever met. :/ @zombiebashr: @Albert Samuel: It's because microsoft cleverly made their new commercial for it with nothing but CGI and nostalgic music. No gameplay at all. any halo fanboy would run out of their house blindfolded, sniff out the nearest gamestop(etc) and grab one off the shelf and say "heres my wallet" and leave.
Reply

Kenny: Mmmmm, I love colons!
03/19/09

In reply to Halo Wars Sells A Million
Still waiting for PC port of Halo 3 and Halo Wars...
Reply

WhatTheFrag
03/19/09

@Kenny: I wouldn't expect it at all but if I were expecting it then it's probably best to wait till we get dates for a Windows 7 launch.

Think of Halo2 coming exclusively for Vista translate to Halo 3 for Windows 7.
Reply

WhatTheFrag was starred WhatTheFrag was unstarred

HenryHSH
03/19/09

@WhatTheFrag: Last I heard Windows 7 is coming late '09. Hmm... Halo 3 exclusively on Win7. :o
Reply

HenryHSH was starred HenryHSH was unstarred

xcalibr
03/19/09

In reply to Halo Wars Sells A Million
I love my xbox, but RTS games just arn't as good when I'm not on my PC.

I played the demo of this, controls were pretty intuitive, but still very clunky compared to a good ol' K+M
Reply

xcalibr was starred xcalibr was unstarred

KillerBee
03/19/09

@xcalibr: The controls for Halo Wars are about as good as you can get for a console RTS. I enjoyed Halo Wars, but I agree that RTS games belong on the PC.
Reply

KillerBee was starred KillerBee was unstarred

eddienoteddy
03/19/09

In reply to Halo Wars Sells A Million
thank you Mythic Map Pack
Reply

eddienoteddy was starred eddienoteddy was unstarred

KillerBee
03/19/09

@eddienoteddy: I bought Halo Wars and enjoyed it. I didn't buy the collectors with the map pack nor do I own Halo 3 any more.

The game is good enough to sell well on its own.
Reply

KillerBee was starred KillerBee was unstarred

eddienoteddy
03/19/09

@KillerBee: yeah but you cant deny the thousands of people who bought the LE and then sold the Mythic code on ebay for 30$
Reply

eddienoteddy was starred eddienoteddy was unstarred

KillerBee
03/19/09

@eddienoteddy: Good point.
Reply

KillerBee was starred KillerBee was unstarred

(Human) Gyaruson
03/19/09

In reply to Halo Wars Sells A Million
Up next, Halo Hero! Use musical queues to shoot and melee your enemies while rocking out to the biggest collection of Rock 'n Roll favorites! Look for it on Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, PS2, Gamecube, Xbox, Dreamcast, N64, Nintendo DS, PSP, PSX, Virtua Boy, and Mac. Sorry PC fans.
Reply

(Human) Gyaruson was starred (Human) Gyaruson was unstarred

(Human) Gyaruson
03/19/09

@Gyaruson:

[s560.photobucket.com]

Boom! Best of both worlds.
Reply

(Human) Gyaruson was starred (Human) Gyaruson was unstarred

TRT-X
03/19/09

@Gyaruson: I like the concept, but the execution leaves much to be desired.
Reply

TRT-X was starred TRT-X was unstarred

NoHoldsBarred
03/19/09

@Gyaruson: Why would it be on a non-Microsoft console?
Reply

NoHoldsBarred was starred NoHoldsBarred was unstarred

TRT-X
03/19/09

@NoHoldsBarred: Because Activision is the DEVIL.
Reply

TRT-X was starred TRT-X was unstarred

El-Suave
03/02/09

In reply to The Halo Universe Expanded: Part One
Wow, look at how much non CG movie, actual gameplay footage they're showing in this piece. At the same time talking about not trying to cash in on the name.

Also, again they're using journalists in PR movies for a game, as they did for Fable 2. Appearing in de facto commercials is not something a critic should do.
Reply

El-Suave was starred El-Suave was unstarred

Darrisbob1
03/02/09

In reply to The Halo Universe Expanded: Part One
I'm not the biggest Halo fan, but I have to say, i really enjoy the story a lot more than the gameplay. I found the books and short novels about the series very interesting.

I'll pop in Halo 3 every once and a while just to play through the story mode.

But I like the story Half-Life 2 even more, because I also enjoy the game a lot! Can't wait for Episode 3!
Reply

Darrisbob1 was starred Darrisbob1 was unstarred

gunluva is prepared to drop.
03/02/09

@Darrisbob1 has creepy Nintendo avatar...:

I can't play either HL's campaign more than once. Too much of a chore. Halo's campaigns are much more fun, imo.

I've completed Halo's campaign to completion roughly 12 times, at different difficulties. Halo 2's campaign about 8, and Halo 3's 14. H3's is especially fun to go through, thanks to XBL co-op and the skulls. Adds a bit of replayability.
Reply

Jonn
02/25/09

In reply to Frankenreview: Halo Wars
Remember when that video game came out for consoles, in a genre that was best known on PC, and then PC gamers complained it was a dumbed-down example but it still sold like hotcakes covered in crack, because the general public didn't care?

What was that game again? Oh, right, Halo.
Reply

Jonn was starred Jonn was unstarred

maniacmayhem
02/25/09

In reply to Frankenreview: Halo Wars
Whay can't a console just come out with a mouse and keyboard so developers can make true RTS games?

To make dumb down games like Civ and now Halo Wars is retarded. I would love to play Command and Conquer, Endwar or anything on my 360 if I had keyboard and mouse support.
Reply

maniacmayhem was starred maniacmayhem was unstarred

Jonn
02/25/09

@maniacmayhem: Unreal Tournament, PS3.

And to answer the question, because most people play consoles with a, y'know, controller. It's not really worth it.
Reply

Jonn was starred Jonn was unstarred

CozmikMonkey
02/25/09

In reply to Frankenreview: Halo Wars
I've recently started playing SupCom and I must say, it dwarfs basically every other RTS I've every played in terms of depth, scale, and how frenetec the game can get... (granted it does have its problems). It pains me to know that just because this game has Halo in the title, the Halo fans will buy it, though they can't bear thinking in their games and just want to gun stuff down, and will outsell a true RTS like SupCom.
Reply

CozmikMonkey was starred CozmikMonkey was unstarred

notoriousEIC
02/25/09

@CozmikMonkey:

I'm a Halo fan and an RTS fan, and I will be buying this game. Please stop with the assumption that Halo fans are all lowbrow mouth breathers who only like one type of game. Also, don't bring up intelligence when you can't even spell frenetic correctly.
Reply

notoriousEIC was starred notoriousEIC was unstarred

gunluva is prepared to drop.
02/25/09

@notoriousEIC:

I like this guy. He's a good guy. This notoriousEIC kid will go far.
Reply

Earlier discussions Other discussions Show all discussions Show featured discussions only Start a new discussion

SUBSCRIBE TO Kotaku

Login

Reset Password

Register

Submit Your Comment