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EnigmaNemesis
01/23/09

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Cant wait to try this one out.

Though it would be better on the PC.

(of course we know it will be a Vista only thing next year on PC)
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jacksons98
01/23/09

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Sorry Halo Wars, Dawn of War 2 is where I'll be getting my RTS fix.
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gunluva is prepared to drop.
01/23/09

@jacksons98:

You're talking to a game. Why are you talking to a piece of software?
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excaliburps
01/23/09

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I honestly think highly of this game after reading and watching the previews and other hands-on. Though I know it got mixed reviews, Didn't Endwar's controls proved good in an RTS sense?

I hope this proves successful so Halo can move out of its FPS shadow. Not that they're not going to be making shooters in the Halo-verse if this proves successful but I think it's time they opened up its doors genre wise.
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Archaotic
01/23/09

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Wow, are they trying to steal sales from KZ2? It really seems like they're positioning Halo Wars as direct competition. I don't know why...the two games are pretty different, they should be allowed to stand on their own.
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Quicksilver4648
01/23/09

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Correct me if I am wrong, but with Ensemble being dismantled aren't most of the employees just going to be reshuffled to somewhere else in the Microsoft kingdom? At first I thought it was a shame that the studio was closing but I suppose the employees keep a job is better then being tossed out in the cold like the Gamerscore Blog guys.

And on topic, I am on the fence with this game. The graphics looks great (for an RTS), it seems as if the game follows the Halo storyline closely, but I am still just not sure about it. Hopefully this game is not like LotR:C and Too Human, 1 million+ demo downloads and half that in sales.
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ReconToaster misses garnett :(
01/23/09

@Quicksilver4648:

no, it does not follow the halo storyline closely. Even in the small amount of content that they have shown, it is quite clear that they payed little attention to canon. Please, don't hop the fence. It's not worth it.
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jel_x
01/23/09

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I suppose I can't judge till I try it but this seems like it's gonna be one of those games that sounds good on paper but doesn't really pan out to be anything special. Console RTS games just never control quite right (except maybe Endwar) and I haven't seen anything that shows me this is gonna be different
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Jonn
01/24/09

@jel_x: I like how your claim includes an exception to it's own rule.
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DigitalHero
01/23/09

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R.I.P. Ensemble Studios.

I will try the demo out.
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TheCorporate
01/23/09

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Let's just hope that it's less of a boring disappointment than Halo 2 & 3.
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Mr. Mattican (Puts on Monicle)
01/23/09

@TheCorporate:

Halo 2 and 3 weren't disappointment in fact there both great!

why do you people insist on saying halo 2,3 suck

sure they weren't as good as halo 1 but who cares?

I liked splinter cell chaos theory more then double agent

but I don't go around yelling from the hills "DOUBLE AGENT SUCKS!"
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LllusionX Mailed the Fission
01/23/09

@Say what again! or The Castle in the Clouds in the Sky will...: umm...yes they were. the only thing really selling this game is all the purple lights and the word halo, like always.
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mysonsnameisnova
01/23/09

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Could possibly be the first RTS I ever buy, as, traditionally, I effing hate the genre. Make buildings! Create troops! Harvest fields! Hey! You guys! Go over there!

Yawn.
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Edairu
01/23/09

@mysonsnameisnova: A piece of advice, as Clopsy said... don't buy this game because its based on the Halo series or storyline. If you don't like the average RTS you surely won't like this.
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ReconToaster misses garnett :(
01/23/09

@Edairu:

Especially when it shatters said story-line canon.
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Jonbo298
01/23/09

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GOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLDDDDDdddd

err...*ahem*

I await the demo with anticipation to determine if this is worthy of my monies.
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CatboyMac's angry girlfriend
01/23/09

@Jonbo298: In before some PC gamer goes "CONSUL ARR TEE ESS LOL".

Yeah, I'm hoping it's good too.
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-MasterDex-
01/23/09

@CatboyMac's angry girlfriend: CONSUL ARR TEE ESS LOL!

Seriously though, I hope this does well. It'll make for a nice swan song for Ensemble Studios.
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