Halo: The Master Chief Collection - Halo 3: ODST

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  1. Ryousei29
    Oct 4, 2020
    8
    Ignore this, i just wrote this in all my reviews to have in somewhere a list of all cottent thats
    i've saw or played in my life. Just that, sorry if you see this and you are looking for something seious.
  2. WeegolCritic
    Sep 24, 2020
    9
    I played this game a lot on the 360, it was and still is my favorite halo game. I've beaten the campaign more times than I can remember on each difficulty and have marathoned it multiple times. So naturally, the very first thing I did when it launched on MCC 2 days ago was marathon it on legendary and I don't regret it. This rerelease on the pc is extremely faithful to the originalI played this game a lot on the 360, it was and still is my favorite halo game. I've beaten the campaign more times than I can remember on each difficulty and have marathoned it multiple times. So naturally, the very first thing I did when it launched on MCC 2 days ago was marathon it on legendary and I don't regret it. This rerelease on the pc is extremely faithful to the original version of the game. The graphics for this game have aged extremely well minus a few textures and human faces. The pseudo open world of New Mombassa is still great to explore and you still have the option of sneaking past enemies to avoid fights or killing them. Some of the hit registration and damage for weapons seemed whacky and off at times but was never a big problem, something I just noticed. This port of ODST is not only great for people who have never played the original game, but also for those that played it back on the 360.… Expand
  3. MaxmilianKohler
    Dec 10, 2020
    7
    No way is this a 91.

    7/10. Silenced guns, new HUD, new grenades, head bobbing when crouched. Map and nav system, but they're not great. No sprinting. Can detach turrets. Set in a war torn future African city, mostly at night. The final battle could be replayable with various weapons. Found out at the end by checking the achievements that there were a ton of hidden items (mostly    No way is this a 91.

    7/10.

    Silenced guns, new HUD, new grenades, head bobbing when crouched. Map and nav system, but they're not great. No sprinting. Can detach turrets. Set in a war torn future African city, mostly at night. The final battle could be replayable with various weapons.

    Found out at the end by checking the achievements that there were a ton of hidden items (mostly audio logs) that basically hid away much of the story. That's pretty poor design IMO.    … Expand
  4. Lichshield
    Jun 29, 2021
    2
    Worse halo yet. After Halo 3 I was really excited, Halo Reach was good, CE, 2 and 3 were really solid and consistent. but ODST set me on a perspective of humans, which I think it was unnecessary, didn't add something new to the lore, Halo 3 was pretty clear on what and how the story developed. This can be skip and it won't do anything to master chief storyline.
  5. Tomle1202
    Jun 19, 2022
    7
    Halo 3: ODST is a pretty interesting addition to the franchise, but some of it moments were rather dull.
  6. frederik1478
    May 17, 2021
    8
    I would see it's one of the best Halo games and they have fixed The combat problems that was in 2 and 3 . Best thing first of the bed your health bar is back, it has been long gone , so I can play a little more risky because I know I will not be completely f***** as soon as my My shields turns down , I must also say that I think their missions and music are better than they were in 2 andI would see it's one of the best Halo games and they have fixed The combat problems that was in 2 and 3 . Best thing first of the bed your health bar is back, it has been long gone , so I can play a little more risky because I know I will not be completely f***** as soon as my My shields turns down , I must also say that I think their missions and music are better than they were in 2 and 3. Only thing I can say is always nice to go back to , you have 4-player co-op and dad makes the campaign and multiplayer so be much fun… Expand
  7. Sepherim
    Feb 17, 2021
    4
    Halo 3: ODST es probablemente el peor de los juegos de Halo y, sin duda, probablemente valga la pena saltárselo. La razón para esto es sencilla: es peor en todo que el 3 y no aporta casi nada. A nivel jugable hay menor variedad de armas, de enemigos, de vehículos, y la jugabilidad se siente menos intensa y divertida (de hecho, diría que es el más fácil de todos). La trama tiene un punto deHalo 3: ODST es probablemente el peor de los juegos de Halo y, sin duda, probablemente valga la pena saltárselo. La razón para esto es sencilla: es peor en todo que el 3 y no aporta casi nada. A nivel jugable hay menor variedad de armas, de enemigos, de vehículos, y la jugabilidad se siente menos intensa y divertida (de hecho, diría que es el más fácil de todos). La trama tiene un punto de partida interesante: el contar cómo soldados normales luchan en la guerra durante la batalla de Nueva Mumbasa. Pero ya está. Por mecánicas de juego los personajes aunque son normales son tan poderosos como Master Chief, así que eso se pierde; la escuadra además está poco trabajada y su historia es inconexa, haciendo que sea difícil que nos importe lo que les pasa (a diferencia de juegos como Brothers in Arms). Y, además, no aporta nada a la historia que ya conocemos, con decir que a nivel de trama lo más interesante son los audios coleccionables que podemos recoger... Y todas estas pérdidas no son compensadas por casi ninguna novedad, haciendo el juego malo.

    Gráficamente el juego es mejor que el 3 a nivel de ejecución, pero adolece de un diseño muy malo que hace que la ciudad sea básicamente igual en casi todas partes (no pido una Night City, ¡pero que al menos varíen un poco las texturas o los diseños de los edificios!). El sonido cumple, pero sin nada especialmente relevante.

    Por todo ello, no es un FPS terrible, pero yo sinceramente me lo saltaría salvo que seas un completista de Halo. Un 4.    … Expand
  8. ReDFloW
    Sep 23, 2020
    9
    Este Halo me ha sorprendido y me ha gustado mucho el feel jugándolo. Es diferente a los demás Halo. Su banda sonora es de las mejores de la saga, aun que es casi insuperable a la de Halo CE, pero esta a la altura.

    Story: 8
    Characters: 7
    Gameplay: 10
    Graphics: 10
    Audio: 10
  9. HaloComesBac
    Nov 16, 2020
    9
    For a game from 2009, it looks stunning. A great Atmosphere and top notch lighting which is only solidified by the impeccable score by Marty. The Music elicits emotions and perfectly suites the game and it's mood and tone. The games story is emotional and tied very well with finding your crew and eventually getting united through finding objects from the recent past. looses one score forFor a game from 2009, it looks stunning. A great Atmosphere and top notch lighting which is only solidified by the impeccable score by Marty. The Music elicits emotions and perfectly suites the game and it's mood and tone. The games story is emotional and tied very well with finding your crew and eventually getting united through finding objects from the recent past. looses one score for being a little to short though the game has all the usual expected halo levels such as a warthog run and scorpion mission.… Expand
  10. Ight
    Nov 22, 2020
    10
    Game is incredible it has an amazing story and atmosphere of being an alone odst in the middle of an alien attack, and the music is nailed perfectly it's definitely worth playing through it
  11. 3t3rnal
    Jan 4, 2022
    3
    Halo 3 ODST is boring. Oh so incredibly boring. Dull, absolutely dull. Compared to Halo 3 it, is very much a regression of quality. It has a chance of doing things differently, a different experience in the Halo universe. It fails to do so. The attempts at changing up the formula are too conservative and ultimately just make the game a worse version of Halo 3.

    Graphically, it's not    Halo 3 ODST is boring. Oh so incredibly boring. Dull, absolutely dull. Compared to Halo 3 it, is very much a regression of quality. It has a chance of doing things differently, a different experience in the Halo universe. It fails to do so. The attempts at changing up the formula are too conservative and ultimately just make the game a worse version of Halo 3.

    Graphically, it's not worse or better on technical side, it's about equal. However, it is definitely duller - the color palette shifted more to grey and brown, making it also stand out less from the overabundance of dull shooters of its time. For the most part, you will move through a city at night, with reused buildings and location - the city is not that big, but you'll feel like it's even smaller because every goddamn district looks the exact same - same layout, same buildings, same colors, same props...

    Sound wise, it's technically again on par with the mainline games, but the music, for most of the game, is a sort of jazzy lounge / elevator music, that is both completely uninspired and completely out of place.

    Story wise, again, pretty uninspired affair. The characters are unlikable from first cutscene and remain throughout.

    Gameplay is, as mentioned, worse rendition of Halo 3. The enemies have inflated health pool, artificially creating a feeling of ammo scarcity. What it really is though, is that even common enemies take a huge amount of ammo to kill. Personally, I really hate bullet sponges, they are a very unimaginative way to handle enemies and difficulty. It's not overdone to a point where the game would become a complete slog, but it's still noticeable. Also, most of the game is moving through a, as mentioned, very boring and repetitive cityscape. The game eludes, at the beginning, that many of the buildings are empty and you can flank or avoid enemies or take shorter paths if you explore them - but this is actually very limited and there are only a few shortcuts and paths through buildings you can take. Most of the time, you will be slowly walking through mostly empty dark grey city with nothing happening, with occasional combat with small groups of enemies - mostly 1 brute + 3 grunts, or 1-2 snipers. After you move to a new location, you will be treated to a "flashback" which is a mission in line with mainline Halo, but as mentioned, worse balance and also shorter in length as well. The only other real difference is that your HP does not regenerate, so if your shields (called stamina for whatever reason, lmao) drop and you get hit a couple times, you have to go and get a medkit or find a healing post - so basically Halo CE. How very innovative... True non-Spartan combat...

    Anyways, what this should have been, was an expansion / DLC to Halo 3, and turn the huge, repetitive, boring city at night into a single level / stage perhaps with focus on stealth.

    As it stands, it's just a crappy boring shooter where the shooting does not feel good, and where the shooting parts are also separated by long walking simulator parts in an uninteresting setting where nothing really happens and everything looks the same.    … Expand
  12. Ray6701
    Nov 12, 2021
    10
    Awesome game it's just amazing and cool graphics for me it's incredible and interesting
  13. Shlepeee
    Nov 28, 2021
    10
    Ignore this, i just wrote this in all my reviews to have in somewhere a list of all cottent thats
    i've saw or played in my life. Just that, sorry if you see this and you are looking for something seious. Very good
  14. StarkAgentos
    May 21, 2022
    3
    Ремастер ничего не изменил. Сама же игра - очередная в бесконечном конвейере.
  15. HenryGeneral
    Dec 11, 2021
    10
    Best game Bungie...............................................................
  16. petrkozak13
    Dec 21, 2021
    8
    ODST tried something different and gave us some kind of open world. it was a nice change that would came back years later in Halo Infinite.
  17. aecsuter
    Aug 9, 2023
    8
    Essa DLC me surpreendeu positivamente, como não teria o Chief na história achei que seria sem graça, mas me diverti mais que no jogo base!

    ---== Gráficos ==-- Não houve nenhuma melhoria com relação ao 3, mas é muito bem feito. As armas, personagens, inimigos e cenarios muito bem caprichados. ---== História ==-- Nesta história você conhece um novo pelotão e a história segue dali, e    Essa DLC me surpreendeu positivamente, como não teria o Chief na história achei que seria sem graça, mas me diverti mais que no jogo base!

    ---== Gráficos ==--
    Não houve nenhuma melhoria com relação ao 3, mas é muito bem feito.
    As armas, personagens, inimigos e cenarios muito bem caprichados.

    ---== História ==--
    Nesta história você conhece um novo pelotão e a história segue dali, e apesar de não ser uma continuação e ter impactos epicos para a história como um todo ela é muito envolvente.
    Normalmente eu não gosto quando vc percorre a história de varios personagens, mas aqui senti que deu muito certo.
    O fim não é impactante nem fantastico igual aos demais, mas vale muito a pena ser jogado.

    ---== Gameplay ==--
    Apesar de ser a mesma base do 3, pra mim, houve uma evolução na gameplay.
    O fato de não ter o flood ja é uma evolução (tenho agonia daqueles bichos pequenos), mas houve uma integração maior do cenario com a gunplay.
    Eu me diverti mais nesse do que no 3 e acredito que seja graças a essa integração melhor. Eu realmente me sentia limpando uma area e existia o sentimento de avanço, que ja senti no 3mas que no ODST foi ainda maior.

    ---== Resumo ==--
    Apesar do fim dessa história não ter sido surpreendente tem um desenrolar legal, a gameplay é muito divertida e para mim mais fluida. Recomendo a todos!    … Expand
  18. LuanAmorim
    Dec 8, 2022
    7
    Halo 3: ODST - sua base é a mesma de Halo 3 então não tem muito o que pontuar: os gráficos são os mesmo; a trilha sonora continua boa; os personagens são bem carismáticos; as armas são as mesmas; não podemos usar muitos veículos; os inimigos são os mesmos; a dublagem é muito boa e ela contém ótimos dubladores.
    O que eu não gostei foram os momentos em que jogamos com o Novato e o mapa de    Halo 3: ODST - sua base é a mesma de Halo 3 então não tem muito o que pontuar: os gráficos são os mesmo; a trilha sonora continua boa; os personagens são bem carismáticos; as armas são as mesmas; não podemos usar muitos veículos; os inimigos são os mesmos; a dublagem é muito boa e ela contém ótimos dubladores.
    O que eu não gostei foram os momentos em que jogamos com o Novato e o mapa de Nova Mombasa, com ele na maioria das vezes você não tinha vontade de lutar contra os covenant e só fugir e evitá-los, o que não me agradou. Não teve um momento em que eu gostei de jogar com ele e sim com os outros personagens já que eles eram bem mais legais e seus momentos na história eram bem mais interessantes. No mais, é uma boa adição a franquia!    … Expand
  19. greensmile
    Apr 18, 2023
    8
    HALO 3:ODST is a great spin-off that adds new weapons and chips, but has periodic monotony in the level design, a strange map, and a short duration.

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  1. GamingBolt
    Oct 31, 2020
    90
    Like all releases in the Master Chief Collection, Halo 3: ODST isn’t a perfect port. It has flaws, particularly in Firefight and with regard to the game’s audio logs. That said, the fact that 343 continues to make these games run as well as they do on a platform they were never designed for so long after their original releases is nothing short of a minor miracle. The MCC continues to improve with each patch and I have no doubt that the problems here will eventually be fixed. In the meantime, we can enjoy ODST in all of its glory. It’s still the most stylish and unique Halo game and being able to play it, and its incredible version of Firefight again, is wonderful. I’m happy to return to New Mombasa, to wander its ruined streets and let the sounds of rain and smooth jazz wash over me. More than a decade later, there’s still nothing quite like it. You know the music. Time to dance.
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  2. Gamersky
    Oct 16, 2020
    85
    Compared with the elite Spartan, although the adventures written by ODST in mortal bodies are a bit less legendary, there are more human emotions that players can resonate in the game.
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  3. Windows Central
    Oct 1, 2020
    100
    The Halo 3: ODST port on PC is essentially perfect, and so far, it's 343 Industries' best work with the Master Chief Collection.
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