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Halo Online gameplay video reveals fast-paced Halo 3-like experience


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Microsoft and 343 Industries are busy developing a Russia-only free-to-play Halo experience called Halo Online. However, the game has already leaked and work is underway by modders to remove the Russia-only restriction. Now a video has appeared on YouTube showing off the gameplay and potential this game has.

As you can see in the video below, it’s still very early days, but the game is described as playing like Halo 3 with sprint. That makes sense .s it’s built on the Halo 3 engine, but it looks to have been improved with an injection of speed that turns out to be a lot of fun.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61QfaRjv89I

A discussion on Reddit has suggested the game is more fun with a keyboard and mouse, which is something a lot of PC gamers will agree with when it comes to first-person shooters in general. The shotgun is highlighted as the most fun to use weapon at the moment, but melee attacks are over powered. The game is also very easy due mainly to the use of large red markers hovering above every player.

The lag you see in the video is due to the fact it is being played over a peer-to-peer connection and system link. This is expected to improve quickly as more time is spent working on the build of the game that leaked. But even with the lag, the game is enjoyable meaning Microsoft has a hit in the making, at least in Russia.

I can see why Microsoft is reluctant to roll out Halo Online into larger markets. It is offering gamers a solid Halo multiplayer experience for free on PC using arguably better control through the use of mouse and keyboard input. The concern internally at Microsoft will be whether such a game would negatively impact sales of Halo games on Xbox One. It’s a valid concern, especially as Halo Online has been created to run on relatively low end hardware meaning it will run on the majority of PCs and laptops in use in 2015.

The build leak may end up forcing Microsoft’s hand and help them take the decision to make Halo Online available elsewhere. Even if it does impact Xbox sales, it should just push Microsoft to create a new console Halo game that gamers will be eager to play even if they are enjoying Halo Online on their PCs.

http://www.geek.com/games/halo-online-gameplay-video-reveals-fast-paced-halo-3-like-experience-1620133/
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