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New Details On Halo Wars

Posted by Soulskill on from the branching-out dept.

As Halo Wars gets closer to its February release, details are gradually emerging about the game. In an interview with CVG, lead designer Graeme Devine claimed that the controls are actually better than those of a PC RTS, and said the downloadable content for the game is mostly done already, but will be held back until well after the release. Giant Bomb got some hands-on time with the game, and said the controls the controls "do work well enough, even if they're geared more toward broad tactical strokes than intensive small-group micromanagement." Kotaku has further details about the game as well. A video showing some of the gameplay is also available. Ensemble Studios has explicitly denied the possibility of a PC port.

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  1. controls are actually better than those of a PC RT by Idiomatick · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I'll believe it when i see it. Its not often 70keys and a mouse can be replaces by a few buttons and knobs

  2. Re:controls are actually better than those of a PC by ILuvRamen · · Score: 1, Insightful

    yeah, it's absolute lunacy. It's physically impossible for slower input methods to beat faster ones no matter what the setup. And in my experience no RTS console game has ever been remotely good at all (if you're used to PC ones). Unless you max your population at 12 people and can zoom down into their point of view and start Halo FPS-ing it up AND level up individuals in your army like an RPG I don't think it will go over well. Actually that'd make a sweet game if they did that.

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  3. Money grabbers by saintm · · Score: 5, Insightful

    > the downloadable content for the game is mostly done already

    Then include it in the retail release.

    Greedy wankers.

  4. Ummm yeah, better controls by MikeRT · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I remember guys ranting about how good C&C 3 for XBox 360 was on the controls. The only way I got halfway through the GDI campaign was by playing it on easy. I emphasize halfway because once I got to a point where I had to defend a base that was being attacked on at least two sides every time that Nod attacked, I couldn't accurately move my troops and assign repair orders to the base defenses.

    Seriously, why can't Microsoft just release an update that enables keyboard and mouse support. There is absolutely no good reason why two sets of controls cannot be supported.