The squad mechanic is helpful here, too, because players can tell their team of Spartans in Banshees (nothing is scarier to aliens than that) to target foes. The rest of the mission took me through a scenario where the squad boarded Banshees and engaged in a dogfight with other Covenant while shooting at vents. It will be different with humans as allies. The way my team took on commands with blinders on was a source of some frustration, but it was something I could deal with. They were just dead set on running down that hallway despite being peppered with plasma. Because I couldn t exactly target him, the contextual command sent my team running in that direction, ignoring the Elite. I told them to rush down a hallway where I saw an Elite obscured by fog. Other times, the AI took my orders too literally. Once everyone dies, players have to start over from the previous checkpoint. Often that was a bad move and they would run in the line of fire and perish right before they reached me. I ran out of health a few times trying to take them down by myself, and I would call on an ally to revive me. In a fight with two Hunters, my team ended up mincemeat in their Assault Cannon barrage. The squad tactics adds more depth to the combat.ĪI TEAMMATES AREN T THE SMARTEST: Although leading your team can be satisfying at times, there are moments when the best laid plans don t work. The fluidity in how players can fill roles gives the gameplay such a varied experience so that each play-through feels fresh. I acted as a flanker in one instance, and the next time, I was the sniper. I switched between different roles effortlessly through the mission. Players can perch atop a snipers nest and take foes out while directing the team from above. Master Chief can direct the Blue Team to focus their fire on a squad of foes atop a staircase and this will distract them while the player flanks them adversaries from behind. This new feature combined with wide-open levels creates a playground for combat as players can experiment with different tactics to take down the Covenant. Master Chief can also direct members to enter turrets and cover the rest of the team. If they target an Elite and press up, the rest of the squad will focus its fire on the enemy. If players press up in a room, they ll storm it. Players can direct their team by pressing up on the directional pad. Right off the bat, I saw how useful the team mechanics were. He s backed up by Linda-058, Kelly-087 and Frederic-104 as they explore the ship and try to assess the situation. In my demo, I tackled the mission solo as the Chief enters the derelict ship and finds that Covenant troops stormed the ship. MASTER CHIEF USING SQUAD TACTICS: Players can tackle the campaign solo or cooperatively with three friends to round out the four-member squad. In the first demoed stage called Blue Team, Master Chief leads three other Spartans to an Office of Naval Intelligence spacecraft called the Argent Moon.Master Chief leads a squad of three other Spartans. The levels put players in a squad of Spartans. That s evident in the two campaign missions I played at a recent San Francisco event. With, 343 Industries is pushing teamwork. Respawn Entertainment introduced assymetrical warfare and faster-paced play with. Bungie is bringing an MMO and cooperative element to the shooter with. no longer has a stranglehold on the genre, and developers are testing out new ideas in order to appeal to a broader audience. If you like experimentation, then this is one of the best times to be a fan of online shooters.
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