Halo Wars 2 Review

Halo Wars 2 reviewed on Xbox One and PC by Dan Stapleton.

4 Tips to Master Halo Wars 2

21 Minutes of Halo Wars 2 Firefight Blitz Mode:

4 Reasons Halo Wars 2 Has Something for Everyone:

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[ChrizpgameZ]

I love scrolling down the comments since it has more info then the video itself XD

[asukalangleysoryu]

7.0

There, I saved you 3 and a half minutes.

[ayylmaotv]

IGN: it's not call of duty so it gets a 7/10

[EldritchAugur]

This comment section is sad. "Hah I'm playing Nioh and Horizon dur hurr Xbox garbage." Apparently consoles are only measured by how many games they've taken hostage. Who the hell praises exclusives? Are you actually happy when less people get to play good games? If so, you are a sad pathetic sheep who has bought into being a corporate thrall. I'm a PC gamer and I was super happy that XCOM 2 and Wasteland 2 got ported to consoles.

All this is making me think is that PS4 owners are incredibly insecure about their purchase.

[Drakore]

I can counter quite a few of these arguments just off the top of my head. "Decent campaign" this game has an amazing campaign that I think could not have been better told if it tried. A few plot holes if you look too close but thats with any story really, so not too big of a problem. Point is it was a blast and most people would even say it was better than the recent halo games. "Limited controls" controls on both console and pc are customizable, even more so on pc of course. They are only limited by what you choose to use. In reality you can have your controls be similarly complicated to a game like starcraft 2, creating control groups, bouncing between bases and individual armies with the touch of a button, and quickly scrolling to select single units. This is limited on consoles simply because the controller only has so many buttons and needs to work a specific way but it is still decently expansive. "Bugs and glitches" Now this might be the one thing I agree with personally as some of the bugs most people have experienced have been there since the blitz beta, or even the first beta, and still haven't been fixed. These bugs are extremely infuriating at times and the only thing I can say is I hope they are taken seriously and fixed very soon. "Multiplayer dependent on luck" Blitz mode was a very unique thing that came out of nowhere and supports the players that don't care to wait on developing units before fighting. You can cycle through the cards you don't want in your hand for a very small energy cost, so you can't cycle through your whole deck without losing out on a lot of resources but this "luck of the draw" argument is kind of null and void when you can just ditch cards you don't like or need. The decks are also very small meaning you can usually get the card you are looking for just by cycling cards maybe 3 times maximum. Finally, since most uncommon cards are either leader support powers, very expensive hero units, or just alternate versions of other units, there isn't really the usual problem with card games where if someone plays more than you or pays for cards they have a definite advantage. This wasn't brought up in this video but I feel I need to address it so people understand they can play with a very cheaply made deck without pooring many hours into the game and still do perfectly fine, especially since you unlock card packs in every other aspect of the game and aren't forced to play just blitz to unlock the blitz cards. I personally would say the game deserves an 8/10, and maybe even better when the bugs are fixed and dlcs are added.

[TeamRespawn]

I objectively disagree with most of these points in the review.

[arlantis]

He lost credibility when he compared it to Starcraft 2.The game was designed to be an rts on the console; of course it will lack the density starcraft has. It's like comparing hearthstone to magic the gathering and complaining how simple and easy hearthstone is.

[theshredder]

Remember guys, Scalebound was cancelled for games like this.

[NickX]

This game is really good its fun af with friends and a must buy definitely for all Halo fans😊🎮

[amdcolon]

Should've let Ryan Mcaffrey review this his love and true understanding of what Halo is would have given this a proper score. 7.0 is ridiculous this game at its worst is at least a 8.3 and at its best a 9.1.

[uhra]

No more halo games let the series rest for a couple years.

[Euphorbos]

There are some great youtube reviewers out there who actually go into depth reviewing games, then there's IGN who can't do a review that lasts longer than 5 minute.

[smackdowner]

Damn this game is addicting can't get enough of it already have over 50 hours in it and still want more.Hands down best game this month just wish they had more hardcore achievements

[SwigittySwag]

"When you always say IGN reviews are trash until they support your Sony ego and suddenly they're the word of Christ."

[chiphead]

PS4 in 2017: Horizon Zero Dawn, Gravity Rush 2, Tales of Berseria, Kingdom Hearts 2.8, Yakuza 0, and Nioh. We still have Crash Bandicoot, Detroit Become Human, Spiderman, Persona 5, Days Gone, God of War, Pyre, Gran Turismo Sport, Knack 2, Drawn to Death, Uncharted; The Lost Legacy, MLB The Show17, Matterfall, Nier; Automata, Ni No Kuni II, Kingdom Hearts 1.5 + 2.5, and Final Fantasy XII; The Zodiac Age.

Xbox in 2017: Failo Wars 2, Scalebound being cancelled. They will get State of Decay 2, Crackdown 3, Sea of Thieves, Cuphead, another Forza, and Phantom Dust (which is no where to be seen).

[OuterSpace]

The final nail in the coffin, just convert to PS4 already. You can use your Xbox to balance that wobbly chair that you have. 😂

[rballadarez]

I started playing this yesterday I'm actually loving it. Never played the first one

[Sakosaga]

why is this reviewer comparing Sc2, one of the best RTS games on the market to an RTS game that is made for this reviewer is unreliable and this game deserves a higher rating, it was the same thing with the first Halo wars and its going again with the new one extrmely underrated, This game is designed as a console game first not a mainstream RTS game, such as Total war, SC2, even Wc3, etc.

[FallingFudge]

the point I think people are missing is that Halo Wars is meant for HALO fans. The fans are used to the shooter franchise and not all the fans are RTS players but still would love to play the games cause, well they love Halo. And combing the feel of Halo in a RTS that can be easy for a fan to pick up and enjoy after playing the game for going on 17 years of it being a fps. I think they did well and achieved that. cause it feels like Halo but at the same time it's not a FPS. So I think they did a good job.

[NeonFlare]

Halo games release on PC too now? That's crazy, I've always seen Halo as the strongest Xbox exclusive in history