I've never been a huge fan of the [I]Halo[/I] franchise which is kinda odd for me considering I love multiplayer shooters. But I have to admit, I am pretty hyped for [I]Halo: Reach[/I]. I didn't play [I]Halo: ODST[/I] and before deciding not to play it, I spoke to quite a few gamers on my buddy list to see what the general concensus was. Unless you're outside of the U.S., you probably won't come up against the problem of finding good games to play with reasonable lag but the idea of playing with a bad ping didn't really appeal to me. If I'm going to play a shooter and at least be on some sort of equal footing with the people I play against, ping and lag issues are important factors.

So, after finding out that most of my buddies wouldn't be picking up [I]ODST[/I], I decided to give it a miss as well. Now that [I]Halo: Reach[/I] is around the corner (releasing in May), I'm beginning to pay more attention to the differences it has to offer over previous games in the franchise (as the video clip above shows-off well enough) and I'm thinking this might be a great multiplayer game for me to play. I've recently upgraded my internet connection as well which will be operating at three times the speed of my previous connection so it'll be game on in a serious way.

So, what is it about the [I]Halo[/I] franchise that seems to make it so popular? I'd really love to hear what gamers think about [I]Halo [/I]and why they think it's such a great game to play. And what about [I]Halo: Reach[/I]? Are [I]Halo[/I] gamers itching for a taste of it or will it be just another game to add to the collection?

[I]Halo: Reach[/I] features the following elements which I'm really looking foward to:

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