I was on the fence about Halo 3: ODST. I think it’s reasonable to be a bit concerned about a title that began life as an expansion; it felt like someone at Microsoft decided that they could sell it for more cash and shoehorned in Horde mode from Gears of War and some map packs for good measure. Given that I haven’t spent a ton of time with Halo 3 Multiplayer, I can’t say the addition of these features appeals to me.
Ben Kuchera of Ars Technica panned the game based on length of content and price. For once I think I can agree with Ben without reservation; ODST should have dropped (heh) at $39. Batman: Arkham Asylum was priced at $40 here in Canada (thank you Future Shop by way of a Wal-mart price beat) and it made the game a no questions asked day one purchase for me.
As it stands, I’ve got plenty of other games to play. I was browsing through my achievements list on my 360 yesterday and realized I’ve only full cleared 2 games. Needless to say, I’ve got enough gameplay to keep my going until ODST hits $19.99.
Besides, I’ve got to save my pennies for Uncharted 2 and Brutal Legend. Priorities, people.