PC World - USA (2020-01)

32 PCWorld JANUARY 2020

NEWS HALO: REACH PC IMPRESSIONS

ILLUSION OF

CHOICE

First, let me say: I

understand Halo:

Reach is a remaster

of a decade-old

game. It’s been

given a new coat of

paint, but not a very

extensive one, and

thus is bound to run

on basically any

machine at

maximum settings.

That said, when I

got some hands-on

time with Reach at

E3 (go.pcworld.

com/rce3), I wrote

that “I didn’t see

anything in the way

of graphics settings,

but I assume those

will be in there at

release.” Come

release day...nope.

Still no graphics

settings—or at least,

not to the extent

you’d expect. You

have your choice

of three locked-

down presets:

Performance,

Reach on Performance

settings. Notice the blocky

trees in the background.

Reach on Original

settings clears up some

of the blockiness except

at extreme distances.

And on Enhanced settings,

well-defined foliage. Less

of a difference between

Enhanced and Original.