AUCMENTING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
MOST WILL AGREE THAT THE RICH, SCI-FI WORLD OF HALO IS ONE OF THE KEY FACTORS THAT MADE IT STANDOUT AND SURVIVE THE TEST OF TIME, BUT IT WAS BUNGIE’S APPROACH TO THE GAME’S AI THAT ULTIMATELY LED TO IT HAVING A TRULY BELIEVABLE WORLD…
1t’s not the sexiest topic to bring up whenever lavishing praise on a game, but there’s something about being a retro-gaming fan that makes AI – and how its use in videogames has grown and evolved over the years –a truly compelling concept.And while Halo wasn’t populating entire worlds with its artificial intelligence or simulating an oak tree growing from an acorn throughout the course of the game, the practical uses that were implemented not only added believability to Halo‘s world, but a greater depth of strategy, too. This AI was enhanced by unique animations that let enemies fake dodges to make you miss them, roll away from your grenades or use specific abilities to evade a melee attack and follow up with a counter of their own. It all combined to create a truly intelligent set of enemies. The AI was smart, and that made Halo’s higher difficulties tough to beat.