Whats the big deal with Halo?

Memphis · 30 Sep 2007 at 15:47

yaboy said:
So you don't like it, get over it..

Thank you for justifying your place on my ignore list. I just wish I couldn't see when people quote you.

Inazuma · 30 Sep 2007 at 16:06

bad move, in letting you control the arbiter.

I had the most fun playing as the arbiter in Halo 2. Although I've only played bits of Halo and Halo 2, I also didn't see anything special in them. They had no atmosphere, not very exciting gameplay and really average guns.

That said, the multiplayer is actually really fun

hashcake · 30 Sep 2007 at 16:23

I hold my hand up to admit that I did bash Halo 1 on the PC (even though I accept it was a poor port) and halo 2 in another Halo 3 topic.
However, I've really enjoyed the SP aspect of Halo 3 and I am now of the opinion that Halo 3 is probably the best first person sc-fi based game I have ever played.
You really do have to play this game online; this is where it totally shines.
Ranking up and being able taking screenshots of your games are very nice features as well.

ojste · 30 Sep 2007 at 16:26

i dont get why its so popular either, its just a really slow paced fps with crap weapons and art style

Margaret · 30 Sep 2007 at 16:29

ojste said:
i dont get why its so popular either, its just a really slow paced fps with crap weapons and art style

No.

yaboy · 30 Sep 2007 at 16:36

Memphis said:
Thank you for justifying your place on my ignore list. I just wish I couldn't see when people quote you.

/care

beachBOYken · 30 Sep 2007 at 16:37

first time ive played halo ,and im impressed ,graphics wise im not sure?
they are good but i thought gow graphics were better?

but then again ive turned my tv colour settings down so its not that bright.

by the way is start solo game the main story???? on the menu thread?

cheers

Margaret · 30 Sep 2007 at 16:40

beachBOYken said:
they are good but i thought gow graphics were better?

GoW graphics are better, but Halo is on a much larger scale to Gears and has much more going on at once.

titchard · 30 Sep 2007 at 16:41

<Sienfeld mode>
So what's the deal with Halo?
</Sienfeld mode>

I think in my opinion it is the pinnicle of FPS on the console, and is just a great Multiplayer game!

I still prefer FPSs on the PC - but multiplayer halo + beer + TONNES of snacks is the best night in with friends ever!

Rich

Nymins · 30 Sep 2007 at 16:41

beachBOYken said:
first time ive played halo ,and im impressed ,graphics wise im not sure?
they are good but i thought gow graphics were better?

GOW has better graphics because it is played in a pretty small environment. Halo 3 is huge compared to GOW, so the graphics aren't as good.

i-bert · 30 Sep 2007 at 16:42

Memphis said:
Thank you for justifying your place on my ignore list. I just wish I couldn't see when people quote you.

He is right though.

The OP made a thread with the "question" to justify his post.He then went on to totaly **** the game off,knowing what kind of responses he would get.

I wouldn't dare go into the PC section and create a thread slagging CS or WOW.Do you know why?...................because i couldn't care less about those games.I know they must be good but its not my thing.

But people seem to think everyone should know that they hate certain popular games.

So please put me on your ignore list too.

Stanners · 30 Sep 2007 at 16:50

Whats with the attitude on this board, his opinion is as good as any. What do you want, everyone just to agree with Halo fan club. I myself am still undecided about it, going to try multi player tonight which could sway me either way tbh.

blighter · 30 Sep 2007 at 16:53

I must admit, Halo 1 & 2 are in my 3 best games of all time, alongside Gears of War. But Halo 3.... Why Bungie? You have KILLED IT!

Played it round a mates house before buying, and completed it in 3 hours....
And the multiplayer.... they've crammed way to much into it for my liking.

RIP Halo

Nymins · 30 Sep 2007 at 16:55

Stanners said:
Whats with the attitude on this board, his opinion is as good as any. What do you want, everyone just to agree with Halo fan club. I myself am still undecided about it, going to try multi player tonight which could sway me either way tbh.

What do you expect though? Hundreds of thousands of people love Halo and always have. There are a lot of people that dont like it, but i would say the majority do.

I can agree with this guy and can see where he is coming from. I too was in the same boat. I completely hated Bioshock and still do, but many people really liked it and i didn't think it deserved the ratings it got. Its just the way it goes. Its nothing to do with being in the 'Halo Fan Club'. People just like the game and want to defend it.

Tunney · 30 Sep 2007 at 16:59

I have similar thoughts to the original poster and I've come to the following conclusion:

- I've been spoilt by 10+ years of fantastic PC FPS games.. Great stories (Halflife, Deus Ex), great online/LAN multiplayer (Team Fortress, QuakeWorld, Counterstrike) and even great co-op (Operation Flashpoint, Serious Sam). Many gamers haven't had this oppotunity.

= I joined the Halo party pretty late. I didn't have an Xbox and my first taste of Halo was after Halo 2 was released. I went to stay with a friend and over the space of a week with played through in co-op and then had some 8 player multiplayer action. Co-op was OK, but it didn't amaze me after my PC experiences. 8 player multiplayer was also fun, but no more than any other game in 8 player mode. I'd heard that it was the Best Game Ever and it didn't live up to the hype. Maybe the original did when it was released?

I also have issues with anyone who says that the story is great. Master Chief is the blandest protagonist ever and the whole universe seems very bland and cliched. The character swapping in the second game was also a low point in story telling for me too. I relaise that it's still better than Quake but how old is Halflife, which wees over it from a great height?

tomanders91 · 30 Sep 2007 at 17:03

Warbie said:
Halo is popular simply because it's great fun. It provides the most challenging and in depth combat i've experienced in any fps, pc or console, and for co-op (now 4 player online ) it is easily the best around. The multiplayer is varied, accessible, and ridiculously addictive, and the forge and theatre modes are awesome.

, running around just shooting people mindlessly online, with a crappy community full of 10 years olds, yeah thats an in depth combat system lol.

Unless you ment in single player? (Even though thats just as un-indepth)

Margaret · 30 Sep 2007 at 17:05

tomanders91 said:
, running around just shooting people mindlessly online

Nah, not really at all.

Warbie · 30 Sep 2007 at 17:08

Tunney said:
- I've been spoilt by 10+ years of fantastic PC FPS games.. Great stories (Halflife, Deus Ex), great online/LAN multiplayer (Team Fortress, QuakeWorld, Counterstrike) and even great co-op (Operation Flashpoint, Serious Sam). Many gamers haven't had this oppotunity.

Thing is, i've been a long term pc fps and clan gamer since the original Wolfenstein and Halo still utterly blew me away at release. It is still the single player fps with the most depth to its combat that i've experienced. The shine may have worn off over the years, but the gameplay is as solid as ever.

tomanders91 · 30 Sep 2007 at 17:09

well thats all it seemed when i played halo 2 online.

Maybe its not most of the time, but im just trying to make the point that the combat is not in depth lol

munkyfunk · 30 Sep 2007 at 17:11

Well personally I also find Halo 3 a bit disappointing. Very repetative, poor vehicle control, awful team-mate AI and a list of other gripes that I really can't be bothered to list. It's still a goodish game, but there's so many other FPS games that are so much better than this.