Please, help me comprehend Halo

Mag-Mower · 2004-10-23, 10:10 PM

I dont get why it is such a big deal... Yea, its a good game, but its not that great, here is why i think so:
6 weapons - Most games now have atleast 10+
can only have 2 weapons inventory - Realistic? yes. fun (atleast to me)? No.
4 vehicles - i guess thats alright
5 Creatures / beasts - There were more enemis in 007:NF
3 enviroments, Tropical, Snowy, and Indoors - The beach was nice, Snow gets bland and boring, all the indoor enviroments look the same
Story - Meh?
No bots - COME ON! Timspliters, 007:NF, even frickin TFC have bots
Graphics - Yes, they were alright (looked amazing, not much enviroments to show this off in)
12 missions - meh... i have seen more, but this is average
Mission varriety - it was ok, but run n' gun games get boring fast
Level size - Yea... it is huge, and i liked that

why cant i find this game so much fun, like the rest of the world, if i were to grade it, it would get a 7.0.

martyr · 2004-10-23, 10:14 PM

Originally Posted by Mag-Mower

Story - Meh?

i think i've found the problem.

the halo story is actually much larger than the game (see: marathon)
pretty good scifi fiction goin on there.

and multiplayer... sure, it's a lot like what you're used to... because you have a PC

Giovanni · 2004-10-23, 10:15 PM

Different games attract different persons, it's not because alot of folks liked it that you have to like it and anyone that says the contrary is a total idiot in my book. I personally like FPS's and RPG's whilst Aztec likes Jesus and FPS's, different person, different tastes!

Setari · 2004-10-23, 10:16 PM

Originally Posted by Giovanni

Different games attract different persons, it's not because alot of folks liked it that you have to like it and anyone that says the contrary is a total idiot in my book. I personally like FPS's and RPG's whilst Aztec likes Jesus and FPS's, different person, different tastes!

i loved halo..not fanatically but definitely loved it

Mag-Mower · 2004-10-23, 10:16 PM

what? the story wasnt very intriguing... go to big ring, kill aliens, be a fool and listen to a floating orb, floating orb is not to be truted (but no... camptain had to follow the freak), disable halos wepon... meh

Jaged · 2004-10-23, 10:24 PM

Originally Posted by Mag-Mower

I dont get why it is such a big deal... Yea, its a good game, but its not that great, here is why i think so:
6 weapons - Most games now have atleast 10+
can only have 2 weapons inventory - Realistic? yes. fun (atleast to me)? No.
4 vehicles - i guess thats alright
5 Creatures / beasts - There were more enemis in 007:NF
3 enviroments, Tropical, Snowy, and Indoors - The beach was nice, Snow gets bland and boring, all the indoor enviroments look the same
Story - Meh?
No bots - COME ON! Timspliters, 007:NF, even frickin TFC have bots
Graphics - Yes, they were alright (looked amazing, not much enviroments to show this off in)
12 missions - meh... i have seen more, but this is average
Mission varriety - it was ok, but run n' gun games get boring fast
Level size - Yea... it is huge, and i liked that

why cant i find this game so much fun, like the rest of the world, if i were to grade it, it would get a 7.0.

Did you play the PC or Xbox version. Maybe you are like me. I hated the PC version, but when I got my xbox and a copy of halo for it, I fell in love. Sure looking at pure stats the game is not that impressive. But something about this game is just really fun for alot of people, myself included.

AztecWarrior · 2004-10-23, 10:28 PM

The game came out a few years ago. Compare it with older games.

Mag-Mower · 2004-10-23, 10:35 PM

Originally Posted by AztecWarrior

The game came out a few years ago. Compare it with older games.

ok: TFC

Halo has:
Guns - 6
Multiplay - XBconnect only
Vehicles - 4
Aliens - 'nuff said
Replayability - You can play forever along the same story / scenario!

TFC has:
Guns - Lots
Multiplay - All over the world and more than 4 people and there are bots
Trains - Yay!
9 classes - Lots: scout to sniper to HW
Replayability - you can play for ever!

Dharkbayne · 2004-10-23, 10:38 PM

Originally Posted by Mag-Mower

I dont get why it is such a big deal... Yea, its a good game, but its not that great, here is why i think so:
6 weapons - Most games now have atleast 10+
can only have 2 weapons inventory - Realistic? yes. fun (atleast to me)? No.
4 vehicles - i guess thats alright
5 Creatures / beasts - There were more enemis in 007:NF
3 enviroments, Tropical, Snowy, and Indoors - The beach was nice, Snow gets bland and boring, all the indoor enviroments look the same
Story - Meh?
No bots - COME ON! Timspliters, 007:NF, even frickin TFC have bots
Graphics - Yes, they were alright (looked amazing, not much enviroments to show this off in)
12 missions - meh... i have seen more, but this is average
Mission varriety - it was ok, but run n' gun games get boring fast
Level size - Yea... it is huge, and i liked that

why cant i find this game so much fun, like the rest of the world, if i were to grade it, it would get a 7.0.

You are not your fucking weapons.
You are not your fucking vehicles.
You are not your fucking enemies.
You are not your fucking enviroments.
You are not your fucking bots.
You are not your fucking graphics.
You are not your fucking missions.
You are not your fucking variety.
You are not your fucking level size.

Mag-Mower · 2004-10-23, 10:41 PM

Originally Posted by Dharkbayne

You are not your fucking weapons.
You are not your fucking vehicles.
You are not your fucking enemies.
You are not your fucking enviroments.
You are not your fucking bots.
You are not your fucking graphics.
You are not your fucking missions.
You are not your fucking variety.
You are not your fucking level size.

i know im not

Dharkbayne · 2004-10-23, 10:54 PM

Originally Posted by Mag-Mower

I am the all singing, all dancing, crap of the world.

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Hezzy · 2004-10-23, 10:45 PM

This thread sucks.

Zodiac · 2004-10-24, 12:17 AM

Originally Posted by -Hezzy-

This thread sucks.

QFT.

Everay · 2004-10-23, 10:54 PM

what martyr said, the story of halo, is great, not Honor Harrington great, but as close as a game will get till advent rising (military fiction wise at least), to fully understand/follow it, you must

A. Read books
B. Follow I love Bees (when you come down to it, the only thing complicated about the story is the website, go here http://members.cox.net/katy-w/axons.htm and read from chapter 1 to the current chapter, the story is not over yet, and there are parts not filled in yet because they are not made public until a certain amount of people have heard them on a payphone

and ill agree, not much was inovative about Halo, infact Gamespy went back and said it was their number 1 more over rated game, its not that the game sucks, its just that it does everything well, and when it comes down to it, in the video game world, doing everything good is alot better than being inovative and crappy.

Octavian · 2004-10-23, 10:56 PM

Oh and Mag, it had 10 levels. Only towards the end did the design start to become repetitive, but even I'm still finding new ways to kill the Covenant and have a good time. All this, after 2 years of playing it fanatically.