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SpaceLord (38)   Sep 25, 2007 - 05:58 am

To me Halo was not a bad game when I played it on PC but I can't say it was anything more than average in any way. I was after the hype of it very disappointed in the game when I played it, I had expected more than it delivered. So I have a hard time understanding the following that it has but then again it has never been anywhere near the top of the lists when all time PC fps are listed that is probably why most PC gamers bash on it because to them it's just hype that don't deliver. » Login to reply to this

exe3 (477)   Sep 24, 2007 - 11:57 pm

QFT couldn't have said it better myself » Login to reply to this

mr.wielder (1394)    Sep 24, 2007 - 12:37 pm

But being a fanboy is half the fun! » Login to reply to this

FS-Pongky (1137)    Sep 24, 2007 - 10:55 am

Thanks for being a voice of reason in a sea of online madness. » Login to reply to this  Legionosh (297)   Sep 25, 2007 - 06:34 am FS-Pongky.. ..Thanks. I make it a point to try to not be a fanboy. It makes life SO much easier when ones head isn't up ones rear end. (and to the fanboys, how can you argue anything when you head is up your read end? You can't see anything..Literally or Figuratively). Kevin legionosh@msn.com » Login to reply to this

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Don Koharski (18)   Sep 25, 2007 - 08:26 am

I do find the combat against the Covenant (not the Flood) and the vehicles in the Halo games fun. As for Bioshock being repetitive and boring in comparison, what about all of the Halo cut and paste levels, especially the Library? You can turn off the "where do I go now arrow" in Bioshock, but in Halo, the arrows are always on. There's also arrows embedded in the ground as part of the level, because every room and hallway looks te same. » Login to reply to this

Kaleid (104)    Sep 24, 2007 - 07:02 pm

Bioshock is many times better than the bore that is Halo, which has been even before number one was released extremely overhyped. And it didn't bring anything new really that games like Goldeneye, HL1 and other PC games had already done. I kind of like to open spaces levels in Halo, but indoors it's extremely dull copy-n-paste level design and the fact that Halo 1 and 2 played so similarly without bringing anything new really is highly disappointing. The flood is one of the dullest enemies I've ever encountered and the games are way too short. There's not really a whole lot of ways of dealing with enemies, carrying only two guns is annoying since you all too often have to look for another one since the ammo is out... Halo is just way too much like an arcade game. » Login to reply to this

Yoda_Blues (263)     Sep 24, 2007 - 09:54 am

"Halo has always been a pinnacle for all FPS games, either on consoles or on the PC." Half-Life, Quake, Team Fortress, SOCOM, MGS....any of these ringing any bells? "Those that respond it to be "boring" or "over-hypes" are usually easily tagged as PS2/3 fanbois, without exception." I think it's extremely over-hyped and I don't even own a PS2/PS3. In fact, I own a 360 and have no intention of getting it. "Few games before, or since (especially since) have lived up to the extreme hype or even created such a stir as Halo." Refer to list above, but go ahead and add in Final Fantasy, Doom, Medal of Honor, Call of Duty, Grand Theft Auto etc etc etc... "For me personally, Halo's the only single player FPS I've ever had the desire to play more than once. Most who play it feel the same. If you must be "special" and disagree, at least don't be such a goob about it." It's the internet; it's full of 'goobs' and proud of it. Maybe you shouldn't take every negative comment about YOUR favorite game series as an indictment of your self-worth. It's just a game. » Login to reply to this  BubbaT (160)   Sep 24, 2007 - 11:37 am First of all, Socom and MGS aren't even FPS. I'm surprised you didn't mention Guitar Hero and Tetris. MGS2 was as much a disappointment as Halo 2, both largely owing to their lame secondary playable characters (Arbiter, Raiden). "Refer to list above, but go ahead and add in Final Fantasy, Doom, Medal of Honor, Call of Duty, Grand Theft Auto etc etc etc..." Did you stop playing Doom after Doom 2? Did you stop playing MoH after Allied Assault? Did you completely miss FFs XI, X-2, and Dirge of Cerberus? Or are you just high? » Login to reply to this  Yoda_Blues (263)     Sep 24, 2007 - 09:52 pm "Did you stop playing Doom after Doom 2? Did you stop playing MoH after Allied Assault? Did you completely miss FFs XI, X-2, and Dirge of Cerberus?" See, now that was my mistake for assuming people would be able to infer I was speaking of those series of games, not individual games themselves. My bad, I'll assume you are uncapable of rational thought from now on. That was in response to the specific comment that few games have lived up to the hype or caused a stir as much as Halo. All the game series I have listed have far surpassed the hype that Halo has recieved. It doesn't matter whether the end results were crappy games, but the hype surrounding them was huge. "Or are you just high?" Not right now, but if that changes I'll make sure to let you know. » Login to reply to this  J Nyqusit (3)   Sep 24, 2007 - 02:04 pm Um...are you high? Or do you not know what et cetera means? » Login to reply to this

Crimer76 (66)   Sep 24, 2007 - 07:35 am

Hmm, Halo might be the pinnacle of console gaming, but for the FPS genre I can't see anything beating the Half Life series. Halo 1 had probably the best single player campaign for a console FPS. Halo 2's single player was really boring, but the multiplayer was insane fun. Maybe they got them both right this time. But the Half Life series is the king of the mountain for the FPS genre as a whole. Be exciting to see what Bungie does next. I'm sure they are sick of working on Halo. » Login to reply to this

Smooth (181)   Sep 24, 2007 - 06:39 am

"Halo has always been a pinnacle for all FPS games, either on consoles or on the PC." LOL » Login to reply to this  jacobvandy (956)    Sep 24, 2007 - 06:53 am concur. i like halo (i bought halo 2 vista when it came out, ffs), but it isn't nearly the 'pinnacle' of anything. » Login to reply to this  SpaceLord (38)   Sep 24, 2007 - 07:05 am lol pinnacle of fps, well I guess if you have only played Halo it might be but even then it's a stretch. » Login to reply to this

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scottwilkins (55)    Sep 24, 2007 - 06:05 am

» original hype 99% of the original hype for Halo 1 was from the players. I guess you aren't a game player? Hardly anyone reviewed Halo 1 at it's time of launch because everyone thought the Xbox 1 was going to die. Halo showed that the Xbox platform had legs and could walk all over the competition. Most of the printed hype came after the press found out that people actually LIKED Halo 1 and enjoyed playing it over and over. » Login to reply to this

shl0791 (547)   Sep 23, 2007 - 11:52 pm

All the major game review sites gave Halo3 a 92, 4.5/5, 10/10, 9.2/10 score. Maybe you shouldn't JUST read this one alone eh? » Login to reply to this

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larsig (780)   Sep 23, 2007 - 09:08 pm

Maybe you should play the game before you start criticizing their rating? » Login to reply to this

Anakaris (771)    Sep 23, 2007 - 09:05 pm

How many reviews have you written in a professional/semi-professional capacity? » Login to reply to this  w00t (924)    Sep 23, 2007 - 11:27 pm And you? If you had you would know that wehn writing professionnaly you *have to* give great scores to hyped/big budget titles coming from publisher that buy your ad-space, or go out of business. 'nuff said. » Login to reply to this  scottwilkins (55)    Sep 24, 2007 - 06:02 am » 'nuff said? I hope that was all you were going to say. 'cause it wasn't much. » Login to reply to this

Fisherman (114)   Sep 23, 2007 - 08:37 pm | Edited on Sep 23, 2007 - 08:38 pm

halo is so boring... » Login to reply to this  scottwilkins (55)   Sep 24, 2007 - 06:01 am » Boring? If you find Halo so boring, then why bother posting here? » Login to reply to this  TimberWolf_CLT (241)    Sep 24, 2007 - 09:11 am | Edited on Sep 24, 2007 - 09:11 am Fisherman's just bored and looking for something to do. Most of these nay-sayers sound like they're trying to pick fights. Kinda' like my kids do when they're bored. Only thing is, they're 9 and 12, so it's to be expected. How about we actually play it and then see? » Login to reply to this

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