halo 2, stuff Options

[indykid845]

iz there ne one else who CANNOT wait 4 halo 2 to come out?!
(lemme kno if this topic has already been discussed)

[ThunderEvermore]

I'm talking pre-launch overhype. I mean how many people did you see saying that it would completely revolutionize FPS and save XBox, not many. It doesn't matter afterwords, cause that's all word of mouth and as such that doesn't count.

There's no need to bash Halo or Halo 2 if you don't like it, this thread was meant to discuss Halo 2 and the launch of Halo 2, if you don't like a game, then don't look at the thread. Plus things like Mechanics and physics don't always matter all that much, so what if your game seems more realistic? Is that gonna really change the gaming experiance all that much that you make a decision between whether you play it or not?

Yes, Halo 2 doesn't really add all that originality to the series, whether you're refering to FPS or Halo in general but as a large population believes that Halo was pretty much perfect as it was there wasn't really a need to improve on it much more. Plus if you look at all the features you have a lot more new stuff over the original to enhance the experiance, mulitplayer for instance now has bots, online play, new modes of play, playing as covenant, dual wielding, and so on and so forth. Single player gets rid of a great deal of repetivness of the original, it also has some missions where you play as the covenant. There are also new weapons and vehicles, and new ways to play the game, new characters and such.

Plus if you want originality, name a recent FPS that has been truely original. You won't come up with many, if any at all since they are all basically clones of other FPS's. Same as almost any other genre, does that mean we shouldn't buy any new games until they come out with something original? I think not, otherwise we'd still be sitting around playing Counter-Strike.

1) Im talking OVERHYPE. All of it. It didnt revolutionize FPSes, I dont see how it could have, and it didnt save the Xbox either, considering it 1, didnt need saving, and 2, is still in the hole.

2) Im discussing Halo 2 and Halo just as much as anyone here, just because Im looking at the negative side doesnt mean my voice should be silenced.

3) Realism changes the game experience greatly. Things like mechanics and physics make the gameplay. Personally I didnt like Halo's mechanics, and the ability to jump twenty feet into the air wasnt exactly realistic, not to mention the lack of gravity on bullets and so on and so forth.

4) Halo seemed perfect to people because they just thought it was fun. Its incredibly imperfect in terms of gaming and such is the reason I dislike it.

5) Alot of people ARE still sitting around play CS, and such is my point. Recent originality? How about PlanetSide and its implement of MMO gaming with RPG style experience in order to learn new skills in the heat of real battle.

Many or not, Halo isnt perfect, it ISNT the greatest game ever, nor the greatest FPS ever. This is what annoys me to no end. If you people admitted that you just play it because it brings you entertainment, however mediocre it is, I would be fine with it and be less overbearing. But you get these kids in here telling me its the greatest and its revolutionary and it saved console gaming and I tend to flip out, considering the fact that Halo had very little impact on the gaming world. Sure it spurred on a tournament series and more kids bought an Xbox for one reason or another, but theres alot more games that do alot more to the industry that get looked over because 'h4l0 is teh r0x0rz'.