What's the big deal with HALO?

Post by **Jeff-20** » Wed Nov 10, 2004 7:25 pm

They lined up overnight in Chicago... around the block. Just for the HALO 2 game. What's the big deal about this game? I thought it was something like Doom. Is this all just hype?

Tepic · Post by **Tepic** » Thu Nov 11, 2004 1:55 pm

It's probably the best console based FPS.

Halo was seen as the best, and for a console it is. However it's only 'good' as far as PC FPS's go.

I didn't like it much.

aneurysm · Post by **aneurysm** » Sat Nov 13, 2004 1:52 am

i read in Wired magazine that the sound enginerr wrote the Flintsone Kids vitamins jingle
that's why it'sso hot
'ten million strong and growing...'

billlagr · Post by **billlagr** » Sun Nov 28, 2004 3:34 am

Its probably no better or no worse than a lot of the other crop of FPS's available...But IMHO Micro$oft threw an absolute crapload of cash at an advertising agency and said "Put it everywhere"

martin_f · Post by **martin_f** » Thu Dec 02, 2004 9:11 pm

I played through Halo 1 on the xbox. It was my first FPS on either a xbox or PS2 (I had played some poor ones on the PS1), and thought it was just OK. Albeit I had been playing FPS games on the PC for a while, many of which IMHO leave Halo for dead (such as RTCW, one of my fave ever games).

I never understood the whole "Halo Is the greatest game" thing when it was happening. Maybe Halo was considered the greatest game *on the xbox* by some, but it certainly never deserved to be treated as the greatest game across platforms.

All hype, and microsofts marketing at its best.

All in all I still prefer Time Splitters 2 on the xbox, especially for multi-player. I have bought halo 2, but its in a queue behind Half Life 2 (currently playing) and Doom 3 (will play next) - both on the PC.

My $0.02 worth.

Martin

Ratamnim · Post by **Ratamnim** » Tue Aug 30, 2005 11:13 pm

I totally agree HL2/CounteStrike Source has got to be the at the top of the list for Pc FPS games followed closely by Doom 3
I just waiting for the release of Day of Defeat Source at the end of this week.....

ruud · Post by **ruud** » Thu Sep 01, 2005 4:38 am

Ratamnim wrote:I totally agree HL2/CounteStrike Source has got to be the at the top of the list for Pc FPS games followed closely by Doom 3
I just waiting for the release of Day of Defeat Source at the end of this week.....

I still remember the days we were playing DOOM (2) and Heretic on a Novell 2.15 network :) Hmmm, that was 16 years ago. Sigh, I'm getting old probably :(

vic user · Post by **vic user** » Thu Sep 01, 2005 6:49 am

i have never been much of a fan of fps.

i still love the original castle wolfenstein!

now that's an anxiety provoking game!

chris

Schema · Post by **Schema** » Thu Sep 01, 2005 7:23 am

chris, have you ever played the "Thief" series? It's first-person perspective like the Doom, Quake series (etc) but the emphasis is much more on exploring and stealth than combat.

http://www.eidosinteractive.com/gss/legacy/thief/

There's plenty of anxiety to be had in that game!

It's my favorite game series on any platform.

vic user · Post by **vic user** » Thu Sep 01, 2005 7:52 am

no, i have not played it.

i recall you mentioning it though.

i will check out the link and see if it is available for one of the consoles.

my pc is so archaic, i can't even play NHL 99 on it

chris

vic user · Post by **vic user** » Thu Sep 01, 2005 8:30 am

cool, you can.

i wouldn't mind picking up a gamecube someday, and one of the versions of thief is available for it.

chris

Tepic · Post by **Tepic** » Thu Sep 01, 2005 9:50 am

I lost interest in Theif when I found zombies.

That ruined the game for me.