If you weren't around during the Halo 1 era (2001) then you missed out. Sure you have Halo 3, but Halo 1 was some of the best gaming experiences to be had.
lmfao what a silly thread this is. The title declares that Halo is greater than EVERYTHING, but then you so casually list CS 1.3 as a better game than Halo. LOL! Talk about contradictions!
If you weren't around during the Halo 1 era (2001) then you missed out. Sure you have Halo 3, but Halo 1 was some of the best gaming experiences to be had.
lmfao what a silly thread this is. The title declares that Halo is greater than EVERYTHING, but then you so casually list CS 1.3 as a better game than Halo. LOL! Talk about contradictions!
cs 1.3 was a mod, not a game. cs didn't become a game until 1.6
Funny how Halo's suddenly becoming more popular after Killzone 2 comes out.
comstrikeiscool
Halo 3 just hit 1 billion games played. I would say its been popular. ;) So what? Counterstrike/Tf2/cod2/cod4 and so on for pc could say the same thing. Noooooooooooooooooooooooooo........................ Only CS, and CoD 4 if you add all systems.
It's my favorite FPS, but it's certainly not greater than everything. I just absolutely loved having LAN parties and would play it for hours on end at friend's houses. It's at least my sentimental favorite in terms of FPS.
[QUOTE="comstrikeiscool"][QUOTE="SpruceCaboose"] Halo 3 just hit 1 billion games played. I would say its been popular. ;)NEILMEHTA
So what? Counterstrike/Tf2/cod2/cod4 and so on for pc could say the same thing. Noooooooooooooooooooooooooo........................ Only CS, and CoD 4 if you add all systems.
just got done playing a few games on halo ce on pc, the game's still pretty cool alot of people still play it usually around 1800-2000 people online busy times.
I'll admit... Halo 1 was an incredible and groundbreaking game. Everything from the music, to the cutscenes, to the coop was ahead of its time. Halo 2 and 3 though... what a waste.
I liked many other shooters more then halo. I could see how people could come to that conclusion if they only had a x-box though.
FragTycoon
Haha? I find that insulting, I played a boatload of FPS games on PC and other platforms prior to Halo: CE even being announced. That didn't stop it from being my favourite FPS to date.
Hard to even put your finger on why Halo CE owned so hard, but it just did. Something about the feel of the controls felt heavier and more solid than Halo2 and 3. Something about the guns felt more balanced and somehow the AI just seemed smarter,not to mentionthe open battlefileds in the SP somehow felt like onlineMultiplayer. Best fps of all time imo.
If you weren't around during the Halo 1 era (2001) then you missed out. Sure you have Halo 3, but Halo 1 was some of the best gaming experiences to be had.
Yeah, I didn't get to play halo until a couple of months ago. The only flaw is repetitive level design, especially when you fight the flood(which unsatisfyingly sound like balloons popping when you kill them)
I was there anticipating its release. Hell I was hyped for it, for a couple of years after reading much about it (and how its open world, procedually generated enviroments, and guerrilla warfare comabt was going to be one of the biggest revolutions in the genre). Heck I was going to buy an Xbox on release for it. And well, after playing it for hours at a friends on release - I figured, it was damn good, but just not that. I guess playing all those other shooters also made an impact on my opinion of it. A great shooter, a very notable title of the genre, but hardly the best out there.
I was there anticipating its release. Hell I was hyped for it, for a couple of years after reading much about it (and how its open world, procedually generated enviroments, and guerrilla warfare comabt was going to be one of the biggest revolutions in the genre). Heck I was going to buy an Xbox on release for it. And well, after playing it for hours at a friends on release - I figured, it was damn good, but just not that. I guess playing all those other shooters also made an impact on my opinion of it. A great shooter, a very notable title of the genre, but hardly the best out there.skrat_01
I played Halo CE expecting nothing at all actually. I never heard about it. I bought the Xbox bundled with Midtown Madness 3 and Halo CE and played the crap out of MM3 before even touching Halo. Oh how wrong I was. As it tuned out, I liked Halo ALOT more lol. I think I beat the campaign about 10 times on Legendary without getting old (in co-op). Lot's of Lan games too.
[QUOTE="skrat_01"]I was there anticipating its release. Hell I was hyped for it, for a couple of years after reading much about it (and how its open world, procedually generated enviroments, and guerrilla warfare comabt was going to be one of the biggest revolutions in the genre). Heck I was going to buy an Xbox on release for it. And well, after playing it for hours at a friends on release - I figured, it was damn good, but just not that. I guess playing all those other shooters also made an impact on my opinion of it. A great shooter, a very notable title of the genre, but hardly the best out there.killerfist
I played Halo CE expecting nothing at all actually. I never heard about it. I bought the Xbox bundled with Midtown Madness 3 and Halo CE and played the crap out of MM3 before even touching Halo. Oh how wrong I was. As it tuned out, I liked Halo ALOT more lol. I think I beat the campaign about 10 times on Legendary without getting old (in co-op). Lot's of Lan games too. Yeah I was reading about it a long while before release, when it went through the stages of moving from RTS to open world TPS - after its release though I played the hell out of it... come to think of it I still play it coop (Assault on the Control Room or Silent Cartographer) with friends; and of course many many many hours playing it over system link (luckily my neighbours house had two large TVs nearby - making it a whole lot easier, and more frequent). Playing things like 'Warhog / carmageddon - no guns' was always a blast.
Yeah I was reading about it a long while before release, when it went through the stages of moving from RTS to open world TPS - after its release though I played the hell out of it... come to think of it I still play it coop (Assault on the Control Room or Silent Cartographer) with friends; and of course many many many hours playing it over system link (luckily my neighbours house had two large TVs nearby - making it a whole lot easier, and more frequent). Playing things like 'Warhog / carmageddon - no guns' was always a blast.
Good times.
skrat_01
I think that's the reason why some (like me) liked it so much while others didn't. I think peoples expectations were too high or they were spoiled with other shooters.
The game just blew me away when I first played it simply because I wasn't expecting anything at all.I clocked 1000 hours in the game easily.
I never had so much fun with a shooter before (Though UT comes close). That's just me though, I can certaintly see why it didn't wow people at the time. It's an excellent shooter imo, and well worthy of the scores it got,but it'snot the holy grail.
I still have my copy of Halo 1 on PC.. Haven't played it in years but damn.. I should get round to it some day.. Hows the multiplayer, still people playing?
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