Halo 3 single player = BAD

honest to God, it's downright mediocre...the only reason to get Halo 3 is the great multiplayer..who else agrees the single player is bad and the multiplayer is much more entertaining?

totally opposite for me

totally opposite for me

mingo123

hm really? why so

the single players best aspect was the story, which was marvelous, and then backed up by good level design. The Ark and The Covenant stand out the most for me.

honest to God, it's downright mediocre...the only reason to get Halo 3 is the great multiplayer..who else agrees the single player is bad and the multiplayer is much more entertaining?

DRAGONPIECEZ

Halo 3 singleplayer = BAD compared to Halo: CE

I think the singleplayer is average with above average production values. I liked replaying MoH Frontline more than playing Halo 3 SP. Multiplayer is good though.

though I had some pretty big issues with it...jethrovegas

what were those issues?

it's not great, i agree. but not BAD. the level design is totally uninspired and the last level is an anti climax.

Multi player is great. really great

oh and before the fanboys start throwing a fit..I'm not bashing the game...I'm just saying the multiplayer >>> single playerDRAGONPIECEZ

well you had a very "FUNNY" way in mentioning that in the thread title....

You enjloy it alot better on a bigger tv.terdoo

should I hook it up to my 48 inch?

I disagree.

Overall its average.

It has its moments, but there are so many pitfalls, its turns out to be an overall average experience.

MP is where its at.

Compared to Bioshock and Half Life 2, Halo 3s SP simply is down right mediocre

[QUOTE="DRAGONPIECEZ"]oh and before the fanboys start throwing a fit..I'm not bashing the game...I'm just saying the multiplayer >>> single playerSpaceDragonMan

well you had a very "FUNNY" way in mentioning that in the thread title....

oh and before the fanboys start throwing a fit..I'm not bashing the game...I'm just saying the multiplayer >>> single playerDRAGONPIECEZ

honest to God, it's downright mediocre...the only reason to get Halo 3 is the great multiplayer..who else agrees the single player is bad and the multiplayer is much more entertaining?

DRAGONPIECEZ

[QUOTE="jethrovegas"]though I had some pretty big issues with it...Bansheesdie

what were those issues?

The friendly AI was stupid, the enemy AI was inconsistent, the story wasn't great (though I enjoyed the ending), the final "big" battle felt anti-climactic, there was no actual final boss (it was really just an interactive cutscene), the final scene (with the warthog) felt tacked on and bland, the level "Cortana" was absolute garbage, most of the characters were boring and unconvincing, the writing felt off, the enemies were repetitive, the overall gameplay was repetitive, and alot of the level design (backtracking, task repetition, etc) just plain sucked.

Other than those issues, I thought it was fine.

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mingo123

Anyone who puts down Halo is only trying to fit in with the SOnyboys, and Hermits. Halo is a great game no matter what people try and convince themselves otherwise.

You know I played HL2 when it came out for pc...Only played it for a few minutes and hated it. I was probably the only person in the world NOT impressed with it. Sure you can have your own opinions but sometimes you need to give things another try. IM gonna pick up the Orange Box for 360 later on and gonna enjoy it im sure.

Long story short....Sometimes we have it in our heads to NOT LIKE something before we accually give it a REAL TRY...

[QUOTE="terdoo"]You enjloy it alot better on a bigger tv.DRAGONPIECEZ

should I hook it up to my 48 inch?

Yes please , after you bought the 48 " , a 360 and a copy of Halo 3 please do so .

You might have to sell your Wii with games , pokemoncards , Peach poster , Dragonball comics , fluffy the sock puppet and still ask mummy but for gods sake , do it !

oksure I was just a little extreme in the first post...but I'm not bashing the game, I'm just saying that multiplayer is greater than singleplayerDRAGONPIECEZ

[QUOTE="DRAGONPIECEZ"]

[QUOTE="terdoo"]You enjloy it alot better on a bigger tv.Caseytappy

should I hook it up to my 48 inch?

Yes please , after you bought the 48 " , a 360 and a copy of Halo 3 please do so .

You might have to sell your Wii with games , pokemoncards , Peach poster , Dragonball comics , fluffy the sock puppet and still ask mummy but for gods sake , do it !

wth are you talking about?

[QUOTE="DRAGONPIECEZ"]oksure I was just a little extreme in the first post...but I'm not bashing the game, I'm just saying that multiplayer is greater than singleplayermusicalmac

sorry I didn't say it..but now I am

HM! This is the same argument everyone likes to make with no explaination, at least gives us examples of what you didn't like.

Anyways, I love the single player. I've played through it 7 times already. Loved the st-yle, music, presentation and level design. IMO, best single player experience I've had on 360 so far. Multiplayer is threaded throughout the game more so though and my only complaint about it is that I wish the weapons were more balanced power-wise so that melee wouldn't get used so much. I wish it were more tacticle, still a blast though.

[QUOTE="mingo123"]

totally opposite for me

DRAGONPIECEZ

hm really? why so

enjoyed SP alot...MP is just not for me even though i had great moments in it like throwing aplasma nade on mancanon in valhalla and the nade dropped right onto enemy warthog rofl

HM! This is the same argument everyone likes to make with no explaination, at least gives us examples of what you didn't like.

Anyways, I love the single player. I've played through it 7 times already. Loved the st-yle, music, presentation and level design. IMO, best single player experience I've had on 360 so far. Multiplayer is threaded throughout the game more so though and my only complaint about it is that I wish the weapons were more balanced power-wise so that melee wouldn't get used so much. I wish it were more tacticle, still a blast though.

Pro_wrestler

overall, the multiplayer would pull me in time and time again, with no interest in single player..story and level designs weren't the best, ..but overall, there is no better feeling thanbeating an "intelligent" opponent than fake baddies..I bet most would agree that the multiplayer is funner

the story wasn't great (though I enjoyed the ending), the final "big" battle felt anti-climactic, there was no actual final boss (it was really just an interactive cutscene), the final scene (with the warthog) felt tacked on and bland, the writing felt off, the enemies were repetitive, the overall gameplay was repetitive, and alot of the level design (backtracking, task repetition, etc) just plain sucked.jethrovegas

The writing? Have you played BioShock? If you thought H3 had repetitive enemies then you probably couldn't even get through BioShock. Gameplay was repetive, in the sense that you don't have millions of weapons to use or the sense that this is a sequal? The backtracking is less then any other Halo game, so isn't that just complaining to complain?

[QUOTE="DRAGONPIECEZ"][QUOTE="mingo123"]

totally opposite for me

mingo123

hm really? why so

enjoyed SP alot...MP is just not for me even though i had great moments in it like throwing aplasma nade on mancanon in valhalla and the nade dropped right onto enemy warthog rofl

lol nice shot!

honest to God, it's downright mediocre...the only reason to get Halo 3 is the great multiplayer..who else agrees the single player is bad and the multiplayer is much more entertaining?

DRAGONPIECEZ

single player is great.

[QUOTE="mingo123"]

totally opposite for me

FunkyHeadHunter

Anyone who puts down Halo is only trying to fit in with the SOnyboys, and Hermits. Halo is a great game no matter what people try and convince themselves otherwise.

You know I played HL2 when it came out for pc...Only played it for a few minutes and hated it. I was probably the only person in the world NOT impressed with it. Sure you can have your own opinions but sometimes you need to give things another try. IM gonna pick up the Orange Box for 360 later on and gonna enjoy it im sure.

Long story short....Sometimes we have it in our heads to NOT LIKE something before we accually give it a REAL TRY...

i thinking over 100 online matches is enough for me too judge Halo 3's multiplayer, i just hate the matchmaking, quitting penalty also sucks since once you join a game you dont wanna play thx to matchmaking if you quit you lose a point, i dont care so i quit......but too much quitting was getting annoying as well so i just gave up + there is lag and problems with bullets not registering and double melee glitch...it just gets frustrating....also not much skill required to play halo 3 coz your reticle or whatever its called is always still no matter what, it just turns into a frustrating experience

[QUOTE="jethrovegas"]the story wasn't great (though I enjoyed the ending), the final "big" battle felt anti-climactic, there was no actual final boss (it was really just an interactive cutscene), the final scene (with the warthog) felt tacked on and bland, the writing felt off, the enemies were repetitive, the overall gameplay was repetitive, and alot of the level design (backtracking, task repetition, etc) just plain sucked.Bansheesdie

The writing? Have you played BioShock? If you thought H3 had repetitive enemies then you probably couldn't even get through BioShock. Gameplay was repetive, in the sense that you don't have millions of weapons to use or the sense that this is a sequal? The backtracking is less then any other Halo game, so isn't that just complaining to complain?

I'm all for opinion but there is a thing called a valid opinion, in his case he either is nitpicking trying to make the game look bad and or has an attention span and patience of a 5 year old.

Task repetition? Sounds like something strung together. Thats like docking Metroid points because you had to kill a certain boss on more than one occasion despite each time being varied and refreshing.

For those people saying the AI is bad activate the catch and tunderstorm Skulls, the enemy's are really tough and really fun to play against.

PS: You will DIE alot :P

[QUOTE="FunkyHeadHunter"][QUOTE="mingo123"]

totally opposite for me

mingo123

Anyone who puts down Halo is only trying to fit in with the SOnyboys, and Hermits. Halo is a great game no matter what people try and convince themselves otherwise.

You know I played HL2 when it came out for pc...Only played it for a few minutes and hated it. I was probably the only person in the world NOT impressed with it. Sure you can have your own opinions but sometimes you need to give things another try. IM gonna pick up the Orange Box for 360 later on and gonna enjoy it im sure.

Long story short....Sometimes we have it in our heads to NOT LIKE something before we accually give it a REAL TRY...

i thinking over 100 online matches is enough for me too judge Halo 3's multiplayer, i just hate the matchmaking, quitting penalty also sucks since once you join a game you dont wanna play thx to matchmaking if you quit you lose a point, i dont care so i quit......but too much quitting was getting annoying as well so i just gave up + there is lag and problems with bullets not registering and double melee glitch...it just gets frustrating....also not much skill required to play halo 3 coz your reticle or whatever its called is always still no matter what, it just turns into a frustrating experience

[QUOTE="jethrovegas"]the story wasn't great (though I enjoyed the ending), the final "big" battle felt anti-climactic, there was no actual final boss (it was really just an interactive cutscene), the final scene (with the warthog) felt tacked on and bland, the writing felt off, the enemies were repetitive, the overall gameplay was repetitive, and alot of the level design (backtracking, task repetition, etc) just plain sucked.Bansheesdie

The writing? Have you played BioShock? If you thought H3 had repetitive enemies then you probably couldn't even get throughBioShock.Gameplay was repetive, in the sense that you don't have millions of weapons to use or the sense that this is a sequal?The backtracking is less then any other Halo game, so isn't that just complaining to complain?

Bioshock was a story driven experience to me. It was the atmosphere and the writing that made it a good game, and yes, the repetition in that game got quite annoying in later levels. But that has nothing to do with Halo...

No, it was repetitive in the sense that there was little to no variety in the enemy types you faced, and you basically fought the same battles over and over again outside of the vehicle segments.

And that makes it better how?

And what about the numerous other issues I listed? Many of those are worse than the backtracking.

Bioshock was a story driven experience to me. It was the atmosphere and the writing that made it a good game, and yes, the repetition in that game got quite annoying in later levels. But that has nothing to do with Halo...jethrovegas

I only bring it up because you seem to have enjoyed BioShock, if you ignore it in BioShock but acknowledge it in H3 then you are being biased.

No, it was repetitive in the sense that there was little to no variety in the enemy types you faced, and you basically fought the same battles over and over again outside of the vehicle segments.jethrovegas

Same as above. Halo 3 is a sequal, Bungie couldn't just throw out the rule book and add a bunch of crazy new stuff. Even though they evolved the Flood a lot.

And that makes it better how? jethrovegas

I think it's disrespectful to call Halo 3's good.... It's horrible absolutley horrible it makes no sense what so ever... The end it stupid the alien was in the same ship with master chief when he supposebly died and it doesnt explain his death after the credits it just shows him frozen and gives us no answers How could the alien think he's dead shouldnt he know what happened. The acting was corny when me and my friend played through we laughed at the horrid acting and the mindeless story please refrain from ever saying this story is anything above being bad ppl shouldnt be aloud to review any type of story if they dare say Halo 3 had a story that made sense.swade

[QUOTE="mingo123"][QUOTE="FunkyHeadHunter"][QUOTE="mingo123"]

totally opposite for me

silentobi

Anyone who puts down Halo is only trying to fit in with the SOnyboys, and Hermits. Halo is a great game no matter what people try and convince themselves otherwise.

You know I played HL2 when it came out for pc...Only played it for a few minutes and hated it. I was probably the only person in the world NOT impressed with it. Sure you can have your own opinions but sometimes you need to give things another try. IM gonna pick up the Orange Box for 360 later on and gonna enjoy it im sure.

Long story short....Sometimes we have it in our heads to NOT LIKE something before we accually give it a REAL TRY...

i thinking over 100 online matches is enough for me too judge Halo 3's multiplayer, i just hate the matchmaking, quitting penalty also sucks since once you join a game you dont wanna play thx to matchmaking if you quit you lose a point, i dont care so i quit......but too much quitting was getting annoying as well so i just gave up + there is lag and problems with bullets not registering and double melee glitch...it just gets frustrating....also not much skill required to play halo 3 coz your reticle or whatever its called is always still no matter what, it just turns into a frustrating experience

we used to have custom Halo 3 matches every weekend with full 16 friends, but it only lasted 2 weeks rofl, alot of people just stopped playing that game and now.....compared to vegas which is played by same friends every weekend since it came out :)

[QUOTE="Bansheesdie"][QUOTE="jethrovegas"]the story wasn't great (though I enjoyed the ending), the final "big" battle felt anti-climactic, there was no actual final boss (it was really just an interactive cutscene), the final scene (with the warthog) felt tacked on and bland, the writing felt off, the enemies were repetitive, the overall gameplay was repetitive, and alot of the level design (backtracking, task repetition, etc) just plain sucked.Pro_wrestler

The writing? Have you played BioShock? If you thought H3 had repetitive enemies then you probably couldn't even get through BioShock. Gameplay was repetive, in the sense that you don't have millions of weapons to use or the sense that this is a sequal? The backtracking is less then any other Halo game, so isn't that just complaining to complain?

I'm all for opinion but there is a thing called a valid opinion, in his case he either is nitpicking trying to make the game look bad and or has an attention span and patience of a 5 year old.

Task repetition? Sounds like something strung together. Thats like docking Metroid points because you had to kill a certain boss on more than one occasion despite each time being varied and refreshing.

So, if I raise legitimate points against a video game which I have played on numerous occasions, it means I'm either trying to make the game look bad, I'm nitpicking, or I have the attention span of a five year old? :|

What is with Halo fanboys? Do they feel as the Halo games should remain free from the normal criticism that all games receive?

Do they think that just because someone criticises the game, they are a non-thinking hater?

What are you telling me? That all of my points are wrong? Are you telling that the friendly AI isn't dumb? Are you telling me that the final "boss" isn't a letdown? Are you telling me that the level "Cortana" doesn't suck?

I mean seriously man, I just made several points against Halo 3 using logic and all you can do is sit back and mutter "Hater".

If you feel so strongly about H3, then ****ing defend it using reasoning, but don't sit there and say that I am just a hater with the attention span of a five year old.

If you can't defend H3 with logic then why even respond to my argument?