Halo- best FPS franchise ever?

It's up there, but it went downhill after the first.Zoso-8

I agree with OP. Hardly any FPS's come close to the draw that Halo does, and I'm not saying those games are bad, and I can't exactly pinpoint what makes Halo so amazing. But something about it just clicks and makes everything fun where most other's don't do the same.

Also an fyi for you guys, it is hard to take anybody or their opinions seriously if they can't spell. (Example standards spelled "standerds")

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[QUOTE="millerlight89"]I say no, I think Half life is much much better. millerlight89

fair enough i guess. the thing i think halo wins against half-life though is the story and the multiplayer.

Half-Life 2 does have Multiplayer.......Half-Life 2 Deathmatch. you get it for free on steam (all you do is register you GFX card, i foolishly bought my copy).

[QUOTE="Zoso-8"]It's up there, but it went downhill after the first.nitromuffin

I agree with OP. Hardly any FPS's come close to the draw that Halo does, and I'm not saying those games are bad, and I can't exactly pinpoint what makes Halo so amazing. But something about it just clicks and makes everything fun where most other's don't do the same.

Also an fyi for you guys, it is hard to take anybody or their opinions seriously if they can't spell. (Example standards spelled "standerds")

xXDante666Xx

After you meet 343 Guilty Spark in Halo: Combat Evolved the game felt like it was beating a dead horse.

After you meet 343 Guilty Spark in Halo: Combat Evolved the game felt like it was beating a dead horse.

Vesica_Prime

What on earth are you talking about, do you even know ?

How is it "beating a dead horse" ?

[QUOTE="Vesica_Prime"]

After you meet 343 Guilty Spark in Halo: Combat Evolved the game felt like it was beating a dead horse.

Snugenz

What on earth are you talking about, do you even know ?

How is it "beating a dead horse" ?

Well they padded out the other half of the game with recycled and repetitive levels. And you don't fight against the impressive AI displayed by the Covenant most of the time but rather against brainless zombies that charge at you.

[QUOTE="millerlight89"][QUOTE="gamedude234"]

fair enough i guess. the thing i think halo wins against half-life though is the story and the multiplayer.

lordreaven

Half-Life 2 does have Multiplayer.......Half-Life 2 Deathmatch. you get it for free on steam (all you do is register you GFX card, i foolishly bought my copy).

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[QUOTE="millerlight89"] Half Life has a wonderful story, I did not think Halo's characters or world for that matter was anywhere near up to Half-Life standerds. As for multiplayer.... I won't comment because technically HL does not have it, though I think CS is basically its multiplayer component.millerlight89

Half-Life 2 does have Multiplayer.......Half-Life 2 Deathmatch. you get it for free on steam (all you do is register you GFX card, i foolishly bought my copy).

[QUOTE="Snugenz"]

[QUOTE="Vesica_Prime"]

After you meet 343 Guilty Spark in Halo: Combat Evolved the game felt like it was beating a dead horse.

Vesica_Prime

What on earth are you talking about, do you even know ?

How is it "beating a dead horse" ?

Well they padded out the other half of the game with recycled and repetitive levels. And you don't fight against the impressive AI displayed by the Covenant most of the time but rather against brainless zombies that charge at you.

So by changing up the enemies it was beating a dead horse ... ok ...

Assault on the Control Room and Two Betrayals are some of my favourite levels in Halo CE so the recycling didnt bother me one bit as there was purpose to it.

And thats after i dunno 20 odd playthroughs, say what you will about Halo 2 and 3 but Halo CE is a beast.

In gameplay there is definatly no equal, but i like Gears setting, world and enemies a lot better

[QUOTE="xXDante666Xx"]

I agree with OP. Hardly any FPS's come close to the draw that Halo does, and I'm not saying those games are bad, and I can't exactly pinpoint what makes Halo so amazing. But something about it just clicks and makes everything fun where most other's don't do the same.

Also an fyi for you guys, it is hard to take anybody or their opinions seriously if they can't spell. (Example standards spelled "standerds")

sillaris

[QUOTE="sillaris"][QUOTE="xXDante666Xx"]

I agree with OP. Hardly any FPS's come close to the draw that Halo does, and I'm not saying those games are bad, and I can't exactly pinpoint what makes Halo so amazing. But something about it just clicks and makes everything fun where most other's don't do the same.

Also an fyi for you guys, it is hard to take anybody or their opinions seriously if they can't spell. (Example standards spelled "standerds")

Mark36111

prove, not proof. But, halo probably has the best hardest difficulty because instead of just making everyone overly powerful and accurate(cough, CoD), it provides an excellent balance to make a hard but very fair difficulty.

No, Halo just rips off Starship Troopers.

No, Halo just rips off Starship Troopers.

[QUOTE="Domobomb"]

No, Halo just rips off Starship Troopers.

gammon56

Yeah, mjolnir suit rips the marauder suit from ST, and Halo marines are exact copies of Mobile Infantry from the movies. Alot of parallels in the story also. You might as well replace the covenant with bugs, and you got the same thing.

[QUOTE="gammon56"][QUOTE="Domobomb"]

No, Halo just rips off Starship Troopers.

Domobomb

Yeah, mjolnir suit rips the marauder suit from ST, and Halo marines are exact copies of Mobile Infantry from the movies. Alot of parallels in the story also. You might as well replace the covenant with bugs, and you got the same thing.

not even in the top 10

[QUOTE="gammon56"][QUOTE="Domobomb"]

No, Halo just rips off Starship Troopers.

Domobomb

Yeah, mjolnir suit rips the marauder suit from ST, and Halo marines are exact copies of Mobile Infantry from the movies. Alot of parallels in the story also. You might as well replace the covenant with bugs, and you got the same thing.

If Halo is influenced by any movie its Aliens (Sgt. Johnson = Apone, Marines = very similar to Aliens marine wear, even the weapons vehicles bear some resemblence etc.), And the covenant are nothing like the bugs in ST.

I'm a huge fan of the original ST and Halo, there's barely any parallels (not saying there's none).

Killzone has better graphics, story, MP and more content for multiplayer.

so no.

Killzone has better graphics, story, MP and more content for multiplayer.

so no.

HavocV3

[QUOTE="HavocV3"]

Killzone has better graphics, story, MP and more content for multiplayer.

so no.

jg4xchamp

yeah, I'm on my sarcasm rounds tonight.

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[QUOTE="HavocV3"]

Killzone has better graphics, story, MP and more content for multiplayer.

so no.

HavocV3

yeah, I'm on my sarcasm rounds tonight.

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[QUOTE="ShuichiChamp24"]

Don't want to be the odd one out but my favorite FPS franchise is Duke, "Hail to the king baby":P Though, other franchises are great.

ShuichiChamp24

Too bad Forever is never coming out.

Wow! There was really no reason for that. :(not cool.

What do you mean? Didn't you know it was cancelled? The whole studio collapsed nearly. The projecy is pretty much done

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[QUOTE="jg4xchamp"] That was sarcasm right :|

jg4xchamp

yeah, I'm on my sarcasm rounds tonight.

*facepalm*

no offense, but you didn't get it...

and to everyone, please explain why you don't like it. not"not by a long shot" and thats it EXPLAIN.

I LOOOOOOVVEEEE all the halo games, but come on, Half Life is king.

[QUOTE="jg4xchamp"][QUOTE="HavocV3"]

yeah, I'm on my sarcasm rounds tonight.

gamedude234

*facepalm*

no offense, but you didn't get it...

and to everyone, please explain why you don't like it. not"not by a long shot" and thats it EXPLAIN.

Halflife, Deus ex, CS, Quake, Duke Nukem, L4D, Red faction, Team fortress, Serious Sam, System shock, Bioshock,and a few more are much better franchises

Yeah halo is up there with quake,doom, half life, all the greats.

[QUOTE="Snugenz"]

[QUOTE="Vesica_Prime"]

After you meet 343 Guilty Spark in Halo: Combat Evolved the game felt like it was beating a dead horse.

What on earth are you talking about, do you even know ?

How is it "beating a dead horse" ?

Well they padded out the other half of the game with recycled and repetitive levels. And you don't fight against the impressive AI displayed by the Covenant most of the time but rather against brainless zombies that charge at you.

[QUOTE="Vesica_Prime"]

[QUOTE="Snugenz"]

What on earth are you talking about, do you even know ?

How is it "beating a dead horse" ?

tomarlyn

Well they padded out the other half of the game with recycled and repetitive levels. And you don't fight against the impressive AI displayed by the Covenant most of the time but rather against brainless zombies that charge at you.

Huh it's a challenge fighting hordes of common Infected? Because anyone in my opinion who knows how do hold down a button can easily kill a horde.

And what do you mean 'just don't get it' and 'failed argument', I've played Halo: Combat Evolved and I found the Flood parts to be the most boring part of the game. Especially when they have horrible maps like the Library all I had to do was dodge, grenade, and hold down fire.

[QUOTE="tomarlyn"][QUOTE="Vesica_Prime"]

Well they padded out the other half of the game with recycled and repetitive levels. And you don't fight against the impressive AI displayed by the Covenant most of the time but rather against brainless zombies that charge at you.

Huh it's a challenge fighting hordes of common Infected? Because anyone in my opinion who knows how do hold down a button can easily kill a horde.

And what do you mean 'just don't get it' and 'failed argument', I've played Halo: Combat Evolved and I found the Flood parts to be the most boring part of the game. Especially when they have horrible maps like the Library all I had to do was dodge, grenade, and hold down fire.

[QUOTE="Vesica_Prime"]

[QUOTE="tomarlyn"] Its a great challenge fighting hordes of various zombies like in Left 4 Dead, especially co-op. This is the failed argument used most by people that obviously just don't get it.tomarlyn

Huh it's a challenge fighting hordes of common Infected? Because anyone in my opinion who knows how do hold down a button can easily kill a horde.

And what do you mean 'just don't get it' and 'failed argument', I've played Halo: Combat Evolved and I found the Flood parts to be the most boring part of the game. Especially when they have horrible maps like the Library all I had to do was dodge, grenade, and hold down fire.

Nice job on the assumptions because you know whenever you are angry at someone just pretend they don't understand the sacredness that is Halo: Combat Evolved.

For your information, I played it on Hard.

[QUOTE="tomarlyn"][QUOTE="Vesica_Prime"]

Huh it's a challenge fighting hordes of common Infected? Because anyone in my opinion who knows how do hold down a button can easily kill a horde.

And what do you mean 'just don't get it' and 'failed argument', I've played Halo: Combat Evolved and I found the Flood parts to be the most boring part of the game. Especially when they have horrible maps like the Library all I had to do was dodge, grenade, and hold down fire.

Vesica_Prime

Nice job on the assumptions because you know whenever you are angry at someone just pretend they don't understand the sacredness that is Halo: Combat Evolved.

For your information, I played it on Hard.

I'm not angry at all, just confused and a little ''*facepalm*'' at the excuses people come up with. But nit-pick away thats fine :)

Try insane (thats what I call it, not Legendary), and co-op while you're at it.

no , half life is

No. Maybe on consoles, but certainly not on PC. CoD and CoD2 on the PC are two quintessential FPS games, where as Halo:CE isn't IMO.

From what I've played of it, I wouldn't put it in my top ten. I was rather irritated at the fact that the UNSC has some of the most moronically conceived technology in sci-fi history, what with their tanks having tiny vulnerable turrets, expecting to successfully use 4.7mm submachineguns against targets that can shrug off 7.62mm assault rifle fire, guns that don't have sights (probably explains why the Covenant were able to beat them so handily on the ground) and their refusal to mass-produce manportable gauss weapons despite being able to make those MACs of their which are about a million times more massive.

[QUOTE="Domobomb"]

[QUOTE="gammon56"] :shock: You have never played a halo game have you?Snugenz

Yeah, mjolnir suit rips the marauder suit from ST, and Halo marines are exact copies of Mobile Infantry from the movies. Alot of parallels in the story also. You might as well replace the covenant with bugs, and you got the same thing.

If Halo is influenced by any movie its Aliens (Sgt. Johnson = Apone, Marines = very similar to Aliens marine wear, even the weapons vehicles bear some resemblence etc.), And the covenant are nothing like the bugs in ST.

I'm a huge fan of the original ST and Halo, there's barely any parallels (not saying there's none).

Not just the movie, I'm also talking about the book.