I'm sooo sick of Halo...it's just plain generic

I had to make a fresh thread cause I'm just at a loss here guys help me out.

People are still trying to say that Halo is like the greatest gaming franchise ever.

NO....just NO...

I have been gaming now for 22 years. I have seen a lot of games in my time. Halo is BY FAR the most OVER-RATED series in video game history. It came along at just the right time graphics wise and had just enough of a fresh angle to snare people. Everything in the original halo had been done before, but it was the first time it came together in one package.

I've played and beaten the first two just so I could talk about it with my friends. The story is complete crap. It's like they made it up as they went along and finally just decided to rip off James Cameron's Aliens like every other sci-fi space marine shooter over the last 20 years. The art design isn't even that creative. OOOOOH shiny green metal!

I just still don't understand the appeal. Halo is the very essence of generic. I'm grabbing my flame shield now. Let it rip.

oh and PS.....I'm enjoying the crap out of Metroid Prime 3 right now.

Overrated, riiight... what is Halo and Halo 2's gameranking scores again? :|

You never played Halo if you think it is comparitive to the movie aliens.

Maybe because it is so good at being "generic" (:roll: ) makes it such a good game, the FPS formula hasnt changed much over the decades.

fanboys throw around the word "generic" too much. It's like achild who just learned some big word from the dictinary and uses it in every sentance.

I had to make a fresh thread cause I'm just at a loss here guys help me out.

People are still trying to say that Halo is like the greatest gaming franchise ever.

NO....just NO...

I have been gaming now for 22 years. I have seen a lot of games in my time. Halo is BY FAR the most OVER-RATED series in video game history. It came along at just the right time graphics wise and had just enough of a fresh angle to snare people. Everything in the original halo had been done before, but it was the first time it came together in one package.

I've played and beaten the first two just so I could talk about it with my friends. The story is complete crap. It's like they made it up as they went along and finally just decided to rip off James Cameron's Aliens like every other sci-fi space marine shooter over the last 20 years. The art design isn't even that creative. OOOOOH shiny green metal!

I just still don't understand the appeal. Halo is the very essence of generic. I'm grabbing my flame shield now. Let it rip.

oh and PS.....I'm enjoying the crap out of Metroid Prime 3 right now.

Mcgreggers

Wow, i clicked on this thread with one response, damn lemmings sure do come fast if you say anything bad about there Halo 3. kool-aids

Yes, because anyone who sticks up for Halo must be a lemming right?...

Metal Arms: A Glitch in the System has a Halo-esque multiplayer that's actually more fun than Halo multiplayer, minus the online. It's way more creative than Halo's multiplayer lol.

I enjoy the Halo games quite a bit. I don't think they are over-rated at all, they are both fantastic games. But, on the same hand, I also play other games and know other gamesare great as well.

Title of "Greatest Franchise Ever" is very difficult to hand out and is based more on personal opinion than anything else.

Bottom line is just enjoy great games and stop complaining so much. Just because you don't think it is that great doesn't mean millions of others don't think it is the single greatest thing ever to be created by man.

MP encourages the superiority in females and has a lamer story than halo... halo>Metroidhobbit93

I thought we got rid of this behavior in the early 1900s. Truly, that was a disgusting post.

Now, I'm not crazy about Halo, I'm much more excited for Crysis, Mass Effect, and Bioshock this year.

HOWEVER, you can call Halo a lot of things but it's about as far from generic as you can get. Of course Halo 2 and 3 would be generic in respect to Halo 1 but the series itself was incredibley original simply because it was the first good Pc-style FPS that was made on a console. There are a lot of games similar to the Halo series now but I gurantee you cannot find a game similar to Halo that came out before or within 1 year of its release on a console.

Overrated, riiight... what is Halo and Halo 2's gameranking scores again? :|

Stevo_the_gamer

Popular does not necessarily mean good; it comes with the expectation of such, but they do not have the same meaning.

You should try the multiplayer- that's where Halo truly shines.dracula_16

I will admit that as far as multiplayer goes, Halo really drove home the whole "Microsoft LIVE" experience. but only on the console side of things.

Again, its not the best multiplayer, but it was part of them everything coming together at one moment. I call it lightning in a bottle financially that Microsoft has been unable to improve upon.

[QUOTE="Stevo_the_gamer"]

Overrated, riiight... what is Halo and Halo 2's gameranking scores again? :|

Phantom_Menace

Popular does not necessarily mean good; it comes with the expectation of such, but they do not have the same meaning.

I think that is most people's argument with Halo...it has both

Huge sales and great scores across the board.

(But I do understand what you are saying and am not trying to say you are wrong, just expanding on the idea a bit)

[QUOTE="hobbit93"]MP encourages the superiority in females and has a lamer story than halo... halo>Metroiddgsag

I thought we got rid of this behavior in the early 1900s. Truly, that was a disgusting post.

O_O

Yeah, I'm kinda shocked as well.

[QUOTE="Stevo_the_gamer"]

Overrated, riiight... what is Halo and Halo 2's gameranking scores again? :|

Phantom_Menace

Popular does not necessarily mean good; it comes with the expectation of such, but they do not have the same meaning.

Game rankings averages proffessional reviews. It's not some user scores. So popularity isn't a factor for it's ranking. Plus Halo:CE didn't have much hype when it first came out/announced. But it was still a good game...popularity obviously had no factor there.

how dare you say its generic when has a game become generic when you get to shoot guns and more guns at other players and even more guns also kill some one with a energy sword and have a epic story that makes Lord of the rings and godfather look like godzilla :the warth of kingkong and have faithful bunch of billions of followers.

just for the hell of it

Top 20 console games of all time

The 20 best selling console games, not originally bundled.

1.Pokémon Red, Blue and Green (Game Boy - 20.08 million approximately, 10.23 million in Japan,[28] 9.85 million in US)[34]2.Super Mario Bros. 3 (NES - 18 million)[25]3.Nintendogs (DS - 14.79 million)[51]4.Pokémon Gold and Silver (Game Boy - 14.51 million approximately, 7.6 million in US,[34] 6.91 million in Japan)[28]5.Super Mario Land (Game Boy - 14 million)[25]6.Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (PS2 - 13 million)[77]Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire (GBA - 13 million)[55]8.Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (PS2 - 12 million)[78]9.Super Mario 64 (N64 - 11 million)[28]Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec (PS2 - 11 million)[67]Grand Theft Auto III (PS2 - 11 million)[77]12.Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen (GBA - 10.66 million)[47]13.New Super Mario Bros. (DS - 10.52 million)[51]14.Gran Turismo (PS1 - 10.5 million)[67]15.Pokémon Diamond and Pearl (DS - 10 million)[58]Super Mario Bros. 2 (NES - 10 million)[25]17.Final Fantasy VII (PS1 - 9.8 million, includes Final Fantasy VII International)[68]18.Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! (DS - 8.61 million)[51]19.Gran Turismo 2 (PS1 - 8.5 million)[67]20.Mario Kart 64 (N64 - 8.47 million approximately, 6.23 million in US,[36] 2.24 million in Japan)[28]

Halo is one of the greatest franchises ever of you think so or not. Reviewers love it and so do its fans. Over one million preorders most of all time... Thousands of people are playing Halo 2 right now and love it so much they're buying crap like soda just cause it has Halo on it. You might not be a fan of Halo but almost everyone else is.

[QUOTE="Phantom_Menace"][QUOTE="Stevo_the_gamer"]

Overrated, riiight... what is Halo and Halo 2's gameranking scores again? :|

MADVLAD123

Popular does not necessarily mean good; it comes with the expectation of such, but they do not have the same meaning.

Game rankings averages proffessional reviews. It's not some user scores. So popularity isn't a factor for it's ranking. Plus Halo:CE didn't have much hype when it first came out/announced. But it was still a good game...popularity obviously had no factor there.

There really is no such thing as a 'professional review' just people who actually get paid to do it. Anyone can make a review, and it will be valid (unless it has obvious sarcasm and such).

No, the first Halo didn't have much hype around it, but did end up becoming popular. And now the hype has been off the walls with the last two installments.

Though, here's a question: because many people say something is good and it is ranked as being good at numerous sources, does that actually make it good?

Halo is original, actually very original. Its just we have seen 2 of these games already so all of a sudden people start thinking the game isnt original anyore.bri360

a game about a space Marine killing aliens is original?

I had to make a fresh thread cause I'm just at a loss here guys help me out.

People are still trying to say that Halo is like the greatest gaming franchise ever.

NO....just NO...

I have been gaming now for 22 years. I have seen a lot of games in my time. Halo is BY FAR the most OVER-RATED series in video game history. It came along at just the right time graphics wise and had just enough of a fresh angle to snare people. Everything in the original halo had been done before, but it was the first time it came together in one package.

I've played and beaten the first two just so I could talk about it with my friends. The story is complete crap. It's like they made it up as they went along and finally just decided to rip off James Cameron's Aliens like every other sci-fi space marine shooter over the last 20 years. The art design isn't even that creative. OOOOOH shiny green metal!

I just still don't understand the appeal. Halo is the very essence of generic. I'm grabbing my flame shield now. Let it rip.

oh and PS.....I'm enjoying the crap out of Metroid Prime 3 right now.

Mcgreggers

For someone that's been gaming for 22 years and are undoubtfully much older, you sure are immature.

Do us all a favor and look up the word opinion. Also learn to respect others.

I had to make a fresh thread cause I'm just at a loss here guys help me out.

People are still trying to say that Halo is like the greatest gaming franchise ever.

NO....just NO...

I have been gaming now for 22 years. I have seen a lot of games in my time. Halo is BY FAR the most OVER-RATED series in video game history. It came along at just the right time graphics wise and had just enough of a fresh angle to snare people. Everything in the original halo had been done before, but it was the first time it came together in one package.

I've played and beaten the first two just so I could talk about it with my friends. The story is complete crap. It's like they made it up as they went along and finally just decided to rip off James Cameron's Aliens like every other sci-fi space marine shooter over the last 20 years. The art design isn't even that creative. OOOOOH shiny green metal!

I just still don't understand the appeal. Halo is the very essence of generic. I'm grabbing my flame shield now. Let it rip.

oh and PS.....I'm enjoying the crap out of Metroid Prime 3 right now.

Mcgreggers

Is it just me are these threads getting generic?

[QUOTE="MADVLAD123"][QUOTE="Phantom_Menace"][QUOTE="Stevo_the_gamer"]

Overrated, riiight... what is Halo and Halo 2's gameranking scores again? :|

Phantom_Menace

Popular does not necessarily mean good; it comes with the expectation of such, but they do not have the same meaning.

Game rankings averages proffessional reviews. It's not some user scores. So popularity isn't a factor for it's ranking. Plus Halo:CE didn't have much hype when it first came out/announced. But it was still a good game...popularity obviously had no factor there.

There really is no such thing as a 'professional review' just people who actually get paid to do it. Anyone can make a review, and it will be valid (unless it has obvious sarcasm and such).

No, the first Halo didn't have much hype around it, but did end up becoming popular. And now the hype has been off the walls with the last two installments.

Though, here's a question: because many people say something is good and it is ranked as being good at numerous sources, does that actually make it good?

1: A professional is a person trained to do a special job in exchange for payment. These gamespot editors, for example, review games, and they makemoney for reviewing games (they do other stuff to, but that's the main part). That's what professional means. And professional reviews tend to be unbiased.

2: Halo became popular yes. But AFTER it released and its reviews were made.

3: Of course. Why else would it be so popular and so well received.

[QUOTE="Phantom_Menace"][QUOTE="MADVLAD123"][QUOTE="Phantom_Menace"][QUOTE="Stevo_the_gamer"]

Overrated, riiight... what is Halo and Halo 2's gameranking scores again? :|

MADVLAD123

Popular does not necessarily mean good; it comes with the expectation of such, but they do not have the same meaning.

Game rankings averages proffessional reviews. It's not some user scores. So popularity isn't a factor for it's ranking. Plus Halo:CE didn't have much hype when it first came out/announced. But it was still a good game...popularity obviously had no factor there.

There really is no such thing as a 'professional review' just people who actually get paid to do it. Anyone can make a review, and it will be valid (unless it has obvious sarcasm and such).

No, the first Halo didn't have much hype around it, but did end up becoming popular. And now the hype has been off the walls with the last two installments.

Though, here's a question: because many people say something is good and it is ranked as being good at numerous sources, does that actually make it good?

1: Aprofessional is aperson trained to do a special job in exchange for payment. These gamespot editors review games, and theymakemoneyfor reviewing games (they do other stuff to, but that's the main part). That's what professional means. And professional reviews tend to be unbiased.

2: Halo became popular yes. But AFTER it released and its reviews were made.

3: Of course. Why else would it be so popular and so well received.

dude you need to know the definition of over-rated.

it means a game that is shown respect more than it deserves. Halo deserves respect otherwise ms is wasting their money. Just because you don't like it doesn't mean the world doesn't.

You may think it is over-rated but to many it is a way of life and you need to mature up and realize that the world doesn't revolve around you. If you have been gaming for 22 years (which i seriously doubt) you would know there are a lot more over-rated games than halo.

.

.

SupraGT

and im sick of these threads.. :|

think about it for a second halo bashers.. you've been spending so much time trying to find reasons to back of you proof as to why the halo series is a overrated crappy series since the first halo..that was released almost a decade ago. why is it so hard to admit halo is a great series? maybe not YOUR fav series..but for afew million others..it is. once halo started getting big..it started becoming "cool" to bash halo. ive never seen this happen to ANY series that started on the ps1 and ps2...so what gives?

Halo is original, actually very original. Its just we have seen 2 of these games already so all of a sudden people start thinking the game isnt original anyore.bri360

No, Halo is not original. I've played DOS games that have similar features - including vehicles and scripted seuences - both features in one such game (CyerMage: Darklight Awakening by Origin).

Its multiplayer is nothing to write home about - at elast positively. Both Halo and Halo 2 have unbalanced multiplayer for different reasons, but it always comes down to improperly balanced weapons. In Halo 1, it was the pistol. In Halo 2, it was dualwielding with a plasma rifle in one hand and an SMG in the other.

About Halo being like Aliens, actually, in both games, there is definitely a huge Aliens influence what with the flood and whatnot. It wasn't created by H.R. Giger, but it's a similar concept and does at times play very much like AvP.

But Halo 1 is not generic, per se. Not original, but not generic, either. Halo 2, that most definitely was. Not even ripping off the best feature from Red Faction 2 saved it, IMO.

Could you possibly post this somewhere where someone might possibly care? Boo fricken hoo, you don't like halo so you thought it might be a good idea to tell a bunch of people you don't even know on the internet why its bad and you hate it and blah blah blah. Heres an idea, stop posting rediculous threads starving for attention when deep down inside you know that your opinions are not going to convince anyone that likes the series that it sucks

Im sorry but one person's blog on gamespot isnt going to make people stop liking the most popular game in the world, excluding madden maybe.

Good day.

oh and PS.....I'm enjoying the crap out of Metroid Prime 3 right now.

Mcgreggers

is all i heard

I had to make a fresh thread cause I'm just at a loss here guys help me out.

People are still trying to say that Halo is like the greatest gaming franchise ever.

NO....just NO...

I have been gaming now for 22 years. I have seen a lot of games in my time. Halo is BY FAR the most OVER-RATED series in video game history. It came along at just the right time graphics wise and had just enough of a fresh angle to snare people. Everything in the original halo had been done before, but it was the first time it came together in one package.

I've played and beaten the first two just so I could talk about it with my friends. The story is complete crap. It's like they made it up as they went along and finally just decided to rip off James Cameron's Aliens like every other sci-fi space marine shooter over the last 20 years. The art design isn't even that creative. OOOOOH shiny green metal!

I just still don't understand the appeal. Halo is the very essence of generic. I'm grabbing my flame shield now. Let it rip.

oh and PS.....I'm enjoying the crap out of Metroid Prime 3 right now.

Mcgreggers

So don't buy it.