The Overrated Game that's Not Overrated at All

It boggles my mind when people say Halo is a bad game...Just, no. Nerds don't have to hate everything that becomes mainstream. So good for you that you play this one online PC shooter that has this and that and doesnt do that and has tight mods. Halo is a godly fun game and any gamer whos a gamer is just misinformed or ignorant when they say it sucks. So yeah Halo for me

And im not quite sure what the exact definition of casual games is but I do not classify Halo as one. The game is competeive and takes alot of skill and techniques to dominate. Yeah it has auto aim, but the game would be impossible and unplayable without it, and it doesn't just automatically line up head shots either. The skill is in how you manuever, throw nades, sniping (no auto aim) and just knowing when to do what..

it is the most over rated FPS ever even if its great or not.

Halo 3 is indeed very fun. It's going to be hated not only is it mainstream but it was hyped to heaven and back and also a system exclusive. Just like people who say MGS4 is a movie without even playing the thing will criticize that - so will halo. Even though some x360 only owners hate the halo series too.

Halo's good fun. Skill? I'd rather not. Halo doesn't require that much skill. Seriously. It might require skill with very experienced people but even with that. No.

Fun? Yes. Skill? Slightly.

Halo 3 is indeed very fun. It's going to be hated not only is it mainstream but it was hyped to heaven and back and also a system exclusive. Just like people who say MGS4 is a movie without even playing the thing will criticize that - so will halo. Even though some x360 only owners hate the halo series too.

Halo's good fun. Skill? I'd rather not. Halo doesn't require that much skill. Seriously. It might require skill with very experienced people but even with that. No.

Fun? Yes. Skill? Slightly.

icygangsta

[QUOTE="icygangsta"]

Halo 3 is indeed very fun. It's going to be hated not only is it mainstream but it was hyped to heaven and back and also a system exclusive. Just like people who say MGS4 is a movie without even playing the thing will criticize that - so will halo. Even though some x360 only owners hate the halo series too.

Halo's good fun. Skill? I'd rather not. Halo doesn't require that much skill. Seriously. It might require skill with very experienced people but even with that. No.

Fun? Yes. Skill? Slightly.

LastLaugh90

Halo fans are barely real gamers. I'm guessing they're young and started gaming somewhere around 2000 and had never played a true FPS on PC before that.

Stop trying to guilt us into feeling bad because we know what true gaming is.

People will always have their opinions, live with it, besides it wouldn't be any fun if people liked the same things now would it. imo what makes Halo 3 overrated is how peope praise it claiming it to be the father of fps, the genre creator etc..

People will always have their opinions, live with it, besides it wouldn't be any fun if people liked the same things now would it. imo what makes Halo 3 overrated is how peope praise it claiming it to be the father of fps, the genre creator etc..

Gamerz1569

Overrated is such a stupid term. IF, and thats a big IF, Halo had scored 7s and 8's everywhere, but scored a 9.5 here on Gamespot, then you could say Halo is overrated here. But the fact its getting AAA scores across the board shows its not overrated. Thats not to say people won't like it. But if you dont like it, then you say you dont like it, you dont call it overrated. -DrRobotnik-

[QUOTE="icygangsta"]

Halo 3 is indeed very fun. It's going to be hated not only is it mainstream but it was hyped to heaven and back and also a system exclusive. Just like people who say MGS4 is a movie without even playing the thing will criticize that - so will halo. Even though some x360 only owners hate the halo series too.

Halo's good fun. Skill? I'd rather not. Halo doesn't require that much skill. Seriously. It might require skill with very experienced people but even with that. No.

Fun? Yes. Skill? Slightly.

LastLaugh90

[QUOTE="Gamerz1569"]

People will always have their opinions, live with it, besides it wouldn't be any fun if people liked the same things now would it. imo what makes Halo 3 overrated is how peope praise it claiming it to be the father of fps, the genre creator etc..

-DrRobotnik-

[QUOTE="Gamerz1569"]

People will always have their opinions, live with it, besides it wouldn't be any fun if people liked the same things now would it. imo what makes Halo 3 overrated is how peope praise it claiming it to be the father of fps, the genre creator etc..

-DrRobotnik-

I've seen a couple of it, mostly fanboying comments like "Halo made the FPS genre!! No Halo, no COD, no Crysis" I remember a thread about it, although it was a couple of months ago haven't seen one since. I don't mind Halo being popular as long as praise doesn't get out of hand to the point where people claim Halo as the fps god.

Although I will agree it is a great game, that has been driven to the ground by hype, it is fairly skilless compared to other FPS.

That's not saying it isn't a blast to play with friends.

[QUOTE="-DrRobotnik-"]Overrated is such a stupid term. IF, and thats a big IF, Halo had scored 7s and 8's everywhere, but scored a 9.5 here on Gamespot, then you could say Halo is overrated here. But the fact its getting AAA scores across the board shows its not overrated. Thats not to say people won't like it. But if you dont like it, then you say you dont like it, you dont call it overrated. dos4gw82

Overrated is such a stupid term. IF, and thats a big IF, Halo had scored 7s and 8's everywhere, but scored a 9.5 here on Gamespot, then you could say Halo is overrated here. But the fact its getting AAA scores across the board shows its not overrated. Thats not to say people won't like it. But if you dont like it, then you say you dont like it, you dont call it overrated. -DrRobotnik-

I laugh at people who say it requires no skill. Id like to put you in a match with me, then see if it requires no skill. -DrRobotnik-

[QUOTE="-DrRobotnik-"]Overrated is such a stupid term. IF, and thats a big IF, Halo had scored 7s and 8's everywhere, but scored a 9.5 here on Gamespot, then you could say Halo is overrated here. But the fact its getting AAA scores across the board shows its not overrated. Thats not to say people won't like it. But if you dont like it, then you say you dont like it, you dont call it overrated. skrat_01

I laugh at people who say it requires no skill. Id like to put you in a match with me, then see if it requires no skill. -DrRobotnik-

I laugh at people who say it requires no skill. Id like to put you in a match with me, then see if it requires no skill. -DrRobotnik-

Exactly, hence the stupidity of the claim.-DrRobotnik-

Saying that there are games that are more demanding to the player than others...

Which is why I can say Quake 3 is much more demanding than Halo 3. Go figure.

Yes, i have no problem with an opinion. But a person calling a game overrated is like someone saying everyone who rates that game high is wrong, and im right with my lower opinion of the game. Thats how i see it, and its not only arrogant but wrong.-DrRobotnik-

A person calling a game overrated is stating their opinion.

They don't like the game, they think its overrated.

[QUOTE="Birdy09"][QUOTE="-DrRobotnik-"] Exactly, hence the stupidity of the claim.DamageDamage

What signifcant gameplay mechanics are there to master in Halo exactly :?

[QUOTE="DamageDamage"][QUOTE="Birdy09"] .... you missed the point completely, while its true anything requires, Halo requires signifigantly less than other shooters, due to its pace and mechanics... making it incredible easy to pick up, and easier to master aswell.Dead-Memories

What signifcant gameplay mechanics are there to master in Halo exactly :?

The fact is that it's easy to learn, hard to master. You get it wrong,DamageDamage

What signifcant gameplay mechanics are there to master in Halo exactly :?

[QUOTE="Dead-Memories"]

[QUOTE="DamageDamage"] The fact is that it's easy to learn, hard to master. You get it wrong,DamageDamage

What signifcant gameplay mechanics are there to master in Halo exactly :?

[QUOTE="-DrRobotnik-"] Exactly, hence the stupidity of the claim.skrat_01

Saying that there are games that are more demanding to the player than others...

Which is why I can say Quake 3 is much more demanding than Halo 3. Go figure.

Yes, i have no problem with an opinion. But a person calling a game overrated is like someone saying everyone who rates that game high is wrong, and im right with my lower opinion of the game. Thats how i see it, and its not only arrogant but wrong.-DrRobotnik-

A person calling a game overrated is stating their opinion.

They don't like the game, they think its overrated.

Well thats just stating the obvious. There are plenty more demanding FPS games than Halo. Ive never tried to argue that.

And i still do not agree with the term overrated. Saying Halo is overrated is the same as saying people have too high an opinion of it. That is completely wrong in my eyes because who are you to judge other peoples opinions? I have no problem with someone saying they hate halo, because thats their opinion. But they should say just that, that they hate Halo, not that they find it overrated.

[QUOTE="DamageDamage"][QUOTE="Birdy09"] .... you missed the point completely, while its true anything requires, Halo requires signifigantly less than other shooters, due to its pace and mechanics... making it incredible easy to pick up, and easier to master aswell.Birdy09

[QUOTE="DamageDamage"][QUOTE="Dead-Memories"]

What signifcant gameplay mechanics are there to master in Halo exactly :?

skrat_01

Halo fans are barely real gamers. I'm guessing they're young and started gaming somewhere around 2000 and had never played a true FPS on PC before that.

Stop trying to guilt us into feeling bad because we know what true gaming is.

Nokanhav

Huh... Ive been gaming since the eighties... Played Doom, Quake, Unreal, Half-Life, heck you name it ive probably played most of em. I am a huge Halo fan and have been since CE. All the people i play with online are all older gamers too, not kids. Do i run into kids online from time to time? Yep (love the mute option ;) ), and i do while playing my PC games too.

Your trying to insinuate that being a "true gamer" is being "elite" PC gamer. Last i checked you could be a gamer even playing the wii, i mean it is a gaming platform correct?

Stop trying to make people feel below your "elite" gaming standards. Oh and deal with the fact that gaming is evolving to reach a higher amount of gamers, they arent going to stop making good games.

Assuming Timesplitters 4 comes out and doesnt flop, Halo 3 will have to do for now. ODST has really renewed interest in the game.

[QUOTE="-DrRobotnik-"]Overrated is such a stupid term. IF, and thats a big IF, Halo had scored 7s and 8's everywhere, but scored a 9.5 here on Gamespot, then you could say Halo is overrated here. But the fact its getting AAA scores across the board shows its not overrated. Thats not to say people won't like it. But if you dont like it, then you say you dont like it, you dont call it overrated. dos4gw82

Or the aiming, shooting, maps, weapons etc.. CS, CoD or Crysis is not harder to "master" than Halo.DamageDamage

A game like Counter Strike, with quick deaths, weapon spray, movement effecting aiming and no respawn during rounds can be argued to be 'harder to master' due to its game mechanics.

Well thats just stating the obvious. There are plenty more demanding FPS games than Halo. Ive never tried to argue that.

-DrRobotnik-

And i still do not agree with the term overrated. Saying Halo is overrated is the same as saying people have too high an opinion of it. That is completely wrong in my eyes because who are you to judge other peoples opinions? I have no problem with someone saying they hate halo, because thats their opinion. But they should say just that, that they hate Halo, not that they find it overrated.

-DrRobotnik-

What if someone likes Halo but thinks its overrated? Its their opinion.

Oh and deal with the fact that gaming is evolving to reach a higher amount of gamers, they arent going to stop making good games.

cohmiracleman

[QUOTE="DamageDamage"] Or the aiming, shooting, maps, weapons etc.. CS, CoD or Crysis is not harder to "master" than Halo.skrat_01

A game like Counter Strike, with quick deaths, weapon spray, movement effecting aiming and no respawn during rounds can be argued to be 'harder to master' due to its game mechanics.

[QUOTE="skrat_01"]

[QUOTE="DamageDamage"] Or the aiming, shooting, maps, weapons etc.. CS, CoD or Crysis is not harder to "master" than Halo.DamageDamage

A game like Counter Strike, with quick deaths, weapon spray, movement effecting aiming and no respawn during rounds can be argued to be 'harder to master' due to its game mechanics.

[QUOTE="Birdy09"][QUOTE="DamageDamage"] The fact is that it's easy to learn, hard to master. You get it wrong,Dead-Memories

[QUOTE="skrat_01"]

[QUOTE="DamageDamage"] Or the aiming, shooting, maps, weapons etc.. CS, CoD or Crysis is not harder to "master" than Halo.DamageDamage

A game like Counter Strike, with quick deaths, weapon spray, movement effecting aiming and no respawn during rounds can be argued to be 'harder to master' due to its game mechanics.