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It really did. Look at any reviewer. Every single review says it does basically. halo's story is incredibly solid. However, it is told majorly in game, not during the cutscenes. Cutscenes serve mostly as transitional pieces or for special actions. Most people don't realize this though. For example, I doubt most people who say halo has a bad story don't know what the ark is, despite being explicitly said in game. Heck, can anything that alludes to the Bible so much really have a bad story? You know, in system wars we take gamespots reviews as the word of god so you're wrong and it's undebatable-- halo 3's review, in fact all of them, say "great story". The only part where people ride off it having a bad story is that there was cliffhanger in Halo 2, which isn't really something you can demerit a story for. it's funny how fans of Half-Life story telling applaud it for not cutting away while telling it story. The thing however is that it essentially has cutscenes, it just doesn't bring the camera out and take away control. Guilty Spark for example, in halo, will be telling you about the forerunners, etc. during the gameplay while your going with him or whatever.cause halo neverreallyhad astory line to begin with?
eo_the_shaman
it just shows the 360's desperation. :D_VermHow is 360 desperate. I don't hear about people smashing there 360s and running out and buying PS3s for Mag, Uncharted, etc.
cause halo neverreallyhad astory line to begin with?
Ya because the 5 novels about the Halo universe just magically never happened. Also I love how two of the Halo games the TC mentioned do not even have titles. 6 novels, numerous comics ,and eventually a movie.wow, Halo universe was as big as star wars? never knew that.funsohngWell the Mario universe is small but Nintendo have been churning out Mario games for the last 25 years.
Halo Reach may be your answer. I just can't think of a more epic Halo backdrop than the Fall of Reach.The only thign I mind is how huge of a downfall in quality that the series has endured. I mean the year lapses in titles (halo recon/halo odst) among other things... Halo 3 WAS OKAY. I wish they went back to what made halo ce so great.
nhh18
cause halo neverreallyhad astory line to begin with?
Ya because the 5 novels about the Halo universe just magically never happened. Also I love how two of the Halo games the TC mentioned do not even have titles. 6 novels, numerous comics ,and eventually a movie.My bad there must have been a new one since last I looked.[QUOTE="_Verm"]it just shows the 360's desperation. :DSparkyProtocolHow is 360 desperate. I don't hear about people smashing there 360s and running out and buying PS3s for Mag, Uncharted, etc. thats already happening, people are ''seeing the light'' and abandoning the 360. microsoft sees this and is trying to bring out its biggest IP (halo) to try to quell 360 fans desire for games. Obviously, it isn't working.
[QUOTE="SparkyProtocol"][QUOTE="rybe1025"]Ya because the 5 novels about the Halo universe just magically never happened. Also I love how two of the Halo games the TC mentioned do not even have titles.rybe10256 novels, numerous comics ,and eventually a movie.My bad there must have been a new one since last I looked. Yeah The Cole Protocol. It is not the best but it is good. My only gripe is that it doesn't have Military time at the begining of each chapter so it is hard to keep track of when the events in the book are taking place.
[QUOTE="SparkyProtocol"][QUOTE="_Verm"]it just shows the 360's desperation. :D_VermHow is 360 desperate. I don't hear about people smashing there 360s and running out and buying PS3s for Mag, Uncharted, etc. thats already happening, people are ''seeing the light'' and abandoning the 360. microsoft sees this and is trying to bring out its biggest IP (halo) to try to quell 360 fans desire for games. Obviously, it isn't working.Then if everyone is running to the PS3 then why is the 360 still increasing the lead of the already distant 3rd place PS3?
[QUOTE="SparkyProtocol"][QUOTE="_Verm"]it just shows the 360's desperation. :D_VermHow is 360 desperate. I don't hear about people smashing there 360s and running out and buying PS3s for Mag, Uncharted, etc. thats already happening, people are ''seeing the light'' and abandoning the 360. microsoft sees this and is trying to bring out its biggest IP (halo) to try to quell 360 fans desire for games. Obviously, it isn't working.Still trolling,How are you measuring this abondonment?Its not by sales.
:roll:, I mean look at the Final Fantasy series, Halo completely overshadows it in terms of "Milkage".
[QUOTE="funsohng"]wow, Halo universe was as big as star wars? never knew that..CwlHeddwynYou're joking? Halo's fiction is incredibly well thought out. The universe has so many events, 4 factions, races within those, and ahh.. I'll refer you to the link below. I swear, people can't keep up with a story if it's not told to their face directly. Keep in mind some of this is from the books and what not, but it's all interwoven. Halo has a great deal in it's fiction. Why is it that people keep on going at it that Halo has a bad story? It makes no sense? >.> Keep in mind they site their sources, so you can pick out where it's from http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/Halo_3
[QUOTE="CwlHeddwyn"][QUOTE="funsohng"]wow, Halo universe was as big as star wars? never knew that..JohnClogYou're joking? Halo's fiction is incredibly well thought out. The universe has so many events, 4 factions, races within those, and ahh.. I'll refer you to the link below. I swear, people can't keep up with a story if it's not told to their face directly. Keep in mind some of this is from the books and what not, but it's all interwoven. Halo has a great deal in it's fiction. Why is it that people keep on going at it that Halo has a bad story? It makes no sense? >.> Keep in mind they site their sources, so you can pick out where it's from http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/Halo_3
Because it is a story writtten by an author it doesn't make it good. I mean does that mean Transformers 2 is well written because a screenplay existed adn there are books? Halo 3 story was horrendous. I could name a couple great fps with good stories: half life 2, bioshock, etc. Halo series does not have a good story, and doesn't need it.
[QUOTE="_Verm"][QUOTE="xgraderx"]Still trolling,How are you measuring this abondonment?Its not by sales.nmahargps3 has been gaining huge momentum and outselling 360 for quite a bit now, actually Show me this.http://www.gamespot.com/pages/forums/show_msgs.php?topic_id=25862276http://kotaku.com/226742/http://www.edge-online.com/news/ps3-outsells-360-januaryhttp://www.gamespot.com/news/6173349.html
Fanboys and haters are just looking for excuses to bash the game, there have been more video game franchise that have been more milked and merchandised as much as Halo.
Like:
Like someone said earlier, anything that sells will NEVER die until it sells no more. Halo isnt the only series to this... Look at MGS, Ratchet and Clank andCall of Duty! Im sure there are others as well.
Also notice that these so called "milked" series produce some of the greatest games. Just sayin'...
Well mario really has alot of game series in it that are really quality. Zelda I agree is rehashed and milked the most. But most of those franchises are dead because of the milking.Fanboys and haters are just looking for excuses to bash the game, there have been more video game franchise that have been more milked and merchandised as much as Halo.
Like:
- Mario
- Final Fantasy
- Zelda
- Street Fighter
- Guitar Hero
- Sonic
- Mortal Kombat
- Call of Duty
- Tony Hawk
- Resident Evil
- Pac-Man
- etc.
goofd84
You're joking? Halo's fiction is incredibly well thought out. The universe has so many events, 4 factions, races within those, and ahh.. I'll refer you to the link below. I swear, people can't keep up with a story if it's not told to their face directly. Keep in mind some of this is from the books and what not, but it's all interwoven. Halo has a great deal in it's fiction. Why is it that people keep on going at it that Halo has a bad story? It makes no sense? >.> Keep in mind they site their sources, so you can pick out where it's from http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/Halo_3[QUOTE="JohnClog"][QUOTE="CwlHeddwyn"][QUOTE="funsohng"]wow, Halo universe was as big as star wars? never knew that..nhh18
Because it is a story writtten by an author it doesn't make it good. I mean does that mean Transformers 2 is well written because a screenplay existed adn there are books? Halo 3 story was horrendous. I could name a couple great fps with good stories: half life 2, bioshock, etc.
What? Everything has a screenplay. Halo's fiction was developed by Frankie and some other top Bungie guys. I dunno who the writer is. Seriously though, people just say the halo story is bad. They never use any arguements.[QUOTE="funsohng"]wow, Halo universe was as big as star wars? never knew that..JohnClogYou're joking? Halo's fiction is incredibly well thought out. The universe has so many events, 4 factions, races within those, and ahh.. I'll refer you to the link below. I swear, people can't keep up with a story if it's not told to their face directly. Keep in mind some of this is from the books and what not, but it's all interwoven. Halo has a great deal in it's fiction. Why is it that people keep on going at it that Halo has a bad story? It makes no sense? >.> Keep in mind they site their sources, so you can pick out where it's from http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/Halo_3 umm i never said that it had a bad story. i seriously didn't know it had an universe that is comparable with Star Wars. Then again, I still think Star Wars has a bigger universe
[QUOTE="nmaharg"][QUOTE="_Verm"]ps3 has been gaining huge momentum and outselling 360 for quite a bit now, actually_VermShow me this.http://www.gamespot.com/pages/forums/show_msgs.php?topic_id=25862276http://kotaku.com/226742/http://www.edge-online.com/news/ps3-outsells-360-januaryhttp://www.gamespot.com/news/6173349.html Really thats the information you used to claim PS3 is gaining recent momentum? 6 month - 2 year old articles, where the ps3 barely outsells the 360. Okay.
http://www.gamespot.com/pages/forums/show_msgs.php?topic_id=25862276http://kotaku.com/226742/http://www.edge-online.com/news/ps3-outsells-360-januaryhttp://www.gamespot.com/news/6173349.html Really thats the information you used to claim PS3 is gaining recent momentum? 6 month - 2 year old articles, where the ps3 barely outsells the 360. Okay. outselling 360 6:1 is barely? :lol:[QUOTE="_Verm"][QUOTE="nmaharg"] Show me this.nmaharg
Show me this.[QUOTE="nmaharg"][QUOTE="_Verm"]ps3 has been gaining huge momentum and outselling 360 for quite a bit now, actually_Verm
http://www.gamespot.com/pages/forums/show_msgs.php?topic_id=25862276
http://kotaku.com/226742/
http://www.edge-online.com/news/ps3-outsells-360-january
http://www.gamespot.com/news/6173349.html
I hope you're not serious. 3 of those articles are from 2007, and one is from febuary 2008 :lol:
EDIT: DENMARK??? srsly? :lol:
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[QUOTE="nmaharg"][QUOTE="_Verm"]ps3 has been gaining huge momentum and outselling 360 for quite a bit now, actually
Here is is the first 4 months of this year comparing 08 to 09. As you can tell all 3 Sony systems are going backwards in sales. PS3 sold 170k less this year then last.This is NPD
[QUOTE="nmaharg"]Really thats the information you used to claim PS3 is gaining recent momentum? 6 month - 2 year old articles, where the ps3 barely outsells the 360. Okay. outselling 360 6:1 is barely? :lol: When you consider the market it is small.[QUOTE="_Verm"] http://www.gamespot.com/pages/forums/show_msgs.php?topic_id=25862276http://kotaku.com/226742/http://www.edge-online.com/news/ps3-outsells-360-januaryhttp://www.gamespot.com/news/6173349.html_Verm
Well mario really has alot of game series in it that are really quality. Zelda I agree is rehashed and milked the most. But most of those franchises are dead because of the milking.Oh boy....[QUOTE="goofd84"]
Fanboys and haters are just looking for excuses to bash the game, there have been more video game franchise that have been more milked and merchandised as much as Halo.
Like:
- Mario
- Final Fantasy
- Zelda
- Street Fighter
- Guitar Hero
- Sonic
- Mortal Kombat
- Call of Duty
- Tony Hawk
- Resident Evil
- Pac-Man
- etc.
nhh18
[QUOTE="JohnClog"][QUOTE="funsohng"]wow, Halo universe was as big as star wars? never knew that..funsohngYou're joking? Halo's fiction is incredibly well thought out. The universe has so many events, 4 factions, races within those, and ahh.. I'll refer you to the link below. I swear, people can't keep up with a story if it's not told to their face directly. Keep in mind some of this is from the books and what not, but it's all interwoven. Halo has a great deal in it's fiction. Why is it that people keep on going at it that Halo has a bad story? It makes no sense? >.> Keep in mind they site their sources, so you can pick out where it's from http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/Halo_3 umm i never said that it had a bad story. i seriously didn't know it had an universe that is comparable with Star Wars. Then again, I still think Star Wars has a bigger universe I'm talking about scope of the universe. There's a lot going on in every direction. Halo truly has more of a universe than it is just a story, like star wars. As far as bigger universe, what I mean is that there's mroe going on in halo's. Star Wars fiction typically investigates more sith. Halo's has much more stuff. Very detailed. You can tell they did research before coming up with the universe as well. Halo is based on, again, the Bible more or less, although it takes a huge sci-fi spin. For example, it has a Noah's Ark type thing where it shows how the forerunners essentially gathered themselves with their beings and blasted the rings, trying to wipe out the flood, which in the original language of the bible also means parasite. There's more behind this too. (and yes, that is the Ark. The Ark in halo 3 is, if you listened to guilty spark, also called installation 00 which is a place which acts as a safehaven and is also a place to fire all the rings). --- Not relating to the Bible so much, but Master chief's waking up/ resting and "wake me when you need me" is an allusion to the fable of King something. I dunno, I forgot. I read the story a while ago. -- There's also tons of stuff. The covenant are obviously an allusion to the Crusades, more so the internal collapse.
*cough*Resident Evil*cough*Final Fantasy*cough*Metal Gear solid*cough*
Got to get that checked, but on a serious note it's not the first series to have that much games. As long as the games are good, whos complaining? People on other platforms always will, but people who actually will play them and the games turn out good, who is really going to get mad about getting 4 good halo games? I sure as heck won't.
[QUOTE="nmaharg"]Really thats the information you used to claim PS3 is gaining recent momentum? 6 month - 2 year old articles, where the ps3 barely outsells the 360. Okay. outselling 360 6:1 is barely? :lol: You're really posting 2 year old articles? Wow, talk about grasping for straws.[QUOTE="_Verm"] http://www.gamespot.com/pages/forums/show_msgs.php?topic_id=25862276http://kotaku.com/226742/http://www.edge-online.com/news/ps3-outsells-360-januaryhttp://www.gamespot.com/news/6173349.html_Verm
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