What Gamespot thinks about Halo

http://www.gamespot.com/video/926632/6176800/halo-3-past-present-and-future

Just watch it and see what gamespot thinks about Halo:CE, Halo 2, and Halo 3.

what the hell is halos story?BillGates_Money

http://halosm.bungie.org/story/halostory.timeline.html

This whole page will enlighten you.

I'll never understand the gaming public's fascination with HALO.

The story is weak, the characters are cliched and bland, the level design was lackluster, and aside from the vehicles there wasn't anything impressive about the first two games whatsoever in my opinion.

The only thing HALO has going for it is the multiplayer. As a campaign game, its weak at best. "Doom 3", "Chronicles of Riddick", "Deus Ex Invisible War", "HalfLife2"......so many superior shooters for the XBOX alone.

Gamespot doesn't think it's crazy to put Halo next to Half-life and neither do I.

I'll never understand the gaming public's fascination with HALO.

The story is weak, the characters are cliched and bland, the level design was lackluster, and aside from the vehicles there wasn't anything impressive about the first two games whatsoever in my opinion.

The only thing HALO has going for it is the multiplayer. As a campaign game, its weak at best. "Doom 3", "Chronicles of Riddick", "Deus Ex Invisible War", "HalfLife2"......so many superior shooters for the XBOX alone.

TheKungFool

You know what? You're right. You'll never understand.

I'll never understand the gaming public's fascination with HALO.

The story is weak, the characters are cliched and bland, the level design was lackluster, and aside from the vehicles there wasn't anything impressive about the first two games whatsoever in my opinion.

The only thing HALO has going for it is the multiplayer. As a campaign game, its weak at best. "Doom 3", "Chronicles of Riddick", "Deus Ex Invisible War", "HalfLife2"......so many superior shooters for the XBOX alone.

TheKungFool

haha, first of all, ALL of those games sucked on consoles besides Riddick. The original Deus Ex OWNED invisible war, Half-Life 2 had no mods or Garrys Mod on consoles, and Doom 3 just plain sucked either way on PC or consoles :P

[QUOTE="BillGates_Money"]what the hell is halos story?MADVLAD123

http://halosm.bungie.org/story/halostory.timeline.html

This whole page will enlighten you.

god i love the back story universe of halo simply brilliant!

hmm, I see the problem. Many people have played the game only today, not when it came out, so they say, "yeah, it is not that great, where's the innovation..." Well, back when it came out, it was a big deal, so don't judge the game on today's standards, judge it on the standards of which it came out in.Dopemonk736

I have. The only thing I can say Halo did great in was the technology, it was the first game to be released with any form of bump mapping. Oh, and the music was pretty cool too.The story for Halo 1 wasn't special at all. The game started out almost exactly like Unreal - you crash on a strange world, then you just gotta get the hell out of there (which ends a short time later, though). After that it's nothing special. Halo 2 managed to pick it up though and now I'm awaiting the story for part 3.

People say it was the best consoleFPS game ever, I say Goldeneye and Perfect Dark outdid Halo in almost every category and my opinion won't change.

hmm, I see the problem. Many people have played the game only today, not when it came out, so they say, "yeah, it is not that great, where's the innovation..." Well, back when it came out, it was a big deal, so don't judge the game on today's standards, judge it on the standards of which it came out in.Dopemonk736

I did play HALO when it first came out, it still sucked back then in my opinion.

Generic green armored super soldier shooting at absurdly comical enemies with nothing but a completely lackluster story barely adequate enough to give reason to get to the next poorly designed level.........Cripes, by the time I got to the level where you follow that stupid glowing orb through the same generic room 600 times I wanted to throw the controller through the tele. Everything about the level design was as mediocre as possible.

Thank god Halo had a multiplayer, because stacking Halo's "campaign" mode against the likes of Doom3, Chronicles of Riddick, Deus Ex or HalfLife in terms of story is just rediculous. Thankfully I got Halo as a bundled freebee, because if I'd have spent $50 for it, I would have been ripped off by at least $100.

[QUOTE="Dopemonk736"]hmm, I see the problem. Many people have played the game only today, not when it came out, so they say, "yeah, it is not that great, where's the innovation..." Well, back when it came out, it was a big deal, so don't judge the game on today's standards, judge it on the standards of which it came out in.N0d0

I have. The only thing I can say Halo did great in was the technology, it was the first game to be released with any form of bump mapping. Oh, and the music was pretty cool too.The story for Halo 1 wasn't special at all. The game started out almost exactly like Unreal - you crash on a strange world, then you just gotta get the hell out of there (which ends a short time later, though). After that it's nothing special. Halo 2 managed to pick it up though and now I'm awaiting the story for part 3.

People say it was the best consoleFPS game ever, I say Goldeneye and Perfect Dark outdid Halo in almost every category and my opinion won't change.

You are over-simplifying Halo's story. It's nothing like that.

[QUOTE="Dopemonk736"]hmm, I see the problem. Many people have played the game only today, not when it came out, so they say, "yeah, it is not that great, where's the innovation..." Well, back when it came out, it was a big deal, so don't judge the game on today's standards, judge it on the standards of which it came out in.TheKungFool

I did play HALO when it first came out, it still sucked back then in my opinion.

Generic green armored super soldier shooting at absurdly comical enemies with nothing but a completely lackluster story barely adequate enough to give reason to get to the next poorly designed level.........Cripes, by the time I got to the level where you follow that stupid glowing orb through the same generic room 600 times I wanted to throw the controller throught the tele. Everything about the level design was as mediocre as possible.

Thank god "Halo" had a multiplayer, becausestacking Halo's "campaign" mode against the likes of Doom3, Chronicles of Riddick, Deus Ex or HalfLife in terms of story is just rediculous. And thankgod I got Halo as a bundledfreebee,becauseif I'd have spent$50 for it, I would have been ripped off by at least $100.

okay, prove it to me by telling me exactly what the story is for Halo........

[QUOTE="N0d0"]

[QUOTE="Dopemonk736"]hmm, I see the problem. Many people have played the game only today, not when it came out, so they say, "yeah, it is not that great, where's the innovation..." Well, back when it came out, it was a big deal, so don't judge the game on today's standards, judge it on the standards of which it came out in.MADVLAD123

I have. The only thing I can say Halo did great in was the technology, it was the first game to be released with any form of bump mapping. Oh, and the music was pretty cool too.The story for Halo 1 wasn't special at all. The game started out almost exactly like Unreal - you crash on a strange world, then you just gotta get the hell out of there (which ends a short time later, though). After that it's nothing special. Halo 2 managed to pick it up though and now I'm awaiting the story for part 3.

People say it was the best consoleFPS game ever, I say Goldeneye and Perfect Dark outdid Halo in almost every category and my opinion won't change.

You are over-simplifying Halo's story. It's nothing like that.

If anything, he OVER-COMPLICATED the story. I played through the entire HALO campaign, and I'm barely convinced there was even an attept at a story, aside from offering a bland reason to bother going to the next generic level.

[QUOTE="Dopemonk736"]hmm, I see the problem. Many people have played the game only today, not when it came out, so they say, "yeah, it is not that great, where's the innovation..." Well, back when it came out, it was a big deal, so don't judge the game on today's standards, judge it on the standards of which it came out in.TheKungFool

I did play HALO when it first came out, it still sucked back then in my opinion.

Generic green armored super soldier shooting at absurdly comical enemies with nothing but a completely lackluster story barely adequate enough to give reason to get to the next poorly designed level.........Cripes, by the time I got to the level where you follow that stupid glowing orb through the same generic room 600 times I wanted to throw the controller throught the tele. Everything about the level design was as mediocre as possible.

Thank god "Halo" had a multiplayer, becausestacking Halo's "campaign" mode against the likes of Doom3, Chronicles of Riddick, Deus Ex or HalfLife in terms of story is just rediculous. And thankgod I got Halo as a bundledfreebee,becauseif I'd have spent$50 for it, I would have been ripped off by at least $100.

You're a blatant Microsoft hater. Just look at your blog. I think the only reason you despise the game is just because of your hatred towards a damned company.

[QUOTE="MADVLAD123"][QUOTE="N0d0"]

[QUOTE="Dopemonk736"]hmm, I see the problem. Many people have played the game only today, not when it came out, so they say, "yeah, it is not that great, where's the innovation..." Well, back when it came out, it was a big deal, so don't judge the game on today's standards, judge it on the standards of which it came out in.TheKungFool

I have. The only thing I can say Halo did great in was the technology, it was the first game to be released with any form of bump mapping. Oh, and the music was pretty cool too.The story for Halo 1 wasn't special at all. The game started out almost exactly like Unreal - you crash on a strange world, then you just gotta get the hell out of there (which ends a short time later, though). After that it's nothing special. Halo 2 managed to pick it up though and now I'm awaiting the story for part 3.

People say it was the best consoleFPS game ever, I say Goldeneye and Perfect Dark outdid Halo in almost every category and my opinion won't change.

You are over-simplifying Halo's story. It's nothing like that.

If anything, he OVER-COMPLICATED the story. I played through the entire HALO campaign, and I'm barely convinced there was even an attept at a story, aside from offering a bland reason to bother going to the next generic level.

So, first it's story is 'not special', and now it's overly complicated? Do you even think about what your posting?

[QUOTE="MADVLAD123"][QUOTE="N0d0"]

[QUOTE="Dopemonk736"]hmm, I see the problem. Many people have played the game only today, not when it came out, so they say, "yeah, it is not that great, where's the innovation..." Well, back when it came out, it was a big deal, so don't judge the game on today's standards, judge it on the standards of which it came out in.TheKungFool

I have. The only thing I can say Halo did great in was the technology, it was the first game to be released with any form of bump mapping. Oh, and the music was pretty cool too.The story for Halo 1 wasn't special at all. The game started out almost exactly like Unreal - you crash on a strange world, then you just gotta get the hell out of there (which ends a short time later, though). After that it's nothing special. Halo 2 managed to pick it up though and now I'm awaiting the story for part 3.

People say it was the best consoleFPS game ever, I say Goldeneye and Perfect Dark outdid Halo in almost every category and my opinion won't change.

You are over-simplifying Halo's story. It's nothing like that.

If anything, he OVER-COMPLICATED the story. I played through the entire HALO campaign, and I'm barely convinced there was even an attept at a story, aside from offering a bland reason to bother going to the next generic level.

take it down a peg. You're just being bitter.

Eh. Halo2 trashed the story completely after the first and books imo. I do still hope Halo3 redeems the series but I seriously doubt it. We're just going to end up with the same crappy narrative and overdramatic crap from the second game. God the first was good though.
Lazy_Boy88

i still loved H2 story but it was a big step down your right

[QUOTE="TheKungFool"]

[QUOTE="Dopemonk736"]hmm, I see the problem. Many people have played the game only today, not when it came out, so they say, "yeah, it is not that great, where's the innovation..." Well, back when it came out, it was a big deal, so don't judge the game on today's standards, judge it on the standards of which it came out in.Verge_6

I did play HALO when it first came out, it still sucked back then in my opinion.

Generic green armored super soldier shooting at absurdly comical enemies with nothing but a completely lackluster story barely adequate enough to give reason to get to the next poorly designed level.........Cripes, by the time I got to the level where you follow that stupid glowing orb through the same generic room 600 times I wanted to throw the controller throught the tele. Everything about the level design was as mediocre as possible.

Thank god "Halo" had a multiplayer, becausestacking Halo's "campaign" mode against the likes of Doom3, Chronicles of Riddick, Deus Ex or HalfLife in terms of story is just rediculous. And thankgod I got Halo as a bundledfreebee,becauseif I'd have spent$50 for it, I would have been ripped off by at least $100.

You're a blatant Microsoft hater. Just look at your blog. I think the only reason you despise the game is just because of your hatred towards a damned company.

So now I'm a Microsoft hater because I dislike one game out of thousands? I owned an XBOX and loved that fantastic machine. My favorite games included "Chronicles of Riddick", "Thief Deadly Shadows", "Dues Ex Invisible War", "Knights of the Old Republic", and "Morrowind" to name a few.

As for my blog, I merely pointed out that I bought a PS3 instead of an X360 partially due to the +30% failure rate of thier new machine. The fact that MicroSoft is charging $400 for a defective product has nothing to do with the fact that I dislike HALO, especially considering I was an XBOX owner with lots of FPSers.

[QUOTE="Verge_6"][QUOTE="TheKungFool"]

[QUOTE="Dopemonk736"]hmm, I see the problem. Many people have played the game only today, not when it came out, so they say, "yeah, it is not that great, where's the innovation..." Well, back when it came out, it was a big deal, so don't judge the game on today's standards, judge it on the standards of which it came out in.TheKungFool

I did play HALO when it first came out, it still sucked back then in my opinion.

Generic green armored super soldier shooting at absurdly comical enemies with nothing but a completely lackluster story barely adequate enough to give reason to get to the next poorly designed level.........Cripes, by the time I got to the level where you follow that stupid glowing orb through the same generic room 600 times I wanted to throw the controller throught the tele. Everything about the level design was as mediocre as possible.

Thank god "Halo" had a multiplayer, becausestacking Halo's "campaign" mode against the likes of Doom3, Chronicles of Riddick, Deus Ex or HalfLife in terms of story is just rediculous. And thankgod I got Halo as a bundledfreebee,becauseif I'd have spent$50 for it, I would have been ripped off by at least $100.

You're a blatant Microsoft hater. Just look at your blog. I think the only reason you despise the game is just because of your hatred towards a damned company.

So now I'm a Microsoft hater because I dislike one game out of thousands? I owned an XBOX and loved that fantastic machine. My favorite games included "Chronicles of Riddick", "Thief Deadly Shadows", "Dues Ex Invisible War", "Knights of the Old Republic", and "Morrowind" to name a few.

As for my blog, I merely pointed out that I bought a PS3 instead of an X360 partially due to the +30% failure rate of thier new machine. The fact that MicroSoft is charging $400 for a defective product has nothing to do with the fact that I dislike HALO, especially considering I was an XBOX owner with lots of FPSers.

I quote;

MICROSOFT: Bite me. Seriously, just bite me. I'll mail you a spoon, so you can eat my arse. 30%+ fail rate on a $400+ product!? Not cool. Hey, I know, lets extend the warranty on a product we won't even admitt is horribly flawed! And then, lets not even give a clear answer as to why our fanbase is having red ring of death nightmares. Warranties are no good when it means you're waiting upwards of 6-8 weeks to get your system back. And, food for thought here, how about we actually admit to, appologize for, and actually fix the problems before we begin pimping new versions hilariously referred to as "elites".

You actually bought into the 30% defect rate story, by a ononymous sales clerk who had NO proof whatsoever to back up his claims? Sorry, but the only people I've seen who actually take that as factual evidence of the defect rate are...not exactly credible themselves.

I'll never understand the gaming public's fascination with HALO.

The story is weak, the characters are cliched and bland, the level design was lackluster, and aside from the vehicles there wasn't anything impressive about the first two games whatsoever in my opinion.

The only thing HALO has going for it is the multiplayer. As a campaign game, its weak at best. "Doom 3", "Chronicles of Riddick", "Deus Ex Invisible War", "HalfLife2"......so many superior shooters for the XBOX alone.

TheKungFool

You are simply wrong. None of those games is equal to Halo. I have played all of those games and I would rank them as:

1) Halo

2) Deus Ex: IW

3) Half-Life 2

4) Riddick

5) Doom 3

You don't understand the story nor the characters in Halo. You have the Covenant which is composed of Grunts, Jackals, Elites and Hunters. Then you have the Forerunners which are the machines and 343 Guilty Spark. Then the Flood which consumes all life and turns them into mutants. Finally, there's the human race. All of these factions fight each other at various times through the campaign. It is amazing to see them battle it out as you sit back and watch.

If you haven't noticed, there is a very strong Biblical reference. At the end of Halo 2, the Master Chief and the Covenant are headed for the "Ark". I wonder what we will find there?

[QUOTE="Verge_6"][QUOTE="TheKungFool"]

[QUOTE="Dopemonk736"]hmm, I see the problem. Many people have played the game only today, not when it came out, so they say, "yeah, it is not that great, where's the innovation..." Well, back when it came out, it was a big deal, so don't judge the game on today's standards, judge it on the standards of which it came out in.TheKungFool

I did play HALO when it first came out, it still sucked back then in my opinion.

Generic green armored super soldier shooting at absurdly comical enemies with nothing but a completely lackluster story barely adequate enough to give reason to get to the next poorly designed level.........Cripes, by the time I got to the level where you follow that stupid glowing orb through the same generic room 600 times I wanted to throw the controller throught the tele. Everything about the level design was as mediocre as possible.

Thank god "Halo" had a multiplayer, becausestacking Halo's "campaign" mode against the likes of Doom3, Chronicles of Riddick, Deus Ex or HalfLife in terms of story is just rediculous. And thankgod I got Halo as a bundledfreebee,becauseif I'd have spent$50 for it, I would have been ripped off by at least $100.

You're a blatant Microsoft hater. Just look at your blog. I think the only reason you despise the game is just because of your hatred towards a damned company.

So now I'm a Microsoft hater because I dislike one game out of thousands? I owned an XBOX and loved that fantastic machine. My favorite games included "Chronicles of Riddick", "Thief Deadly Shadows", "Dues Ex Invisible War", "Knights of the Old Republic", and "Morrowind" to name a few.

As for my blog, I merely pointed out that I bought a PS3 instead of an X360 partially due to the +30% failure rate of thier new machine. The fact that MicroSoft is charging $400 for a defective product has nothing to do with the fact that I dislike HALO, especially considering I was an XBOX owner with lots of FPSers.

Y'know, the fact that you liked Thief: Deadly Shadows kinda lowers your credibility by a LOT. They're nothing compared to the first two.

I love the halo series and will be enjoying the 3rd on launch night.Sorry if that offends all the sony hipsters out there.loudharley

...? why would it offend us? ill be playing warhawk online and heavenly sword for single player fun

You don't understand the story nor the characters in Halo. You have the Covenant which is composed of Grunts, Jackals, Elites and Hunters. Then you have the Forerunners which are the machines and 343 Guilty Spark. Then the Flood which consumes all life and turns them into mutants. Finally, there's the human race. All of these factions fight each other at various times through the campaign. It is amazing to see them battle it out as you sit back and watch.

If you haven't noticed, there is a very strong Biblical reference. At the end of Halo 2, the Master Chief and the Covenant are headed for the "Ark". I wonder what we will find there?

Berserker_2

Really!? The Grunts were the grunts and the Elites were the Elites? And they were part of the Covenent!? Wow, I totally missed that. Geez, stupid me. All this time I thought the grunts were my team, and the army guys were the enemy. I'm glad you felt the need to type out the enemy hierarchy for me, you know, just in case I forgot whom I was shooting at all this time......

Trust me, I "got" all the biblical references and I'm quite informed what the various Covenant fellas were called.

Just because someone doesn't like something you did doesn't mean they "didn't get it".And if you wrapped up what you felt was the important info I missed into one sad little paragraph, I've made my point about how shallow the story was.

[QUOTE="Berserker_2"]

You don't understand the story nor the characters in Halo. You have the Covenant which is composed of Grunts, Jackals, Elites and Hunters. Then you have the Forerunners which are the machines and 343 Guilty Spark. Then the Flood which consumes all life and turns them into mutants. Finally, there's the human race. All of these factions fight each other at various times through the campaign. It is amazing to see them battle it out as you sit back and watch.

If you haven't noticed, there is a very strong Biblical reference. At the end of Halo 2, the Master Chief and the Covenant are headed for the "Ark". I wonder what we will find there?

TheKungFool

I've made my point about how shallow the story was.

So, first the story was 'not special', THEN, 'overly complicated, and NOW it's back to being 'shallow'? Admit it, you're just hating it for the sake fo it. You're constantly changing your stance.

[QUOTE="TheKungFool"][QUOTE="Berserker_2"]

You don't understand the story nor the characters in Halo. You have the Covenant which is composed of Grunts, Jackals, Elites and Hunters. Then you have the Forerunners which are the machines and 343 Guilty Spark. Then the Flood which consumes all life and turns them into mutants. Finally, there's the human race. All of these factions fight each other at various times through the campaign. It is amazing to see them battle it out as you sit back and watch.

If you haven't noticed, there is a very strong Biblical reference. At the end of Halo 2, the Master Chief and the Covenant are headed for the "Ark". I wonder what we will find there?

Verge_6

I've made my point about how shallow the story was.

So, first the story was 'not special', THEN, 'overly complicated, and NOW it's back to being 'shallow'? Admit it, you're just hating it for the sake fo it. You're constantly changing your stance.

Are you even paying attention to the conversation? I never said the story was "overly complicated". Go back and actually READ the posts before you make a further fool of yourself. Another poster summerized the plot, and I refered to his summary as being "overly complicated" considering the rahter bland plot of the game.

I'm not "constantly changing my stance", you're just not actually reading or paying attention to the posts. And I'm not haing it for the sake of it, I'm hating it because I played the entire game through and thats my honest opinion. Would it make you feel warm and cozy if I pretend to like it?

How utterly cute that this little link has been ignored by those who say the plot is 'bland' 'weak' 'generic', etc.

http://halosm.bungie.org/story/halostory.timeline.html

It's absolutely adorable.

How utterly cute that this little link has been ignored by those who say the plot is 'bland' 'weak' 'generic', etc.

http://halosm.bungie.org/story/halostory.timeline.html

It's absolutely adorable.

Verge_6

How utterly cute that you think that link means more than actually playing through the game.

Not everyone has the same opinion, and just because you liked a given story doesn't mean everyone else will. I didn't like the story in Halo, and I found it cliched, dull, and generally uninteresting. No link you can provide will change that opinion.

[QUOTE="Verge_6"]

How utterly cute that this little link has been ignored by those who say the plot is 'bland' 'weak' 'generic', etc.

http://halosm.bungie.org/story/halostory.timeline.html

It's absolutely adorable.

TheKungFool

How utterly cute that you think that link means more than actually playing through the game.

Not everyone has the same opinion, and just because you liked a given story doesn't mean everyone else will. I didn't like the story in Halo, and I found it cliched, dull, and generally uninteresting. No link you can provide will change that opinion.

Haters will be haters, I guess.

[QUOTE="TheKungFool"]

I'll never understand the gaming public's fascination with HALO.

The story is weak, the characters are cliched and bland, the level design was lackluster, and aside from the vehicles there wasn't anything impressive about the first two games whatsoever in my opinion.

The only thing HALO has going for it is the multiplayer. As a campaign game, its weak at best. "Doom 3", "Chronicles of Riddick", "Deus Ex Invisible War", "HalfLife2"......so many superior shooters for the XBOX alone.

Dopemonk736

haha, first of all, ALL of those games sucked on consoles besides Riddick. The original Deus Ex OWNED invisible war, Half-Life 2 had no mods or Garrys Mod on consoles, and Doom 3 just plain sucked either way on PC or consoles :P

I loved me some Doom 3 :(

[QUOTE="TheKungFool"][QUOTE="Verge_6"]

How utterly cute that this little link has been ignored by those who say the plot is 'bland' 'weak' 'generic', etc.

http://halosm.bungie.org/story/halostory.timeline.html

It's absolutely adorable.

Verge_6

How utterly cute that you think that link means more than actually playing through the game.

Not everyone has the same opinion, and just because you liked a given story doesn't mean everyone else will. I didn't like the story in Halo, and I found it cliched, dull, and generally uninteresting. No link you can provide will change that opinion.

Haters will be haters, I guess.

Have you liked every game you'e ever played? I'm sure theres been a game or two you've disliked. And thats okay. It'd be rather pointless and boring if everyone liked the same stuff.

And since you're enlightening us about the story behind HALO, why don't you tell us all how much of that backstory and extended novels and such was written AFTER the game was crafted!? Oh,and why they didn't bother to give us more of that fantastic story in the actual game? (answer: so they could sell books and such to fanboys)

And its not like I think HALO is completely bad. I could review it honestly and give it credit for a decent multiplayer, graphics and gameplay, but the lackluster story and poor level design drag it down to a 6/10 or so for me personally.

Halo 3 will deliver..Bungie are great developers..VACASCULIADAS

I'm asking out of ignorance since I honestly don't know......aside from HALO, what are Bungie's say top 5 games they developed? I don't know enough about them as a company to list them as a "great developer" becasue I honestly don't know what other games they developed.

Halo 2 was the most anticipated game of all time for a reason... halo:ce owned... hard, there hasnt been a fps so much stand up better than everything else since. Halo 2 on the other hand..

[QUOTE="VACASCULIADAS"]Halo 3 will deliver..Bungie are great developers..TheKungFool

I'm asking out of ignorance since I honestly don't know......aside from HALO, what are Bungie's say top 5 games they developed? I don't know enough about them as a company to list them as a "great developer" becasue I honestly don't know what other games they developed.

That doesn't really matter. They made Halo. Isn't that enough?

They made Myth and Marathon. (Marathon is also an XBLA game which they just released.)

[QUOTE="TheKungFool"]

[QUOTE="VACASCULIADAS"]Halo 3 will deliver..Bungie are great developers..Berserker_2

I'm asking out of ignorance since I honestly don't know......aside from HALO, what are Bungie's say top 5 games they developed? I don't know enough about them as a company to list them as a "great developer" becasue I honestly don't know what other games they developed.

That doesn't really matter. They made Halo. Isn't that enough?

No, in my opinion having one breakout success followed by a lakcluster sequel and getting bought up is not enough to garner consideration as "a great developer". In my personal opinion "great developers" havedeveloped more than a single game series of note.

Now, if Bungie comes out with some form or original game series or another non-HALO related hit, then I might be able to consider them as a "great developer".

[QUOTE="Berserker_2"][QUOTE="TheKungFool"]

[QUOTE="VACASCULIADAS"]Halo 3 will deliver..Bungie are great developers..TheKungFool

I'm asking out of ignorance since I honestly don't know......aside from HALO, what are Bungie's say top 5 games they developed? I don't know enough about them as a company to list them as a "great developer" becasue I honestly don't know what other games they developed.

That doesn't really matter. They made Halo. Isn't that enough?

No, in my opinion having one breakout success followed by a lakcluster sequel and getting bought up is not enough to garner consideration as "a great developer". In my personal opinion "great developers" havedeveloped more than a single game series of note.

Now, if Bungie comes out with some form or original game series or another non-HALO related hit, then I might be able to consider them as a "great developer".

You mean you want to know if they created one of the greatest FPSs of all time before Halo. Oh say.... something like the Marathon series, which was largely averted due to the fact it was on the Mac, yet it was superior in every way to Doom?

You just called Halo generic. Did you enjoy Half Life 2's story?

[QUOTE="VACASCULIADAS"]Halo 3 will deliver..Bungie are great developers..TheKungFool

I'm asking out of ignorance since I honestly don't know......aside from HALO, what are Bungie's say top 5 games they developed? I don't know enough about them as a company to list them as a "great developer" becasue I honestly don't know what other games they developed.

Marathon, which is one of the best early FPS games of all time. They also made the Myth series, well first two games, which were the only good games of the series because after those two, Rockstar I believe made the other one, which sucked. The first Myth game won GOTY and the 2nd one was a candidate. Then you have Halo and Halo 2, which both have won their share of GOTY awards. I'd say Bungie is by far one of the best devs in the business and their awards/sales speak for themselves.

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[QUOTE="VACASCULIADAS"]Halo 3 will deliver..Bungie are great developers..FrozenLiquid

I'm asking out of ignorance since I honestly don't know......aside from HALO, what are Bungie's say top 5 games they developed? I don't know enough about them as a company to list them as a "great developer" becasue I honestly don't know what other games they developed.

That doesn't really matter. They made Halo. Isn't that enough?

No, in my opinion having one breakout success followed by a lakcluster sequel and getting bought up is not enough to garner consideration as "a great developer". In my personal opinion "great developers" havedeveloped more than a single game series of note.

Now, if Bungie comes out with some form or original game series or another non-HALO related hit, then I might be able to consider them as a "great developer".

You mean you want to know if they created one of the greatest FPSs of all time before Halo. Oh say.... something like the Marathon series, which was largely averted due to the fact it was on the Mac, yet it was superior in every way to Doom?

You just called Halo generic. Did you enjoy Half Life 2's story?

I was thinking the same thing. HL2's story is about as generic as it comes.

Halo 1 had a very good story but it just wasn't all that fleshed out in the game...which was a pretty big letdown for fans. But I agree, Halo needs the third installment to fix this trend of broken stories in the actual game...the tales in the books are rarely if ever mentioned or referenced in the games themselves. Sadly...this most likely will never be fixed as Bungie is more focused on gameplay than story. :|