X360's Halo 3 sells better then MGS4?

I think the reason that Halo 3 sells better than MGS 4 is because of it's appeal to casuals and diehards. Easy and fun to get into for casuals and it can get really competetive and skillful for the diehards. (Yeah i should put up my flameshield for saying Halo can require skill.) Not to mention that FPS is the number 1 genre right now. However MGS 4 has alot of things on their side such as great gameplay, a big cult fanbase, and one of the best games the PS3 has to offer.

The community is filled with some jerks - but then what game isn't?Kickinurass

Surprising i play more people who are nice or don't talk more than people who try to ruin it for others. Well i guess that's why they say the internet is serious business.

On that same note, It's funny that people that the same people that bag on Halo 3 and Live for the immaturity of some of it's users tend to join and tend to not bag on other communities that have the same or even worse kind of maturity. (Youtube comments, Unmoderated System Wars, any political website, anonymous, other games, etc.) Well at least the people i know. I guess one bad apple spoils the entire crate. But i'm getting off topic here. Just ignore the idiots and move on.

I guess I just have bad luck when it coms to Halo.

Honestly, I can't even remember the last time I had fun on it.ThePRAssassin

Maybe Halo is just not for you.

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Halo, much like Mario, GTA, and CoD appeal to kids and casuals.

Metal Gear Solid 4 is only liked by true gamers, and gamers that actually buy quality (check review scores before purchasing, etc)

AndyAlfredo

Damn, thanks for enlightening me, I guess I'm little causal child gamer and a not a true "Elite" like yourself. :roll:

Did he ever say that? That wasn't even implied. He said they appeal to kids and casuals, not ONLY to kids and casuals, and he also didn't say that anyone who likes or plays the games are kids or casual.

Then he said that only true gamers would play MGS4, which would leave out kids and casual gamers.

Nowhere does he call you or anyone else here a kid or casual gamer.

why can't kids and "casuals" be true gamers?

Is that exclusive to a certain age bracket or something?

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Damn, thanks for enlightening me, I guess I'm little causal child gamer and a not a true "Elite" like yourself. :roll:

AdmiralBison

Did he ever say that? That wasn't even implied. He said they appeal to kids and casuals, not ONLY to kids and casuals, and he also didn't say that anyone who likes or plays the games are kids or casual.

Then he said that only true gamers would play MGS4, which would leave out kids and casual gamers.

Nowhere does he call you or anyone else here a kid or casual gamer.

why can't kids and "casuals" be true gamers?

Is that exclusive to a certain age bracket or something?

No one is saying that casuals aren't gamers, it's simply that they are casual to gaming. There is nothing wrong with it, it's just that most casuals play games that are easy to play. Metal Gear Solid doesn't have a very easy learning curve, so casual gamers might not like it for that reason alone.

I can't tell you how many people I know simply give up on a game 5 minutes in because it's "too hard". My girlfriend is the definition of "Casual Gamer" and wouldn't try playing MGS to save her life, but absolutely loves watching me play it. She will however play co-op Halo with me, because she knows she can pick it up, and be a competent player in no time.