How Many of You OVERLOOKED Halo Wars?

I used to be a BIG Halo fan, but now I'm nowhere near as much of a fan as I was.

That said, I've never been a player of RTS games.

I don't think I should give Halo Wars attention just because Microsoft has slapped their biggest cash cow into it.

How many of you don't care about Halo Wars and immediately lost interest after you heard that it was a "Halo RTS"?

Not me.. I give games a chance no matter what. After playing the demo i'm glad i did whenever i get more money i'm buying it.

Lets see....

1.I hate Halo and the Halo Universe

2.I've never enjoyed a RTS on a console

So this game was a not appealing at all to me.

I used to be a BIG Halo fan, but now I'm nowhere near as much of a fan as I was.

That said, I've never been a player of RTS games.

I don't think I should give Halo Wars attention just because Microsoft has slapped their biggest cash cow into it.

How many of you don't care about Halo Wars and immediately lost interest after you heard that it was a "Halo RTS"?

BraunoftheDead

I have some interests in it, but I'm not ready to plop down 60 bucks for a genre I am very unfamiliar with. It does sound like a great game to get one's feet wet with Real Time Strategy, and to be honest I'm kind of interested in the story and seeing the Halo Universe through CG cutscenes. What I've seen looks pretty good.

I hate console RTS games and hate Halo so won't bother buying it.

I don't feel that I overlooked, but I really didn't think it would be as good as it is, I played the demo and loved it, now I'm waiting to get it

I thought the demo was less than average, nothing special. So I didnt overlook it, I just dont like playing bad games

I used to be a big halo fan back when it came out, and I also love RTSes (I have every Warcraft and Starcraft game), but Halo as an RTS doesn't really seem that right so I didn't try it, nor did I really aknowledge its existence, tell you the truth. I don't know, maybe Command and Conquer messed it up for me. . .

I used to be a BIG Halo fan, but now I'm nowhere near as much of a fan as I was.

That said, I've never been a player of RTS games.

I don't think I should give Halo Wars attention just because Microsoft has slapped their biggest cash cow into it.

How many of you don't care about Halo Wars and immediately lost interest after you heard that it was a "Halo RTS"?

I will probably get it after I finish Star Ocean.

I didn't overlook it. I looked over it, decided it didn't warrent a purchase, and moved on.

No, I didn't overlook it, and neither did you, thread creator. You made a conscious decision to avoid the game, which is not the same as overlooking it. I made a conscious decision to buy Halo Wars at some point in the future, when the price has dropped a moderate degree. I like the Halo shooters, am mildly interested in the Halo universe, and am a dilettante in RTSs. I enjoyed the demo, but not enough to make me go out and buy the game right off the bat.

I actually completely hate Halo games....... but I want to play Halo wars. I loved the demo. I just don't have the cash for it right now.

No, I didn't overlook it, and neither did you, thread creator. You made a conscious decision to avoid the game, which is not the same as overlooking it. I made a conscious decision to buy Halo Wars at some point in the future, when the price has dropped a moderate degree. I like the Halo shooters, am mildly interested in the Halo universe, and am a dilettante in RTSs. I enjoyed the demo, but not enough to make me go out and buy the game right off the bat.

Palantas

overlooked, ignored, w/e.

i never had any interest in halowars, regardless of rather it turnrd out to be a truly great game

The demo was horrible imo. I'll stick to my gaming pc for strategy games.

Lets see....

1.I hate Halo and the Halo Universe

2.I've never enjoyed a RTS on a console

So this game was a not appealing at all to me.

Halo Wars is pretty much the simplest Strategy game you will ever play. If you're really interested in playing a strategy game don't play this one; as in my opinion, it's also the worst strategy game I've ever played.I love Halo 1-3, but Halo Wars is god awful. Read my full review This is the one case where I think most professional reviews only gave it a good score because it carries the Halo title (lucky Gamespot wasn't biased by this fact and gave it around what it deserved; a 6.5)

It's like; imagine that Bikini Samurai hack and slash game that came out a couple weeks ago and got a 2.5... now simply turn those character models into Star Wars, Matrix, Lord of the Rings, etc character models and the rating for the game will go 4 to 5 points.
That's exactly what this game is, a piece of garbage in terms of actual strategy, but it has the Halo Theme around it.

If you want to give strategy games a try; I would suggest Dawn of War II (Best strategy game I've ever played, only for PC) or for something a bit easier but still good to play with a great plot and lots of units; you could try Red Alert 3 or Tiberiam Wars. Both are for 360 and PC.

I have always been a huge RTS fan, but I can't stand them on consoles, this genre belongs on PC.

The irony is that Bungie had originally developed Halo to be an rts.UT_Wrestler

I used to be a BIG Halo fan, but now I'm nowhere near as much of a fan as I was.

That said, I've never been a player of RTS games.

I don't think I should give Halo Wars attention just because Microsoft has slapped their biggest cash cow into it.

How many of you don't care about Halo Wars and immediately lost interest after you heard that it was a "Halo RTS"?

BraunoftheDead

But i heard alot of good things about it.My brother got it

I got to say its pretty good fun and very haloish

Im not getting halo wars, not just becuase of how its juyst using halo for sales.

But because its obviousl looking at scores that if you want a console RTS, get yourself C&C3 or red alert 3.

This game is being overlooked... everyone keeps comparing it to PC RTS's. Halo Wars is NOT a PC RTS but a RTS made for console. Yes its simple by design compared to PC RTS, but it needs to be to be playable on a console. This game reminds me alot of Starcraft and that is why I like it. I get the same feeling I used to get when I played Starcraft, simple but fun. Halo Wars is fun online period. it is not the greatest RTS ever but its a good console RTS... its the only RTS on a console that works.

Based on it's sales, not many people did :P

Anyways, exceptional game, everyone should give it a go.

[QUOTE="MrBelveder06"]

Lets see....

1.I hate Halo and the Halo Universe

2.I've never enjoyed a RTS on a console

So this game was a not appealing at all to me.

Hathesulacon

1. Not everyone will like a series regardless of popularity, gameplay and accomplishments. To the occasional person Halo is just 'Shootan gaem numbah #1337, nothing special except it's online play. To be honest I to this day don't know whether I like or hate the series. It is a game with a huge list of pros and cons.

2. I think you misunderstood MrBelveder06, hewas stating he has yet to play a Console RTS he liked, not that he actually plays them. You must have misunderstood, he was basically saying 'Console RTS suck'. Which for the most part is a rather accurate statement give or take a title or two.

My full opinion on the game can be found on the (so far) only blog I've put here. However, I'll add that for a console RTS it plays very smoothly (and that IS saying something).DaMattGuy-360XL

[QUOTE="DaMattGuy-360XL"]My full opinion on the game can be found on the (so far) only blog I've put here. However, I'll add that for a console RTS it plays very smoothly (and that IS saying something).phynixblack

i hate the halo universe and console rts'. so this one is a no no for me.

[QUOTE="phynixblack"][QUOTE="DaMattGuy-360XL"]My full opinion on the game can be found on the (so far) only blog I've put here. However, I'll add that for a console RTS it plays very smoothly (and that IS saying something).DaMattGuy-360XL

The game itself is very good for people like me and my buds who enjoy a good Halo game every now and then and are "newbs" to the RTS scene.