Is halo revolutionary?

This is not really a forum, as it is a rant.  It seems that everytime I look in the player reviews for a FPS, it is always compared to a "Halo wanna be".  Now don't get me wrong I think the Halo games are very solid, fun games; my wife and I use to play them online all the time.  So I'm not bashing the quality of the game or anything. I just am wondering why other games are classified as "wanna bes".    What is revolutinary about halo?  

Is it head shots?                                                 No, 007 for the N64 had those

dual weilding weapons?                                        Again 007 for N64

Sheilds?                                                             Fps has always have had sheilds/body armor

Vehicles in midlevel?                                           Red faction had those

stealing vehicles?                                               GTA 3

A guide (the hologram chick)                               No, alot of Fps have had "base" guide you.

I can go on and on.  Now I'm not saying taking ideas from other games is bad.  That is what makes a good game;  you take what works and add to it.  There is nothing wrong with that. I also aknowledge that Halo also had exceptional A.I back in the day. 

I know I'm probally going to be crucified by the some of the gaming community for this write up, I'm just wondering what is the justification of comparing every Fps to Halo.

I welcome you to defend your beliefs, I'm open minded.  Please keep this mature if you challange my ideas.  Saying phrases like, "If you don't think that Halo is revolutinay, your a dumba** that needs to quit playing", doesn' t sway my feelings any and does not defend your point. 

I wouldnt say Revolutionary but awesome kick a$$ fun

I hope Halo 3 beats them all put together what am i saying?

OF COURSE IT WILL! 

The thing about Halo is it never did actually revolutionize games, it just took past ideas and implemented them well into one game.-ZeRoHouR-

Darnit! You said it before me

No DUKE NUKEM was revolutionary - Humor action women

half-life was revolutionary - AI that actually had Intelligence.

Halo was simply Rehash material...but it was at the right time with the right venue. Halo was a New Dog doing the same old tricks with a newer outfit. 

halo is revolutionary for dual analog use on fps for consoles and was the first one to do it right,

second halo has an excellent story, the games only tell half of it though.

it has a mood unlike many many games now adays like gta.

anyone remember diablo, parasite eve, C&C, starcraft, final fantasy 7, silent hill, duke nukem. these games had moods to them, had a little somethign that just drew you into the game, and halo has that same thing for me, and for millions of other gamers.

it has great music that goes with the game they put alot of quality in the music and sound.

the weapons are relative to a lot of gamers. 

but bungie atleast is taking the time to make a great game instead of rush the crap out like all the damn call of dutys. 3 have been either announced or relased in a year and a half.

No DUKE NUKEM was revolutionary - Humor action women

half-life was revolutionary - AI that actually had Intelligence.

Halo was simply Rehash material...but it was at the right time with the right venue. Halo was a New Dog doing the same old tricks with a newer outfit. 

ieatredclay

halo is revolutionary for dual analog use on fps for consoles and was the first one to do it right,

second halo has an excellent story, the games only tell half of it though.

it has a mood unlike many many games now adays like gta.

anyone remember diablo, parasite eve, C&C, starcraft, final fantasy 7, silent hill, duke nukem. these games had moods to them, had a little somethign that just drew you into the game, and halo has that same thing for me, and for millions of other gamers.

it has great music that goes with the game they put alot of quality in the music and sound.

the weapons are relative to a lot of gamers. 

but bungie atleast is taking the time to make a great game instead of rush the crap out like all the damn call of dutys. 3 have been either announced or relased in a year and a half.

 

SicsStringFreak

i love halo but i can see why people dont like it, because i cant stand gta

but other people like it.

but this goes for every one, 8 times out of 10 the reason someone does not like a game is because they suck at it.  not just halo but all games. and or someone does not like a game because their peers do not. same as music people dont listen to music for themselves anymore, they listen to what they think their peers like to fit in. thats why music made here in america is extremely dwindleing. that and mtv and vh1 killed it way before nabster. mtv use to play whats popular, then they went to making "certain" music popular, then went the whole realilty show route.

there are alot of opinions in here, and everyone i see has their own. but nobody in here is wrong in that opinion, i believe halo was revolutionary,

and none of you have the right to say i dont know what im talking about, for i have been a gamer since pong, longer than most of the people in this forum and have played countless games and destroyed galaxies, and halo has something that most games nowadays do not have, and immersive mood. depth, sure some games have better graphics or the ability to do something new, or use a new weapon, but most new games lack depth, and i say new covering everything from 2001 to now. atleast some of these newly annouced games comming out have potential to have that depth. and i think some will deliver, like mass effect, and huxley, and halo3, but their are others as well, like lost oddyssy, but that is merely hope and assumption not fact.

your looking in the wrong places to find your anwser.

Halo is absolutly a revolutionary game, not because of duel wielding or shields but more because of the almost mathmatically perfect damage mechanics, online "parties" and extremley custimizeable game options as well as its matchmaking systems. Its more revolutionary in the way that diffrent parts of the game interact with each other and can be used togather, such as in 007 if you had duelies u were unstopable but in halo if you use gernades and ure envirnment correctly you can stop some one dead in there tracks even if they have two smg's or plasma rifles or what have you. as well as the fact that jumping in to a vehicle is almost a seemless transition as apposed to red faction. Even the menuverability is revolutionary because of how you can use it in diffrent ways to achieve diffrent things depending on your situation. but even more importantly what they hit right on the head was the aiming system where the crosshair almost "sticks" to your target making it alot easier to aim with a controller as apposed to a mouse. in short halo is a very revolutionary game by addind suttle features that work with one and other and pulling in all the other mechanics that make a great shooter perfectly.

You people are forgetting about the unmatched coop mode.   Before I found out about XBconnect, all i ever played was coop.  It had hours of entertainment in it.  It was all tactical action too, no jumping puzzles.  That made it awesome.  Then when i started playing XBconnect, that game got even better. 

 It is revolutionary.  The controls, the story, the action, the polish all made it the best game of last gen.

your looking in the wrong places to find your anwser.

Halo is absolutly a revolutionary game, not because of duel wielding or shields but more because of the almost mathmatically perfect damage mechanics, online "parties" and extremley custimizeable game options as well as its matchmaking systems. Its more revolutionary in the way that diffrent parts of the game interact with each other and can be used togather, such as in 007 if you had duelies u were unstopable but in halo if you use gernades and ure envirnment correctly you can stop some one dead in there tracks even if they have two smg's or plasma rifles or what have you. as well as the fact that jumping in to a vehicle is almost a seemless transition as apposed to red faction. Even the menuverability is revolutionary because of how you can use it in diffrent ways to achieve diffrent things depending on your situation. but even more importantly what they hit right on the head was the aiming system where the crosshair almost "sticks" to your target making it alot easier to aim with a controller as apposed to a mouse. in short halo is a very revolutionary game by addind suttle features that work with one and other and pulling in all the other mechanics that make a great shooter perfectly.

sameiamcramram

i would not say halo has perfect mechanics for anything, but it does have better than most. i dont like the rectical stick to targets on halo, and the mouse and keyboard myth is that a myth, it has the potential to be faster, but i can promise you this i will destroy many of a pc gamer on their keyboards and mouse, with my 360 controller. believe that.

I think what makes it revolutionary is the culmination of all those things

- dual wielding

- head shots

- energy sword (sword lock in first person)

- sniper (4x 12*x zoom) - *could be 8 or 10 i forget

- boarding vehicles

- 3rd person vehicle controls in a 1st person game

- co-op split-screen

- voice chat

- melee with weapons without having to switch to your hand or a crowbar or something

- sticky grenades

- use of regular grenades without having to switch weapons

- radar

- crouch walking making you invisible to radar

- over-shield and invisibility

- unmatched party system

- tanks, warthogs and ghosts

- weapon balance

- regenerating health shield system so that you don't have to go looking for health packs

The culmination of all of these things is what makes halo so great, not any one revolutionary thing, kinda like devastator on the transformers, individually they were OK robots that transformed into work vehicles but together they were a force to be reckoned with

thanks for listining

OO7 ! now that was fun

played it alot with friends on the n64, along with perfect dark

oh, en for the topic, i just know halo is a great game, and it doesn't interest me how it got so great. Just look at the result and love it !

Halo 1 was the first FPS that you could drive vehicals in and I think it was was the first game that ran at 60 fps davidtabor5

These are all great points so far, thanks for your opinions and feedback

The thing about Halo is it never did actually revolutionize games, it just took past ideas and implemented them well into one game.-ZeRoHouR-

Absolutely right. Halo was NOT revolutionary, as you pointed out that games already had those features. What made Halo so defining was the seamless and perfect blend of all aspects, from weapon balance (though the 2 weapon idea was new and certainly did change the genre), to the balanced vehicle incorporation, to outstanding AI, to great co-op (still my favorite of all time), to insanely fun and relatively simple LAN parties (for the time), to great gameplay (perfect blend of fun and challenge), and finally, to great graphics (though this is probably its weakest aspect). Oh yeah, and the campaign music is sick!

But yeah, Halo was just the best put together and most polished FPS shooter. 

[QUOTE="-ZeRoHouR-"]The thing about Halo is it never did actually revolutionize games, it just took past ideas and implemented them well into one game.KniferHitandRun

Absolutely right. Halo was NOT revolutionary, as you pointed out that games already had those features. What made Halo so defining was the seamless and perfect blend of all aspects, from weapon balance (though the 2 weapon idea was new and certainly did change the genre), to the balanced vehicle incorporation, to outstanding AI, to great co-op (still my favorite of all time), to insanely fun and relatively simple LAN parties (for the time), to great gameplay (perfect blend of fun and challenge), and finally, to great graphics (though this is probably its weakest aspect). Oh yeah, and the campaign music is sick!

But yeah, Halo was just the best put together and most polished FPS shooter. 

lol that makes it revolutionary by definition. think about it, for a game to finally have all those features and have them blend so well is a revolution in its self, so technically is halo revolutionary very much so, lol you guys need to look a term or two up one day,.