Most Overrated Xbox Series of all time?

RESIDENT EVIL, GTA, HALF-LIFE, HALO, FABLE, DOOM, MARIO, SUPER SMASH BROS., MASS EFFECT, BIOSHOCK, FINAL FANTASY, WARHAMMER DAWN OF WAR, CIVILIZATION, GEARS OF WAR, oh and WORLD OF WARCRAFT.

So did I forget any of the best gaming serieses of all time.

[QUOTE="Mau-Justice"][QUOTE="TFord93"]

Why the deuce must you start a flame war? and halo isn't overrated, it had original concepts and is not a run of the mill FPS.

Halo: CE- Reboundable shields, vehicle based combat, 1st person to 3rd person view combat, terrific story.the only FPS to have a engrossing story was Half-life.

Halo 2- Jacking vehicles, Dual-wielding.

And did you know after Halo everyone started copying it's concepts. Yep including Cod4.

TFord93

Dual weilding is groundbreaking? Been done before. Go on...What did CoD4 take from Halo?

Yup, perfect dark did have dual wield and wasn't carjacking first done in the early GTA's? Halo's seems to have compiled everyone elses ideas. Nothing truly innovative or original.

Overrated is all a matter of opinion and this topic doesn't accomplish much at allhockeyjunkie28

the entire video game industry doesn't accomplish much at all, and yet here we sit.

I would agree it is overrated, it isn't perfect, but anyone who says it's terrible and isn't original is a moron. First of all, if you haven't played halo (2 or 3) online, you shouldn't even be allowed to comment on it because you haven't experienced all it has to offer. I don't think halo is flawless, but halo defined the standard for vehicle combat. No other FPS has vehicle sequences as satisfying in halo. It was the first to use the lobby/matchmaking system, and no it isn't perfect, but it's better than scrolling through a list of hosts. It wasn't the first to implement dual-wielding, but it's never been done better.

I can't stand people who complain about the campaign or the story, I personally love campaign, the story isn't all that great but it has its moments. With the exception of half-life, all Fps games have some generic storyline

This is an easy question Halo, duh
and to all those saying GTA cmon people at least GTA was the first to do what it did
that game created the sand-box genre

Get ready for flame wars.

This topic obviously is just an excuse ofr people to complain about Halo.

Anyway, I'd say Fable was rediculously over rated.

vashkey

Thank you!

[QUOTE="TFord93"][QUOTE="Mau-Justice"][QUOTE="TFord93"]

Why the deuce must you start a flame war? and halo isn't overrated, it had original concepts and is not a run of the mill FPS.

Halo: CE- Reboundable shields, vehicle based combat, 1st person to 3rd person view combat, terrific story.the only FPS to have a engrossing story was Half-life.

Halo 2- Jacking vehicles, Dual-wielding.

And did you know after Halo everyone started copying it's concepts. Yep including Cod4.

smokeyf

Dual weilding is groundbreaking? Been done before. Go on...What did CoD4 take from Halo?

Yup, perfect dark did have dual wield and wasn't carjacking first done in the early GTA's? Halo's seems to have compiled everyone elses ideas. Nothing truly innovative or original.

Halo and GTA are different genre's. Different genre's do different things. If you even played Halo: CE when it first came out on the original xbox you would know it was revolutionary for FPS's for consoles.

It's not Halo. I'm not a huge fan, I'd rather play R6: Vegas then a run and shoot game, but still I enjoyed Halo 1 + 2

Fable was over-hyped and they rushed it out. So it wasn't as good as it COULD of been. Fable 2 should hopefully correct that.

And I don't agree with DOA... It's still 10x better then Tekkan. Tho still not as good as Soul Calibur.

For me it's Gears. I played it, I finished it, I'll never pick it up again. Kind of felt like a flashy paintball simulator to me.

But these are just my humble opinions...

Get ready for flame wars.

This topic obviously is just an excuse ofr people to complain about Halo.

vashkey

thats exactly what i thought.. go figure

Easily GTA. You've played one you've played them all.Trickshot771

yeah def. GTA, all they do is change the characters, storyline, city, add new weapons, new types of missions, new features like buying property/working out/eating and making each city larger than the last..... most repetitive franchise I have ever seen. Smoke89

For some reasons I take COD4 and Halo3 seperately, but that is maybe because I see it as 2 different things. But if all of you want to fight where things came from. The shooter genre basically got boosted with doom, goldeneye and prefect dark (n64).

The most over rated Xbox series in my opinion for me is Halo. It is fun and I played but I personally question what the hype was for. But grant it that I didn't play a Halo game "fully" until Halo 3. If you want to compare sci-fi shooter; I would personally pick Time Splitters over Halo, but again that is just a personal thing. So if you think that's blastphony then keep it to yourself. I did like forge, but I just see it as another game, but also grant it that im a "military-es" multiplayer guy, Socom, GRAW, COD4, being my favorite online-multiplayer games ever.

For some reasons I take COD4 and Halo3 seperately, but that is maybe because I see it as 2 different things. But if all of you want to fight where things came from. The shooter genre basically got boosted with doom, goldeneye and prefect dark (n64).

The most over rated Xbox series in my opinion for me is Halo. It is fun and I played but I personally question what the hype was for. But grant it that I didn't play a Halo game "fully" until Halo 3. If you want to compare sci-fi shooter; I would personally pick Time Splitters over Halo, but again that is just a personal thing. So if you think that's blastphony then keep it to yourself. I did like forge, but I just see it as another game, but also grant it that im a "military-es" multiplayer guy, Socom, GRAW, COD4, being my favorite online-multiplayer games ever.

Also about the Grand Theft Auto Series, that would be like comparing COD1 to COD2, so you can basically say it about any series that stayed with the same, original concept. Also, to my knowledge, GTA created the sand-box ideal. But also grant it that my first GTA game played is San Andreas (I also played GTA 2). I can't put words on it but there is something about GTA that makes me play it. Also GAT IV is going to be beast!

And I don't agree with DOA... It's still 10x better then Tekkan. Tho still not as good as Soul Calibur.ultralesus

Real fighting games don't have block/reversal buttons.

Gears of War.....the ultimate in repetitiveNOD_Grindking

Gears of War isnt even officially a series. There has only been ONE game out. Gears of War 2 is coming out in November, but it hasnt come out yet.. How is it already repetitive? GOW2 isnt going to be like the first. A lot of people will be blown away. Those of you that think GOW2 is going to be a GOW expansion is wrong.

Does anyone else here feel that if they have got all the other games in the GTA Series and then you were not to get this one, you would be betraying it somehow ? Thats how I feel. Tbh, Maraos, I would just take the money from Soul Caliber and Force Unleashed and use it to get the GTAIV Special Edition... :D

ill get the hose!

what a pointless thread that is going to get a lot of modding by the end

[QUOTE="Smoke89"]yeah def. GTA, all they do is change the characters, storyline, city, add new weapons, new types of missions, new features like buying property/working out/eating and making each city larger than the last..... most repetitive franchise I have ever seen. Bloodbath_87

technically hasnt halo done that as well?

new characters
new maps
New weapons
new missions
new features

maybe not as much as GTA, but it follows the same sort of guideline

[QUOTE="Trickshot771"]Easily GTA. You've played one you've played them all.gr8scott

I'll agree on that one. GTA3, Vice City, and San Andreas were all pretty much the same. I mean there were some differences, but it's mostly the same but with a change of scenery from one game to another.

but did it stop them from being some of the best games around?

no it didn't, the Gta games are the best in sandbox gaming entertainment and they always will be (as long as the devs keep their head above water)

Halo isn't overhyped either it totally rebuilt how console FPS' should look and play (half life defined the FPS genre overall, Halo added to it), while all 3 halo games have their flaws (as with any games) they still kick-butt

COD4 is an amazing game, boasting great graphics, gameplay and sound.....just because it borrows ideas, that doesn't mena that its a bad game!

Halo.

Candidate for most over-rated game series of all time.....they're the Nirvana of Video Games. (AKA: Sold much, created little real quality.)