Question about Halo Series...and Halo 3

Okay I'm by no means slamming the Halo series here so don't call me a fanboy blah blah etc. I Just think that I'm missing something here.:)

Alright I'll start off by saying that I have completed both Halo 1 and 2 and have spent at least 20+ hours of online time. But I still wonder where the series had gathered its "Godly" status. What is so amazing about Halo? Yes I admit they are good games but what makes it so much better than games like Half-Life 2, Counter-Strike, the Unreal series, Battlefield series and so-on. Halo 3 has been one of the most anticipated games of all time over the course of the past 2 years...but why? Am I missing something here? What does Halo have that other games don't? Thanks :D

whenever a new shooter comes out, what does everyone compare it to? halo.

Lol if those are the only reasons you guys can come up with then...wow...this proves my point even more.Sephiroth228

it's the greatest game in it's genre. story is awesome, online multiplayer is awesome. awesome community online for the most part, graphics were excellent for xbox 1, replay value is amazing, overall fun. 

Well I understand that its fun, but it lacks so many things that other amazing titles have...such as Half-life 2's amazing interactive storytelling for one example.

Well I understand that its fun, but it lacks so many things that other amazing titles have...such as Half-life 2's amazing interactive storytelling for one example.

Sephiroth228

please tell me how the story telling in half life 2 is interactive....just caus your still playing the game while ppl are telling you stuff doesn't make it interactive, you can't change the events or anything at all. 

cuz halo 1 brought things that werent yet seen or applied in a fun way in shooters before. things like the sticky gernades, melee, carrying only 2 weapons, recharging sheilds and mixed with the story, music, vehicles and of course the mastercheif, halo changed the way first person shooters were made.

just saying 

but halo have , weapons, people playing(very important) , the matchmaking, the rankings , alot of different type of games, king of the hill, odd ball, flags etc...

soo thats why is awsome

Well to start off, none of those games you listed are available on console...proteKYFM

Owned.

man there are sure alot of haters for good games!!!

The energy shields

I have played a lot of shooters, but one of the most key differences that Halo has are those shields. I played Socom and there were times when I would shoot half a clip into the back of one of my enemies only to have them turn around and kill me in a couple shots. This doesn't really happen in halo because its a lot more structured: four shots of a battle rifle to the head, three plasma rifle shots with roughly 20 smg shots (depending on how accurate you are of course), three punches with a normal weapon, these all kill people. It's the stability of knowing these things that allow people to dissect tactics and really develop skill for this game. The energy shields really add another level to gameplay; of course, there are a whole bunch of other reasons why this game is amazing, but I'm just too lazy to type it all out.

energy shields > no energy shields

The energy shields

I have played a lot of shooters, but one of the most key differences that Halo has are those shields. I played Socom and there were times when I would shoot half a clip into the back of one of my enemies only to have them turn around and kill me in a couple shots. This doesn't really happen in halo because its a lot more structured: four shots of a battle rifle to the head, three plasma rifle shots with roughly 20 smg shots (depending on how accurate you are of course), three punches with a normal weapon, these all kill people. It's the stability of knowing these things that allow people to dissect tactics and really develop skill for this game. The energy shields really add another level to gameplay; of course, there are a whole bunch of other reasons why this game is amazing, but I'm just too lazy to type it all out.

energy shields > no energy shields

bobderwood97_1

I'm going to have to agree with you man.  I find the shields really add a new element to the game.  In multiplayer, it allows you to keep going because after every battle it's a fresh start, you don't feel like you're slowly being worn down.

directed at the OP:  I think Halo recieves to much applause for it's story, it's not horrible by any means, but it is cliche-- aliens seek to wipe out humanity, one man army saves the day; the only twist is that they are religiously motivated.  I do think the covenant have a well developed culture, but that really requires reading the books to appreciate fully.  The thing is, no shooter has an above adverage story; please don't say HL2, the story in that game was a joke, if you think otherwise, you're a blind fanboy.  For as subpar as Halo2's ending was, HL2's was even worse... I almost laughed.  I remember finnishing the game and thinking "WTF, that's the end?".  It's ok though, because it's the shooter genre and nobody plays FPS's for their deep stories.  Thats akin to going to seeing an action flich and moaning about the plot.  You go to action movies to see people get shot/beat up etc. same thing for FPS's.

Okay I'm by no means slamming the Halo series here so don't call me a fanboy blah blah etc. I Just think that I'm missing something here.:)

Alright I'll start off by saying that I have completed both Halo 1 and 2 and have spent at least 20+ hours of online time. But I still wonder where the series had gathered its "Godly" status. What is so amazing about Halo? Yes I admit they are good games but what makes it so much better than games like Half-Life 2, Counter-Strike, the Unreal series, Battlefield series and so-on. Halo 3 has been one of the most anticipated games of all time over the course of the past 2 years...but why? Am I missing something here? What does Halo have that other games don't? Thanks :D

Sephiroth228

Okay I'm by no means slamming the Halo series here so don't call me a fanboy blah blah etc. I Just think that I'm missing something here.:)

Alright I'll start off by saying that I have completed both Halo 1 and 2 and have spent at least 20+ hours of online time. But I still wonder where the series had gathered its "Godly" status. What is so amazing about Halo? Yes I admit they are good games but what makes it so much better than games like Half-Life 2, Counter-Strike, the Unreal series, Battlefield series and so-on. Halo 3 has been one of the most anticipated games of all time over the course of the past 2 years...but why? Am I missing something here? What does Halo have that other games don't? Thanks :D

Sephiroth228

have u played halo 1 online for 20+ hours?

if u played any decent ppl you'll know y.

also when this game first came out it was 20x better than other fps's.it had a rechargable shield which was unheard of back then so you wouldnt get stuck just because the next health pack is in the next two level. 

overall it's not evolutionary but revolutionary, it does everything that's been done b4 10x better 

Well to start off, none of those games you listed are available on console...proteKYFM

Yes most of them are on the console or are coming to the console, anyway halo is on the pc so your point is pointless.

Okay I'm by no means slamming the Halo series here so don't call me a fanboy blah blah etc. I Just think that I'm missing something here.:)

Alright I'll start off by saying that I have completed both Halo 1 and 2 and have spent at least 20+ hours of online time. But I still wonder where the series had gathered its "Godly" status. What is so amazing about Halo? Yes I admit they are good games but what makes it so much better than games like Half-Life 2, Counter-Strike, the Unreal series, Battlefield series and so-on. Halo 3 has been one of the most anticipated games of all time over the course of the past 2 years...but why? Am I missing something here? What does Halo have that other games don't? Thanks :D

Sephiroth228

It was amazing shooter on an amazing console and it was really the best FPS that made sense on a console. It was the first FPS that felt like playing a PC shooter on a console and thats what got me in. The graphics and artstyle are great, and it is real fun to play. Oh and by the way was one of the first console shooters to only have about 10 guns or less and only let you carry 2 of them, all the other ones like goldeneye had 20+ weapons and let you carry them all. And the health with the recharge shield was new to me and alot of people. The characters are cool, get you emersed into the games world. And really Half life and HL2 and all thoses other games are hyped because of the graphics and technology alot of times. And have you watched any of the halo 3 beta footage, the graphics look nice and crisp and its just beta, The weapons look awesome and not plastic like in halo 1 and 2, and it just looks really fun. This is why people are getting hyped for halo3.