In comes Halo. While it was originally a multiplatform game, it has become the icon of the 360. This is where the problem begins. Halo brings FPS to the masses, and in most cases it is the first FPS many of it's players have ever touched. At least, that is what the claim is... totally negating titles like Golden Eye and Perfect Dark before it. It is quickly touted by many as the best FPS ever made, though, it is a self-proclaimed title, instead of one that is widely recognized. It's online community and setup is set to be the best of it's kind; while negating it's inferiority to games year's older then it. But fine, let's completely ignore this... no problem, let the lemmings be lemmings, I say.
Halo 2 is released... a half baked title, which does expand the game, however stops short of being brilliant when it's single player campaign end abrumptly -- not in an artistic fashion -- but rather as if the developers were forced to make a release. Halo 3 is brought forth, and once again, while it brings something new... it isn't noticably all that much different. But fine, it's still a good game, so why bother arguing that it's not as good it's made out to be.
This is where the problem begins. Halo Wars is announced. It is released, and outside of this site, it is praised. The problem is, it is pushed forward as prime / gold / frontier title... when in reality, it's a poor game -- yet it's crowd does not know to care.
Unlike Mario before it, the Halo franchise tries to be what it isn't. It not only dumbs down another brilliant genre... but it proclaims that rather then being an alternative, like Mario Golf to Tiger Woods, it is rather a front runner in the genre.
Mehdi1984
First off I lol at the fact you you give Halo life. That Halo proclaims to be the best. lol Halo doesn't proclaim anything, the people who play the game lay claim to its greatness. And don't even talk about Halo 2 being half-baked, look at MOST new Mario spin-offs. You say Halo Wars is praised for being apart of the Halo franchise, and then put Mario out there as this genuine example of an expanding franchise, oh please, be honest here, Nintendo has exploited Mario in more half baked, garbage spin-offs than any franchise EVER. Comparing it to Mario, you make me laugh. Saying Halo tries to be what it isnt...what are you even talking about?
You make no clear or solid point here. Halo is made, each one advances the story, each one updates online capabilities. If it is TRYING to do anything, its to improve upon itself. You say there is a problem in here and that Halo is killing gaming, and yet you never actually mention HOW it is killing game.
Rofl you said Mario doesn't try to be what it isn't. Im sorry, I never knew the Mario game WERE IN THE OLYMPICS, or that they played soccer, or baseball, or drove karts around, or whatever other garbage spin-offs were made. You are ridiculous.
Grow up sheep, stop whining about how new Mario games aren't as critically acclaimed as the Halo games. And that is fact.
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