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All these points kinda don't make sense. I'm not trying to be an asshole, nor am I a big fan of Halo, it's just that most of these gripes are baseless
Weapons not futuristic enough: half the guns have plasma. There are energy swords and hammers that manipulate gravity. There's a giant fucking laser that kills in one hit.
Lack of Adrenaline
Halo is actually quite singular in that pretty much everything is random. All the encounters are randomly generated on a event by event basis. COD actually has nothing but scripted events. ALso it sounds like your idea of adrenaline is getting your ass handed to you until you put in the 20 odd hours necessary to struggle up to their level. That's not really that fun.
Master Chief... Really?
This is his rank, not his name. It's also a real life rank, it's short for master chief petty officer. If you were looking for the realness of COD here, this is the place to find it.
Samus Aran army man hybrid
This is the future-y tech you were looking for in your first point. It's a future-y armor, and your subjective dislike of it doesn't make halo a bad game. I personally think it's freakin badass armor, and I don't see a lot of Samus in him anyway. Any actually. Aside from the fact that they're both armors from the future. She's curvy and agile looking, he looks like a personified tank.
Again, not trying to be a dick, but these were pretty unfair criticisms
Weapons not futuristic enough: half the guns have plasma. There are energy swords and hammers that manipulate gravity. There's a giant fucking laser that kills in one hit.
Lack of Adrenaline
Halo is actually quite singular in that pretty much everything is random. All the encounters are randomly generated on a event by event basis. COD actually has nothing but scripted events. ALso it sounds like your idea of adrenaline is getting your ass handed to you until you put in the 20 odd hours necessary to struggle up to their level. That's not really that fun.
Master Chief... Really?
This is his rank, not his name. It's also a real life rank, it's short for master chief petty officer. If you were looking for the realness of COD here, this is the place to find it.
Samus Aran army man hybrid
This is the future-y tech you were looking for in your first point. It's a future-y armor, and your subjective dislike of it doesn't make halo a bad game. I personally think it's freakin badass armor, and I don't see a lot of Samus in him anyway. Any actually. Aside from the fact that they're both armors from the future. She's curvy and agile looking, he looks like a personified tank.
Again, not trying to be a dick, but these were pretty unfair criticisms
@Om Nom, Plasma isn't much of a big deal really. The Plasma sword is nice. And yeah, Snipers exist.
Then leaving his real name out of the equation still pisses me off. I don't like having an unknown protagonist. I should at least get a name, because now if I play halo, it'd bother me. "Who am I playing as? Can I get a name?"
Green isn't badass. Yes, that's bias cause we all have different favorite colors, but it seems more like Master Chief is focusing more on planting trees than murdering aliens.
Then leaving his real name out of the equation still pisses me off. I don't like having an unknown protagonist. I should at least get a name, because now if I play halo, it'd bother me. "Who am I playing as? Can I get a name?"
Green isn't badass. Yes, that's bias cause we all have different favorite colors, but it seems more like Master Chief is focusing more on planting trees than murdering aliens.
I've only played the first Halo and didn't like it either (I'm speaking mostly from a single-player perspective). The main reason was that the levels basically repeated themselves OVER AND OVER again. And I don't mean that the levels just seem familiar to each other... I mean that it was literally the same room repeated again and again. You clear one room of enemies and then continue on to the same exact room.
I wasn't too fond of the atmosphere and story either. Half-Life 2 is a great example of doing an "alien war" in a more interesting way... although that isn't quiet as futuristic. Still, I found Mass Effect to be interesting despite how futuristic it was. I also thought Master Chief was a boring protagonist and am constantly reading his name as Master CHEF. I will admit the game has nice music though.
Despite all that however, I could see how the gameplay could redeem the sequels if they fix some of the problems. I could also see how so many people could have liked the first Halo if their previous experience with a console FPS was Goldeneye/Perfect Dark. Because of that I've decided to give it another try and actually ordered Halo 2 earlier today. I'm mostly hoping for more varied levels and perhaps a nicer story.
And if I like it enough I plan on going into the newer games and multiplayer. I've barely played any Halo multiplayer but I think I would like it better then something like Modern Warfare 2... where the game pretty much plays itself, none of the deaths feel like they're my own fault, and having a high kill-death ratio basically comes down to some strategy combined with how cheaply I play the game.
I wasn't too fond of the atmosphere and story either. Half-Life 2 is a great example of doing an "alien war" in a more interesting way... although that isn't quiet as futuristic. Still, I found Mass Effect to be interesting despite how futuristic it was. I also thought Master Chief was a boring protagonist and am constantly reading his name as Master CHEF. I will admit the game has nice music though.
Despite all that however, I could see how the gameplay could redeem the sequels if they fix some of the problems. I could also see how so many people could have liked the first Halo if their previous experience with a console FPS was Goldeneye/Perfect Dark. Because of that I've decided to give it another try and actually ordered Halo 2 earlier today. I'm mostly hoping for more varied levels and perhaps a nicer story.
And if I like it enough I plan on going into the newer games and multiplayer. I've barely played any Halo multiplayer but I think I would like it better then something like Modern Warfare 2... where the game pretty much plays itself, none of the deaths feel like they're my own fault, and having a high kill-death ratio basically comes down to some strategy combined with how cheaply I play the game.
@Corduroy, if you didn't care, you didn't have to post. Hell, you didn't have to even open this blog post. You didn't have to comment if you didn't care.
You're bothered by my opinions. Admit it.
You're bothered by my opinions. Admit it.
Kytherno, I don't think these are very good reasons and I don't like Halo at all and I certainly wouldn't bust out Call of Duty for your fall back defense. They're both timely shit.
When it comes to Halo, sorry but at least this game was creative in it's image at the very least versus the ultra copy paste greenish brown junk CoD is.
I wouldn't talk about Master Chief or the Halo franchise being generic when you're main characters are worthy of the names, John, Joe, Ted, Bill or Jack. Lame to the core.
Halo>Cod and I say that extremely lightly. Both nonsense.
When it comes to Halo, sorry but at least this game was creative in it's image at the very least versus the ultra copy paste greenish brown junk CoD is.
I wouldn't talk about Master Chief or the Halo franchise being generic when you're main characters are worthy of the names, John, Joe, Ted, Bill or Jack. Lame to the core.
Halo>Cod and I say that extremely lightly. Both nonsense.
God damn son, I don't mean to hate, but when you got On Nom and Bradshaw rallying for Halo, you ain't doing it right.
Kytherno: Why should it bother me if you don't like Halo? What does bother me is your favoritism of Call of Duty. That's just sad.
Call Of Doody.
That's cool. As I say alot I play games for the escapism, hence why I couldn't give a shit about the realism of playing as a soldier in the armed forced because it's based on reality hence boring as fuck for me. So I'm definitely down with
Halo but still if Call Of Duty does it for you all the power to ya. I think though if your comparing Black Ops to Reach though I can pretty much guarantee with the customization and game options Reach has legs that'll help carry it for years.
That's cool. As I say alot I play games for the escapism, hence why I couldn't give a shit about the realism of playing as a soldier in the armed forced because it's based on reality hence boring as fuck for me. So I'm definitely down with
Halo but still if Call Of Duty does it for you all the power to ya. I think though if your comparing Black Ops to Reach though I can pretty much guarantee with the customization and game options Reach has legs that'll help carry it for years.
also you didn't really offer any reasons why Halos weapons are bad just "they hope they get it right" isn't exactly a strong arguement. You should probably put abit more thought into your arguement.
So many opinions portrayed as solid facts!
If it's a comparison for realism why not pick operation flashpoint?
Oh I know why. Because that game has elements of realism and isn't people teleporting across a map with a knife out.
Seriously kytherno.......gtfo.
If it's a comparison for realism why not pick operation flashpoint?
Oh I know why. Because that game has elements of realism and isn't people teleporting across a map with a knife out.
Seriously kytherno.......gtfo.
@Corduroy, because you posted even though you said you didn't care. If you didn't care, then why did you post?
@Bakewell, this is my blog. I post my opinions here. Don't like them? Then how about you gtfo. You're the one who opened the blog in the first place.
@Bakewell, this is my blog. I post my opinions here. Don't like them? Then how about you gtfo. You're the one who opened the blog in the first place.
Eh, I like Halo over CoD and that ilk but if you don't, I can dig that. I wish some of Halo's weaponry was less purple. That's the color of Lent and kings, not space aliens.
Also that Beyonce thing cracked me up.
Also that Beyonce thing cracked me up.
I own all the Halo games, but I haven't really loved one since the first. Still, I can't really agree with, well, anything you've written.
Om Nom On Souls said pretty much everything I was going to say, but I'll still throw in a few pennies for the cause.
1. Call of Duty is a military FPS, so it has military-style weapons. Yes, this is a fact. UT weapons are indeed creative, but they're also mostly useless. How often do you see someone running around with an ASMD? Or the Impact Hammer? Or the fucking Bio Rifle?
2. I don't play CoD online, so I can't really comment on this. I'm glad you have fun with it, though.
3. As was pointed out, Master Chief is his rank, and in the military, that is commonly how one is addressed. You also mention that you don't know his name, but that's probably because you weren't paying attention. (Hint: it's John.)
Now, if you had pointed out the fact that the enemies in Halo games are ridiculous and non-threatening, THEN we'd have something in common...
Om Nom On Souls said pretty much everything I was going to say, but I'll still throw in a few pennies for the cause.
1. Call of Duty is a military FPS, so it has military-style weapons. Yes, this is a fact. UT weapons are indeed creative, but they're also mostly useless. How often do you see someone running around with an ASMD? Or the Impact Hammer? Or the fucking Bio Rifle?
2. I don't play CoD online, so I can't really comment on this. I'm glad you have fun with it, though.
3. As was pointed out, Master Chief is his rank, and in the military, that is commonly how one is addressed. You also mention that you don't know his name, but that's probably because you weren't paying attention. (Hint: it's John.)
Now, if you had pointed out the fact that the enemies in Halo games are ridiculous and non-threatening, THEN we'd have something in common...
@ Andy
You think Elites, Brutes and Hunters aren't threatening?! You crazy, son.
Also, I wasn't going to respond to this silly post, but I can't help it. See, I enjoy one mode of Cod, that being hardcore search & destroy. I like it. I detest all of the respawn modes, but most players like them, & I'm ok with that. I , however, LOVE Halo. But, I enjoy both, see? I could say, in Cod, can you load up two friends in a Warthog, barrel through a bunch of dudes shooting and laughing maniacally, when suddenly a guy runs up and smashes your ride with a Gravity Hammer and violently ends you and your friends' good time and how much more awesome it is than anything your silly CoD "realistic" army men game could do. I could say that. But, I won't, as I understand the concepts of opinion/preference, and someday, youngling, you will too. Someday.
You think Elites, Brutes and Hunters aren't threatening?! You crazy, son.
Also, I wasn't going to respond to this silly post, but I can't help it. See, I enjoy one mode of Cod, that being hardcore search & destroy. I like it. I detest all of the respawn modes, but most players like them, & I'm ok with that. I , however, LOVE Halo. But, I enjoy both, see? I could say, in Cod, can you load up two friends in a Warthog, barrel through a bunch of dudes shooting and laughing maniacally, when suddenly a guy runs up and smashes your ride with a Gravity Hammer and violently ends you and your friends' good time and how much more awesome it is than anything your silly CoD "realistic" army men game could do. I could say that. But, I won't, as I understand the concepts of opinion/preference, and someday, youngling, you will too. Someday.
You lost me at '“LOLTHATSOK, YOUR JIM STERLING. YOU HAVE IMMUNITY FROM INSULTS TOWARDS YOUR OPINION”'.
Even I don't like it because of its not being CoD.
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@kytherno
it's a respect ring that is done by the military and because his last ne was removed when he was kidnaped for augmentation it got replaced with his number 117 so when some one addresses anyone in the military higher then them lets take any type of sargent for example they adreass them as Sargent out of respect ... Btw Read the cannon if u don't understand the augmentation and next time when u hate on something get all the facts cuz it makes u sound like an idiot.
it's a respect ring that is done by the military and because his last ne was removed when he was kidnaped for augmentation it got replaced with his number 117 so when some one addresses anyone in the military higher then them lets take any type of sargent for example they adreass them as Sargent out of respect ... Btw Read the cannon if u don't understand the augmentation and next time when u hate on something get all the facts cuz it makes u sound like an idiot.
