The H word

[AHadley]

For some reason, younger / less experienced people seem to go mad at the new games simply because they look pretty. I actually spoke to three of my friends and they all said they'd prefer a game with Crysis-level graphics and a crappy storyline to something with BZ2-level graphics and the best storyline ever written...

[King Gladiator]

i liked the halo games. The creation of a 'shield' type health was a miracle for me instead of hunting for health packs i could run around and kill my friends and have fun. But as fas as multiplayer goes, newer better designed maps would be appreciated and the only thing i dont like about players is when they find cheap things to do that everyone knows is not fair. if i get my rear end handed to me ill still have fun

[Nielk1]

i liked the halo games. The creation of a 'shield' type health was a miracle for me instead of hunting for health packs i could run around and kill my friends and have fun. But as fas as multiplayer goes, newer better designed maps would be appreciated and the only thing i dont like about players is when they find cheap things to do that everyone knows is not fair. if i get my rear end handed to me ill still have fun

I played some NES games with a system like that.

[King Gladiator]

really? never heard of them before. and when someone said its just a mediocre game, what exactly does make a great game? if you look at ratings, the halo series is an extrodinary series. it has sold so many games but since i don't know if it has outsold every game i cant make that claim. all i know is that it is one of the most popular games today. for me, what makes a game fun is the ability to just get online with your friends and have fun. other games are too serious which don't get me wrong i like that too. take battlezone for instance, you can have a great time with all your friends on it...if you could get them on once in a while...but with halo i could just play with friends for a long time and it wouldnt feel nearly as competitive as other games, we could just sit back and play a game

[Nielk1]

Halo is an extremely generic game. It just has a massive marketing giant behind it.

I mean GOOD GOD. Aliens and Space Marines. How original...

[King Gladiator]

You have a point there. but hey aliens vs space marines has worked for a long time. If its not broken, dont fix it.

[AHadley]

If it's not broken, don't fix it - but even if it isn't broken, something new that does the job better can't hurt.

[King Gladiator]

True

[Mr X]

I played some NES games with a system like that.

Yeah, and the game "Fire warrior" for the PS2 has an almost identical health system to halo from what I remember.

[AHadley]

Eurg, don't get me started on Fire Warrior. Bloody Warhammer...