A world without Halo

[geon106]

A world without Halo would be a better one.

Halo isn't the best thing since sliced bread tbh.

And nope not a COD one, there are lots of other great game series out there such as Battlefield, Resistance, Final Fantasy, C&C, Resident Evil etc

There are also lots of new(ish) IP's around, LBP, Heavy Rain, erm, cant think of anymore but there are some lol

 

[Hikikomori Ookami]

Console FPS's wouldn't be as dominant, the Xbox would have failed and by extension the gaming world would probably be less focused on random online features and DLC, and either the console wars would have been a two-way competition between the PS2 and Gamecube or maybe someone (possibly Sega, but not likely) would have filled in the gap, not to mention the many other alternate history details that would exist.

So Halo is the reason I hate gaming anymore. I really don't like the fact that you can't fully enjoy a game without DLC anymore. I miss the simpler days when you could buy a game at the store and be secure in knowing that nothing would change unless a sequel came out (except for PC games with DLC. Couldn't even play a buddy online if he downloaded something you haven't).

 

[Mr.PlanetEater]

It'd be a world of DOOM! (Get it?)

But in all seriousness, without Halo, a lot of the great FPS's of today would never exist. Halo influenced a whole genre, and there's no real denial to that. I don't like it, but it just is that way. And you don't want to mess up the space-time continuum.

Actually not true considering there were countless other FPS games that were more success then Halo, that any developer could have jumped on. I'd rather have 600 clones of say Golden Eye, Half-Life, or Perfect Dark then 60000 clones of the same space marines shooting at the same aliens with the same motives with the same guns. Essentially the FPS has become a Copy Paste genre..:/

On Topic; A World without Halo would be a world where the Xbox Doesn't exist and ultimately there would be less annoying 12 year olds yelling about their penis on XBL. Of course without the Xbox we might not have gotten Braid so..>.>

 

[PureChaos]

i have never played Halo and the game has very little to do with my world so, from a personal point of view, things would pretty much be the same. yes, they may have had an effect of FPS' in general but i rarely play them so i wouldn't know

 

[Darth Sea Bass]

I don't hate the halo games i just don't get how games as mediocre as them sell like there a gift from god!

Halo's only outstanding achievement is inspiring red vs blue!

 

[Radeonx]

FPS's would be different, in my opinion. Halo somewhat revolutionized the genre with Combat Evolved

You can NOT be serious, my fucking god dude.

I'm not going to start an internet flame war, but Jesus Crist you have no idea how wrong you are.

God Damn

Halo brought FPS's to console gaming. FPS was a genre, that before Combat Evolved, was though to be only for the PC. That's why it revolutionized the genre. I don't care if you hate Halo, but making a post that is only contributing by telling me how wrong I am is flaming.

 

[Arkhangelsk]

It'd be a world of DOOM! (Get it?)

But in all seriousness, without Halo, a lot of the great FPS's of today would never exist. Halo influenced a whole genre, and there's no real denial to that. I don't like it, but it just is that way. And you don't want to mess up the space-time continuum.

Actually not true considering there were countless other FPS games that were more success then Halo, that any developer could have jumped on. I'd rather have 600 clones of say Golden Eye, Half-Life, or Perfect Dark then 60000 clones of the same space marines shooting at the same aliens with the same motives with the same guns. Essentially the FPS has become a Copy Paste genre..:/

On Topic; A World without Halo would be a world where the Xbox Doesn't exist and ultimately there would be less annoying 12 year olds yelling about their penis on XBL. Of course without the Xbox we might not have gotten Braid so..>.>

Still, you can't deny that it brought popularity to some today reoccurring elements in the shooter genre. And there are games that made it good. And as I said, you don't know what will happen when you fuck with the space-time continuum.

 

[yankeefan19]

a world without Halo clones. However, I have always liked halo.

This. Also, A world without Halo would be a world where machinima died.

Good point. Without Red vs. Blue, machinima wouldn't have become popular.

 

[Kajt]

A world without Halo would be pretty much the same. Just replace Halo with either Counter-Strike or Call of Duty.

 

[TheGreenManalishi]

...it'd be a a world with some other fun space shooter.

Yes, one would take it's place as the 'definitive' modern FPS. I think other games would've been better recieved without Halo encompassing everything the masses want in a Sci-Fi FPS

 

[wolfy098]

A world without Halo would be a better place

 

[masterjiji]

significantly FPS-less, but also with much fewer complaints of Halo going the way of Final DFfantasy with 800 million bloody games

 

[MetallicaRulez0]

Halo made console FPSs what they are today. Anyone who can't see that is a hater in denial.

Still, I'm sure all of the haters would find another game to rag on for no reason other than popularity. Some people just have to "fight the man" by hating anything mainstream.

No, I think I'd go further back and say GoldenEye was more important to the console FPS genre. It more or less laid the foundation for how it is today. Halo was more like the innovator that came along to introduce the new overly-cloned features we see today. The phrase "Often imitated, never duplicated" comes to mind.

I also can't believe I'm saying all this because I'm not really fond of Halo, mostly because the story and characters don't interest me. Having had my share of multi-player fun with some friends in the past though, it was still pants-on-head retarded fun... especially with being able to record gameplay movies in Halo 3 so you and your friends can relive your past Retard-fests.

And if GoldenEye is Halo's grandpappy, then Wolfenstein 3D is their "Old Country" ancestor from the land of "PC-vania."

Perhaps you shouldn't come off as so 'Fanboy-ish' either, 'Metalli-cat.' It's alright to love a franchise but don't try to defend it when others flame over it, it just doesn't end well. You won't win and they won't win. In the end, you all just make yourselves out to be a collective of hate-filled narrow-minded pricks.

I absolutely agree Goldeneye was more important to the genre as a whole, but the last few years has been nothing but WW2 shooters and Halo clones. That should say a lot about how important Halo was at the time.

I apologize if I came off "fanboy-ish", I honestly just wanted to make a point. If you can't see why Halo was important to the FPS genre, then you're ignorant. I don't even play Halo anymore aside from the occasional match on Halo 2 when CoD4 frustrates me. Halo 3 feels watered down and casual compared to Halo 2.

 

[wrecker77]

... a world without 360.

the origonal xbox whould not of continued if not for halo.

 

[dennyaaa]

a heavenly place where no fanboys existed and only true joy would fill the streets and forums of the internet

 

[GamingAwesome1]

A world without Halo would be a world without one game that inspired many a generic bland FPS shooter that clog up the market so much I can't even talk to some of my school mates without trying to punch them for their lack of taste.

Yes these conversations do degrade into Halo-bashing, it's just the way the internet works.

 

[Strider_07]

Speaking as a bit of a Halo fan, it would be a better one for FPS games. Less regenerating health and less blatant ripping off of Alien.

 

[bruMackBBQ_89]

CHAOS MAN!!!!PURE CHAOS MAN!!! =0

 

[comadorcrack]

A wolrd Of shooters Without Regenerating Health Bars and Limited Weapon space... A better wold in some respects.
A world without Halo 3... Even Better
But then..
A world without Halo 1... Not willing to make the trade.

 

[Strider_07]

A wolrd Of shooters Without Regenerating Health Bars and Limited Weapon space... A better wold in some respects.
A world without Halo 3... Even Better
But then..
A world without Halo 1... Not willing to make the trade.

I agree wholeheartedly on Halo 1. Best game in the series, even if it was a little bland.