I've never really understood how it's possible to get angry over something being boring. Isn't that a bit of a contradiction of terms? Surely if something's boring, it means you can't feel any real emotion towards it.Electrogecko said:
Halo Combat Evolved Anniversary Review
- Thread starter Russ Pitts
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all they did was reskin it, no other motion capture or anything was used.which is fine, it has that old halo feel to it. also they are saving alot of equipment and resources for halo 4.The Plunk said:
personally, i love this fucking game, and haveing it for only 39.99 with a reach fire fight expansion and bonus matchmaking maps? FUCK YEAH!!! TAKE MY MONEY!!!!
personally, i think the game has aged very well and still holds up even by todays standards.
Agreed. Before this game came out, I figured that whilst i would enjoy it (huge halo fanboy here), it still wouldn't be as enjoyable as say, Arkham City or Revelations (which i have yet to play).Jegsimmons said:
But as soon as I put it in, heard that fantastic music, I havn't been able to put it down. The new graphics are a joy to behold and the gameplay is still tight.
Quite frankly, if Nintendo is allowed to release OoT 3-4 times and the same mario game countless times, I don't see why people shouldn't be allowed to enjoy Halo CE Anniversary without all the troll haters coming out of the woodwork.
Of course, that's an impossible dream.
would it be wrong to say that halo is one of the most satisfying and heart warming games that ever existed, it may not be perfect, but damn it its just something you fall in love with. it amazes me because they actually care about a good game and story and will actually tune it to make their fans happy with it, and im always surprised with every new release.Ridgemo said:
if halo was a woman, i purpose to her.
I played the original for PC. It didn't impress me in the slightest and I found it to be a boring, overrated game. I have now possible way to justify spending $40 on a graphical upgrade, especially when I don't really give a shit about graphics anyway. Seems odd to give it such a high rating though if that is the scenario.
I suppose you've got a point there. It was quite a while ago and my memory isn't great. I remember enjoying the first hour or so, but then my recollection skips to the later segments and an associated unpleasantness. I seem to remember finding the oracle to be the point that the game turned sour, and my guess is that I was already too far in and too compelled to see it to the end to simply turn it off and walk away. I remember saying to my brothers at the time that I would prefer to be able to pause the game and press an auto-win button than continue through the level.OhJohnNo said:
That was literally the entire point of the game - it was a commemoration of the first halo, by revamping its graphics. It was never meant to be a full game, which is why it was priced lower than normal. Personally, as someone who uses a computer monitor (which the original Halo CE xbox game discriminates against and refuses to work on) I found it very useful.Zulnam said:
I don't know... is it just me or does the game actually look worse than 10 years ago?
It seems like a waste of money which is only for those people who get really bothered when every bump is not perfectly mapped and every reflective surface is not specular.
It seems like a waste of money which is only for those people who get really bothered when every bump is not perfectly mapped and every reflective surface is not specular.
Which is the reason why I probably wont bother to get the anniversary, because the mod community will more than likely make a pack that will upgrade the game to the anniversary standards or better.Scrumpmonkey said:
On that note, it does look pretty good graphically compared to the old one. I suspect that, aside from the hardware difference between Xbox classic and Xbox 360, the reason it looks so great while running so smoothly might have to do with the fact that it's the old engine with a texture upgrade. Would I be correct in this assumption, as the review gave me that impression.
An open comment to the reviewer, Russ Pitts.
I respectfully disagree with the comparison between Android and iPhone. For myself, I have always disliked the feel and layout of the iphone, so when I got my first HTC Desire it felt like a breath of fresh air and by far the superior option. And when considering the steeply growing proportion of Android handset owners, it is apparent that I am not the only one.
I am not saying anything about the quality of either handsets (beyond my own general opinion), nor is it my intention to encourage debate about the merits of either, but as an example that making highly polarising comments/comparisons in what is supposed to be an objective review about entirely unrelated subject matter comes across as unprofessional, and furthermore detracts from the topic at hand.
I respectfully disagree with the comparison between Android and iPhone. For myself, I have always disliked the feel and layout of the iphone, so when I got my first HTC Desire it felt like a breath of fresh air and by far the superior option. And when considering the steeply growing proportion of Android handset owners, it is apparent that I am not the only one.
I am not saying anything about the quality of either handsets (beyond my own general opinion), nor is it my intention to encourage debate about the merits of either, but as an example that making highly polarising comments/comparisons in what is supposed to be an objective review about entirely unrelated subject matter comes across as unprofessional, and furthermore detracts from the topic at hand.
Halo is and was a rip-off of the much older, and graphically superior (which was surprising at the time) Unreal, both in gameplay, enemies and world. However, they added and changed some nice things. I still think it's only popular because it was the first FPS for consoles done right. But compared to PC fps's, it still doesn't hold up. I still think Halo 2 was a great game however...
I actually really enjoyed the first Halo, but...
"I dare you to name another game that still feels fresh and revolutionary, even ten years later."
I actually replayed the original Half Life recently...
"I dare you to name another game that still feels fresh and revolutionary, even ten years later."
I actually replayed the original Half Life recently...
Mmmm this makes me nostalgic for Halo... playin halo 2 over my dorms LAN was some of the most fun i've had with video games.
Buh-bye, now!