Poll: Looking Back on Halo

[Eclectic Dreck]

Halo CE was the game that convinced me to buy an Xbox and was the one I enjoyed the most. I suspect if I had any interest in the non-cooperative multiplayer elments I'd prefer Halo 2 or 3, but I simply do not. The few hours I've given to Halo 3 online were enough to convince me it was not worth my time, an opinion forged almost entirely by the "people" who infest the servers.

 

[Alarien]

Having played Halo 1-3, I have to say that they are all crap, in my opinion. They add nothing to the genre (other than that they DID make an FPS playable on a console, which is something, though I still prefer PCs).

My problem with Halo is my problem with Half-Life. They are old, bland, and generic FPS games.

Half-Life was a 1999 game that has remained a 1999 game in style through episode 2.

Halo is a 1995, Doom-style, FPS with very little else to commend it. Oh, and it has horrific vehicle sections with goddawful controls.

No, overall FPS's haven't evolved much, but some have tried more than others, which is why I dislike the genre, but do enjoy some games that stand out for me: COD4 (not MW2); FEAR 1; Portal and TF2 and L4D1/2

 

[Cherry Cola]

If I had to pick one, I would probably say Halo 2.

I played that game while it was still freshly out, and so my innocent mind has recorded it as a fun experience.

All the other Halo games I have played in my now more cynical years, and I loathe them. I will never play Halo 2 again out of fear that it will become soiled by my evil cynicism.

 

[Cherry Cola]

halo 3 is the best one it revolutionized multiplayer

No, that was Halo 2. Close though.

 

[turbo4400]

The first one, although this could be purely nostalgia but i think i played through that game more than any other.

 

[Rararaz]

Voted for Halo: CE because the thread asked which my favorite Halo is, not which is the best game. It is my fave because at the time it was a bit fresh and interesting. Things like red vs blue helped as well.