Why all the halo haters?
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I don't really hate it, but for me it's because it's very cliche and that has received more attention than it should instead of other excellent games like Beyond Good and Evil.
And basically all of that, except that I do not find Duke Nukem memorable, but I agree with every point you have made.Alpha1089 said:
my reason?
I played Halo, and I endured people going on and on about how AWESOME a FPS it was, how it revolutionized *everything* about FPS, and how it was soooooo awesoome, so damn awesome it could be potentially distilled into aweseomium and used to blow up the galaxy.
I played it, and it was a mediocre FPS that, if had been solely on the PC, would have died. Horribly.
Lo and Behold! The PC version of Halo was panned, not just because of broken crap, but because compared to games years its senior, it wasn't up to snuff.
Half-Life vs Halo 1.
Half-life wins, in this poster's opinion. The maps aren't repeated so damn much, the aliens are actually kind of scary, instead of grunts which are basically living comic relief. I watched a friend of mine beat it, beginning to end.
All I got out of it was that it was mediocre at best, and horrible at worst.
Yet suddenly its their new poster boy, a mediocre game being heralded as the apex of gaming when other games which are tons better, are ignored. Innovation is stifled, imagination is ignored in favor of copying a bland, un-imaginative mediocre game that yes, is decent, perhaps mediocre for a FPS on the console, but it was *nothing* compared to PC games of the time.
I played Halo, and I endured people going on and on about how AWESOME a FPS it was, how it revolutionized *everything* about FPS, and how it was soooooo awesoome, so damn awesome it could be potentially distilled into aweseomium and used to blow up the galaxy.
I played it, and it was a mediocre FPS that, if had been solely on the PC, would have died. Horribly.
Lo and Behold! The PC version of Halo was panned, not just because of broken crap, but because compared to games years its senior, it wasn't up to snuff.
Half-Life vs Halo 1.
Half-life wins, in this poster's opinion. The maps aren't repeated so damn much, the aliens are actually kind of scary, instead of grunts which are basically living comic relief. I watched a friend of mine beat it, beginning to end.
All I got out of it was that it was mediocre at best, and horrible at worst.
Yet suddenly its their new poster boy, a mediocre game being heralded as the apex of gaming when other games which are tons better, are ignored. Innovation is stifled, imagination is ignored in favor of copying a bland, un-imaginative mediocre game that yes, is decent, perhaps mediocre for a FPS on the console, but it was *nothing* compared to PC games of the time.
Logical fallacy. If Halo didn't exist then some other game would have been the first Xbox game. If we didn't have the 360 then those other games you listed would be on a different console.thatguy779 said:
There are no Halo haters. There are only haters of Halo fanboys, and they have been around for as long as the fanboys have.
Yes, there were.
Noone cares which is the most popular game.
For the same reason they've been attacking it for the past decade:
If we want gaming to grow as a medium, we cannot afford to confuse competence with brilliance.
Because of fanboys going "OMG HALO IS TEH BEST GAME AND EPITOME OF CONSOLE SHOOTERZ!"
That is why I hate the idea of it. I'll still play it but im not joining the bandwagon of ignorant morons who think Halo's the next best thing since sliced bread.
That is why I hate the idea of it. I'll still play it but im not joining the bandwagon of ignorant morons who think Halo's the next best thing since sliced bread.
I see it like this: The more popular a game the more people who play it. The more people who play it the more people who dislike it. It has nothing to do with quality, it's just the fact that a wider audience includes a wider number of haters.
Whenever you have a popular game it's gonna have haters. The fanboys contributes to this but people really hate the players more than the game itself.
I can understand how it people don't like it since it doesn't cater to their tastes but to say it's bad is just ignorant.
I can understand how it people don't like it since it doesn't cater to their tastes but to say it's bad is just ignorant.
For one, it's over-hyped to the nth degree.
For two, a friend of mine has told me the Halo series has declined in quality since the original(I haven't played it myself, me+FPSs=fail).
For three,
For two, a friend of mine has told me the Halo series has declined in quality since the original(I haven't played it myself, me+FPSs=fail).
For three,
Yes you are. Not as bad as some, but you are defending a monstrosity of a series that doesn't really need defending. If that isn't a fanboy I don't know what is. Don't worry, I've been a fanboy myself, it's not the worst thing in the world, just don't get too overzealous.thatguy779 said:
I was going to read all of it until I saw this and realised that you have no idea what you're talking about.thatguy779 said:
Timesplitters came out before Halo and was far better in the fun factor imo. Goldeneye as many have said was also a fantastic console FPS so I really don't know what you're talking about with Halo being the first good shooter on a console, there were plenty.
Some people hate Halo because it is popular, some people hate halo because it is on the x-box, x-box 360, and PC, and some people hate Halo because they don't like the game.
I don't like Halo because of the story. It basically falls down to Aliens bad, humans good. The game-play is fun and so the the multiplayer. I just don't care for the story which is a big factor to me in gaming. I hear that the books based on the Halo universe are quite good and explain much more about the characters. Not everyone is going to like what you like.
I don't like Halo because of the story. It basically falls down to Aliens bad, humans good. The game-play is fun and so the the multiplayer. I just don't care for the story which is a big factor to me in gaming. I hear that the books based on the Halo universe are quite good and explain much more about the characters. Not everyone is going to like what you like.
Because it's popular, and therefore to be "cool" and have a valid point of view, one must hate everything that is popular.
I never really liked Halo at all. I mean, I gave it a try, played through one and two, didn't much like the story myself. Plus the gravity effects felt all weird...I kinda like returning to the ground in a reasonable amount of time after jumping.
The trailers for Halo are always awesome and well done, which may be why so many people like it.. but games rarely turn out being as cool and intense as the trailer depicts them to be.
Anywho, I consider Halo to be a generic shooter..You're a guy with guns, and an extremely high tolerance for pain, killing hundreds of bad guys that hate you for no other reason than you exist.. (I know there's more to it than that, I read all the books and go the plot down).
As a game Halo sucks.. as an idea it's pretty dang awesome. It has a decent plot, good characters, and I know I would go see "Halo the movie" if they ever made it.
The trailers for Halo are always awesome and well done, which may be why so many people like it.. but games rarely turn out being as cool and intense as the trailer depicts them to be.
Anywho, I consider Halo to be a generic shooter..You're a guy with guns, and an extremely high tolerance for pain, killing hundreds of bad guys that hate you for no other reason than you exist.. (I know there's more to it than that, I read all the books and go the plot down).
As a game Halo sucks.. as an idea it's pretty dang awesome. It has a decent plot, good characters, and I know I would go see "Halo the movie" if they ever made it.