Zero Punctuation: Halo 3
- Thread starter Yahtzee Croshaw
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The guy doesn't care about multiplayer, do you expect him to try to enjoy it? He wants to go one on one with the girl, he doesn't want 7 other guys there with him.Cannibalistyk said:
He cares more than he'd have you believe, he did afterall review Team Fortress 2 which he could've just ignored as the multiplayer portion of The Orange Box as he did with the multiplayer portion of Halo 3.yourkie1921 said:
I'd think he'd feel inclined to play team fortress 2 since he reviewed the rest of the orange box and regardless of what anybody says TEAM FORTRESS SHOULD BE CLASSIFIED AS A DIFFERENT GAME. You can't review the game without mentioning multi-player on a multi-player only game. Halo3 has single player and it's not a couple of training missions. It's a campaign. He doesn't feel inclined to review the multiplayer because if all the focus was on multiplayer there would be no singleplayer. It's kind of like how he played smash bros. brawl with a few friends, HE HAS TO.
The point of his reviews is to nitpick and create comedy from them. It's not as though his word is finalCannibalistyk said:
He pointed out that the game shouldn't be getting perfect scores and constant praise from critics if half of the game is so blighted. If the game is getting perfect scores, it shouldn't have such a flawed campaign that was touted as the second coming. If other critics give the game a perfect score while pointing out the negatives of the single-player, shouldn't Yahtzee be able to ignore the multi-player? It's only fair.bodiddly83 post=6.49217.630661 said:
How does the difficulty level he played on affect whether the game is good? Guess what: not everyone is a gaming superman. Some people play on easy. They would also like to know if a game is good. If the game isn't good on easy, I fail to see how making it harder will make it better. That rule only applies to penises.
You [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ikaruga] may [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ninja_Gaiden_(2004_video_game)] want [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunder_Force_V] to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gradius_V] rethink [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal_Gear_Solid] that [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudden_Strike] statement [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Company_of_Heroes].bodiddly83 post=6.49217.633323 said:
Not really, actually. Ikaruga and Gradius V can absolutely murder you on easy if you lose your attention for even a split second. Company of Heroes' AI' can really stretch you thin during the heat of battle. Metal Gear Solid's AI can easily overwhelm you if you get caught. Ninja Gaiden (I'm talking about the original 2004 Xbox release, so normal was considered its easiest difficulty) can destroy you by just looking at it wrong.bodiddly83 post=6.49217.634485 said:
There's countless more I could mention...Alien Soldier, Gunstar Heroes, and even House of the Dead 2 if you decide to actually challenge yourself and not spill in every single token you have into the arcade cabinet the moment you die.
Oh yeah, and you keep saying that Yahtzee played Halo 3 on easy, where does he mention this? I just watched it again and nowhere does he say this.
I really agree with Yahtzee on this one. (I usually do. STOP CALLING ME FANBOY!)
Halo 3 was a huge hype, I had only played the first game and havnt played the second one at all. I acctually bought my 360 only because of the release of Halo 3 (And I really wanted an reason to buy a new console). But I was left quite dissapointed.
Halo 3 is "good". The storyline is fair enough, even for someone who was left with a gap between the first and third episode. But the game is just the same as the first one, same freaking weapons, same freaking enemies and same freaking voices in your head, except for that alien one who I found masochisticly creepy.
The one thing I loved about the game was the big fights, where you fought colossal enemies from both air and by foot, where you acctually had to do stuff to them instead of just shooting randomly. Sadly there were only one type of these (apart from the hunters but they go down with a 'nade) and it got quite easy after the first one. But I was impressed in that case.
I really enjoyed the game at the most at the highest difficulty when me and my brother tried to co-op through the game, lots of challenges and even tho we gave up at the seventh or eight mission it was still more amusing than finishing all of it on normal.
As far as I am concerned. Gears of War > Halo 3. And I'll stick to it until someone manages to change my mind
My two cents, peace
Halo 3 was a huge hype, I had only played the first game and havnt played the second one at all. I acctually bought my 360 only because of the release of Halo 3 (And I really wanted an reason to buy a new console). But I was left quite dissapointed.
Halo 3 is "good". The storyline is fair enough, even for someone who was left with a gap between the first and third episode. But the game is just the same as the first one, same freaking weapons, same freaking enemies and same freaking voices in your head, except for that alien one who I found masochisticly creepy.
The one thing I loved about the game was the big fights, where you fought colossal enemies from both air and by foot, where you acctually had to do stuff to them instead of just shooting randomly. Sadly there were only one type of these (apart from the hunters but they go down with a 'nade) and it got quite easy after the first one. But I was impressed in that case.
I really enjoyed the game at the most at the highest difficulty when me and my brother tried to co-op through the game, lots of challenges and even tho we gave up at the seventh or eight mission it was still more amusing than finishing all of it on normal.
As far as I am concerned. Gears of War > Halo 3. And I'll stick to it until someone manages to change my mind
My two cents, peace
