Zero Punctuation: Halo 3
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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
Yes, actually. Gradius V is absolutely terrifying on anything higher than Very Easy because the amount of bullets on the screen melts your face, as if the bullet patterns in Very Easy weren't complex enough (If you still don't believe me, I'll show you a few screenshots if you need me to.) I played Metal Gear Solid on the harder difficulties. Even though the AI is pretty much the same, your lower resilience to bullets makes everything a lot tougher. House of the Dead 2...I tried putting it to other difficulties but it didn't seem to have any impact on the gameplay.
Don't assume that just because I point out a few games that are still hard on their easy difficulties that I only play them on that setting.
No, this isn't proof that he played it on easy. It was just a humorous demonstration showing how terrible the friendly AI is. And it really IS that bad. Sometimes when driving, the friendly AI will just stop and back up for absolutely no reason.
If Halo 3's greatest feature is multiplayer, then why was the advertising based entirely around the game's story?
"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."
fair enough. even though they refined and added weapons and now deployable equipment so youre dead wrong there.and the also added a few enemies since the first one, so again dead wrong. voices would be voice also. so basically youre first sentance could be taken as "fair" and everything else thats after is just making shit up
Well, when someone launches a sequal (or how the hell you spell that) I expect it to live up to be a new game, this is more of an expansion, the new features are closer to the improvements Starcraft: Brood Wars did to the original game, a few new things and keeping up the story abit longer.
And sequal should be like the good old Age of Empire times. That's a sequal. With every game, there was huge improvements in gameplay, noticable graphic changes, and more content, NEW content.
And you, forum troll. As I said, this is WHAT I THINK, if you dont agree, take it somewhere else. I am just trying to contribute with my own point of view, while you are desperatly trying to defend a game. Try to listen to what I (We, Them, Him, Her, Whatever) write instead of trying to convert us to your belief, it wont work. Once again, my two cents.
fair enough. even though they refined and added weapons and now deployable equipment so youre dead wrong there.and the also added a few enemies since the first one, so again dead wrong. voices would be voice also. so basically youre first sentance could be taken as "fair" and everything else thats after is just making shit up
Well, when someone launches a sequal (or how the hell you spell that) I expect it to live up to be a new game, this is more of an expansion, the new features are closer to the improvements Starcraft: Brood Wars did to the original game, a few new things and keeping up the story abit longer.
And sequal should be like the good old Age of Empire times. That's a sequal. With every game, there was huge improvements in gameplay, noticable graphic changes, and more content, NEW content.
And you, forum troll. As I said, this is WHAT I THINK, if you dont agree, take it somewhere else. I am just trying to contribute with my own point of view, while you are desperatly trying to defend a game. Try to listen to what I (We, Them, Him, Her, Whatever) write instead of trying to convert us to your belief, it wont work. Once again, my two cents.
"It is contextual proof as far as I am concerned because anyone worth there salt wouldnt be fighting a fucking tank with a fucking warthog."
How would you know that he was in a situation like that? He was probably using stock pictures to get his point about the friendly AI across. On top of this, Yahtzee is more of a comedian than a game critic, so he probably exaggerated the situation a bit more on purpose.
"I doubt bungie actually expected anyone interested in the game to try to make the computer do all the fun/hard stuff"
If Bungie really thought about it that way then they never would've programmed it in to the game in the first place.
How would you know that he was in a situation like that? He was probably using stock pictures to get his point about the friendly AI across. On top of this, Yahtzee is more of a comedian than a game critic, so he probably exaggerated the situation a bit more on purpose.
"I doubt bungie actually expected anyone interested in the game to try to make the computer do all the fun/hard stuff"
If Bungie really thought about it that way then they never would've programmed it in to the game in the first place.
"HE FUCKING SAID IT!!!"
Well shit, just watched it again, my mistake.
But still, mounted machine guns on vehicles (especially ones the size of the one on the warthog, and not only that, is about 500 years more advanced than our technology.) should logically be powerful enough to do SOME damage on a tank. Plus, the weaponry on the covenant tank isn't exactly all that reliable since all it shoots is a huge mortar round, so unless you are VERY good at aiming or just really really lucky, you're going to miss the thing. Yes, there's a turret added to the Wraiths in Halo 3, but the projectiles are still very dodgeable.
"Thats just stupid. Youre stupid."
So you're just going to say this and not even explain why? Don't leave me hanging, man. ='C
Well shit, just watched it again, my mistake.
But still, mounted machine guns on vehicles (especially ones the size of the one on the warthog, and not only that, is about 500 years more advanced than our technology.) should logically be powerful enough to do SOME damage on a tank. Plus, the weaponry on the covenant tank isn't exactly all that reliable since all it shoots is a huge mortar round, so unless you are VERY good at aiming or just really really lucky, you're going to miss the thing. Yes, there's a turret added to the Wraiths in Halo 3, but the projectiles are still very dodgeable.
"Thats just stupid. Youre stupid."
So you're just going to say this and not even explain why? Don't leave me hanging, man. ='C
And he has stated that he gives shit care about multiplayer, he only reviews singe player? Take a chill pill. And if you dispise him so much, why do you try to copy his type of speech into your writing with catchy reference (to my mom wich I must thank for). And an online experience is what the players make it, I've played Halo 3 Online and I clearly dont see what makes this into the holy graal of gaming.bodiddly83 post=6.49217.635408 said:
Anyhow, I'm glad for you that you enjoy it, I prefer Bad Company since then I can blow up walls, and buildings (no one has a house in halo, poor bastards). I'll enjoy my cup of tea and you enjoy yours.
On a side not tho, a sequel (as it spelled) should still in in my opinion, carry more than a continued story. But fuck me who am I to tell the world. Night