Name 1 innovation in Halo: Combat Evolved.

Seriously, I'd like hear what makes this game innovative.

the terrible regenerative health system.JangoWuzHere

[QUOTE="JangoWuzHere"]the terrible regenerative health system.Cherokee_Jack

Bam one word tribes.

Quick grenade hmm sounds like bind f throwgrenade that many fps games have had. Um hellow first tfc game back in like 99/00.

Name something else.

Quick-grenades. That's about it.Cherokee_Jack

[QUOTE="Cherokee_Jack"][QUOTE="JangoWuzHere"]the terrible regenerative health system.JangoWuzHere

Yeah because if a game isn't innovative then it's crap :roll:SpinoRaptor24

Seriously, I'd like hear what makes this game innovative.

Corey_Barlog_SM

Halo has pioneered the following in videogames:

-Complex characters (master chief, arbiter)

-Involving and deep storyline Parasomniac

Halo has pioneered the following in videogames: -Dual wielding -Recharging personal shields (every FPS today copies it) -Dedicated grenade button -Dedicated melee button (melee is actually useful in Halo) -Complex characters (master chief, arbiter) -Involving and deep storyline -Saved the Xbox -Made LAN parties cool -Saving and sharing replays -First ever console FPS to include a map editor -Perfectly streamlined online play -Vehicles -It is so good that games nowadays are referred to as "Halo clones," and some, like Killzone, try to be a "Halo killer" -Orchestral music (before it everything was just bleepbloop synthesized music) -AI that becomes more intelligent on higher difficulties instead of just having more health.Parasomniac

lol I'm pretty sure i was dual wielding in perfect dark.

The rest is lulz.

[QUOTE="Parasomniac"]Halo has pioneered the following in videogames: -Dual wielding -Recharging personal shields (every FPS today copies it) -Dedicated grenade button -Dedicated melee button (melee is actually useful in Halo) -Complex characters (master chief, arbiter) -Involving and deep storyline -Saved the Xbox -Made LAN parties cool -Saving and sharing replays -First ever console FPS to include a map editor -Perfectly streamlined online play -Vehicles -It is so good that games nowadays are referred to as "Halo clones," and some, like Killzone, try to be a "Halo killer" -Orchestral music (before it everything was just bleepbloop synthesized music) -AI that becomes more intelligent on higher difficulties instead of just having more health.sh0vet

I hope this is a joke. Dual wielding see dual enforcers in ut came out in 99. Recharging shields see tribes in 98. Grenades see bind f throwgrenade hellow team fortress classic late 99. Oh complex characters please gordon freemen craps all over master chief jesus. Lol perfectly good online play um hello pc gaming. Vehicles um hello tribes back in 98. Lan parties lol um hello biggest lan parties are pc orientated. Ai um hello halflife ever hear of it came out in 98 and fear has much better ai.

You basically are wearing console goggles and haven't come out of your little box thats like a little tiny house in a big city like new york surrounded by sky scrapers.

Only thing he is right about is dedicated melee key. Then again its totally useless in a pc fps cause you can actually make a 180 and bust a cap in a fk trying to sneak up on you so no pc developer thought of it cause it'd be dumb.sh0vet

Halo has pioneered the following in videogames:Okay...

-Dual wielding Not the first, and that wasn't even in combat evolved

-Recharging personal shields (every FPS today copies it) I don't think it was the first, and it's not a great system anyway

-Dedicated grenade buttonMeh

-Dedicated melee button (melee is actually useful in Halo) Meh

-Complex characters (master chief, arbiter)No, just no

-Involving and deep storyline No

-Saved the XboxThat's not pioneering, and the xbox still failed pretty bad

-Made LAN parties cool No, LAN parties will never be cool, andHalo is one of the nerdiest games around

-Saving and sharing replays DEFINITELY not new

-First ever console FPS to include a map editor note console

-Perfectly streamlined online play About 10 years late

-Vehicles Not new

-It is so good that games nowadays are referred to as "Halo clones," and some, like Killzone, try to be a "Halo killer" Because it sells well.

-Orchestral music (before it everything was just bleepbloop synthesized music) Not new (try Grim Fandango, from 1998, or countless other games)

-AI that becomes more intelligent on higher difficulties instead of just having more health. DEFINITELY not. Try Half-Life 1Parasomniac

Not all that much, eh.

Seriously, I'd like hear what makes this game innovative.

Corey_Barlog_SM

[QUOTE="sh0vet"]Only thing he is right about is dedicated melee key. Then again its totally useless in a pc fps cause you can actually make a 180 and bust a cap in a fk trying to sneak up on you so no pc developer thought of it cause it'd be dumb.Cherokee_Jack

Ever play cs? How often does someone really get knifed? The target always hears or can turn around fast enough to bust a cap in the dude trying to knife him. With a game pad really how easy is it to make a 180 and kill someone its a viable tactic in a conole game cause it puts the melee person with an advtange by sneaking up behind someone.

Halo has pioneered the following in videogames:
-Dual wielding -- No.
-Recharging personal shields (every FPS today copies it) -- Wolverine Adamantium Rage (1994).
-Dedicated grenade button
-Dedicated melee button (melee is actually useful in Halo) -- No.
-Complex characters (master chief, arbiter) -- That is just absurd.
-Involving and deep storyline -- Wow, not even.
-Saved the Xbox -- Halo was a launch title. There was no danger of failure at the time.
-Made LAN parties cool -- No, it made them cheaper.
-Saving and sharing replays -- That's Halo 3, and it was an old feature then.
-First ever console FPS to include a map editor -- Timesplitters.
-Perfectly streamlined online play -- That's Halo 2, and wasn't new in 2004, not even on consoles.
-Vehicles -- Tribes.

-It is so good that games nowadays are referred to as "Halo clones," and some, like Killzone, try to be a "Halo killer" -- Which is a shame, really. Half-Life really deserves that envy.
-Orchestral music (before it everything was just bleepbloop synthesized music) -- I recall Twisted Metal having a fully orchestrated soundtrack, that was in 95.
-AI that becomes more intelligent on higher difficulties instead of just having more health. -- Play No One Lives Forever.

http://www.gamespot.com/xbox/action/halo/index.html?tag=result;title;6

heres your answer

trolling is bad.

Nothing makes it so innovative, and this is why it was so damn awesome. It didn't need innovative features to overcome its downfalls, because in the end, it didn't really have any.BioShockOwnz

Maybe Halo did a good job of putting all these things together and making a complete package, ever think of that?Zlurodirom

So innovation is a form of consolidation now?

Consolidating is not a new way of doing something.

Having vehicles back in 98 in tribes before any other game did is innovation.

Another Halo hater eh? It didnt innovate. Games dont need that to be great. Its called Combat Evolved! It took all the best elements of the best shooters before it meshed them together and made an awesome game that rocked the videogame world critically and commercially. And thats all there is to say. Now come on PS and PC fanboys and flame me like I know you want to. Im waiting.KrunkMastaX

Look here http://archive.gamespy.com/stats/ . See how far halo is down there thats what would happen if other good titles were on xbox.

Wow look at halflife numbers of servers and players. Oh gee golly it doesn't even list halflife 2 player stats up there.

[QUOTE="Zlurodirom"]Maybe Halo did a good job of putting all these things together and making a complete package, ever think of that?sh0vet

So innovation is a form of consolidation now?

Consolidating is not a new way of doing something.

Having vehicles back in 98 in tribes before any other game did is innovation.

Who here said that Halo innovated? The only people I see are the people hating Halo, not sure why. I repeat a question asked earlier in this thread: Why does it have to innovate to be good? By compiling many great features from many games Halo created a wonderful gaming experience, maybe you don't like it, but there are tons of people that enjoyed it.

Made vechiles quick and easy to use. CleanPlayer

See tribes 2 which improved on the vehicles the first tribes had. Hmm both tribes 2 and halo came out in same year that's interesting.

it sold a lot of copies and was fun. doesn't have to be innovative. call of duty 4 was great, but it didn't bring many new things to fps. it just brought some things together, and it was fun.

and what's up with you, shovet? you sound crazy, like you're taking up a holy war against consoles or something. don't start blowing up playstation and xbox manufacturing plants or anything. take it easy there, killer.

http://www.gamespot.com/xbox/action/halo/index.html?tag=result;title;6

Since you totally avoided my last post..........Again I say to you TC trolloing and flaming are bad.

-Complex characters (master chief, arbiter) -Involving and deep storyline Parasomniac

nothing. most games evolve, not innovate. and Halo evolved the genre.Dreams-Visions

This is it right here. Halo took all the elements of shooters before, and refined them, composing it all together in a seamless package.

etc sh0vet

Lol you really can't see what I'm doing here? Nevermind the whole halo didn't innovate bit look deeper. You guys are like ants when you step on their ant hill they all come running out. However typically when someone trolls they don't speak the truth but in this case everything I've said is true.

sh0vet

[QUOTE="Parasomniac"] -Complex characters (master chief, arbiter) -Involving and deep storyline darkspineslayer

It (halo) did not do anything new or innovative.

The only thing it proved was that even an extremely mediocre game could be praised if it was hyped to oblivion by millions and millions of MS dollars.

Dont get me wrong, Halo is not bad but not great either.