I like how everyone talked right past the question. I think someone pointed it out, but what's at the heart of the question isn't "Why do people think Halo is a bad game?" That's how it was worded, but I'll forgive our intrepid topic-maker for his faulty communication. The real issue is, "Why do people who think Halo is a bad game feel compelled to rant endlessly about its faults?" This, to me, is a valid question if you broaden it up.
I mean, seriously. If we don't like a game, why do we spend so much time denigrating it? It's like going to the Louvre to tell everyone how overrated it is. It's just obnoxious. I really don't care if people like Halo or not. However, I absolutely abhor people who insist on telling me that it is a "bad" game repeatedly. I got the message when they said they didn't like it; they aren't going to convert me to their Halophobia, just as I won't turn them into a Halophile. So why can't we let live and let live? They play whatever game they think is better, and I'll play whatever game I think is fun. Sounds good, right?
Now, the obvious answer is to ignore them. But that doesn't shut them up. Frequently, in convinces them that they're gaining ground because no one has a good response to them. The thing is, if you let someone say something stupid repeatedly, they're going to think that their stupidity is correct. Now, maybe that doesn't bother some of you. But it bothers me when you can't discuss a game you like without someone extolling how that game possesses all Seven Deadly Sins and you ought rightly be cursed to hell for playing it.
So stop bugging this guy for asking the question. It's fair enough. A better question would have been, "Why does anyone feel the need to waste their time on something they don't like?"
More on-topic, people don't like Halo for various reasons. My old roommate didn't like it because he was good at PC shooters and not at it. That made it qualitatively "bad." It never occurred to him that I didn't denigrate his PC shooters even though he consistently beat me at those. Regardless, there are more legitimate reasons. However, none of them really make Halo a "bad" game. They just keep it from being someone's cup of tea.
PS- My example of the Louvre may confuse some people. It's not that Halo is a masterpiece of art. The point is that people who go to the Louvre are typically people who like going to the Louvre. Therefore, going to the Louvre to complain about it doesn't make any sense at all, because you're not likely to convince people who like the Louvre enough to go. More ironically, think of preaching to the choire, but a sermon from the Church of Satan. You're just not gonna get anywhere.
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