I'm not a huge fan of Halo 3 for a multitude of reasons. I think its defintely worthy of a 9/10 score, however certainly not one that should fit in the perfect 10/10s. That's my personal opinion, just as the reviewers on this site who scored the game. However, I'll concede and suggest that there are other 10s that aren't worthy... GTA4 included. However, that is another rant altogether.
So, why does Halo 3 turn me off? I think it sums up with the fact that it is not a very mature title. No, I am not suggesting that the lack of nudity and excessive blood makes it kiddy. Rather, as a whole, there are no aspects of the game that focus on a mature audience.
Let's take the story for example. Is it a refined story that is more complex then the simple story elements throughout all three games? No, there aren't. In fact, the story itself is rather simple, and not finely crafted. This is increasingly obvious when we consider the depth of the characters in the game. Are these characters in any way hold some deep uniqueness? No, they don't... instead they are pretty shallow and flat. As such, throughout the three games, I never once felt some kind of connection with the characters.... I didn't care about them... in fact, had the swarm won... I would probably would have just LOL'ed. This kills it for me to a large degree. A game without a refined storyline is hard for me to consider 'mature'.
The gamplay... well, there is nothing specifically 'mature' about it. Rather, it's very much gameplay that would probably pass the T for teen rating.
Do all games need to be mature? Am I only pleased by mature games. No, there are plenty of games that I love, which arne't mature. However, when a game attempts to portray itself as a mature title, but then falls short of being anything like one... it's a turnoff.
Does anyone here honestly think the Halo series is mature. If so... why?
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