why do people love Halo?

I honestly don't get it, it does nothing special at all. The MP is the only good part about it, the story doesnt even make sense and it is beyond generic. For the record I do own a xbox360 gamertag is xMixTapeManglax just in case you don't beleive me. The only halo that was great was halo 2 and that definatly doesnt deserve a 9.7 I mean REALLY? I would give it a solid 8 and HAlO 3 wth?? 9.5 Are you serious?? the story is repetitive as hell and MP does get old after a while. Why is it that people praise this series like its somehow revolutionary? I do have faith that HALO reach will deliver, Im reallyhoping it does because this series is getting a bit to stale.

thanks for sharing that with us all. what other games dont you like

The gunplay in Halo is lame but the customization in MP is unmatched by any other game and allows for extremely fun online games.

thanks for sharing that with us all. what other games dont you like

dog_dirt

Mass effect 1 ( I will be getting the second one though)

Fallout 3 (boring but pretty coool gameplay mechanics)

Bayonneta ( got it for ps3 though IDK why i just did But the Framerate drops alot)

Littlebigplanet ( great game but sp was lacking)

Halo 3 (generic, but mindless fun offered some enjoyment looking forward to reach)

HALO ODST ( bought it and returned a few days later bc it wasn't worth a full 60)

Dead space ( a big letdown it wasn't even close to scary if you want sscarey buy siren on PS3)

"Why do people love Halo?"

I've been asking myself that for years, I've never seen the attraction.

Because it has awesome MP. Which is what matters most for FPS.

Honestly who buys a FPS for the SP?

Probably for the same reason most people like games, its fun

Because it has awesome MP. Which is what matters most for FPS.

Honestly who buys a FPS for the story?

RAGINGxPONY

I buy them for both

Because it has awesome MP. Which is what matters most for FPS.

Honestly who buys a FPS for the story?

Don't bash a game, especially its story, when you have no idea how the game truly is or what it's about. What is halo's story about? GamerX2311

IDk it doesnt even tell it well bc i dont understand why im on another planet shooting horribly designed enemies

I honestly don't get it, it does nothing special at all. The MP is the only good part about it, the story doesnt even make sense and it is beyond generic. For the record I do own a xbox360 gamertag is xMixTapeManglax just in case you don't beleive me. The only halo that was great was halo 2 and that definatly doesnt deserve a 9.7 I mean REALLY? I would give it a solid 8 and HAlO 3 wth?? 9.5 Are you serious?? the story is repetitive as hell and MP does get old after a while. Why is it that people praise this series like its somehow revolutionary? I do have faith that HALO reach will deliver, Im reallyhoping it does because this series is getting a bit to stale.

jherbach1222

This just shows you don't even know what you're talking about. The story is actually unique from other shooter games. Entailing a religious conflict and the how the galaxy is endangered, not just by the spread of a parasitic infection, but by ignorance - how a misconception of long forgotten ancient technologies being misinterpreted as spiritual devices of ascension can lead to galactic destruction.

MP is extremely fun.fenwickhotmail

yes it is. Kinda reminds me of how COD is online, simple but fun

I don't see halos appeal either but i don't like MP focused shooters (except CS and TF2)

For the same reason people love anything: Because we all have different opinions and tastes. I love Halo, you don't and there isn't anything you can say to change that :)

alot of people actually like the story and the whole halo universe

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thanks for sharing that with us all. what other games dont you like

Mass effect 1 ( I will be getting the second one though)

Fallout 3 (boring but pretty coool gameplay mechanics)

Bayonneta ( got it for ps3 though IDK why i just did But the Framerate drops alot)

Littlebigplanet ( great game but sp was lacking)

Halo 3 (generic, but mindless fun offered some enjoyment looking forward to reach)

HALO ODST ( bought it and returned a few days later bc it wasn't worth a full 60)

Dead space ( a big letdown it wasn't even close to scary if you want sscarey buy siren on PS3)

Because it has awesome MP. Which is what matters most for FPS.

Honestly who buys a FPS for the story?

[QUOTE="jherbach1222"]

I honestly don't get it, it does nothing special at all. The MP is the only good part about it, the story doesnt even make sense and it is beyond generic. For the record I do own a xbox360 gamertag is xMixTapeManglax just in case you don't beleive me. The only halo that was great was halo 2 and that definatly doesnt deserve a 9.7 I mean REALLY? I would give it a solid 8 and HAlO 3 wth?? 9.5 Are you serious?? the story is repetitive as hell and MP does get old after a while. Why is it that people praise this series like its somehow revolutionary? I do have faith that HALO reach will deliver, Im reallyhoping it does because this series is getting a bit to stale.

AdobeArtist

This just shows you don't even know what you're talking about. The story is actually unique from other shooter games. Entailing a religious conflict and the how the galaxy is endangered, not just by the spread of a parasitic infection, but by ignorance - how a misconception of long forgotten ancient technologies being misinterpreted as spiritual devices of ascension can lead to galactic destruction.

:shock: thats actually sounds pretty good but i couldnt tell that was the plot by playing halo 2 or 3 (never played 1 but i plan to buy it for 360 this week)

youre pretty much asking "why do people have different opinions and preferences than i do?"

I honestly don't get it, it does nothing special at all. The MP is the only good part about it, the story doesnt even make sense and it is beyond generic. For the record I do own a xbox360 gamertag is xMixTapeManglax just in case you don't beleive me. The only halo that was great was halo 2 and that definatly doesnt deserve a 9.7 I mean REALLY? I would give it a solid 8 and HAlO 3 wth?? 9.5 Are you serious?? the story is repetitive as hell and MP does get old after a while. Why is it that people praise this series like its somehow revolutionary? I do have faith that HALO reach will deliver, Im reallyhoping it does because this series is getting a bit to stale.

jherbach1222

Games only have to be fun. They can have awful graphics, terrible gameplay, yet there will be something that you can still find fun about it.

[QUOTE="jherbach1222"]

[QUOTE="dog_dirt"]

thanks for sharing that with us all. what other games dont you like

skinny_man_69

Mass effect 1 ( I will be getting the second one though)

Fallout 3 (boring but pretty coool gameplay mechanics)

Bayonneta ( got it for ps3 though IDK why i just did But the Framerate drops alot)

Littlebigplanet ( great game but sp was lacking)

Halo 3 (generic, but mindless fun offered some enjoyment looking forward to reach)

HALO ODST ( bought it and returned a few days later bc it wasn't worth a full 60)

Dead space ( a big letdown it wasn't even close to scary if you want sscarey buy siren on PS3)

like what? jw

[QUOTE="dog_dirt"]

thanks for sharing that with us all. what other games dont you like

Mass effect 1 ( I will be getting the second one though)

Fallout 3 (boring but pretty coool gameplay mechanics)

Bayonneta ( got it for ps3 though IDK why i just did But the Framerate drops alot)

Littlebigplanet ( great game but sp was lacking)

Halo 3 (generic, but mindless fun offered some enjoyment looking forward to reach)

HALO ODST ( bought it and returned a few days later bc it wasn't worth a full 60)

Dead space ( a big letdown it wasn't even close to scary if you want sscarey buy siren on PS3)

[QUOTE="AdobeArtist"]

[QUOTE="jherbach1222"]

I honestly don't get it, it does nothing special at all. The MP is the only good part about it, the story doesnt even make sense and it is beyond generic. For the record I do own a xbox360 gamertag is xMixTapeManglax just in case you don't beleive me. The only halo that was great was halo 2 and that definatly doesnt deserve a 9.7 I mean REALLY? I would give it a solid 8 and HAlO 3 wth?? 9.5 Are you serious?? the story is repetitive as hell and MP does get old after a while. Why is it that people praise this series like its somehow revolutionary? I do have faith that HALO reach will deliver, Im reallyhoping it does because this series is getting a bit to stale.

This just shows you don't even know what you're talking about. The story is actually unique from other shooter games. Entailing a religious conflict and the how the galaxy is endangered, not just by the spread of a parasitic infection, but by ignorance - how a misconception of long forgotten ancient technologies being misinterpreted as spiritual devices of ascension can lead to galactic destruction.

:shock: thats actually sounds pretty good but i couldnt tell that was the plot by playing halo 2 or 3 (never played 1 but i plan to buy it for 360 this week)

[QUOTE="GamerX2311"]Don't bash a game, especially its story, when you have no idea how the game truly is or what it's about. What is halo's story about? jherbach1222

IDk it doesnt even tell it well bc i dont understand why im on another planet shooting horribly designed enemies

people love halo because it's easy to pick up and a good co-op/multiplayer orientated FPS hyped beyond any other game I've seen.

[QUOTE="jherbach1222"]

[QUOTE="dog_dirt"]

thanks for sharing that with us all. what other games dont you like

skinny_man_69

Mass effect 1 ( I will be getting the second one though)

Fallout 3 (boring but pretty coool gameplay mechanics)

Bayonneta ( got it for ps3 though IDK why i just did But the Framerate drops alot)

Littlebigplanet ( great game but sp was lacking)

Halo 3 (generic, but mindless fun offered some enjoyment looking forward to reach)

HALO ODST ( bought it and returned a few days later bc it wasn't worth a full 60)

Dead space ( a big letdown it wasn't even close to scary if you want sscarey buy siren on PS3)

The first one was really good and introduced various features together that made FPS huge on consoles. IMO the rest are just saved by the MP and the credit it gets only for being a system exclusive series.

[QUOTE="AdobeArtist"]

[QUOTE="jherbach1222"]

I honestly don't get it, it does nothing special at all. The MP is the only good part about it, the story doesnt even make sense and it is beyond generic. For the record I do own a xbox360 gamertag is xMixTapeManglax just in case you don't beleive me. The only halo that was great was halo 2 and that definatly doesnt deserve a 9.7 I mean REALLY? I would give it a solid 8 and HAlO 3 wth?? 9.5 Are you serious?? the story is repetitive as hell and MP does get old after a while. Why is it that people praise this series like its somehow revolutionary? I do have faith that HALO reach will deliver, Im reallyhoping it does because this series is getting a bit to stale.

This just shows you don't even know what you're talking about. The story is actually unique from other shooter games. Entailing a religious conflict and the how the galaxy is endangered, not just by the spread of a parasitic infection, but by ignorance - how a misconception of long forgotten ancient technologies being misinterpreted as spiritual devices of ascension can lead to galactic destruction.

:shock: thats actually sounds pretty good but i couldnt tell that was the plot by playing halo 2 or 3 (never played 1 but i plan to buy it for 360 this week)

people love halo because it's easy to pick up and a good co-op/multiplayer orientated FPS hyped beyond any other game I've seen.

mD-

Because many people have low standards, short attention spansand are easily amused by mindless shooting and violence.

No, really though, it's a fun game especially in multiplayer; it's tight controls and gameplay mechanics really just maximize it's entertainment value.

[QUOTE="AdobeArtist"]

[QUOTE="jherbach1222"]

I honestly don't get it, it does nothing special at all. The MP is the only good part about it, the story doesnt even make sense and it is beyond generic. For the record I do own a xbox360 gamertag is xMixTapeManglax just in case you don't beleive me. The only halo that was great was halo 2 and that definatly doesnt deserve a 9.7 I mean REALLY? I would give it a solid 8 and HAlO 3 wth?? 9.5 Are you serious?? the story is repetitive as hell and MP does get old after a while. Why is it that people praise this series like its somehow revolutionary? I do have faith that HALO reach will deliver, Im reallyhoping it does because this series is getting a bit to stale.

jherbach1222

This just shows you don't even know what you're talking about. The story is actually unique from other shooter games. Entailing a religious conflict and the how the galaxy is endangered, not just by the spread of a parasitic infection, but by ignorance - how a misconception of long forgotten ancient technologies being misinterpreted as spiritual devices of ascension can lead to galactic destruction.

:shock: thats actually sounds pretty good but i couldnt tell that was the plot by playing halo 2 or 3 (never played 1 but i plan to buy it for 360 this week)

[QUOTE="AdobeArtist"]

This just shows you don't even know what you're talking about. The story is actually unique from other shooter games. Entailing a religious conflict and the how the galaxy is endangered, not just by the spread of a parasitic infection, but by ignorance - how a misconception of long forgotten ancient technologies being misinterpreted as spiritual devices of ascension can lead to galactic destruction.

:shock: thats actually sounds pretty good but i couldnt tell that was the plot by playing halo 2 or 3 (never played 1 but i plan to buy it for 360 this week)

Because people like the generic storyline and the repetitive gameplay. The MP is definitely awesome though, I won't take that from it. GamerForca

[QUOTE="jherbach1222"]

[QUOTE="GamerX2311"]Don't bash a game, especially its story, when you have no idea how the game truly is or what it's about. What is halo's story about? SpiritOfFire117

IDk it doesnt even tell it well bc i dont understand why im on another planet shooting horribly designed enemies

wth no i didnt know that :? guess i should buy halo1 and 2 again. I need to get the story right lol

[QUOTE="AdobeArtist"]

[QUOTE="jherbach1222"]

I honestly don't get it, it does nothing special at all. The MP is the only good part about it, the story doesnt even make sense and it is beyond generic. For the record I do own a xbox360 gamertag is xMixTapeManglax just in case you don't beleive me. The only halo that was great was halo 2 and that definatly doesnt deserve a 9.7 I mean REALLY? I would give it a solid 8 and HAlO 3 wth?? 9.5 Are you serious?? the story is repetitive as hell and MP does get old after a while. Why is it that people praise this series like its somehow revolutionary? I do have faith that HALO reach will deliver, Im reallyhoping it does because this series is getting a bit to stale.

jherbach1222

This just shows you don't even know what you're talking about. The story is actually unique from other shooter games. Entailing a religious conflict and the how the galaxy is endangered, not just by the spread of a parasitic infection, but by ignorance - how a misconception of long forgotten ancient technologies being misinterpreted as spiritual devices of ascension can lead to galactic destruction.

:shock: thats actually sounds pretty good but i couldnt tell that was the plot by playing halo 2 or 3 (never played 1 but i plan to buy it for 360 this week)

Well of course you're not going to get the plot playing only the latter 2 games, having missed the first :facepalm: You pretty much discredited youself for being able to criticize its story, geeeez.

As for the other points of Halo, it is very noteworthy that while Golden Eye and Perfect Dark brought FPS to consoles, where previously it had been the domain of PCs, Halo further refined the gameplay, and took the import of FPS from PC to console even further with online multiplayer.

It also created great presentation with its cinematics. Now while it can be said it borrowed a lot of elements from other games before it, what's key here is how it took those elements, where each game had just that given feature, and uniquely combined them all into a seamless package. Overall, Halo was a refinement of the shooter genere on consoles, and that is the key ingredient to its success.

It also combined accessibility, with a level of hardcore for those gamers (like in the MLG) who dedicate themselves to the competetive aspects of the game.

[QUOTE="jherbach1222"]

[QUOTE="AdobeArtist"]

This just shows you don't even know what you're talking about. The story is actually unique from other shooter games. Entailing a religious conflict and the how the galaxy is endangered, not just by the spread of a parasitic infection, but by ignorance - how a misconception of long forgotten ancient technologies being misinterpreted as spiritual devices of ascension can lead to galactic destruction.

SpiritOfFire117

:shock: thats actually sounds pretty good but i couldnt tell that was the plot by playing halo 2 or 3 (never played 1 but i plan to buy it for 360 this week)

Im not bashing it. Halo 3 is a great game so is halo 2 but i just dont think they deserve the scores they received. Yes I don't quite understand the story thats either because i haven't played halo1, bungie sucks at explaining it

[QUOTE="GamerForca"]Because people like the generic storyline and the repetitive gameplay. The MP is definitely awesome though, I won't take that from it. Verge_6

It has a good multiplayer.. Story, character, and such are quite generic.. Though the co-op campaign can be a ball.sSubZerOo

The Co op is fantastic Still play through it today only if someone comes over though

[QUOTE="GamerForca"]Because people like the generic storyline and the repetitive gameplay. The MP is definitely awesome though, I won't take that from it. Verge_6

[QUOTE="mD-"]

people love halo because it's easy to pick up and a good co-op/multiplayer orientated FPS hyped beyond any other game I've seen.

GamerX2311

MP takes a good amount of skill, good art direction, fun campaign.

[QUOTE="Verge_6"][QUOTE="GamerForca"]Because people like the generic storyline and the repetitive gameplay. The MP is definitely awesome though, I won't take that from it. GamerForca

[QUOTE="SpiritOfFire117"][QUOTE="jherbach1222"]

IDk it doesnt even tell it well bc i dont understand why im on another planet shooting horribly designed enemies

wth no i didnt know that :? guess i should buy halo1 and 2 again. I need to get the story right lol