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OXM Scores [come argue about Halo 2 in here]
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LinesInTheSand said:
Nope.
MGS2 = Most overrated game of 2001
MGS3 = Most overrated game of 2004?
Sorry guys, but MGS2 gets the nod for most overrated game of 2001. How it scored in the mid-high 9's is unbelieveable. Ok, to be fair, the gameplay is very good, but the storyline sucks donkey balls. I readily admit that gameplay is more important that any other factor, but when everything is taken together, the storyline should have brought this puppy down a point or two.
Remember, just because I say it's overrated doesn't mean that I don't like the game. Just that I feel the ratings it got was too high.
Now, I'm fearing that MGS3 will fall into the same trap. That demo really turned me off to the game. I was hoping that Kojima would've cut down on all the long-winded cutscenes and codec sequences, but looks as though I was wrong. I will rent the game on day one as opposed to buying it, and I hope that this happened because it was the beginning of the game and they were just setting up the game.
Halo was a decent game for a 9 month rush job. They've had time to get Halo 2 right. At least I hope they have.
Yeah, I remember the Lunar demo. That is one of the exceptions. And if this helps at getting better console demos, you can definitely let others in the industry know that demo influenced my decision to buy the game. While being only one person, I'm probably not the only one. And sales help support what was done. I never played the Sega CD versions, but I kept on hearing about the game. I knew a little bit, not not a ton. The Lunar demo is what sold me on the game in the first place. Actually one of the first things that popped in my head when I played the Lunar demo is that it reminded me of a PC game demo. Now, I'm not going to argue which gaming type is better, but after years of playing fully fleshed out PC game demos (Which do exactly what is intended to do and that is try to sell the game), I get frustrated playing these tiny console demos that are only giving a taste of the game. I want the full encore, but that doesn't mean you have to give the game away in the demo. Like you said, if the game is any good, offering the full range of what the game offers in the demo is not going to hurt.
CrimsonSkies
Member
Great score. Anyone who says Halo is overated when it's still selling 80K plus a month 3 years later is a moron.
New Blood Gulch description:
(Some people consider anything a spoiler.)
http://forum.teamxbox.com/showthread.php?p=4345652#post4345652
I am going to describe blood gulch. Ok. here we go.
The map is basically the same, there looks to be only a few new additions. Rocks by the Blues base portal exit. and trees by the reds base portal exit.
The cave with the golwing moss or whatever. is now filled with water.
The bases are the coolest things. They have a new basement with a banshee inside. you fly out the bottom through a hole, its like something out of a cartoon like thunder cats(ther eis no automatic door so i guess we can pretend). so the bases consist of three storys now. I hope that didnt ruin it for anyone. if so let me now. i will erase this post
The map is basically the same, there looks to be only a few new additions. Rocks by the Blues base portal exit. and trees by the reds base portal exit.
The cave with the golwing moss or whatever. is now filled with water.
The bases are the coolest things. They have a new basement with a banshee inside. you fly out the bottom through a hole, its like something out of a cartoon like thunder cats(ther eis no automatic door so i guess we can pretend). so the bases consist of three storys now. I hope that didnt ruin it for anyone. if so let me now. i will erase this post
(Some people consider anything a spoiler.)
http://forum.teamxbox.com/showthread.php?p=4345652#post4345652
BRVolition
Member
The guy who has the magazine said the review didn't say anything about online co-op.
http://forum.teamxbox.com/showthread.php?p=4345447#post4345447
http://forum.teamxbox.com/showthread.php?p=4345447#post4345447
MightyHedgehog
Member
GhaleonEB said:
*DOES THE HAPPY MOTHERFUCKING XBOT DANCE*
FUCK YEAH!!
edit: reads following posts....
*CRIES INTO HIS BOWL*
Blazing Sword
Member
Che, since you've played HALO 2, can you tell us if its length is comparable to Halo 1? Or even shorter, or longer?
Nice assumption...but an incorrect one.
I too have played nearly every major and minor FPS released since Wolf 3D. However, I enjoyed Halo enough that it made my FPS top 5 list...
Halo falls directly below System Shock 2, Deus Ex, and Thief II while sitting right about Half-Life. Yes, I believe that Halo is just THAT good.
You don't? That's all well and good, but don't go making these crazy blanket statements that couldn't be further from the truth.
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I think the vast majority of Halo's fans are those new to the genre
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Bullshit.
I agree on one thing though: the most obvious flaws (lack of enemy variety, repetitive level design, no online multiplayer) of the original were clearly the focus of the second, which is fantastic. Given the amount of playtime I dedicated to the original Halo, can't imagine what my social life will turn into once this monster is released.
I think the vast majority of Halo's fans are those new to the genre
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Bullshit.
I agree on one thing though: the most obvious flaws (lack of enemy variety, repetitive level design, no online multiplayer) of the original were clearly the focus of the second, which is fantastic. Given the amount of playtime I dedicated to the original Halo, can't imagine what my social life will turn into once this monster is released.
Halo was very well put together. It just felt 'complete' and well rounded.
If it ranks low among FPS', then I'd say that you suck. You should have said that 'It's only in the top 10 FPS' of all time' or something similar, because what you said is basically "This game sucks and is in the same lines as Deer Hunter as far as FPS' go."
If it ranks low among FPS', then I'd say that you suck. You should have said that 'It's only in the top 10 FPS' of all time' or something similar, because what you said is basically "This game sucks and is in the same lines as Deer Hunter as far as FPS' go."
Pimpbaa
Member
I've been playing FPS since Wolfenstein 3D, and I consider myself pretty burnt out on the genre as a whole. But I rank Halo 1 considerably high, it was at the time one of the best fps I played. I think the majority of the fps fans that rank it low, rank it low because it's on a console (a microsoft console at that).
dark10x said:
Copiously scripted or not, the game provided an amazing experience that dwarfs what I took from Halo. Other FPS games that I enjoyed immensely?
NOLF (Didn't enjoy its sequel at all.)
System Shock
Aliens Vs. Predator 1/2
Operation Flashpoint
Goldeneye
Those're a few
EDIT: Forgot to include the Killzone Demo. While flawed (hopefully, because it's a demo), the game strongly suggests CoD.
unkasa said:
Yeah, I absolutely detest Operation Flashpoint and Goldeneye.
The Killzone demo was pretty crap as well. Way too scripted for my tastes (that trench level was just so terrible...)
System Shock, NOLF, and AVP1 are solid choices though. Can't deny that...
Honestly, though, I don't see how you can sit there and make these crazy claims...and then post a list like that. Seriously.
Everyone has different opinions as you can see, and quite frankly, I'd say that your comments about Halo could apply to the games you chose as well. You're not some "elite" FPS player here, you just have a different opinion.
Kanbee-san
Member
unkasa said:
Well that ends the argument. Call of duty is more scripted than an episode of friends.
Musashi Wins!
FLAWLESS VICTOLY!
unkasa said:
here's where the elitism melts away. cause...no. but it backs up where you seem to be coming from.