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Halo
Dec 20, 2006 16:00:21 GMT -5
Post by Orca on Dec 20, 2006 16:00:21 GMT -5
Another random game title topic open for discussion. This time its for the nearly-complete Halo triology by Bungie and Microsoft.
Just a few random questions, like which title did you play first, the original or 2? Who do you side with more, the humans or the Covenant? That sorta thing.
Myself? I'll admit I was introduced through Halo 2. It was the first first-person shooter game I played on any platform. I also became pretty linient toward the Covies, specifically the Elites. I went through a big Gargoyles spell about two years ago, so Keith David (voice of Goliath in that series) playing as the Arbiter was a big reason for that.
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Halo
Dec 21, 2006 13:58:23 GMT -5
Post by Kamui.EXE on Dec 21, 2006 13:58:23 GMT -5
Oh! I know Halo all too well! Maybe more well than what I want to. You see.... we have these Internet cafes on campus and well.... on a good day, you can expect half the cafes filled with guys playing Halo. I call them "The Halo-Noobs." But it's like whenever I don't have my laptop on me and want to use the cafe, I have to compete with the Halo-Noobs just to get a computer. So as I can easily say, I'm not exactly a fan of Halo. ^^; But that's not just one of my reasons. The other is that Halo just seems too much like Doom or Half-Life to me. I can't help but feeling that Halo's just a type of Doom or Half-Life clone (Yes... I have played Halo, Doom and Half-Life before so I do have a benchmark here to base this off of) This, I guess, just bugs me a bit. ^^;;
~Kamui.EXE
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Halo
Dec 21, 2006 14:16:06 GMT -5
Post by Tracker89 on Dec 21, 2006 14:16:06 GMT -5
I have the PC version of Halo. Decent gameplay and story, put off by horrible level design. Repetitive hallway after repetitive hallway after repetitive hallway, followed by a section where you drive a car or tank through several repetitive canyons. I quit when the game had me play through a previous level in reverse. The online multiplayer is fun for several hours, but really isn't too impressive.
Half-Life is still the king of sci-fi shooters.
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Halo
Dec 21, 2006 15:01:08 GMT -5
Post by Kamui.EXE on Dec 21, 2006 15:01:08 GMT -5
Half-Life is still the king of sci-fi shooters. I have to agree with you there, Tracker! But here's also a few of my top favs: - Tron 2.0 (If only they made an expansion to this game. It ROCKED) - Perfect Dark 64 (Okay.... the storyline sucked, but it had a lot of cool weapons and multiplayer modes. In my opinion, this one had Laura Croft beat!) - Half-Life (Okay... this one was a lot of fun and I enjoyed this one alot. This was one of the first FPS I've ever played.) - Jurassic Park for PC (This one had FPS elements to it so that's why I've added this one in. God! I remember this one being creepy because you couldn't always see where the raptors were until it was too late!) - James Bond 64 (Okay... not as great as Perfect Dark 64. Actually... pale by comparison, but still a lot of fun neither-the-less) - Medal of Honour series (I have to say that these were always pretty good. I've always loved Medal of Honour) - Return to Castle Wolfenstein (ALright, so you DID have the creepy monster thing going but this was origional on how it was done. I mean creepy monsters in a WWII world? I think they merged history and fantasy quite well in this one) - Return to Castle Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory (Okay... a little Medal of Honourish but truck-loads of fun!) ~Kamui.EXE
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Halo
Dec 21, 2006 17:43:56 GMT -5
Post by Tracker89 on Dec 21, 2006 17:43:56 GMT -5
You played Half-Life 2 and/or Episode One? If you haven't, you should. They're just as good if not better than the first one. And if you liked Medal of Honor, you should try one of the Call of Duty games too. It's like starring in your own war movie: youtube.com/watch?v=WAShN6W41nk&mode=related&search=
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Halo
Jan 23, 2007 3:04:37 GMT -5
Post by Tracker89 on Jan 23, 2007 3:04:37 GMT -5
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Halo
Jan 23, 2007 6:40:12 GMT -5
Post by Orca on Jan 23, 2007 6:40:12 GMT -5
From what I've read and heard, Halo 3 is going to be epic in every sense of the word. Ensemble Studios is also working on a Halo-related piece: Halo Wars, which takes place before the events of the first game. Official trailer: youtube.com/watch?v=BDnvAXvyMTYOfficial site: halowars.com/
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JustJones
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Halo
Jan 24, 2007 18:42:30 GMT -5
Post by JustJones on Jan 24, 2007 18:42:30 GMT -5
Sounds like a good year to be an Xbox 360 owner ;D The multiplayer beta of Halo 3 is getting geared up for a spring/summer release, from what I've heard. Apart from the lottery of signing up for a chance to play it, which always puts me off, apparently buying a copy of the forthcoming GTA-Super-Cop-Shooter Crackdown gives you an invite straight off the bat. I've played the demo, 'tis great fun to pick up and hurl a semi like a football at pesky gun-toting gang-bangers ;D - The free H3 multiplayer is the icing on the cake. On the PC FPS side of things, Half-Life Episode 2 looks to be pure awesome as well. But I'm mainly saying that because Team Fortress 2, the multiplayer game that I've been waiting literal years for, is gonna get bundled with it. Love the game's art style - Pixar-esque, anyone? www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaF638MBSAEwww.youtube.com/watch?v=ueuhj9WsDzk&mode=related&search=
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Halo
Jan 25, 2007 9:48:39 GMT -5
Post by Tracker89 on Jan 25, 2007 9:48:39 GMT -5
Definitely looking forward to Episode 2...just hope I can get Source games to work properly again on my PC before it comes out. And how could you forget Portal?: youtube.com/watch?v=if3Qv2tHyfA
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JustJones
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Halo
Jan 25, 2007 17:17:33 GMT -5
Post by JustJones on Jan 25, 2007 17:17:33 GMT -5
Well, there's always the PS3/Xbox 360 versions as well...
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Halo
Jul 12, 2007 20:19:09 GMT -5
Post by Candy on Jul 12, 2007 20:19:09 GMT -5
Gawd how I love Halo. O__O At first it didn't really interest me much, but a while after my bro introduced me to it I was all like, "Hmmm, this game is actually pretty cool." And now I LOVE it, despite the fact that I'm... not exactly the best. xD;;
I can't wait for Halo 3. ITLOOKSOCOOLOMG.
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