What's so great about Halo?

[stuff99]

I'm not trying to create a fuss but I'm just trying to understand the big fuss about Halo.

I've played the original on the xbox and it didnt impress me too much. It had great graphics but really, isn't it just another sci fi fps?

What was so engaging about it that MS is building basically their console brand around this game series?

[Solid_Squirrel]

for me and 3 friends it was all about the mindless fun and senseless violence of multiplayer

and that was it

single player was absolutely boring. people on this forum say to read the books but in my view I feel if a game is as great as people champion it to be it needs no help in explaining it's storyline (Stuff like that is saved for curiosity and sheer boredom on wikipedia)

To put it simply: Halo was the most awesome/painful case of blue balls I ever experienced

I don't expect much from Halo 3 either with it's bloom effects in full speed

[xozzy1987x]

ive always disliked the game, one out of many i am

[Infinite Daremo]

Co-op, simple as that. If you played it alone it isn't as fun, get a friend and play it another run through with him.

[Sockpuppet]

Don't, it's a trap!!








stolen gif, I wish I could make them

[stuff99]

i guess it introduced online game play on a console back in the day but now it's just common place?

[Sil3ntT3ears]

the colors are very nice and the storyline is quite compelling mixed with the fact that the original xbox had nothing you could play on it except for halo (kotor jade empire)...

[EncoreEncore]

I'm not trying to create a fuss but I'm just trying to understand the big fuss about Halo.

I've played the original on the xbox and it didnt impress me too much. It had great graphics but really, isn't it just another sci fi fps?

What was so engaging about it that MS is building basically their console brand around this game series?

I could ask you the same about Viva pinata, the metal gear franchise, Mario , the DS, Halo online........All things i don't like with a passion ,but that does not make them bad, only that they don't appeal to me, same with you and halo, if actually playing the game did nothing for you then take that as a sign that you just don't like it, and nobody on any online forum is going to change that if actually playing the game did nothing for you.

[Grifer]

I've played through both Halo & Halo 2 numerous times, Halo 2 twice in first 24 hours after laying my hands on it!
I really can't pinpoint what's so great about them. The wholeness is the great thing: balanced set of decent controls, decent story & decent graphics. Throw in the best co-op I've ever played and it's nailed.

Actually this thread is stupid, same as I'd run around asking "what's so good about candy" which majjority eats.

[stuff99]

im just trying to understand how it differs from the sci fi shooters out there

[I_Own_You]

It doesnt everything right. Multiplayer never seems to get old.

[Sil3ntT3ears]

it has a soul which is hard to explain...but i guess its the best answers.

[Lirion]

The multiplayer and the vehicles in it is what made me play and have so much fun with Halo. I think what made it so special back then was that there wasn't any FPS game on console with such a good multplayer mode.

Other than that there wasn't anything special IMO, the singleplayer was ok and the storyline sucked.
And I got tired of shooting pokémons in the end.

[Bitbydeath]

Halo and Timesplitters were the first FPS games to really suit the controller on a console and not feel like a mouse and keyboard were required.

MP is also really fun on Halo, lots of replayability, especially with a large group of mates

[stuff99]

well goldeneye on n64 was pretty good on the console

but i guess i understand why its so big now on the xbox

[Bluto]

For me the thing that sets it apart is the music. IMO music is very important for a game to be AAA. Every game i've ever really enjoyed has had great music e.g zelda series, FF7, Bof2, SSBM.

When i loaded halo for the first time and the music game on it blew me away. From start to finish i think it was pretty close to perfect.

Other than that i think the story is quite good and it is simple to pick up and play. The controls are really easy to use especially with the vehicles. Plus SP co-op is awesome

[Carsonal]

Halo's like one of those tv shows that isnt exactly brilliant, but you're familiar with it and know all the characters.
So you wanna know what happens in the next episode.

[kingsam]

I found it boring and mediocre on all levels, others love it often for one aspect. Live and let live, i guess

[bluvi69]

somehow, i like the story. also SP and MP is better than most FPS out there.

[Playstation_3]

What's so great about Halo?
Not a lot really i'll give it 4/10

[Tool 316]

I'm not trying to create a fuss but I'm just trying to understand the big fuss about Halo.

I've played the original on the xbox and it didnt impress me too much. It had great graphics but really, isn't it just another sci fi fps?

What was so engaging about it that MS is building basically their console brand around this game series?

The multiplayer thats it, the story mode wasnt very impressive it was the online game play that created all the hype.

[Galls]

Can these trap threads just be locked upon initial posting.

All it ever ends up being is fanboys dogmatically saying Halo sucks or is awesome. Even though the success of Halo should speak for itself, a lot of people are egotistical and think they know better.

[Carsonal]

Can these trap threads just be locked upon initial posting.

All it ever ends up being is fanboys dogmatically saying Halo sucks or is awesome. Even though the success of Halo should speak for itself, a lot of people are egotistical and think they know better.

Theyre also kinda...lame.
Lets talk about new games, not old ones.

[Zap2]

I think Halo 1 was a huge step in FPS on consoles. Its control was great, graphic were amazing for the time, story line was good.


It was everything a FPS should be, and all on a console. Then Halo 2 came, improved on anything minus the storyline (IMO)...and added online multiplayer.

[Booha]

I'm not trying to create a fuss but I'm just trying to understand the big fuss about Halo.

I've played the original on the xbox and it didnt impress me too much. It had great graphics but really, isn't it just another sci fi fps?

What was so engaging about it that MS is building basically their console brand around this game series?

Nothing really just that it has a huge fanbase that will like whatever is put out to them...