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Subject: Can i get an unbiased opinion?
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Is the game (h2v) really worth spending 50$ on? i am seriously debating getting this game or not. i am a tight wad and dont want to spend that money when i might only play it a little bit or be disappointed with it. on the other hand i could really end up liking it and play it as much as i played H1pc back when it came out.

i would be very thankful to hear from some people who have it on this and the pros and cons on it.
this might just help some other people.

thanks

[Edited on 05.20.2007 4:00 PM PDT]

  • 05.20.2007 4:00 PM PDT
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i llike it a lot,the upped resolutions are a huge bonus as well as harnessing the power of computers with aa and updated textures.I would get it.

  • 05.20.2007 4:03 PM PDT
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-Not played YET-

From what i've heard, you might as well just get an Xbox and Play the original version of Halo 2. Vista H2 may be prettier, but it's a step back everywhere else.

  • 05.20.2007 4:04 PM PDT

Its only $39.99 at the place i preorderd it on.
http://shop2.outpost.com/product/5222327?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_ RSLT_PG

  • 05.20.2007 4:05 PM PDT

Posted by: Romanticide
-Not played YET-

From what i've heard, you might as well just get an Xbox and Play the original version of Halo 2. Vista H2 may be prettier, but it's a step back everywhere else.

maybe before we start saying which one is a better opinion to pick, maybe this guy should tell us if He/she has a Xbox, or Vista.

  • 05.20.2007 4:07 PM PDT
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Posted by: Romanticide
-Not played YET-

From what i've heard, you might as well just get an Xbox and Play the original version of Halo 2. Vista H2 may be prettier, but it's a step back everywhere else.

yeah maybe u should play it before "listening" because chancers are people complaining are the ones who always complain.

  • 05.20.2007 4:11 PM PDT
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Maybe.

But facts are facts.

- No stat tracking? Means Bungie don't care
- Button glitches STILL IN? Means a rushed cash in
- Vista for a 2 year old game? Means less players
- APPARENT bad performance on systems 100x more powerful than an Xbox? Means angry PC Gamers
- Paying for features we've had for years and years? Means again less players
- Apparently, I was watching a video from some guy who has it, when you use a pad the auto aim is enabled. How long will it be before someone finds a way to make the KB/M auto aim?

  • 05.20.2007 4:15 PM PDT
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I dont have an xbox or H2V...yet. so i guess my opinions legit. It does has updates on graphics and DO NOT forget the custom maps. Ya halo 1 had that too but now there is actually DUAL-WEILDING, SWORD LUNGE, and LOCK-ON RL. Some of the glitchs are still there i hear but still those glitchs are good for machinima, the lower gun, nothing on screen glitchs and such are good. My friend has halo2 on xbox so i have played it a little bit, it looks good and if you dont have the xbox why are you questioning getting it. I want to get so that im able to know the story in detail and so that i can actually play MP.

  • 05.20.2007 4:25 PM PDT
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It's actually cheaper to buy an Xbox and Halo 2.

  • 05.20.2007 4:26 PM PDT
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Posted by: Romanticide
It's actually cheaper to buy an Xbox and Halo 2.


Uh..not really considering Halo 2 for the xbox is still $30 and and Xbox is not under $100.

Anyways the game is worth it o me for the browser and acheivements and the mouse and keyboard support....If you dont care about any of those and have already played Halo 2 on the xbox then it wont be worth it. But if you havent played Halo 2 yet...then it's definatly worth it.

  • 05.20.2007 4:33 PM PDT
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Xbox - £35
Halo 2 - £8
Xbox Live - £50

Vista - (at the very least) £70
Halo 2 Vista - £30
Windows Live - £50

  • 05.20.2007 4:38 PM PDT
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Ok, look at it this way, Xbox doesnt have as good graphics as vista, ok ok. Vista $183 at the least, H2V, $50 and then there is everything else on the list for xbox prices. O.K. soooo lets see, what if you dont want to buy the $183 Vista and the H2V, but you still dont wanna waste money on an XBOX and H2
Then what if you earn slow money and your savin for a Wii. Ok so what im sayin is just screw the prices... Vista is probably better but a lil overpriced for the ppl who dont have Vista yet.

  • 05.20.2007 4:54 PM PDT
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Well, if you read my post, I explained why we got totally screwed over.

  • 05.20.2007 4:56 PM PDT
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well dude, u where doin it in pounds.......

  • 05.20.2007 5:01 PM PDT
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i mean ya H2V is good an' all but i mean we got -Blam!- about the prices

  • 05.20.2007 5:01 PM PDT
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I've played the first single player level and I have to say I'm kinda let down but this sloppy port. The games a total system hog and I could barely take advantage of the Tray and Play feature that it delayed cause it lowered frame rates substantially. The resolution doesn't go up as high as most of us are used to seeing and it has very few changeable game settings. Graphics wise I would say that it is not that much better then the xbox's and even though it supports higher resolutions very few of the textures have been updated to take advantage of this (player models weren't but weapons models were). I have yet to get on live but the lack of stat tracking and also macro'd glitches scare me away. Many players are also claiming they are receiving many different types of errors such as exe errors however I've been lucky enough to not experience these. The keyboard and mouse support is acceptable however choppy at points for instance when you need to quickly drop a weapon to chuck a nade. Personally I would just stick with the box versions because the cons outweigh the pros however if you don't have a box like me or you've never played before then I would recommend picking it up but only if you can get a price below $50.

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  • 05.20.2007 5:03 PM PDT
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Posted by: Romanticide
Xbox - £35
Halo 2 - £8
Xbox Live - £50

Vista - (at the very least) £70
Halo 2 Vista - £30
Windows Live - £50

1) British money makes no sence =(
2) Silver is free, gold has nothing worth paying for, so live is free.
3) I don't know British cash but that would mean that the PC version is 3 times more expensive. H2v is fifty bucks here, 50/3 is about 16. H2x is around thirty dollars, sooooo, all your doing is trying to mkae us hate hired gun for a game you most likely don't own.

  • 05.20.2007 5:56 PM PDT
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Here's as unbiased an opinion as it gets. I really don't care about the game, as I couldn't possibly get it if i even decided that I wanted it. I'm too poor/lazy to buy a computer that can run it, and my parents probably wouldn't let me play it. So here goes.

No. I don't think it's worth it. Not because you have to spend $1500 for a system and $200 for Vista: face it, you'll have to buy both of those sooner or later. Not because I hate MS for releasing it on Vista: face it, MS exists to make money, and you can't blame them for what they do.

The reason I don't think H2V is worth it is the graphics. When you boil it all down, what you really have is a PC port of a 2-year old console game with shinier graphics. The exact same gameplay is carried over, word has it that Windows Live is pretty much the same as XBL, and you only get two new maps. I think the reason most people will buy H2V is because of it's leet shineez. So let's talk about the graphics.

Going into pre-release, Hired Gun made a big deal about the fact that in H2V, they used the cinematic models stored from the Xbox version, because the PC could support the higer resolution models during gameplay. That's all well and good - until you remember that these are the original Xbox cinematic models we're talking about. No super high res shiny biped models exist for this game. the models were created for a dying system, which was graphically weak. You don't hear console jockeys complaining about it, though, because they're sitting 6 or 7 feet from their TV. You really don't care about 16xAA when you're that fat away.

However, most PC gamers are sitting less than two feet from their screen, and that's when the graphical sloppiness becomes apparent. That's when you see the truth: this is a two and a half year old game which has already been played about ten million times. It's nothing new, and you're really not getting anything significant for your new PC and OS. Sure, upgrade to Vista and DX10, but save your $50 for something new and next-gen like Crysis. Don't give Microsoft the satisfaction of charging you $2000 for a repackaged two year old game, slopped together in a few months to squeeze some revenue out of the PC gaming community. I'm not blaming them. I'm just saying we really shouldn't let them treat us like -blam!- and expect us to open our wallets.

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Thank you very much for your time.


EDIT: Crap. I forgot about the editing kit. Not being sarcastic. That's actually a feature that's worth something. I'm really not sure where that puts my decision.

[Edited on 05.20.2007 6:26 PM PDT]

  • 05.20.2007 6:22 PM PDT
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You forget that Vista is more than just to play H2. While many people just buy the x-box just to play halo 1-3.

Ya mabey its cheaper but it doesn't get you very far in the end. A PC is better than an plastic black box.

Making it so we have to buy vista to play is a markiting stratagy, making a game that is only on THEIR system is also a markiting stratagy.

[Edited on 05.20.2007 6:27 PM PDT]

  • 05.20.2007 6:25 PM PDT
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well i already have a kick butt gaming computer so that isnt part of the arguement

also i have never played H2 so..... idk

  • 05.20.2007 6:32 PM PDT
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The only reason you should get H2v is because of the Map editor. Graphics really don't matter to me, and if you put graphics before gameplay you really need to go back to the good ol' days. Graphics are nice, but you can't judge a game by them. However, the introduction of a map editor is an amazing feature. Imagine Halo PC without CE, it would suck pretty bad huh? The map editor will give people countless more hours to play online and a way to show off creativity. Sure graphics are nice, but if I had to trade them, I would.

  • 05.20.2007 7:18 PM PDT
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Yes, I am a hypocrite, and I'm sorry. I really do mean well, but I'm not running on all cylinders.

Everytime someone buys a copy of Halo 2 Vista, a puppy dies.

I don't feel its worth $180 to upgrade XP to Vista Home Basic, plus the game. From what I hear the map editor is restrictive (along the lines of Timesplitters).

  • 05.20.2007 7:41 PM PDT
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Most of the PC issues posted here are the result of PEBKAC.

Well, it's Halo 2, and there aren't that many new first person shooters around. It's actually the first Vista exclusive game, so you should check it out and make up your own mind. You can always sell the game.

  • 05.20.2007 7:51 PM PDT
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I haven't played played it yet, but I say that f you have othing else you want to spend your money on, go ahead. However, there is anything you want a bit more, and you don't have enough money for both, buy that instead. After all, what's the point of having money if you are not willing to spend it.

  • 05.20.2007 7:54 PM PDT
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Download Halo Custom Edition for user created maps!
Link
http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?pg=3&fid=410
The few, the proud, the leet.

It is far from being worth 50 USD. I'd even be slow to want to pay half that price. I'm not going to be getting it until it's dropped to 20 USD. Higher resolutions and limited custom scencarios are not worth it.

  • 05.20.2007 8:21 PM PDT

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