- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
Posted by: sephris67
Posted by: MadroKurgan
I'm enjoying halo 3 beta more then halo 2, but it still has the damn 70 degrees Field of Vision (FOV) tunnel-vision of halo 2. That deserves a big, WTF Bungie! I'd be content if theyd just put it back to the STANDARD 90 degrees FOV that halo 1 and every other damn FPS uses.
Don't mind me asking but, what do you mean 70 degrees?
FOV... Field of View. how Wide your eyes can see. think of it as a pie slice kinda.
First off, H1>H2- that's a fact. The people who disagree:
*have never played it
*got owned by people with skill
*like the sword?!?
*think playing as the arbiter was "fun fun fun can I play as flood?"
It did have it's problems. For instance, the levels were often retreads of another one. The Library. Repetitive indoor spaces. Vehicles were one-hit-kill splatters and invincible. No online support. Chiron TL 34.
But DESPITE all of that the story, the AI, the gorgeous vistas (campaign or multi player) amazing death animations, flame leaping from the muzzle of a Warthog while a marine laughs like a maniac, sticking a grunt and killing a gold elite. THAT was what Halo one was. Halo 2 was an on-the-rails continuation with levels that yes, looked good but all of the artistry and awe was wasted on it just being a background instead of you WALKING IN IT. (except for Delta Halo. Gorgeous Level.)
Halo 3 is doing a lot of things right. There is less auto-aim (still a wee bit too much in my opinion), the weapon balance is superior (yes, even the laser), and one look at Valhalla and you KNOW that the campaign will bring back what made Halo 1 great - levels that shock and awe you visually. Multiplayer is set in my opinion, it's great even with just what the beta gave us. Near perfection is all you can ask for in multiplayer, really, because you can't please everyone.
Whats left? I want an epic ending. Something that makes me scream at the helmet with my legendary edition, snap my controller in half in sheer ecstasy, then grab my spare and play it all over again.
If you nail the story, Bungie, that's it. You will have the greatest game of all time in your hands. Do it, not just because it should make up for Halo 2, not just to get the critic's award, but because you owe it to us - the ones who love Halo CE for all it was, and all the series should be.