- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
Posts like this are sad. I don't see why it's so hard for people to grasp simple concepts. Halo is a game, it is not meant to be the most realistic game in the world. It is meant to be fun, and I hope we all would all agree it is. And I know Bungie is making sure that Halo 2 is going to be fun as well. I'm glad to hear from E3 that it feels the same, and knowing that they are adding a bunch of stuff to it to enhance the experience. I also know that when I get the game that it probably will have some things missing that I would have liked to see in it. But that's not going to get me worked up, or lessen how much I enjoy the game. In fact, it probably won't be more than a few seconds thinking "oh, I wish it would of had that in there", but it won't be more than a quick thought. In fact it will probably be filled with a lot of "wow, that's awesome".
My point is that this is a game, it is meant to be fun, and you are only hurting yourself by nitpicking every damn game you play and trying to find stuff wrong with it. Instead of looking at the negatives try looking at the positives.
"perhaps the most annoying, they let themselves get run over at the drop of a hat." - In this quote for example, yeah the marines are stupid, don't let that ruin your experience, instead laugh at them for being stupid, or learn to drive better so you don't run them over. I noticed they liked to get ran over a lot so I just adjusted my driving and now they don't get ran over any more. Same goes for using the warthog for cover. Yeah it is annoying if you're trying to use a warthog for cover and you accidently jump into it. So again, use a different tactic. Avoid using the warthogs for cover, and if you have to use them then learn to use them but still keep your distance enough so you don't jump in them. I use warthogs for cover often and 99% of the time don't have a probelm not jumping in them, and that 1% I do jump in I'm not going to whine or get pissed off about it, it's my fault for getting to close. I know their easy to jump into, I should've kept my distance better. As far as you complaints about the plot points, the driving in the last level (I loved), and the flood appearing (again, really cool twist), if you don't like that kind of stuff buy a different game. Hell, even since you say you love Halo and have beat it, just don't play those levels. Oh and that also reminds me, don't complain about a game if you're lacking in skill, you mentioned that the big jump on the last level is a random chance for whether it kills you or not. That's BS and just shows that you can't drive good in the game. If you have your warthog lined up correctly with the proper speed, then you will land it successfully every time. If I'm wrong about this then I must be the luckiest sob and I need to go buy a lottery ticket. I too have died on that jump but it was never a random account, it was always because I aimed wrong or didn't get good enough speed, but I've successfully made that jump 100% of the time the last several times I've played that level. In fact I think I've maybe only unintentionally died at that jump about five to ten times in the two plus years I've had the game, so I know it isn't hard, if you're skilled.
And again as far as most of the stuff you complained about not liking and wanting changed, it's part of the game. Quit focusing on the negatives and just enjoy the positives. Most importantly just have fun, if you can't have fun with the game, get a different game. If you don't play games to have fun then for god's sake find something else to do with your time, because games are meant to be fun.
I will say however, as far as supporting widescreen, since they aren't being rushed this time around I don't see any reason why they won't support widescreen. I know I will enjoy this for my widescreen TV, but it also never bothered me in Halo. I would also like to see the auto-aiming be able to turn completely off, but this is a very minor concern. That really is the only two things you mentioned I'd like to see added, everything else was either fine the way it is or was useless to mention because it's been confirmed it's being improved on.
And with that, goodnight everyone.