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Subject: Is Halo: Combat Evolved the best game ever made?
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For me, Halo: CE is one OF the greatest games out there but I wouldn't goes as far to say it's the greatest game of all time. I would, though, consider Halo: CE to be the greatest made for console FPS. I know Goldeneye and Perfect Dark were great games, but the experience of playing Halo: CE is unforgettable. I mean, playing through the game for the first time and experiencing the gameplay, the music, the story, the size and scale of the levels, and the multipayer, no other made for console FPS comes close. It really is the first made for console FPS to combine all these and do them all very solid.

Now as for the greatest game argument, there is just way to many great games out there to decide the greatest game of all time. Since everybody's gaming history and gaming experience is different, I personally don't think there can every be a game that achieves the title of the greatest game.

  • 07.07.2007 1:17 PM PDT

I'm a dude playing a dude desguised as another dude. I hate heritics, non-logical thoughts and people who are better than I am. People tell me that they like a lot of games, but I hate them all. Whenever I play a video game, I always go crawling back to Halo 3. Never go full retard!

Halo 2 is clearly superior to it's prequal.

  • 07.07.2007 1:43 PM PDT
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I voted for "No, I will state which game is better and why." simply because I expect Halo 3 to be an overall better game than Halos 1 and 2 combined... ;-P -Charlie.

  • 07.07.2007 3:40 PM PDT
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nah, I like the elder scrolls games, because their free roam.

  • 07.09.2007 6:04 AM PDT
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Well let's see, I can think of some great games for the SNES such as Yoshi's Island, since fighting Bowser at the end was hardcore. Can't forget Donkey Kong Country for the SNES either, and of course Mario Kart for the N64 kicked the can up and down, all around. On the xbox, I'd say it's tied with KOTOR. On pc, I'd say Counterstrike would be better because it's modded out and that makes for some good old fun. Halo is a game that we've spent hundreds of hours playing, it just doesn't get that old very fast. It's good. It's way up there.

  • 07.09.2007 10:05 AM PDT

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Posted by: Master Kim
First off, may I ask what you are smoking?

Secondly, Halo is far from the greatest game ever made. I shouldn't have to explain this, it just goes without saying that there are better games than Halo.

Thirdly, just because it is your favorite game and one which you have invested the most time in doesn't make it a great or the greatest title ever. People could say they love Gears of War, does that mean that the game is perfect simply because of its popularity and success? Of course not.

No game is perfect, but some games are more perfect than others. There are certainly better and more perfect games than Halo. If you honestly think Halo is the greatest game ever, you need to play more games, plain and simple.

I could go on and on, but I feel that I've made my point.

Amen.

  • 07.09.2007 11:46 AM PDT
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Not even the best FPS made. Not even close, really. Half-Life blows it to pieces, and Half-Life 2 almost does as well. Counter-Strike, while personally not as fun for me, is BY FAR the most played FPS out there - the amount of people playing at any given time is still above the amount of people who play Halo 2 on XBL for an entire day. (yeah I know we're talking CE here, but there's no live, so had to compare to Halo 2).

Quake 1, 2, and 3 (haven't played 4) are very solid as well. And Doom (1 and 2, not 3, bunch of crap) is not only the best FPS ever made, but the best GAME ever made, at least in my opinion, and the opinion of many others. (Doom 2 and Legend of Zelda: Ocarana of Time are generally 1-2 on most critic's lists, tho not on gametrailer.com's list for some reason, because they are stupid).

So Halo:CE is not the best game ever made, nor is it the best FPS ever made. Facts. But, it can certainly be considered the best console FPS series ever, as most FPS's are downright unplayable on consoles for me. I'm a huge FPS fan, and I hold that FPS's belong on the PC. But Halo is the one exception. Amazing game, in the top, say, 25 of all games of all time, in the top 10 of all time FPS's, and #1 in the Console FPS genre.

  • 07.10.2007 8:36 PM PDT
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Posted by: Godfather29
so, what you're saying is
so, what you're saying is
so, what you're saying is
master kim, just stfu, i can say halo ce is the best game ever and i can say it is perfect and flawless, u try to prove to me that it isnt flawless and perfect, because to me it is, and i can say that is a fact because it is.
Your arrogance is simply astounding--Hell, it's even worse than mine, and that's saying something. If you're going to be immature about this and shove down peoples' throats how your opinion is fact when it clearly isn't, then be my guest. You sir, have lost any respect I might ever have had for you, had you not realized what a fanboy you are.
Posted by: HaloKing343
Halo 2 is clearly superior to it's prequal.
Um, not clearly.
Posted by: dkfrumwithin
Not even the best FPS made. Not even close, really. Half-Life blows it to pieces, and Half-Life 2 almost does as well. Counter-Strike, while personally not as fun for me, is BY FAR the most played FPS out there - the amount of people playing at any given time is still above the amount of people who play Halo 2 on XBL for an entire day. (yeah I know we're talking CE here, but there's no live, so had to compare to Halo 2).

Quake 1, 2, and 3 (haven't played 4) are very solid as well. And Doom (1 and 2, not 3, bunch of crap) is not only the best FPS ever made, but the best GAME ever made, at least in my opinion, and the opinion of many others. (Doom 2 and Legend of Zelda: Ocarana of Time are generally 1-2 on most critic's lists, tho not on gametrailer.com's list for some reason, because they are stupid).

So Halo:CE is not the best game ever made, nor is it the best FPS ever made. Facts. But, it can certainly be considered the best console FPS series ever, as most FPS's are downright unplayable on consoles for me. I'm a huge FPS fan, and I hold that FPS's belong on the PC. But Halo is the one exception. Amazing game, in the top, say, 25 of all games of all time, in the top 10 of all time FPS's, and #1 in the Console FPS genre.
Amen.

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  • 07.16.2007 9:58 AM PDT
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Not the best, but still a great game that has the power to be acknowledged without shame or ignorance. Half life 2 is a better game to me.

  • 07.16.2007 2:41 PM PDT
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Yes, but halo 3 will hopefully be the only game to beat it!!!!

  • 07.16.2007 3:12 PM PDT
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You can bite me if you have a problem with my OPINION!

Halo: Combat Evovled was my favorite game ever, and I've been hooked on Halo ever since.

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Posted by: Master Kim
People could say they love Gears of War, does that mean that the game is perfect simply because of its popularity and success? Of course not.

No game is perfect, but some games are more perfect than others. There are certainly better and more perfect games than Halo.

Amen.


You can amen it as much as your heart desires, but it still doesn't mean that I ever said Halo was perfect.

Posted by: Master Kim
Posted by: dkfrumwithin
Not even the best FPS made. Not even close, really. Half-Life blows it to pieces, and Half-Life 2 almost does as well. Counter-Strike, while personally not as fun for me, is BY FAR the most played FPS out there - the amount of people playing at any given time is still above the amount of people who play Halo 2 on XBL for an entire day. (yeah I know we're talking CE here, but there's no live, so had to compare to Halo 2).

Quake 1, 2, and 3 (haven't played 4) are very solid as well. And Doom (1 and 2, not 3, bunch of crap) is not only the best FPS ever made, but the best GAME ever made, at least in my opinion, and the opinion of many others. (Doom 2 and Legend of Zelda: Ocarana of Time are generally 1-2 on most critic's lists, tho not on gametrailer.com's list for some reason, because they are stupid).

So Halo:CE is not the best game ever made, nor is it the best FPS ever made. Facts. But, it can certainly be considered the best console FPS series ever, as most FPS's are downright unplayable on consoles for me. I'm a huge FPS fan, and I hold that FPS's belong on the PC. But Halo is the one exception. Amazing game, in the top, say, 25 of all games of all time, in the top 10 of all time FPS's, and #1 in the Console FPS genre.

Amen


Once again someone states that they have facts about what game is or is not the best game ever. And someone else amens it. Where does dkfrumwithin claim to have gotten his so called "facts"? From critics. And what does a critic say about something? His OPINION. And how is gametrailer.com stupid? It doesn't list Doom 2 and Zelda at the top of its list? It's just the site's OPINION. Your response is filled with many OPINIONS, and I think that you may have gone a little bit too far stating that your OPINION is a bonified fact. This whole post is, again, about OPINIONS.

And I thought this had ventured to the nether-regions of Forum Page 2, where no one ventures lol!

  • 07.16.2007 5:02 PM PDT
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Isn't that exactly how you started this thread though? Stating your opinion and implying it be fact? You're right, even when a generalized consensus ranks a game as being "the best of all time", it cannot be considered fact (I used poor wording in my prior post, yes) - but it is CLOSER to fact than a singular opinion from a non-credible source.

My point being, take Half-Life 2 - won Game of the Year award from like 40 publications, has a meta-rating among the top 10 publications at like 98% or something bizzarely high like that, and is considered by almost all fans AND critics (and NOT just fanboys) to be the best FPS of all time. I'm banking on that one.

That said, the Halo series rawks sawks. Amazing game, never gets old, like I said before - its way up there on my list, but there's some giants out there that a lot of people who are XBOX fans only haven't played. I'm trying to bring the PC perspective into this somewhat sheltered community.

  • 07.16.2007 10:46 PM PDT
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You can bite me if you have a problem with my OPINION!

Halo: Combat Evovled was my favorite game ever, and I've been hooked on Halo ever since.

Oooooookkaaayyyyyy, you got me there, w/ the metascores, Game of the Year awards, and whatnot. And that's a fact xD. But I'm still not the fanboy like I made myself out to be. I play a ton of other games that I enjoy tremendously, too.

I edited this because I had about 10 k's in a row in the first okay, and instead of being k's they were -blam!-'s. Weird...

[Edited on 07.17.2007 7:58 PM PDT]

  • 07.17.2007 7:56 PM PDT
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You can bite me if you have a problem with my OPINION!

Halo: Combat Evovled was my favorite game ever, and I've been hooked on Halo ever since.

EVERYONE VISIT MY NEW POST IN THE FLOOD FORUM, BASED ON YOUR OPINION!

http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=11832332&v iewreplies=true

[Edited on 07.22.2007 5:33 PM PDT]

  • 07.17.2007 8:02 PM PDT
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Lol, FROSTY, you know what? I played Half-Life 2 today, and honestly, I didn't even really like it! The weapon selection is bland, and while there is AMAZING scripting and an unparalleled sense of immersion in the game, the first few levels of the game all look the exact same and are also boring... Just goes to show how opinion can change over time, and how the title of "Best Game Ever" will ALWAYS be opinion-only.

  • 07.17.2007 9:05 PM PDT
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.Halo 3 is better because better is Halo 3.

  • 07.17.2007 10:28 PM PDT
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OK WE GET IT. the title of best game ever is purely subjective. will all of you PLEASE stop repeating this (besides those who are actually gonna give their opinion)?

  • 07.17.2007 10:35 PM PDT

can i just say WOW. i voted yes purely because there are still active posters on this forum 7 yearsafter the game came out, after 1 sequel and a coupe of months before the another. thats dedication to a game.

  • 07.18.2007 2:51 AM PDT
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Here's my top 20 in no particular order except for the first one.

The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time
Halo CE
Hitman 2 Silent assasin
Metroid Prime
Super Smash Brothers Melee
Ghost Recon
The Legend of Zelda Link's Awakening DX
The Legend of Zelda a Link to the Past
Super Mario 64
The Elder Scrolls 3 Morrowind
Breakdown
Unreal Championship 2 the Liandri Conflict
Timesplitters 2
Splinter Cell Chaos Theory
Super Metroid
Fable
Super Mario World
Pokemon Silver
Halo 2
The Legend of Zelda Wind Waker

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  • 07.18.2007 8:45 AM PDT
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You can bite me if you have a problem with my OPINION!

Halo: Combat Evovled was my favorite game ever, and I've been hooked on Halo ever since.

Posted by: dkfrumwithin
Lol, FROSTY, you know what? I played Half-Life 2 today, and honestly, I didn't even really like it! The weapon selection is bland, and while there is AMAZING scripting and an unparalleled sense of immersion in the game, the first few levels of the game all look the exact same and are also boring... Just goes to show how opinion can change over time, and how the title of "Best Game Ever" will ALWAYS be opinion-only.


LAWL!!!! Yup, it still is just opinion only.

  • 07.22.2007 5:33 PM PDT
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Posted by: ethanhatami17
i answered yes.

no other shooter (including H2 and H3beta) has the unique blend of arcade and realism that H1 had.

the gameplay was uniquely callibrated to emphasize strong individual shooting skills as well as intelligent maneuvering around the map.

i have yet to play a shooter that gives me the same fantastic sensation you get when you out-think and therefore kill someone in a one on one pistol firefight on opposite sides of hangem, nor have a played a shooter with a campaign level that beats truth and rec.


couldnt have said it better myself

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Posted by: Master Kim
First off, may I ask what you are smoking?

Secondly, Halo is far from the greatest game ever made. I shouldn't have to explain this, it just goes without saying that there are better games than Halo.

Thirdly, just because it is your favorite game and one which you have invested the most time in doesn't make it a great or the greatest title ever. People could say they love Gears of War, does that mean that the game is perfect simply because of its popularity and success? Of course not.

No game is perfect, but some games are more perfect than others. There are certainly better and more perfect games than Halo. If you honestly think Halo is the greatest game ever, you need to play more games, plain and simple.

I could go on and on, but I feel that I've made my point.


Heretic, heretic!

I have played a lot of games on Xbox and Xbox 360 and trust me, Halo CE is still no*2

  • 07.25.2007 1:27 AM PDT
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Halo 2 is the best and Halo CE on 3 place . beacuse its more fun to play on xbx live . and you must play on xbc in halo CE to play online .


but both games have a great gameplay and a good history. so i like them both

  • 07.26.2007 1:45 PM PDT

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Posted by: Master Kim
First off, may I ask what you are smoking?

Secondly, Halo is far from the greatest game ever made. I shouldn't have to explain this, it just goes without saying that there are better games than Halo.

Thirdly, just because it is your favorite game and one which you have invested the most time in doesn't make it a great or the greatest title ever. People could say they love Gears of War, does that mean that the game is perfect simply because of its popularity and success? Of course not.

No game is perfect, but some games are more perfect than others. There are certainly better and more perfect games than Halo. If you honestly think Halo is the greatest game ever, you need to play more games, plain and simple.

I could go on and on, but I feel that I've made my point.
it maybe d*ck and unrespectful but its the truth shouldve put is Halo ur fav game?

  • 07.26.2007 8:38 PM PDT