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Subject: Halo 1 or Halo 2?

Posted by: Sharpest
I believe we are intelligent, but we prefer to act stupid.

~The Flood

I own both Halo 1 and Halo 2. Which game do you think is better? Why? Why not?

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  • 05.26.2007 11:33 AM PDT
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Halo 1. No reason it was just phenomanol.

  • 05.26.2007 12:39 PM PDT

i find myself thinking Halo 2.

sure Halo 1 was great, and Halo 2 has annoying glitches that are exploited constantly; but Halo 2 is more diverse. Sure its a BR fest like it was a pistol fest in Halo 1, but the difference in weapon power is brought down. an SMG guy can take down a BR guy if he plays his cards right.


as well, like it or not, Halo 2 has better netcode than Halo 1... ever try to play Halo on xbox connect, or on PC? It makes Halo 2 look smooth and uninterrupted.

Of course there's host powers.. that definitely sucks

  • 05.26.2007 2:58 PM PDT

I'd Rather Be A Smartass Than A Dumbass

You are in fact on the Halo 2 board good sir here the general consensus will probably overall lean towards Halo 2 and the same can be said of the halo 1 forum perhaps you should ask this question elsewhere if you are curious.

For the record Halo 2

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  • 05.26.2007 3:01 PM PDT
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I like Halo 1 for its story line and halo 2 for online play.

  • 05.26.2007 3:02 PM PDT
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or just play both :)

  • 05.26.2007 3:02 PM PDT
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That's a hard choice, but i would say halo 1 for it's campaign, but as far as multiplayer, halo 2 is the best i think.

  • 05.31.2007 12:07 AM PDT

Halo 1 for campaign and overall design, halo 2 for online multiplayer and sweet functionality.

  • 05.31.2007 2:48 AM PDT
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Halo 2- MP , Halo 1- Campaign

  • 05.31.2007 3:41 AM PDT
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I find Halo 2 more fun 2 play then Halo 1 multiplayer wise, i also like Halo 2's campaign alot more because of the dark intriguing story line it had, and i have had so many great campaign moments in Halo 2. Halo 1 is very good however it's campaigne was horribly repetetive and the multiplayer was to largely based around the pistol on too many occasions.

  • 05.31.2007 6:48 AM PDT

I absolutely love the Halo 2 campaign - so many vistas, so many memorable moments.

I don't really like the Halo 1 campaign anymore. Except for the level Halo. I love long distance sniping from the rocks.

I only hope Halo 3 tops both x 10000

  • 05.31.2007 9:52 AM PDT
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Halo 2 sucks. I am sick of playing online. It is probably you who all cheat and make the game unenjoyable. I hate you all, and bungie for ruining my halo experience. Have a nice day.

  • 05.31.2007 10:03 AM PDT

Yep, all ten of us cheat - especially me - I'm able to do it even without an Xbox Live account ;) =P

  • 05.31.2007 11:27 AM PDT

This is a RETICULE, and that is a RETICLE. I'm using the latter to aim. And what are you using?

Posted by: Mr Gruntsworthy

...like it or not, Halo 2 has better netcode than Halo 1... ever try to play Halo on xbox connect, or on PC? It makes Halo 2 look smooth and uninterrupted.

Halo 1's "netcode" was intended solely for LAN games, not for being played with people at the other side of the world. But it wasn't bad at all. All you had to do was lead your shots to compensate for latency. Back then it meant something if you could snipe a moving target halfway across Blood Gulch, unlike in H2 where the aim assist takes care of that.

  • 05.31.2007 11:38 AM PDT

Well. you still have to lead slightly, but meh

  • 05.31.2007 11:39 AM PDT
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I like Halo 1 better for campain and Halo 2 better for multiplayer.
The Halo 1 campain was just a whole lot better. (sigh)

  • 05.31.2007 2:32 PM PDT
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Halo 1 by far.

  • 05.31.2007 4:17 PM PDT
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It's a close call. I'm going to have to conclude Halo CE since I find myself going back to it regularly for online mayhem. I'm not very good, but I do better there than I do in H2 online games. I guess I need to spend some more time wandering around the different maps. :-)

  • 05.31.2007 6:34 PM PDT
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this again? why do people insist on debating halo and halo 2?

  • 05.31.2007 7:28 PM PDT
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I like them both a lot.

Halo 2 sucks. I am sick of playing online. It is probably you who all cheat and make the game unenjoyable. I hate you all, and bungie for ruining my halo experience. Have a nice day.The only good thing about that post was the last four words. That's a great song.

  • 05.31.2007 7:35 PM PDT

Leave no man behind. But be prepared to stand alone.

I see the two games as one. When H3 arrives then the three will be one. We'll then have what Marty calls "an epic trilogy."

  • 05.31.2007 11:34 PM PDT
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Posted by: HughGRections
Halo 2 sucks. I am sick of playing online. It is probably you who all cheat and make the game unenjoyable. I hate you all, and bungie for ruining my halo experience. Have a nice day.


Ok, just because you can't have fun doesn't mean the game sucks overall, it just sucks for you.

  • 06.01.2007 3:25 AM PDT
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Posted by: Markus Leoninus
I see the two games as one. When H3 arrives then the three will be one. We'll then have what Marty calls "an epic trilogy."

I disagree. I think it is far better for parts of a trilogy to stand alone. Whenever there is too much run-on, something gets lost. Example - matrix. The first film stood alone and was all the better for it. The second two merged together (were even made at the same time) into one big convoluted, self-referential, self-satisfying mess. There was no restraint, no prioritisation, no containment - it's just story threads running free. How those story threads are contained and controlled is what makes a good story.

I really wasn't happy when I saw a so called 'cliffhanger' at the end of halo 2. It leaves no room for any new creativity or adjustment to the story, as the beginning of the next installment is already ordained. It completely lacks any kind of foreclosure or resolution. In storytelling, a resolution is as important as anything else. It reminds me of the Matrix Syndrome - the cliffhanger is a lazy summer-blockbuster cash-in maneuvre, not an intelligent story device like I would hope to see from bungie. I'm impressed very little by all those monotonously pointing towards an ill-justified 'deep' story in halo 2. Again, see Matrix - the second film had a far deeper story. It was still bollocks compared to the first one. Ultimately this is a video game, and a visual and visceral media - dramatic pacing, urgency and immersion kick the everlasting -blam!- out of exploratory backstory and perspective expansion.

Please bungie, don't make Halo 3 a Matrix Revolutions.

  • 06.01.2007 3:46 AM PDT

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