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Subject: Is Halo 1 better than Halo 2?

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Poll: Is Halo 1 better than Halo 2?  [closed]
No, of course not!:  51%
(45 Votes)
Yes, I like the original game better:  39%
(35 Votes)
I am dum. I'm not picking.:  10%
(9 Votes)
Total Votes: 89

The heading says it all! Post your thoughts.

  • 07.08.2007 7:44 AM PDT

I understand skepticism, but basing graphical opinions on what was essentially a wide network performance data-mining test disguised as a game is silly.

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In terms of overall single player campaign, then yes.

In terms of multiplayer, not by a long shot.

In terms of story, then yes.

In terms of covenant culture, complexity and general AI, then no.

In terms of weaponry, no.

In terms of length; level length yes, level variability no, legendary satisfaction no.

  • 07.08.2007 8:02 AM PDT
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never mind.

[Edited on 07.08.2007 8:19 AM PDT]

  • 07.08.2007 8:18 AM PDT

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Halo 1 takes more skills and I think the campign of it is harder. In Halo 1, even on easy, a group of marines take a long time to kill an Elite. In Halo 2, it takes only one marine or ODST to finish an Elite.

[Edited on 07.08.2007 8:24 AM PDT]

  • 07.08.2007 8:24 AM PDT
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Halo 2's campaign wasn't as good as Halo 1's, but the Legendary setting was 3x harder. MP, Hal 2 has many more awesome maps and the overall experience is better. Halo 1 had great weapons, so did Halo 2.

  • 07.08.2007 9:28 AM PDT
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To the commercial crowd, halo2 was a better game. It was easier to pick up, and required less skill. personally i prefer halo1. I still value Halo1 LANing days and Goldeneye split screen as the best gaming time ever. Both good games, I just think Halo1 was put together better.

  • 07.08.2007 10:20 AM PDT
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Halo Combat Evolved had funner campaign gameplay than Halo 2.

Halo 2 had a better campaign story than Halo Combat Evolved and a better balanced multiplayer with a lot more good maps than Halo CE (Halo CE had very few enjoyable multiplayer maps).

Halo 2 is better.

  • 07.08.2007 1:06 PM PDT

Halo 1 had scarier Flood and because of the AR I thought it was a more fun campaign. But Halo 2 in terms of equipment, storyline, and multiplayer/XBL, I'd say it's better. I just hope that Halo 3 can be those combined (1+2=3 Lol)

ALSO: I think Bungie would've made Halo 2 better in terms of campaign (Multiplayer is perfect) if Microsoft would've given them more time. Halo 1 wasn't as rushed into the making as Halo 2, and I think because Halo 2 was XBL-compatible that the campaign suffered (Multiplayer was put over the campaign in importance)

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  • 07.08.2007 1:10 PM PDT
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Posted by: Flood_Master
(Multiplayer is perfect)


Halo 2's multiplayer is certainly not perfect. It's much more balanced than Halo CE's multiplayer, but it's still got a few balancing issues (Energy Sword and Rocket Launcher to name the biggest two) and game exploits (super bouncing and BXR to name the biggest two).

[Edited on 07.08.2007 1:26 PM PDT]

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halo 1 was new! it was like the first peice of a pie... the second peice is good but that first peice is the best

  • 07.08.2007 2:51 PM PDT

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halo 1 was new! it was like the first peice of a pie... the second peice is good but that first peice is the best
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  • 07.08.2007 2:54 PM PDT
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The AI was much more aggressive in Halo. In Halo 2 the elites will say, Help me brother the demon is here. In Halo, is was Aaaaaaaaaaaargh wort wort and then he'd run after you.

  • 07.08.2007 3:01 PM PDT

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IMO, H:CE is far superior to H2.

  • 07.08.2007 3:15 PM PDT
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Halo:CE took skill because YOU actually had to aim and in Halo 2 the games does most of the aiming for you. Plus in Halo 2 you have BXR and double shots so it is a totally noob fest. Oh and did I mention Host Advantage?

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  • 07.08.2007 5:18 PM PDT
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no xbl not better!!!

  • 07.08.2007 7:32 PM PDT
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Halo 1 is better. It's better because it didn't revolve around ranking up.

  • 07.08.2007 7:50 PM PDT

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I chose no, not because I think Halo 2 is better but because each game has its pros and cons.

  • 07.08.2007 8:32 PM PDT
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Posted by: YOU will be DOA
If Halo CE had the ablity to connect besides XBC, it would dominate.

You can't tell me ANYONE who has played 4 vs 4 LAN parties all night would perfer to play Halo 2 then besides CE. I recall playing ENDLESS hours of games on CE and never getting bored. It takes about 10 games of Halo 2 and it's boring.


YES, my friends and I used to bring over all the xbox's and system link 'em. Waaaaay better than Halo 2 multiplayer, plus, Halo 1 has better melee, better grenades, and the good pistol, unlike the magnum which sucks now, IMO. Halo 2 multiplayer is about getting in a wraith and blowing -blam!- up, which gets old after a few games

  • 07.08.2007 9:14 PM PDT
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*wow I'm sure you're the first person to post this poll...really original. To answer the poll though, no. Once playing Halo 2, going back is a weird because you miss features that aren't there. Also battles involving vehicles in Halo 1 can't be compared to Halo 2, they're much more epic and spectacular. However levels in Halo 1 feel bigger and longer (hahaha), which makes it really atmospheric, because you spend more time in them backtracking, so it feels like a small sandbox...even though it's pretty linear. Now Halo 2 levels more straight foward, you don't revisit rooms that often. So they're size go unnoticed along with it's great detail. The Levels in Halo 2 are so much cooler and beautiful specially the Arbiter snow levels, the thing is you don't really have reason to go around roaming or backtrack, like in Halo 1.

  • 07.08.2007 10:25 PM PDT
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If Halo CE had the ablity to connect besides XBC, it would dominate.

You can't tell me ANYONE who has played 4 vs 4 LAN parties all night would perfer to play Halo 2 then besides CE. I recall playing ENDLESS hours of games on CE and never getting bored. It takes about 10 games of Halo 2 and it's boring.


YES, my friends and I used to bring over all the xbox's and system link 'em. Waaaaay better than Halo 2 multiplayer, plus, Halo 1 has better melee, better grenades, and the good pistol, unlike the magnum which sucks now, IMO. Halo 2 multiplayer is about getting in a wraith and blowing -blam!- up, which gets old after a few games


Dude...I think one of the main reason people say Halo 1 has better MP is due to the experience they had. See you have to consider when you played Halo 1 chances you played with people that you're familiar with. Also you where probably close to each other so the experience is heightened when you have everyone around laughing and throwing insults around. Halo 2 is filled with non-talkers, music pumping idiots, cheaters, and ballless children. Another thing that sucks about Halo 2's MP is the rising number of people that quit specially now...reason why I stoped playing.

I dunno about the melee comment it's good in both games, but you do use it more in H2.

How did it have better grenades!? They're about the same, also the shorter fuse on the new frag is way better.

....the pistol!? HAHAHAHAHAHA, yeah the pistol is so awesome because all I have to do is get far zoom and shoot a couple of times - then I ownz. If you like that then use the BR. Yes the pistol lacks it zoom and it's weaker, but it's great for dual weild due to it's acuracy. SMG/Pistol and PP/Pistol = easy kills, also however mildly unpractical (if not accurate) twin magnums looks badass. Not to mention it's ridiculous that someone would rather pick a pistol over a rifle, sometimes I wish Bungie would have never made that pistol. They sould have added zoom on the AR instead.

The Wraith, that's becuase you're an idiot and you suck. Yeah it's hard when the opposing team has one, but you can board it or blow it up...which I was nails at. The only way it'd be unstopable is if you're out numbered, which means you're -blam!- anyway.

  • 07.08.2007 10:55 PM PDT
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Posted by: Halodeth
Halo 1 takes more skills and I think the campign of it is harder. In Halo 1, even on easy, a group of marines take a long time to kill an Elite. In Halo 2, it takes only one marine or ODST to finish an Elite.


It takes skill to let marines kill the Elites?

"Dumb" not "dum"

[Edited on 07.08.2007 10:59 PM PDT]

  • 07.08.2007 10:59 PM PDT

I have to go with halo 1 for campaign and halo 2 for multiplayer.

  • 07.09.2007 2:08 AM PDT

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