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Subject: Halo 2 for Xbox or PC...Which is better (in your opinion)?
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Poll: Halo 2 Vista: Failure or not?  [closed]
Yes, Halo 2 for the console is better:  56%
(22 Votes)
No, the PC version is better:  13%
(5 Votes)
They both have their pros and cons and are equal:  31%
(12 Votes)
Total Votes: 39

So the other day I vowed to try and play halo 2 on my 360 again...what a nightmare. With the low res and slow frame rates, I was in pixel hell! Though I find things such as Matchmaking a big plus over H2V, I must say that I almost cannot go back to my Xbox. Currently, the only reason I am keeping it is for Halo 3 (does it come out for PC too?) Vote to make your mark on whether you think H2V was a fiasco or not.

  • 07.19.2007 9:36 PM PDT
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Halo 2 vista kicks the xbox version in the ass in every way. It's just a little short coming for a 3 year wait, but that doesn't mean it's not superior.

  • 07.19.2007 9:38 PM PDT

Slaying noobs since 2007.

It goes with out saying it's an ok game, it definetly isn't to the pc as what it was for the xbox. But, there are pro's and cons, like better graphics, but not so great online play.

  • 07.19.2007 9:43 PM PDT
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Posted by: Desert Fox RWTF
it definetly isn't to the pc as what it was for the xbox

The head of the nail has been hit squarely. Thank you Fox.

  • 07.19.2007 10:15 PM PDT
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Frog Blast the Vent Core!

If the H2V population was larger, it would kick H2X's ass. Unfortunately, we have about 3 playable servers at a time.

  • 07.19.2007 10:48 PM PDT

Better to die on your feet then live on your knees!

Time for your PissTest.

remember the game does have league support from CAL as of this last tuesday, which will help.

  • 07.20.2007 6:52 AM PDT

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From the midnight sun where the hot springs blow.
The hammer of the gods will drive our ships to new lands,
To fight the horde, singing and crying: Valhalla, I am coming!
(Led Zeppelin were the original Halo fans)

Posted by: bioSCOURGE
Currently, the only reason I am keeping it is for Halo 3 (does it come out for PC too?)
not right away but i assure you it will in a few years, probably right before halo wars, since 1 for pc was right b4 2 on xbox and 2 for pc was right before 3 on xbox

  • 07.20.2007 11:34 AM PDT
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The poll doesn't even match with the choices, what?

Halo 2 was better for the Xbox than it was on the PC, is all I can say.

  • 07.20.2007 11:47 AM PDT

We come from the land of the ice and snow,
From the midnight sun where the hot springs blow.
The hammer of the gods will drive our ships to new lands,
To fight the horde, singing and crying: Valhalla, I am coming!
(Led Zeppelin were the original Halo fans)

well i assume he means that if it doesnt surpass the 3 year old version its a failure.

  • 07.20.2007 12:14 PM PDT
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Halo 2 Vista = flop.

There's just too many things that are missing that are standard on PC games. Then throw in a bunch of bugs and Microsoft wanting to charge you for complete online play...

Releasing a 3 year old console port exclusively on Vista without a major graphics overhaul = mistake.

Total FLOP imo.


And the worst part is, the developers haven't even patched the game! WTF! At least gearbox did that. GEARBOX FTW! ;)

[Edited on 07.20.2007 12:33 PM PDT]

  • 07.20.2007 12:32 PM PDT
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The only reason I don't like Hv is its for Vista only. Vista sucks ass and you have to pay to play online. Halo 1 pc is free

  • 07.20.2007 4:30 PM PDT
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Posted by: snowysnowcones
GEARBOX FTW! ;)


Holy sheet. Talk about a complete 180 from just a year ago...

  • 07.20.2007 4:35 PM PDT
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It's just really sad to see how this port ended up. There was so much promise, hype and potential behind this game. It really was a complete letdown. I remember HG bragging about how good the game looked in the dev. blogs.
I mean, seriously
Halo 2 Vista
Halo 2 Xbox


and the game’s starting to showcase the power of the PC platform. Lighting in particular has real richness now, with dark-black blacks and overbrightness effects that make you want to stop and stare at the walls in Ivory Tower. Bump mapped detail textures were implemented in this Sprint too, giving maps like Lockout a suitably gritty feel.



Do you plan to enable anti-aliasing? Other visual features?

Halo 2 for Windows Vista makes use of several DirectX 9 features such as edge anti-aliasing, anisotropic texture filtering, enhanced resolution shadow buffering, additional dynamic shadows, improved normal map filtering, parallax mapping, and per pixel specular mapping.

There's not even an option for Anisotropic Filtering in H2V!


How does Halo 2 for Windows Vista cope with cheating, aimbots, and so on?

Cheating is a big concern for us, especially in online play, just as it is for any online game regardless of platform. Windows Vista and Live include several features intended to prevent cheating in online games, and players who need an extra degree of certainty can control their own community using Dedicated Servers or Live Friends lists. Even so, there will always be those who work around these measures and make it impossible to eliminate cheating completely. We’re doing all we can to make sure that online play is fun for the majority of honest H2V players.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but there's no anti-cheat features in H2V

so much promise... big disappointment.

  • 07.20.2007 9:04 PM PDT
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Emm, I was hoping that I could vote failure, but apparently you took the choices from a different poll?

[Edited on 07.20.2007 11:42 PM PDT]

  • 07.20.2007 11:41 PM PDT
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Everytime someone buys a copy of Halo 2 Vista, a puppy dies.

Posted by: Terin
If the H2V population was larger, it would kick H2X's ass. Unfortunately, we have about 3 playable servers at a time.

If it worked for everyone there might be more people. I for one am having nothing but problems with it. Fail.

  • 07.21.2007 4:23 AM PDT
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whats all this about the choices in the poll? is there something wrong that i could fix?

  • 07.21.2007 7:45 AM PDT
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Posted by: Lone_Wolf117
The only reason I don't like Hv is its for Vista only. Vista sucks ass and you have to pay to play online. Halo 1 pc is free
Thats a laugh, if you had actually used Vista you would know that it is in fact a great OS and you can play online with a free silver membership.

Personally, I think the biggest (and pretty much only) problem in H2V is the system requirements, Hired Gun should have done a lot more optimizing, or at least release a patch to change more graphical settings.

  • 07.21.2007 8:29 AM PDT

What it is.

"One-on-One with Microsoft's Shane Kim

1UP: Do you feel you're overstretching the Halo IP? Where do you draw the line?

Kim: If we were pimping this out and prostitute it, yeah, I would feel real bad. In general, everything we try to do with Halo is with high quality partners in a high quality way. People can criticize us for Halo2 Vista, that's fine, I know that's not our best execution. "

I think this came apparent to them when they released it Vista only and sales weren't high, as well as the delays and crappy release. Along with that I'm sure that's why GoW for the PC will be both XP and Vista compatibility. I don't think H2V is a bad game, it's just the lack of people online and lack of options really kill the game.

  • 07.21.2007 9:02 AM PDT

Slaying noobs since 2007.

You don't get Vista just for Halo 2, you get it for Crysis and Hellgate.

  • 07.21.2007 9:38 AM PDT
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HELLGATE...YES!!
Crysis also looks like a beast

  • 07.21.2007 11:47 AM PDT
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Posted by: Desert Fox RWTF
You don't get Vista just for Halo 2, you get it for Crysis and Hellgate.
Thank you. DirectX 10 FTW!

  • 07.21.2007 12:14 PM PDT