- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
I decided to vote for Myth for several reasons. First of all, although Marathon is supreme, I love fantasy games and Myth is as good as they come.
Pathways into Darkness I didn't like as much and even though it is a precurser to Marathon, I feel that Bungie really refined the story between the two games and therefore the Marathon story is better.
But Halo?? Honestly people, Halo's storyline is like reading a childrens picture book in comparison with Marathon or Myth.
I really loved the whole story and setting that Bungie created with Myth and I also loved the maps and the narration detailing their route as the game progressed.
Also I finished it, took me a bloody long time but eventually I chucked that sod's head into the big hole and FINISHED THE GAME. The hardest thing I have ever done in my opinion and I am still proud, not a single cheat I used. All sweat and blood, mostly spilt on the part of the Fallen Lords.
By the way, just thought I'd edit this becuase reading through the posting three people came across to me as being reasonable, intelligent people who are fighting for an obscurity in the face of comformity (Or marathon and myth in the face of halo) and these three are D Von, Ghandi 2 and Jjarro (who has a funky quote), for me, these three represent the peak of common sense and are totally not your average Joe who bases a game on the sheer viceral content but actually goes deeper and creates an experience mainly from the stories.
After all, what is an game without a story, you can play a text based game and enjoy the lack of graphics. You try to play a brainless shoot 'em up and you cannot get anywhere near the levels of enjoyment because the graphics don't matter, it is story which pulls you in rather than having the sweetest graphics.
Sorry if I ramble on, but I care very much about this matter, the majority my friends at school don't show anywhere near as much common sense as they should do from going to a secondary school of such calibre.
[Edited on 6/6/2004 10:57:51 AM]