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Posted by: blunts2blaze
I know we're all sick of CoD4 vs. Halo 3 so let's stick to a more overlooked aspect.
Halo 1 is better than Halo 3.
As dumb as it sounds it's true. Halo 3 may have forge and a great multi-player on XBL, but Halo: CE warrants more replay than Halo 3.
Let's take Campaign from H1 and H3 into comparison: Not only is Halo 1 Campaign better, it gives so much room to explore. Every large level in Halo 3 has a rediculous amount of invisible barriers creating a cramped environment on a huge level. The level Covenant is a piss ant put against AoTCR. Especially on Legendary. Playing Covenant is forced and rough around the edges. Control Room is huge and so fun to play. You can grab a tank or a banshee or a warthog or a ghost. You're not forced to a damn Hornet.
The Two Scarab Battle? You can fly a Hornet, ride one, take a tank, a mongoose, drive or gun a hog, hell even board a Banshee or a ghost or a Wraith. Halo 1 also had some scenes where you were forced to fly.
You're a bit right about the open-ness... one of the things Halo 1 does best.
Obviously graphics aren't up for comparison. So we'll pass that up.
Music is better in Halo 1 just because it's classic. There's so many ugly remixes of Halo songs in Halo 3 that it makes me puke.
Opinions, people, opininons. IMO, h3 did better at making the music correspond to the in-game events (h2 did that best).
The A.I. in Halo 1 seems to be smarter than the guys in Halo 3. The marines know whats going on and don't drive away with your warthog [ or destroy you while you're in it]. Elite A.I. [and Elites in general] is a more enjoyable adversary than any Brute in Halo 3.
The Halo 1 marines seem to be really weak, mainly because they all have h1 AR:s, which won't even scratch a grunt. Agree with Elites, but in h3, they are your allies, and very useful ones indeed. Inability to equip Marines in h1 makes them less enjoyable, and their dialogue is too often discouraging.
The diagnosis: Halo 3 overdosed on too much new stuff. Too many weapons [however I was very pleased to see the pistol and AR return]. Too many vehicles that have no real use [aside from the chopper]. Sure the jacking system was a cool addition, but Halo 2 already pulled that out.
Obviously online play goes to Halo 3, but multiplayer goes to Halo 1. XBC and LAN battles were plenty more exciting than the Halo 3 XBL. No wonder numbers of gamers on H3 have dwindled online from 500,000 to 50,000. Everyone has gone back to H1 or Cod4. I know I have.
I'm not saying that Halo 3 is a bad game. It's pretty good to be honest. But it is nowhere near Halo 1.
I see 900,000 people online today...