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Subject: I just bought Halo...it fails hard!
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I just bought Halo Combat Evolved because I had never played it and I like Halo 3 so much so I figured...what the heck.

This is easily one of the top 5 worst games ever.

-The assault rifle is useless and takes 1/2 hour to reload
-The ghost handles like -blam!-
-You can't aim and drive at the same time with the tank (how retarded is that)
-It takes 150 bullets to kill an elite
-The pistol has that stupid flip toss animation after each melee
-There are like 75 hunters on each level
-You can't even freaking change your controller settings in mid game...ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
-Turrets and vehicle weapons have HORRIBLE aim.
-and the list goes on for miles

This game was so highly praised that I can't believe how bad it is. It's mind boggling how terrible this game is. All I can say is thank you Bungie for seeing the THOUSANDS of flaws in this game and fixing them by the time you got to Halo 3.

What a waste of $10

Ps. The pistol has zoom! Were the Bungie developers drunk when they made this game?

Angry rant concluded

  • 06.01.2008 6:50 PM PDT

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Wow, hating on Halo C.E.?

That's hard man.

  • 06.01.2008 7:05 PM PDT

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And anyway, if you'd have started with Halo CE you'd almost absolutely think differently. It was the best of the best, it was a legend, it brought gamers together, but most of all; it brought in new people to FPS and games in general.

  • 06.01.2008 7:31 PM PDT
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Must be weird to have played H3 before Halo...oh well, your loss my friend!

  • 06.01.2008 8:37 PM PDT

"Now I am become death, the destroyer of worlds."

Going back to older games almost never has the desired result. I also went and played Halo: CE for nostalgic reasons and didn't find it to be as fun. But you must consider that for it's time period, it was one of the best games of all time.

  • 06.01.2008 8:57 PM PDT

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If you had played Halo: CE before the other Halos you would have thought differently. For it's day, Halo was beyond awesome. Even now, I occasionally play it for memory's sake. Really takes me back.

[Edited on 06.08.2008 1:17 AM PDT]

  • 06.01.2008 11:22 PM PDT
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Posted by: I DeaconBlues I
Going back to older games almost never has the desired result. I also went and played Halo: CE for nostalgic reasons and didn't find it to be as fun. But you must consider that for it's time period, it was one of the best games of all time.


Yeah...I think, in the end, the whole experience was doomed from the start. I didn't have an Xbox back when Halo CE came out so I missed out on things like Halo, KotOR, Fable, etc. I've been trying to go back and play all the games that were so hugely popular before 360 came out just to say I've played them.

For some reason I still have a desire to check out Halo 2 though.

Go figure

  • 06.02.2008 12:33 PM PDT
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Halo does not have as many features as Halo 3 because it was made WITH LESS TECHNOLOGY than Halo 3. Go figure.

  • 06.02.2008 12:57 PM PDT

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  • 06.02.2008 12:58 PM PDT
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  • 06.02.2008 1:36 PM PDT
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Wow at the OP just shut the -blam!- up man halo CE is one of the best games ever made. and your probably just whining because you got stuck on a mission at some point because you just plain suck at halo.

  • 06.02.2008 1:39 PM PDT

I can haz ur mumz

if you hate halo CE, you hate halo 3.without halo 1, halo 3 would suck.I love halo 1 as much as halo 3.

  • 06.02.2008 3:14 PM PDT
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Posted by: SKiTz THEGEMINI
just bought Halo Combat Evolved because I had never played it and I like Halo 3 so much so I figured...what the heck.

This is easily one of the top 5 worst games ever.

-The assault rifle is useless and takes 1/2 hour to reload
-The ghost handles like -blam!-
-You can't aim and drive at the same time with the tank (how retarded is that)
-It takes 150 bullets to kill an elite
-The pistol has that stupid flip toss animation after each melee
-There are like 75 hunters on each level
-You can't even freaking change your controller settings in mid game...ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
-Turrets and vehicle weapons have HORRIBLE aim.
-and the list goes on for miles

This game was so highly praised that I can't believe how bad it is. It's mind boggling how terrible this game is. All I can say is thank you Bungie for seeing the THOUSANDS of flaws in this game and fixing them by the time you got to Halo 3.

What a waste of $10

Ps. The pistol has zoom! Were the Bungie developers drunk when they made this game?

Angry rant concluded
I don't know where to begin, so I'll start with a list:

1. How the Hell can you play Halo 3 without playing the first two games? The storyline is an absolute mess to players new to the Halo franchise.

2. Yes, the assault rifle is useless, but the pistol is the best weapon in the game. It's ironic how the pistol is so powerful it takes the role of a main assault weapon and how the AR is relegated as a back up weapon, but it works.

3. Who needs boost? The Ghost is fine the way it is.

4. Um, last time I checked, you can actually shoot and drive the tank at the same time, the controls are just different.

5. Actually, it takes just a few with the pistol.

6. The pistol flip whip is the greatest animation ever. Way more interesting than just a smack from the bottom of the magazine.

7. Seventy-five Hunters? I know you're exaggerating but there were only over twenty Hunters in the first game, and you just need one shot to the back with a pistol, making them one of the easiest enemies to kill. I was disappointed that Halo 3 didn't have as many Hunters.

8. Halo came out in 2001. That was seven freaking years ago. Halo 3 has plenty of conveniences we take for granted today, but that's not a fair comparison.

9. Aside from the tank's secondary machine gun and the Shade turrets, they're all quite accurate and deadly.

10. Please, continue with your list so I may give a rebuttal. :)

Like I mentioned in #8, the game came out in 2001, damn it. I wouldn't expect you to appreciate it considering you never played it for such a long time. The first Doom and Quake games were considered great, but no one would expect someone who has never played it before to be impressed over such outdated gameplay and graphics. I can't emphasize enough on this.

However, the game wasn't that amazing to begin with. I love my Halo but it's so over rated; it was simply an above-average shooter that had an innovation here and there, but it wasn't revolutionary or that outstanding. It was just a solid shooter, not the critically acclaimed title that everyone likes to over rate. By the way, Bungie also made a bunch of more flaws in order to remove the ones from the first game (and that's for an entirely different argument).

Finally, the pistol's zoom owns everything. Halo was more impressive to me in 2001 than Halo 3 was in 2007.

Response to angry rant concluded.

  • 06.02.2008 5:05 PM PDT

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i guess this post really goes to show that halo was the most demanding game as far as skill was concerned. you actually had to work for a kill, and fighting through campaign was a nice challenge, without ever getting too rediculous.

many of your points are due to that of technical limitations, the game came out 7 years ago, when the xbox was launched. furthermore no other FPS had successfully integrated vehicles into the gameplay. halo was an innovator for many FPS to come. it's a little difficult to judge prototype of the series based on what you've played on the polished finale.

  • 06.02.2008 6:10 PM PDT
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I find his signature quite ironic.

  • 06.02.2008 6:46 PM PDT
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your sopposed to start playing halo1 1st not start with halo3 if u did it right it would be way fun....

  • 06.02.2008 7:03 PM PDT

You have the common "Halo 3 before Halo CE" syndrome. Not much can be done about it. For the record, this guy makes awesome(and accurate) reviews, but he's never played a Halo game before.

  • 06.02.2008 7:33 PM PDT

Posted by: SKiTz THEGEMINI
This is easily one of the top 5 worst games ever.
If you're only aware of 5 games, yes.

-The assault rifle is useless and takes 1/2 hour to reload It's a short range weapon, and it does just fine as a short range weapon.
-The ghost handles like -blam!-Learn to drive? The ghost handles just fine.
-You can't aim and drive at the same time with the tank (how retarded is that) You have to aim in the same direction you're driving. The controls are pretty much the same as the regular controls. The only difference is that you can't strafe.
-It takes 150 bullets to kill an eliteI believe it takes less if you hit them. It's worth a try.
-The pistol has that stupid flip toss animation after each meleeThe pistol whip animation is amazing. How could you not like that? Seriously.
-There are like 75 hunters on each levelI doubt that, but what's the complaint? Is it too difficult?
-You can't even freaking change your controller settings in mid game...ARE YOU KIDDING ME?No. The game did come out in 2001. I don't know of many games that allowed that in 2001. You like making lists. List those games.
-Turrets and vehicle weapons have HORRIBLE aim.You're controlling them. They have a higher spread, if that's what you're complaining about. They're not exactly weapons that require a lot of skill. They shouldn't be that overpowered. Halo 3 could learn something from that.
-and the list goes on for miles

This game was so highly praised that I can't believe how bad it is. It's mind boggling how terrible this game is. All I can say is thank you Bungie for seeing the THOUSANDS of flaws in this game and fixing them by the time you got to Halo 3.

What a waste of $10
Halo: CE > Halo 3. It lacks the option set of newer games, and it was probably a bit lacking at the time. It sounds like your main complaint is that is too hard.

Ps. The pistol has zoom! Were the Bungie developers drunk when they made this game?

I did a Google search. Apparently there are a lot of drunk people...
Results 1 - 10 of about 33,000 for "pistol scopes". (0.19 seconds)

[Edited on 06.02.2008 8:44 PM PDT]

  • 06.02.2008 8:43 PM PDT
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I also played halo 3 first, then got halo 1 as soon as I started campaign and realised it made no sense. I then went on to play halo 2 (rushed through it) then completed halo 3.

Even though I started with 3 and played CE second I think it is the best in the franchise; the campaign was the best (least confusing and most intriguing) and I am hooked on the splitscreen versus with my friends.

Sure, it is the first in the halo series so a lot of the features in 2 and 3 are missing from halo:CE (vehicle hijacking in particular) but imo the shooting jumping and running mechanics are by far the best. It just works. Just play it like any retro game without modern fps standards in mind (like goldeneye) and you will get so much enjoyment out of it.

  • 06.03.2008 9:35 AM PDT
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That's the passage of time for you, cruel and indiscriminate.

  • 06.03.2008 12:55 PM PDT
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Hello.

You have to remember that Halo: CE was released in 2001, and Halo 3 was released in 2007. They came out for different consoles, as Halo: CE came out for the Original Xbox, and Halo 3 came out for the Xbox 360. It is kind of hard to play Halo 3 and expect a game that was released much earlier to be as good overall. Like others said, that isn't fair comparison. In my opinion, Halo: CE has a better campaign than Halo 3. Sure, Halo 3 has a lot of things that are not in Halo: CE, but Halo: CE is a classic, and is a game that long-time Halo fans enjoy playing.

[Edited on 06.03.2008 3:34 PM PDT]

  • 06.03.2008 3:30 PM PDT

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You have to remember that Halo: CE was released in 2001, and Halo 3 was released in 2007. They came out for different consoles, as Halo: CE came out for the Original Xbox, and Halo 3 came out for the Xbox 360. It is kind of hard to play Halo 3 and expect a game that was released much earlier to be as good overall. Like others said, that isn't fair comparison. In my opinion, Halo: CE has a better campaign than Halo 3. Sure, Halo 3 has a lot of things that are not in Halo: CE, but Halo: CE is a classic, and is a game that long-time Halo fans enjoy playing.
Halo: CE still has better game play than Halo 3. It lacks some features, but a lot of those features are for the worst. Halo: CE is better than Halo 3. That's certainly the case for it's time, but I believe its still the case today.

  • 06.03.2008 3:46 PM PDT
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Uh it was from the year 2001. What do you exspect? Plus if Halo: Combat Evolved really did fail then there would be no Halo 2 or Halo 3.

  • 06.03.2008 6:43 PM PDT

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Posted by: SKiTz THEGEMINI
I just bought Halo Combat Evolved because I had never played it and I like Halo 3 so much so I figured...what the heck.

This is easily one of the top 5 worst games ever.

-The assault rifle is useless and takes 1/2 hour to reload
-The ghost handles like -blam!-
-You can't aim and drive at the same time with the tank (how retarded is that)
-It takes 150 bullets to kill an elite
-The pistol has that stupid flip toss animation after each melee
-There are like 75 hunters on each level
-You can't even freaking change your controller settings in mid game...ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
-Turrets and vehicle weapons have HORRIBLE aim.
-and the list goes on for miles

This game was so highly praised that I can't believe how bad it is. It's mind boggling how terrible this game is. All I can say is thank you Bungie for seeing the THOUSANDS of flaws in this game and fixing them by the time you got to Halo 3.

What a waste of $10

Ps. The pistol has zoom! Were the Bungie developers drunk when they made this game?

Angry rant concluded


to describe that in one word....exaggerating show me ONE lvl. that there are 10 hunters!

  • 06.04.2008 7:05 AM PDT

Just message me on live.

I had a long, detailed post but I hit back accidentally. Point is, if you don't like it don't play it. And please don't troll!

[Edited on 06.04.2008 2:27 PM PDT]

  • 06.04.2008 2:27 PM PDT