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Subject: I just bought Halo...it fails hard!

Passage of time my butt.

I played through Halo:CE last week for the heck of it and it still had me on the edge of my seat by the end of the last level. That game holds up just fine even 7 years after its release in my opinion.

I've also gotta say that the story in CE is far more compelling and mature if you will. Halo 2 and onward everything got kinda gimmicky and cartoony with the Arbiter and Elites that spoke English. I much prefer the dark mysterious deep space sci-fi horror flick tone of Halo:CE.

  • 06.25.2008 12:16 PM PDT
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wow you are such a noob your on the top 5 bigest noob list

[Edited on 06.28.2008 12:00 PM PDT]

  • 06.28.2008 11:52 AM 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

I beg to differ.

  • 06.28.2008 3:42 PM PDT

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Neo has officially been promoted to barf cleaner-upper and pukee hair holder.
I am honored to have that position. While your barfing I can steal your wallets!

It's creepy enough that people stalk Bungie via Webcams, but it's even worse how they stalk back.

oh hello angry mc pissy pants sorry you didn't like it but most of your complaints sound like your just bad at the game or expected it to be like halo3 just chill out man...


I had to pay 20$ for mine and I have no regrets.

[Edited on 06.29.2008 12:16 AM PDT]

  • 06.29.2008 12:15 AM PDT

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Posted by: SKiTz THEGEMINI
Ps. The pistol has zoom! Were the Bungie developers drunk when they made this game?


At least one Bungie employee agrees with you here (Marty I think) on the Legendary edition commentary for the cutscene check the start of the library and I think he said it was stupid.

but the game was amazing in its time
And still is. The gameplay outdoes many, not necessarily most, games of this era.Not in terms of features or graphics, but pure gameplay.

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I do agree with the "flaws" in the game. The ghost is damn hard to control because of the way it sways, especially when you take it up the pyramid in the level AotCR.

The hunters were somewhat overdone, still challenging.

The pistol animation was, slow, cool I guess, but only good when assasinating a room full of sleeping grunts.

The warthog was lighter that what you would think, flipping far too easily.

The assualt rifle was a medium range smg that was a killer upclose, and the pistol was in fact, a rifle built into a little firearm.

and I can go on with some of the faults in this game, but is it a bad game? No, it is still a incredible classic to this day, with a perfect story, and some really competitive multiplayer.

Also look at the fact that Halo CE, compared to Halo 2, and possibly Halo 3 (I dont have a xbox 360) Are in fact, different games. (not an actual upgrade of things from one game to the other, but with different functions and controls)

Oh yes, I will add that Halo 2 was a rushed game, filled with many glitches and with many easter eggs, just to be fair.

I am not a Halo CE, Halo 2, or Halo 3 fan, but a Halo Fan.

  • 07.02.2008 11:09 AM PDT

What is this thing?

First of all, ALL of your points are invalid. Second, without enough people liking this alo, Halo 3 would not have been produced

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Posted by: Kasith
The hunters were somewhat overdone, still challenging.
No, they weren't. One pistol shot to the orange mass behind the Hunter is all it takes to kill it; meleeing is also a breeze because it's so easy to dodge their attacks.

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So your biggest problems with the game are how the vehicles handle, how it is harder to aim, and that it is too difficult. Ask anybody who started with CE, and they will tell you that driving took skill in that game. Aiming was harder, but that means that the more seasoned player is rewarded for having a higher amount of skill. As for the difficulty, play it on Easy. There is no shame in starting out small. We aren't all Little Poison.

Seriously, that game took some common sense. If the AR sucked, find a new gun. Surprisingly it was the Pistol that reigned supreme. Go figure.

Halo CE had achieved balance in conjunction with a variety of weapons and vehicles. If the tank could strafe and shoot it would dominate a bit too much, and if the Ghost was any easier to control, you wouldn't need a Warthog.

As for the control changing in mid-game, it is an older game, and why would you want to change the control scheme in mid-game? Shouldn't you have an idea of how you play BEFORE you start playing?

  • 07.05.2008 1:48 PM PDT

Halo CE made a pathway for many games to come. You sir, are an idiot.

  • 07.05.2008 2:11 PM PDT

Um, no it doesnt. Because it was the best game out for Xbox.

  • 07.05.2008 2:27 PM PDT
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I think you should leave. FOREVER. It was actually kind of real how the vehicles aimed and they were a bit inaccurate. But for future, they SHOULD be more accurate. The thing about a classic, it doesn't matter how bad it is compared to WHAT IS NOW, it's how good it was then, and how it still stands a chance and is still good NOW.

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Seriously, there's no reason for the majority of you to continue to post in this thread; you can't say anything that someone else didn't say for the past five pages. You're not helping by jumping on the bandwagon and attacking this guy. I didn't even see him post a reply except his original post. You know what I do when I read a thread where everyone has posted their opinions and thoughts that I was going to express myself and where I couldn't possibly contribute to the conversation by posting? I don't post.

  • 07.07.2008 4:39 AM 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


You just have horrible aim. Everything about Halo CE was harder then the other two Halos which is what made it so much better. So people like yourself couldn't beat the campaign on legendary without dying.

  • 07.07.2008 12:17 PM PDT
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You do realise how old this game is don't you?


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

  • 07.07.2008 4:51 PM PDT

Bungie's On To Me!
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And more....

I received Recon for being awesome. Like it matters anymore. Thanks ODST! :D

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Halo 1 beats Halo 3 in Fun Factors.


I just always had more fun, especially on the PC version, than I have on halo 3 now.

Probably partially because there wasn't any huge push for competitiveness or rank, it was pure fun. How games should be.


I'm glad someone else feels this way.

  • 07.08.2008 6:49 AM PDT
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Posted by: IcedPea
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Posted by: IcedPea
Halo 1 beats Halo 3 in Fun Factors.


I just always had more fun, especially on the PC version, than I have on halo 3 now.

Probably partially because there wasn't any huge push for competitiveness or rank, it was pure fun. How games should be.


I'm glad someone else feels this way.
Competitive gameplay = agreeable.

Ranks = disagreeable.

  • 07.08.2008 7:18 AM PDT

Let grunts Sleep!!!

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Must be weird to have played H3 before Halo...oh well, your loss my friend!


It's an older game, it was amazing when it first came out.

  • 07.08.2008 7:43 AM PDT
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As if this really matters.

The game was released in 2001, and your comparing it to a game released in 2007? WTF?

  • 07.08.2008 9:50 AM PDT
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aka lino4

Most of the PC issues posted here are the result of PEBKAC.

: /

Us PC gamers are stuck with this game. You people should be glad.

Darn youngsters...

  • 07.08.2008 12:55 PM PDT
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LOL your post amuses me.

  • 07.08.2008 9:22 PM PDT
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Kim, you're just a noobie mcnoob face, thats all you are. Vincent, you too. You gfaq face.

  • 07.08.2008 10:41 PM PDT
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Posted by: Security77
The game was released in 2001, and your comparing it to a game released in 2007? WTF?
Hooray, we haven't heard anyone say this before!Posted by: new420
Kim, you're just a noobie mcnoob face, thats all you are. Vincent, you too. You gfaq face.
You smoke marijuana. That is all.

  • 07.09.2008 4:37 AM PDT