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Subject: Does anyone else here think Halo 2's story is waaay underrated?
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Am I the only Halo fan who thinks Halo 2 had the best story by far? Uh...That's all.

  • 02.10.2009 7:57 AM PDT
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I'm sure your aren't the only one here, but I actually like Halo 1's story the best, with Halo 2's very close behind and Halo 3's behind that.

  • 02.10.2009 9:30 AM PDT

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Halo 1's story was great. Halo 2's was decent, and Halo 3's was only half there.

  • 02.10.2009 10:44 AM PDT

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Wasn't Halo2 rushed out? I'm pretty sure they were going 2 add a few more campaign levels to it, which would have meant no Halo3.

  • 02.10.2009 2:21 PM PDT
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Posted by: Midnight Hawk2
Wasn't Halo2 rushed out? I'm pretty sure they were going 2 add a few more campaign levels to it, which would have meant no Halo3.

Yes, it was. The Xbox could not take the graphics so they re-did a lot of stuff. And they re-did a lot of the campaign, which is why we never got the mission seen at E3. I also think the physics changed a lot from E3 to the final product, the way they splatter the Jackals by drifting into them makes it look like Halo 1's physics.

  • 02.10.2009 3:47 PM PDT
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halo 1 and 2 had great campain lines and halo 3 just failed

  • 02.10.2009 5:38 PM PDT
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Sorywise? I think halo 2 has the worst story.

Bland and the campaign was a bit boring, but the first and third games had great gameplay and an amazing story to boot.

  • 02.10.2009 5:51 PM PDT
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Halo 2's was the best , because it had so many great momnets and dialogue. Halo 3's was good, but not.. the same. At all. I can never put my finger on it, either.

  • 02.10.2009 7:03 PM PDT
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*All of the above is the opinion of the user: WartHogRacerman3. Complaints can be forwarded to his secretary.

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Not really. After Bungie's Halo 2 E3 playthough, Halo 2 was a let down.

  • 02.10.2009 7:07 PM PDT
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i never watched the E3 thing cus i got halo 2 when the 360 came out so i like halo 2 campain

  • 02.10.2009 8:59 PM PDT
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Well, I won't fight you or anything (Tibetz), but I thought Halo 3's story was the worst. Partly due to bad dialogue. Halo 2's story felt like two stories in one, it had way more depth to it than Halo 3. Also, the voice acting and dialogue was way better. I never understood why people think Halo 2 was a dissapointment. But hey, that's just me though. :)

[Edited on 02.11.2009 8:03 AM PST]

  • 02.11.2009 8:00 AM PDT

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halo 1 and 2 had great campain lines and halo 3 just failed

How does shorter campaign=crappier story?

I say Halo 1 story, Halo 3 story, Halo 2 story.

Halo 2 was basically OMG another Halo! We must stop it from firing, AGAIN!

  • 02.11.2009 1:16 PM PDT

I too loved halo 2 story the best. followed closely by 3 and then CE. I honestly loved them all, can't fault any. Best story line in video games outside of the Metal Gear franchise.

  • 02.11.2009 1:18 PM PDT

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I really enjoyed playing as the Arbiter and getting some backstory on the Covenant, but I know a ton of people hated it for some reason.

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I honestly hate that in Halo 3 you get stopped every so often. It is really annoying... I would rather be walking down a long cooridor while being talked to and at the same speed then getting slowed like that.

Furthermore Halo 1 had the best feel for the shooter I think. The pistol was fun to use... for some reason watching it recoil made it for me. I don't get the feel out of Halo 2 or Halo 3 with the battle riffle.

I like the feature in Halo 3 to do points in your campain, that really added something and for the most part Halo 3 is pretty good but short and disappointing because of it's shortness. It just doesn't live up to the epic levels of Halo 1.

Now Halo 2 while it was alright I played it purely for the better multiplayer then the campain.

  • 02.11.2009 5:29 PM PDT

Halo 2 had the best campaign, I think. Mind you, all three games had a great story, but Halo 2's was the one I found myself playing repeatedly.

  • 02.12.2009 5:20 AM PDT

Halo 2 has the best story IMO. The Arbiter storyline gets very personal, and the game expanded the universe massively.

The second place would go to Halo 3. The story has a lot of depth and there is a lot to figure out and connect to Halo 2. Stuff ranges from the base MC story through the entire human-covenant war to the Forerunners and their AIs.

Halo 1 does have the best first-time story, yes. However, for a hardcore campaigneer like me, it just doesn't last during further runs. The surrounding events are most heavily dependent upon books here.

Fourth and 5th go to the KotORs, and then idk, if you know what I mean.

  • 02.12.2009 8:02 PM PDT

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Halo 2 had the best campaign.
No chal.
Best gameplay out of all three.

  • 02.12.2009 8:11 PM PDT

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i liked Halo CE the best, then H3, and H2 was worst

it would have been fine if not for the Arbiter's religious backstory, that was annoying

  • 02.12.2009 8:32 PM PDT

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i liked Halo CE the best, then H3, and H2 was worst

it would have been fine if not for the Arbiter's religious backstory, that was annoying


At first I hated halo 2 for this, I wanted to play as the MC, I couldn't give a rats ass about the arbiter.... but looking at it now, it was brilliant, hard to explain really.... but halo2 was wayyy more epic and deep compared to H3 which was designed for 6 year olds, the story is just soo ugh, plain.

I don't even bother comparing any of the sequels to Halo 1 because you can't, Halo 1 was almost ultimate perfection, fantastic in every way, it is the mantle to live up to... so far in my opinion, H2 gets the crown for being the closest to H1, whilst H3 feels like the sellout/lame.

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  • 02.13.2009 2:49 AM PDT
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To me it's all one massive story line. That's the point in sequels, to continue where they left off. So I got no problem at all with the story line at all. I actually find the story line to halo the best thing out of it.

  • 02.13.2009 9:02 AM PDT

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Halo 2 had the best plotline, but Halo CE had the best gameplay.

  • 02.13.2009 12:06 PM PDT

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Although I don't think the H2 storyline is as good as H1 I think it is still a great tale. I personally only thought it was let down by the campaign design (in particular the "cliffhanger").

I think all 3 games have excellent storylines though.

  • 02.13.2009 12:20 PM PDT