- General Heed
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Bring Back Rocket Race!!!
Posted by: thewhorocker15
Posted by: General Heed
The weapons in Halo 1 are definitely not balanced. The shotgun is a medium range weapon. On the PC version, you could shoot a banshee from all the way across the map and still hit the enemy. The pistol is way unbalanced. It only takes 4 shots from a pistol to kill a fully shielded spartan. Even if you have an overshield it still only takes 4 shots to kill them. The Assault Rifle is too accurate at long ranges as well. Also, the physics in Halo 1 are terrible. If you drive a vehicle and bump into another player, it instantly kills them. Even the slightest bump can kill them.
Think about what you just said, all the weapons in Halo 1 are extremely powerful, not one of them is weak. Therefore, they are balanced because they are so strong.
I'm sorry, but anyone that thinks the Pistol was overpowered either didn't play a serious game of Halo 1 multiplayer, or just got out-pistoled often. And by serious game, I mean an actual system link game. Not a split screen game. The pistol killed in three shots to the head, and had bullet lag. The pistol was not a garunteed easy kill at all. It took a ton of skill to use effectivley.
The Shotgun played it's role as the close/somewhat medium range weapon that could easily take down a pistol at a proper range. It was balanced.
The A/R played it's role as the close range weapon, that could easily take down a pistol, and even some other weapons like the shotgun, rocket launcher or PR when used in certian situations. I don't see how you could effectivley use it at long ranges unless you mod your xbox.
Being able to kill people when you run them over is a good thing. I don't know how many times I've tried to run someone over in Halo 2 and 3, hit them at the appropriate speed, but they didn't die. Killing people with vehicles in Halo 1 was consistent. In Halo 2 and 3, it isn't.
Posted by: General Heed
Halo 1's multiplayer was terrible mainly because of the fact that there's no online multiplayer with the exception of Halo PC. Since you're limited to 4-player splitscreen, you're going to have a lot of screen looking. The fact that Halo 3 has tons of custom game options already means it's much better than Halo 1's custom game options. And you can adjust the physics in Halo 3 to make it more like Halo 1 such as speed, gravity, weapon damage, health and more.
Yes, Halo 1 lacks the features that Halo 2 and Halo 3 provide, but it doesn't count for anything because gameplay in Halo 1 was much better than Halo 2's and 3's. I went into a pretty detailed explanation above about why that is.
If you have only played split screen multiplayer, then I would highily recommend you get some friends together, and play Halo 1 on system link.
Posted by: General Heed
As for the campaign, Halo 3 definitely has the best. Although ODST's campaign might be better than Halo 3's since it brought back the night missions from Halo 1. But in Halo 3, you have more variety of combat than you did in Halo 1. The story is much more meaningful and dramatic. And air combat is a plus in Halo 3. Halo 1 doesn't really have that much vehicle combat compared to Halo 3. Halo 3 also has a broader range of weapons including support weapons like detachable turrets and missile pods. Hijacking vehicles is a great feature brought in from Halo 2 which Halo 1 does not have.
Gameplay is very inconsistent in Halo 3, and your grandma could outrun master chief in Halo 3. This really makes campaign very slow paced and boring. Actually, it makes any Halo 3 game with the default running speed and default settings/maps slow paced and boring.
Halo 3's campaign was pretty repetitive. Actually, all three Halo's campaigns were pretty repetitive. You go on foot with the basic weapons, then get some new weapons, then get in a vehicle, then get some new weapons, etc.... It's all the same. The reason why Halo 1's was better out of the two was because it was original. I couldn't go back and play through it again, but the game was original, Halo 2 and Halo 3 were not.
Posted by: General Heed
Halo 1 lacks everything that makes Halo 2 and Halo 3 awesome.
Halo 2 and Halo 3 lack everything that makes Halo 1 awsome.
In other words, all the weapons in Halo 1 are overpowered. An inconsistent gameplay is much better because you don't know what to expect. In Halo 1, I can pretty much expect everyone to run for the pistols and shotguns. And on the PC version of Halo 1, every will try and go for the banshee and circle around the whole map splatering people with almost no way to stop the overpowered vehicle that's indestructible. But in Halo 3, no two games are ever the same. You always get a little surprise here and there. In real life, if I were to get bumped by a car moving at 0.5 mph, I would not die and go flying 20 feet away. I'd barely feel anything. But in Halo 1, such a slight bump has the power of a Rocket Launcher plus a shotgun. Everything in Halo 1 is completely messed up. In the PC version, you can hold a 2 handed weapon while driving a vehicle. Since when did you get four arms in Halo?
And the running speed in Halo 3 is much more realistic considering the fact that Master Chief is a super soldier wearing an advanced battle suit that weighs several tons. In Halo 1, it's almost like the armor doesn't exist and it's like you're filled with helium.
As for the campaign, Halo 3 definitely has a more intense campaign. Especially air battles against like 50 banshees and several anti-air vehicles. Also, the battle against 2 scarabs is quite challenging on higher difficulties.
The campaign in Halo 3 gives all the characters a much grander meaning and emotional purpose. In Halo 1, Master Chief barely talks and when he does talk, he pretty much sounds like he's superman. But in Halo 3, Master Chief and all the other characters have a more impactful dialouge and purpose in the game. When Miranda Keyes and Sgt. Johnson died in Halo 3, those were things you'd never expect.
Basically, the campaign in Halo 1 is more like a superhero comic book. But the story in Halo 3 is more like a Hollywood style movie. In fact, it was mainly because of Halo 3 that a Halo Movie was considered by major film producers. Also, the music in Halo 3 was much better than in Halo 1. The music in Halo 1 was meant to just act as a background music. But in Halo 3, the music really adds a dramatic feel to the story. The music is also a Hollywood quality soundtrack that could be used for a movie perfectly.
Now since this thread is about all the Halo games, the arguments are going to change a little with the release of Halo 3: ODST. The campaign is a whole new experience and it isn't like the past Halo games either. Once again though, the story in ODST is a hollywood quality story that is much more meaningful than Halo 1. I like all the Halo games. But Halo 1's time has come and gone. Now, Halo 1 can rest in peace on my shelf of xbox games that aren't worth playing anymore.