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Subject: First experiences with Halo: CE

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FInally giving in to the shouts of "CE IS THE BEEEEST", and having only played co-op briefly with my cousin, I went out and bought the first Halo for myself.

All I can say is, the first half of the game was brilliant. The alien feeling of the surroundings, and the combat, and the weapon balance was great.

It was maybe 2/3 in, that it started getting a bit lacklustre. The game was, in bullet points:

- HOLY SHOOT HELP ENEMIES EVERYWHERE
- Suck it, alien scum!
- OH GOD WHAT IS THIS, THIS IS AMAZING
- Oh, look a Hunter, I'll just- wait, what? I'm dead?
- *Halo Theme Tune* Ba da da da, da da da da, da da da da...
- Sweeet, HUUUGE battles.
- Snipe snipe snipe. *Saves SR for on the ship, raeps Zealots with it
- I'm a giant space badass.
- CORRIDORS CORRIDOORS CORRIDOORS
- HOLY SHOOT FLOOD AARGH THEY'RE ACTUALLY SCARY
- Oh fork you, 343. SHOTGUN-SHOTGUN-SHOTGUN-DEAD.
- CORRIDORS CORRIDORS CORRIDORS
- CORRIDORS CORRODOORS DORROCORS
- Fuel Rod Grunts you can't even steal the weapon from? With no regard to their own health as they shootgiant glowing snot at you? CRUD.
- Sweeeet, TIMED ESCAPE FROM A SELF-DESTRUCT, Metroid style!
- FFS, Warthogs really suck in this game.

Overall, I loved it, but it got reeeally repetitive towards the end, especially. I think not being able to pick up the FRG and Sword soured it a little, I would have loved slicing up some Spec. Ops guys, or duelling a Zealot.

I can see why it's heralded as the best Halo game. But it DOES have flaws. a solid 8.5/10 for me. Only drawbacks was the repetitiveness of the Forerunner/Covie levels, and frankly horrible vehicle controls, compared to Halo 3 anyway.

  • 03.08.2010 1:33 PM PDT

Pioneer and Enthusiast for Halo 3.

The game is flawless. 10/10
My first impressions we're "Oh my god. Im gettin' this game!"

  • 03.08.2010 3:42 PM PDT

AVG

That game was amazing.
nuff said...

  • 03.08.2010 6:08 PM PDT

Criticisms are quite valid. Have no trouble with the warthog though. Bungie likes to recycle their level design in the second half of their games. I hate that, but they manage to plausibly work it into the storyline.
I love AotCR, but those endless blue rooms and corridors get maddening at times.
CE was simple. That's what hooked people on console shooters and turned X-box/MS into a powerbroker.

  • 03.08.2010 7:18 PM PDT

Its very weird, my experience with halo. I actually bought and played through halo 2 before I went and bought halo ce. I played through the campaign and actually had fun with it lol. Also filled in some major plots flaws I was dealing with.

  • 03.10.2010 7:10 AM PDT