- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
Posted by: Jager
[agrees with The Marathon Player, i mean Cyborg, i mean Recon Number 54] ;)
Marathon is like a good book. And Halo is like a movie, based on the book (wich happens to be 10years old). Its looks better, plays smoother, and is great fun, and is "newer," but its a little too easy to miss the backstory, the intrigue, and the "middleman" tidbits that have always made "the book" better than "the movie."
That, and Halo is 10 levels/chapters that can be played (on timid or otherwise) in a few measly hours. Marathon, no matter how easy you set it (trust me, i'm the ulitimate spazeroid) spans 3 games, 88(?) levels (20+ chapters), and a hell of a lot of days/weeks/months of gameplay and story. So naturally, it'll be a little more "enthralling" and "story-soaked."
Of course, I'm expecting Halo 2 to take our breathe away. But alas, I doubt we'll see terminals ;)
Hey, why dont' we start a petition for future Bungie games to have terminals? Even if their next game is the resurrection of a certian medival RTS game . . . (hey, it wasn't named "Phoenix" for nothing!).
Hah, you took the time to put it in a much nicer tone than I ever do. But I don't expect Halo 2 to be anything more than another crappy FPS sequel game with nice graphics.