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Subject: Why is Halo Wars hated so much?

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I know Bungie didn't make it but come on. So much hate towards Halo Wars.

Personally, it has the best cutscenes of any Halo game. Just look how detailed the characters are! And sure it's an RTS. What's wrong with RTS games? Just cause it's not FPS means you have to automatically hate it?

And also it has it's own Mega Bloks line lol

Now I'm not saying everyone hates it but I think Halo Wars deserves more respect than what it currently gets.

Discuss...why / why don't you like it?

Trolls will be ignored by me (and hopefully by the others as well)

[Edited on 04.23.2011 12:18 PM PDT]

  • 04.22.2011 6:48 PM PDT

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People are one-dimensional and refuse to look beyond FPS games to ones that actually make one have to think.

Halo Wars is one of my favourite Halo games, I felt the story was pulled off much better than Halo 3 and Reach.

[Edited on 04.22.2011 6:52 PM PDT]

  • 04.22.2011 6:52 PM PDT

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Posted by: Dustin 6047
Plus, the very top best cut scenes the world has to see. Especially at the time.


Definitely true

  • 04.22.2011 6:57 PM PDT

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Posted by: ajw34307
People are one-dimensional and refuse to look beyond FPS games to ones that actually make one have to think.

Halo Wars is one of my favourite Halo games, I felt the story was pulled off much better than Halo 3 and Reach.
Yes, YEs, YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Someone who has the same view on Halo Wars.

  • 04.22.2011 6:58 PM PDT

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Posted by: ajw34307
People are one-dimensional and refuse to look beyond FPS games to ones that actually make one have to think.

Halo Wars is one of my favourite Halo games, I felt the story was pulled off much better than Halo 3 and Reach.
Yes, YEs, YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Someone who has the same view on Halo Wars.


I think everyone here has the same views lol

  • 04.22.2011 7:04 PM PDT

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Posted by: EnragedElite67
Posted by: ajw34307
People are one-dimensional and refuse to look beyond FPS games to ones that actually make one have to think.

Halo Wars is one of my favourite Halo games, I felt the story was pulled off much better than Halo 3 and Reach.
Yes, YEs, YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Someone who has the same view on Halo Wars.


I think everyone here has the same views lol
It is rare for me to find people with that view haha

  • 04.22.2011 7:06 PM PDT
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I don't particularly mind Halo Wars, there was a good story line, and I agree with you, the cut scenes are pretty B.A, but considering some of the videos I watched of the development on youtube, it could of had waaayyy more potential then what it turned out to be. I think the thing that bugs me the most is the fact that there is not free placement of buildings.

  • 04.22.2011 7:11 PM PDT

For some reason, there are many here who believe Halo Wars somehow screwed with canon, yet, when questioned on the subject, they never do give a definite answer.

  • 04.22.2011 7:15 PM PDT

no. nonono

A lot of people don't like it because of how different it is to the other Halos, with it being made by another company, and being a completely different genre to the others. However, I have never actually played it.

  • 04.22.2011 7:18 PM PDT

My only complaint with the Halo Wars story is that it's completely self-contained, and has no bearing on later canon. It's sad you can miss playing Halo Wars and still keep up fine, but miss one book and you can become totally lost.

  • 04.22.2011 7:20 PM PDT

I don't know. Wars was great.

  • 04.22.2011 7:20 PM PDT
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I like the game. Don't like the plot or characters. And there are way to many mistaked for me to consider it canon. Also it doesn't feel as 'free' as other RTSs.

  • 04.22.2011 8:04 PM PDT

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Posted by: ajw34307
People are one-dimensional and refuse to look beyond FPS games to ones that actually make one have to think.

Halo Wars is one of my favourite Halo games, I felt the story was pulled off much better than Halo 3 and Reach.

I agree with this. But, every Halo story is better then Reach's. lol.

  • 04.22.2011 8:22 PM PDT
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Oh, I LOVED halo wars. I'm pretty sure I went for the better part of three months playing that game exclusively. The story was great, but the multiplayer was incredibly laggy at times.

  • 04.22.2011 8:29 PM PDT

The game itself, for a console RTS was good, definitely nowhere near the level of a PC based RTS but it still surpassed my expectations gameplay wise and the matchmaking wasn't too shabby either.

Where it fell in my opinion was the plot and characters. Absolute garbage that is often flawed. Good thing the gorgeous cut scenes make up for the crappy acting.

  • 04.22.2011 8:30 PM PDT


Posted by: Arbiter777212
I know Bungie didn't make it but come on. So much hate towards Halo Wars.

Personally, it has the best cutscenes of any Halo game. Just look how detailed the characters are! And sure it's an RTS. What's wrong with RTS games? Just cause it's not FPS means you have to automatically hate it?

And also it has it's own Mega Bloks line lol

Now I'm not saying everyone hates it but I think Halo Wars deserves more respect than what it currently gets.


The story was quite excellent and the cutscenes were truly awesome to watch :D Halo Wars, imo was an excellent Halo experience and shows that Halo doesn't have to be an FPS necessarily to have an awesome story or be an awesome game.

Gameplay wise, as far as console based RTSes go, Halo Wars is probably the best out there and did quite well if you ask me, despite RTS games working much better and being better suited for MACs/PCs. So it could have done a little better regarding gameplay, but it was all still quite awesome and a nice insight into the earlier days of Human-Covenant War.

  • 04.22.2011 9:22 PM PDT

I am expecting a troll in page 2

On topic, I liked the game, it was fun.

  • 04.22.2011 9:28 PM PDT

I started up the heated debate on whether the SPARTAN-II in the cryo tube near the end of Reach is really Linda.
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Halo Wars is a good game. I play it every day (mainly to reach General rank.)
I hope a HW2 is made, there could be several improvements made to it to make it even better.

  • 04.22.2011 11:37 PM PDT

The tide is turning, brothers! Let us take our kingdom back!

I don't know anyone that doesn't like it. My only problem is with the characters and their portrayl. Oh, and how the Elites ran blindly at the SPARTANs in that one cutscene...

  • 04.22.2011 11:47 PM PDT

Halo wars was terrific. I'm betting it receives hate merely being a strategy game, or for not being an FPS. Some people just can't expand their horizons

  • 04.23.2011 2:06 AM PDT

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Posted by: ajw34307
People are one-dimensional and refuse to look beyond FPS games to ones that actually make one have to think.

Halo Wars is one of my favourite Halo games, I felt the story was pulled off much better than Halo 3 and Reach.


There were some plot holes like why go to Arcadia then leave.

But overall it was a great game and i love it.

  • 04.23.2011 2:12 AM PDT

I love Halo Wars. But its really hard to find a matchmaking game. Halo 3 still gets about 25,000 players a day! I've been on Halo wars and seen 1000-2000 players online. In my opinion it wasn't publicized enough when it was released, hence it unpopularity.

  • 04.23.2011 2:33 AM PDT

A nine foot tall sangheili should not have been toppled over when a six foot human tackled him.

As for the other elites running blindly at the spartans, that can be explained that they were still minors, and lacked the experience to tell if an enemy was threatening or not.

That being said, that's my only complaint. The Arbiter in Halo Wars was an idiot, and i'm a Sangheili fan. So it feels insulting to me.

I was also dissapointed with there being no covenant campaign.

[Edited on 04.23.2011 3:04 AM PDT]

  • 04.23.2011 3:02 AM PDT

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