- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
I completely agree with PVT COOPER. Halo 1 can be compared to the H1 or original Hummer. Completely useful made for offroading a true badass vehicle. Simple yet very effective, no B.S. get the job done and then some. Then there is Halo 2 or the H2. Same Hummer name although now it is manufactured by GM. Made a lot less rugged, not anywhere near the off roading capabilities, geared way more towards the standard mass appeal SUV Americans have come to love. And now it is selling more than ever and soccer moms and yuppies everywhere are now true offroaders with a no prisoner mentality ( LOL Halo 2 players, can you see a resemblance?)I am tired of all those who never played Halo 1 and are the proudest and loudest supporters of Halo 2. Everything that separated Halo from all other FPS was taken out or watered down for implementation into Halo 2. Easier health, easier weapons, (plasma sword?) and spray and prey gameplay, making it an avg. shooter for average gamers and overall a below average experience, when compared to Halo 1. Halo was a simple game that could be taken to the gamers ability allowing great players the ability to stand out because of their individual skill either by getting kills or by team assists etc. Halo 2 tries to force feed the Halo 1 specialties down your throat making it anything but exciting. My only hope is that Halo2 is strictly a watered down commercial version to attract more casual gamers, and then Halo 3 will be back with the strategy and true skill required to have a great game. Give me back the accurate pistol, the powerful shotgun, the old mele, the true health bar, the real grenade throwing ability, the AR and the true Halo players who are about strategy and understand these concepts. If it is not broke, do not fix it. You can keep your dual wielding, infinite shield, no fall damage, anything fiesta, noob stick, KB TOYS PISTOL, heat sinking rocket launcher, power jump, Mario party match system, slightly improved graphics, worse user friendly interface, hidden easter eggs, and anything else that fell into the category of larger demographic, or casual gamers surveyed. The majority of "True Halo Gamers " meaning those who had the game at launch, hooked up X boxes all over the house, at all times of night, drove to out of state tournaments, and truly understood and still understand the uniqueness that Halo brought us would appreciate a true Halo game for True Halo Gamers. If you are looking for us, some may have given in to the X box live appeal, however some of us are still playing Halo (the not live compatible?) on Xbconnect. If Halo 3 is to be great you should let the Halo2 fanatics dual wield their weapons, and get 3 shots to the head with a true weapon. Halo2 belonged on the Gamecube. It is not a horrible game but it is not intended nor satisfactory for someone wanting a true Halo sequel. Without Halo 1 gamers there would most likely be no X box today due to the fact that Halo kept it alive. And for thanks to this we got Halo 2. I actually played Halo2 multiplayer before it was released and after 45min I went back to Halo. Praying it was not the actual game I still purchased it on the release date only to be completely disappointed. As I stated before it is an overall good game for the average gamer. It does not however have the Halo gameplay I believed would be there. If Halo2 released with X Box you could find the Dreamcast and the X Box on the same shelf at a garage sale. You (Bungie) may argue numbers, most live games played, most players etc... However LAN games played on Halo1 I believe would be far superior as far as numbers are concerned when compared to previous games played on a LAN. You can get a feel for who understands the game by the suggestions they make. Example:(1) Original Pistol is to powerful = Not good enough or smart enough to hide, or shoot back and win the battle.(2) Dual wielding is awesome = Not accurate enough with one weapon.(3) Need more weapons = never understood the balance in Halo1 was a perfect weapon set with the outcome based on skill not weapon in hand. (4) Halo 2 is better than Halo 1 = Believes what other people tell them, fall for marketing concepts, believes anything newer or has more is better. I have never been this concerned with a videogame in my lifetime, however Halo showed me a whole new concept of game strategy that you could truly master. Give me Hangem and Chillout, give me physics that make sense, give me the original gameplay that gave birth to Halo, or do not give me Halo 3.
Halo2 = WWE (WWF) (Hulk Hogan) (Some other big guy in tights acting out a fight)
Halo = UFC (Matt Hughs) (Chuck Liddell) (Tito Ortiz)