Five Places Where Halo 3 Sucks
As a new weekly feature, I’ll give you five places where some of the big and highly anticipated games suck. Yes, suck. But don’t take it too seriously, as we’d feel horrible if you start crying because we just bashed your favorite game. No really, don’t take it too seriously.
According to some, Halo 3 is the biggest game launch in history, but it’s by far the best game. Actually, Halo 3 might be one of the least innovative and “groundbreaking” games this holiday season. Although it might just be the best thing ever, if you have never, ever, played a first person shooter before. Here are five places where the game fails to live up to the massive hype Microsoft spent millions creating.
1: The graphics are nothing to brag about
Microsoft has always marketed their Xbox 360 as a next gen powerhouse, and Halo 3 as the best looking game around. But truth is, it looks nowhere near other games, games like Gears of War, which were out a full year before Halo 3. Besides the HDR lightning, the rest of the game is pretty Halo 2.5-ish, with trees and foliage looking horrible, low and sometimes no anti-aliasing at all, and it gets worse in multiplayer. It surely could have been better. Oh, and it runs in 640p, not 720p.
2: Halo 3 enemies are just too lame, sometimes childish
The enemies in Halo 3 are pretty lame, some are just ridiculous, like those small cute ones running around speaking in a funny voice. Apparently the player is supposed to cuddle with them right before blowing their brains out, or them blowing your brains out, with their tiny little guns. How cute.
3: The AI is on par with a retarded lab rat
Throughout most of the singleplayer campaign, you’re followed by an AI controlled alien and other soldiers who are supposed to help you. They don’t. Most of the time, they’re actaully dead. But because of that, you don’t have to deal with them stuck in a corner somewhere, repeating the same line of dialogue over and over again. Or they’ll just freeze up in the middle of combat, but that doesn’t matter, because sometimes the enemy freezes up in combat too. Like they’re all taking a nap. How convenient.
4: Story is no better than any other videogame
In Halo (1+2+3), you play the hero who is set to save the world from evil invading aliens… where did I hear that before? Oh, yeah, in hundreds of other games, movies, books etc. Halo 3 is nothing but the videogame version of a typical Hollywood movie “blockbuster”. Meaning cheap story, poor acting, horrible directing, but lots and lots of action. Halo 3 brings nothing new to the table, same way Spider-Man 3 brought nothing new – It’s all the same, just with a “3″ at the end and a bigger marketing budget.
5: You’re owned by kids in multiplayer
Log on to a multiplayer session of Halo 3 and you’ll find out that it’s pretty much like Halo 2, for better and worse. Even though it manages to deliver some fun matches, a ton of them are ruined by little boys who’s only accomplishment in life is to talk smack to people they just “owned” in Halo. But notice how they never smack talk (or yell) too loud, because mommy might hear them say the forbidden words, and that means no more Halo, which is of course worse than death for these kids.
Tune in next week where I’ll have 5 places where Enemy Territory: Quake Wars sucks.
October 6th, 2007 at 2:51 pm
Besides all that, I dont like how people run through my bullets.
October 6th, 2007 at 3:27 pm
Don’t you just get fed up with the Sony Fan boys running this blog…?
October 6th, 2007 at 3:41 pm
Finally somebody who wasn’t bribed by Microsoft! I agree 100% with you. Halo 1 was good, Halo 2 was okay, but Halo 3 SUCKED! I played it campaign and multiplayer. The multiplayer is fun, but it’s been done in Halo 1 and 2 before and the story is nothing to brag about. You’re a guy shooting aliens. How original.
October 6th, 2007 at 3:55 pm
Well, nothing is perfect! Crysis might be a new surprise. I think it’ll be better than Halo.
October 6th, 2007 at 4:49 pm
Halo is pathetic.. The only reason its so popular was because every game that came out on xbox was crap compared to the PS2 games. That is until Halo 1 and 2 came along which gaved bored xbox owners a decent game. When 22 million buy a system that only has one decent shooter of course its going to be popular.. same with whats happening on 360. 360 sucks my left nut except for Geometry Wars.
October 6th, 2007 at 5:17 pm
Like I say all the time … millions of folks would disagree with these opinions … all I care about is how the game actually affected me. I enjoyed it immensely so for me that is the end of the story. But it is so funny watching everyone take shots at the most popular gaming franchise in history. I love it!
Someone said you are a guy shooting aliens how original … well what do you think Crysis is … a love story? You are a guy in an advanced suit that goes around shooting bad guys and aliens … sounds the same to me and we have yet to really hear about the story. So far it sounds like your typical cheesy sci-fi game story … nothing special or particularly mind-blowing. If it weren’t for its graphics no one would even be talking about Crysis … that is more than could be said for any version of Halo because Halo is all about a mythos … remember there are novels about this Halo universe.
Also I know this person is retarded because if you put the settings on Legendary the AI is downright scary. Anyway people just like to bash the most popular things … that is just the way of the world and there is no getting around it.
October 6th, 2007 at 5:31 pm
5 ways halo3 kicks ass
1. the moddelling and enviroments kick ass
2. multiplayer maps are fucking awsome
3.theyved leveld the playing field for low leveled gamers
4.the weapons kick ass
5.gameplay the most important part of the game is fricken amazing much better than gears of war anyday
October 6th, 2007 at 5:51 pm
I agree, halo 3 really sucks, i dont even understand how ppl can love that game.
October 6th, 2007 at 5:55 pm
@Anuban
“But it is so funny watching everyone take shots at the most popular gaming franchise in history”
October 6th, 2007 at 5:58 pm
that made me lol u should scan”http://videogames.yahoo.com/feature/the-top-10-best-selling-game-franchises/532199″
halo as a franchise is just in the top 40 but its probably the most hyped game witch led u to “believe” that.Also there is Halo novels cause it left so many unanswered questions like, What does Master Chief’s face look like?, Why is there Halos?, Whats Master Chief’s background? They should have added those novels to the game so at least it has some sort of story in the 1st place. Maybe there just trying to milk the halo cash cow or maybe the story was an afterthought.That to one side u cant take away from halo just how fun it is but it does shine in multi player and its so good its the reason why some ppl get it.
October 6th, 2007 at 6:59 pm
“The graphics are nothing to brag about”
nobody has been bragging about the graffics trust me. halo has always been about gameplay. they started it, other duplicated. vihicles, health system, weapon system, button system..
“Halo 3 enemies are just too lame, sometimes childish”
the only enemies your talkinga about are the grunts. sorry if they tried to be original in making characters. the makers of the game wanted to do it their own way.. not the “mainstream ” way. that is lame reason why Halo 3 sucks.
“The AI is on par with a retarded lab rat”
when you say AI, you should say just the Arbitor. cus yes that guy sucked balls. but no its impossible for him to die. the enemies actually have the best IA to date. read any major review site.
“Story is no better than any other videogame”
“Meaning cheap story, poor acting, horrible directing??” your seriously talking out of your ass.. war of the worlds. independance day. the most mainstream of them all!!! awesome directing! awesome acting! and Halo is about destroying a planet killing weapon that is shaped like a Halo! who the hell has a story about that??
“You’re owned by kids in multiplayer”
i honestly haven’t played with one kid. and yes i play the fuck out that game daily.
and speeeeeaaaaking of kids…. that guy “Xbox = Dreamcast” is so fucking stupid! he better be kid cus that is some stupid shit! its rediculous how stupid someone can actually be. if it wasnt for halo.. nobody would have an xbox. it fuckin gave people a reason to buy a system. sony has never had a multiplayer game do that… EVER. 170 million doesnt like fokes.. so stop wasting your time.
hopefully my time wasted writing this will fix you fucked up kids.
October 6th, 2007 at 7:21 pm
Ikney I am certain there are things that you like that most people would find disgusting or dislike. Just because you hate it doesn’t mean it is a bad game at all. That is just your opinion and it is refuted by every professional reviewer there is (go ahead and be immature and take shots at people’s profressions now since they disagree with you) and millions of gamers. Just keep that in mind. People have different tastes you know.
October 6th, 2007 at 7:21 pm
Wow..Halo 3? sucks?
First let me say that if your getting pwned by little kids you suck..and you suck bad
second 360 is unstoppable…and i think ps3 has well 3 games out for it, maybe 4
And if you wanna take me im a lvl 30 captain baby im more than willing to show how much halo 3 kicks ass
October 6th, 2007 at 7:27 pm
o yeah one last thing..
a few hours ago there were over 600,000 people playing halo 3..
they MUST hate it…
If there are ever 600,000 people on ps3 online, hell will freeze over and there servers will explode
October 6th, 2007 at 7:44 pm
I just think the game is very overrated. Not in the sucking stage, but this type of game I only care for the SP. Crysis will be better, it has a better story to it. Halo 1 basically died off after the 1st game. Halo 2, I couldnt wait for that game. I thought the battle on earth was gonna kick ass. The 1st level was amazing, after that it just got dull and boring.
I never finished 2 or 3. Graphics don’t make a game, but with the amount of money/skills bungie had. You wondered wtf happened. Gears was 1 year old,prey 1 year old and halo 3 didnt even come close to competing.
October 6th, 2007 at 8:11 pm
Anuban… you’re saying that millions of people buying it means that the game is good… don’t forget that millions of people eat at McDonald’s…. is that making a Big Mac something particularly good?
October 6th, 2007 at 9:59 pm
This might be the first time I have seen the words “Halo” and “sucks” used in a sentence on this site. Halo 3 is an average game IMO.
@fancypants
The story may have been directed and produced very well, but its the same damn story as we have been hearing for years and years,with a few variations here and there, but brings nothing substasially new to the story.
Also, the 640p crap ruined the game for me, seeing as I had just bought a brand new tv and was looking at jagged edges through the whole game and wondering why the hell they couldnt have pulled off 720p.
October 6th, 2007 at 10:15 pm
Remember the 600,000 unique Xbox live players of Halo3 were mostly old returning members and not newly signed up. (Taken from Maxconsole.net)
Also the second most played game was Halo2.
This could indicate that either its a good game or that they are the only good games Xbox has.
Which points out what many have already noticed, drives all the 22million Xbox owners to buy it and play.
Not neccessarily my opinion : D
I did find Halo fun, but if you think Halo has excellent Multiplayer, Single player, weapon experience etc. You’ve been living under a rock and should seriously play more before making that judgement. Unless of couse your a Kid hehe.
October 6th, 2007 at 10:33 pm
I dont know… the single player isnt particularly the best and is overall generic compared to other games but i don’t understand how u can say a game sucks just bcuz of your view of the single player.
Your saying the multiplayer sux and overrated… the matchmaking sorta is cuz of the limited choices in variety, i personally enjoy 16 player 2 flag ctf but rarely see it and forced to play 16 player territories or vip over and over again (why not make it more specific for ppl to choose like 16 player ctf games or 16 player slayer so ppl are at least able to get some variety)
As for doing multiplayer with my friends over lan with 4 of them in one room and the other 4 in another its fun cuz ur able to easily talk to each other without anyone else hearing (like wtf man i need to press a button in order for ppl to not be on my frequency ??? .. portable rocket launcher that targets vehicles accomplished… having a headset on its own frequency… not possible)
idk.. halo tends to have more variety and choices of how to fight like with vehicles (somthing not accomplished my counterstrike and many many other fps) and generally more gametypes than just another run of the mill slayer/team slayer that has been done for over a decade by many games
it may not have the best multiplayer (still think bf2 is by far the best but thats bcuz theres more chaos on a battlefield with 32 vs 32 instead of 8on8 but thats how some games are just designed)
October 7th, 2007 at 12:42 am
Are you crazy?.. is this guy a sony/wii fanboy?.. halo 3 is the only game this year i’ve been playing all day, all night since it was realeased.. im enjoy every second of the game.. multiplayer or single.. this is one of the most impressive games i ve ever played… i love it.. dear James Hyde i disagree with you.. if YOU THINK halo 3 sucks… what could YOU THINK about the others games of this year?.. that they are nothing??, cuz there’s no better game..!!!(except bioshock)
October 7th, 2007 at 12:45 am
Considering all major gaming web sites and magazines said the AI in Halo 3 is fantastic I’m not sure where you pulled the “AI sucks” comment from. Did you even play the game?
I’m not going to sit here and type why Halo 3 is good. This article was written just to give you attention and you got it. Since you want to rip apart all the good games you better go with Bioshock too. Maybe you can say Bioshock sucked because there was no multiplayer…
October 7th, 2007 at 2:39 am
Quite a few replies.
First of all, as stated in the beginning, don’t take it too seriously. However, there is truth to all five points, of course.
And please note that I did not say “Halo 3 sucks”. I gave five place WHERE it sucked, not WHY the game sucked. Obviously the game, in and of itself, does not suck. Keep that in mind.
6. Anuban: I’ll have my five places where Crysis sucks, trust me. Have to play the game first, though.
21. Eric M: I’ll be ranting several new games, hopefully I can find five reasons Bioshock sucks too. Feel free to suggest games, obviously
October 7th, 2007 at 3:42 am
James, what is the point of this? It’s just gonna stir up pissed off fanboys. Talk good, not bad.
October 7th, 2007 at 5:08 am
Wickerman you are starting to sound less mature than usual … what is with all this fanboy talk and this continuation of bashing Halo 3? C’mon man you are better than that … and how can you say that Crysis has a better story? I don’t get that … some Aliens invade earth and want to change our atmosphere to suit theirs (Hmmm I must have heard this same plot in several sci-fi movies ranging from low budget Sci-Fi channel movies to big summer Blockbusters) and some world Governments are fighting over the right to say they discovered the place first and claim whatever technology they can salvage, and so you will be shooting lots of regular guys (WOW like in FarCry) and then you will be killing some aliens (OMFG no game has ever done that before and certainly not on an Epic scale) .. so come on please knock that nonsense off.
Halo’s story is really very amazing … a band of very different Alien races whom we learn are very very much like us, ring like planetoids, Amazing futuristic vehicles and weapons, Epic battles and truly Epic Boss Battles, Some vile alien monsters (flood) that are enemies of everyone … men and women working together as a unit as well as Master Chief going solo when necessary, great drama and surprise endings, tying in religious themes with themes of man and machine and love between artificial beings (that in itself is a very mature and deep subject) … I don’t get how anyone can say that Halo is not a really solid story and then say all kinds of other Alien stories are better.
Did you honestly bring up Prey … uggghhh … you can’t be serious about the graphics in that claustrophobic game with no challenge and weak boss battles and lousy AI no matter what the difficulty is set to to Halo 3? Are you joking or what? That story was pathetic and the acting was terrible … plus the puzzles were just plain boring and got tiring fast, the weapons sucked for the most part, and their were no large scale battles or really cool vehicles.
As for the burger thing about McDonalds … like I said before your taste is not the only taste or is it the correct taste … obviously people enjoy McDonalds burgers for whatever reasons … there are far too many options around and if the food was truly horrible then they wouldn’t do such a large volume of business. When I could eat that kind of food I loved getting fries from there … to me they have the best fries around and their shakes are pretty awesome as well. So yeah the food may not be to your liking or your class level but many of the items are tasty and enjoyable. And please don’t bring up health matters and start sounding like the same folks who don’t like ANY video games and think they are all bad. See how it works man … you have to think about this stuff and realize it comes down to a matter of taste and if you want people to respect your tastes in terms of what you like to do … no matter what it is regarding (this case it is gaming), then you have to have the same amount of respect for other people’s choices as long as they don’t harm you. That is the best way to live … to try and be as humble and non-judgemental as possible. Remember the Golden Rule … Do unto others as you would have others do unto you.
Finally I don’t get why you would write up articles like this … to me this is not a review … and that is what I thought you folks were going to do … some real reviews. What you are doing is just going to cause a lot of pointless arguments and create tension and resentment because you know as well as I do how immature gamers behave when it comes to games they love and hate. I don’t see this as really adding to this website at this stage. I think you may want to reconsider doing this as an ongoing thing using the most popular titles. This may prove to be too provocative to work but kudos for trying to do something new and different. But this is not the kind of thing that brings a community together as you should want to do … this will divide it so be careful.
Also on the topic of graphics … once again that is a matter of opinion and I happen to think that the graphics are absolutely fantastic the vast majority of the game … and again people don’t forget how large scale most of the fights are and how much room there is to move about …. the Unreal Engine could not begin to handle all the objects that Halo does in such large environments and still run smooth as silk. And as far as models go the vehicles are better than any vehicles in Prey, Gears, and the rest of the futuristic shooters … the only vehicles that look better are the ones in GRAW but keep in mind the art styles between all these games is so different so saying on is really better than the others graphically is no different than picking your favorite painter out of a collecton of the greats, Picasso, Dali, Renoir, Margritte, Seruat, Cezanne, Bacon, Warhol, Pollock,etc, etc, …
Personally I think that the Master Chief model is the best character model I have ever seen in a game. The detail is incredible and he looks like a real action figure you could pluck out of the game and play with. None of the models in Gears approaches the Master Chief one imo. But anyway I am not going to argue graphics any longer … to each his own but there is no way these are not next gen cutting edge graphics … look at the lighting and look at the huge battles and the vehicles and all the physics going on. No one could ever convince me that this game is not gorgeous and vibrant. I really love the art style and the in game engine cut scenes are outstanding … definitely on the level of Gears again imo.
October 7th, 2007 at 5:09 am
^^^ Jeez I should win 1st place just for that LOOONNNG post alone.
I guess I had a lot of points I wanted to make clear.
October 7th, 2007 at 5:56 am
halo 3, is like disrupter…anyone play that game?
October 7th, 2007 at 5:56 am
“Halo 3 enemies are just too lame, sometimes childish”
Umm, I recall they were in all THREE halo’s, why bitch about it now?
October 7th, 2007 at 6:30 am
One word: Haze. Has anybody actually seen the competition? And for everybody who says that the writer of this story is a PS3/Wii fanboy, take a look at yourselves… end of story.
Seriously, I’ve played the first two Halos… Quake 3 Arena s***s all over them for fun, really. And that is quite an old PC game. And to head back to the start of my post: have the X360 fanboys that plague this place actually seen Haze? Halo 3 is in for a rough ride. And way better multiplayer…
October 7th, 2007 at 6:33 am
Oh, and did I forget to mention that from what I’ve seen Haze has way better graphics? That’s using the PS3’s power. And the amount of moves you can pull off to trick your enemies… priceless…
October 7th, 2007 at 7:23 am
Haha it’s funny to see people called James a fanboy than argue in 360 favor.. who’s the fanboy ? I really tired with game that feature weapons of any kind. The weapon cult is so present in US that it reflect even in their game. Otherwise it’s a gay game. Who’s at war again? My Snes is still the best console I own, with intelligent game not base on graphics but gameplay. Great concept like Tower Defence on flash is so addictive even if graphic … well it’s flash. All what big franchise like Halo is trying to do is “playing a movie” and forgot about the gameplay essence. 3D shooting is getting old now what’s next ?
October 7th, 2007 at 7:40 am
For the “Fanboy” accusations: As noted, this will be a weekly article series (maybe more), and I’ll cover plenty of games, on Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, PC etc. Overall I feel that some of the bigger games aren’t getting enough criticism because of all the hype that is built up.
October 7th, 2007 at 7:42 am
Halo 3 does really sucks, I did have my younger brother staying for the weekend, he took his 360 with him and halo 3, we ended up playing Motorstorm and Watching a blu-ray movie instead. He is selling hes 360 and buying a PS3, because like he sayd “now halo 3 is out, then what, more crappy games until halo 4 is coming… With PS3 we have so more great things coming…… so much more..
October 7th, 2007 at 8:21 am
You get owned by little kids?
Sorry, but that’s not the game. You can hardly blame Halo just cos you’re a total noob lol.
October 7th, 2007 at 11:30 am
Tear apart Heavenly Sword and Lair. Those two games were suppose to be the saving graces for the PS3 and they failed. Oh yeah if you had a soul you’d also tear apart Zelda for the Wii. I had the game, got through one dungeon, then realized I didn’t like it. Thankfully Game Stop gave me $35 on a trade in so I didn’t loose too much money on it (I traded it in 2 months ago and still got that much).
October 7th, 2007 at 12:07 pm
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NO mgs4, gt5 and so o,n will help the PS3, oh and also the new and very cheap 40gb model. It is common known in Denmark, that xbox useres are very young chrildren, when PS3 users are to the more adult and demanding crowd.
October 7th, 2007 at 1:52 pm
Are you guys high?
Halo 3 is without doubt THE best first person shooter game EVER to have come out. The stats prove it. You might have your opinion, but against 2 million players (in the first week alone!) your opinion counts for jack shit.
The 360 is powering ahead of the Wii and PS3. Sure the PS3 is great, but it cannot compare to the 360 on a gaming medium, instead it leads the multimedia market. But since when did people buy gaming consoles to browse pictures?
The graphics might not be the best, but look at the certain aspects. The lighting in Halo 3 is absolutely amazing for example. So the enemies might not all be terrifying and scary. Big deal! What really sucks is when your faced with a huge, 60 foot tall, towering, ugly, scary monster only to kill it with a few shots. That’s lame.
As for the AI. I’m sorry, which cardboard box have you guys been living in? You ever noticed that when you drive into a group of enemies in a vehicle they’ll chuck power drainers at you. And if you overuse the grenade, they’ll stick up a bubble shield. Oh yeah, that’s right, your still playing on easy. Try it on legendary
As for the story, I think you’re missing the fact Halo 3 is the third game in a TRILOGY. Combine the stories of the first 2 Halo games with Halo 3, and you have one of the best campaign storylines to date. It’s not an RPG, it’s an FPS. Gameplay doesnt revolve around storyline, but it does a damn good job anyway.
And the getting owned by kids in multiplayer – that’s just you sucking at multiplayer. If you suck at multiplayer, it can’t be helped, and it’s not the games fault, it’s your fault. Halo 3 is the first in the series I’ve played fully, not having touched Halo 1 and Halo 2’s multiplayer features. Yet even I don’t suck at it, haven’t been beaten by little kids, and I’m only moderately good in FPSs.
Try realizing how good this game actually is before you badmouth it just to gain some attention!
October 7th, 2007 at 2:28 pm
Hahaha James, you’re the king! Every Halo/360 fanboys are so funny! Best post ever!
October 7th, 2007 at 3:40 pm
HAHAHAHAH, Waseem22 man, u just ripped the guy who wrote this article to pieces xD
October 7th, 2007 at 3:41 pm
btw HALO 3 IS FUCKIN AWESOME AND EVERY1 BLOODY KNOWS IT
October 7th, 2007 at 3:41 pm
CainEastman 4 Boys
October 7th, 2007 at 3:43 pm
hilarious Waseem :p
October 7th, 2007 at 4:54 pm
1) Graphics are perfectly great, and better than most games on the market. The game has never been marketed as the best looking…that was Gears…which still (after a year) is the best looking. The game is about gameplay, not graphics. Should stop being a graphics whore, and focus on what matters. The fact that he uses Halo + horrible in the same sentence shows how much of a retard he is.
2) The enemies have a deep history behind them…and no-one ever complained about them before. This complaint is aimed at the grunts. Sad…when someone has to resort to criticizing a single enemies design.
3) The ally AI isn’ the best…but that is because co-op is much more important. The enemies AI is brilliant…and the fact that you said a word against it just screams idiot. And ” Like they’re all taking a nap”. That is because they were taking a nap…retard.
4) Fps usually lack in the story…but halo is one of the few that has a deep one…and you say its bad! “cheap story, poor acting, horrible directing, but lots and lots of action” Thats because its a GAME, not a MOVIE. The story is not cheap, try paying attention, the acting is good (voice and cutscene animations) directing is fine with shots being well placed in cutscenes and is has lots of action because ITS A GAME!! You’d be pissed if it was mostly cutscenes!
5) Well…you getting your arse handed to you by 8 year old kids isn’t really a fault with that game…is it?
Summary: You are a retarded, fanboy. Everything you said was bullshit.
I only hope you wrote this crap to get attention…because if you actually believe this, then gaming journalism has taken a very bad turn for the worse…
October 7th, 2007 at 4:56 pm
1) Graphics are perfectly great, and better than most games on the market. The game has never been marketed as the best looking…that was Gears…which still (after a year) is the best looking. The game is about gameplay, not graphics. You should stop being a graphics whore, and focus on what matters. The fact that you use Halo + horrible in the same sentence shows how much of a retard he is.
2) The enemies have a deep history behind them…and no-one ever complained about them before. This complaint is aimed at the grunts. Sad…when someone has to resort to criticizing a single enemies design.
3) The ally AI isn’ the best…but that is because co-op is much more important. The enemies AI is brilliant…and the fact that you said a word against it just screams idiot. And ” Like they’re all taking a nap”. That is because they were taking a nap…retard.
4) Fps usually lack in the story…but halo is one of the few that has a deep one…and you say its bad! “cheap story, poor acting, horrible directing, but lots and lots of action” Thats because its a GAME, not a MOVIE. The story is not cheap, try paying attention, the acting is good (voice and cutscene animations) directing is fine with shots being well placed in cutscenes and is has lots of action because ITS A GAME!! You’d be pissed if it was mostly cutscenes!
5) Well…you getting your arse handed to you by 8 year old kids isn’t really a fault with that game…is it?
Summary: You are a retarded, fanboy. Everything you said was bullshit.
I only hope you wrote this crap to get attention…because if you actually believe this, then gaming journalism has taken a very bad turn for the worse…
October 7th, 2007 at 5:25 pm
I can’t believe I’m actually going to write this. . .
We’ll just go in James’ order:
1.Graphics: I dunno, I think they’re pretty good. I was actually really impressed with the first level’s foliage.
As long as the framerate holds (it lags a bit for me in heated fights in single and multiplayer)then the game is fine. I think the graphics argument is mostly moot.
2.Lame enemies: James has some points. The enemies are kind of lame the third time around. Sure, we’re fighting Brutes instead of Elites. Meh. But Halo has always had a childish, almost cartoony aspect to it. What else would explain the high pitched Grunt voice? Again, a matter of taste, much like the cel shaded look of Zelda: Wind Waker. I would have liked to see different enemies. The Scarab was good. How about some new infantry?
3.AI: Or lack thereof. The Covenant AI is pretty good. They’ll withdraw or press based on how the fight is going. The flying Brutes will flank your squad. And the damn Grunts will suicide bomb you. But the Marines are FUCKING STUPID. I have seen them freeze in a fight, or simply run into a group of baddies. They will shoot me when I’m boarding a Wraith. But my favorite is the driving. If I drive, we’ll progress through the level to the point when a bad guy pops up. Then my gunner will TRY to kill it. If I man the gun, we’ll end up going back and forth as the Marine figures out how to work a stick.
4.Story: It is kind of generic. But most alien invasion plots are. I really liked it when Cortana admitted her plan “wasn’t the most original, but at least it will work.” This is what Bungie has done. They found a cash cow in Halo 1, and have milked it for all its worth. Why change the formula if we can make $170 million of it?
5.Multiplayer: I cashed in my 48 hour trial over the weekend. I like it, except for the vast amount of high pitched voices I hear. They are painful and they never shut up. Good multiplayer, though.
Halo 3 is a greatish game. By no means is it the best game ever. We keep asking for more of the same, and that’s what we get. Which is fine, but not when people insist that Halo 3 will break new ground. Are you kidding? We’ve played Halo before. We know what to expect. About a ten hour campaign (if that) and robust multiplayer with new weapons and graphical updates. Works for me. But leave the innovator tag to companies who deserve it.
October 7th, 2007 at 6:00 pm
I really think this is disturbing … purposely setting up these types of arguments is just not cool in my book. I definitely do not agree with stirring up bitter feelings just because you feel that some games are not getting the criticism you believe they deserve. Whatever … I am going to pass on this part of DB. I know I am going to cringe alot and want to say something but I am not going to take part in what amounts to immature fanboy type arguments about gaming … this is divisive and that is NOT at what I think gaming should be about. I would love to see you do a feature (weekly I guess) where you are not causing friction or helping it along by causing divisions and tension (that is too easy and is not a challenge anyway … it doesn’t show much imagination to just bash a game and start gaming wars) but instead you come up with topics that unify gamers … after all we all love to game and we all have our favorite games … the focus really needs to be on uniting gamers and learning to appreciate the amazingly diverse taste that exists in the gaming realm. But somehow no one seems to be able to be imaginative and bring us together … that is really a pity.
October 7th, 2007 at 8:19 pm
“small, cute runs running around.”
do you mean grunts?
did you even play the game?
October 7th, 2007 at 8:41 pm
This is the best read ever! These guys are trying so much to prove to themselves that this game is great… common, let’s take a break, it’s sucks and you can’t swallow it! I played the game… i’m among those who were screwed by MS and Bungie…. it’s sucks! We could go all week long and find 700 better games and you guys would still argue!
October 7th, 2007 at 8:42 pm
Sorry for the faults…
October 7th, 2007 at 9:21 pm
Sony fan-boys? LOL!!! Ever notice that anyone who tries to look at anything objectively gets called names? Listen n00bz….The only extraordinary thing about this game we’ve spent 55usd or more on is the marketing blitz that led up to it. They should have spent another couple months on it, and still could have had it out in time for the christmas frenzy. James can’t spell worth beans, but he’s right on all points. haha!
October 7th, 2007 at 9:28 pm
You want your plot line just play a RPG, if you want to have fun with a high frame rate then play halo 3 other wise shut up.
October 8th, 2007 at 3:57 am
Uh.
Halo 1: Storyline wasn’t saving the Earth from evil invading aliens.
Halo 2: You weren’t saving the Earth. You fought on Earth for a little while, but the plot did not revolve around saving Earth.
Halo 3: See above.
Have you even played the three games?
October 8th, 2007 at 1:58 pm
LOL this is the dumbest post ever.
please get a life… or a clue… possibly both.
October 8th, 2007 at 3:08 pm
You fucking geeks crack me up. read a bunch of articles from “major review sites”(all paid off by M$)and now youre experts. well your years of halo gaming experience really means nothing. how you can still play a game thats virtually identical to its original in 90% of its aspects is a testament to your mental capacity. stick to stalking poeple on facebook
ps, your halo clans full of fags
October 8th, 2007 at 3:08 pm
The funniest thing about these comments is that I see Halo Fanboys saying how much the PS3 sucks, and yet the article has nothing to do with the PS3. Is that envy of a more powerful system? And before you try and jump down my throat, I only game on PC, but nice try.
October 8th, 2007 at 3:23 pm
All you idiots with your bloody game stations, ps2/3, nintendo, 360, X box, (I suppose I have to mention that souped-up pocket calculator called Wii) etc etc. Here’s a nickel, go get yourselves a half way decent PC and see what games are meant to look and play like ffs.
Bloody teenage wankers you all are..
October 8th, 2007 at 6:34 pm
What’s going to be more popular in the gaming scene a few months from now? Consoles. You can’t exactly take your PC to a friend’s house, can you? Sure, you can have a laptop, but the majority of those don’t have the graphical capacity of PCs. My sister’s Toshiba Satellite notebook can play Age of Empires III, the trouble is you can’t see any of the buildings. These next-gen consoles are the gaming machines of the future, and to the guy who said that X360 is way ahead of Wii and PS3, you’re sadly mistaken. One game can’t make a console win. Want proof? X360 still isn’t winning the sales market despite being a superior console, and while Halo 3 is pushing sales, it’s not to the brink of winning. Guess who really is the winner at the moment? The under-powered and inferior Wii. Main reason? It’s fun, it’s cheap, and graphical goodness isn’t an issue. It’s the gameplay, like another comment said. Halo 3 may have good multiplayer, but the Wii is still the in thing at the moment despite being a smaller and slightly more sophisticated PS2. Once the 40GB SKU comes out, PS3 will most likely push more sales than ever before, maybe or maybe not enough to push it in front of X360, but we’ll see who has the last sale.
October 8th, 2007 at 7:53 pm
geez don’t take this so seriously, I have to agree the allies AI just plain sucks, I mean isn’t Arbiter supposed to be like the best elite -,-
October 9th, 2007 at 12:41 am
I can say that all 5 of these statements are bullshit, but I can say one thing that sucks about halo 3, and this is about the community and not the game.
Something in halo 3 turns good people into complete assholes.
October 9th, 2007 at 12:46 am
Oh Apologies, I forgot one thing. Half-life 2, I will admit, kicks the shit out of halo by far.
October 9th, 2007 at 2:42 am
IM SRRRY BUT I DONT AGREE WITH THE LAST ONE. how is that any different from any other game. i also dont agree with the first one. the graphics are not a big deal. and the storyline is more fun than the last one. but yes your teaams ai is terrible. i mean they drive the woarthog into walls like non stop. and the enimies do look stupid. but i love the partie heads skull.
October 9th, 2007 at 4:49 am
This has been done to much but here is what i think about this entire issue.
Graphics-The graphics are fine. Gears may have been better but that was only because that game was based on realism. Sure, halo 3 doesn’t look like real life, can you jump 3 ft into the air in real life? No. Halo isn’t about realism. Its a friggin video game. With the addition equipment adds to multiplayer, as well as a great campaign, i would play this game if it looked like pong.
Lame enemies- This is just ridiculous. I assume, as did everyone else, you are speaking of grunts. Let me ask you this: do you value comedic relief at all? One thing i have against fps is that you fight enemy after enemy, over and over until it is so repetitive you have to put the controller down. Grunts are supposed to be lame. the only way i made it through campaign is the stress reliever the grunts supply. After fighting through throngs of brutes on legendary, i ENJOYED taking down the remaining grunts. It wasnt a chore. It was FUN. Once again its a video game.
Bad AI- Here is where perhaps your only valid point appears. The marine AI isnt great. Enemy ai however is outstanding. First of all, bungie made normal and easy easier than on any other halo…and legendary harder. Play on legendary and get back to us. I can not tell you how many headshots i have missed thanks to a last minute bubble shield or deployable cover. And this isnt against a thinking human being. Its against a computer. Thats right: a COMPUTER is making tactical decisions in real time. And just by the way, with the napping remark. They ARE napping. Every halo has had this also, so u should have noticed by now.
Story- I’m not going to say that Halo is an amazing story but it is a great story for a video game. What impressed me was the way halo managed to tie a pretty good story into gameplay instead of the usual “oh look enemies, wait why are they enemies, oh well lets shoot them.” Halo was the first fps that really made me feel like I was fighting something with a purpose for a purpose. So there, its not the story of our generation but its not worth trash-talking
Multiplayer- Getting owned by kids? So? I’m not going to call anyone a noob, what I am going to say is that some people really love this game, which means that they play it nonstop. While your at work, etc. they are playing the game. If you play occasionally to have fun, there are going to be better people out there. Saying that getting owned sucks is reasonable, but that isnt the games falt. If anything it is responsible for creating such a devoted fan base that people actually take the time to get that good.
Everyone seems to be forming an opinion on halo based on their aversion to all the hype. I’m not going to say its the greatest game ever. I am not going to say it lived up to the hype. I am going to say that it is a enjoyable game that left its mark the gaming community, and crappy games just don’t do that.
I’m not any sort of “fanboy” so don’t go throwing that out again. I’ve owned or played each console for extended periods. I can’t say for sure which console is better but we need to start taking things at face value instead of reading so much into a video game.
October 9th, 2007 at 6:15 am
I loved the accusation about this blog being run by ‘Sony Fanboys’. I myself don’t own a PS3. In fact the only sony product I own is a PSP, and that was a gift. I think anyone who’s a true gamer won’t have any biases about consoles or companies. I can’t stand racing games, I just have no interest in them at all, but I don’t think that makes them terrible. The last Grand Theft Auto game that held my attention for more than ten minutes was GTA 3, but do I bash the franchise? Nope, it’s just not my cup of tea. So come on folks, let’s grow up and learn to actually read what people say and think about it before we respond. I myself just finished Halo 3 last night, and yes some of these things are correct: the allied AI is annoying and often runs in front of me when I’m blasting away, and sure the graphics aren’t the biggest improvement that’s ever been made, but you know what? I loved the game, I couldn’t put it down. Bungie made a fun, challenging game with some incredibly awesome moments. As far as plot? It’s a scifi FPS, and yes I understand that some of these games have amazing stories, but that’s not necessary for my enjoyment of the game. Want a really awesome plotline? READ A FRICKIN’ BOOK ONCE IN A WHILE.
October 9th, 2007 at 10:25 am
Fuck you stupid dicks who says this game sucks! I bet yall faggots havent even played it yet. Who ever made this forum burn in hell.
October 9th, 2007 at 10:48 am
This is what happens when semi-literate children are allowed to have blogs:
“but it’s by far the best game” – I think you mean “it’s far from the best game”
“Apparently the player is supposed to cuttle with them right before blowing their brains out” – I think you mean “cuddle” not “cuttle”
October 9th, 2007 at 5:43 pm
The problem I’ve noticed with this site that doesn’t show up in joystique, Digg, etc; is that you guys are soooo afraid of being accused of being biased that you do biased things to try to avoid it. If the PS3 is in third because of it’s atrocious pricing don’t be afraid to say so. There’s nothing wrong with making a small joke about the Wii if it’s apparent that it’s just a joke (I saw one on a story about the 360’s update, but it was remove the next day).
You shouldn’t feel the need to write BS like this because you are so afraid that some PS3 or Wii fanboy is going to say that you’re blowing MS just because you admit that, overhyped as Halo 3 was, it’s not overrated.
I vote we boycott this crap article. All in favour of being quality control Type “I” and include one good reason why one of these five reasons is invalid. Please keep it below four sentences, and refrain from fanboyism.
October 9th, 2007 at 5:48 pm
I,
if you don’t like getting owned, play match making. the more you play it the more evenly matched you’ll be. And Halo 3 comes with a mute option. Don’t blame the game because you don’t use it.
October 9th, 2007 at 6:24 pm
3 Reasons why Halo 3 is Mediocre
1.It was all done in 1 and 2 combined
2.Its about a guy killing aliens (Entertainment value)
3.Sci-fi setting (OH HOW ORIGINAL)
3 Reasons why the Halo Franchise is “Revolutionary”
1.Halo 1 included things that had been done before BUT NEVER IN THE SAME GAME
2.Halo 2 Introduced online play with the idea of levels
3.Halo 3 Introduced a new way for games to gain a tactical advantange, Bubble Shields, Regenerators, etc.
Reasons why people shoot down halo;
1.They are Sony-fanboys
2.They realize it’s all been done before
3.They’re drunken frat boys
4.They’re little kids with no opinion.
Happy now? I think I just ended the arguement also one word MARATHON!
October 9th, 2007 at 10:33 pm
Vince- Yes, Half life 2 does kick the living shit out of any FPS, no exceptions.
October 11th, 2007 at 6:04 am
Halo 3 is ridiculously over-hyped. It’s not a bad game, far from it. It’s a decent FPS. But the best FPS ever made? Oh please. Maybe on Xbox, but just because it has little to no competition on that platform. Most of the popular multiplayer FPS games on PC are actually far better than Halo 3.
The author raises some very valid points, and although I do not agree with everything that he wrote if you cannot see that Halo 3 has its flaws and some parts of it suck then you’re just a blind fanboy.
October 11th, 2007 at 8:00 pm
I’m not a big Halo fan, only because I’m been gaming for 34 years and I like a little more story and ingenuity. Bioshock, Undying, Oblivion… I guess more horror/fantasy instead of just shooting everything that moves. However… I respect this game.
DO I own it? Yes. It is so well marketed and so well advertised, well… it’s a landmark in gaming. The number of players and the number of sales… it’s unreal. Gaming is legitimate… and I for one am a fan of that.
I’ve had everything from a c64 and an Atari 2600, to my monster rig that I make a graphic design living from in Los Angeles. I will never grow up when it comes to video games… nobody should. Congrats Halo.. you’re simple minded but popular, just like the majority of this country.
October 13th, 2007 at 2:38 pm
Hey Hyde, could you link me to your “5 Reasons why Resistance: Fall of Man Sucks” article? I can’t find it. But seriously guys…nobody cares, everybody like their own games, and whatever someone posts will just be read over, and then dismissed. I know I have my opinion on Halo 3. Everyone does. NOBODY WANTS TO HEAR IT! Post it on a blog or forum. Don’t “comment” your opinion. Kudos James Hyde, granted, I did disagree with some of your points, but at least you went about it in the right way, unlike all of these others who can only say anything behind a clever SN. Which brings me to my reason for posting. I propose the 10 commandments of posting:
1: Though shalt not use words like “sux” and “r” when posting.
2:Though shalt use Firefox,seriously it spell checks for you.
3:Though shalt not compare released games to games that have yet to be released.
4:Though shalt only compare games in similar genres. FPSs can never be compared to RPGs.
5: When quoting a game website on issues of AI, Gameplay, Vehicles, Weapons ect. Though shalt Provide a link.
6: Though shalt have a valid point when posting. “you sux” and “fanboyz r gay” are not valid points.
7: Though shalt not use sales figures to represent a games quality. People buy crappy games.
8: Thou shalt always check your facts, if you represent the minority opinion, and you state a fact incorrectly no one will listen to you.
9:Thou shalt not use the term “noob” or any derivatives thereof to disprove someone.
10: Thou shalt not defend a rebuke a game if you have not personally played it. If you have not beaten the game, thou shalt provide level you achieved, as well as game play difficulty utilized to achieve said level.
and there they are, next time you post, abide by the commandments.
October 13th, 2007 at 2:40 pm
**Notice concerning my above post*** Yes, I did just realize that I wrote “Though” instead of “Thou” on the first 7 commandments. I’m a crappy speller, but Commandment 2 didn’t help me on that one.
October 18th, 2007 at 2:31 pm
1: The graphics are nothing to brag about
Halo’s not about the graphics, besides the fact that they are actually pretty good.
2: Halo 3 enemies are just too lame, sometimes childish
That’s the grunts. Nice try though.
3: The AI is on par with a retarded lab rat
Some of them, perhaps, but clearly you have never played any other game with AI, because Halo’s is some of the best.
4: Story is no better than any other videogame
That’s not the whole story. The storyline is much longer than that, with allusions to mythology and religion. In my opinion it’s a masterpiece, even without the game.
5: You’re owned by kids in multiplayer
Nice try at a stereotype, I bet you’ve never even played Halo on Live. It’s nothing like that.
BOB: Finally somebody who wasn’t bribed by Microsoft! I agree 100% with you. Halo 1 was good, Halo 2 was okay, but Halo 3 SUCKED! I played it campaign and multiplayer. The multiplayer is fun, but it’s been done in Halo 1 and 2 before and the story is nothing to brag about. You’re a guy shooting aliens. How original.
Halo 1 was awesome. Halo 2 was a disappointment. Halo 3 was amazing, especially because it was so much like Halo 1. If you don’t understand why, then you shouldn’t be playing Halo. Are you actually complaining that they added multiplayer? Are you insinuating that it would be better if they had just left it out because it’s been done before? And as stated above, that isn’t the whole story, and is actually the shittiest way to describe it possible. If you actually got into stories in games instead of skipping all the cutscenes and trying to lift the story from the gameplay, then you’d understand that.
October 22nd, 2007 at 3:10 pm
I’ve read the article and all the posts and though points 5 in the article is not really a valid argument and others are debatable I don’t really see anything wrong with it nor anything that justifies cursing the writer to hell.
Let me go over the points anyway:
1. Grafics.
Could have been better, could have been worse. Personally I don’t mind bad games. Last week I was playing X-COM which dates back to 1989 (iirc).
Still one would expect for a game that has microsoft backing it up it could affort better grafics. I doubt it’s possible for to make a loss on Halo even if they doubled the production budget.
2. cute enemies.
Visual design is very important in games. If something is a weapon the player expects it to look like a weapon. If it’s an enemy you would expect it to look like an enemy. Not a joke. Still this can be debated, personally I didn’t like the overall design of Halo anyways so I’m going to agree here.
3. Bad AI.
People seem not to realise that a good AI is not that hard to make, in fact it’s easier to make a good AI then a bad one. If the creators had wanted too the computer would never miss a shot no matter how much you run and dodge.
Instead they make the AI bad so the computer is not endlessly superior to the player, a good AI would automatically adjust itself to the players level of playing.
If the AI is too easy or sometimes lacks intelligence the fault lies at the creators.
That allies are a pain in the ass can’t really be helped. The AI doesn’t know what the player wants and in such cases the AI just takes predetermined actions according to where you are standing. These actions are rarely the ones you want them to take.
4. Story.
I agree that the basic story isn’t really that great. But for a first person shooter setting I think it suffices. It’s a classic humans vs aliens sci-fi story, some people love it some hate it.
Personally I prefer fantasy but sci-fi has it’s charm as well and I’ll admit that compared to many other games Halo has actually does better then most.
The biggest reason I don’t like Halo overall is that it’s a shooter on a console. When I play shooters I use my PC, mouse and keyboard will always be better for shooters then controller in my oppinion. I know some may think that this is not a valid argument but that’s because rather then an argument it’s actually a personal preference.
October 23rd, 2007 at 2:09 am
Sony fanboys? Shit, PS3 sucks, but so does Halo 3.
October 23rd, 2007 at 10:39 am
Graphics bad? they are about on par to me. Cute enemies? please, if you think a brute is cute, you need your head examined. The AI is as good as any other game out there. The story is bad? So the story line for Unreal Tournament is better? Are you serious? Most FPS don’t even have a story line. I don’t even want to touch number 5. If you can’t beat a 12 year old at a video game, maybe you should quit and read a book.
October 23rd, 2007 at 11:01 pm
I am a PC gamer! Not a Sony fan boy! The Half-Life series (from the 1990s) was more impressive and diverse than any halo release. Orange box is available on 360, ps3, and pc so buy it, it is a lot better.
October 29th, 2007 at 8:27 pm
OK man you need to go back to elementary school.. Your grammar is horrible.. BUT does not go in the beginning of a sentence.. In your statements you have many run on sentences.. Also in your statements you have horrible vocabulary.. “Actaully?” It’s Actually you dunce! “dialogue???” Its Dialogue you Douche Bag… Halo 3 is an awesome game and you are a complete fagot
“Most of the time, they’re actaully dead. But because of that, you don’t have to deal with them stuck in a corner somewhere, repeating the same line of dialogue over and over again. Or they’ll just freeze up in the middle of combat, but that doesn’t matter, because sometimes the enemy freezes up in combat too”
November 1st, 2007 at 4:03 pm
For fucks sake!… Don’t any of you have a life or maybe even a sex life? My man
was playing that fucking game sooo much I dumped him!!! Hardly saw the Bastard… I mean I did’nt mind him staying home and playing online with his mates but it got to the point that we were’nt fucking cos he was thumbing that God damn control pad so much… Oh well… I warned him that his XBox would make me an EX. I must admit that I would’nt mind getting to play the game myself though… atleast I’d get to see him! Guess what he’s doing as I write this? You got it… shooting ‘em up instead of shooting a load in me!!!
December 20th, 2007 at 9:00 pm
fuck you and you and you and you and you and you
January 5th, 2008 at 10:09 pm
fuck u man halo 3 fucking kicks so much ass u fucking n00b
January 6th, 2008 at 11:42 am
Halo 3 is mad gay. Call O’ Duty 4 blows this peice of shit out of the water. The graphics on the game are incredible and the playability is amazing. Both the storyline and the multiplayer are incredible, not like halo 3. Yes, I played Halo 2 like everybody else who has an xbox/360, but Call Of Duty 4 is by far the best FPS out right now.
January 6th, 2008 at 11:44 am
Yeah Call Of Duty 4 is amazing
January 6th, 2008 at 11:48 am
Halo’s gay. The whole story line was probably intended for 12 year olds, but it’s turned into the very lives of these Acne-plagued nothings that are aged 18 and older.
January 16th, 2008 at 2:30 am
Dudes… calm down and think…
ITS JUST A GAME, i think halo is all good but im not gunna go crazy and post it all over the net
this is actually the 1st time i have spoke abot halo 3 and the last
so go bk to ur parents ask for a bottle and say “goo gaa” while ur at
everyone has there own opinon and myne is h3 = good
so keep ur opinon in ur freakinf head and calm the fuck down
January 16th, 2008 at 7:19 am
Anyone else find it funny that so many people profess to hate halo 3 so much and waste so much of their time blasting it online? Honestly folks, nobody really cares that much. If you like the game you like the game. I personally can’t stand MMORPGs, but I don’t go on forums and say that World of Warcraft is “hella ghey” or anything similar. I just don’t play it.
January 18th, 2008 at 6:33 am
This article really annoyed me, his points are childish and stupid. Think about 4 player co-op before you compare gow and halo 3 you idiot. Point 2 is just stupid. Point 3, oh yeah, you don’t have enough skill to kill the enemies yourself, you have to rely on the ai, noob. Imagine if the Ai killed everything for you, yeah how fun. I don’t wanna start with point 4, any one who agrees with point 4 can jump off a cliff as far as I am concerned. Point 5 is stupid.
Either come up with better reasons and back them up, or respect the fact that its a good game and you don’t like it.
January 18th, 2008 at 6:38 am
Aaron sucks, I agree with all these points. Good going dude!
January 21st, 2008 at 2:09 am
This article really inspired me, his points are well thought and true. Think about 4 years back, games like HL2 had better graphics than this crap. Point 2 is very true! Point 3, oh yeah, the AI don’t have enough skill to kill the enemies and in vehicles just drive into walls. Imagine if the Ai actually killed anything, yeah right. I don’t wanna start with point 4, any one who disagrees with point 4 can jump off a cliff as far as I am concerned. online is stupid.
So to all the halo lovers out ther, either come up with better reasons for this game and back them up, or respect the fact that its a crap game and it sucks.
June 26th, 2008 at 12:20 pm
yea i agree with lots of this, i loved halo 1. And of course its hard to make a good sequel to somthign without making it a whole different game. that being said, the story is a masterpiece. The game didnt elaborate on it, but go to halopedia and their is seriously no end to the story. theirs like books and all sorts of shit. the sotryline goes deep, real real deep, and could easily be made into a six part star wars type movie preceeding the games.
July 3rd, 2008 at 12:43 am
Allright first of all i think that his five points are mostly true. The graphics are good, but not up to date. I couldn’t even tell a difference in halo 2 and 3 when i saw them side by side and im not talking about the cutscenes im talking gameplay. The enemies are a bit childish, but i dont think that takes away from the game. The AI is probably the worst AI i have ever seen in a video game. Im talking mainly about marines and arbiter but the enemy isnt very good either. Yes, ive played it on legendary and beat it both by myself and with friends. There were many times when i found the enemy looking right at me, but they didnt move or anything. I could just line up clean headshots. The napping thing you guys are all talking about is complete crap. Everyone knows the grunts nap. Its obvious. That is not what he is talking about. I have seen many flood form creatures just standing around; they let me walk up to them and they dont do anything. They just stand and kind of wobble around in their stance. Finally, i also agree that halo live has been overrun by little kids. They all talk way to much crap and suck the fun out of the game. I dont play live to hear little kids say “powned,” “noobs,” and “raped,” in their high squeeky voices. Not to mention just about every cus/swear word combonation known to man. Now i have a point to add. What the hell was bungie thinking when they made the multiplayer maps. They suck pretty bad. I think of all the great stuff i used to play on coag and lockout and foundation. The new maps are boring. Bungie tried way to hard to get rid of all the glitches. Glitching was fun there isnt a way around that fact. Now all the invisible death barriers and “killed be the guardians” are all too common. Overall, if bungie hadnt been smoking crack when the made halo 3 it could have been a lot better, but probably not. I think the halo idea has simply been used up and its time to move on to better games.
September 1st, 2008 at 4:07 pm
Halo is for casuals, no way you can think you are hardcore playing an FPS with a controller with aim assist. Maybe it’s a mediocre FPS but I’ve played many many FPSs on the PC and the Halo series doesn’t do it for me in any way shape or form. Mediocre game for casual players and kids.
September 1st, 2008 at 4:09 pm
Halo is for casuals, no way you can think you are hardcore playing a FPS with a controller with aim assist. Maybe it’s a mediocre FPS but I’ve played many many FPSs on the PC and the Halo series doesn’t do it for me in any way shape or form. It’s a mediocre game for casual players and kids.
December 26th, 2008 at 7:54 am
the problem with halo 3 for me was that:
1. the single player kinda sucked. it was short, cliche, and overall not that great. (co op is an absolute blast, though)
2. the multiplayer matches are kinda unbalanced as the person who knows the map best always takes the cake. seriously, i’m a noob at halo 3 and every time i go to my friend’s house to play, i’m always cannon fodder unless we start with good weapons.
that’s why i kinda like CoD 4 better because we start with some pretty good weapons that we can choose so it’s not a matter of who knows where the best weapons are.
May 19th, 2009 at 6:47 pm
I really hate Halo, however I tend to disagree with this article on several points, which I will enumerate below.
The graphics aren’t bad, but the lip synching is the absolute worst I’ve seen in any game, no exaggeration. This may not bother other people, but considering the amount of money that went into making Halo 3, they could have at least made some sort of an effort, especially considering they were only required to do it during cutscenes. PS2 games from nearly ten years ago did a better job. For Pete’s sake, Halo 1 did a better job! What happened?
I completely agree that the allies in Halo have always been useless. I’ve never seen any of them last more than a few minutes, and when they die it’s always a relief because then you don’t have to listen to them talk. How hard is it to make allies kill enemies?
The voice acting is good, especially the voice actor who played Goliath from Gargoyles as the Arbiter. I find it odd that all army officers tend to be from Texas though. However, Master Chief’s voice bugs the crap out of me–it just seems so out of place and it annoys me to no end.
The weaponry in the Halo series is uninspired. They have several machine guns, a rocket launcher, the sniper rifle, several hand guns, the needler, several alien machine guns and rifles/pistols, and the laser. Nothing you haven’t seen before. I could waste time and space comparing every gun in this game to others found in other games, but I won’t. Half Life and Fracture have a much more interesting arsenal, and if you look at many of the old PC first person shooters, like DOOM, Quake, and Dark Forces, you’ll see how bland mainstream games nowadays have become.
One thing that REALLY annoys me, however, is that Master Chief runs so darn SLOW. Every other FPS I’ve played has a “Run” or “Sprint” button, so why not Master Chief? If he can’t sprint, why can’t they at least make him walk faster?? He can jump thirty feet in the air for crying out loud, don’t make him run like a pussy!
I really don’t see what they hype is over any Halo game, and that’s probably the main thing that bothers me. I’ve tried a LOT to enjoy all three games, but I can NOT have any fun with any of them, on single or on multiplayer. The most fun I’ve had was driving vehicles around, which was the main selling point of the first Halo if I recall correctly, but you don’t get to do that all that much in Halo 3.
Before I post this so that Halo fans can bash my post with poor grammar and typing skills, I have to say one last thing. The plot of the game was taken directly from the book RINGWORLD by Larry Niven, but you’d never know that unless you did a huge amount of research. (I just happened to pick up the book randomly before Halo came out.) Oh, one more thing, I really must say that I hate the way Master Cheif’s helmet looks. They have all kinds of cool unlockable alternate costumes for multiplayer, so why on earth didn’t they make the MAIN CHARACTER look cool?? It just boggles the mind!
August 3rd, 2009 at 1:52 am
1. The graphics are nothing to brag about
At least you can actually see stuff, other games seem to use too much dark brownish colours and fancy blur effects.
2. Halo 3 enemies are just too lame, sometimes childish
That’s because you had it on the Easy difficulty
3. The AI is on par with a retarded lab rat
“OMG He drove into a rock THE AI SUCKS I HATE THIS GAME”
AI sucks at driving warthogs, that’s it. Also the enemy AI is good but you wouldn’t know because you only play on Easy
4. Story is no better than any other videogame
You probably just pressed A to skip all the cutscenes and missed the ending after the credits.
5. You’re owned by kids in multiplayer
Ah, it’s all clear now, you suck at Halo and get pwnd every match. So you threw a temper tantrum and decided to make this “review” on the internet saying the game sucks.