Why You Have To Believe Halo 2 Will Be The Amazing
Zig
...I am Captain Planet! Join Date: 2002-10-23 Member: 1576Members
...I am Captain Planet! Join Date: 2002-10-23 Member: 1576Members
you have to think about this logically:
<b>good things that are plain to see:</b>
1. the initial levels are all well-designed and fun
2. the control scheme (movement, turn acceleration, target leading) is perfectly engineered for the console (and xbox controller). word from beta testers is that they've hardly changed that part at all.. because, admittedly, it's perfect as-is.
3. the covenant are f*ing badass because they're supposed to be the focus of the game.
<b>bad things that resulted from Bungie being slapped in the face with a constricting deadline</b>
1. the flood, for the most part, are uninteresting and annoying (doesn't your intuition tell you that they're sort of like <b>filler material</b>?)
2. the later levels are all repetetive: they even reuse 1 or 2 actual levels
3. the flamethrower was never included
4. you can't pilot the covenant tanks
5. you can't use the fuel rod cannon (the glowey green grenade launcher) in the original version
the game was booted from PC to XBOX and BGates made them pump the game out a few months early. it's not gonna happen this time. because of their success with the first one and by proving that they could obviously have built a more complete game, given more time, Bungie was given just about 100% control over their deadlines and content. <b>this game is going to be stellar.</b>
<b>good things that are plain to see:</b>
1. the initial levels are all well-designed and fun
2. the control scheme (movement, turn acceleration, target leading) is perfectly engineered for the console (and xbox controller). word from beta testers is that they've hardly changed that part at all.. because, admittedly, it's perfect as-is.
3. the covenant are f*ing badass because they're supposed to be the focus of the game.
<b>bad things that resulted from Bungie being slapped in the face with a constricting deadline</b>
1. the flood, for the most part, are uninteresting and annoying (doesn't your intuition tell you that they're sort of like <b>filler material</b>?)
2. the later levels are all repetetive: they even reuse 1 or 2 actual levels
3. the flamethrower was never included
4. you can't pilot the covenant tanks
5. you can't use the fuel rod cannon (the glowey green grenade launcher) in the original version
the game was booted from PC to XBOX and BGates made them pump the game out a few months early. it's not gonna happen this time. because of their success with the first one and by proving that they could obviously have built a more complete game, given more time, Bungie was given just about 100% control over their deadlines and content. <b>this game is going to be stellar.</b>
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On a side note, if thats a serious sig image removal, you forgot the red Bob <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
On a side note, if thats a serious sig image removal, you forgot the red Bob <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
What the **** are you on about?
Zig, I enjoyed the first few missions of Halo 2. Hopefully Halo 2 will be more like them then the later missions,
Thanks, but I'll take my top of the line games with full and accurate 3-d responsiveness from the mouse and as many buttons as I want to bind on the keyboard. You can have your games programmed down to yesterday's hardware and your super mario brothers controller. <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
(And I usually don't make blaring red sig removals except in the case of repeat offenders. And as you notice, it served it's purpose, Zig's already fixed it. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--> )
Once you've finnished groveling you may return to your normal, boring lives.
Amen my most respected brother-of-console-bashing. I was amazed that they managed to make the PC port of halo feel <i>just like</i> I was using an innacurate, unresponsive analog stick, instead of a speedy, precise mouse. That must have taken some serious programming skill!
Amen my most respected brother-of-console-bashing. I was amazed that they managed to make the PC port of halo feel <i>just like</i> I was using an innacurate, unresponsive analog stick, instead of a speedy, precise mouse. That must have taken some serious programming skill! <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
i never said i was console-bashing
Ok fine, you didn't say you were. I'll just go bash the consoles by myself then. And I brought two bats along and everything. <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/sad-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Ok fine, you didn't say you were. I'll just go bash the consoles by myself then. And I brought two bats along and everything. <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/sad-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
well, if youve gone through that much effort, i guess i can help....
/me takes a bat
OMG CONS0L3S AER TEH SUXXX!!!!!!1111111!1211one
actually it was booted from Mac to XBox. Bungie was primarily a Mac developer until they died.
<b>Edit:</b> Whoopsie.
It's a lot easier to transport 2 X-Boxes than it is to transport 8 computers for small party gaming goodness.
Not that I'm particularly much of a fan of Halo, but it doesn't suck. Note: I've never played Halo SP, so yeah..
i dont belong here... ive never played halo in my life.... ive never even watched anyone play halo.... unless you count commercials...
/me walks out
Yeah I loved the extreme skill that was shown. Copying and pasting is hard work you know!
Yeah I loved the extreme skill that was shown. Copying and pasting is hard work you know! <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Yeah, because you and I both know that I was only referring to the maps, right?
PS: I never liked consoles. The only console game I've played and liked (because there wasn't a PC version) were any of the Mario things, GoldenEye, ol' skool Mortal Combat. While many of the great games continue to come out on the console first I rejoice that they are finally giving them to PC.
Ghost Recon, Splinter Cell, and Halo are my favorite ones to cross over from the realm of evil console-ness.
just so everyone can see it. it's the truth.
i already explained away the repetetive levels, and then if you don't like consoles then that's your flaw. that's like not liking blondes.. for the rest of your life you won't be able to enjoy blondes, if you don't like them.
you kind of suck, as a human being in modern society.