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the only FPS that has changed anything in the past 8 years was HL2.Let me be the first to say that Halo was/is overrated. Aside from Some differences to earlier games in the genre, it doesn't do anything that hasn't been done before and better in previous fps.
And? Halo and Halo 2 were the first and essentially the only console game that pushed people out to buy networking equipment solely to play the game with multiple consoles with many other people. The PS2's networking came as too little too late and featuring decent online games for the multiplayer type such as Resident Evil Outbreak and MGS3. However I know of noone who gets together for GT4 or Mario Kart Double Dash matches. Someone probably does somewhere, but I know of plenty of instances for Halo and Halo 2, enough that they do it in an empty portable at my old HS at least once weekly.Smiley wrote:Let me be the first to say that Halo was/is overrated. Aside from Some differences to earlier games in the genre, it doesn't do anything that hasn't been done before and better in previous fps.
If only it were that simple. If Nintendo had supported netplay for GC we could all be doing that. Sure it is available with tunneling software, but it shouldn't be needed. If Nintendo set MK: DD for online play, I would be all for it!Mario Kart Double Dash matches
Halo and Halo 2 were the first and essentially the only console game that pushed people out to buy networking equipment solely to play the game with multiple consoles with many other people.
I am the same way with Gears right now, fucking amazing.popley wrote:Halo 2 is one of the best online game i have played, I've been addicted to it for 2 years now, playing almost every night. I think it's great for mulit-player, i don't really care about the single player in halo, that not the reason i bought it.
Great post.APE wrote:And? Halo and Halo 2 were the first and essentially the only console game that pushed people out to buy networking equipment solely to play the game with multiple consoles with many other people. The PS2's networking came as too little too late and featuring decent online games for the multiplayer type such as Resident Evil Outbreak and MGS3. However I know of noone who gets together for GT4 or Mario Kart Double Dash matches. Someone probably does somewhere, but I know of plenty of instances for Halo and Halo 2, enough that they do it in an empty portable at my old HS at least once weekly.Smiley wrote:Let me be the first to say that Halo was/is overrated. Aside from Some differences to earlier games in the genre, it doesn't do anything that hasn't been done before and better in previous fps.
Someone once said something along the lines of "Every story has already been written and the new ones are just variations upon the old". Calling halo overrated is the defense mechanism for those who force themslves not to play it for fear of some form of contamination. People do get together for CS:S and RTS titles, but you won't find another console game with it's multiplayer that drives people as well as Halo does.