HALO too over rated

[NARMAK]

I can get a big flaming for this but after hearing many reviews of this, i heard that the actual single player game is actually CRAP to be quite frank and all that saves this game is it's great online mode.

Their probably is no denying that it had a huge online popularity but is it really games like HALO that will be the type of games that give devlopers a reason to actually concentrate more on online play than actual single player gameplay.

I've never actually played a console game online to date but that will change when i get a PS3, i seem to think off line gameplay is still as important if not more so.

Games should first and foremost be great single player games IMO and not expect a great online mode to be their saving grace. Online gameplay is on the uptake but single gameplay should not be made shoddy in favour of a great online mode. Some people still like to play a great off line game as well, not just buy one to just play online

[vick vega]

I loved Halo 1 and 2 I'll be playing the online multi-player until Halo 3 comes. I love blu-ray for movies, but haven't found any games I like for the PS3. I like 1st person shooters that allow you to get shot a few times like Halo since you have an energy shield, I like the weapons, the levels and everything about Halo. I also like the controller lay out better on the 360, not so cramped up and close together like the PS3 WARRIOR I M is my tag.

[NARMAK]

Like i said, the real and only true LURE of HALO is it's great multi player mode, i wonder how much of you actually think that the HALOs have as good a single player mode as other FFSs. HALO simply put is a great online game but a crap single player game.

[vick vega]

True I wish they had a co-op mode you could on xbox live so you could have like 3 or 4 people do the campaign with more enemies and space etc. I just hate having to split my tv up into cross sections to do that. I liked Halo 1 campaign though.

[jorg]

i loved halo 2 although i was about to beat my xbox to crap because i could not get past a part for like 3 months( i finally cheater with a friend with co-op mode) but the game is way over rated it is a great game but not as great as people make it seem.

[DTMoney84]

I agree with you NARMAK that Halo's single player mode is very weak but that is not what makes this game. Its multi-player and online modes are so far superior to the majority of other games that even if Halo didn't have a single player mode it would still be one of the best games ever made. Yes it would be nice to have a game the excels in both single and multi player modes however I see nothing wrong with designing games to feature either one or the other. Maybe Halo 3 will have a better single player mode but if not I will still be in line to pick it up because the multiplayer and online aspects are amazing.

[Jack Torrance]

Originally Posted by NARMAK

I can get a big flaming for this but after hearing many reviews of this, i heard that the actual single player game is actually CRAP to be quite frank and all that saves this game is it's great online mode.

Their probably is no denying that it had a huge online popularity but is it really games like HALO that will be the type of games that give devlopers a reason to actually concentrate more on online play than actual single player gameplay.

I've never actually played a console game online to date but that will change when i get a PS3, i seem to think off line gameplay is still as important if not more so.

Games should first and foremost be great single player games IMO and not expect a great online mode to be their saving grace. Online gameplay is on the uptake but single gameplay should not be made shoddy in favour of a great online mode. Some people still like to play a great off line game as well, not just buy one to just play online

I enjoyed the first HALO a lot and thought H2 was kind of "meh..." more of the same really. The Resident Evil games are examples of a game franchise that are not merely rehashes... Resident Evil 4 for example I think is the best of the bunch.

You are right in that a game should not have to rely on online play to be a great game... it should be a great game in it's own right.

RESISTANCE: FALL OF MAN takes a lot of flack (mainly from xbox fanbois) for being a "run of the mill" FPS. And while I concede that it is yet another FPS, it's a damn good one that is well executed with a cool story. It's a hell of a lot of fun to play in single player mode or with your pals... and the online play is great (and best of all - it's FREE). And I can't really say as much for HALO 2.