Comments on: Halo : Combat Evolved? http://www.gamerzreviewz.com/pc/halo-combat-evolved/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=halo-combat-evolved Game Reviews for Gamers by Gamers Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:58:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Bobfish http://www.gamerzreviewz.com/pc/halo-combat-evolved/comment-page-1/#comment-769 Bobfish Thu, 29 Jan 2009 18:01:04 +0000 http://www.gamerzreviewz.com/?p=732#comment-769 Fair comment. Online is something that has never held much interest for me so it's not something that really factors in. And don't get me wrong, I'm not saying people shouldn't enjoy the game, that's for each of us to decide. It just has nothing for me unfortunately Fair comment. Online is something that has never held much interest for me so it’s not something that really factors in. And don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying people shouldn’t enjoy the game, that’s for each of us to decide. It just has nothing for me unfortunately

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.gamerzreviewz.com/pc/halo-combat-evolved/comment-page-1/#comment-768 Anonymous Thu, 29 Jan 2009 14:33:06 +0000 http://www.gamerzreviewz.com/?p=732#comment-768 When you said: <blockquote cite="Author">and really cannot fathom why some people are so rabidly profuse about how great it is\</cite> You followed it up with complaints about the single-player campaign mode of the game, but I think you've missed what really appealed to gamers when this game released. While the story is part of what grasps a lot of Halo fans... the true addiction to the game comes from it's online multiplayer environment, which at the time of the original's release was really an exciting online experience. It's my opinion that other games have improved upon it since then... but it's the multiplayer that gets the most rabid allegiance from fans. Many of whom buy the next iteration of the title and jump right online, skipping Master Chief's story altogether. Judged against online MP environments today, the original Halo experience is not so innovative, but at the time of it's release, it was doing it quite well and was offering something different from the typical military shooters that were dominant then. When you said:

and really cannot fathom why some people are so rabidly profuse about how great it is\

You followed it up with complaints about the single-player campaign mode of the game, but I think you’ve missed what really appealed to gamers when this game released. While the story is part of what grasps a lot of Halo fans… the true addiction to the game comes from it’s online multiplayer environment, which at the time of the original’s release was really an exciting online experience. It’s my opinion that other games have improved upon it since then… but it’s the multiplayer that gets the most rabid allegiance from fans. Many of whom buy the next iteration of the title and jump right online, skipping Master Chief’s story altogether.

Judged against online MP environments today, the original Halo experience is not so innovative, but at the time of it’s release, it was doing it quite well and was offering something different from the typical military shooters that were dominant then.

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