Spoiler Halo: Combat Evolved Review

 
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Yeah, as I've stated a couple times before, my fondest memories of this franchise are with Halo 2's multiplayer.

- energy swords
- playing as elites
- no fall damage
- great maps
- graphics that don't make me puke

you can argue that it's even less balanced than CE, but it's not like i've ever really played Halo competitively before anyway


 
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Yeah, exactly. Don't forget the wounded guy who starts shooting at you and screaming, "You won't turn me into one of them!"
Yeah, if you still didn't have an idea what happened after that then....


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Yeah, exactly. Don't forget the wounded guy who starts shooting at you and screaming, "You won't turn me into one of them!"
Yeah, if you still didn't have an idea what happened after that then....

When I played it I had no prior knowledge of the Flood. The clues leading up to it told me there was something infectious coming up, but it doesn't really tell you anything about what they look like, how to fight them, or why they're there. That's why it's tension-building; it's not a cold reveal, it's a gradual revelation of the real purpose of the Halo and the plot in general.


 
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I didn't know about them either before playing CE, My point was if you didn't understand there was someone else lurking and fighting the foe you've been so happily fighting after that.

That said, I also remember being scared.
Last Edit: September 28, 2015, 04:35:34 PM by True Turquoise


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Yeah, exactly. Don't forget the wounded guy who starts shooting at you and screaming, "You won't turn me into one of them!"
Yeah, if you still didn't have an idea what happened after that then....

When I played it I had no prior knowledge of the Flood. The clues leading up to it told me there was something infectious coming up, but it doesn't really tell you anything about what they look like, how to fight them, or why they're there. That's why it's tension-building; it's not a cold reveal, it's a gradual revelation of the real purpose of the Halo and the plot in general.

plus seeing the shadows in the forest was creepy as hell
Last Edit: September 28, 2015, 04:56:12 PM by The Lord Ruler


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Yeah, exactly. Don't forget the wounded guy who starts shooting at you and screaming, "You won't turn me into one of them!"
Yeah, if you still didn't have an idea what happened after that then....

When I played it I had no prior knowledge of the Flood. The clues leading up to it told me there was something infectious coming up, but it doesn't really tell you anything about what they look like, how to fight them, or why they're there. That's why it's tension-building; it's not a cold reveal, it's a gradual revelation of the real purpose of the Halo and the plot in general.

plus seeing the shadows in the forest were creepy as hell
I love the build up for it, kinda makes me feel bad I do that glitch where you throw grenades before getting out of the Pelican to stay in and skip the entire forest section :p


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Yeah Halo 1 was easily the worst campaign. Mission design was bad and story wasn't too great. Halo 2 really does open up the story and gameplay.


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If you can't appreciate Halo CE, you were probably just born when it came out. There was nothing like it out at the time to compare, and it was a phenomenon.
Yeah, at the time, which means absolutely nothing because
A) A lot of games sucked then.
B) The sequels are better


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Also, your premise is wrong, Verb.


 
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Also, your premise is wrong, Verb.
what do you mean


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Also, your premise is wrong, Verb.
what do you mean
Spartans weren't designed to fight the Covenant.
They didn't all die on Reach


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If you can't appreciate Halo CE, you were probably just born when it came out. There was nothing like it out at the time to compare, and it was a phenomenon.
Yeah, at the time, which means absolutely nothing because
A) A lot of games sucked then.
B) The sequels are better
A lot of games were better back then than now. Gaming is absolutely terrible nowadays.


 
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Also, your premise is wrong, Verb.
what do you mean
Spartans weren't designed to fight the Covenant.
They didn't all die on Reach
the manual said they were, and that they did

like a crazy person, i assumed it was telling the truth


 
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If you can't appreciate Halo CE, you were probably just born when it came out. There was nothing like it out at the time to compare, and it was a phenomenon.
Yeah, at the time, which means absolutely nothing because
A) A lot of games sucked then.
B) The sequels are better
A lot of games were better back then than now. Gaming is absolutely terrible nowadays.
Because GTA 3 is better than GTA 5


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Also, your premise is wrong, Verb.
what do you mean
Spartans weren't designed to fight the Covenant.
They didn't all die on Reach
the manual said they were, and that they did

like a crazy person, i assumed it was telling the truth
The manual is wrong. It has never been correct.

Spartans were designed to supress the insurrection that was rampant among the colonies.
Many Spartans survived Reach, and not all of them were in the ground battle, or even present at or near Reach during the fight and its subsequent fall.


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If you can't appreciate Halo CE, you were probably just born when it came out. There was nothing like it out at the time to compare, and it was a phenomenon.
Yeah, at the time, which means absolutely nothing because
A) A lot of games sucked then.
B) The sequels are better
A lot of games were better back then than now. Gaming is absolutely terrible nowadays.
lol
just lol


 
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okay

i really don't give a fuck, sorry


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If you can't appreciate Halo CE, you were probably just born when it came out. There was nothing like it out at the time to compare, and it was a phenomenon.
Yeah, at the time, which means absolutely nothing because
A) A lot of games sucked then.
B) The sequels are better
A lot of games were better back then than now. Gaming is absolutely terrible nowadays.
Because GTA 3 is better than GTA 5
Never liked the series after 2.

The last three games I bought were remakes of old games.
Last Edit: September 28, 2015, 07:08:18 PM by Karjala takaisin


 
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Goodness gracious, great balls of lightning!
If you can't appreciate Halo CE, you were probably just born when it came out. There was nothing like it out at the time to compare, and it was a phenomenon.
Yeah, at the time, which means absolutely nothing because
A) A lot of games sucked then.
B) The sequels are better
A lot of games were better back then than now. Gaming is absolutely terrible nowadays.
Because GTA 3 is better than GTA 5
Never liked the series after 2.

The last three games I bought were remakes of old games.
Keep telling yourself that


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If you can't appreciate Halo CE, you were probably just born when it came out. There was nothing like it out at the time to compare, and it was a phenomenon.
Yeah, at the time, which means absolutely nothing because
A) A lot of games sucked then.
B) The sequels are better
A lot of games were better back then than now. Gaming is absolutely terrible nowadays.
Because GTA 3 is better than GTA 5
Never liked the series after 2.

The last three games I bought were remakes of old games.
edgy as fuck


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okay

i really don't give a fuck, sorry
i'm just saying

you'd probably do the same if i did a review of games you play


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To be fair, I wouldn't base my analysis of Akuma in Super Street Fighter II Turbo Revival on the comics and anime series if I'm just reviewing the contents of the game. If you're just going with Halo CE and no exposure to any other elements of the franchise, it's not silly to assume that the manual is right.

Unless you're playing MG1 or Snake's Revenge.


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>Snake's Revenge


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His eyebrows sparkling, his white beard hangs down to his chest. The thatched mats, spread outside his chise, spread softly, his splendid attos. He polishes, cross-legged, his makiri, with his eyes completely absorbed.

He is Ainu.

The god of Ainu Mosir, Ae-Oine Kamuy, descendant of Okiku-Rumi, He perishes, a living corpse. The summers day, the white sunlight, unabrushed, ends simply through his breath alone.
>Snake's Revenge
"After his ironclad plan to rule the world rusted away, crazed Colonel Vermon CaTaffy went psycho. Unfortunately, your two best friends took the brunt of his frenzy and lost their fight to live.
As nutty as ever, CaTaffy has sought asylum from the world's premier bad guy-- Higharolla Kockamamie. Grateful to this 'Rolla Radical, the Colonel has donated the biggest, baddest Ultra-Sheik Nuclear Attack Tank to his fellow madman's world dominating cause.
Now your missions is to not only save Earth, but to inflict revenge. It's a job you'll definitely take personally as you infiltrate a nation of armed lunatics. Blow up a battleship. Hijack a train. Locate dozens of weapons and a truth serum that'll force enemy commanders to spill their guys. Then, destroy Vermon, Higharolla and the Earth Threatening Device with one lethal blow. All this, while staying in radio contact with a foxy spy named Jennifer and a Stealth copter pilot who'll be hovering nearby.
So whaddaya think, Snake-- are you commando enough to handle this Kockamamie scheme?!"


That's the back of the box. The manual is much less accurate than that.
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wait a sec why were you even on bungie.net if you didnt like halo

legit question not trying to be an ass


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>Snake's Revenge
"After his ironclad plan to rule the world rusted away, crazed Colonel Vermon CaTaffy went psycho. Unfortunately, your two best friends took the brunt of his frenzy and lost their fight to live.
As nutty as ever, CaTaffy has sought asylum from the world's premier bad guy-- Higharolla Kockamamie. Grateful to this 'Rolla Radical, the Colonel has donated the biggest, baddest Ultra-Sheik Nuclear Attack Tank to his fellow madman's world dominating cause.
Now your missions is to not only save Earth, but to inflict revenge. It's a job you'll definitely take personally as you infiltrate a nation of armed lunatics. Blow up a battleship. Hijack a train. Locate dozens of weapons and a truth serum that'll force enemy commanders to spill their guys. Then, destroy Vermon, Higharolla and the Earth Threatening Device with one lethal blow. All this, while staying in radio contact with a foxy spy named Jennifer and a Stealth copter pilot who'll be hovering nearby.
So whaddaya think, Snake-- are you commando enough to handle this Kockamamie scheme?!"


That's the back of the box. The manual is much less accurate than that.

Still more story than TPP.

Spoiler
force enemy commanders to spill their guys


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I agree with this review in its entirety.

Halo CE has aged horrifically. It's a snorefest to me.

Now Halo 2, on the other hand...


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His eyebrows sparkling, his white beard hangs down to his chest. The thatched mats, spread outside his chise, spread softly, his splendid attos. He polishes, cross-legged, his makiri, with his eyes completely absorbed.

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The god of Ainu Mosir, Ae-Oine Kamuy, descendant of Okiku-Rumi, He perishes, a living corpse. The summers day, the white sunlight, unabrushed, ends simply through his breath alone.
Spoiler
force enemy commanders to spill their guys
I was typing that up while reading the back of the box. I'm surprised I didn't make more typos tbh.


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Unfortunately the series doesn't really get any better from here on out.

Expectation spoilers for all the future games
Halo 2 ends too abruptly for it to be any better than CE, and what's there isn't all that great to begin with. 3 sucks, Reach sucks, and 4, on its own, sucks. I haven't played ODST. Speaking strictly about the campaigns, here.

Still hoping that you'll get around to playing MGS1/3 soon. Preferably 3, it's the best one.

Nice work with the review.
I see you are just in time to throw mud on Halo and shine Big Boss's muddy combat boots.


 
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I see you are just in time to throw mud on Halo and shine Big Boss's muddy combat boots.

If that's how you wanna take it, sure.