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Why do so many gamers dislike Halo?

Msxbox-World takes a look at the reasons why some gamers seem to have a disliking for Microsoft's Halo series. Is the hatred justified, as we've had three games in the series with many gamers feeling that the latest game didn't have as much impact as its predecessors.

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Rob0g0rilla - 518 days 1 hour ago

1 - I don't hate Halo but IMO the game is too slow paced for me.

Halo 3's campaign was so boring until the end. I got through it though and beat it since I brought it. The ending of Halo 3 did have me wanting to see what happened to Master Chief when he was headed toward that planet. I can't get into Halo's multiplayer though. I don't see what's so special about it. I always wanted to like it but I just can't get into it. Call me a hater but Halo isn't my cup of tea.

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gaffyh - 518 days ago

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Yeah I agree, I don't hate Halo, but I don't love it like all the fanboys do either. IMO it is way overrated, and when I played I was getting annoyed by the backtracking you do in almost every level.

Plus the story was kinda crap (all I remember was there was a guy wanting to use Halo rings to take over the Universe, and you kill him). I liked the music though, it's good music for hyping you up.

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NintendoWTF - 518 days ago

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"I got through it though"

Exactly how I would describe my play through. Dreadfully mediocre game.

There is really two classes of Halo hate:

PC fps fan hate for what would otherwise be a completely forgettable fps if it had to compete in the PC games market.

General gamer hate for having this damn series rammed down everyone's throats night and day by Microsoft's marketing department. I remember people screaming "not another Halo 3 hype story!" everyday on various web discussion forums with stories like "Interview with Bungie's janitor about his thoughts no Halo 3 - he loves it!!!"

More hate comes from the BS Microsoft pulled buying review scores for the games where they were caught handing out those 900 dollar or so 'gift bags' to reviewers.

Also it comes from Halo fans who feel the need to invade every single fps news story or discussion and spam Halo hype and crap all over every other fps with the disgusting attitude that the more people think every other fps sucks the better Halo is in comparison.

The same goes for all the Halo fans who have gotten themselves jobs at review sites seemingly for the sole purpose of handing out their automatic 10/10 for everything Halo and absurdly low review scores that are pretty much nothing more than 'this game isn't Halo'.

Now that Bungie and Microsoft have split and the relationship between the two companies seems to be pretty bad it seems many Xbox owners have backed off the Bungie/Halo hype and moved on to other games.

For most gamers I don't think really hate the series as much as just don't want to hear about F-ing Halo ever again.

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FreeMonk - 518 days ago

1.4 - Well....

it's all about a persons preference.

I loved Halo: Combat Evolved when it came out on the original Xbox for the Single Player. It felt new and fresh on a console, with controlling vechiles, a melee system etc.

I loved Halo 2 & 3 for it's multiplayer though. They Single Player was ok, but nothing spectacular. MP was for me.

Now there are people out there who love Call of Duty 4 MP, and there are people out there who love Gears of War MP, both of which I don't really enjoy as much as Halo.

It's all about your playing styles and what you are looking for in a game.

Unfortunatly, the millions of people who bought Halo 3 shows how popular the game is, and as someone mentioned, it's rated 2nd on XBL probably behind COD4.

I think Bungie, if they are making a new Halo game, need to forget the Single Player Campaign, and contentrate on a full on MP game or if rumors are to be believed, an MMO.

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StephanieBBB - 517 days 23 hours ago

1.5 - @Rob0g0rilla

I feel exactly the same way. I can't put my finger on why I dislike playing halo but it's somewhere based around my three consumptions:

A. Slow pased/not enough action (as you said, it feels like you play in constant slowmo)
B. Too childish (mainly halo 2 and 3, halo 1 was more adult entertainment)
C. The weapons suck

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HateBoy - 517 days 22 hours ago

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I think I'm the opposite of most people in that I really like the single-player campaign, the pacing, the epic battles etc are all awesome. The story is retarded, but oh well, who cares. But... contrary to popular opinion, I think the multiplayer is amongst the worst I've seen in high quality fps's, its just random, and it is BORING.

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jadenkorri - 517 days 22 hours ago

1.7 - first of all

Halo 1 was great, Halo 2 and 3 are just sequels, same graphics, engines, just new levels and weapons

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Ben1054 - 517 days 21 hours ago

1.8 - I hate it because

it gets too much hype than it deserves, the new halos are almost the same as the old halos and xbox fanboys always bring it up saying its the best games ever and all that.
still a good games though

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plenty a tool - 517 days 20 hours ago

1.10 - why

because it's not on the system of the haters! simple as that. if this was a franchise on anything else, it would be applauded.

although the campaigns of 2 and 3 didn't match the brilliance of the first, they were still better than most which are around. but it's the multi-player were all three have shined. and no console game has seen as much on-line play as this franchise. but the problem for the on-line is that it's no place for people without skill, dexterity or quick reflexes. personally, i dont play the game anymore for a number of reasons.

1st being that being in europe, and getting placed in games with the host the other side of the atlantic is terrible for the obvious technical reasons, and secondly i dont like the fact that having one team dominating the weapons, and therefore the match makes for fun games.

with cod4 you choose your own weapons and kit. and as long as you're not with idiots i.e the whole team sniping on say headquarters, you can have decent games.

bottom line, most if not 90% of the hate eminates from sony fanboys. why, because i's a massive franchise that isn't on there system.

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stevenhiggster - 517 days 19 hours ago

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I agree with 1.3 the only reason that the game was ever liked was because it was, for many xbox console fans, their first taste of an fps If it had first been released for the PC then it would never have become so big as compared to other PC fps games it really was nothing special. It would be like showing someone who had never seen a car before, a Ford Fiesta, they'd be all like 'wow it's so amazing', when someone who has seen a car before would just be like 'just another crappy little car'. So yes, basically what I'm saying is Halo is a crappy little car of an fps, overhyped by an over rich company, and some little kids who had never seen an fps before. FACT!!!

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Chubear - 517 days 19 hours ago

1.12 - @1.3

WOW! So very well said. Bubble

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RememberThe357 - 517 days 17 hours ago

1.13 - @ 1.10 Wow, I'm acctually going to entertain that ignorant ass commment

Frist off, from the way your writing that you sound like your hating right off the bat. So let me make this clear; The game is over hyped for what it is. Halo 1 was one of the best shooters ever, but the next to were nothing compared to the first. Your a fanboy, and thats OK, we all are in a sense, but your seeming to take this a little personally. Your argument that people hate on Halo because its not on "their" system is way off base. In fact many of us who feel the series has let us down own a 360, so it is on "their" system. I was eagerly awaiting Halo 3's release because I was hearing that they had addressed all the things that pissed me off about Halo 2. Then the game releases and there are not many improvements above a slight graphical upgrade, I felt let down. As the media kissed the games ass to all hell, I was slugging through a game that kept making me think that it could have been done way better. Halo 3 did not deserve any 10's at all. This made me realize that the Xbox exclusives have a lower level of expectation to them. They just don't need to be as good as the PlayStaion or Nintendo exclusives. You may not agree but you also come off as a simple person with simple needs, and that sucks. Because of people like you the Xbox is not pushed to improve. your just happy with what you got. And you know, thats not all bad, as long as your having fun. I think you need to not take this so personally. Every group of fanboys has the people who talk sh*t, we're all used to it, you should be too.

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RemmM - 517 days 16 hours ago

1.14 - I LOVED Halo 1 especially on PC because you can play online and its VERY fun!

But Halo 2 and 3 killed it. They made it too easy by, adding dual wield, easy to contact melees and other stuff.

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athlon770 - 517 days 16 hours ago

1.16 - 357...nicely stated

Before I purchased my 360, we would meet at a friends house and crowd around his 360 and play Halo2. Had a lot of fun. Then I joined the 360 crowd in the Christmas of '05 and waited impatiently for the Halo3 bomb to drop. Hype and build up were a great thing and I don't think I have ever been so excited about a game (including the televised launch(can't beleive I stayed up for that)). Anyway, I got the game thinking this is going to be cool, started it up, and the let down began. There have been a lot of people say Halo3 should have been named Halo2.5! I think they are correct. We were told this game would take advantage of the 360's powerful graphics, yet really looked no better than when we played a Xbox designed game (Halo2) on our 360! I kid you not by this next statement, when I started playing, my wife came in because I said "well ain't that a load of tihs", she came in asking what was wrong and I said "this looks no better than Halo2! All the game reviewers were hearlding this game from the heavens and I spend $60.00 on Halo2.5! Not cool. So I play the game, getting to about mid way through when I start to ask myself "why am I playing this game?" So I trudge through it to the end, watch the lame 'floating through space' ending and think, "wow, at least it has multiplayer" as I think about all the fun we had playing Halo2...I have only played the co-op and two (2) online multiplayer matches. That is it. This game was not worth the hype. This game is not worth all those 10/10 reviews. This game is just not worth it.

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Monchichi025 - 517 days 14 hours ago

1.17 - I LOVE HALO!!!

I loved the first one, Loved the 2nd one and LOVE the third one!!!

And I'm not the only one, MILLIONS of us do! Just here in my hometown, Halo is still the game everyone's still playing. We get together every other weekend and play the hell out of it.

And I can't wait till the next one comes out!! I'll again be one of the first inline to buy it!

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lessthanmarcus - 517 days 9 hours ago

1.18 - They don't like Halo because they suck at it.

Plain and simple. What FPS's are loved by everyone? COD4? Go figure. I can sit there after spawn and hold my trigger and rack up a positive ratio. Halo is for skilled FPS gamers, therefore the majority of gamers (that happen to be casual) won't like it.

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BWS1982 - 517 days 3 hours ago

1.19 - I played through the first two,

don't have a 360, so won't comment on the third, but the better campaign was actually 2's for me, because 1 was so bland and repetetive, all those rooms that looked the same, copy and pasted, pissed me off. But, I'd give the first a 7.5, and the second one an 8...the first one's final driving climax where Master Chief had to drive through the entire area to safety was one of the most aggravating levels in my video game life. The second had the dual wielding, bigger environments, and a little more variety. The games are just good, but not great...there's like what, 6 weapons? Even Rare's GoldenEye had like 4 times that from 1997. I've played multiplayer, it was alright, but Timesplitter 3's MP was leagues better, Halo's MP wasn't much more entertaining than say Red Faction 2's, or Pariah's MP, which means fun, but not classic.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not hating, I'm making a case for it being a "good" game, and not great or epic.

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resistance100 - 518 days 1 hour ago

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I don't hate it, its just far overrated, and have never been able to see what the critic's love so much about the series.

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AlterEgo - 518 days 1 hour ago

2.1 -

Exactly.

The story isn't interesting (IMO), and Halo came out when I didn't have an XBOX. I had a PS2. HAAAATED fps games with a PASSION and was never interested in multiplayer games.

If it wasn't 3rd person...get it out of my face.

So Halo 2 comes out...still don't have an XBOX, still hate FPS.

But I gave it a try because of the things I was hearing. Played it...(singleplayer), I was truly shocked at how boring it was.

Ever since then, this scar of overratedness stood with me and Halo.

When Halo 3 dropped, (by now I have a 360 ANNND like FPS games because of cod2 and rainbow six ANNND love multiplayer gaming because of Warhawk), it still just didn't wow me.

I like realistic shooters like SOCOM, GRAW, Rainbow Six, Call of Duty type games. The alien/monster laser plasma blasting thing isn't my cup of tea.

Real guns, real humans = fun for me...

Fiction only goes so far in my book. Obviously everybody has different taste's and mine just don't include much sci-fi. I loved Uncharted until the very end when the monster/demon/alien things came out and I looked at the screen with a blank face...

Honestly, MGS is just about as far into the sci-fi scene as I can call myself a 'fan' of...and probably GOW can be added to the list. But still, there are no aliens and laser beams in these games. I'm a gun enthusiast and love to hear REAL guns, see their in-game modeling and how developers rendered the look and feel of different real-life guns. Not some super-human made up gun. Maybe it's boring to everybody else, but that's what I like.

THAT's my reasoning...I don't know about anyone else's.

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AlterEgo - 517 days 13 hours ago

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Oh, and for the record...

Splinter Cell was the sh!t until Double Agent came out

Conviction (I hope) will be firrrreeee

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KingArth - 517 days 13 hours ago

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instead i can't understand how can many gamers LOVE halo

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Stryfeno1 - 518 days 1 hour ago

3 -

Maybe because it's published by MS...We all know by now it is a fad to hate MS.

EDIT: It's the second most played game on XBL..So what does that means?

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ExcelKnight - 518 days ago

3.1 -

It can mean one of two things:
1. People don't have anything else to play online.
2. People play other games single-player only.

You won't be seeing games like Eternal Sonata on that list, you know.

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Stryfeno1 - 518 days ago

3.2 - @ExcelKnight

Are you serious?

1. People don't have anything else to play online.
-So out of the huge 360 library, you mean to tell me there is nothing else to play online.

2. People play other games single-player only.
-People also play Halo single player mode.

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Tarasque - 518 days ago

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I for one could care less about singleplayer. But yeah the single player was average at best. The game made itself as a great multiplayer in halo 2 and it keep the tradition going with halo 3. The game has sold what 10 mill, well if there is alot of hater's then there is alot of people that love it also.

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Jinxstar - 517 days 22 hours ago

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No offense but "Huge library" doesn't mean "Quality library". Take nintendo for example... A few really good games but most are horrid...

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tatotiburon - 517 days 20 hours ago

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oh really?? c'mon lets check metacritic and see who have more quality games

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Jinxstar - 517 days 19 hours ago

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@ TAtotiburon

Take away Sci Fi games and your left with bioshock(Kinda Sci fi too) which is multiplat. Take away FPS games and your left with gears... Variety is what counts for me. Can't match Uncharted or LBP or Flow or Elefunk or Echochrome or Resistance 2 or MGS4 or RAtchet and Clank or any number of games that are offered on PS3. Viva Piniata and Banjo wont cut it for me...

Don't get me wrong I enjoyed my 360 while I had it. After 2 red rings and a great line up from sony I traded mine in so I would have more cash for the 20 or so games I will be buying before Xmas... As much as I would like to play gears 2 or fable 2 I will wait for the PC ports... Especially with Bioshock going to the PS3 now... I really see no need for owning a 360 anymore. To each his own though.

Variety is also a key factor in gaming that MS doesn't have. Mii's Lips and XMB and a ton of other carbon copies are now part of MS's scheme to win people over. That my friend is lack of innovation and selling out. I could care less how many Sci Fi games rate a 9 plus on meta. After Christmas let's have this talk again.

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Spydr07 - 517 days 19 hours ago

3.7 -

Sony have more quality games than MS. Check PS + PS2 + PS3 vs XBOX + XBOX 360. :P

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Rob0g0rilla - 517 days 19 hours ago

3.8 - Some people just don't want to admit.

Not everyone likes this game.

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Stryfeno1 - 517 days 18 hours ago

3.9 -

Of course not....Not everyone has the same taste. But you have to acknowledge Halo has a huge fanbase. Like it or not.

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thewhoopimen - 517 days 15 hours ago

3.10 - Tatotiburon

Yes why don't we? With Bioshock now on the PS3, there isn't any AAA advantage for the Xbox360 anymore.

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Pedobear - 518 days 1 hour ago

4 - To quote yahtzee

"Everything its done has been done before and better. Its definitely not as good as bioshock"

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kevnb - 517 days 22 hours ago

4.1 - Its much better than Bioshock

Bioshock is a massive downgrade compared to System Shock 2.

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Impact - 517 days 21 hours ago

4.2 - yep

as a PC gamer, I agree to this.

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1stKnighT - 518 days 1 hour ago

5 - Simple answer.

Jealousy.

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Fishy Fingers - 518 days 1 hour ago

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Or nostalgia, Halo 1 being so good on the original xbox people are very forgiving on its predecessors? I like Halo but I'm more than happy to admit halo > halo 2 > halo 3 (IMO obviously).

Oh and coming from a PC background concerning online gaming, this whole "matchmaking" thing it created I'm not keen on at all. "shotty snipers" again...?!

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Ghoul - 518 days 1 hour ago

5.2 -

halo > halo3 > halo2

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1stKnighT - 518 days ago

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Yes that's right. Their is a reason why MLG gave up million dollar contracts to Halo players. Because it's the most balanced competitive FPS available. Nothing else comes close.

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Rico_Suavez - 517 days 22 hours ago

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@5.4
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I agree Halo is a great series, but the only reason MLG is using Halo is because Microsoft is the Biggest Sponser...

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ChubbyLover - 517 days 22 hours ago

5.9 - i love halo

ever since the first i love everyone of them, but after playing H3 solid for over a year now, its a great game (WAY BETTER THAN 2) and i would give it 9.0/10 in my book, but compared to halo 1 i find myself frustrated idk why. i think i just wish a few more things were like halo 1 in H3, i mean i think dual wielding and equipment are great additions to the gameplay i love them, and boarding vehicles is awesome as well. but thats what they should be JUST ADDITIONS TO GAMEPLAY, there was no need to change the halo 1 gameplay so drastically like they did in halo 2 and 3.

but my MAIN complaints are with just how the combat system is a little off from the original which in truth i think is the best of the 3, first i HATE the grenades in halo 3 why did bungie feel the impulse to make grenades weaker in each iteration of halo, when i throw a grenade in a room i expect the room to be cleared out like in halo 1, and if they only have a quarter shields they should be dead, none of this oh well it took the rest of their sheilds out... BS. melee system eh, i dont like the leap punch, i think it should be like halo 1 where u have to actually go to his face and aim for once (not that u dont have to aim in halo 3). and none of this leaping 5 feet.

but eh there are a few more but in the end i think halo 3 is great and i love playing it (sometimes i get frustrated and i want invite my friends to play halo 1 LAN, aaah good times) but i really think bungie is just getting farther from the source that made halo so great in the first place. anyway i look foward to more iterations of halo cause i love the universe and a MMO/RPG would be cool plus im looking foward to Halo Wars :)

i know in halo 3 they tried to return to the feel of halo 1 a lil more (and they did a little bit, i see it) but if and when the enxt halo FPS comes out i wish they return to their roots just a little more and make i more like the original with a bunch of other stuff thrown in.

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Spydr07 - 517 days 18 hours ago

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I know, 1stKnight, that's why a Halo player is the spokesperson for FPS games, right? No, wait, I believe the biggest name in FPS games belongs to, Jonathan Wendel, aka Fatal1ty. I didn't know anyone who played Halo had computer hardware with their name on it.

Not saying Halo isn't a great game, it is. But you're just being a fanboy...what a surprise.

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Steven Colbert - 518 days 1 hour ago

1 - Achievement Unlocked

A Halo fan who has seen the truth as well as the few Halo 1 fans.Congrats on the smart article

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BLUR111 - 518 days 1 hour ago

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It's a great game to play while drinking Pat robertsons protein shake

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Pain - 517 days 19 hours ago

1.2 - Why? u want long story or short?

First and Formost Halo was and going to be a Apple Mac Game.

Then M$ being greedy and well M$ couldnt let its 'Idea Machine' get anything so it bought Bungie.

Then M$ Wanted a pice of that oohhh sooo sweat "Console Video game market" it jameed overpiced PC parts in to a Case and called it a Console.

Then M$ used a 'good at the Time" PC FPS as "Money maker and worked" but then came the ugly..

Halo Became a Franchise!!!!!! and was all about the money.

From books to Movies deals to drinks ect, they rushed Halo 2 with a wtf Vague Story and so on~

Then....Halo 3 Finish the Fight!!!!!................. but to be Really Finished with Halo 4 on Xbox 3 and mini fights over there with Halo Wars!!

So more or less thats 1 way other is...Its just a FPS with a Bland Generic Gameplay..

Halo 1 story was the only thing that got me but after 2.3....

and after Playing RFOM 1 it story KILLs Halo's and pretty sure that manly a Reason anybody plays games..for the STORYs unless u a Retard that pushes buttons. err a money mabey?

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Fart In Your Mouth - 517 days 14 hours ago

1.3 - @ pain

If you hate MS so much then you need to stop coming on this website. Look at the URL in your browser....see that .aspx???

http://en.wikipedia.org/wik...

Dead give-away that this site is built on MS technology. You should write MS a thank you letter for their technology brining you this webpage. Just remember, everytime you visit this webpage you are supporting MS. Suck on that one fanboy.

Edit: Also, un-install your copy of windows before you preach @ssface.

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Steven Colbert - 517 days 7 hours ago

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I am a huuuge fan of the original halo on xbox and PC.But the series has declined and it has'nt had the same feeling or approach as the original.This is 2008 and there are better choices than Halo 3 out there.You want a shooter with a phenomenal story and grand length?Check out the orange box.

You want a shooter with constant twists and exciting surprises?Check out Bioshock.

You want a faster FPS that has powerful weapons and kick-ass vehicles?Check out Unreal Tournament 3.

You want an FPS with a clean customization system and modern military?Battlefield 2 and Call of Duty 4 is the way to go.

You want a badass shooter with gore and Over-the-shoulder stop and pop gameplay? Gears of War should satisfy you.

Do you want 40 player lag-free matches in huge maps?Resistance is definitely a good option.

Do you want to create a maps from the ground up instead of changing someone else's map?Unreal Tournament on the PS3 and PC,The Orange Box on PC,and pretty much any other PC game wins that bet.

Halo 2 and 3 are'nt bad,they are just outdated.I heard some people saying some people dislike Halo because they are jealous.Sony who sold a 120 million PS2s is jealous?Nintendo who have sold over a billion consoles in their history is jealous?For gods sake,Pokemon has sold more than Halo has.Simply put their are better options on your 360.Check out Mass Effect,you'll thank me

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karlostomy - 517 days 6 hours ago

1.5 - @ fart

Thanks for that poignant and true comment.
So many MS haters forget that on a daily basis we all have MS to thank for the large number of conveniences of MS published technology that we use transparently everyday at work, and for leisure.

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Ali_The_Brit - 518 days ago

2 -

on halo 3..

Halo 3 is CRAP ok, the single player i didnt even play attempt more than twice because the medeocreness pissed me off.

Online is O-K but there are so many better experiences out there like COD4 or Warhawk imho

the only good thing about it is team doubles, i play team doubles with my friend sometimes and its pretty fun.

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iGrenade - 518 days ago

3 - Halo 3

Halo 3 is actually pretty fun with the co-op and multiplayer and all, but singleplayer sucks. so. bad. I think the 3rd Halo wasn't much of an improvement on Halo 2. Maybe that's why "we" dislike it? Having said that, the jump from Halo:CE to Halo 2 was epic. Halo:CE is still the best by far.

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Thoas - 518 days ago

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Gameplay sucks rhinoceros scrotum.

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juuken - 517 days 23 hours ago

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I don't like it because it's a franchise that's going to be milked to death until the last drop is finished.

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StrikingDmc4 - 517 days 22 hours ago

6.1 - =O

SNAKEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!! stop you bs

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juuken - 517 days 21 hours ago

6.2 -

The MGS series wasn't milked like this one. At least the series had an excellent storyline. What did Halo have? Oh, shooting aliens, aliens, and more freakin' aliens!

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StrikingDmc4 - 517 days 20 hours ago

6.3 - yea ok

how was halo milked ? all MGS has is dumb AI crappy dialogue and shoot giannt g@y robots

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juuken - 517 days 15 hours ago

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And have you ever played MGS4 n00b?

Have you?

Then shut the hell up.

I never played Halo but I don't like the fact it was milked to kingdom come. I also don't like when 360 fanbrats scream *HALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL LLLLLLLLLLLLLLO!11111* in your face when you mention a FPS on the PS3 or any other good shooter for that matter.

F*ck off n00b and go back to playing with your dolls.

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StrikingDmc4 - 517 days 13 hours ago

6.7 - its k

i have played MQS4 b4 and it was poor the ps2 cud pull that off seriously so you see halo franchise will always be better than MQS kay roflcopter!!

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PimpHandHappy - 517 days 23 hours ago

7 - its the same reason why ppl HATE pop music

because it is advertised and hyped like Hana Monatana or any other kiddie pop music star! The average age of a 360 gamer is 20-25! The average age of a PS3 gamer is 31-40!

Thats why i dont really like it! To much hype and not enough WOW factor!

You cant really say why do "so many gamers hate it" because it has sold a butt load of copies but you can say its the most AVERAGE FPS's to get the 4star treatment! The story is lame and Master Chief is maybe the worst character in all of gaming!

Snake would murder Master Chief after he darted him from a distance! Just walk up to him wake him up then cut his throat!

Then he would call Otacon and make a joke about how all those fancy weapons didnt save him!

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juuken - 517 days 21 hours ago

7.1 -

Lmao, Solid Snake FTW.

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StrikingDmc4 - 516 days 17 hours ago

7.2 - >.>

try to get through his armor wait snakes back will probaly give out anyways xD

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spirited - 517 days 22 hours ago

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only this 'IT IS CARTooNY'

but i think many more dislike metal gear series but dont care all of them love cartoons

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unjust - 517 days 21 hours ago

10 - Halo is no longer a big deal because.

The first Halo set the ground work for most people who hadn't played first person shooters other than PC gamers. Although original some how to myself seemed somewhat generic initially what I mean by that is that it didn't draw me in at first. I think the main reason people no longer care or like Halo is the simple fact that its a series that needed to be revamped graphically and playibilty wise as well. The 3rd one although fun co-op it wasn't fun playing single player and to be honest I was expecting a lot more from Bungie since its release on the 360. Halo needs to be a lot darker and less Disney like the Flood are not even intimidating the look goofy especially the little ones.

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Kleptic - 517 days 17 hours ago

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totally agree...I loved halo 1's local multiplayer, and it quickly became one of the best (especially control wise) shooters I had ever played for a console...
I liked Halo 2, especially with XBL going live, but didn't play it nearly as much as Halo 1...not for any particular reason...I just liked the weapon balance more in Halo 1...With all that said...I NEVER liked the art direction of the series...It has always very clearly been geared to 11 year olds...I honestly never understood why the game was rated M...there is basically no blood in the single player game (just purple crap from giggly idiot aliens)...and what little there is in the multiplayer is nothing compared to some T rated games...
Halo 3...Halo 3 is just as good as the others in the series...but only in terms of some community features...visually, it barely looks better than the originals, and was one of the biggest let downs of this generation in that regard (remember the beta last year?..."the final version will look better blah blah blah"...it didn't...at all...)

While its a great shooter...its definitely one of the most overrated games of this generation...competition now is much stiffer...CoD 4 easily wrecked Halo 3 with more intense gameplay, far superior visuals, and even tighter controls...that is something that Bungie/MS definitely weren't planning on...

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RAM MAGNUMS - 517 days 21 hours ago

11 - I don't like halo because

they never improove it. Bunjie is so afraid to take risk that halo has been the same gamer over&over again.
masterchief is a icon, halo is fun but its artificial.

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Mr PS3 - 517 days 21 hours ago

12 - The Halo Series

Was Microsoft's attempt to create a franchise that was as succsefull as The Metal Gear Franchise
And it Failed
All Halo did was Appeal to the Low end PC Nerd Brigade who absolutely sucked at FPS and in turn they saw this as an easier option
And as the Xbox SUCKED and had no good games and was a Cheap console for a Cheap Gamer who Sucked at Games it was a Perfect Match
And Was Born " The XBOT "
So in General We have a lot to thank Halo for ?
Because without The Xbot there would no one to laugh at on a Daily Basis
And How we Have Laughed at The Bots
So to say Gamers dislike Halo is a bit Strong
Without Halo there would be no BOTS
And how Boring would that be
Oh And Halo Sucks
Always has and Always will !!!!

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air1 - 517 days 13 hours ago

12.1 -

wtf? 9 million sold for halo 3 is a fail? we need a new word for mgs4 then since it will NEVER sell as much, EVER...

sony fanatics hate it cause they never played it. plain and simple, it's ot on their bull sh!t console

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StrikingDmc4 - 516 days 10 hours ago

12.2 - yea

thats why the halo franchise sells better and whenever developers make games halo is considered the bar to beat

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chidj2 - 517 days 21 hours ago

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I as a Real gamer with my PLAYSTATION®3 dont need this crappy games that only have brainwash publicity.
as real next gen owner with PLAYSTATION®3 its more than proof we dont need this stupid sequels trying to resurrect our console because we are only in our first steps and the competence is on the emergency room.
PLAYSTATION®3 its the only system to offer real sequels and true next gen and this because we have the most AAA exclusive catalog coming fall.

Play b3yond

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fafoon - 517 days 20 hours ago

14 - I got my copy of Halo 3

Put it in my 5th Xbox
Watched the opening cut scene
Could not believe my EYE'S
What a LOAD OF CRAP
Turned off my Xbox
Packed it up
Went down to the Gameshop
Traded it in for a PS3
Knocked the Bot behind the counter Clean out
Because he asked me why i was trading the Xbox in for The PS3
Never looked back Since

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Shroomy - 517 days 12 hours ago

14.1 - Yeah

And Solid Snake sleeps under my bed.

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MaximusPrime - 517 days 20 hours ago

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i dont "dislike" Halo.

I played both Halo 1 and 2 and they both are good.

I dislike the 3rd one because of three reasons:

- the game is similar to halo 1 and 2 with a tweak of close HD quality (less 720p)
- repetitive
- way overhyped. M$ counted on Halo.

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Ceekay - 517 days 20 hours ago

16 - I don't dislike Halo...

... only Halo 2 and 3

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King Kaz - 517 days 20 hours ago

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You Xbot PIGS have no standards! This last-gen piece of FILTH is not good enough for my Sony Samurai! GARBAGE like Halo is only fit for a.........PIG!
AAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!! I am Kaz Hirai! My wisdom is infinite!

MWAH-HA-HA-HA!!!

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TwissT - 517 days 12 hours ago

18.1 -

Lmao, look who's back.

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Tony Scarboni - 517 days 20 hours ago

19 - Yeah, why does Halo have to suck so bad?

It really doesn't deserve all the praise it gets, it just gets sucked into the hype vacuum. It sells well because its one of the first multiplayer fps' for a console. Not to mention its kid friendly. Couple that w/ critics overrating the game (just like they do w/ all big games, MGS and GTA included), and you have a frenzy on your hands.

It doesn't matter how many features they try to tack on to the game, it will always be a twitch shooter in the vein of UT. The gameplay is only skin deep. You don't see people going around worshiping UT, and for good reason.

Let's not even get into how underwhelming Halo 3 was. Does anyone really think that game did the hardware justice? Can Bungie really come up with a better game by 2009?

And you wonder why they haven't made a movie? This is one of the worst plots I've ever seen in a game. It was taken straight out of a bad paperback novel in a bargain bin at a used book store, literally. The plot is dumb as hell and all over the place.

Please MS, just leave Halo to the little kids. Come out w/ a viva pinata version or something.

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Mr Fancy Pants - 517 days 17 hours ago

20.1 - Citizen Cook

"I loved Halo 1
But Halo 2 and Halo 3 did nothing for me. No innovation. There is something missing from the original in the two sequels. It seemed to get chaved up somewhere along the line. The story didn't interesty the same way Halo 1 did. It was just more of the same."

--that's why everybody hates halo. 2 and 3 were crap but they got a lot of 10 out of 10 from a lot of reviews. halo it's an over-hyped piece of sh1t that keeps MS afloat. it's something like the waggle fest of the Wii, it's a piece of sh1t that the mainstream love for some reason.

BTW who is jealous? with all the FPS that are coming exclusively for the PS3, who cares about halo anymore? LOL

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Shepherd 214 - 517 days 17 hours ago

21 - Settle down

it really is hilarious to read all these comments, mostly because the majority of people you clicked on this article are halo haters or are disrespectful to a great franchise, and to hear them rant is funny.

Halo 2 and halo 3 had brilliant story, with all the pacing, imagination, and excitement one can expect from a great sci-fi story, so if your arguement is that halo's story isnt realistic enough, you have no place making an opinion, since halo is a sci fi franchise, no matter how good it is, your still gonna hate it.

If you didnt like halo 3's story, fine, but thats because you probably dont pay attention enough(i read a comment that said "All i remember is that an alien guy was trying to use these giants rings to take over the universe", when he is completely wrong, and no doubt there are thousounds like him that are posting comments equally as retarded as that.

Other haters spread from other platform owners, because halo is not on their platform. I only own a 360, but vastly enjoy playing smash bros on the wii, warhawk and MGS4 on ps3, and i still love to play Halo 3 and other games to this day, but some arnt as open minded, so when they are bored or fail to realize they need a girlfriend or a job, they trash the biggest game on the 360, halo.

Other haters spread from the fact that there are easier games on the market. Why spend all the time to work down just one guy's shield in halo 3, rather than kill seven within a few seconds, then call in an A.I. controlled helicopter to get them more kills in COD4? People like easier and cheaper things, and if im wrong, why are there so many glitchers in halo 2 and gears of war? (superjumps, kung fu flipping, etc.) They see a means to feel dominant by playing a game like COD4, or other shooters, simply for some of those reasons, so of course they would bash halo and call it a run and gun or whatever and say its gay, and that is truly the opposite if you face a level 45-50 opponent, then you will learn how to combine quick tactics with sharp reflexes.

but im sure at least 50% of the people who read this will not make it past the first paragraph of this post simply because they dont have the intelligence or attention span to read and understand, then consider a different view.

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Mr Fancy Pants - 517 days 16 hours ago

21.1 -

and because you only have an X360 it's why you're glorifying so much that piece of sh1t. you called us halo hater but you're a halo and microsoft fanboy, so now, what's you point?

BTW you say that people like easier FPS games but you fail to mention that the health bar(or shield) in halo fills itself when you get cover for some seconds. my point is that halo it's like one of the easiest FPS ever. so that point of yours = fail. and thanks to that is that a lot of people got into Halo, because it was easy...

my English is improving?

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Shepherd 214 - 514 days 7 hours ago

21.2 - Contradiction?

You said in your post that the shield bar regenerates, making it easier, but you see, that ONLY makes it easier for the guy trying to take cover cause he's about to get a full bar again, but makes it much harder for the guy shooting him, making it so you cant throw down some extremely easy kills. so your post holds almost no weight, and i cannot be called the unoriginal term of "fanboy", simply because i love a game.

By the way, before i even had an xbox, i played my buddies ps2 everyday plying various games like MGS 2 and 3, GTA Vice City and San Andreas, and others, then eventually his ps3, until i finally got a hold of an xbox and simply could not go back

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dkgshiz - 517 days 17 hours ago

22 - halo is just really over hyped.

Always has been, always will be. When halo 1 came out nobody really cared about that game. Thats why I,m still shocked they made a 2nd one. I guess they made the 2nd one because the 1st one sold a lot. But the only reason halo 1 sold a lot is because on the original xboxs launch that was the only game worth buying. So if halo 1 came out a year after the xbox launch. It would of sold probably like 90,000 copies or something. If that was the case your wouldn't be playing halo 3 right now. Bungie just got lucky with halo nothing more. Its not that its a good game, but it just got lucky and sold a lot, mainly from a mediocre xbox launch.

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power of Green - 517 days 16 hours ago

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Its not evny as much as it's fearing the power of the franchise and the sales it brings.

Also it's a trend in many cultures to hate or disslike what's successful or popular as some sort a personal social indenity BS/trip.

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Isaac - 517 days 14 hours ago

23.1 - That explains it

"Also it's a trend in many cultures to hate or disslike what's successful or popular as some sort a personal social indenity BS/trip. "

So that is why xbots like you hate the PlayStation Brand. It must be sad to be you.

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juuken - 517 days 10 hours ago

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...PoG...your comment doesn't make any sense whatsoever. And Isaac brought up a good point. The Sony brand has been very successful and yet you hate on it. I still don't understand why 360 fanbrats hate Sony and the PS3 so much.

Were you programmed by Microsoft to hate the Sony brand?

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Homicide - 517 days 16 hours ago

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Because the game is overhyped and overrated. There are obviously better FPS out there. Halo 1 was pretty good.

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