I think the point is that Halo had the potential to be a much more amazing game than it is. Don't get me wrong, i'm sure it's a first rate console shooter now, but that's not what Halo was supposed to be.
When the first rumors of Halo were circulating, we were promised a grounbreaking new multiplayer squad level experience. We were all looking forward to driving the jeep with a real person riding shotgun and manning the machineguns. The Xbox version is nothing more than a pretty new version of things we have already played. If not for the vehicles that were forunately included, there would be nothing setting this game apart from anything else that's come out this year.
Halo's success is going to be based on the hype generated when we all expected a groundbreaking new game, but all it is going to do is raise the bar a bit for console graphics and sound. Not to say that it will be a bad game, but it will fall far short of what it could have been if M$ had not stolen Bungie's innovative momentum.
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Ultima VIII - Pagan warranted the apology. Ultima VII - The Black Gate was probably one of the best in the series. IX was awful also.
I think the point is that Halo had the potential to be a much more amazing game than it is. Don't get me wrong, i'm sure it's a first rate console shooter now, but that's not what Halo was supposed to be. When the first rumors of Halo were circulating, we were promised a grounbreaking new multiplayer squad level experience. We were all looking forward to driving the jeep with a real person riding shotgun and manning the machineguns. The Xbox version is nothing more than a pretty new version of things we have already played. If not for the vehicles that were forunately included, there would be nothing setting this game apart from anything else that's come out this year. Halo's success is going to be based on the hype generated when we all expected a groundbreaking new game, but all it is going to do is raise the bar a bit for console graphics and sound. Not to say that it will be a bad game, but it will fall far short of what it could have been if M$ had not stolen Bungie's innovative momentum.