Oh dear God. This is probably the finest display of intelligence I've ever seen.
"Halo is probably one of the worst XBox games". I think I'm going to throw up. I don't see what's not to like: Some of the best graphics on the xbox - especially for a launch title, an interface as close to a keyboard and mouse as possible [one joystick is your "qwe-asd-z" combo the other is the mouse, good plot - not on Marathon's level but it's not supposed to be, a soundtrack that is an absolute killer, and a physics engine that is the most advanced ever created to date. Hell, they even made the Halo Ring itself in every level that shows it out of polygons, instead of cheating and using a background. You can't say it isn't realistic... not even today people go down in one shot when they're wearing armor. Some of these guys have both armor and shielding, so back off. I personally think the use of one trigger to throw grenades while the other is for your primary weapon is ingenious.
Sure, some guys don't go down in one hit... some even get back up after you think you've killed them (spoiler...), but you can even down a Hunter (big bad blue guys) in two shots if you know the trick. A potshot to a Grunt's head will cook 'em every time. Just because you can't get past a jackal's shield doesn't mean the game sucks, WildBeast.
"you aim, you shoot, you keep shooting and reload a few times" OK, so we're not James Bond - we actually have to reload when we're out of ammo. Sorry if that's a problem, I thought you wanted realism? Would you rather not have to aim too? Please...
I'm sorry, but you can't excuse bad taste sometimes....endrant
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Oh dear God. This is probably the finest display of intelligence I've ever seen. "Halo is probably one of the worst XBox games". I think I'm going to throw up. I don't see what's not to like: Some of the best graphics on the xbox - especially for a launch title, an interface as close to a keyboard and mouse as possible [one joystick is your "qwe-asd-z" combo the other is the mouse, good plot - not on Marathon's level but it's not supposed to be, a soundtrack that is an absolute killer, and a physics engine that is the most advanced ever created to date. Hell, they even made the Halo Ring itself in every level that shows it out of polygons, instead of cheating and using a background. You can't say it isn't realistic... not even today people go down in one shot when they're wearing armor. Some of these guys have both armor and shielding, so back off. I personally think the use of one trigger to throw grenades while the other is for your primary weapon is ingenious. Sure, some guys don't go down in one hit... some even get back up after you think you've killed them (spoiler...), but you can even down a Hunter (big bad blue guys) in two shots if you know the trick. A potshot to a Grunt's head will cook 'em every time. Just because you can't get past a jackal's shield doesn't mean the game sucks, WildBeast. "you aim, you shoot, you keep shooting and reload a few times" OK, so we're not James Bond - we actually have to reload when we're out of ammo. Sorry if that's a problem, I thought you wanted realism? Would you rather not have to aim too? Please... I'm sorry, but you can't excuse bad taste sometimes... .endrant