So far everything released is nothing to shout about. I would be suprised (and impressed) if Halo 3 isnt just HALO 1/2 with improved graphics.
Right on sheepdip.
Who is impressed by FMV anyway?
"other games want you to feel like you're in a war movie, while RO is meant to make you feel like you're in a war"
Seems like Bungie are going the opposite way and just want you to feel like you're watching a movie.
Games are INTERACTIVE, its time to leave the cutscenes behind. Gaming needs to grow out of its infancy.
Halo, much praised for its "brilliant" story can be summed up in 2 words.
Fighting aliens.
Hell maybe put a 3rd word in.
Hero fighting aliens.
I don't need badly written and acted generic cutscenes interrupting generic gameplay.
Christ i am so sick of people comparing everything to Halo. If this had just been a PC shooter no one would even know about the game.
"Its their money, not ours. I personally don't mind watching a pretty cool teaser."
Its not a teaser. A teaser implies a small part of what you will get. You will not be playing anything like that. What you will be playing is a slightly updated version of Halo 2, and that was one of the blandest most generic shooters ive ever had the displeasure of playing.
The only reason it gets a mention is it was the first half decent FPS to be on a console.
" The game is still in Alpha testing, showing a gameplay video right now would be pretty tough to do. Take a gander at the E3 announcement trailer, it may not be gameplay but at least its an in-engine video. I think the story is more interesting anyway."
People always use this kind of excuse when people criticise useless hype.
IF YOU HAVE NOTHING OF THE GAME TO SHOW THEN DONT SHOW IT.
Did Spore, one of the most promising games ever conceptualised, start with some corny FMV scene of evolution. No, Will Wright did an HOUR LONG talk on the game with lots of in depth footage of gameplay.
This kind of pandering is just what fan boys live on.
You are buying a brand, not a good game.
Have these videos shown spectacular in game graphics never seen before? No.
Have they shown unparrareled levels of physics and interactivity? No.
What have you got.
Master Chief (COOL NAME!) shooting aliens. Wow, who would have expected it.
Halo has NEVER done anything original. Everything that has ever been in a halo game can be traced to a previous FPS that did it better.
Just because XBOX and Halo are hyped doesnt mean its anything special.
It comes down to COOLNESS. If you're a teenager and your idea of great film is explosions and shooting, you need to shut up about games having "great stories". There have been very few well written games in the history of gaming, (the lucas arts point and clickers were usually of a very high standard), if a short cutscene is enough to get you excited about a game that has shown no signs of doing anything than selling you the same game as it did before but with slightly better graphics, then i suggest you raise your standards.
Rant over.