Halo 4 clearly the best Xbox 360 game of all time (examiner.com review)
Fast forward to 2012 and Microsoft gets developer 343 studios working on Halo 4 rather than Bungie. In what pays off as one of the greatest moves in gaming, Halo 4 quickly becomes the best title on the Xbox 360, ever.
(Halo 4, Xbox 360)
9.5/10
I give it to halo no other fps series in this generation of gaming come close. if you played halo from the 1st to the 3rd then you should know that halo is of those games that can stand the test of time.
now these days us gamers are so caught up measuring the success of one game by the units they sell. In most case this would be a problem but for halo, being that not only the series sold more 65+million. the series come complete with a multidimensional story through out the entire series and with top of the line multiplayer.
Halo is a combination of creativity, success, and modern day sophistication.
As a veteran halo player i must say that halo 4 is a big disapointment to me, but not just me, also a large part of the custom game and forge community.
As there is little to no support for awesome custon game variants (that where possible in bungie's titles)
Which is one of the many things that 343 left out of halo
Imo the only reason that halo 4 is a decent game is because microsoft gave 343 a blank cheque to make the game.
Even a kindergarten would make a awesome game with unlimited money.
343 is just profiting out of bungie's succes and taking credit for multiple things like the engine, which is made by bungie, and the cutscenes who are done by axis animation..
Other then that, the absence of campaign scoring, the awfull playlists and un-symetrical and too large maps make this the worst halo i ever played...
Reach had some good qualities (Invasion is the greatest gametype ever), but I tend to agree with the majority. I didn't feel Bungie was giving it their all when developing Reach. Story, maps, multiplayer support...IMO all were seriously lacking in Reach.
And I agree with above, Halo 4 is easily one of the best games of this generation. Certainly one of the greatest in regards to longevity.
@Zodiac
Bungie handed the reins over to 343 after I had stopped playing it.
I think Reach had a great story. The multiplayer was great, but the maps were lacking. That said, I liked more maps in Reach than I do so far in 4. Ragnarok and Exile are my favorites and like Complex and Haven, but I just tolerate the rest.
Halo 4 is an awesome game, but not the best 360 game. I don't even think it's the best Halo game, that award would have to go to Halo 3. I wasted too many hours playing the multiplayer of 3, and I regret none of it. 4's campaign is better than 3's, but what's the deal with 4 only shipping with 10 multiplayer maps? And with only 9 more maps on the way? Anyone else tired of playing on Ragno...no I can't say it...VAHALLA? Spartan Ops is a joke, too. I won't be wasting money on Season 2.
I agree with you even though I am enjoying Halo 4. For one they have not balanced armor abilities and just added more bullshit. Armor lock was terrible and so is active Camo. In Halo 4 just guys hiding in corners with Camo on.
Don't get me wrong, I really like Halo 4's campaign and multiplayer, the community just needs more 4 vs. 4 slayer maps. The Crimson maps look like they're BTB maps, but from what I'm reading not many people are impressed with them.
Yeah the camo is a little annoying. It either works extremely well or not at all. I usually spot the little bastards hiding in corners, but the other night someone got me with the Spartan Laser while I was in a Mantis. He was crouching on a hill...with camo...sonofabitch.
yeah the story in halo 3 was kinda all over the place, for me halo 4 has the best story, and halo 2 was pretty cool also, ive never played multi player on a halo game until now, and i love it! but damn i gotta agree theres not enough maps and im sick to death of ragnarock, why is it so popular? i find it a bore!
Definitely. Extremely underrated game, and there's a reason the ratings are 100s to random 50s, because some idiots don't understand how to play the game. It's a sandbox game so you carve your own experience, halo doesn't mouth feed you which is why some reviewers play it once just to finish it, and think it wasn't satisfying.
I don't get why the multiplayer is being disliked. I freaking loveeeit! Sure 2 and 3 had amazing multiplayer modes but most of that is from nostalgia. Halo 4 multiplayer has already managed to keep me genuinely addicted and the nostalgia isn't even gonna kick in for another year.
Read the title of the article again. It talks about how Halo 4 is the best Xbox game of all time. I am saying I thought Mass Effect was the best Xbox game until it became non exclusive and went multiplatform.
To me it is a great game but this xbox 360 games would be the best ones HL2, Batman AC or AA, Alan Wake, Bioshock, Borderlands 2, Assasins Creed 2, Mass effect.
Best game on xbox 360 all-time? Can't be mad at that. Loved everything about the game, yes I know, the campaign was too short compared to others. But I felt it was right timing, and enough for me to try again on Legendary lol. And the graphics look amazing.
Good game? Yes. Great game? Sure. Best Xbox 360 title of all time? Absolutely not.
That title belongs to Halo 3 (IMO) just because of the multiplayer. Halo 4's story was pretty mediocre in the grand scheme of things. After reading the books and being a hardcore fan since 2003 it's just not doing it for me. Overall I'm a bit disappointed with this game, I had very high hopes for the story.
The multiplayer is lacking. The additions of sprint and being able to start out with whatever precision weapons you want have killed all close range combat. It's too easy to get out of close range combat with sprint. And then you have the overpowered DMR which is deadly even at sniper range. At least the game as a whole is quite a lot better than Reach.
I don't dislike the game, like I said, it is a great game. But having played the crap out of Halo 1,2 and 3 in their prime and even past their prime, I'm gonna have to say that Halo 4 just won't ever come close.
I'm surprised you think the story was disappointing in the grand scheme of things. Seeing as you've read the books (the Forerunner trilogy I assume?), you should know that the events that took place in H4, that whilst subtle, have paved the way for some potentially awesome events happening in the next 2 games.
Game is GREAT Campaign is top notch Online is the best in business Graphics - it just won VGA best graphics awards Gameplay - its halo you either like it or hate it, no middle term here Fun - it has tons of fans but you might get upset online because it requires skill unlike Call of Duty more friendly approach
Campaign is far from top notch. The story was horrible, the Prometheans and Didact have horribly un-Forerunner designs, half the missions have recycled ideas from previous games, and the music is very subpar.
Graphically the game is a beast as we all know.
And yes it may require more skill than CoD, but this Halo game probably has the smallest skill gap in the series. You are now rewarded for just spamming the trigger on the DMR as fast as possible instead of carefully pacing your shots like in Reach.
And now with Specializations, Tactical Packages, Support Upgrades, and randomizing element that Ordinance brings to the game, Halo is less skill-based than ever before.
Except it's not. The prometheans are s*** enemies and lack the creativity of the covenant...so the last 3rd of the game is incredibly boring....and so are the "new" weapons. A dog with a gun and a walking bullet sponge. This was the first time I've had no desire to play through a Halo on Legendary.
It's not better than...
Halo CE Reach Gears of War 1 Jade Empire
Maybe top five but xbox has very few AAA exclusives of quality...
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no other fps series in this generation of gaming come close.
if you played halo from the 1st to the 3rd then you should know that halo is of those games that can stand the test of time.
now these days us gamers are so caught up measuring the success of one game by the units they sell. In most case this would be a problem but for halo, being that not only the series sold more 65+million. the series come complete with a multidimensional story through out the entire series and with top of the line multiplayer.
Halo is a combination of creativity, success, and modern day sophistication.
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As there is little to no support for awesome custon game variants (that where possible in bungie's titles)
Which is one of the many things that 343 left out of halo
Imo the only reason that halo 4 is a decent game is because microsoft gave 343 a blank cheque to make the game.
Even a kindergarten would make a awesome game with unlimited money.
343 is just profiting out of bungie's succes and taking credit for multiple things like the engine, which is made by bungie, and the cutscenes who are done by axis animation..
Other then that, the absence of campaign scoring, the awfull playlists and un-symetrical and too large maps make this the worst halo i ever played...
I prefer Reach.
Not that it was a bad game, I just wasn't feeling it.
And I agree with above, Halo 4 is easily one of the best games of this generation. Certainly one of the greatest in regards to longevity.
@Zodiac
Bungie handed the reins over to 343 after I had stopped playing it.
you might want to check your facts again...
bungie wast the sole developer of reach. certain affinity did some of the dlc, and 343i updated some playlists and gametypes like rotating forge maps.
i tried playing it again the other week but after playing halo 4 i just couldn't do it.
I missed the days of Halo 3, 2 and 1
Yeah the camo is a little annoying. It either works extremely well or not at all. I usually spot the little bastards hiding in corners, but the other night someone got me with the Spartan Laser while I was in a Mantis. He was crouching on a hill...with camo...sonofabitch.
I don't get why the multiplayer is being disliked. I freaking loveeeit! Sure 2 and 3 had amazing multiplayer modes but most of that is from nostalgia. Halo 4 multiplayer has already managed to keep me genuinely addicted and the nostalgia isn't even gonna kick in for another year.
HL2, Batman AC or AA, Alan Wake, Bioshock, Borderlands 2, Assasins Creed 2, Mass effect.
That title belongs to Halo 3 (IMO) just because of the multiplayer. Halo 4's story was pretty mediocre in the grand scheme of things. After reading the books and being a hardcore fan since 2003 it's just not doing it for me. Overall I'm a bit disappointed with this game, I had very high hopes for the story.
The multiplayer is lacking. The additions of sprint and being able to start out with whatever precision weapons you want have killed all close range combat. It's too easy to get out of close range combat with sprint. And then you have the overpowered DMR which is deadly even at sniper range. At least the game as a whole is quite a lot better than Reach.
I don't dislike the game, like I said, it is a great game. But having played the crap out of Halo 1,2 and 3 in their prime and even past their prime, I'm gonna have to say that Halo 4 just won't ever come close.
Campaign is top notch
Online is the best in business
Graphics - it just won VGA best graphics awards
Gameplay - its halo you either like it or hate it, no middle term here
Fun - it has tons of fans but you might get upset online because it requires skill unlike Call of Duty more friendly approach
Graphically the game is a beast as we all know.
And yes it may require more skill than CoD, but this Halo game probably has the smallest skill gap in the series. You are now rewarded for just spamming the trigger on the DMR as fast as possible instead of carefully pacing your shots like in Reach.
And now with Specializations, Tactical Packages, Support Upgrades, and randomizing element that Ordinance brings to the game, Halo is less skill-based than ever before.
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It's not better than...
Halo CE
Reach
Gears of War 1
Jade Empire
Maybe top five but xbox has very few AAA exclusives of quality...