Yes, Halo, a franchsie that Microsoft has had to resort to handing out 900 dollar valued 'gift bags' to reviewers because they have so little confidence in their game's quality:
Just look at the dwindling number of Xbox deadenders posting on gaming forums - almost none of them have their silly little Shiny Green Power Ranger avatars anymore.
There's are a reaon the Xbox One is bombing just as badly as the first Xbox with only 24 million sold at the same point in their lifetimes.
HALO 5 easily was the worst of all the HALO titles. The story attempted to demean the Chief and ram 343's ridiculous creation Spartan Locke down our throats. The multiplayer we once loved evolved into Call of HALO twitch shooting designed to sell REC points on the store. No matter what 343 does at this point they will forever be in the shadow of Bungie when it comes to HALO. Their attempts at one upmanship have mortally damaged the franchise. Had they just accepted their role in the beginning and acted as caretakers of HALO and its canon perhaps matters would be different. Instead their acts to out Bungie Bungie have turned Spartans from a handful of chosen and very special people into the new mass produced mediocre units where anyone at any age can become a Spartan.
"Kill for" is a bit of a stretch. Quantum break appeals to me Cus I like 3rd person shooters but I won't kill for it. I stopped caring about halo like 10 yea ago
I see a lot of hate for Halo down here but I'll defend Halo 5. I'll give you the story and lore but the gameplay is some of the best. It's ultra competitive yet friendly to causual players with warzone/social playlists.
Also the free DLC and support has been nothing short of phenomenal considering now a days we pay for everything. I own both consoles but someone who is a PlayStation only player dismissing Halo 5 would be missing out. I think there is plenty of the PlayStation audience that would enjoy Halo 5.
It isn't hate for HALO, it is love for HALO. I am a Sony supporter but remarks dating back to my earliest days on here show what I have always thought of HALO. I owned 5 Xbox 360s including the first HALO Edition and a Gears Edition. The sole reason I have two X1s is the MC Collection. HALO isn't just a great series but great Sci Fi. But I am not about to defend, just for the love of HALO, what 343 has done in particular with HALO 5.
I think Uncharted 4 is a great game but for me it isn't Uncharted. And I have made remarks about that very recently as well. Regarding the actions of 343, I keep thinking about The Bourne Legacy and the words of Adm Turso played by Stacey Keach, as he spoke to CIA Director Ezra Kramer played by Scott Glenn. "You were given a Ferrari and your people treated it like a lawnmower."
@SardoNumspa - try again. Xbox One is tracking even with Xbox 360, numbers wise. Which actually performed very well for them, even compared to PS3.
The point is on any of these articles is the fact that they are erroneous because if people would "kill for" them they would likely also simply buy the other system then. If you aren't willing to fork out money for another system then you likely aren't going to kill for a game on it.
i only own an xb1 and can only talk about quantum break, since that's the only one i've played from that list and... yep, definitely not something ps4 players would kill for. it's an okay game, nothing else; still waiting for alan wake 2
Exactly man. Halo has become utterly average since 343 took over, not interested in Forza, Gears, or Sunset Overdrive. Then when I saw Quantum Break, I just had to laugh. That list is weak as hell.
You know when we say there no games on Xbox One the Xbots always bring up Recore, Forza, Gears, Halo, Quntum Break, Ryse among others but none of them interest me so I guess what we should start saying is the Xbone might have some games but none we would want to play let alone by their system.
I agree I really enjoyed quantum break but wether the majority would not only that is it a system seller... hell no it's quite a good game but a solid 7-8 tops really. Forza maybe a 9 at a push just seemed like an upgraded test drive unlimited and still can't get over the fact there was a solid unsmashable tree.... in the racing line... how is that the racing line if your gonna stop dead when you hit the tree ;)
I dont see anything wrong with saying, hey this is what the other side has, are you interested? But the game selections is really off.
Quantum Break? Would any PS4 owner kill for that? I mean that was the game I was going to finally "jump in" for but it turned out it sounded like it wasnt what I wanted so I no longer felt like it was worth buying a console for.
And Halo, Gears and Forza? Well theyre just the Xbox staples, if you really wanted to play those you would have bought an Xbox when they came out. I dont see any PS gamers being particularly jealous of any of them.
The only one I really wish I had was Sunset Overdrive, because it looked fun, different and I know what a talented devs Insomniac are and have supported them for a long time. The only other games on XB I really want bad are Ori and Cuphead which is why I dont have one yet. Its not really enough incentive for me. That and I would have liked to at least try Ryse. I think it looks fun and very pretty.
ryse wasn't really all that fun to be honest. quite repetitive and very linear. looked good but the gameplay was lacking. i'm hoping sunset overdrive comes to the pc or better yet a sequel
I feel the same way. Ori is for sure a game I would love to play.
I do not care much for racers or fps, so although I am sure forza/GoW are great, if I wanted to play those I would have bought an Xbox instead of a ps4.
I decided to pick up an Xbox one s around Halloween last year after I got a great deal on one through work. Got it for the sake of picking up the exclusives.
From the ones I've played, Forza Horizon 3 is incredible and Dead rising 3 is great fun. Quantum break actually seems good. Gears 4 was great too (still I think a best of multiplayer only version would be all the PlayStation crowd would need) Sunset overdrive is a blast. Halo 5 is pure trash, Odly enough I could spend a lot of time on Zoo Tycoon. Super hot is awesome. Ori is gorgeous
I can't wait for cup head and state of decay 2.
I've enjoyed most of what I've played so far but other than the fact I need to finish the titles I have started I feel I've run the well dry already. Not good 6 months later.
I played most of the exclusives on the X1 and the only good one out of them imo was indeed Sunset overdrive. It sucks that the series was pretty much dead out of the water when it's literally the most interesting thing on the console. It felt like Rachet & clank with Tony Hawk and saints row to me.
Here's the funny thing. Last gen I bought a PS3 and when Mass Effect released, I ran out and grabbed a 360 because it was a killer app that was worth the purchase. Then I caught up on other exclusives. It's been 3 years and the only game that I planned on buying an X1 for was Scalebound. It's sad because I really want to buy a Scorpio, but Crackdown won't do it!
I wouldn't kill for any exclusives on any game console. lol!! Really never needed to anyways since I usually own them all. This is definitely a click bait article. No one is killing themselves for any exclusives.
and there are lots xbox gamers would kill for its ps4 exclusives as well. what's the point of these articles?