How 'Halo' became golden with gamers

Here's for the people who do not understand why Halo is so successful, popular and accoladed. The News & Observer explains:

The midnight release of "Halo 3" on Tuesday put it on par with the last Harry Potter book. There's a movie in the works backed by Peter "Lord of the Rings" Jackson. Several novels have been set in the "Halo" universe, as well as a series of graphic novels.

But why?

Before "Halo," the most popular shooters were on amped-up computers that could cost thousands of dollars. Shooters generally were an expensive, competitive and exclusive experience... Then Bungie, the developer of the game, was able to democratize it for the affordable Xbox console. "[Bungie] took a hard-core genre and made it accessible," says Cliff B, the lead designer for "Gears of War."

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Still, the real revolution came with "Halo 2" in 2004. . .

[cr33ping_death]

well it was the only great game on the original xbox.........the xbox had no games. what else where they to play?

[Daytona]

Besides Halo I & II there was Splinter cell I II & III, KOTOR I & II, MGSII, Jade Empire, Thief III deadly shadows, Buffy the Vampire Slayer I & II, Bloodraine, Brute Force, Call of Duty, Counterstrike, Star Wars Jedi Knight games all of them, All the Tom Clancy Ghost Recon games, Shenmue II, Ninja Gaiden series, Sooooo, I don't know but this is just a few off the top of my head dumb assed mofo, not to mention EVERY SINGLE PORT WAS BETTER ON THE XBOX vs ps2.

[babyhand]

Your opinion is not fact for everyone else. I personally like the halo series along with the half life series.

[u got owned]

PWNED.... jeje

@Daytona

well said. F@cking trolls.

[cr33ping_death]

look at my pic motherf*cker all i gots say to you.....and " buffy" LOL LOL LOL LOL

[Daytona]

The best keeps on getting better.

[Fu1985]

Just go buy the damn game and play it then see if it that great of game.

[TheXgamerLive]

In fact Halo has already gone down as the game that helped truly shape and encourage online gaming for consoles everywhere.

It deserves all it's hype and more.

[Rockstar]

While I agree that it did help shape online console gaming I'm still not so sure it deserves the amount of hype it gets.

Don't get me wrong, I own halo 1 and 2 (Halo 3 when I get a 360)and they're great games but they're just that...great games.

I'm not so sure any game deserves this kind of juggernaut status especially if it's just an FPS.

But, just because I can't wrap MY head around it doesn't mean it's not deserving I guess.

[tehcellownu]

halo 1 2 and 3 is the same crap..nothin next gen..xboxlive and mulitplayer is the only thing fun.that is old news..people is on halo nuts..

[Mu5afir]

GoldenEye, Redsteal etc.. are great shooters that did what Halo does today. The only reason Halo gained so much popularity is because it was the only game worth having for the Original Xbox. And Microsoft hyped the crap out of it.

[cartman313]

I miss doing 4 player Goldeneye. I remember I was at a friends house and 4 of us were playing. I got shot down and yelled F***. I didn't realize his mom was sitting in her chair watching us.

[BIGBAER]

OUTSTANDING CONTROL! The Xbox controller seemed as if it was made for Halo. Bungie did such a good job configuring and balancing Halo's controls that even mediocre players could "get the feel" and become proficient in the game.

It's a common argument offered by Halo/Xbox haters that Halo "sucks" and they'd rather play FPS on a PC because "nothing beats the acuracy of keyboard & mouse" controls.

They just don't get it. Halo's controls are so good that players feel in total control; Master Chief becomes an extention of the players physical being. Or so it seems.

Halo is one game I would NEVER want to play using a keyboard & mouse combination. The fun would be gone.

[Noodlecup]

Is 100% correct

[Chris_GTR1]

has anyone noticed that on almost every 360 related news theres always some bs3 ignorant fanboy bashing 360 on the first comment.
LEAVE 360 USERS ALONE!!!!!!! lol. but in this case its because the 360 is doing soo good that all the ps3 hos are attacking it.

[Gina-get-u]

Guys, don't let these Halo bashing comments bait you into an argument. I've been surfing all over the web and THERE IS NO HALO BACKLASH. The game is a success with critics, gamers and cash registers, a done deal. The haters are just trying to get a rise out of you because they have nothing better to do.

[cartman313]

I won't bash it because I haven't played it. But from what I have read I still don't understand what is so special about Halo...

[BIGBAER]

Halo is pure adrenaline-driven gameplay. Nothing compares.

[PS360PCROCKS]

its fun simple as that.

[Wii60_FTW]

it all comes down to the gameplay with AI encounters. that is halo. most FPS games don't come close to this. HL 1 and 2 come close. that's it.

[IRONMAN_X57]

fruity colors for little kids
gives fat kids something do
and ppl with no life to someone to look up to
XD, j/kes ppl jokes

[snoopgg]

This fps that I never played last generation, because I just didn't fall for the hype. Well, I fell for it this generation, and was a little dissappointed. I mean the game moves like a snail, why don't they put a sprint button in it. I have to jump to catch up to people. The graphics are nothing and I mean nothing to brag about. The amount of jaggies are unacceptable this generation, they are all over the place. I think why I am disappointed is that I have played better FPS on the pc 3 years ago. All the hype in the world can't make me enjoy this lackluster, slow multiplayer of this Halo 3.

[Antiomo]

Gone golden .... lol only in the minds of xbox fanboys.

Sorry but most pc folks will disagree on that. Look at the xbox one it was the only worthy game on the system.... maybe ninja gaiden, dead or alive or soul calibur...... but thats it. Hence the reason for the hype for the xbox 360.

Seriously xbox fanboys, I still remember you guys talking about bejeweled and how awesome it was in the first year. Its even more sad to see my friend who bought DOom on the arcade. Yes doom is a classic but I will never play it again.

The hype built up simply cuz there were so little games on xbox system, and quite honestly there is only a handful on the 360 1) gears of war 2) halo 3) rainbow six vegas 4) Graw series 5 ) dead rising 6) saints row........ thats it. No wonder it is like gold on the 360.

Disagree if you want, but it was hyped like crazy. Yes I can see some good points of the game, but NOTHING astonishing like what the reviews say it is 10/10....... if that was the case alot of pc games will be getting 10/10 , but revieweres are more realistic on pc games for some odd reason.

Sorry console fanboys, but its time for you guys to play outside of the box and look at how pc gaming is. It simply has better fps's, better rts's, and now better rpg's due to those mmorpgs.

I have to say this, for a system like the ps3, they seem to be offering a more variety of GAMES vs the xbox .

But in the end of the day pc gaming still rules, halo just seems like another generic fps in gaming.

[ReBurn]

Isn't it something how a "generic" FPS is so massively successful? It would seem to me that reality says that you are incorrect. A "generic" game doesn't achieve this kind of success.

If it were all hype people wouldn't be buying it.

[Synex]

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Read That :)

[Noodlecup]

50 cent has sold over 20 million records worldwide, stupidity is in the masses. Sales does not equate to quality or depth, people find Halo fun to play but if you've been playing great PS2 and PC games for the last 5+ years then a game like Halo really doesn't excite you.

[Wii60_FTW]

stfu, quee.r