Topic: Pure Xbox Game Club - Halo 2 (Nov)

@Balta666 it’s definitely not nostalgia for me since i was barely walking when halo 1 came out . the first halo is actually the last halo i even played . What makes it better than halo 2 for me is that halo 2 leaned too much towards the more grounded military type & at times felt like a game similar to COD with its smaller/linear corridor levels instead of the large sandbox levels of halo 1. Halo 2 had its moments of space magic , but it was a lot more present in the first game & the first game also had a strong atmosphere . thats a long on-going trend with a lot of franchises - the first game starts off with a strong foundation with a strong identity and atmosphere and then by the time the sequel comes around it loses some of its charm. i’m glad they went back to their roots somewhat with halo 3 along with bringing the assault rifle back. halo 1 & halo 3 are more similar than halo 2 is to either of them imo.

Another reason is that Halo 1 has amazing weapons - grenades, pistol, rifle, shotgun, alien weapons are all powerful & punchy and i love the 90s cheese it has with character dialogue (the covenant are hilarious) & it’s amazing sound effects & enemy ai . weapons also had their own animations when switching to them, it’s the little details i pay attention to that either halo 2 got rid of or watered down. halo 2 just has better graphics & gameplay , but lacks everything else imo. levels , guns, story , etc are weaker imo. the introduction of the flood in halo 1 can’t be matched

but yea it’s just my opinion. i wish more people appreciated halo 1 though.

@nomither6 yeah, for me the level design did not work as I was lost every single level apart from the one everyone complains (and ended up my favourite). I also disliked the covenant weapons and felt that I could never have enough human ones, cannot say is that different in the sequel but I found a few weapons I enjoyed (not sure if because they are new or the gameplay was improved).
And finally there is the truck... It just has no redeeming qualities and it is used way too much I am afraid.

@Balta666 the truck ??

edit - oh i just realized you were talking about the warthog. it’s used in halo 3 probably as much