Halo 2 Vs. Typical High School Stupidity

[BlackKnight]

I hate Halo. Not becasue it's bad... well I played Halo PC and it was a bit plain... but becasue I hate things that are hyped. Half their appeal is the hype, and personally I prefer UT etc. to Halo any day~ and I'm somewhat pissed that it didn't get as much hype on its release.

[SlickDizzy]

I don't see why Citizen Kabuto isn't technically an FPS, by the way. It's first person. It's a shooter.

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It's primarily third-person with a somewhat useless first-person view available.

[L.S.D]

What is Halo?!?

[AndymaN]

Everyone still talks about San Andreas at my school. Only a few were Halo Hyped. I guess they talk about San Andreas because my school is labled as a "stupid/gangster" school.

[Gryph]

I don't see why Citizen Kabuto isn't technically an FPS, by the way. It's first person. It's a shooter.

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It's primarily third-person with a somewhat useless first-person view available.

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Citizen: Kabuto was such a fun game, definitely one of the most overlooked good games ever. Those visuals were absolutely beautiful when the game first game out. It seems games like that missing in the gaming scene today.

[Agozer]

I don't see why Citizen Kabuto isn't technically an FPS, by the way. It's first person. It's a shooter.

 

It's primarily third-person with a somewhat useless first-person view available.

Citizen: Kabuto was such a fun game, definitely one of the most overlooked good games ever. Those visuals were absolutely beautiful when the game first game out. It seems games like that missing in the gaming scene today.

Same goes with that game (forgot it's name) that was made entirely with voxel graphics. No, I'm not talking about Delta Force.

[Swithin]

Same goes with that game (forgot it's name) that was made entirely with voxel graphics. No, I'm not talking about Delta Force.

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The first one? That really old Mechwarrior clone?

[Agozer]

Same goes with that game (forgot it's name) that was made entirely with voxel graphics. No, I'm not talking about Delta Force.

 

The first one? That really old Mechwarrior clone?

 

Nono...ahh, what was it...it used the same perspective as Tomb Raider (3rd person view).

Edited November 10, 2004 by Agozer

[random guy]

Same goes with that game (forgot it's name) that was made entirely with voxel graphics. No, I'm not talking about Delta Force.

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The first one? That really old Mechwarrior clone?

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Nono...ahh, what was it...it used the same perspective as Tomb Raider (3rd person view).

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Alome in the Dark?

[Agozer]

Same goes with that game (forgot it's name) that was made entirely with voxel graphics. No, I'm not talking about Delta Force.

 

The first one? That really old Mechwarrior clone?

 

Nono...ahh, what was it...it used the same perspective as Tomb Raider (3rd person view).

Alome in the Dark?

Alone in the dark wasn't made with voxels.

[OverlordMondo]

Wtf is a voxel?

[Daeval]

The best thing about it is that it wasn't on the PC.  But Halo 2 flocking owns.  And it has online play, which defeats all purpose of using an actual PC rather than a console to play a FPS.

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Well.. except for the potentially superior graphics, mouse + keyboard control, and unsurpassed level of additional user-made content, including TC mods that amount to free online games.

 

Granted, the graphics may not be a big deal for you, and you may not prefer a mouse + keyboard (which is crazy talk, but to each his own), or you may have a mouse + keyboard for the XBox. But, you can't dispute the extra content, except to make an extremely generalized "it all sucks" statement, which would just be stubborn.

 

Both PC and consoles have their ups and downs, but neither is entirely eclipsed by the other.

[Gryph]

Wtf is a voxel?

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Volume pixel. Think of it like a 3D pixel.

 

http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/V/voxel.html

[Agozer]

Wtf is a voxel?

 

It's a three-dimensional pixel (a volume pixel) that has a z-coordinate along with the x- and y-coordinates.

 

EDIT: Oh, Gryph had my ace in his hole.

Edited November 11, 2004 by Agozer

[OverlordMondo]

The best thing about it is that it wasn't on the PC.  But Halo 2 flocking owns.  And it has online play, which defeats all purpose of using an actual PC rather than a console to play a FPS.

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Well.. except for the potentially superior graphics, mouse + keyboard control, and unsurpassed level of additional user-made content, including TC mods that amount to free online games.

 

Granted, the graphics may not be a big deal for you, and you may not prefer a mouse + keyboard (which is crazy talk, but to each his own), or you may have a mouse + keyboard for the XBox. But, you can't dispute the extra content, except to make an extremely generalized "it all sucks" statement, which would just be stubborn.

 

Both PC and consoles have their ups and downs, but neither is entirely eclipsed by the other.

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"Potentially" is the key word on graphics. I do prefer a mouse and keyboard, which IS available, if you really want one. And the extra content all sucks. No, some of the extra content is good. The biggest problems with PC games is the amount and cost of the equipment required to run them. An XBox, the game, a controller, and a 12 month LIVE subscription kit, costs about 300 dollars. A reasonably usable gaming PC costs at least 400. Which is what I paid for mine. But then, it was missing a monitor, windows software, speakers, a mouse & keyboard...and I STILL haven't gotten it working, because getting them working requires knowledge the masses don't have. Computers are too variable to find a good tutorial on how to get one running, and most forums tend to overwhelm new users. I'd try asking here, but I don't even know what I'd need to ask.

 

And thanks for the Voxel info.

Edited November 11, 2004 by LordKanti