
Originally Posted by
Killian
I'm sorry man, but that makes no sense. "Oh, hey, it's the newest CoD title! I think it's got the same guns, generic map designs, and same engine since Call of Duty 2! Let's go cough up $60 for the same thing!" That's why I like Battlefield. Each game adds something entirely new or drastically improves upon old features. Call of Duty will never compete with the capabilities of DICE's Frostbite.
And across nine years, straddling two console generations, Bungie shipped five Halo titles, laying the technological and gameplay foundations that allowed first-person shooters to migrate from their natural home on PC onto console. Bungie redefined multiplayer combat in the process, championing both online and local split-screen action and introducing co-op elements to the campaign that other developers still struggle to match. Halo didn't just mimic PC shooter gameplay, it massively expanded upon it, creating an engine designed from the ground up to accommodate a massive variation in battle types, from the standard, linear corridor shooter to what it dubbed the sandbox - vast terrains packed with troops, ground vehicles, sky battles and latterly, even clashes amongst the stars. Behind the graphics tech, Bungie worked hard on state-of-the-art AI in order to create the sense that this was a genuine conflict on an epic scale. IW's and Treyarch's Call of Duty titles have had major issues competing in this category, as NPC's movements are obviously robotic, scheduled, predictable, and unconvincing.
I seriously suggest you pick up on Halo. To get the best understanding of the story, I'd suggest starting first with Halo: Reach (prequel to all Halo titles), then playing through 1, 2, 3, and 4. In all seriously, it hands-down has one of the best, most unique stories in gaming history.
Don't get me wrong, I've forked over the money for every single Halo game since the first one, excluding ODST and the RTS games. I enjoyed the multiplayer, and the plots are pretty well done, but I've never been a fan of the sci-fi genre. I played Reach a fair amount and kinda enjoyed it, and battlefield 3 I actually enjoyed but the only friend who I played it with left for Afghanistan back in September. I'm not attacking you, or Halo, just saying as a personal preference I was never overly enthralled in their games. If someone was to give me the game, or i had a spare $60 to go get it I'm sure I'd play it. I've actually been rather obsessed with LA Noire recently, albeit it isn't the newest game, its creative and a fun game.
I've never ever been a fan of Call of Duty's single player, except when I was younger, and the only Online FPS i played was Warrock, which I was sad to discovered finally sold out totally and now only officially a European game (fuck you K2 Games). Their single player is greatly lacking, the entire campaign feels less creative then the art episode of Dilbert.
How could you have assumed I've never played Halo? We go back almost two years of knowing each other, how can anyone say they're an Xbox gamer and not have played Halo. I personally am a fan of CoD4, the most bare-boned of the recent cods, all these killstreaks and death streaks, game modes and weapon configurations are just their attempt at trying way to hard, and over burden the game with non-essentials.