Post #192,345
1/31/05 9:24:33 AM
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yup, looks like MS bought the rights to another winner
I pitty Bungie, who felt they had to sell out to MS; few companies survive the deal. I do note that the article doesn't even mention the company that put all the work into the game. That's just wrong.
~~~)-Steven----
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Post #192,359
1/31/05 11:20:02 AM
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I've heard...
...that many people are actually somewhat displeased with Halo 2 - it apparently suffered from "ship it now!" syndrome, in that there are huge chunks missing that had been demoed before, and some fairly nasty bugs in multiplayer. Sounds like the current plan is to release a "special edition" for the Xbox 2 that contains all the missing content...
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Post #192,477
2/1/05 10:40:22 AM
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Halo 2 is literal CRAP.
I rented it for 2 weeks. Just to make sure I wasn't bit by the "Wowee" effect of new stuff. Well the "Wowee" effect wasn't there.
The 2 styles of control configs you can have (which are not re-definable like other games are, or are not designed by Goofy like Halo 2 is in terms of control setup), you can't do third person like you should be able to. Even OLD games like GTA3 allow that.
It is disgusting. "IntelliControler setup Designed by Goofy™" and lack of real feature set improvement over Halo... which was actually pretty good (except for the controller setup).
It feels like Playing Duke Nukem for the 15 thousandth time, but with every single add-on ever designed for Duke Nukem all loaded at the same time, giving less than nominal results (or conflicting "modules making things impossible")
Ergh, bring me a bucket!
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Post #192,688
2/2/05 4:35:28 PM
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Re: Halo 2 is literal CRAP.
My four year old grandson plays it more than any other xbox game and he loves it. It looks like your in the minority.
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Post #192,690
2/2/05 4:37:20 PM
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Not a bot
just someone who really wants to be one.
I guess you've never heard of the fallacy of popularity, eh? After all, American Idol is popular; I guess it's the best show on the box.
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Post #192,702
2/2/05 5:41:43 PM
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a 4 year old is playing this game?
Something is seriously wrong with this picture.
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Post #192,705
2/2/05 5:48:00 PM
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You mean like...
...someone who calls himself "linuxuser" and shills for Microsoft? FUD at its finest.
-YendorMike
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Post #192,706
2/2/05 5:53:19 PM
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Er...
[link|/forums/render/content/show?contentid=76960|Post #76960]
[link|/forums/render/content/show?contentid=82907|Post #82907]
[link|/forums/render/content/show?contentid=83870|Post #83870]
[link|/forums/render/content/show?contentid=152403|Post #152403]
Someone is not a shill just because he posts an article that says MS is doing well in an area.
Lighten up, people. I really dislike this kind of knee-jerk jam-pile crap.
Regards,
-scott anderson
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Post #192,717
2/2/05 7:03:53 PM
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Yer right.
Sorreh. I supplicate myself before thine divine might. He's not a shill.
-YendorMike
"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."
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Post #192,721
2/2/05 7:05:20 PM
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Ob :listenhere yendor
Regards,
-scott anderson
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Post #192,732
2/2/05 8:16:07 PM
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4 year old?
Isn't Halo one of those game that says Parental Guidance on it?
Note: My son plays it, enjoys, etc.
He's 16.
So they got my money, and they continue to get it via X-Bon Online.
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Post #192,751
2/2/05 9:53:21 PM
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Re: 4 year old?
I don't think it's as bad as other shooter games like Half life 2 or Doom 3 for kids since it's more like Star Wars.
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Post #192,753
2/2/05 10:00:13 PM
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I don't play Doom 3 and I'm 43.
Amazon says this in it's listing for Doom 3: ESRB Rating: Mature (Content suitable for ages 17 or older.) Halo 2 has the same rating. Your 4 year old grandson really plays it?!? As Spice said, something's wrong with this picture. Cheers, Scott.
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Post #192,759
2/2/05 10:08:54 PM
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Nope, my 7yo girl likes to play grand theft auto san andreas
and has a clear understanding of play vs life. In fact the other day she asked me if when I got rich could we get a limo and I said sure. Can we get a slave too? No honey you cant own people, my other son replied "she means a butler"
Violent games is interactive cartoons ala road runner and bugs bunny.
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Post #192,766
2/2/05 10:36:45 PM
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Tom and Jerry creeped me out.
They were so very violent - almost for the sake of violence. The RoadRunner cartoons weren't like that. But in either case, in cartoons the characters get up and play another day. AFAIK, they don't in these games. In most games I've seen, there are no significant consequences for smashing up your car or blasting the wrong person.
It's not a 1:1 causal thing, but children and young adults are influenced by the things they see and experience. Kids have to be taught how to become bullies and criminals, it seems to me.
I don't know anything about GTA-SA, so I can't really comment on it. But I personally take the ratings under serious consideration when getting games for friend's kids.
There are always exceptions, of course. Luck!
Cheers,
Scott.
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Post #192,796
2/3/05 2:31:30 AM
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Yup - that's why "Itchy and Scratchy" hits home so good.
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Post #192,813
2/3/05 8:20:09 AM
2/3/05 8:26:58 AM
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Exactly. I&S is so funny because they're T&J^3.
I think it's hilarious because it's so over the top, but I think they're trying to argue against violent cartoons too (in a strange way).
I like the fact that the Simpsons almost always shows Bart and Lisa's reaction when Itchy and Scratch is on. It gives me a slightly creepy feeling to see the kids having such a good time watching such gruesome violence. I can't help but feel they're trying to let people know that children are affected by such things.
Scratchy always comes back, so that mitigates it a little.
Cheers,
Scott.
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Post #192,817
2/3/05 8:52:02 AM
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Re: I don't play Doom 3 and I'm 43.
I am retired (58) and I play Halo 2 with him almost every day and the US Army/Marines would love to see his leadership skills . He plays in Legendary mode and is much better than me at staying alive.
[link|http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/7256/Army-Runs-Out-of-Halo-2/|http://news.teamxbox...ns-Out-of-Halo-2/]
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Post #192,851
2/3/05 12:02:18 PM
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That's no denominator of quality.
The Sun is the most popular newspaper in the UK. No-one would say it's the best.
Halo and Halo 2 are cack; Far Cry, Doom 3 and Half-Life 2 are all far better.
Hell, Deus Ex (running on the cheesy old Unreal engine) is better than Halo.
*Hell*, Serious Sam is better than Halo.
Another way of looking at it: Counter-Strike is by far the most popular on-line game. It's also easily one of the worst.
And please, it's "you're".
Misusing an apostrophe like that will only earn a "my in the minority what?".
Peter
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