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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: NeoHunter on May 14, 2002, 07:40:13 am
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I'll make this really short.
IS HALO GOING TO COME OUT FOR THE PC??!!! IF SO, WHEN???!!!
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Yes, but they haven't said when.
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I see. What are the specs for it like? Will I need a GeForce 3 to play it or something? Because I only have a TNT2 right now.
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I heard a rumour that mentioned this fall.
Also I read somewhere that they may be showing Halo at E3.
Like I said rumours...
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If true then W00t! :D
If not then... meh...
(now if DoA3 would come to PC aswell then there would be no need to even concider buying Xbox :p)
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I fail to see what so good about Halo, to me it looks a hell of a lot like C+C Renegade, and what a masterpiece that was.
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Eh, never really looked into that game... :p
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It's well executed, on almost every level.
The maps are interesting, the objectives sensible, the opponents stealthy, the vehicles fun, and the story well told (if not a bit reminiscent of every sci fi story ever).
It may not be terribly innovative, but it is incredibly well executed.
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Originally posted by Petrarch of th VBB
I fail to see what so good about Halo, to me it looks a hell of a lot like C+C Renegade, and what a masterpiece that was.
:eek: :eek: :eek: :INTENSESHOCK: Ack!
I,ve played the game for the sum of 5minutes and its the BEST game ever.
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I'm with Zeronet on this I think, I found a copy of it running on the display version of the X-Box in Virgin Megastores a month ago or somethnig and just picked it up and started playing.. not only was that my first go on Hal obut my first go on the X-Box as well so I was pretty sloppy with the controls and everything. Even so my charachter was in a jeep at the time and I had great fun just burning around the edge of the island (it was down where the Warthog Jump Movie was filmed IIRC).
Anyways, I had great fun with it - obviously more play is required before I'll put absolute certainty on it being as good as they say but initial testing looks very promising indeed.
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Originally posted by Zeronet
:eek: :eek: :eek: :INTENSESHOCK: Ack!
I,ve played the game for the sum of 5minutes and its the BEST game ever.
Best! Game! EVAR!!1!! :D
:lol: :lol:
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Personally I am looking forward more to Unreal 2. :)
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I have also played it, and it's good, but not great. Also, it's pad controlled. On PC it might be pretty good, though. :nod:
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Originally posted by CP5670
Personally I am looking forward more to Unreal 2. :)
not me. the first one was so boring it was hardly believable. Oh sure, it was eye candy... that was about all unfortunately.
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Hmm, don't be to hasty with that idea - remember that they've made UT since Unreal, they've come a long way and a lot of other inspirational games have been released since. There's a lot of evolution that's happened in the FPS and somehow I think they might have a good game in the works. The eye candy is definitely there and if they can piece together a decent storyline (which it seems they might have) then it could be worth it.
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I really need some games that actually use my computers power, most of the game i own would run on the old computer, including JK2.
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Originally posted by Thunder
Hmm, don't be to hasty with that idea - remember that they've made UT since Unreal, they've come a long way and a lot of other inspirational games have been released since. There's a lot of evolution that's happened in the FPS and somehow I think they might have a good game in the works. The eye candy is definitely there and if they can piece together a decent storyline (which it seems they might have) then it could be worth it.
pb is that UT has no plot :p
and for know U2 just sounds like "return to the alien planet"...
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Well, nothing has a truly awesome story besides FS/FS2 and DX in my opinion. :p I need good level design and good fighting/gameplay, and this is one area where Unreal was way ahead of the competition for its time.
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Originally posted by venom2506
pb is that UT has no plot :p
and for know U2 just sounds like "return to the alien planet"...
Hmm, could be true on both accounts - all I'm saying is don't be so hasty to judge it before it comes out. Would you buy Half Life if the only released story about it was "your a scientists in a lab, things go wrong and aliens show up". Not exactly an inspiring storyline is it? :)
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DX2 and UT2 = A1-SUPAR! :lol:
No, seriously. ;)
Halo is incredible for a console shooter, IMO. Shame there's no bots, or I'd still be playing it now, but it's excellent for multiplayer.
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Bah, you're all talking nonsense. All FPS games pale before the glory that is the System Shock series. :D
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Never really got into those myself... I prefer the straight up blast than the thinking mans FPS - they're to slow...
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SS2 is good but not as good as Halo.
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Halo 0wnz. The two player rawks. One of you takes point and lures out the big predator-esq monster thingy while one of you flanks it and blows the crap out of it. Now THAT is fun. And the Warthog's! I drove one down inside the predator thingies bunker and wasted its ass with the big cannon while my pal launched a few rockets at it.
Trouble is, aside from that ball game with the Sumo on it, Halo is the only thing keeping the X-Box from being trounced by the GameCube and it's delicious DeathStar battles.
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Originally posted by an0n
Trouble is, aside from that ball game with the Sumo on it, Halo is the only thing keeping the X-Box from being trounced by the GameCube and it's delicious DeathStar battles.
Agreed that Halo is the only worthwhile game at present. But what a game! And besides, the GameCube is a dogged by the same problems. Luigi's Mansion what?? :confused:
Besides, everyone knows the best Star Wars games are for the PC. :D
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Originally posted by Kellan
Besides, everyone knows the best Star Wars games are for the PC. :D
I take it you've not seen...er...Rogue Leader is it? You can see every little greeble in the Deathstar, the explosions look volumetric to me and the overall gameplay is superb. It's like StarTrek Invasion but 100 times better.
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Very impressive, but Kellans still right :)
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Originally posted by Thunder
Very impressive, but Kellans still right :)
I know I am. :D
Besides, I already destroyed the Death Star in XWA.
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Originally posted by Kellan
I know I am. :D
Besides, I already destroyed the Death Star in XWA.
me too, but it was the second one :p ( couldn't destroy it in xwing -the first one- w/o cheating :( )
btw, I think the Xbox seems to have many cool games ( Dead or Alive3, Hallo, Munch Odyssey, Wreckless...), and I'm far from being a console fan... If I was to buy a console, it would be the Xbox ( which would mean the console is doomed and Crosoft would do no other console, btw -don't ask- ). The gamecube looks cool, too. the PS2 I see nothing interesting.
Anywa, the systemshock series is not the best, chtikz, foo! The Thief one IS the best :D
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Originally posted by Thunder
Very impressive, but Kellans still right :)
:nod:
and Halo 0wnz! It is so freikin awesome. Like those stationary gun platform things..... :) I've only played it a few times on a friend's Xbox and I'm hooked.
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Originally posted by Thunder
Very impressive, but Kellans still right :)
That he is. TIE Fighter, XWA, JKII...though I must say, I'm very eagerly looking forward to Bounty Hunter. Playing as Jango Fett is going to kick some incredible ass!
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DX2 and UT2 = A1-SUPAR! :lol:
No, seriously. ;)
Halo is incredible for a console shooter, IMO. Shame there's no bots, or I'd still be playing it now, but it's excellent for multiplayer.
I agree there; in fact, the game I am really, really looking forward to, more than any game out there, is DX2. Unfortunately, that will not be released anytime soon. U2 and UT2 are kind of tied for second place. ;)
As for the subject matter, Halo, I have not gotten a chance to try it yet, but I will see what reviews say after the computer version is out. ;)
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I think Halo will require a card with that T&L jazz...
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How about Startrek: The secret of Vulcan Fury set for release in winter 98 i still come home everyday and eagerly wait for Interplay to publish this must wanted game??? whens it due out?
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Vaporware red5, as for halo, the only reason many of my posts are few and far between is because of that, the gamecube's good and all but it will probably end up as territory for the younger generation inundated with pokemon products.
oh yeah, some people probably heard this, but redfaction2's been officially announced.
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Originally posted by Turnsky
oh yeah, some people probably heard this, but redfaction2's been officially announced.
Heard it before VBB was closed. Summoner 2 has been announced, too.
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I have an x-box... Halo is good.... what am i saying... HALO IS A1-SUPAR!!! (Whatever THAT means!!!) but it really did shock me... then i got PGR and DOA3.... i must say the x-box has the best release games on any platform! The PS2 only had Timesplitters to show!
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Originally posted by Red5
How about Startrek: The secret of Vulcan Fury set for release in winter 98 i still come home everyday and eagerly wait for Interplay to publish this must wanted game??? whens it due out?
I'm sure that got cancelled years ago. :blah:
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oh yeah, some people probably heard this, but redfaction2's been officially announced.
The problem with this is that it is only being developed for consoles, from what I have heard. :p
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Originally posted by Zeronet
SS2 is good but not as good as Halo.
That's like saying Tony Hawk isn't as good as Black & White. They're completely different games.
Originally posted by CP5670
The problem with this is that it is only being developed for consoles, from what I have heard. :p
Considering how uniformly subpar RF was, I really don't have a problem with this.
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Originally posted by Red5
How about Startrek: The secret of Vulcan Fury set for release in winter 98 i still come home everyday and eagerly wait for Interplay to publish this must wanted game??? whens it due out?
Officially canceled.....it was Interplay after all. Why would they release a game like that when it was sure to be totally awesome? They'd much rather spend their time and effort on mindless drivel.
--TurboNed
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I am not a big fan of consoles (just give me my pc and kick their buts) but Halo was sweet. Now, we can expect it to come out on the PC just before hell freezes over. Seriously, Hopefully it comes out soon, but from what I've heard, it won't be the exact same game as the X-box version. This could be a good thing, such as being optimized for the PC. Can't wait
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*Maeglamor cries for the true fighting fans*
Soul calibur people! What is with this DOA3 nonsense? It has dodgy controls and gameplay whilst Soul Calibur is utterly sublime but then again very few people noticed the Dreamcast and SEGA shot themselves in the foot with bad advertising.
Also why is no one commenting on GC's other big hitters, monkey ball and ISS? ISS is excellent if you like football and mario sunshine is painfully close. GC rocks :nod:
Oh yeah, HALO is A1-SUPAR :D
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Just read on the HALO site that the release date is summer 2003. of course, wheather they hit this date or not is up to fate to decide
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Soul Calibur and DOA3 are the 2 best fighters ever. I admit going from SC to DOA3 is hard, but once you master it, the amount of control you have is AMAZING.
But Halo is by far the best game form XBOX. That being said, I'm waiting for the PC version cause of one thing: modding. If you played the Starship Troopers TC for Duke Nukem, the concept of a FPS SST game is mind blowing. Think of a SST TC for the PC version of Halo.
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Originally posted by Maeglamor
*Maeglamor cries for the true fighting fans*
Soul calibur people! What is with this DOA3 nonsense? It has dodgy controls and gameplay whilst Soul Calibur is utterly sublime but then again very few people noticed the Dreamcast and SEGA shot themselves in the foot with bad advertising.
Also why is no one commenting on GC's other big hitters, monkey ball and ISS? ISS is excellent if you like football and mario sunshine is painfully close. GC rocks :nod:
Oh yeah, HALO is A1-SUPAR :D
ISS is actually on all the systems.... but the GC has by far the best gamepad. And I wouldn't buy the X-box - I don't want Halo (hate most FPS's), the control pad is bulky and a bit tacky, and the system is just a modified PC....
and slag off Luigi's mansion if you want, but it's the only next-gen game (bar GTA3) I've tried that has seemed genuine 'fun'.
I'll say one thing - i expect the GC to be replaced with a new system relatively soon (albeit a backwards compatible one, ala PS and Ps2) - evrything I've seen on it suggests it's a sort of medium term technology system (whereas the X-box is more futureproofed - it has potential be the best, but needs to attract developers to do so... and is failing dismally in Europe and Japan), which would allow nintendo to expand on it and release a new system around the time of the PS3.
whereas microsoft seem intent on creating a 'home' Pc-in-a-box to superceded the X-box, which seems to me to defeat the point of developing a 'games console', when it's just going to be used as a sort of trojan horse for a Pc in your living room.......
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I'll believe it when I see it. (Come out on PC)
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HALO RULEZ THE UNIVERSE!!! :nod:
The detail is incredible!! Use a sniper rifle to zoom in on a tree or anything, the marines and technicians sound real (Maybe not the technicians ("I'm a cowardly fool!") And the grunts are so funny ("GRENADE! *Boom*" "HE'S UNSTOPPABLE!" "GET IT OFF *Plasma grenade explodes" "He's going to kill us all!) The marines even have realistically timed blinking and their eyepeices show tactical data (kinda). Not to mention how fun it is to stick a plasma grenade to an elite and watch them fly 20 feet into the air. (not predator) I hope the PC version has a level editor *Drool*
P.S. get together with friends sometime and have 4 people throw a plasma grenade on each wheel of a warthog or tank at the same time and watch it fly!
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Halo 2, look at the screenies prepare to wipe your computer down. X box 2003.
http://www.bungie.net/perlbin/blam.pl?file=/site/1/news/stories/halo_2_announced.html
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HALO F****ING RULES!!!
The screenies look awesome but there's still a lot of work to be done. *drool*
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Originally posted by Mr Carrot
Halo 2, look at the screenies prepare to wipe your computer down. X box 2003.
http://www.bungie.net/perlbin/blam.pl?file=/site/1/news/stories/halo_2_announced.html
:jaw: *drools uncontrolably* hot damn, and i thought the first one had a decent engine but jeez, i can't wait, for it to hit the shelves sometime in 2003.
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2003??!! What the hell are the developers doing?! You know how long I have been waiting for that game???!!!
Damn it! Why did they have to release for the X Box first instead of the PC version?
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Why am i not really impressed?
If it ain't coming for the PC it doesn't exist :p
talk about pissing of a large potential customer base
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It's coming out for the PC next summer, reputedly with expanded multiplayer functionality, possibly a level editor and all that stuff. And the reason that they're holding it back is because most people are buying an XBox just to play it. If it was available on other formats sales would plummet.
When sales of Halo start to drop off, it'll come out. Not sooner.
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Originally posted by Turnsky
:jaw: *drools uncontrolably* hot damn, and i thought the first one had a decent engine but jeez, i can't wait, for it to hit the shelves sometime in 2003.
Pretty nice, even if it's only 640x480 resolution. Doom III looks a lot better though.
Hmm, actually it doesn't look that different from original?
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Actually the people who saw the trailer said it looked far better then Doom 3.......... not necesarily in flashy graphical effects but apparently it looks far more realistic and *immersive*.
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Originally posted by Kellan
It's coming out for the PC next summer, reputedly with expanded multiplayer functionality, possibly a level editor and all that stuff. And the reason that they're holding it back is because most people are buying an XBox just to play it. If it was available on other formats sales would plummet.
When sales of Halo start to drop off, it'll come out. Not sooner.
I know, and it annoys me mightily :D
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Originally posted by Crazy_Ivan80
If it ain't coming for the PC (or the PS2) it doesn't exist :p
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Stop maiming my words :p
besides there is no PS2...
Look into my eyes...
you're getting tired, so very tired...
you fall asleep..
forget about the PS2, there's only PC...
:D
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Originally posted by Crazy_Ivan80
Stop maiming my words :p
besides there is no PS2...
Look into my eyes...
you're getting tired, so very tired...
you fall asleep..
forget about the PS2, there's only PC...
:D
Still trying to forget.... :p
anyway these halo 2 shots are only early yet, just imagine what the end-product's gonna look like :D
some people have a console, others have a pc. I have both an xbox and a pc, so i have a choice of what i can play. you can't force bungie to put halo on the pc, besides, gearbox are taking care of that. just be patient games don't get the GOTY for being rushed. Just look at daikatana as a case in point (rushed).
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That's true, but on the other hand if the games don't get a graphics update for the PC Edition then they risk looking dated compared to the original when they are released a year later or whatever. PC Hardware is infinitely superior to most consoles (and definitely will be in a years time) so the latest PC games will look much better than the long-in-coming console ports, unless they do it properly like GTA3 did.
Personally I think they made a mistake not releasing Halo for the PC around the same time as the X-Box but from their point of view they didn't. I'm damned if I'm buying an X-Box just to play two games though - there isn't that much else out there to support the Box anyways...
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Originally posted by Turnsky
Just look at daikatana as a case in point (rushed).
AAAAAAARGH!! THE PAIN! :headz:
yeah, that was REALLY RUSHED! :p
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Just look at daikatana as a case in point (rushed).
When the hell is four years in developement rushed? They just did a bad job. some games take alot less time to make, and are far superior to that piece of s!#^. Look at FS2.
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I am glad i got my x box its seen far more use then my gamecube or ps2, my mates rather play halo or GPR then anything else (including SS2).
The problem with the x-box is that it had some really killer games on launch but all the new big titles dont come out to chrimbo which is a bit of a shame......... but i suppose its better then launching with no good titles then having to wait for 4 months before a worthwhile game comes out.
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Daikatana sure as hell wasnt rushed... they just screwed up...
I can see Duke Forever going the same way....
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Duke sucking? I certainly hope not. But this ic the computer industry, anything could happen
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The simple fact that it's taking so damn long may mean it sucks - I know that graphics isn't everything but if a game is in production for as long as Duke has been if it isn't released soon it may look bad to most people alongside other newer games like UT2003, which may actually not be as good - but will reach more people as most won't put up with the long development time for an old game.
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[rant] let me rephrase myself.. i should have referred to sin instead of daikatana because after sin came out there were about half a dozen patches released soon after :P .. as for halo on pc.. i'll just say this.. "good things come to those who wait" just have a little patience and it'll be released before you know it, and you never know, Halo2 might even outdo it's predecessor. As for Duke Nukem forever, hell, they might be making a whole new engine for all i know, as i can see DNF is vaporware :( unfortuneate i know but lets have a little MORE faith in developers that they will give us a product that is of high quality (like Halo).
As for bungie not releasing halo pc about the same time as the xbox version? Microsoft aquired Bungie not long after they announced the xbox. Don't be so quick to judge microsoft and to hope for thier downfall, we aussies call it tall poppy syndrome where one tries to bring someone of great Stature into ruin. some aussies do it all the time as some american's try to sue each other's arse off (it's a vicious cycle it'll die of i hope). I'm sure if Apple made it big instead of msoft we'll be give whoever owns the corporation a verbal flogging it's just human nature i'm afraid.
remember how long it took for red faction to come out on pc after the ps2 verson? just keep that in mind and try to be patient about such things, remember thest people work very hard as you may well know and it doesn't help to push them. they probably don't care but it doesn't help the situation any. [/rant]
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Originally posted by Thunder
Personally I think they made a mistake not releasing Halo for the PC around the same time as the X-Box but from their point of view they didn't. I'm damned if I'm buying an X-Box just to play two games though - there isn't that much else out there to support the Box anyways...
Yeah, games like Splinter Cell, Unreal Championship, Colin McRae 3, MechAssault, etc don't count in this then, I assume :rolleyes:. Plus Halo 2 when it eventually comes out...
*sees screenshots again*
*faints*
:jaw:
:yes: :nod:
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Halo is great as it is. But I wouldn't be surprised if it was packaged with the original campaign (which everyone whould have played by the time of the release and thus, old.) and simply geared towards online play more than anything, similar to Tribes2.
Which is another game that's too demanding for my poor machine to handle with an appreciable framerate. :(
*predicts a new machine in the future to solve these problems...*
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Halo 2 looks like its going to be a great game. And now that I have a new Pentium 4 1.8A Ghz PC, I think I shall wait for it!!!
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Yeah, if it comes out any time in the next two years... the trouble with waiting so long between releasing a game on one platform (especially a console) then porting it to PC is that it can suffer from looking old, that's less likely to happen with the PC since it's more advanced within a month of a console being released than a console is.
Of course MS won't loose out as a result - we PC only owners will, I'm damned if I'm buying an X-Box just to play Halo.
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i on the other hand bought an x-box just for halo, and it was a good buy :nod:
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Mmm, It's a financial thing - I would if I had the cash to burn, however it's a hell of a lot of money for one game.
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i like DOE3 :) plus there is Shenmue II, which is brilliant.
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of course there are always certain people who might create certain tools to make it possible for a certain program to work on another platform.
Of course it is the policy of a certain Community not to speak about these certain programs and the results tey are certain to get ;)
I'm certainly sure you can all acertain what I'm certainly not talking about.
;) :D