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starman · Apr 28, 2003, 08:04 AM

"The difference between Halo 1 and Halo 2 might be generational, if not exponential."

God Almighty, this game is going to be the end-all-be-all of videogames if everything holds true in this article.

http://www.neowin.net/comments.php?c...amers&id=10596

http://www.perfectphp.com/Halo2/

Mike

- - e r i k - - · Apr 28, 2003, 08:29 AM

Originally posted by starman:
"The difference between Halo 1 and Halo 2 might be generational, if not exponential."

Halo 2 already? Wake me when they release the first one. *yawn*

lemondrop · Apr 28, 2003, 08:30 AM

Good for ya!

I hate games, the Terminal gets me wet.

OwlBoy · Apr 28, 2003, 10:04 AM

Halo 2 is going to be awsome.

Then add XBox live to it.

Wooot!

-Owl

G4ME · Apr 28, 2003, 10:11 AM

didn't they say that when the first one was still in development, and then Microsoft bought Bungie and castrated the game.

BTW i will buy it when it comes out for more then one platform, no way in hell am i dropping more cash for another system

Agasthya · Apr 28, 2003, 10:12 AM

Originally posted by starman:
"The difference between Halo 1 and Halo 2 might be generational, if not exponential."

God Almighty, this game is going to be the end-all-be-all of videogames if everything holds true in this article.

http://www.neowin.net/comments.php?c...amers&id=10596

http://www.perfectphp.com/Halo2/

Mike

I read somewhere that the core creative team of Bungie was unhappy with the way Microsoft does things and decided to leave. Anyone know if this has any truth to it?

starman · Apr 28, 2003, 10:13 AM

Originally posted by agasthya:
I read somewhere that the core creative team of Bungie was unhappy with the way Microsoft does things and decided to leave. Anyone know if this has any truth to it?

Ya, I read it on a GameCube fanboy site

The core team is still there.

Mike

Brien · Apr 28, 2003, 10:15 AM

Wow, Halo 2 is sweet. I'll wait till it comes out on mac, screw the ex-box.

OwlBoy · Apr 28, 2003, 10:15 AM

Oh, and so people don't come in here and ask where Halo for the Mac is:

http://www.bungie.net/perlbin/blam.p...nnounced.html&

-Owl

Agasthya · Apr 28, 2003, 10:18 AM

Originally posted by brien:
Wow, Halo 2 is sweet. I'll wait till it comes out on mac, screw the ex-box.

I somehow doubt Halo 2 will make it to the computer. This will most probably be an Xbox exclusive. The only reason Halo is coming to the PC was because it was originally planned for the PC/Mac before Microsoft dove in..they were just tying up loose ends there.

Severed Hand of Skywalker · Apr 28, 2003, 10:21 AM

The first one had lots of potential but the levels were so repetitive especially towards the end, it was also much to short and linear. It also looked highly dated next to Metroid.

I personally found Metroid about 10x better, I know many people love Halo because of the multiplayer but I don't know anyone else with an xbox so I can't really give that a whirl.

OwlBoy · Apr 28, 2003, 10:25 AM

Also of note, I am a Bungie FanBoy, not an XBox Fanboy

.

Halo 2 will kick so much ass!

-Owl

gadster · Apr 28, 2003, 10:27 AM

Originally posted by agasthya:
I somehow doubt Halo 2 will make it to the computer. This will most probably be an Xbox exclusive. The only reason Halo is coming to the PC was because it was originally planned for the PC/Mac before Microsoft dove in..they were just tying up loose ends there.

Bungie Dogs!

X-Box owners, please don't feel guilty whilst pirateing this software. Bungie used to rule, now they suck. I wish them really bad luck in heavy traffic.

oVeRmInD911 · Apr 28, 2003, 11:35 AM

Yes, Halo 2 will be awesome. It's sad that Microsoft gobbled up Bungie, but that alone isn't enough to pull me away from their games.

daimoni · 10:48 AM

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Mac Zealot · Apr 28, 2003, 12:24 PM

I think halo is stupid. Nevermind Halo 2.

sek929 · Apr 28, 2003, 12:58 PM

The original Halo is quite possibly one of the most entertaining games I have ever played, its almost like crack.

Halo 2 will be awesome end of story.

Mac Zealot · Apr 28, 2003, 01:00 PM

*nod* dun worry sek I'm alright with it

just saying I dun think it's worth me money.

imaxxedout69 · Apr 28, 2003, 01:17 PM

F*ck Bungie, and F*ck microsoft.

If Halo ever comes out for the Mac, maybe I'll reconsider my stand, but those ****ing sell outs can kiss my ass until then.

- Ca$h

Adam Betts · Apr 28, 2003, 03:33 PM

Originally posted by starman:
Ya, I read it on a GameCube fanboy site

The core team is still there.

I'm too lazy to find the article but I remember that it said around 13 people left Bungie after the acquisition.

Some of them are now in Zoonami, Nintendo, and several others. Few other ex-Bungie staffs formed a new company but I dunno what it's called.

I think some people are confusing Bungie with Rare though cause most of the important people left Rare.

benb · Apr 28, 2003, 03:46 PM

Originally posted by imaxxedout69:
F*ck Bungie, and F*ck microsoft.

If Halo ever comes out for the Mac, maybe I'll reconsider my stand, but those ****ing sell outs can kiss my ass until then.

- Ca$h

Oh shut up. You would "sell out" too.

nforcer · Apr 28, 2003, 03:54 PM

I'm more interested in seeing what Rare (MS's other acquision) is going to be doing for Perfect Dark 2. Halo was a great game, but I went back and started playing Perfect Dark for N64 last week, and damn, it's amazing at how much more of a detail oriented person I have become. Perfect Dark has so many things that I overlooked the first time through... many things that to this day beat what Halo has to offer, in my opinion of course.

But Halo 2 should be pretty good. Too bad it won't come to Mac/PC though. Xbox controller (and the controller S) is something I still don't like :/

imaxxedout69 · Apr 28, 2003, 06:30 PM

Originally posted by benb:
Oh shut up. You would "sell out" too.

Actually I doubt I would. If some company is KICKING ASS, and catering to a specific community, mac people, then someone realizes how awesome they are, buys them up, and makes them go against the mac community? **** THAT.

- Ca$h

Adam Betts · Apr 28, 2003, 07:17 PM

Originally posted by imaxxedout69:
Actually I doubt I would. If some company is KICKING ASS, and catering to a specific community, mac people, then someone realizes how awesome they are, buys them up, and makes them go against the mac community? **** THAT.

I'd have to agree with you.

olePigeon · Apr 28, 2003, 07:55 PM

Originally posted by OwlBoy:
Halo 2 is going to be awsome.

Then add XBox live to it.

Wooot!

-Owl

You mean like how Halo 1 was so revolutionary? So revolutionary that it was just like every other damn FSP on the market.

Adam Betts · Apr 28, 2003, 08:39 PM

Originally posted by olePigeon:
You mean like how Halo 1 was so revolutionary? So revolutionary that it was just like every other damn FSP on the market.

Woehrle46 · Apr 28, 2003, 10:48 PM

I'm so tired of people saying they hate bungie and halo simply because it came out on xbox. If it had come out for mac, everyone would be singing its praises and celebrating bungie. That said, I thought the single player was very entertaining but not groundbreaking. The multiplayer on the other hand is just about the best thing i've ever played. Hooking up 4 xboxes in one room with 16 guys playing teams on bloodgulch is amazing. Internet gaming still cant compare to actually being in the same room as the guys youre playing with. As for Halo 2, I cant wait! Looks better than the original and you get to play people online when no ones arround for LAN games.

OwlBoy · Apr 28, 2003, 10:51 PM

Originally posted by olePigeon:
You mean like how Halo 1 was so revolutionary? So revolutionary that it was just like every other damn FSP on the market.

I never said anything about halo 1

And I never said it was revolutionary

CANT SOMEONE ****ING LIKE SOMETHING WITH OUT IT BEING AMAZING AND STUPENDOUS AND IMERESSING EVERY ****ING HUMAN BEING IN THE WHOLE ****ING WORD?!?!? Damn you people are annoying.

-Owl

nforcer · Apr 29, 2003, 01:37 AM

Anyone happen to have mirrored the images? I wanted to show them to a friend but they were pulled from their sources

olePigeon · Apr 29, 2003, 02:53 AM

Originally posted by OwlBoy:
Oh, and so people don't come in here and ask where Halo for the Mac is:

http://www.bungie.net/perlbin/blam.p...nnounced.html&

-Owl

Microsoft's PRs hold as much water as a wet paper sack. I think it's safe to continue asking if Halo will ever show up on PC/Mac.

Even if it does, I won't buy it until it's on the $5 rack.

Mac Zealot · Apr 29, 2003, 02:58 AM

gimme a freaking break.. if bungie still existed and made it for mac I'd be happy, yes1

But you miss the point.. a 60 billion dollar company makes it

Brien · Apr 29, 2003, 01:17 PM

Originally posted by Adam Betts:
I'm too lazy to find the article but I remember that it said around 13 people left Bungie after the acquisition.

Some of them are now in Zoonami, Nintendo, and several others. Few other ex-Bungie staffs formed a new company but I dunno what it's called.

I think some people are confusing Bungie with Rare though cause most of the important people left Rare.

Now they're with the group that made TimeSplitters 2.

GoGoReggieXPowars · Apr 29, 2003, 05:14 PM

Originally posted by nforcer:
I'm more interested in seeing what Rare (MS's other acquision) is going to be doing for Perfect Dark 2.

Me too. I loved Perfect Dark on the N64.

However: anyone remember the original Oni demos? The game and the end wasn't nearly as jam-packed as those first bunch of movies looked, no multi-player, etc. I still liked it OK, the 3rd person control avoided a lot of the camera problems that N64 games had (mainly by putting everything inside office buildings and other rooms!

) but the whole thing felt like I should have been playing with a game controller and not a mouse (the combo controls especially).

imaxxedout69 · Apr 29, 2003, 06:35 PM

Originally posted by Woehrle46:
I'm so tired of people saying they hate bungie and halo simply because it came out on xbox. If it had come out for mac, everyone would be singing its praises and celebrating bungie.

Hey you're right! And we DID do that, with Marathon, Oni, and other cool bungie games. BUT THEN BUNGIE FREAKING SOLD THE HELL OUT AND WENT AGAINST THE VERY PEOPLE WHO MADE THEM SO SUCCESSFUL.

They SCREWED their customer base.

SCREW THEM.

- Ca$H

I'mDaMac · Apr 30, 2003, 12:30 AM

I already have a PS2 and a GC, I don't need an Xbox. I was a fan of Bungie games but since they don't make games for my favorite platform anymore they've lost me as a fan. I'll wait for Doom 3 for Mac.

MindFad · Apr 30, 2003, 12:42 AM

*pictures Doom 3 on his Mac*

starman · Apr 30, 2003, 12:43 AM

Originally posted by MindFad:
*pictures Doom 3 on his Mac*

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Nice one.

Mike