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Got this with my Xbox a couple of weeks back only to ignore. For me it just didn't live up to all the hype and after discussing this with Notorious Biggles I though I would go back and give it another go. Well after playing it a second time round I must say its truly...amazing. After getting past where I got to last time (343 Guilty Spark) it was time to take on The Libary. After many people saying it was the worst level in the game I really cant see how. It was the level that introduced the hardcore shooter it is known for.

All those Flood just running at you its immense. At the moment im on the last bit with that massive 3km drive to the ship in a Warthog.

Great is all I can say now I see why its rated so highly.

Last I remember we were talking about the Library level of Halo, I forgot you were so quick to jump into the 'lets s|ag off everything I can because I think I'm losing this 'argument'' mode.


If you really want to bring other games into it, I would like to point out how the Special Ops in Half-Life have superior AI to the cleverest enemy in Halo. So..that's a negative progression over four years. Nice.

Is Riddick worth buying i was just gonna rent it

Crap AI? Yes of course, you clearly played it on Legendary...

Metroid Prime was so superior with its auto aiming system and ever strafing enemies that seemingly move up in down in front of you void of any remote intelligence.

They are games involving Alien creatures, what the hell do you expect?

Riddick on the other hand blows both completely out of the water.

Maybe my eyes have gone funny, but I don't think easy had 9 letters in it.

Rickoss wrote:

> Now before you all burn me at the stake, I'm not saying Serious Sam
> is better, it's obvious Halo's the better game, I've just got a lot
> more fun out of the former, and isn't that the point of playing
> games?

If the point of a game is to produce fun, and you had more fun with SS than Halo, that therefore makes SS a better game (for you), regardless of technical ability or craftsmanship.

When you play games on Easy I don't know what you expect.

Oh.

I didn't realise the definition of 'hardcore shooter' was 'walk forwards whilst holding the trigger down'.

Maybe some sort of...enemy intelligence or a room that wasn't long and straight would have made it better.

Tiltawhirl wrote:
> Guilty Spark had excellent atmosphere up to the point where all the
> mushrooms started running at me, all that atmosphere wasted on a
> bunch of Mario World rejects.


Their annoying little fcukers, esp in The Library level

Played it for the first time on co-op today, after Matt insisted it was far better than 1-player. I personally see no difference, Halo's just a good shooter and nothing more. Maybe it was a groundbreaking experience when it was first released, but for me it's just a disappointment. I've got a lot more fun out of Serious Sam, and the Serious Jeep has homing rocket launchers, therefore it's better than the Warthog.

Now before you all burn me at the stake, I'm not saying Serious Sam is better, it's obvious Halo's the better game, I've just got a lot more fun out of the former, and isn't that the point of playing games?

Guilty Spark had excellent atmosphere up to the point where all the mushrooms started running at me, all that atmosphere wasted on a bunch of Mario World rejects.