Would you be interested by Halo 3 for PC ?

[Zenoth]

I am a little surprised by some of the comments so far, but to each his/her opinions !

Personally, as I said, I would definitely buy it. I already got Halo: Combat Evolved and Halo 2 for Windows XP (yes yes, I did bought Halo 2 for Vista, but Vista has tremendous problems with refresh rates and CRT's, see my thread on the Operating Systems forum about it, so I went back to XP and used a crack to play it on XP instead). And even though I prefer the original, I still like the sequel (if it wasn't for those stupid Jackal Snipers I wouldn't be so annoyed in the later levels).

I do not own a 360, and I do not plan to buy one. I can't stand Console gaming anymore due to their controllers and because shooters is my favorite genre. But I still believe that Bungie knows how to make good games. The graphics aren't that of Crysis', but it's all about fun. There's a sense of exaggeration and unfit comedy about that series that I've always liked, and much more. I would like to get Halo 3 for the simple purpose of entertaining myself on one of those rainy days during a week-end, just have fun without having to, nor wanting to analyze the game-play in any ways, shapes or forms.

 

[lupi]

Originally posted by: ZzZGuy
There are better games out there to play for the PC no matter what genre you like.

I'm pretty sure that's all most of us whom favor the PC are saying; yet the console girls can't stand to here that because they know their console is the best.

 

[exdeath]

Originally posted by: lupi

Originally posted by: ZzZGuy
There are better games out there to play for the PC no matter what genre you like.

I'm pretty sure that's all most of us whom favor the PC are saying; yet the console girls can't stand to here that because they know their console is the best.

They've got PCs beat in on area... *grumble cough* Bioshock *cough*

Usually we give consoles crap because of the things they don't have that a PC does... but lack of DRM infestation is one of those things where not having it makes the console superior.

I'm convinced that DRM Nazis are what is going to kill PC gaming, not console performance. It will be because of those who want to push the total lock down paradigm on the PC with hardware and kernel encryption and rights management to control content on YOUR PC (ie: see the mobile phone industry to see where PCs are headed if we allow this stuff... can you say paying $1 every time you change your wallpaper?)

 

[NaOH]

Originally posted by: lupi

Originally posted by: ZzZGuy
There are better games out there to play for the PC no matter what genre you like.

I'm pretty sure that's all most of us whom favor the PC are saying; yet the console girls can't stand to here that because they know their console is the best.

You realize that the majority of people that are on this forum have PCs to game on right. haha

 

[lupi]

Originally posted by: exdeath

Originally posted by: lupi

Originally posted by: ZzZGuy
There are better games out there to play for the PC no matter what genre you like.

I'm pretty sure that's all most of us whom favor the PC are saying; yet the console girls can't stand to here that because they know their console is the best.

They've got PCs beat in on area... *grumble cough* Bioshock *cough*

Usually we give consoles crap because of the things they don't have that a PC does... but lack of DRM infestation is one of those things where not having it makes the console superior.

I'm convinced that DRM Nazis are what is going to kill PC gaming, not console performance. It will be because of those who want to push the total lock down paradigm on the PC with hardware and kernel encryption and rights management to control content on YOUR PC (ie: see the mobile phone industry to see where PCs are headed if we allow this stuff... can you say paying $1 every time you change your wallpaper?)

I played through Bioshock once on the XBOX 360 (only because it was playable before the launch date!) and loved it so much that I'm playing through it all over again on the PC, which looks soooo much crisper and more detailed!


From the head editor of PCG

 

[Randum]

no way. The features and online is pretty "console friendly" but not what I want on a PC...if that makes any sense

 

[postmortemIA]

FPS garbage for brainless tasteless consoles.

 

[Skunkwourk]

I would just to finish the story, and because I don't plan on buying an xbox 360.

 

[Bateluer]

Originally posted by: MmmSkyscraper

Originally posted by: Raduque
It's not just a map editor. Do any PC games in the past "decade" have a map editor where you can change the map on the fly in game? How about editors that let more then one person change the map live online? Editing the map live with multiple people in game?

Hmm....

I want to shoot noobs in the face and shout "BOOOM HEADSHOT!1!1!!!", not bollox around with a map.

No sh!t, you're going to try messing around with the map, using an Xbox controller, during an active game?

 

[Piuc2020]

Halo is probably the most overrated game of all time for me, I was so anxious to play Halo 1 and I thought it was just average. I falled for the hype once again for Halo 2 and got it and I absolutely HATED Halo 2, it was a terrible console port and the game in itself wasn't so fun in the end.

And now I find myself wanting to play Halo 3, the games have been pretty boring and not revolutionary at all yet I keep falling for the hype because I keep thinking one of these Halos is going to live up to Bungie's marathon heritage.

I want Halo 3 for PC IF and ONLY IF it is a proper port and its gameplay is good enough to compete with other games on the PC. Needless to say I was incredibly happy when Half-Life 2 won GOTY 2004 in several publications simply because I didn't think Halo 2 deserved to win game of the year, I simply can't see what makes Halo so good, I just can't. Even Marathon is more fun to play than Halo.

 

[kmmatney]

Assuming it will eventually come out on PC, I'll buy it when the price drops well lower than $20.

 

[Nightmare225]

Sure, it's a great series, which lots of PC gamers seem to doubt. Should be coming sooner this time around, since MS is starting to support the Windows platform again. Gears of War is coming out only a year after the 360 release, and it was the best selling 360 game...

 

[WT]

I just shot a guy after he exited the store carrying a Halo 3 DVD, so I'm good to go for my copy at his expense !!!








Actually, I take that back, I didn't shoot anyone in RL, but it made for a good lead-in there. On to the topic at hand, I have watched televised matches of Halo on G4TV and wondered what the Hell was all the fuss about ?? For me personally, I'd never bother with it when compared to the original UT, or Enemy Territory, or even lesser FPS games that have entertained me for a few months. So you Xbox guys can have some fun finally, but you end up looking like those Win95 nuts back in the 'Start Me Up' days hanging out by the storefront at 11:59 panting in desperation. I guess every generation has their Cabbage Patch craze .... but back to WHY I don't like it:
The splintering of online gaming continues, with consoles leaning further away from the PC crowd, and even Halo's crowd losing some of their mass due to gamers sticking with Halo2 for whatever reason. Yea, I know ... progress .. whatever .. its just NOT my cop 'o tea, and I have yet to find a PC gamer that has made this a 'must have' buy at this time.
Yet another one: Console gaming doesn't do jack sh*t, other than waste away some free time you have. I bought my first PC in 1989, tinkered/broke it and then had to learn how to fix it. That led to my current profession as an IT guy, and after 10+ years doing that, I am pleased to say I've found my niche and still enjoy work. I even fix them on the side and manage to stash away enough spare change to have 7 PCs that are suitably up to date in the house. So if you like PCs, then why not look at it as a career. Don't gripe about your lame parent's PC with onboard graphics when you try and run Oblivion ... upgrade the damn thing and learn something about it while doing it.

There is one huge advantage a console has: Online matchmaking. The Halo matchmaking setup looks effortless, but Vista users get this garbage Windows Live abortion that doesn't even work properly for the two games using it, Shadowrun and Halo 2, so in that respect I give the console props ... anyhoo, I'm rambling at this point, but as far as Halo 3 on MY PC ?? Cold .. day .. in .. Hell.

 

[bunnyfubbles]

Yes, but ONLY if it offered decent network co-op support. All the PC elitists can go on and on about how Halo is nothing all that unique and blah blah blah, but the campaigns in the Halo series are no worse (if not better) than those found in PC FPSes. Then when we consider the vastly underexploited campaign co-op options in today's games (its rare even for consoles) Halo is easily one of the best games for such gameplay.

 

[JBT]

Played Halo 1 on Xbox a little bit, it really didn't interest me at all. I have no reason to by Halo 3. I don't buy a ton of games so Halo3 def isn't on the list. I still play CSS, BF2 and am trying to break by addiction to LOTRO thats about as many games as I can handle at once.

 

[Sho'Nuff]

I'd buy it if it is an actual true port of the game, and not some lame shell of a port ala Halo 2. My PC is much more powerful than a 360, which can only mean a better gameplay experience if the port is done right.

 

[Skacer]

Halo is just a watered down version of Quake for the console generation. Master Chief is just a remixed version of the original Doom Guy. And Forge is just a gimmick in the face of real modding communities.

I don't hate Halo because it is a good or bad game, I hate it because of the massive number of people who think it is actually something new. It is almost as insulting as the TF2 fans who actually think the fucking series started with TFC. I actually like TF2, but the number of people who don't even realize they are playing the 3rd in a series where the first one was the best is astounding.

 

[TheUnk]

haha no

 

[potato28]

Nope, I can't stand the lame story. And that map editor crap... it's a disgrace to real modders.

 

[WhipperSnapper]

Halo? What's this Halo game I keep hearing people talk about? Who needs Halo when there's Unreal Tournament? I expect to be more than occupied with Unreal Tournament III.

 

[Xavier434]

No, but I am sure many others would be. A lot of people who need to lrn2halo rely solely on a mouse and keyboard and they will want to buy a PC copy. j/k :laugh:

Seriously though, I am all for it being available on PC. The way I see it, us gamer consumers will be in heaven if there existed no game which was exclusive to a particular console, just PC, or whatever. We could pick whatever platform we wanted to play the games on and stick to just that platform.


Imagine that? What a concept!

 

[WhipperSnapper]

Originally posted by: tuteja1986

The game i ain't interested in at all is UT2007 because from the looks of it hasn't advanced dramatically after the UT1999.

Unreal Tournament 1999 is an amazing game that doesn't need to "advance" other than to add new game types (like Onslaught and Invasion). In fact, most of the people in the UT99 community were disappointed with UT 2003 and UT 2004 and are still hoping for a real, bona-fide UT-2.

Unreal Tournament III could advance merely by removing the floaty-dodgy feeling of UT 2004 and by fixing UT 2004's poor CTF game play. Of course, modders will release several old and new game types and mappers will release thousands of custom maps.

If I had to place a bet, my money would be for UT3 to trounce any console port produced by Microsoft.

 

[you2]

From the halo3 threads on other forums it sounds like the consoles folks are less than flattered with the non-port of halo3....

 

[Beev]

Originally posted by: you2
From the halo3 threads on other forums it sounds like the consoles folks are less than flattered with the non-port of halo3....

Really? I haven't heard anything but good things about it. Granted, I haven't been looking, but it's hard to miss some of it...

 

[exdeath]

Originally posted by: Xavier434
No, but I am sure many others would be. A lot of people who need to lrn2halo rely solely on a mouse and keyboard and they will want to buy a PC copy. j/k :laugh:

Seriously though, I am all for it being available on PC. The way I see it, us gamer consumers will be in heaven if there existed no game which was exclusive to a particular console, just PC, or whatever. We could pick whatever platform we wanted to play the games on and stick to just that platform.


Imagine that? What a concept!

But then you wouldn't have exclusives that sold crappy consoles that people otherwise wouldn't buy if they could get the game even for a weaker system...

I think it's pretty pathetic and lame when they have to "lure" you with "we have this must have game for 2007 and they don't!!!!", especially when they fight tooth and nail to get exclusive rights to prevent the original developer from even making the game on anything else ever... Are they that insecure that they aren't comfortable making the game cross platform and letting the consumer choose which is better?

For example, the most recent Zelda... I am REALLY surprised Nintendo released Twilight Princess for Gamecube AND Wii... they probably lost a few Wii sales to people who just wanted that one game and didn't care for the Wii.