I used to play this at my friends house in 2001 but never beat it. 19 years later I just finally cleared it on the pc, but with the original and superior visuals.
What did Zig Forums think of it then and what do you think now? How does it compare to other shooters with a huge legacy like Half Life 2?
very good game with fun multiplayer
this, and it's not only fun, it's the only good one
>How does it compare to other shooters with a huge legacy like Half Life 2?
its actually a fun and memorable game
half life 2 is really bland
I'm going to try 2 for the first time when it goes up tonight on pc, what am I in for? I've never even got around to touching that one before.
The only good game ever created.
It's a solid game. Not a fan of the multiplayer but the campaign is fun, even if it begins to tediously reuse spaces.
>even if it begins to tediously reuse spaces.
I had no idea how bad this was. The outdoor levels are so great, why is so much of the game bland sci fi interior??
>not a fan of multi-player
Did someone get filtered by scorpions in blood gulch because he didn't know how to hull down? Lmao
I'm in a similar situation, finally beat it on Legendary the other day.
I think I've finally fucking vindicated my childhood because jesus christ the level design gets outrageously bad. I completely understand how I got lost in a linear shooter game as a kid now. The combat sandbox still holds up, but the level reuse has only gotten more blatant with age.
how do you do that?
i never use the vehicles though
I think me and my childhood friend never beat it either because the levels all look the same and we were playing on a shitty crt tv and couldn't see where we were going.
Love the atmosphere and it lay a lot of groundwork, but later Halo's improve on it both mechanically and in their pacing
How does 2 improve upon 1?
Duel wield, melee is more useful, magnum isn't overpowered, no lengthy backtracking and slowly traversing through large barren areas, more enemy types. I think more vehicles too but I could be remembering wrong
>magnum isn't overpowered
that's not an improvement
Is there still a ton of sci fi interiors that all look the same so you get lost constantly?
I like the OG magnum but shit was broken beyond belief
No, it's more straightforward and linear, which has its own drawbacks I guess but I don't mind
>it's more straightforward and linear
I don't really see it as a drawback with something like halo. String me a long to the gunfights as efficiently as possible.
2 and 3 do that nicely
good to know. I could probably google this but I'd rather hear an estimation from an user, but how long is 2's campaign?
>original graphics
how? Xbox emulator?
the mcc version lets you flip between the original graphics and the hideous remake graphics instantly.
same with Gaylo 2 btw
I didn't even know there was a remake version of 2. Is it just as ugly as 1?
Eh, similar length to 1's iirc. Maybe an hour shorter. 3 is the shortest of the trilogy but it's my favourite campaign, so take that as you will
Haven't played it yet >:)
But apparently it doesn't look as good as Anniversary multiplayer
I love and still do but it did age.
2 is the best game in the series, and the best FPS ever made.
Arbiter levels are based, don't let anyone tell you otherwise.
It didn't age, you aged.
I'm excited to finally go through it, I was always salty as a ps2 person that I couldn't play it back when it was getting coverage on Cheat and Xplay constantly.
halo always has and always will suck
Get ready to literally have the game's entire script memorised after one playthrough.
Nothing ever made - no game, movie, TV show, anything - has such a memorable script. Every other line is a masterpiece.
I realise this isn't exactly what makes a great game, but it is something they only get just right in Halo 2 and never recapture.
Halo was peak 2000s core. I don't think it has aged well
I never really compared Halo to Half Life 2, more to the original Half Life and between the two I think Halo was the better overall experience and I would extend this to HL2 aswell.
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