Comments on: Crytek CEO Says Halo = Meh.

By: weclock

weclock — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 20:02:24 +0000

Grandma’s Boy is very funny.

By: Jetsetlemming

Jetsetlemming — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 19:45:50 +0000

I agree with him, and share the same preferences.

Far Cry was fun up until about midgame, where it got boring and repetitive. The Trygens and mercenaries weren’t fun to fight.

Crysis looks cool, and the suit mechanics should liven Crytek’s standard ops a bit. The multiplayer videos I’ve watched look good.

Halo is a 7 on a good day. It’s a great CONSOLE FPS, but compared to PC fare it worsens considerably.

By: xx-Thor-xx

xx-Thor-xx — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 08:37:00 +0000

never seen it…is it funny?

By: weclock

weclock — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 06:06:32 +0000

Grandma’s Boy?

By: xx-Thor-xx

xx-Thor-xx — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 21:31:47 +0000

doom and goldeneye at least had stellar graphics for their respective era’s i do agree with you dragon gameplay is more important than graphics but i sure do love me some parallax mapping.

By: somewhat

somewhat — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 21:24:40 +0000

I’m with you weclock, and it’s the multiplayer that truly makes Halo(s) standout on a console (for me anyways).

By: weclock

weclock — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 20:52:39 +0000

I have the Crysis beta, and I never played it.

not because of lack of interest, but because I’m out woman hunting.

But anyway, I enjoyed the first Halo, it (storyline) was fun. Was it ‘omg super awesome?’ no.
But it wasn’t shit, either.

By: Dragon

Dragon — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 20:33:45 +0000

It’s the graphics that seem to have most games mags and sites foaming at the mouth with anticipation, I’ve always, always believed that gameplay > graphics, I don’t care for your fancy parallax mapping or your HDR, I just want a game that plays well, If it looks good it’s a bonus, Which is why games like GoldenEye, Streets of Rage, Doom, Duke3D and the original SNES Mario Kart will always have a place in my game collection.

By: xx-Thor-xx

xx-Thor-xx — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 19:16:09 +0000

i enjoyed it, there are alot of things in it you dont find in other fps’. i must admit though i am a graphics whore, so that could be tainting my reasoning.

By: Dragon

Dragon — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 11:54:21 +0000

I never said the Beta was boring, I just said it wasn’t fun, I’m not the only one too, I heard from a few others that it’s nothing excitable, the gameplay has all been seen before and has been done far better.

Ubisoft seem to have taken FarCry and fixed the stuff that no-one liked and are making a sequel that features all the good stuff and none of the bad stuff from the first game, the mutants were ridiculous if you ask me, more of an annoyance than a gameplay element.

Crytek however seem to be dazzling us with pretty graphics and high detail physics rather than making a game that look genuinely fun to play.

By: TheUnknownX

TheUnknownX — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 09:52:29 +0000

I personally liked Far Cry. I still do. I think it’s still much better than many other fps shooters. And Halos are overrated, little better than average games that are hyped too much (In my opinion), I’m not saying that it’s a bad game.

By: Fadeaway

Fadeaway — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 09:04:02 +0000

They don’t list reasons because they’re bitter that they don’t actually HAVE the beta; or that they’ve only seen videos; or that they’re just rampant fanboys.

By: da soc

da soc — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 05:11:59 +0000

I don’t understand how anyone says that Crysis beta is “boring.”

Since they never list a single reason.

By: EyeKhan

EyeKhan — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 04:24:20 +0000

That was a really intelligent interview.

I agree he may be a little shy on the console side of the spectrum, but he’s right about the hardware constraints. I’ll still maintain the PC is by far the most advanced way to get the most out of a game since the upgradeability factor exists on the PC.

I’ll also hold to the opinion that the PC is also one of the biggest money pits, second only to the car, in this world.

By: Steve

Steve — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 01:56:05 +0000

I get the impression he likes to create games more than play them. When he does play a game, he ends up breaking them down into their technical details. So yeah, he’s sort of one-sided when it comes to judging a game.

By: Dragon

Dragon — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 01:24:45 +0000

Judging from the MP beta for Crysis, it’s all Graphics and no gameplay, it just wasn’t fun at all.

Single player looks to a very generic experience too, Farcry was kinda boring too, so, you know, he’s one to talk.

By: xx-Thor-xx

xx-Thor-xx — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 00:22:26 +0000

that was a really informative interview. yay for good questions.

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 00:09:46 +0000

He’s right. The Halo series consists of slightly above average FPS games that are only popular due to a massive PR/hype engine behind them, and the fact that consoles have never really had any good, playable FPSs. It’s why PC gamers didn’t raise too much of a fuss over waiting for 3 years to get Halo 2 after it was already on XBox.