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Hype Hurts
Posted By: XianDate: 5/16/00 10:33 a.m.

In Response To: Shugashack gives Halo 6.4 (Wirehead)

First off, no rating system like this is- or claims to be- objective. So calm down. Your reactions were exactly those he was trying to get- as per the intro to the article on the News page.

Second, this score was a response to the huge amount of hype behind the game and its release at E3. If you don't think there's a ton of hype, consider how many magazine covers Halo has dominated while the inside content has been a rehash of what's been said before. Then consider how many websites have done jaw-dropping previews, again, with rehashed info and screenshots. So while there's a big buzz- rightly so- there isn't a lot of game info- Bungie's decision. The bigger that information gap... the bigger the hype factor.

Obviously, you're going to get raised expectations for something with this level of exposure. You're also going to get those who go out of their way to be anti-hype types. I don't think the score was the latter type, IMHO (those type typically claim Halo isn't "real"). I believe someone let their expectations get the better of them and the score reflected that disappointment. Tons of scripting, more proof that this is indeed realtime, some story/content/art revealed, some situations to fuel the imagination and speculation... how can Bungie be faulted for such a demonstration?!

Easy.

It's not gameplay. At least not the pure and raw sense that Quake fans are used to. Even worse to those with high expectations, much of the information could be deemed unimportant or redundant (ie, "We KNOW it's realtime" "Story? Who cares? Cortana what?" "Oooh, more models, big fat hairy..." "Great, they can script stuff, good").

While I don't think there's an excuse for a journalist allowing his expectations to taint his work or for his crude writing style... I can see how someone could be led to such a score. Again, hardly objective even against his own scale... but it doesn't automatically mean he's a jerk, idiot, out to kill Halo, or whatever. I'm sure he has more things to be concerned with than specifically targeting Halo.

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Shugashack gives Halo 6.4Wirehead 5/16/00 6:01 a.m.
     Re: Shugashack gives Halo 6.4Forensic 5/16/00 6:17 a.m.
           Amen. n/tZaff 5/16/00 8:15 a.m.
                 Re: Shugashack gives Halo 6.4Case 5/16/00 7:33 p.m.
           thats a logical score.*mxyzptlk 5/16/00 8:45 a.m.
                 after reading the rest of the article....*mxyzptlk 5/16/00 9:02 a.m.
           Oooo... sarky pants...Dfin' 5/16/00 8:49 a.m.
           What a weak retort... -ntJohnny Rotten 5/16/00 4:05 p.m.
     Re: Shugashack gives Halo 6.4Luke 5/16/00 7:00 a.m.
           Re: Shugashack gives Halo 6.4Redox 5/16/00 10:06 a.m.
     Re: Shugashack gives Halo 6.4Psyrixx 5/16/00 8:52 a.m.
     Re: Shugashack gives Halo 6.4Cannibal Harry =PN= 5/16/00 9:08 a.m.
     Re: Shugashack gives Halo 6.4Myndreach [OSC] 5/16/00 9:17 a.m.
     Re: Shugashack gives Halo 6.4Demandred 5/16/00 9:56 a.m.
           Re: Shugashack gives Halo 6.4Edgecrusher 5/16/00 1:52 p.m.
     Re: Shugashack gives Halo 6.4Cow Mutilator 5/16/00 10:00 a.m.
     Re: Shugashack gives Halo 6.4Hiro.. 5/16/00 10:13 a.m.
           Oni (nt)David Oosha 5/16/00 11:14 a.m.
     Hype HurtsXian 5/16/00 10:33 a.m.
           Re: Hyp(ocrit)es HurtNarcogen 5/16/00 11:06 a.m.
                 Re: Hyp(ocrit)es HurtXian 5/16/00 11:44 a.m.
                       Re: Hyp(ocrit)es HurtMark Levin 5/16/00 12:01 p.m.
                             Re: Hyp(ocrit)es HurtXian 5/16/00 12:40 p.m.
                                   Re: Hyp(ocrit)es Hurt{BZ}SINginius 5/16/00 1:13 p.m.
                                         Maybe.Xian 5/16/00 1:30 p.m.
                                               Wrong.Nemesis 5/16/00 2:37 p.m.
                                                     Period? Hardly.Xian 5/16/00 2:52 p.m.
                                                           Actually you may be wrong here.CyberBob =PN= 5/16/00 3:42 p.m.
                                                           Re: Period? Hardly.Nemesis 5/16/00 11:02 p.m.
                                                           Re: YOU filled out their wordsNemesis 5/16/00 11:23 p.m.
                                   Re: Hyp(ocrit)es HurtMark Levin 5/16/00 1:48 p.m.
                                         Realistic representationXian 5/16/00 2:13 p.m.
                                               Re: Realistic representationMark Levin 5/16/00 3:03 p.m.
                                         Re: Hyp(ocrit)es HurtDemandred 5/16/00 5:17 p.m.
                       Xian : Do you WANT this game?mad.max =PN= 5/16/00 1:46 p.m.
                             Re: Xian : Do you WANT this game?Xian 5/16/00 2:24 p.m.
                                   You snipped my book analogymad.max =PN= 5/16/00 3:59 p.m.
                                         Re: You snipped my book analogyLouis Wu 5/16/00 11:49 p.m.
                       Press and GameplayCyberBob =PN= 5/16/00 1:48 p.m.
                             Re: Press and GameplayXian 5/16/00 2:47 p.m.
                                   Solely gameplay.CyberBob =PN= 5/16/00 2:58 p.m.
                                   Re: Press and GameplayDan Rudolph 5/16/00 5:47 p.m.
                             Re: Press and GameplayShadowfax 5/16/00 5:22 p.m.
                       Re: Hyp(ocrit)es HurtNemesis 5/16/00 2:31 p.m.
                             Re: Hyp(ocrit)es HurtXian 5/16/00 3:00 p.m.
                                   Re: Hyp(ocrit)es HurtNemesis 5/16/00 11:18 p.m.
                       Things LOOK pretty fun ALREADYTroy Lawlor 5/16/00 6:59 p.m.
                 Tribes2 score should have been lowerRagnarok 5/16/00 1:24 p.m.
                       Re: Tribes2 score should have been lowerDemandred 5/16/00 1:26 p.m.
     Re: Shugashack gives Halo 6.4Dfin' 5/16/00 11:31 a.m.
     Re: Shugashack gives Halo 6.4Mark Levin 5/16/00 11:51 a.m.
           Lemme clear this up...Xian 5/16/00 12:29 p.m.
           Hey Matt... how about some answers?Dfin' 5/17/00 3:22 a.m.
     Re: Shugashack gives Halo 6.4Johnny Rotten 5/16/00 1:59 p.m.
           Re: Shugashack gives Halo 6.4Moose-Factory 5/16/00 2:14 p.m.
                 Re: Shugashack gives Halo 6.4Johnny Rotten 5/16/00 4:03 p.m.
                       Re: Shugashack gives Halo 6.4Moose-Factory 5/16/00 4:20 p.m.
                             Re: Shugashack gives Halo 6.4Dead Glory 5/16/00 4:40 p.m.
                             Re: Shugashack gives Halo 6.4Demandred 5/16/00 5:26 p.m.
                             Re: Shugashack gives Halo 6.4Johnny Rotten 5/16/00 6:50 p.m.
                                   we haven't seen much indoor yet though...eric 5/16/00 8:37 p.m.
                                   Indoor environments...Moose-Factory 5/16/00 10:23 p.m.
                       Re: Shugashack gives Halo 6.4Troy Lawlor 5/16/00 6:48 p.m.
           Re: Shugashack gives Halo 6.4eric 5/16/00 3:15 p.m.



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