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Realistic vs feeling Real
Posted By: Bey Bey Bey <bubba@daddyshand.com>	Date: 12/3/04 8:40 a.m.
In Response To: Halo 2 is better (rant) (Trainee) : I'd have to agree, grenades and rockets have a smaller blast radius. I like : it for rockets, but not grenades. Grenades are made to clear a room by : design. rockets can arguably be as weak as they are. And be careful when : discussing realism and such. My personal choice is a non-realistic but : rational game. I don't care if we're all talking bananas with pet monkies : that fight, i just want to play it and feel like this is what a talking : banana with a fighting pet monkey REALLY would be like. So, props to : Bungie. It's off the wall, but it's believeable! Totally agreed. I love a game that "feels" real, but not a realistic game. Realistic is boring. On the other hand, Halo and Halo 2 have that feeling of being real, without the annoying constraints of being realistic. Sure, cocking and tossing a grenade with one hand in a nanosecond is not realistic at all, but it feels just right (and feels much better than switching to grenades as a weapon, aiming, throwing, missing, switching back to your close quarters weapon, dying). Dual wielding reloading means Master Chief has three or four arms, but who cares, it feels just right. Halo 2 multiplayer is not completely balanced, but it's much better than Halo 1's "balance". I figure it must be really hard to truly balance a multiplayer game, but Halo 2 is a lot better and offers the ability to play in many different ways and still win. Or at least have a chance to. There are a few things that annoyed me about Halo 2: e.g.: One of my favorite gametipes in Halo 1 was Crazy King in Blood Gulch, with all vehicles on. The reason why I liked it: Because it's a lot of fun even with only three players (it's not always easy to co-ordinate when an 8 player match will happen). Seeing that Halo 2 has many outdoor levels, I figured crazy king would be awesome. But the Hill spawns in less locations, and very uninspired ones at that. I guess with all the enphasis on online play they focused more on CTF and Territories and such, and forgot about King of the Hill mode a little. Sure I was disappointed. Do I go around crying: HALO 2 SUXXORZ BECAUSE IT DOES NOT CATER TO MY EVERY SPECIFIC NEED... ? Not going to happen, I'm having too much fun right now.

Message Index

Mothergoat's Second Opinion of Halo 2	mothergoat	12/1/04 8:15 p.m.
Noice (Aussie Accent)	Ghost Darkfire	12/1/04 8:29 p.m.
Re: Noice (Aussie Accent)	TalkingElmo	12/2/04 5:39 a.m.
Re: Noice (Aussie Accent)	Mothergoat	12/2/04 8:40 a.m.
^^ Well said *nm* *NM*	saint.duo	12/1/04 8:39 p.m.
Re: Mothergoat's Second Opinion of Halo 2	Peptuck	12/1/04 8:45 p.m.
Re: Mothergoat's Second Opinion of Halo 2	ragn4rokk	12/1/04 8:47 p.m.
Bravo	Someone	12/1/04 8:57 p.m.
Re: Bravo	Gre'Thor	12/1/04 9:04 p.m.
Re: Bravo	MikeMan445	12/1/04 10:28 p.m.
Re: Bravo	Gre'Thor	12/2/04 8:55 a.m.
Re: Bravo	MasterGrunt_Yayap-117	12/2/04 5:53 p.m.
Bravo *NM*	Jamirus99	12/1/04 9:01 p.m.
Re: Mothergoat's Second Opinion of Halo 2	Keith	12/1/04 9:09 p.m.
I agree with him. ^^^	Saint [lpn]	12/1/04 9:12 p.m.
Re: Mothergoat's Second Opinion of Halo 2	Mothergoat	12/1/04 9:14 p.m.
Re: Mothergoat's Second Opinion of Halo 2	ringthree	12/2/04 3:58 p.m.
Re: Mothergoat's Second Opinion of Halo 2	JakeDaGreat	12/2/04 4:37 p.m.
Re: Mothergoat's Second Opinion of Halo 2	Mothergoat	12/2/04 4:52 p.m.
Re: Mothergoat's Second Opinion of Halo 2	Mothergoat	12/2/04 4:54 p.m.
Re: Mothergoat's Second Opinion of Halo 2	Hybrid-X-Ultima	12/1/04 9:37 p.m.
Re: Mothergoat's Second Opinion of Halo 2	box	12/3/04 12:02 p.m.
BTW ^^^ that was directed toward Keith's reply *NM*	box	12/3/04 12:06 p.m.
Well said	Grady	12/1/04 9:11 p.m.
Re: Well said	Hybrid-X-Ultima	12/1/04 9:26 p.m.
Re: Mothergoat's Second Opinion of Halo 2	Hybrid-X-Ultima	12/1/04 9:11 p.m.
Re: Mothergoat's Second Opinion of Halo 2	Mothergoat	12/1/04 9:17 p.m.
Re: Mothergoat's Second Opinion of Halo 2	Ducain	12/1/04 9:35 p.m.
Nice write up. :)	Zero Flaw (E Nomini Patri)	12/1/04 9:40 p.m.
Has to be nit-picked.... *sp* *long*	gspawn	12/1/04 9:56 p.m.
Re: Has to be nit-picked.... *sp* *long*	Jamirus99	12/1/04 10:13 p.m.
Re: Has to be nit-picked.... *sp* *long*	Mothergoat	12/1/04 10:15 p.m.
Re: Has to be nit-picked.... *sp* *long*	Mothergoat	12/2/04 12:57 a.m.
Re: Has to be nit-picked.... *sp* *long*	Woogy	12/2/04 2:19 p.m.
Another difference possibility...	Blitzwolf	12/2/04 5:26 p.m.
Couple things...	ViolentlyHappy	12/2/04 7:36 p.m.
This guy rules! *NM* *NM*	7h3_h0ck3y_w1z	12/3/04 2:37 a.m.
Re: Has to be nit-picked.... *sp* *long*	[§]Zéù$	12/6/04 8:14 p.m.
Halo CE	Narcogen	12/6/04 11:49 p.m.
I guess I agree with a lot of that but...	stan	12/1/04 10:04 p.m.
Re: Mothergoat's Second Opinion of Halo 2	343winks	12/1/04 10:04 p.m.
Re: Mothergoat's Second Opinion of Halo 2	Mothergoat	12/1/04 10:20 p.m.
Re: Mothergoat's Second Opinion of Halo 2	343winks	12/1/04 10:36 p.m.
Re: Mothergoat's Second Opinion of Halo 2	Mothergoat	12/1/04 10:51 p.m.
Re: Mothergoat's Second Opinion of Halo 2	MikeMan445	12/2/04 12:03 a.m.
Re: Mothergoat's Second Opinion of Halo 2	Hybrid-X-Ultima	12/2/04 5:43 a.m.
Re: Mothergoat's Second Opinion of Halo 2	GaMMa	12/2/04 11:36 p.m.
Re: Mothergoat's Second Opinion of Halo 2	TalkingElmo	12/2/04 5:15 a.m.
Re: Mothergoat's Second Opinion of Halo 2	343winks	12/2/04 5:22 p.m.
I completely disagree in every way.	MikeMan445	12/1/04 10:10 p.m.
Re: I completely disagree in every way.	Mothergoat	12/1/04 10:26 p.m.
Until the bell cracks that is. *NM*	stan	12/1/04 10:27 p.m.
Re: Until the bell cracks that is.	MSN	12/2/04 1:40 p.m.
Re: Until the bell cracks that is.	mnemesis	12/2/04 2:21 p.m.
Re: I completely disagree in every way.	MikeMan445	12/1/04 10:31 p.m.
Re: I completely disagree in every way.	Mothergoat	12/1/04 10:54 p.m.
Re: I completely disagree in every way.	AeroJonesy	12/1/04 11:39 p.m.
Re: I completely disagree in every way.	Saint [lpn]	12/1/04 11:45 p.m.
Re: I completely disagree in every way.	Mothergoat	12/2/04 12:47 a.m.
Re: I completely disagree in every way.	madcowjim	12/2/04 12:14 p.m.
Re: I completely disagree in every way.	Mothergoat	12/2/04 1:43 p.m.
Re: I completely disagree in every way.	Infininja	12/5/04 1:20 a.m.
change for change's sake	TalkingElmo	12/2/04 5:05 a.m.
Re: change for change's sake	MikeMan445	12/2/04 1:38 p.m.
Re: I completely disagree in every way.	MacDjinn	12/4/04 2:42 p.m.
Re: Mothergoat's Second Opinion of Halo 2	ctishman	12/2/04 1:17 a.m.
What game have you been playing?	C-B	12/2/04 2:50 a.m.
Re: What game have you been playing?	TalkingElmo	12/2/04 4:50 a.m.
Re: What game have you been playing?	C-B	12/2/04 5:39 a.m.
Re: What game have you been playing?	TalkingElmo	12/2/04 5:50 a.m.
Re: What game have you been playing?	C-B	12/2/04 6:32 a.m.
Re: What game have you been playing?	TalkingElmo	12/2/04 11:14 a.m.
Re: What game have you been playing?	C-B	12/2/04 5:05 p.m.
Thank You Mothergoat	Stanton	12/2/04 3:38 a.m.
Re: Thank You Mothergoat	TalkingElmo	12/2/04 5:56 a.m.
THIS IS NOT A REVIEW	Mothergoat	12/2/04 8:32 a.m.
Re: Mothergoat's Second Opinion of Halo 2	Mathijs Buster	12/2/04 11:04 a.m.
Re: Mothergoat's Second Opinion of Halo 2	AZC	12/2/04 11:40 a.m.
Re: Mothergoat's Second Opinion of Halo 2	True Monkey King	12/2/04 11:44 a.m.
Re: Mothergoat's Second Opinion of Halo 2	madcowjim	12/2/04 12:06 p.m.
pistol and the banshee	spaceghost	12/2/04 11:48 a.m.
Re: pistol and the banshee	Mothergoat	12/2/04 1:45 p.m.
Re: Mothergoat's Second Opinion of Halo 2	Strangepurple	12/2/04 11:57 a.m.
Re: Mothergoat's Second Opinion of Halo 2	Strangepurple	12/2/04 11:58 a.m.
He Writes for www.Lawrence.com *NM*	Mintz08	12/2/04 12:30 p.m.
Re: Mothergoat's Second Opinion of Halo 2	Mothergoat	12/2/04 1:48 p.m.
Re: Mothergoat's Second Opinion of Halo 2	MegaManfre	12/2/04 12:23 p.m.
A Few Comments	Syracuse022	12/2/04 12:29 p.m.
Re: A Few Comments	Strangepurple	12/2/04 12:38 p.m.
EXACTLY	MikeMan445	12/2/04 1:49 p.m.
Re: EXACTLY	Mothergoat	12/2/04 1:56 p.m.
Re: Mothergoat's Second Opinion of Halo 2	FauxHammer	12/2/04 12:36 p.m.
Re: Mothergoat's Second Opinion of Halo 2	Mothergoat	12/2/04 2:00 p.m.
Re: Mothergoat's Second Opinion of Halo 2	FauxHammer	12/2/04 3:00 p.m.
Thank You	Beoren	12/2/04 1:04 p.m.
Of Physics - Clarification	mothergoat	12/2/04 1:08 p.m.
Re: Mothergoat's Second Opinion of Halo 2	Fathersheep	12/2/04 1:13 p.m.
Re: Mothergoat's Second Opinion of Halo 2	HALOHUMAN	12/2/04 1:21 p.m.
Well written... *NM*	CYBRFRK	12/2/04 1:32 p.m.
Re: Mothergoat's Second Opinion of Halo 2	MthdDirector	12/2/04 1:40 p.m.
My say on the matter	scottisonfire	12/2/04 1:58 p.m.
Maybe i'm crazy but here's what i think	Ghentec	12/2/04 6:22 p.m.
Re: Maybe i'm crazy but here's what i think	scottisonfire	12/2/04 8:36 p.m.
Re: lol "when keepin' it real goes wrong" *NM*	Mantis819	12/2/04 2:01 p.m.
Re: Mothergoat's Second Opinion of Halo 2	Gotenks1215	12/2/04 2:15 p.m.
Re: Mothergoat's Second Opinion of Halo 2	Blue Dragon	12/2/04 2:48 p.m.
Reaction to Mothergoat and others	Ma1agate	12/2/04 3:08 p.m.
Re: Reaction to Mothergoat and others	Mothergoat	12/2/04 3:26 p.m.
Re: Reaction to Mothergoat and others	MadMan42	12/2/04 4:51 p.m.
I loved halo 2 (*ending was great*)	MacDjinn	12/2/04 4:25 p.m.
Halo 2 is better (rant)	Trainee	12/2/04 5:34 p.m.
Realistic vs feeling Real	Bey Bey Bey	12/3/04 8:40 a.m.
Right there with ya	Rockhard	12/2/04 4:32 p.m.
halo 1 on live	Latekid	12/2/04 4:45 p.m.
Halo 1.5	smitty15	12/2/04 6:47 p.m.
Halo 2 was rushed? What about Halo 1?!?!	Bey Bey Bey	12/2/04 5:07 p.m.
Re: Halo 2 was rushed? What about Halo 1?!?!	Trainee	12/2/04 5:40 p.m.
Re: Halo 2 was rushed? What about Halo 1?!?!	madcowjim	12/2/04 5:55 p.m.
Re: Halo 2 was rushed? What about Halo 1?!?!	Bey Bey Bey	12/3/04 8:25 a.m.
Re: Halo 2 was rushed? What about Halo 1?!?!	jfitzell	12/2/04 6:59 p.m.
Re: Halo 2 was rushed? What about Halo 1?!?!	Bey Bey Bey	12/3/04 8:08 a.m.
Re: Mothergoat's Second Opinion of Halo 2	Hallway Giant	12/2/04 5:11 p.m.
Re: Mothergoat's Second Opinion of Halo 2	Let_Me_Live	12/2/04 5:37 p.m.
YAH2O	Omniscient	12/2/04 6:34 p.m.
Re: Mothergoat's Second Opinion of Halo 2	eiii	12/2/04 6:50 p.m.
Re: Mothergoat's Second Opinion of Halo 2	MthdDirector	12/2/04 7:44 p.m.
Re: Mothergoat's Second Opinion of Halo 2	Fr0stbyte124	12/2/04 10:07 p.m.
Missing: sensation?	coldfreak	12/2/04 7:58 p.m.
Re: Missing: sensation?	Strangepurple	12/2/04 8:29 p.m.
Re: Missing: sensation?	Bey Bey Bey	12/3/04 1:00 p.m.
Re: Mothergoat's Second Opinion of Halo 2	MSN	12/2/04 9:37 p.m.
Re: Mothergoat's Second Opinion of Halo 2	Strangepurple	12/2/04 10:39 p.m.
Re: Mothergoat's Second Opinion of Halo 2	ThorsHammer	12/2/04 11:22 p.m.
Re: Mothergoat's Second Opinion of Halo 2	Strangepurple	12/2/04 11:45 p.m.
Re: Mothergoat's Second Opinion of Halo 2	no7orious	12/3/04 3:42 a.m.
Re: Mothergoat's Second Opinion of Halo 2	no7orious	12/3/04 3:44 a.m.
Re: Mothergoat's Second Opinion of Halo 2	vector40	12/2/04 9:49 p.m.
Dude!	KOPD	12/2/04 10:02 p.m.
Halo again	zedd	12/2/04 10:11 p.m.
The most eloquent response, by far.	MikeMan445	12/3/04 1:54 a.m.
Now...	vector40	12/3/04 5:20 a.m.
Re: Now...	Anton P. Nym (aka Steve)	12/3/04 7:57 a.m.
Re: The most eloquent response, by far.	Mothergoat	12/3/04 8:53 a.m.
Re: The most eloquent response, by far.	Fr0stbyte124	12/3/04 3:00 p.m.
Re: The most eloquent response, by far.	vector40	12/3/04 8:56 p.m.
Re: Mothergoat's Second Opinion of Halo 2	Starkillah	12/3/04 1:05 a.m.
reviews like this are killing the community	fludblud	12/3/04 2:39 a.m.
Re: reviews like this are killing the community	no7orious	12/3/04 3:39 a.m.
Re: reviews like this are killing the community	Eric	12/3/04 5:08 a.m.
Re: reviews like this are killing the community	no7orious	12/3/04 6:09 a.m.
Re: reviews like this are killing the community	Eric	12/3/04 5:35 p.m.
Re: reviews like this are killing the community	Sep7imus [subnova]	12/3/04 8:32 a.m.
Re: reviews like this are killing the community	Mothergoat	12/3/04 8:45 a.m.
Re: reviews like this are killing the community	fludblud	12/5/04 1:53 a.m.
95% agreement *NM*	HK HUNTRKILLR	12/3/04 6:05 a.m.
Re: Mothergoat's Second Opinion of Halo 2	NokMok	12/3/04 8:44 a.m.
Re: Mothergoat's Second Opinion of Halo 2	Sep7imus [subnova]	12/3/04 9:06 a.m.
Re: Mothergoat's Second Opinion of Halo 2	NokMok	12/3/04 12:28 p.m.
Re: of XBL / system Link Co-Op	Sep7imus [subnova]	12/3/04 12:32 p.m.
Re: Mothergoat's Second Opinion of Halo 2	Ruum	12/3/04 3:48 p.m.
Re: Mothergoat's Second Opinion of Halo 2	Jammaster	12/3/04 11:25 p.m.
Re: Mothergoat's Second Opinion of Halo 2	[§]Zéù$	12/4/04 1:56 p.m.
Re: Mothergoat's Second Opinion of Halo 2	Infininja	12/5/04 1:22 a.m.
Re: Mothergoat's Second Opinion of Halo 2	Sovietvalor	12/15/04 7:01 p.m.