Escape to the Movies: Halo Legends

[legolas23]

Hm. Quite a balanced review there, MovieBob. As one of the possibly insane Halo fanatics, who enjoys the story to death though really couldn't give about the XBL multiplayer AND has read all the books, I actually enjoyed a couple of the shorts I saw off of Waypoint. THe couple were, most notably, The Package and The Babysitter. I dunno, something about the flashy space battles in the Package got me going...

That aside, good review, might give Halo: Legends a rent before I buy it...
Then again, coming from one of the guys who nabbed ODST on release day and LOVED it, it'll probably be hard to return to the nearest Blockbuster. Definetely a buy for me.

 

[AvsJoe]

Didn't expect that! Didn't expect that at all!!! Halo Legends is teh good? Sweet! Time to remove my, I guess you would call it a boycott, on all things Halo and pick this title up!

 

[True Nero]

i didn't think it was too bad. its nice to see japan at least TRYING to expand their horizons. which is alot more than i can say for america.

 

[Aura Guardian]

I have yet to buy it. But I will soon.

 

[Octopusesgarden]

Moviebob has another series called the gameoverthinker and he says that he loves bioshock

 

[Brad Shepard]

Persona 3 and Monster Rancher Reffernces? AWESOME!

sorry, OT: awesome review, 2en best, still thought the Twilight review was the funniest.

 

[Eruanno]

Hmm, a Halo-something that isn't all just manly men grunting? I might actually consider watching Halo Legends...

 

[Orhid]

Im in 20% of the internet that to the world "Anime" reacts "Eegh" so due to my prejudice i shall not comment on it.

 

[paragon1]

If you think Gears of War and Halo are the only Western games out there Bob, then I think it's time you payed a visit to ANYWHERE THAT SELLS VIDEOGAMES. If you do, you'll see a wide range of titles with a wide range of characters in a wide range of genres that you appear to have missed.
Let me name a few that break your stereotype that are sitting on my shelf right now.
Brutal Legend
Mass Effect 1 and 2
Assassin's Creed II
Dragon Age
Uncharted 1 and 2
Bioshock
So...yeah.

 

[ultimasupersaiyan]

I liked Halo Legends myself and I agree that Homecoming was the best of the shorts and Odd One Out was funny. Why can the solo campaign of the Halo games have been that good? I wonder if Microsoft will get Rooster Teeth to do a Red Vs Blue movie next.

 

[BlueInkAlchemist]

As much as I loved the references to Ender's Game, Evangelion and He-Man (catch that one?) what sold this one for me are:

"LEAVE HALO ALOOOOOOONE"

and

"...OMG THERE'S A SINGLE PLAYER?!?"

Classic, and spot-on. Nicely done, Bob.

 

[deleted_scifidownbeat]

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[mchoueiri]

With all due respect movie bob you review movies keep reviewing movies. Im sorry to say that you do not know much about video games. While I think halo legends does not look good that does not give reason to go after US made games and stereotype them since the west has a large range and variety of games. Not to sound rude but stick to reviewing movies and leave video games alone

 

[lacktheknack]

Charlie Brown reference = My excessive laughter.

 

[mchoueiri]

I would like to agree with you thank you.

 

[DancePuppets]

interesting review, though you are very well justified in knocking the foamy-mouthed dickheaded group of people known as Halo Fans

There's nothing wrong with Halo fans, they're not all foaming at the mouth, must kill things now, type idiots. I really enjoyed the Halo games, I'm not going to argue that they're particularly original, but I do like a bit of space opera every now and then and I do think the music is incredible. Plus the gameplay suits my playstyle for multiplayer better than COD4. I will admit that I haven't played it recently and I didn't buy ODST because, apart from the Fireflyness, I found it difficult to get excited about.

About Halo:Legends I wasn't particularly hyped about it before and after seeing this review I still am not hyped about it, probably something to do with me disliking anime really, I kinda get why people like it, but I've yet to find anything of that sort that I can enjoy.

 

[DancePuppets]

B-b-b-but Deus Ex.

B-b-b-but Thief 2.

B-b-b-but System Shock.

Granted, none of these have been made in the last decade...

So I'll end with... B-b-b-but Bioshock?

I agree, but if you just look at the protagonist for Bioshock, he is mute and not massively fleshed out, but Rapture is a work of art. I think that Bioshock is one of the most beautiful games out there, just because of the way the art direction has been done.

 

[DancePuppets]

Also rememer: Anime is not a genre. It's a medium.

Sorry for being slow, but what do you mean by a medium in this case?

 

[wildcard9]

With all due respect movie bob you review movies keep reviewing movies. Im sorry to say that you do not know much about video games. While I think halo legends does not look good that does not give reason to go after US made games and stereotype them since the west has a large range and variety of games. Not to sound rude but stick to reviewing movies and leave video games alone

So you've never seen his Game Overthinker series on Screwattack? Where he doesn't review games but looks at the issues around them, such as portrayal of women, lack of minority characters, and even criticizing his own precious Nintendo?

On another note, Bob, your thoughts on the Iron Man and Wolverine anime projects? Produced by Madhouse, and I've yet to hear anything recent, but hey, it's still on the table.