Why Halo is called innovative?
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It did not innovate that stuff, just used it over from older games.Samurai Goomba said:Blargh.
It's like somebody asking why people call Virtua Fighter, Soul Blade or Final Fantasy "innovative".
Because Halo innovated stuff. It this really so hard to understand? Recharging health bar. Dedicated grenade button. Really, really sharp AI. Two-weapon limit. A small arsenal that you get complete access to almost right away. Do I have to spell it out? Whether or not you personally like the game has nothing to do with how ahead of its time it was, and how much it changed the face of FPS titles forever. Besides, innovation doesn't equate with quality, so even the haters should be on board with this.
Bottom line, the first halo wasn't innovative, but as somebody above stated, refined the FPS genre on the consoles to a degree that at the time was unmatched. Hell, it brought PC like playability to the genre of the home console FPs. Proving that consoles have a valid claim to FPS's. Also STARSHIP TROOPERS WAS THE FIRST TO PROVIDE THE WORLD WITH THE CONCEPT OF THE SPACE MARINE. Read the book. It's great.
It's better then all the good 'ol boys who praise Halo because that's what everyone else is doing. Seriously, everyone has an opinion, but there are still the facts to consider: Halo added nothing new to the FPS genre. Updated graphics are NOT considered anything new, that happens with every game. The dual-control style has been around since goldeneye, and regenerating health has been around since the SNES. All Halo did was popularize online play for the Xbox. And no, it was not the first online game either.Juraz said:
Love it or hate it, that's your choice, but don't spew information when you have no clue what you are talking about. That just lets everyone know how stupid you really are. Yes, I'm talking to you |Ancient|.
Now please stand aside while I perform the ceremonial necro-thread sacrifice...
Complete list of games Halo copied for each specific mechanic I mentioned, please? I wasn't aware anyone did recharging shields, two-weapon limits or dedicated grenade buttons before Halo. Even if they did, Halo took all that stuff and combined it. The way Halo made everything work was in itself innovative.Booze Zombie said:It did not innovate that stuff, just used it over from older games.Samurai Goomba said:Blargh.
It's like somebody asking why people call Virtua Fighter, Soul Blade or Final Fantasy "innovative".
Because Halo innovated stuff. It this really so hard to understand? Recharging health bar. Dedicated grenade button. Really, really sharp AI. Two-weapon limit. A small arsenal that you get complete access to almost right away. Do I have to spell it out? Whether or not you personally like the game has nothing to do with how ahead of its time it was, and how much it changed the face of FPS titles forever. Besides, innovation doesn't equate with quality, so even the haters should be on board with this.
What do you mean no clue, my opinion about said game remains with myself. Also every thread that has mentioned halo involves the same people badmouthing it just mainly for the fact because it seems to get them cookie points with fellow 'hardcore gamers' is it just popular to bash on popular things like a lot of people seem to do with mainstream things be it Movies, Music, Vidya games?muffincakes said:
It was one of the first games only to use two weapons, not as many as you'd like (an example of those games are Doom, Duke Nukem, Marathon, etc.), and you could drop and pick up weapons as you liked, and pick up ammo for weapons that where empty, instead of just having the gun get dropped. Also the health and shield system was a little innovative and inventive.raxiv said:
P.S. I could be wrong on the gun and shield features not having been done in another game, and I am sorry if I am mistaken.
I know I probably shouldn't be helping to keep this thread alive, but I just want to add my feelings. And remember this is merely my opinion.
Was Halo innovative? Meh, it may have brought a few new minor things to the genre, but not enough to consider it an "innovative game."
Was it overhyped and overrated? Yes, but many games are.
Was it a great game? Absolutely, and the series continues to be.
Was Halo innovative? Meh, it may have brought a few new minor things to the genre, but not enough to consider it an "innovative game."
Was it overhyped and overrated? Yes, but many games are.
Was it a great game? Absolutely, and the series continues to be.
Really? Because i'm pretty damn sure that's bull. Name the games it copied from then.Booze Zombie said:It did not innovate that stuff, just used it over from older games.Samurai Goomba said:Blargh.
It's like somebody asking why people call Virtua Fighter, Soul Blade or Final Fantasy "innovative".
Because Halo innovated stuff. It this really so hard to understand? Recharging health bar. Dedicated grenade button. Really, really sharp AI. Two-weapon limit. A small arsenal that you get complete access to almost right away. Do I have to spell it out? Whether or not you personally like the game has nothing to do with how ahead of its time it was, and how much it changed the face of FPS titles forever. Besides, innovation doesn't equate with quality, so even the haters should be on board with this.