I spent my 4th of July finally beating Halo 3: ODST. I got it back when it came out, I just never finished it / didn't care enough. Upon beating it I was happy to finally finish the campaign but I found that I was a little tired of the story.
I've been playing Halo games for almost 10 years now. That's
insane. I never thought this franchise would last this long. It really says something about the people at Bungie and their creative minds. But ten years is a long time for a game to last. Halo Reach is coming out in a few months and for the first time in my life, I kind of just don't care.
I know Reach will be introducing some new multilayer features, and the beta for it was awesome. I'll probably buy it, but only for social gaming purposes. What I need is a new story. I need new characters and new adventures to embark on.
Sadly though, some of my favorite games from the last 4 or 5 years are lacking in the departments that Halo thrived on. Halo is a magnificently well rounded game; the campaign is smart and fun and the multilayer (whether online or just co-op) is beyond incredible. This makes the replay value for the series almost infinite. It seems true, anyway, since I've played all of the games multiple times over the last decade.
But with Halo fading off the screen respectfully, what will take its place? Some of my favorite game franchises aren't pulling their weight in that regard. The spooky / science fiction thriller Dead Space has the best story of any new franchise lately. It's a new Resident Evil in my book (especially after the flop of Resident Evil 5). But while Dead Space's campaign is incredible and addictive, there is no multiplayer whatsoever.
It's 2010 people! Let's realize that gamers are greedy and demanding people. We want a full package deal, not just a story.
The maps of Dead Space are well made and would be perfect for multiplayer. I'm sure people would love cutting off other player's limbs with the various weapons the game offers. So maybe with Dead Space 2 coming soon, we'll get something else. Still, I don't think it's likely.
There's also Half Life and the people at Valve, but I'm not about to start ranting about that again. In my opinion, they're not really doing their job for the Half Life campaign, and in general, just pissing me off.
Gears of War is another franchise with tons of potential. The story is fun and very interactive, and actually worth playing over and over, yet I can't say I really enjoy the online multiplayer. By the time you've beaten the campaign, the multiplayer requires you to purchase and download map packs that are extremely over priced. Yeah, okay! I just spent 60 dollars on your game and now I have to dish out more money, fuck you!
Call of Duty and Left 4 Dead are great multiplayer games but let's be honest...they're sorely lacking in the story department.
In order to enjoy the magic of Killzone and Uncharted, I'd have to buy a PS3. These games seem to have everything I'm looking for but I'm not made of money to spend on the over priced PS3.
So what do we have left? Nothing. Halo will be bowing out after the release of Reach, says Bungie. E3 really didn't show us anything that exciting. All I have to look forward to are some games that will keep me busy for a couple of hours, rather than days or weeks or months. That's a let down! I need a new super game and it looks as though we might be waiting a while for one. Great! Halo Reach will just have to keep me occupied for the next couple of years.
What would you suggest as a super-game replacement?
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" I'm not made of money to spend on the over priced PS3." Huh? Its the same price as the Xbox 360, and you don't have to pay in order to play multiplayer. Where are you pulling this from?
If Dead Space 2 is anywhere near as good as it's predecessor... watch out. If you want great online play, go for Battlefield. 3 straight superb releases for them. Storyline isn't all that bad (though I'll admit the first Bad Company was better than the newer one) either.
Perhaps the video game industry needs a little time off to blow us away with some new stuff. A little calm before the storm? Personally, I don't have enough time on my hands to just sit there and beat a game. Even when I love a game, it still takes me a month or two. So it doesn't really bother me when there's a lull because I can just catch up with the games I didn't get to play.
But that's just me. DS2 is the game I'm waiting for.
I'm playing old school rpgs right now..like Chrono Trigger, FFIV, and among others too. I don't really like the new games too much. They usually lack a lot of the story..
@of_such_a_prodigious_paradox@xanga - i think maybe he's saying he doesn't want to drop a ton of money at once on a new system and games to go with it when he has a perfectly good system sitting on his entertainment center right now.
@raiderjester@xanga - Play MGS4, Bioshock, Heavy Rain, Peace Walker, Advance wars days of ruin, fable 2 and then tell me new games lack story. =] FFIV is awesome though and I too am playing it again, but new games are still good.
You know PS3 is 250 now right? If you're looking for story then Gears is not the game for you my friend. Gears is fun and all, but the story is not very "epic" or "amazing" it's just okay. You don't wanna PS3. I would have said MGS4 (if you played the others to know what the hell is going on)
you have 360 though. Play Fable I and II if you like action RPGs Play Bioshock 1 ( IMO 2 is not that good) GTA4 does have a neat story and gets a bet dark at points, unlike the older ones it was more serous. Deadrising is a fun ride. i don't know what grudge you hold on Valve ( don't tell be you're still mad about them making L4D2?) RE5 was not that bad =[ Don't take this the wrong way, but I never saw halo as that "epic" in story. Just like I never took any of the RE games to have a really amazing story since I knew it was like a b-movie story. If you have a PS2 and don't mind playing some classics I have a bunch of games you should play. I'll tell you them if you wish.
I'm thinking about pursuing some
(haha pursuing. like it's a candidate for the position of Significant Other) amazing mmorpg, if I can find one. Starcraft2. Yeah, yeah. I've heard everyone will hop on that faster than a firefighter would a giant, burning dick.But, I want something a little different. I'm talking an eclectic mix of Starwars: Empire Divided (for cpu) and Bioshock.
Please and thankyou.
@lonelystrangergirl@xanga - I think "amazing" and "MMORPG" are mutually exclusive terms. Usually, if it's popular enough to deserve good updating from the developers, the game-play's been dumbed down to garner that sort of consumer support. On the other hand, if it's actually a good RPG with a sense of atmosphere and diverse character options, no one plays it but the two PvP clans who refuse to cancel their subscriptions before the other one does - and that one guy running around a massive dungeon all by his lonesome. If Bioware's on track, this new Star Wars one might be worth a month or two, but I'm not sure how they'll keep it going long-term.
My super-game has been L4D since the first one came out. The story's non-linear, not non-existent. There's more vertical story-telling in L4D's pinkie than most other games on the market, and it's of better quality than that filth CoD's been passing off as "suspense." If my character gets shot and killed one more time in the climax of the game (or, in MW2's case, a single scene), I'm going to walk into the lobby of either Infinity Ward or Treyarch and throw a legitimate, infantile tantrum. There are great writers who would love to work on video game production teams who could actually create plausible political situations and war-time tension - but, instead, MW2's plot has entertained 12-year-olds the world 'round. (Or, even, mediocre writers who would love that job. Like me. I would love that job.) And, no, I don't want Dead Space to include multiplayer. A Dead Space multiplayer would probably be as disastrous as if they did a Mass Effect multiplayer: good in theory, boringly reductive in action - and at the price of single-player development. Look at Bioshock 2. Campaign was alright. Not brilliant, not awful. Good, I'd say. Multiplayer was fun. Compared to Bioshock 1? Single-player lost all atmosphere between the two games.
Dude...same here..It's hard for me to believe that I've been a dedicated fan-girl of Halo since 2001...Like...whut?
Though, I can't get my multilayer itch satisfied anymore (hopefully with Reach!) so my new obsession is COD MW2. If you're looking for a multi-player experience...omg I love MW2 more than Halo.
...But a FPS with a well rounded story line like Halo?....Hmm, I'm bias here...but I haven't a clue..go back to SNES if all fails. XD
Edit: METAL GEAR SOLID. <-- Best scripts ever.
I think almost all of the Bethesda Softworks games are a wonderful source of story and game depth. They're just lacking in the multiplayer area.
I think you might eventually have to mix and match great stories with great online multiplayer so that all of your needs are fulfilled and you don't have to rely specifically on some stupid game designers to potentially make something completely worth your time.
@RedZeppelin6@xanga - MGS has been amazing since it's inception. No doubt about that. The original got me hooked on the PS wayy back in the day. Bioshock was good - 2 not so much. I probably should have said Heavy Rain, too, but I was focusing more on the "superhyped" games, since that's apparently the only thing the editor plays.
@raiderjester@xanga - People need to look past games like COD and Gears =p I also forgot to say that Mass Effect 1 and 2 are great since you help develop Shepperd as you play as a nice guy or a "bad cop." Both are sweet and 3 should make it a very awesome trilogy.
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