Computer games.

blue4eva77 said:
Now you mention halo, that brings me to another idea of why gears didn't sit right with me. I bought an original Xbox because of halo and became a halo junkie. Loved the linking up of the xboxes, overnight halo parties drinking and having a laugh. Friends bringing over tv's and whatever lol.... good times.

When halo 3 came out I didn't play or play another title for at least 4 years. The halo campaigns were decent but it was the online aspect that I was hooked on. Each to their own and all that but halo 3 hit the spot for me. I loved the 8v8 team battles and how they'd play out, the carnage and just incredible adrenaline rushed fun.

Back in 09/10 I used to go into 8v8 matchmaking daily with the same lads, lads I'd met through playing the game. Regularly being matched against other actual teams of 8, similar to ourselves. There is something very very addictive about that, when 16 decent players are going at it, the smack talking before and after, the different strategies certain teams had and trying to control it.

I'm going off on one now like and sound a right nerd but nothing has come close since for that level of enjoyment online. So maybe halo and my addiction played some part in me not liking gears. You get used to a certain shooter game, the mechanics, buttons etc.
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COD 4 was my online gaming highlight

Would literally play that till 5 in the morning online while I was at Uni

I was pretty much a recluse for a month or so

Nothing has ever come close to that. In fact, I hardly play online at all these days
 
AdamDex said:
Gears of War is clunky, it is glitchy but it is beautiful, the settings, the scenes, I'm not a lover of the unreal engine really either but there is variance in what you do on it.

Plus Marcus Fenix is voiced by the guy who voices Bender and Jake the Dog.
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You see i like this. I like that everyone has different tastes and loves certain aspects about different games. I've tried to play gears of wars but just couldn't get into it at all. Played some of the campaign for a couple of hours but then went straight back to Halo. The emergence of the Halo title with the different power ups like jet pack, ability to run faster etc came out, Halo 3 became less popular by the week. I'm not a fan of all the power ups and think its somewhat ruined the way Halo plays online, just my opinion. Never bought a copy of Halo 4 for the same reason. So with Halo 3 becoming less popular and the big team groups switching over to the other titles, it was only then i started buying other games like Skyrim, Fallout 3, Fallout NV. Now im hooked on RPG's and once Fallout 4 arrives this autumn, i think it will replace the addiction Halo 3 gave me.

I appreciate everyone's different tastes though and the little things that hit the spot for others. In your case you mention above. Others might scratch their head confused but i know what you mean.
 
blue4eva77 said:
You see i like this. I like that everyone has different tastes and loves certain aspects about different games. I've tried to play gears of wars but just couldn't get into it at all. Played some of the campaign for a couple of hours but then went straight back to Halo. The emergence of the Halo title with the different power ups like jet pack, ability to run faster etc came out, Halo 3 became less popular by the week. I'm not a fan of all the power ups and think its somewhat ruined the way Halo plays online, just my opinion. Never bought a copy of Halo 4 for the same reason. So with Halo 3 becoming less popular and the big team groups switching over to the other titles, it was only then i started buying other games like Skyrim, Fallout 3, Fallout NV. Now im hooked on RPG's and once Fallout 4 arrives this autumn, i think it will replace the addiction Halo 3 gave me.

I appreciate everyone's different tastes though and the little things that hit the spot for others. In your case you mention above. Others might scratch their head confused but i know what you mean.
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Like I have played every Halo since I was kid. I love them too, and I'm pretty good at it. But it just doesn't have the same appeal to me as gears does.

Halo 4 online was interesting, like I really enjoyed sniping as I always have with it but the you're right about the power ups. Less skill needed. It's like kill streaks on CoD. Making it easier so more marketable. Probably why I like gears. It's hard to play online. It's all about reaction time. Pressing the trigger first and accurately. (unless you're host, Google host shotgun)

I'm interested in halo 5 but not excited. I'm playing through the collection on veteran atm. Well when in the UK. The Archive is possibly the hardest mission ever.
 
AdamDex said:
Like I have played every Halo since I was kid. I love them too, and I'm pretty good at it. But it just doesn't have the same appeal to me as gears does.

Halo 4 online was interesting, like I really enjoyed sniping as I always have with it but the you're right about the power ups. Less skill needed. It's like kill streaks on CoD. Making it easier so more marketable. Probably why I like gears. It's hard to play online. It's all about reaction time. Pressing the trigger first and accurately. (unless you're host, Google host shotgun)

I'm interested in halo 5 but not excited. I'm playing through the collection on veteran atm. Well when in the UK. The Archive is possibly the hardest mission ever.
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Agree with the rest but i've highlighted the bolded part because i feel the same too. I'm interested in it and will obviously pick up a copy but im not expecting too much from it. I've watched some of the video's and it looks great but i feel i may be left disappointed by the power ups in the game being over powering and thus ruining the experience. I guess im just one of those people that didn't like change with this game. I think they got it perfect with Halo 3 and the power ups dumb the game down somewhat for my liking. I'm interested and will try it but im more excited for other games.
 
AdamDex said:
Like I have played every Halo since I was kid. I love them too, and I'm pretty good at it. But it just doesn't have the same appeal to me as gears does.

Halo 4 online was interesting, like I really enjoyed sniping as I always have with it but the you're right about the power ups. Less skill needed. It's like kill streaks on CoD. Making it easier so more marketable. Probably why I like gears. It's hard to play online. It's all about reaction time. Pressing the trigger first and accurately. (unless you're host, Google host shotgun)

I'm interested in halo 5 but not excited. I'm playing through the collection on veteran atm. Well when in the UK. The Archive is possibly the hardest mission ever.
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Do you mean The Library on the First Halo game? Defo one of the hardest missions in the series.

Halo 2 is the hardest game for me, though. Legendary Co-op is nearly impossible.
 
blue4eva77 said:
Agree with the rest but i've highlighted the bolded part because i feel the same too. I'm interested in it and will obviously pick up a copy but im not expecting too much from it. I've watched some of the video's and it looks great but i feel i may be left disappointed by the power ups in the game being over powering and thus ruining the experience. I guess im just one of those people that didn't like change with this game. I think they got it perfect with Halo 3 and the power ups dumb the game down somewhat for my liking. I'm interested and will try it but im more excited for other games.
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Rumours of ADS. That isn't Halo. It's CoD.
 
Anyone going to be using PlayStation now, a service which let's you stream ps3 games but most of the good ones are 4.99 for 7 days or 30 days. Not to sure about the price, maybe it should be based on game play hours rather then a week. Would prefer a monthly fee and unlimited streaming games
 

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