Halo CE is an example of how NOT to do games

[Pacer Dawn]

Really, how do people find this fun? You can't outrun anything, even when the AI is screaming at you to hurry. Each level is one small section of map repeated over and over again. And once you hit the Flood? The game REALLY goes downhill fast. Now you enter... HORDE MODE! Ok, I turned that corner and all sorts of mobs suddenly dropped in on me! I try to outrun them but... next corner they catch up and I'm overwhelmed because an entire new squad of mobs hits in front of me! Did. Ok, I hit back at that original group, killed them all, picking up new guns as needed, and finally defeated them. Head to the same corner and... NEW GROUP OF MOBS! Fall back, kill them all, picking up guns. Back to that same corner and... NEW GROUP OF MOBS. Repeat 6-7 times. Ok, now turn the corner. I'm good, Go about 20 seconds to that new area. NEW GROUP OF MOBS! Repeat over and over and over and over...

I really like the story, but please... This game-play is some of the worst I have ever experienced.

[Glennard]

you also have to remember when the game came out. Alot of the fun is nostalgia from playing the game so long ago. That is part of the fun for me, but i also legit enjoy playing it, so idk what to tell you

[SpectorEuro]

The worst you have ever seen.... compared to what? The game came out in 2001, and it was THE game that made FPS accessible to consoles. It was the first game to introduce really good AI, and it revolutionized the FPS genre across many platforms. So are you comparing it to new games? Because if so, drop it. It's idiotic. By the way, it's among the best games of all time, objectively.

What I can tell is that you ran into a section where enemies spawn infinitely until you progress further into the mission. But you weren't smart enough to figure it out, so you kept running back and hitting the spawn trigger. It's not really the game's fault at that point. From what I can tell also is that you were playing through The Library, and it was too hard for you, and you kept running, again, into infinite spawns. Did it not occur to you that you should just progress through the mission and not go back? It's not like the game was made in an era of more dynamic missions like you see today. This is 2001 we're talking about.

And you can't outrun anything? The game isn't a horror-survival game where you prioritize running instead of fighting. This is the exact opposite. You're not supposed to run from enemies, you're supposed to fight them, then progress. That was intentional, hence the reason why Bungie devs made Chief somewhat slow compared to Elites and Flood. It is also intentional as The Covenant is far more advanced than the UNSC lore-wise.

You should change your title to "Pacer Dawn is an example of how NOT to play Halo CE".

[Akemua]

Why are you running away so much?

The point is to shoot your way through the enemies in front of you.

I'll honestly never understand people coming into games that are 20+ years-old and complaining it's not how they like games.

That's how most fps games were, constant enemies to shoot through. The flood were just a more fearless mob.

[SpectorEuro]

Originally posted by Shadowclysm:

Why are you running away so much? In what video game do you spend that much time running away from encounters outside of turn-based/tactical games?

The point is to shoot your way through the enemies in front of you.

I'll honestly never understand people coming into games that are 20-years old and complaining it's not how they like games.

That's how most fps games were, constant enemies to shoot through. The flood were just a more fearless mob.

I find it weird. His profile says he's been on Steam since 2004. So he had to have experienced how games were back in early 2000s. I'm almost convincing myself that he is just trolling.

[Master Zone]

You are trolling, right? I mean you are aware the game is almost 20 years old, right?

[Cool Cereal]

You really put a lot of effort into your bait

[GamerXT]

You dont like the fact that enemies can move faster than you ? MC is meant to be strong, not super fast.

[Obsessive Power]

There is a reason why they call this enemy 'The Flood'

Perhaps on your first playthrough you're playing it on hard? Change it to Easy.

For someone who's been gaming for at least 16 years, you don't seem to know much about how these older games played.

[TheRat62]

You either "get" halo CE or you don't.

I see the game as a masterpiece compared to modern games that are so cinematic and riddled with cutscenes.

Halo CE reminds me of a time where you actually got a solid 8 hours out of a campaign. You blow away tons of enemies by the end of the campaign. Sorry there arent enough cutscenes in the game.

The library is the best level. Grab the shotgun and just lay waste to the flood for a solid 40 minutes breaking here and there to listen to 343 guilty spark feed you interesting bits of story.

[I'm the walrus]

Bait so bad i couldnt even bother to fin

[Dash]

Originally posted by Pacer Dawn:

Really, how do people find this fun? You can't outrun anything, even when the AI is screaming at you to hurry. Each level is one small section of map repeated over and over again. And once you hit the Flood? The game REALLY goes downhill fast. Now you enter... HORDE MODE! Ok, I turned that corner and all sorts of mobs suddenly dropped in on me! I try to outrun them but... next corner they catch up and I'm overwhelmed because an entire new squad of mobs hits in front of me! Did. Ok, I hit back at that original group, killed them all, picking up new guns as needed, and finally defeated them. Head to the same corner and... NEW GROUP OF MOBS! Fall back, kill them all, picking up guns. Back to that same corner and... NEW GROUP OF MOBS. Repeat 6-7 times. Ok, now turn the corner. I'm good, Go about 20 seconds to that new area. NEW GROUP OF MOBS! Repeat over and over and over and over...

I really like the story, but please... This game-play is some of the worst I have ever experienced.

Im guessing ur playing the libary, the trick is to use the shotgun and magnum, DONT'T USE STICKY GRENADES AGAINST INFECTION FORMS, they'll just jump on u and explode killing u, use frag at range instead. And dont speed run the damn thing unless ur doing goat roaped.

[Uncle Rein (莱茵叔)]

Originally posted by InAmberClad:

Originally posted by Shadowclysm:

Why are you running away so much? In what video game do you spend that much time running away from encounters outside of turn-based/tactical games?

The point is to shoot your way through the enemies in front of you.

I'll honestly never understand people coming into games that are 20-years old and complaining it's not how they like games.

That's how most fps games were, constant enemies to shoot through. The flood were just a more fearless mob.

I find it weird. His profile says he's been on Steam since 2004. So he had to have experienced how games were back in early 2000s. I'm almost convincing myself that he is just trolling.

I had no idea Steam has been around that long. It didn't enter my awareness till 2010-ish.

For 2001, Halo: CE was probably the best game I ever played at the time. Today, it's still a game I can find myself spending a hundred hours to do achievement hunting on, and enjoying the entire time. For that 2001 release, my only real complaint is how the Assault Rifle works. I always swap it out for the first weapon I find. For the 2011 release, the Anniversary graphics were poorly matched to the classic map collisions, and they remove the value of the flashlight.

Now, these are my only complaints about Halo: CE. That? That's pretty impressive.

[Lotica]

This isn't Call of Duty. You actually have to not suck at a video game to beat it, kid.

[Kaptain KFC]

Go play sniper elite or sniper ghost warrior and you wont have these problems. Halo is a shooter and the flood come at you like a flood witch is why they are called the flood. They dont stop like a flood.

[Fastspectre]

back when halo CE came out i couldn't get into it because of a redicolous short range AR that can't even headshot while a pistol can at longer ranges(in generell super in acurate weapons),also i played half life and got to see how a FPS is done right,tho Halo's story and over all universe are awesome and some of the art is stylish AF