Is Halo CE is ONE of the best FPS ever but not THE Best FPS ever?

[Words Of Wisdom]

uadfa said:

Words Of Wisdom said:

I don't believe I was directly addressing you with my post.  My mentioning Goldeneye should have been a clear indicator of that.

And no, Halo CE is inferior to its competition and was such from the start compared to PC FPS games of the time.  I'm not sure where your "more substance" comes in as many of the weapons weren't that useful, the level design was bland and disappointing, and the story was passable but nothing more.

Halo CE has some of the most balanced weapons in the genre, every single weapon have their own equal amount strengths and weaknesses.... except for the pistol... man the damn thing even had a scope.

 

Also, Halo is just as good as most or any PC FPS as shown in this review.

I like your argument:  "It has super balanced weapons, except for that one hideously imbalanced one."

As for the story, I always felt the races were heavily inspired by Starcraft.  Marines, Flood, and Covenant basically equate to Terrans, Zerg, and Protoss.  Toss in a generic "save the world from alien doomsday thingy," a main character with the personality and charisma of a dead hamster, and there you go.

Oh yeah, and did I mention how god awful the campaign level design is?  Why yes, I believe I touched on it earlier.  It only gets worse as you get toward the end as you find yourself running through uninspired random blue corridors fighting whatever random enemy set the game throws at you next.  Finishing that stupid campaign was a chore.