SmoothCriminal said:
You're right, I'm sorry. Half-Life 2 isn't the greatest game ever made, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time is.
How can you say the A.I. in Halo games is ever decent, it's horrendous! The combat in the two games is completely different. In Halo, it's more focused on straight up filling the enemy full of lead, where as in HL it's more about using your surroundings and the environment to your advantage. It also features limited weapons and rebounding heatlh, both of which were implemented to dumb-down FPSs for consoles. Personally, I hate the Halo style. As far as battle go, I've never played a FPS with a bigger and better battle than the end of Episode 2. The rest of the HL series has great battles as well. Fighting off a helicopter with a mounted gun on a speed boat as the helicopter drops wave after wave of bombs on you is better than any battle in the Halo series.
Also, I'd disagree that the SP in Halo is better than Quake 2, I'd say that they are equal (with the Halo story being leaps and bounds better). |
The enemy A.I. in the Halo games are excellent and your teammates (With the exception of 3 & ODST) were adequate, they actually get smarter at higher difficulty levels. While the A.I. in Half-Life was very good, the enemy and friendly A.I. in Half-Life 2 was pretty poor. The most advanced tactic they've ever used is side step a little during a fire fight.
The enemy A.I. in the Halo games are smart because of the following:
- They take cover behind something while they're under fire
- Duck behind chest high objects
- Roll out of grenades
- Flank you while you're being suppressed or not paying attention
- Throw grenades at you while you're riding a vehicle are taking cover
- Command nearby vehicles
- Work in groups
- Retreat while outnumbered
- Elites take cover while their shields are down
- They become extremely aggressive once you're outnumbered
The combat in Halo is better because the weapons are better balance and you need to make good uses of the grenades and melee attacks. The vehicles as well. The gunplay in the first Half-Life was excellent but the gunplay felt flat in Half-Life 2 but the Gravity Gun was awesome. Better than any weapon in Halo.