| killerzX said: also what is the huge gameplay changes between the Halo games note: im not saying they have non, as i have not played halo, im merely wanting to know what constitutes enough gameplay changes to warrent a good game to you. |
I don't want to get into your overall debate but there have been some significant evolutions in Halo gameplay over the years, some people have liked others they didn't. These are just some examples so you get the general idea and it isn't even including multiplayer changes just core gameplay differences:
For example:
In Halo 2 they introduced the dual wield option which allowed you to have more firepower at the expense of melee and grenades. This also allowed you to be tactical in your mix of guns for example so you could have a plasma weapon to strip shields then a ballistic weapon to cause more damage to the flesh of an enemy.
In Halo 2 they introduced the ability to board vehicles that were nearby and occupied by an enemy
Halo 2 introduced the Arbiter character which had cloak ability
Halo 2 changed from a hit point healtyh bar to a regenerating health system with the health bar not displayed.
Halo 3 added two handed power weapons that produced movement penalties while also fully rebalancing all weapons.
Halo 3 introduced quipment such as the ancillary bubble shield, lifts, decoys, etc
ODST completely changed the gameplay by having you play as a new character with less emphasis on tanking and more on stealth and tactically taking down superior enemy numbers.
Reach added armour bonuses such as sprint, jet packs, armour lock, etc
Reach regressed back to the old non regenerating health in keeping with the armour properties of the first game
Reach gameplay was balanced to be more in line with the original Halo Combat Evolved.
Reach changed up the core single player gameplay to introduce some new vehicles we hadn't used before also.
From the above you might gather Halo is actually one of the worst games series you could have signified as not changing from game to game as there has always been a push from Bungie to evolve the series and build on their success. That's what good studios do of course and Naughty Dog are no exception has your very thorough list showed ealier.
