pokoko said:
Like what, for example? A quick run-down of the major points would be nice. |
Regenerating health(used in 95% of modern games in every genre)
Console online mmultiplayer
two gun system
seperate Melee button
auto aim
modern first person control scheme
console user generated content, theater system
the survival of the Xbox brand
those are just the things it heavily influenced or created, halo is also pretty much responsible for the success of console shooters, halo wasn't the first console FPS but it was the first that could rival pc shooters. For being responsible for the rise of FPS halo is indirectly responsible for the rise of western game development(Japanese dominated before 2001 because westerners are best and making shooters and those weren't popular) it also popularized wide open environments over small corridors and it revolutionized shooter storytelling. Halo also turned gaming into a blockbuster industry, halo 3 was the first game to become the largest entertainment launch of all time, games didn't have huge hyped up launches that could beat movies before halo, halo did the same thing to games that Star Wars did to movies. There are many other ways I could talk about halos influence but I think that's enough for now. There are very few game series I can think of that have had that much influence on gaming.
You really nailed it. I would add a solid vehicle using system, proper story telling, epic soundtrack, and two-player local co-op campaign. So much about that game was different and better than anything I had played before.
