It's really sad to see stories such as this one, published by MS video game geezer Major Nelson.
I get the RSS feed of Major's blog sent to my phone every day and for some time, I've noticed Halo story after Halo story, even when Halo was yesterday's news. We'd see the "Halo Kill of the Week" for some reason, as if Halo was the greatest game ever made.
Well, folks, it's not. Turns out this 50 year old that strives to be younger than his kids has had his hand on Bungie's cock for some time now. Halo is released and all the sudden, it's a big deal to talk about how it's coming to be the #1 Live game! Well, I'd fucking hope so. Any big release is going to be up there. Release GTA5 and you'll have the same story. But will it get the same attention? Of course not. I equate this argument similarly to CNET and Apple. CNET swallows all the Apple cum every time it's shot, putting up 150% coverage of anything Apple, but when competitors release similar information or updates, it's the 7th story back.
Modern Warfare 2 has dominated online gaming the longest EVER on XBL. Where's the story on that?
When Rochester, NY publishes stories on what's so "great" about this area, it's laughable because a city shouldn't have to advertise itself. Philadelphia doesn't need ads to tell people to come. Halo: bReach (purposeful) shouldn't need a fucking story saying it's on top past 7 days. Any big title can do this. I think someone's a little disillusioned about what is actually better.
Halo blows. And now we come to find out Major Nelson blows, too. And blowing each other.
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Friday, September 17, 2010
And yet here we go again...
I was browsing my Facebook page for updates from friends when I came across a YouTube video of a classical music piece. I listened for a bit before wanting to listen to one of my favorite classical songs: Raindrop Prelude by Chopin. Many Halo fans might remember that this is the tune playing in the background of the epic diorama Halo 3 commercial. That just made me want to watch the commercial once more. It made my heart race in silence, a truly great feeling, until the commercial was over and anger resurfaced.
Boy, did Bungie really fuck up a potentially great storyline. They fragmented the story so much that it couldn't be followed with in-depth emotion and it made the entire thing just plain tired. That epic commercial once made me feel like Halo 3 was going to be the greatest piece that would fill in all of the exciting ideas of a war with alien encounters. Turns out it was junk.
And yet again, here comes Halo: Reach. Another disjointed segment of this tired story. I will admit, if Halo becomes a movie, it might be a great story. But as it's released in unorganized segments to video gamers everywhere, it's just unappealing garbage.
I am refusing to check in on the new update. I have enveloped myself in hatred of Bungie and don't really need to view the game to know it sucks. I know that as time goes on, all the 12-year olds' opinions will weigh true to change and will ultimately steer further augmentation and updates to the game. Pass. I'm just so glad that all the moronic players that I can't get away from on XBL are finally going to join their rightful co-moron demographic, playing Halo, once again.
Thank you, Bungie. I truly appreciate that one.
Boy, did Bungie really fuck up a potentially great storyline. They fragmented the story so much that it couldn't be followed with in-depth emotion and it made the entire thing just plain tired. That epic commercial once made me feel like Halo 3 was going to be the greatest piece that would fill in all of the exciting ideas of a war with alien encounters. Turns out it was junk.
And yet again, here comes Halo: Reach. Another disjointed segment of this tired story. I will admit, if Halo becomes a movie, it might be a great story. But as it's released in unorganized segments to video gamers everywhere, it's just unappealing garbage.
I am refusing to check in on the new update. I have enveloped myself in hatred of Bungie and don't really need to view the game to know it sucks. I know that as time goes on, all the 12-year olds' opinions will weigh true to change and will ultimately steer further augmentation and updates to the game. Pass. I'm just so glad that all the moronic players that I can't get away from on XBL are finally going to join their rightful co-moron demographic, playing Halo, once again.
Thank you, Bungie. I truly appreciate that one.
Saturday, October 4, 2008
Proof-flavored pudding and CoD4 still owns
I certainly don't want to push for a CoD4 agenda, however, being one that likes FPS games the most, I certainly have some kind of bias for the one that tops off the most popular (at first inspection). It has been said that Bioshock is definitely worth the effort of straining your eyes through the darkness of the game, and I've listened to those people and will eventually buy it, I think after I'm through with Saints Row 2 when it arrives in a week or so.
Two things I would like to address in this post. First off is some interesting observations I've made with the XBL community. And secondly, the observations that anyone can make right here with this blog.
For those Bungie/Halo fanboys holding on for dear life, you might want to just give it up. The last big stories of Halo being popular were back in September 2007. The only stories you actually can find when you're really searching for them, are stories on how Bungie has to offer their map packs for free, possibly thinking that will improve their numbers. It doesn't and the lack of appropriate response or fixing of their game never occurs. CoD4 on the other hand, made news in December for it's rush to #1, in March for their release of the map pack, and if you really search, you will find every other months' double XP weekend, patch information, and forum posts by the makers of the game responding to Joe Everyman. Take a look at Bungie forums; tons and tons of locked threads. If you really think about it, that can only mean two things: either your fanboys are a bunch of morons who cannot do simple tasks like read forum topic labels, or there are power-hungry admins that just can't wait to get back Barry Jocksbeatmyass for what he did to them back in grade school.
Again, I don't want to make this a CoD4 blog, but it just serves as a good example of a better game with makers that GET IT. They listen to the right people, are responsive, and not just swing the banhammer and lie blatently to their following.
But let's get right down to it. Want the update on CoD4 vs. Halo 3? Want to know just how many weeks each game has been in first place? Here we go...
Since each game has hit stores
Halo 3: 19 weeks #1 game
CoD4: 25 weeks #1 game
(GTA4: 4 weeks #1, and week of 7/7/08 and 10/22/07 seem to be missing - source: Major Nelson)
If you want to make it so that it's just the weeks when both games were on the market
Halo 3: 14 weeks #1
CoD4: 25 weeks #1
(that's even worse!)
Halo 3 weeks: 9/24, 10/1, 10/8, 10/15, 10/29, 11/5, 11/12, 11/19, 11/26, 12/3, 12/10, 12/17, 1/7, 1/21, 7/14, 7/21, 7/28, 8/4, 9/22)
CoD4 weeks: 1/14, 1/28, 2/4, 2/11, 2/18, 2/25, 3/3, 3/17, 3/24, 3/31, 4/7, 4/14, 4/21, 5/26, 6/2, 6/9, 6/16, 6/23, 6/30, 8/11, 8/18, 8/25, 9/1, 9/8, 9/15)
Yeah, you can certainly say that the games exchange back and forth, but CoD4 dominates the pattern. Just look at that solid 5-6 months before GTA4 came out in May 2008! I do expect the competition to come to an end either this month or next, as Saints Row 2 might carry over the #1 spot for a bit, then CoD5 is expected out, and not being super popular, might not be good enough for #1, but might be just enough to pull CoD4 players out. So we can pretty much declare the winner now: Any game that isn't Halo.
Another observation of mine comes from this blog. Where are people finding this site and coming to read it only to bash it? Why come here in the first place? You must be looking for something that's negative against Bungie, only to find a supreme and intelligent asshole such as myself tell you that you wasted your Monday night September 24th waiting in line yelling out moronic jargon that just isn't funny, ready to waste the allowance your parents forwarded to you so you can afford the game. Instead of trying to fight with someone online over something you are in denial about, spend your time a little more wisely. Like working through your denial or at least slapping your parents and telling them to never give you any money like that ever again.
Even liberals should check out conservative programming once in a while so that you can have some balance and insight into your choices. Same with these games. If you're on board with me hating Bungie, make sure you do take the time to at least check out their community, just to remind you of how bad it really is. And that's only a reflection of the game itself.
Fuckbungie
Two things I would like to address in this post. First off is some interesting observations I've made with the XBL community. And secondly, the observations that anyone can make right here with this blog.
For those Bungie/Halo fanboys holding on for dear life, you might want to just give it up. The last big stories of Halo being popular were back in September 2007. The only stories you actually can find when you're really searching for them, are stories on how Bungie has to offer their map packs for free, possibly thinking that will improve their numbers. It doesn't and the lack of appropriate response or fixing of their game never occurs. CoD4 on the other hand, made news in December for it's rush to #1, in March for their release of the map pack, and if you really search, you will find every other months' double XP weekend, patch information, and forum posts by the makers of the game responding to Joe Everyman. Take a look at Bungie forums; tons and tons of locked threads. If you really think about it, that can only mean two things: either your fanboys are a bunch of morons who cannot do simple tasks like read forum topic labels, or there are power-hungry admins that just can't wait to get back Barry Jocksbeatmyass for what he did to them back in grade school.
Again, I don't want to make this a CoD4 blog, but it just serves as a good example of a better game with makers that GET IT. They listen to the right people, are responsive, and not just swing the banhammer and lie blatently to their following.
But let's get right down to it. Want the update on CoD4 vs. Halo 3? Want to know just how many weeks each game has been in first place? Here we go...
Since each game has hit stores
Halo 3: 19 weeks #1 game
CoD4: 25 weeks #1 game
(GTA4: 4 weeks #1, and week of 7/7/08 and 10/22/07 seem to be missing - source: Major Nelson)
If you want to make it so that it's just the weeks when both games were on the market
Halo 3: 14 weeks #1
CoD4: 25 weeks #1
(that's even worse!)
Halo 3 weeks: 9/24, 10/1, 10/8, 10/15, 10/29, 11/5, 11/12, 11/19, 11/26, 12/3, 12/10, 12/17, 1/7, 1/21, 7/14, 7/21, 7/28, 8/4, 9/22)
CoD4 weeks: 1/14, 1/28, 2/4, 2/11, 2/18, 2/25, 3/3, 3/17, 3/24, 3/31, 4/7, 4/14, 4/21, 5/26, 6/2, 6/9, 6/16, 6/23, 6/30, 8/11, 8/18, 8/25, 9/1, 9/8, 9/15)
Yeah, you can certainly say that the games exchange back and forth, but CoD4 dominates the pattern. Just look at that solid 5-6 months before GTA4 came out in May 2008! I do expect the competition to come to an end either this month or next, as Saints Row 2 might carry over the #1 spot for a bit, then CoD5 is expected out, and not being super popular, might not be good enough for #1, but might be just enough to pull CoD4 players out. So we can pretty much declare the winner now: Any game that isn't Halo.
Another observation of mine comes from this blog. Where are people finding this site and coming to read it only to bash it? Why come here in the first place? You must be looking for something that's negative against Bungie, only to find a supreme and intelligent asshole such as myself tell you that you wasted your Monday night September 24th waiting in line yelling out moronic jargon that just isn't funny, ready to waste the allowance your parents forwarded to you so you can afford the game. Instead of trying to fight with someone online over something you are in denial about, spend your time a little more wisely. Like working through your denial or at least slapping your parents and telling them to never give you any money like that ever again.
Even liberals should check out conservative programming once in a while so that you can have some balance and insight into your choices. Same with these games. If you're on board with me hating Bungie, make sure you do take the time to at least check out their community, just to remind you of how bad it really is. And that's only a reflection of the game itself.
Fuckbungie
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Halo 3 still sucks
I enjoy posts on Xbox Live marketplace offering free maps for Halo 3, months after I didn't buy the maps when they first arrived on the scene. I love pressing the right directional and skipping right over it, knowing that maps will STILL not make a damn difference; the game still sucks.
Halo 3 is on top of the list on Xbox Live, yet, just remember naive users, we're in a downspike. The numbers are spread so thin because the lack of novelty. There's no big clear winner, just the game with a few more players at that time. Call of Duty STILL lasted longer than Halo 3 ever did. And it was something new for people to talk about. Halo was just the same mundane bullshit than drones and drones of moronic, uninteresting, and uninnovative players sit there and play with their homoerotic friends on a nightly basis.
Most of my gaming activity has been towards GTA4 ever since it's release, trying to get all the accomplishments and laughing quite a bit more than I usually do when playing video games. But when a particular new game comes out, the numbers will swing again and Halo will get pushed back down, just like you pushed down your younger brother's face when he annoyed the piss out of you. When Halo does have high numbers, it's kind of like AOL Instant Messenger. You knew it wasn't the best messenger out there, but you have to get it because everyone you know uses it. Same with Verizon cell phones. And Halo 4 will come out and the same drones will wait in line for a shitty game, but they will never admit it, because social psychology says people have to defend their investments by default, so they don't look foolish.
As a sidenote, I am relieved of seeing the practice of "teabagging", a video gaming act that involves a player virtually dropping their "nuts" on another player's face. For some reason, nobody has realized how homosexual it really is. Look up latent homosexuality online and maybe you'll have your answer. I'm not saying it's bad to be homosexual, but it is bad to be lying to yourself about your true lifestyle. A fraternity member teabagging a new recruit for the fraternity is a GAY ACT. Not just guys having fun. Again, look up latent homosexuality.
Halo 3 is on top of the list on Xbox Live, yet, just remember naive users, we're in a downspike. The numbers are spread so thin because the lack of novelty. There's no big clear winner, just the game with a few more players at that time. Call of Duty STILL lasted longer than Halo 3 ever did. And it was something new for people to talk about. Halo was just the same mundane bullshit than drones and drones of moronic, uninteresting, and uninnovative players sit there and play with their homoerotic friends on a nightly basis.
Most of my gaming activity has been towards GTA4 ever since it's release, trying to get all the accomplishments and laughing quite a bit more than I usually do when playing video games. But when a particular new game comes out, the numbers will swing again and Halo will get pushed back down, just like you pushed down your younger brother's face when he annoyed the piss out of you. When Halo does have high numbers, it's kind of like AOL Instant Messenger. You knew it wasn't the best messenger out there, but you have to get it because everyone you know uses it. Same with Verizon cell phones. And Halo 4 will come out and the same drones will wait in line for a shitty game, but they will never admit it, because social psychology says people have to defend their investments by default, so they don't look foolish.
As a sidenote, I am relieved of seeing the practice of "teabagging", a video gaming act that involves a player virtually dropping their "nuts" on another player's face. For some reason, nobody has realized how homosexual it really is. Look up latent homosexuality online and maybe you'll have your answer. I'm not saying it's bad to be homosexual, but it is bad to be lying to yourself about your true lifestyle. A fraternity member teabagging a new recruit for the fraternity is a GAY ACT. Not just guys having fun. Again, look up latent homosexuality.
Sunday, December 9, 2007
Why I haven't played Halo in over a week
I've been tainted. Didn't even realize how easy it was.
All I'm looking for was a good FPS for the system I've invested so much into. Many have thought that I think the Halo series is the best because of the quality. What quality? I have yet to see something that makes me go "awesome!" with any part of that series, even with the newest one that would barely capitalize on the 360's HD graphic capabilities.
"Well, why do you play so much?!"
Simple. I've said this on numerous occasions. I played Halo for so long because it's what everyone else was playing. If I wanted to play others online, that's where you'd find them. So I was stuck if I wanted numbers with a game of mediocre quality. I was tempted to jump ship with Gears of War. My friends and family tempted me, but I just didn't hear of a backing that would provide me with numbers online to not sit there searching for a game. Bioshock gave me a headache after 10 minutes when you can't see shit in the game. Now Call of Duty 4. Well that just has everything that Halo should have done years ago.
It's so rewarding to play Call of Duty 4. Matchmaking is quick to find games, reinforcing with a new point system. It also capitalizes on a gameplay and weapons package similar to Counterstrike PC, which was the Beatles to alternative rock when it comes to online gaming. It's exciting. Yes, there are some negatives that Halo might have already checked on, for example, the ability to mute the morons that can't shut their mouths in the game. But christ, I was bored of Halo 3 maps one week into the game. I have yet to be bored of any CoD4 map, with my preference in maps shifting each week. It's just incredible. I still haven't earned all my weapons yet, and apparently, I've heard that when you reach ranked level 50, the game certainly does not end at all. It also ranks you with everyone else based on your points earned, as well as accuracy and ratios. Apparently Valve was paying attention when Bungie wasn't. Bungie knew about stat sites such as Query Spree, which basically told everyone that HEY BUNGIE, WE LIKE STATS AND RANKING. So Bungie responded with, ok well, here's a tiny bit of it but it still sucks.
The best thing lately is this new map pack release for Bungie. It's less than 3 months post-release and Bungie is already charging for maps that SHOULD have been included in the original game. If you read the posts from Bungtard developers saying "we've got the greatest maps coming out ever!" Riiiiiiight. You've got a map based on your worthless Forge system that you think is so great. Hey great, a big open map so we can put 4 boxes, 2 more guns, and 2 more vehicles on. Great! Forge is stupid. How about walls, unlimited add-ins, and the ability to change the design of your shitty maps? That might make it worthwhile. CoD4 maps are packed with detail, impediments, and corners. I still have a hard time finding people, knowing where I am, and seeing people 20 feet in front of me. AND I LOVE IT. I didn't even realize until right now that unlike Halo, there are no vehicles in multiplayer. I don't really think I care.
PAY ATTENTION BUNGIE. AGAIN you don't fucking realize that you're opinion is not the only thing out there. Stop thinking for yourself and just do what the public tells you. Just design your shitty games like other games and you'll probably see an improvement. Maybe then you won't just have 50000 drones playing on your servers like usual.
All I'm looking for was a good FPS for the system I've invested so much into. Many have thought that I think the Halo series is the best because of the quality. What quality? I have yet to see something that makes me go "awesome!" with any part of that series, even with the newest one that would barely capitalize on the 360's HD graphic capabilities.
"Well, why do you play so much?!"
Simple. I've said this on numerous occasions. I played Halo for so long because it's what everyone else was playing. If I wanted to play others online, that's where you'd find them. So I was stuck if I wanted numbers with a game of mediocre quality. I was tempted to jump ship with Gears of War. My friends and family tempted me, but I just didn't hear of a backing that would provide me with numbers online to not sit there searching for a game. Bioshock gave me a headache after 10 minutes when you can't see shit in the game. Now Call of Duty 4. Well that just has everything that Halo should have done years ago.
It's so rewarding to play Call of Duty 4. Matchmaking is quick to find games, reinforcing with a new point system. It also capitalizes on a gameplay and weapons package similar to Counterstrike PC, which was the Beatles to alternative rock when it comes to online gaming. It's exciting. Yes, there are some negatives that Halo might have already checked on, for example, the ability to mute the morons that can't shut their mouths in the game. But christ, I was bored of Halo 3 maps one week into the game. I have yet to be bored of any CoD4 map, with my preference in maps shifting each week. It's just incredible. I still haven't earned all my weapons yet, and apparently, I've heard that when you reach ranked level 50, the game certainly does not end at all. It also ranks you with everyone else based on your points earned, as well as accuracy and ratios. Apparently Valve was paying attention when Bungie wasn't. Bungie knew about stat sites such as Query Spree, which basically told everyone that HEY BUNGIE, WE LIKE STATS AND RANKING. So Bungie responded with, ok well, here's a tiny bit of it but it still sucks.
The best thing lately is this new map pack release for Bungie. It's less than 3 months post-release and Bungie is already charging for maps that SHOULD have been included in the original game. If you read the posts from Bungtard developers saying "we've got the greatest maps coming out ever!" Riiiiiiight. You've got a map based on your worthless Forge system that you think is so great. Hey great, a big open map so we can put 4 boxes, 2 more guns, and 2 more vehicles on. Great! Forge is stupid. How about walls, unlimited add-ins, and the ability to change the design of your shitty maps? That might make it worthwhile. CoD4 maps are packed with detail, impediments, and corners. I still have a hard time finding people, knowing where I am, and seeing people 20 feet in front of me. AND I LOVE IT. I didn't even realize until right now that unlike Halo, there are no vehicles in multiplayer. I don't really think I care.
PAY ATTENTION BUNGIE. AGAIN you don't fucking realize that you're opinion is not the only thing out there. Stop thinking for yourself and just do what the public tells you. Just design your shitty games like other games and you'll probably see an improvement. Maybe then you won't just have 50000 drones playing on your servers like usual.
Friday, October 12, 2007
Halo carte blanche series 1: campaign
Why campaign sucks...
I have to admit, the Halo 3 commercial with Chopin playing in the background is very original and exciting. But, by the end of the ad, I am so bitter and disappointed.
Halo 3 claims to be World War 3, with the first war aliens vs. humans. I like the idea of being apart of WW3, it's a great premise. But how would you know playing the game?
The campaign is boring and just plain sucks. You go back and forth many times during it, going nowhere fast and it doesn't stick to the story. There's no worthy missions and it seems like side projects on each level. Go here. Go here. Get this. Get this. Make it part of an entire war, not just missions that seem like you're making it up on the fly.
If you play any Vietnam games, or even WW2 games, you know what you're doing and you know how it's apart of a war. Maybe that's because the war has already happened, but if you're going to great a whole war, title it WW3, have a plan and explain it to everyone ahead of time. We all know that the humans have to win in the end. Otherwise you wouldn't have a game.
I have to admit, the Halo 3 commercial with Chopin playing in the background is very original and exciting. But, by the end of the ad, I am so bitter and disappointed.
Halo 3 claims to be World War 3, with the first war aliens vs. humans. I like the idea of being apart of WW3, it's a great premise. But how would you know playing the game?
The campaign is boring and just plain sucks. You go back and forth many times during it, going nowhere fast and it doesn't stick to the story. There's no worthy missions and it seems like side projects on each level. Go here. Go here. Get this. Get this. Make it part of an entire war, not just missions that seem like you're making it up on the fly.
If you play any Vietnam games, or even WW2 games, you know what you're doing and you know how it's apart of a war. Maybe that's because the war has already happened, but if you're going to great a whole war, title it WW3, have a plan and explain it to everyone ahead of time. We all know that the humans have to win in the end. Otherwise you wouldn't have a game.
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
How about a line for few hours for a scratched disk?
That's right. Gather in line for a few hours only to be let down by a terrible product straight from Bungie Studios and Microsoft. The limited edition Halo 3 disks have scratches in them. Although I did not purchase one myself (why would I want to get the DVD for behind-the-scenes at a shit company), I do feel bad for my close friends and family that fell for the hype of more expensive packages and now can't have what they bought.
Wow! is all I can say. Bungie, thanks for fucking EVERYTHING up!
Wow! is all I can say. Bungie, thanks for fucking EVERYTHING up!
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