▲ 281 ▼ When the game franchise you used to love keeps going downhill, and you realize it is finally time to let it go (media1.tenor.com) submitted 4 months ago by beep@piefed.world to c/gaming@lemmy.world 130 comments fedilink hide all child comments Cross-Posted, via ShitPost Community.
[–] OldQWERTYbastard@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago (3 children) Halo was DoA for me after growing up with twitchy PC shooters like Unreal Tournament, Quake and Starsiege Tribes. The gameplay was glacially slow compared to what I was used to, but it did usher in online multiplayer to the console masses. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 11 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 child) I really loved that about halo. The slower TTK makes for more chess like engagements, well with the exception of eating a shotty or a rocket to the face. Still, bouncing a perfect grenade or pulling off a ninja jump just feels so satisfying permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] krashmo@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago It did before they turned it into call of duty with halo skins permalink fedilink source parent [–] aMockTie@piefed.world 10 points 4 months ago (1 child) Those are fundamentally different kinds of games. Sure, they're all first person shooters, but there are more differences than similarities. I feel like it's the equivalent of saying something like: "Poker was DoA for me after growing up with fast paced card games like Uno, Slap Jack, and 52 card pick up." permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] OldQWERTYbastard@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago (1 child) That's fair. It's not to say that I didn't try the multiplayer in college. I was the only guy doing work-study with the network admin team so everyone needed me to configure their Xboxes for the campus LAN. My favorite thing to do was to find a warthog and barrel around the map like a maniac trying to run people over. Still better than a dirty camper! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] aMockTie@piefed.world 2 points 3 months ago The Warthog physics made diving around like a maniac so much fun. Some of my fondest memories are of LAN parties, and Halo was always a staple. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Peffse@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago I know you meant Dead on Arrival, but Dead or Alive is 100% on my list. It was so much fun during DOA 2/3. Now it's just a micro-transaction dress-up store. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 11 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 child) I really loved that about halo. The slower TTK makes for more chess like engagements, well with the exception of eating a shotty or a rocket to the face. Still, bouncing a perfect grenade or pulling off a ninja jump just feels so satisfying permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] krashmo@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago It did before they turned it into call of duty with halo skins permalink fedilink source parent
[–] krashmo@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago It did before they turned it into call of duty with halo skins permalink fedilink source parent
[–] aMockTie@piefed.world 10 points 4 months ago (1 child) Those are fundamentally different kinds of games. Sure, they're all first person shooters, but there are more differences than similarities. I feel like it's the equivalent of saying something like: "Poker was DoA for me after growing up with fast paced card games like Uno, Slap Jack, and 52 card pick up." permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] OldQWERTYbastard@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago (1 child) That's fair. It's not to say that I didn't try the multiplayer in college. I was the only guy doing work-study with the network admin team so everyone needed me to configure their Xboxes for the campus LAN. My favorite thing to do was to find a warthog and barrel around the map like a maniac trying to run people over. Still better than a dirty camper! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] aMockTie@piefed.world 2 points 3 months ago The Warthog physics made diving around like a maniac so much fun. Some of my fondest memories are of LAN parties, and Halo was always a staple. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] OldQWERTYbastard@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago (1 child) That's fair. It's not to say that I didn't try the multiplayer in college. I was the only guy doing work-study with the network admin team so everyone needed me to configure their Xboxes for the campus LAN. My favorite thing to do was to find a warthog and barrel around the map like a maniac trying to run people over. Still better than a dirty camper! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] aMockTie@piefed.world 2 points 3 months ago The Warthog physics made diving around like a maniac so much fun. Some of my fondest memories are of LAN parties, and Halo was always a staple. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] aMockTie@piefed.world 2 points 3 months ago The Warthog physics made diving around like a maniac so much fun. Some of my fondest memories are of LAN parties, and Halo was always a staple. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Peffse@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago I know you meant Dead on Arrival, but Dead or Alive is 100% on my list. It was so much fun during DOA 2/3. Now it's just a micro-transaction dress-up store. permalink fedilink source parent
