So I'm in!

Truth be told, if you're gamer you play both. If you're nothing but a fanboy, you argue about which one is the best. I'm so sick of this stupid debate. I liked both games, but the amount of jerks on CoD kept me from playing. I can adapt to changes in
gameplay such as armor abilities. I wouldn't be a gamer if I couldn't or wouldn't. What I can't adapt to are the foul mouthed little punks that seem to think that blasting racially motivated put downs is the same as trash talk. It's not and if those twerps
ever put down thier controllers, quit eating thier tweenkies and actually played a sport in they're fat little miserable lives... they'd know that.

As for that English teacher of yours Speedy.... there are skill sets for every game and they're all different. One shooter doesn't take more skill than another, there is a learning curve. You either crash and burn or you adapt and overcome.

Tell them you enjoy hanging out with older people online and you find COD games to be filled with 'high school wanna-be real soldier morons'.



And if your 6 friends and english teacher think anyone can be good at Halo then their stats must be really good then right? (if they ever tried the game)



You'll be able to laugh at them when the next COD game comes out and it's multiplayer is made by Raven.

The problem is, Halo sets everyone on an even playing field with the only differences being armor abilities. COD and other games don't because of all the variations. When I rented Black Ops, within 2 hours I already
had my complete kit set up and unlocked (minus the pro version of perks), I was consistently the best person in every match and getting a 3.0 K/D, not unlike when I left MW2 (what is it that I use, semi-auto rifles and I can aim while using perks to increase
my stealth). Halo, I was good at Halo 3 and descent at Reach, but I can say, there is definitely a bigger gap in skill sets. However, when anyone knocks other games with inflamatory comments such as takes no skill, or stupid... just prepare for them to attack
back.

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Halo has plenty of violence, but what he's trying to say, is that you never really see the grim things in the Halo story, the civilians that get bombed, the casualties, ECT. Have you ever read the Republic Commando SW series, because that's exactly what
he's talking about. That level^^ that he talks about is probably the only part of the Reach campaign with
any emotion. In fact, that's the only time we see Civilians get hurt in any of the Halo games, as far as I can remember, although I've never played 2 or Wars. It didn't seem like anybody cared when any of Noble died, troops die around you all the time,
nobody cares about them, ECT. They need to make it so that you know the troops and people you're fighting with.

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Exactly! Some of the most memorable moments from ANY games is the deaths of main characters, except for Halo. Well other than Jorge (Got tingles the first time I played that... powerful stuff).



Final Fantasy 7, Aries dying made me cry. Literally. That's the first time I'd ever felt any emotions while gaming, so it took me by surprise and just overwhelmed me. Like a baby!





In the beginning of Crysis 2 (Literally the very beginning, so it's not a spoiler) the main character who was wearing the Nanosuit before you shoots himself because he was infected and wanted to save the world by giving you the suit and continuing his legacy.
That game's beginning and ending gave me extreme chills.



Mass Effect 1/2. What even has to be said? It's a little too much story focused and forgets it's a videogame from time to time, but still. That's a story that is amazing.



Call of Duty has many of these moments, even if they're stolen from movies. When the nuke goes off and you're walking around looking at the destruction, slowly dying. Or when you and that Ghost guy are both shot by your commander and burned alive together.
That's the kinds of things that make the campaigns great, albeit very short, they still have some pretty powerful moments that stick with you.



I'm definitely not talking about Gears of War type violence though. Over the top, almost comical. No emotion behind those games when someone gets blown to bits. It's just another Monday or Tuesday or whatever.



Halo: Reach brought the gameplay for sure though. 343i is the luckiest gaming company in the world. They hardly have to make any changes to the foundation that Bungie built and it'll be a best seller. 343i's real challenge is going to be making a new story
arc and making a freaking EPIC campaign.

whatever. halo does take some skill. just not as much as you might think. take infection games for example. all it takes is paying attention to what paths to take to completely surprise the enemy humans once you have been zombified. or even capturing the
flag, knowing the best places to go to surprise the enemy totally helps if you dont have more skill than your opponents. i used to suck more at infection games but since i started figuring out how to surprise enemy humans in certain maps, my kills have been
steadily improving. i aint great, but i'm getting much better. hey guys...theres a way to surprise those human chumps who are camped out in the central area on the cage map...and it works 90% of the time