Quote Originally Posted by Bolivar View Post
NO! The best FPS this generation has produced!?

1) The gameplay sucks - the handling of the weapons is unsatisfying, the shield mechanic is insulting, it makes it not even a shooter - it's a grenade/melee game, some kinda freaky-deaky medieval thing when you think about it! Look at the shooting in Fear2 - the way your bullets rip through your opponents, it's immensely better than HALO3, and that was a sleeper title. Plus Auto-Aim = A complete joke to every self-respecting FPS devotee.
If you think Halo 3 is about grenading and meleeing, and nothing else, then I have my doubts that you've actually played it. The kills I get from those two methods are minimal. The weapons handle perfectly well for me, and I enjoy the shield mechanic.
2) 16 Player MP without lag!? Is this the kool-aid they're providing you guys on XBox Live to convince you it's worth your money!?
This is a great burn good job.

16 player with no lag is no triumph at all, welcome to 6 years ago!!!
On a console game, yeah, it is something impressive. There are a lot of games out there that struggle to do 2 player co-op without lag.

3) You cannot make your own maps in Halo 3, you can edit spawning locations of items.
Nah. There are actually maps where you can build the entire level. Look up "Sandbox" or "Foundry" sometime. Again, I'm going to express my doubts you've played the game.

You could list in-game screenshots and videos until the cows come home, NONE OF THAT has anything to do with its fundamentals as a game
To a game is made better by having those features. But you think it has nothing to do with its fundamentals as a game? Well, okay, but you know what has even less to do with it? The fans.
I used to say it was an average game, but the following from mindless, racist, homophobic xbox slaves, combined with the fact that 99.8% of shooters out there make it look like a pile of piss makes me infuriated.
it doesn't change the fact that the game is vastly inferior as a shooter compared to FarCry2, Killzone2, Resistance2, Fear2, Call of Duty 4 & 5, Unreal Tournament III, hell even 007 Quantum of Solace is better than Halo 3.
I disagree.