i prefer the entire half life series to the halo (or marathon as it should be called ) series. half life 1 is till one of the most amazing games available and was the best first person shooter until half life 2, everything was there on that game and all that halo did was lessen it's greatness but put a new coat of paint on it. half life 2 on the other hand wipes the board with everything and laughs menancinly at halo as it eats it for dinner while feeling overwhelimingly smug at being the greatest game currently available.

i tried very hard not to cross post this but two threads were so amazingly similar all that would happen is that i would say the same thing in each but with different wording. sorry about cross posting please don't burn me on a stake.