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[–] 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Incredible, I’m sure. Especially for people who weren’t playing on PC before - it generally stands up to Half-Life in a lot of ways, including the enemy movement and maybe even AI, but the cutscenes have that more traditional cinematic look. I love the constant immersion of Half-Life, but this feels like watching an awesome sci-fi action movie, like Aliens. There’s enough survival horror and cosmic horror vibes as well to keep you going.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Consoles really didn't have many good FPS until then. I'd say the Timesplitters series was a standout, as was Medal of Honor: Frontline.

    Both of those felt kind of on rails compared to Halo though. Wide open areas, three way battles, vehicles...

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    Yeah, the vehicles and battlefield chaos are really well executed. It feels genuinely grandiose today, so it must have been mind blowing at the time. I can also tell the campaign is meant to teach you how to play multiplayer, which other games would go on to do in the years to come.

    There’s a lot of Battlefield 3 in there. Or the other way around, more appropriately.

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