Ok, I haven't slept in 48 hours thanks to Bungie's masterpiece. No first person shooter since Half-Life has been this involving and fun to play, but Bungie took the precedent that Valve started in Half-Life and brought it to the Nth degree.
I've been seeing some people who are obviously in denial about Halo going around saying it is nothing more than a run of the mill FPS clone that does nothing new or innovative. They have also been saying that is isn't a system seller.
That is the work of a delusional mind.
Halo does for First Person Shooters what Mario 64 did for the platformer genre. It takes it to a whole new level that people are going to try for years to copy, but few will be able to match what has been done here.
Imagine a sci-fi movie and imagine being put INTO that movie. The Marines you fight along side act as if a real player was controlling them. Each one has a name, own voice (some even have accents), and own personality. Occasionally, if one gets winged by an alien, he'll run up and unload a few more rounds into the dead carcass while screaming "You like that, bitch?". They flank and maneuver. Take cover, and lay down covering fire (while yelling "COVERING FIRE!"). All of this while you are fighting right along side them in truly epic battles. If you were impressed with the scope and chaos in the Normandy landing in Medal of Honor, you haven't seen anything yet. Oh, and the Covenant forces are just as smart. Some are even smarter...
In one of the earlier missions you're landing on a beach to seek out something that will eventually lead you to a shocking discovery about Halo (if you've played other Bungie games you'll REALLY crap your pants). This mission was the E3 demo, but now it is so smooth and fluid, my jaw was on the floor.
Jumping out of the drop ship alongside a bunch of fellow Marines and immediately going into combat against a large force of Covenant on the most incredible looking beach outside of DOA3 put together everything I've ever wanted to see in a first person shooter with utter perfection.
The music: WOW. The AI: Stunning, AMAZING. The Control: Butter.
This game controls so well it makes Goldeneye and Perfect Dark handle like Oni on the PS2. In other words, crap. Halo is simply the best controlling FPS on a console, ever. The control is so intuitive you'll forget about your mouse/keyboard fetish.
Anyone who says "I'll wait for the PC version for the mouse/keyboard support" is an idiot. Doing that will be like missing out on a Metal Gear Solid 2 or Mario 64. Each of those were or will be the defining games for their respective consoles, and Halo is an extremely strong candidate for Game of the Year, although the race between it and MGS2 will be closer than any Game of the Year EVER.
If anyone doubts that this isn't a system seller, here is a good story. Peer wasn't initially planning to buy an Xbox this year. That is, until he saw Halo. The day after Microsoft first brought Halo by, both him and Matt went out to plop down the cash for Xbox bundles, which included Halo.
You just keep telling yourself it isn't a system seller. Denial is a fanboy's greatest weapon.
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