Image from Bandwidth BlogOver the last decade of gaming, probably the biggest hole in my gaming knowledge and experience is the Halo series. Not to say that I have zero experience with the series: I've regularly heard a lot of Halo discussion on the podcasts I listen to, and have played some Halo 1 multiplayer, Halo 2 single player and Halo 3: ODST co-op and online multiplayer. But each time I've played a Halo game, I've walked away with a general sense of apathy.
I've played enough Halo to see why people love this series so much. Halo 1 and 2 were graphically great for their time, feature a story that many fans enjoy, revolutionized first-person shooters (particularly on the consoles) and Halo 2 and 3 feature one of the most popular online experiences on any platform.
I will give the Halo series all of its due credit. However, none of this compels me to keep playing. I don't really care at all about the story and the combat just didn't feel that fun to me. I know I'm not providing much of an argument as to why I don't like Halo, but it just doesn't click with me.
I've played enough Halo to see why people love this series so much. Halo 1 and 2 were graphically great for their time, feature a story that many fans enjoy, revolutionized first-person shooters (particularly on the consoles) and Halo 2 and 3 feature one of the most popular online experiences on any platform.
I will give the Halo series all of its due credit. However, none of this compels me to keep playing. I don't really care at all about the story and the combat just didn't feel that fun to me. I know I'm not providing much of an argument as to why I don't like Halo, but it just doesn't click with me.