Date: August 6th, 2015 1:31 AM Author: claret boiling water
Quoting myself:
"Goldeneye was the first "good" console FPS. It defined a generation of games.
Perfect Dark came out three years later, at the tail end of that generation. It was better, sure. But it wasn't exceptional for the time it was released.
Halo came out just one year after PD and defined another generation. Games like Halo and Goldeneye set a standard, innovate and define an era of gaming. Games like PD are just incremental improvements."
Date: August 6th, 2015 1:34 AM Author: slate rehab queen of the night
Halo, more than any other game, normalized video games for the masses. Every COT DAMN chill fratty bro I knew played Halo. No other game had ever come close.
side note, Microsoft had nothing to do with Halo and it's only a MSFT game because they bought the company at the last second because the company was hardcore macfag developers going to release Halo for mac
Date: August 8th, 2015 3:51 PM Author: Odious volcanic crater
Halo. It popularized garbage like regening health and only being able to carry 2 weapons which is in now in pretty much 90% of all contemporary FPSs. The later iterations implemented online play, which has come to replace split-screen and LAN on consoles.
Cold truth: Goldeneye was a pretty shitty game. It controls like ass and had shitty frames per second. I wouldn't recommend playing it today unless you want to rape your own childhood memories.
Date: August 8th, 2015 5:43 PM Author: Stimulating theatre
titcr. I love the pacing of Goldeneye, the relatively short levels with tons of guys, and the hilarious death animations. I played just about every major fps up until 2009 (most on pc) but still consider Goldeneye to be the best game ever made.
Date: August 8th, 2015 9:14 PM Author: Snowy stage
CR. Some other stuff I like:
-You can "fail" a mission and keep playing which allows for some funny hijinks. Most games force you to restart immediately these days.
-I like the mix of linear and non-linear levels, which makes it feel more like you're fighting somewhere "real."
-I like that there are actual mission objectives reflecting the fact you're a secret agent. Lots of FPS games used to be like this but it seems like very few are today.