If Halo ODST was by a different developer, no Halo in the name, would it have recieved such good scores?

[SAWYER]

I must say i have not played it, but it just looks mediocre(level design/art style). The multiplayer is a different story, but the sp looks so drab and meh.

 

[purbeast0]

if you like halo 3, you will like ODST.

if you dont like halo 3, you will not like ODST.

simple as that.

im sure the places giving it good scores liked the previuos ones. it is simply more of the same.

 

[SAWYER]

I loved the first, didn't even finish the other two. I love the mp though

 

[Injury]

Originally posted by: purbeast0
if you like halo 3, you will like ODST.

if you dont like halo 3, you will not like ODST.

simple as that.

im sure the places giving it good scores liked the previuos ones. it is simply more of the same.

What if I really liked the SP in 1 & 2, but thought that the SP in 3 was just an over-hyped re-hash of the first two but with new vehicles?

 

[venkman]

Originally posted by: Sawyer
I must say i have not played it, but it just looks mediocre(level design/art style). The multiplayer is a different story, but the sp looks so drab and meh.

fail.

If you want to bash the game, have the decency to at least give it a rent and run through first. I'm not particularly interested in the game and will be skipping it as well, but to call it overrated or saying it has inflated scores due to the license without even playing it is pretty dumb.

 

[Zensal]

I was just thinking the opposite. Just having the "Halo" name on the box means it has standards to live up to.

Had it just been a generic Space Marines in Space title, it would have blown minds. Halo has a refined MP system light years ahead of their competition as far as consoles go.

That being said, I have not yet played it, but I am planning to soon.

 

[mugs]

In what ways did you find the level design to be lacking, having never played the game?

It hasn't even gotten "great" reviews, it has gotten "good" reviews on average. It has a metacritic score of 84 vs 94 for Halo 3.

84 puts it well below Batman, even with Battlefield 1943, behind Dirt 2, behind Shadow Complex (89), behind Guitar Hero 5, slightly behind Red Faction... here, just look at the list of games that have a higher Metacritic rating:
http://www.metacritic.com/games/xbox360/scores/

I think it deserves the 84 based on the 4 levels I've played so far. 84 is a score for a good game that doesn't have significant flaws, but isn't a masterpiece like Bioshock or CoD4.

If you asked if it would have sold 2 million copies if it had a different name or a different developer, my answer is hell no.

 

[brblx]

Originally posted by: purbeast0
if you like halo 3, you will like ODST.

if you dont like halo 3, you will not like ODST.

simple as that.

im sure the places giving it good scores liked the previuos ones. it is simply more of the same.

the problem is that ALL reviewers inexplicably liked halo 3. i have a feeling they could have a taken a shit inside a green plastic box and it would have gotten 9+'s.

 

[purbeast0]

Originally posted by: brblx

Originally posted by: purbeast0
if you like halo 3, you will like ODST.

if you dont like halo 3, you will not like ODST.

simple as that.

im sure the places giving it good scores liked the previuos ones. it is simply more of the same.

the problem is that ALL reviewers inexplicably liked halo 3. i have a feeling they could have a taken a shit inside a green plastic box and it would have gotten 9+'s.

inexplicably?

why dont you read their reviews and they will tell you why they like it.

i dont see why this is such a hard concept to grasp.

if you like halo 3 you will like ODST.

why do you have to rely on what reviewers say about a game to decide if you like it?

 

[R Nilla]

I think complaining about popular franchises is overrated.