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Better Trilogy: Halo or Metroid Prime
Posted on 6/8/15 at 2:55 pm
Posted on 6/8/15 at 2:55 pm
Both of these trilogies had entries released in the same year, both had graphics that blew people's minds, and both have been critically praised. So which one is better? Personally, I'd go with the Prime series simply for how flawlessly it was adapted from it's 2D counterpart. Along with Zelda and Mario, it's really part of the holy trinity of games that have adapted well to 3-D environments. I think the environments are better in Metroid as well, but any sequence with the Flood in Halo I think is creepier than anything in Metroid. Plus I think I like adventure games more than shooters, and Metroid really is more of an adventure than a shooter game.
So which is your favorite?
So which is your favorite?
Posted on 6/8/15 at 3:09 pm to OMLandshark
Halo invented the FPS genre, so Halo.
This post was edited on 6/8/15 at 3:10 pm
Posted on 6/8/15 at 3:23 pm to OMLandshark
Halo, and it's not close.
Posted on 6/8/15 at 4:03 pm to OMLandshark
Metroid Prime was so fun and innovative. I remember playing it as a kid along with the halo games and they were both really good.
Halo is a lot different from Metroid obviously in the sense that its a bit more rigid and realistic. Both protagonists are virtually unstoppable and both are insanely overpowered at times. Halo has always had a bigger budget than the Metroid series and is an American made franchise. They both have great and riveting stories. I think Halo beats out Metroid in the story and complexity part of it, but I think Samus as a whole, character and weapon wise, beats out Master Chief.
I prefer the Metroid games though for the sheer fact that they were never really mission based and the cinematics and what not was kept at a minimum. Even though I'm a bit young, I'm all about some old school elements if it calls for it. I guess you could say that Halo is more "epic" and Metroid is more...."fascinating."
Halo is a lot different from Metroid obviously in the sense that its a bit more rigid and realistic. Both protagonists are virtually unstoppable and both are insanely overpowered at times. Halo has always had a bigger budget than the Metroid series and is an American made franchise. They both have great and riveting stories. I think Halo beats out Metroid in the story and complexity part of it, but I think Samus as a whole, character and weapon wise, beats out Master Chief.
I prefer the Metroid games though for the sheer fact that they were never really mission based and the cinematics and what not was kept at a minimum. Even though I'm a bit young, I'm all about some old school elements if it calls for it. I guess you could say that Halo is more "epic" and Metroid is more...."fascinating."
Posted on 6/8/15 at 4:34 pm to OMLandshark
Halo series is the better trilogy,
But Metroid Prime is a much better game than any title in the Halo franchise.
But Metroid Prime is a much better game than any title in the Halo franchise.
This post was edited on 6/8/15 at 4:35 pm
Posted on 6/8/15 at 5:23 pm to OMLandshark
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Better Trilogy
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Metroid Prime
Not close.
Posted on 6/8/15 at 11:01 pm to OMLandshark
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both had graphics that blew people's minds
quote:not for me
halo CE
Posted on 6/8/15 at 11:54 pm to OMLandshark
Metroid Prime. The first game was absolutely phenomenal. The second game was also very impressive even while living in the shadow of the first. The third game was really fun and one of the first "FPS" games to provide a solid use of the Wii controls.
Halo was great, but was really known for its multiplayer. I did have great multiplayer, but multiplayer FPS games are nothing new. Metroid Prime did to Metroid what Super Mario 64 and Ocarina of Time did to the Mario and Zelda series.
Halo was great, but was really known for its multiplayer. I did have great multiplayer, but multiplayer FPS games are nothing new. Metroid Prime did to Metroid what Super Mario 64 and Ocarina of Time did to the Mario and Zelda series.
Posted on 6/9/15 at 9:23 am to OMLandshark
Metroid Prime is my favorite game of all time
I remember not even being interested in it, but my mom got it at a garage sale for some reason for my 16th birthday back in 2004. Why, I don't know. I didn't ask for it.
Anyway, I decided to play it and was hooked on it. It had that addictive type of gameplay where you see some door or ledge or area that you can't get to yet, and have to figure out how to get there. And solving puzzles, and all of that. It's a game where using a guide or walkthrough would destroy it, because the fun is figuring out the shite yourself.
I think they nailed the atmopshere and music and environments. The prime example being when you go underwater to the crashed frigate. I remember being blown away by that whole area.
My only issue with the game is the final boss. Instead of being creative they just decided to make a mega boss with a shitload of HP and have you grind it down, rather than figuring out some clever way to defeat it.
What a great game. I usually play it about once every 4 years. Last played it in 2011, so I will probably be booting up the Game Cube soon
I remember not even being interested in it, but my mom got it at a garage sale for some reason for my 16th birthday back in 2004. Why, I don't know. I didn't ask for it.
Anyway, I decided to play it and was hooked on it. It had that addictive type of gameplay where you see some door or ledge or area that you can't get to yet, and have to figure out how to get there. And solving puzzles, and all of that. It's a game where using a guide or walkthrough would destroy it, because the fun is figuring out the shite yourself.
I think they nailed the atmopshere and music and environments. The prime example being when you go underwater to the crashed frigate. I remember being blown away by that whole area.
My only issue with the game is the final boss. Instead of being creative they just decided to make a mega boss with a shitload of HP and have you grind it down, rather than figuring out some clever way to defeat it.
What a great game. I usually play it about once every 4 years. Last played it in 2011, so I will probably be booting up the Game Cube soon
Posted on 6/9/15 at 9:35 am to OMLandshark
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So which is your favorite?
Singleplayer = Metroid Prime hands down
Multiplayer = Halo hands down
Pretty easy.
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