Next Up: Halo

Halo. The game that brought first person shooters to the masses, and revolutionized the use of the right analog stick is one that I have never beaten. I will tell you all right now - FPS's are probably my least competent genre. I am flat out terrible at all of them, and I play very few. I had both Modern Warfare games just cuz everyone else had them, but I don't have the time to dedicate to be good enough to where I'm not getting destroyed every round. Eventually, I would trade in almost every FPS I had, and barring a few exceptions (XIII, Bioshock, Portal) I generally stay away from them unless there is something really compelling about it.

That being said, I am very excited to play through the first Halo. It's just old enough to make me a little nostalgic, but still part of the modern era of game design. Although if I remember correctly, the game opens with the now outdated  "move the sticks in this direction so you can see what they do". Game designers now assume you know that the left stick moves and the right stick looks around - but that is thanks to Halo, and partially Goldeneye.

So from most reports, Halo is between 6-8 hours for the campaign. I will be playing on Normal - not Legendary or Balls Out or Rape Me Plenty or anything like that. Normal is fine for me.

Also, I must make mention of Chad Warden - who refers to this game as Gaylo. You can watch his idiotic "PS Tiple" fanboy rant here. Watch it to see how he thinks that if a game doesn't have 50 Cent or Fat Joe in their trailer, those games are in fact, "gay shit". And how "true niggas" don't play Halo. But who does play Halo? "Gay niggas."  I suppose I'm not a "true nigga" but, in fact, a "gay nigga". 

Alright, let's hit it. Halo: Combat Evolved for XBOX.