Quote Originally Posted by Dal View Post
Well, Jcap, here's how I'll break it down. In Halo 2, you had just come from this great mind-blowing ride that was Halo 1. In H2, you're suddenly divorced from your character for a majority of the game, and for the entire duration neither character you play as accomplishes anything. By the end, you feel as if you would have simply been better off if they hadn't included a story.

As for Crysis, the lack of plot was generally expected, though at least you do relatively meaningful things in the game.
I didn't expect much out of Crysis. I though it'd be just the best visuals ever made and a sandbox environment. I'm quite happy with that but only if it didn't cost $49.99. Don't lecture me about costs of videos cards for this game because they have much better games out there that require relatively high end graphics. I would be content with playing Crysis on Very High or High if it looks good enough and a good FPS of 34-45.