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[The Gorby Congressmanz]

Halo: Combat Evolved and Metroid prime were the best selling and most critically acclaimed FPS style games on consoles, and both are also the highest reviewed games on both their respective console platforms (both scored 97's on MC and are the number one aggregated games on Xbox and Gamecube.)

While they aim for different goals, these have both spawned successful franchises (and in Metroid case new sub-series) that are still popular with gamers today.

Which of these two games did you think was/is better?

 

[Kuranghi]

 

[Knightime_X]

Can't compare the 2 as they play out differently.
Might as well compare steak to cake.

 

[Captain Toad]

The mere question is insulting to Metroid Prime.

 

[HYDE]

Metroid Prime is revolutionary, even the 4th Halo tried to copy it’s aesthetic.

 

[Hendrick's]

Halo obviously. Not really comparable though as they are completely different types of games.

Can't compare the 2 as they play out differently.
Might as well compare steak to cake.

Steak

 

[HYDE]

Can't compare the 2 as they play out differently.
Might as well compare steak to cake.

Not comparing, it’s asking which is the better game.

 

[Kokoloko85]

Both great in there own ways. I prefer Halo. Metroid is more unique. Very different though.
Enemy variation is better in Prime. Shooting little fucktards in Halo was not epic lol

Halo really changed the 1st person shooter genre and online gaming for consoles as a whole.
Its amongst the the most influential 1st person shooters, Doom—> Quake—> Golden eye ( for consoles ) and then Halo

 

[radewagon]

Let's see, Halo get's monotonous and boring during the campaign because of samey corridors and uninteresting combat encounters and Metroid Prime also gets a little monotonous and boring with all of its backtracking.

Hmm..... tough choice. Tough choice.

Metroid Prime cause it's flaws are less annoying than Halo's.

 

[skit_data]

Wouldn’t really put them in the same category at all but for what its worth;

Metroid Prime was the best transition from 2d to 3d in any game series ever IMO. I can boot it up today and it has aged remarkably well visually. I’ve replayed it several times and aim to do so in the future.

Halo was overrated IMO, It hasn’t aged very well visually and I didn’t even think it was a great game the first playthrough (on PC).

Winner: Metroid Prime, by a landslide, according to me.

 

[sunnysideup]

Metroid Prime is revolutionary, even the 4th Halo tried to copy it’s aesthetic.

Its the other way around.

Metroid prime is uniqe but it did not revolutionize anything. Halo changed the entire genre.

Metroid aged better

 

[DonJuanSchlong]

I'd probably side with Halo, as it brought several unique things to the table, that was transformative to the gaming industry to this day. Metroid prime will always be one of the best experiences when it comes to gaming. But I would have to give Halo just a little bit of Edge there. And the more and more I think about this Metroid gains and advantage, with the puzzles, and the unique infrastructure of the game. This is a hard one, the more and more I think about it.

 

[HYDE]

Its the other way around.

Metroid prime is uniqe but it did not revolutionize anything. Halo changed the entire genre.

Metroid aged better

Couldn’t disagree more on both former points. The third point is an easy agree.

 

[Tg89]

Metroid Prime by an absolute landslide.

 

[sinnergy]

Prime was magical, seeing Samus in 3D for the first time, me and a friend got Import copies.

 

[skit_data]

Let's see, Halo get's monotonous and boring during the campaign because of samey corridors and uninteresting combat encounters and Metroid Prime also gets a little monotonous and boring with all of its backtracking.

Thats not a flaw, thats a feature

 

[22•22]

 

[zcaa0g]

Nintendo fanboys will vote for Metroid and almost everyone else (i.e. mature people) will vote for Halo.

 

[Tg89]

Nintendo fanboys will vote for Metroid and almost everyone else (i.e. mature people) will vote for Halo.

Ah yes, I miss all those mature people from Halo 2/3 online.

Only upside of 343 killing the series is not having to engage with those kids.

 

[Knightime_X]

Nintendo fanboys will vote for Metroid and almost everyone else (i.e. mature people) will vote for Halo.

Plot twist: Prime was for the mature and halo was more appealing to kiddies.

 

[worldwithpyramids]

Metroid Prime is in my top 5 of all time. I love Combat Evolve but it’s not even close for me.

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

Halo saved the XBox division for Microsoft.

Metroid Prime failed to get off the ground after 3 attempts.

This poll is a mockery. OP needs to be sent to reeducation camp immediately.

 

[Banjo64]

Only played Combat Evolved, waiting for a Metroid Prime trilogy on Switch to play them for the first time. Not voted but I will say that Combat Evolved is a stellar game.

 

[Banjo64]

Halo saved the XBox division for Microsoft.

Metroid Prime failed to get off the ground after 3 attempts.

This poll is a mockery. OP needs to be sent to reeducation camp immediately.

Okami sold piss poor originally but is one of my favourite games of all time

 

[NickFire]

Combat evolved and its not even close IMO.

 

[Bernd Lauert]

Last Metroid was like 700 years ago so I literally can't even remember how good it was.

 

[BusierDonkey]

I love Halo and I have replayed it several times, but Metroid Prime was the better game of the two.

 

[Tg89]

Other thing about Halo is that it’s one of those games that’s good but only great if you include a qualifier. Kinda like Goldeneye. Yeah, it’s great for a console shooter, but in 2001 why would I play Halo when I could be playing Counter Strike.

Prime is a timeless classic with no qualifiers needed.

 

[NeoIkaruGAF]

Metroid Prime is kinda the closest thing we have to actual proof of the existence of God.

But to be honest, I never played a Halo game in my life.
Then again, while I have Metroid Prime, I probably don’t need to.

 

[TransTrender]

Metroid Prime, and it's not even close. It's also my favorite Metroid game and very very high on my list of favorite 'first person shooters.' Halo isn't on that list.

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

Okami sold piss poor originally but is one of my favourite games of all time

Ricky Rubio is one of my favorite NBA players of all time.

Who's the better player, Ricky Rubio or Hakeem Olajuwon?

Poll should have been worded differently.

Halo: Combat Evolved is a top 10 all time game. Metroid Prime was cute.

 

[Tg89]

Ricky Rubio is one of my favorite NBA players of all time.

Who's the better player, Ricky Rubio or Hakeem Olajuwon?

Poll should have been worded differently.

Halo: Combat Evolved is a top 10 all time game. Metroid Prime was cute.

Halo top 10 of all time?
Oh boy. Would love to see those other 9.

I guess Halo is “my first FPS” for a lot of people though.

 

[Balducci30]

I can’t imagine Metroid Prime actually wins anywhere but amongst people in a gaming forum. Halo was the most fun I’ve ever had co-op and changed console gaming - so definitely Halo... but I’m sure it will not win this poll

 

[Entroyp]

I bought MP after playing Halo CE to death. I did not enjoy MP at all.

 

[OrtizTwelve]

Halo: Combat Evolved and Metroid prime were the best selling and most critically acclaimed FPS style games on consoles, and both are also the highest reviewed games on both their respective console platforms (both scored 97's on MC and are the number one aggregated games on Xbox and Gamecube.)

While they aim for different goals, these have both spawned successful franchises (and in Metroid case new sub-series) that are still popular with gamers today.

Which of these two games did you think was/is better?

Tough question. Both are very different.

Halo was awesome on XBOX when it launched, it was so different from other games of the same genre.

Metroid Prime on GameCube was also awesome, and unique. It was a FPS but also platformer, and puzzle game.

Wow, lots of memories just now.

 

[Kilau]

The Halo we got wasn’t even the game that was promised. It’s always been mediocre at best, fun at times but forgettable. MP is a classic start to finish.

Dude…

 

[TheKratos]

Halo hands fucking down. Singlehandedly carried OG Xbox and build the foundation for the future. The game that made me love FPS.

 

[JimboJones]

I think I enjoyed Halo more at the time but I think I'd rather play through Metroid Prime again and play either Halo 3 or Reach campaign these days.

 

[Balducci30]

The Halo we got wasn’t even the game that was promised. It’s always been mediocre at best, fun at times but forgettable. MP is a classic start to finish.

Dude…

I’ll never understand this kind of take. Like what? It wasn’t an RTS or open world game? What’s on par with it as an FPS that had the open environments and vehicular combat - unreal tournament? I remember people saying this sort of stuff at the time and I was primarily playing games on PC - half life was groundbreaking, then Halo was the next groundbreaking FPS. Never understood the minimization of it

 

[Calverz]

Both stellar games for sure.
But its obviously Halo. That game was the full package at the time and changed the first person shooter genre.
Also the scanning in metroid prime is a bit boring nowadays.

 

[Kilau]

I’ll never understand this kind of take. Like what? It wasn’t an RTS or open world game? What’s on par with it as an FPS that had the open environments and vehicular combat - unreal tournament? I remember people saying this sort of stuff at the time and I was primarily playing games on PC - half life was groundbreaking, then Halo was the next groundbreaking FPS. Never understood the minimization of it

Well you must not have been paying attention then nor ever bothered to look up the initial reveal. MS took something big and unique and made it console friendly and boring.

 

[skit_data]

I’ll never understand this kind of take. Like what? It wasn’t an RTS or open world game? What’s on par with it as an FPS that had the open environments and vehicular combat - unreal tournament? I remember people saying this sort of stuff at the time and I was primarily playing games on PC - half life was groundbreaking, then Halo was the next groundbreaking FPS. Never understood the minimization of it

I would say Unreal, Half-life, AvP, Counter-Strike and Q3 brought many of the same aspects to the table years before Halo. Battlefield 1942 released before Halo CE on PC, and personally i would say it made Halo look lackluster in terms of vehicular combat and scope when it released one year later.

 

[manfestival]

This is easy. Halo

 

[Ezquimacore]

METROID PRIME. Yeah halo has better controllers but Metroid is more elegant in design. Although both are 10/10 games so yeah, this is a win win situation

 

[Bragr]

Can't compare the 2 as they play out differently.
Might as well compare steak to cake.

You can compare steak to cake though. You always prefer one over the other.

 

[renzolama]

Metroid Prime but only on emu with a modern controller and 60+ fps

 

[AJUMP23]

I think Halo CE is better, but they are really 2 different types of games.

 

[nerdface]

This is so tough I couldn’t answer.

MP has the better world, and game engine. 60fps, yes please.

The actual core gameplay of Halo was better though. Recharging shield, better weapons, and fun/funny AI. I could look around while moving lol.

...maybe Halo was better.

 

[22•22]

They're both in my Top 10..

Nintendo fanboys will vote for Metroid and almost everyone else (i.e. mature people) will vote for Halo.

Nice troll.

These duality based threads are the worst in the sense it stimulates, well.. duality. Both games are sooo good.. such a shame that for a "discussion" to take place we have to chose which one is best. It's not even a rightfull comparison..

 

[Tg89]

That game was the full package at the time and changed the first person shooter genre.

Halo didn't really have an impact on the genre. The only notable FPS games that are influenced by Halo are Halo 2 and 3.