AnthonyVolpe Posted September 10, 2004 Report Share Posted September 10, 2004 So far this year since moving in with Jay I threw two parties. All we played at both parties was Halo. Granted, I had a blast, and at one point we had 10 people playing at the same time on 4 TV's. But now that I'm by myself and I'm able to look at this obscenely huge videogame collection I've amassed, I see assloads of party games that barely EVER get touched. Super Smash Bros. Melee, Super Monkey Ball 2, Burnout 2 (and 3), Amplitude, Soul Calibur II, Bomberman Generation, Bomberman Jetters, Chu-Chu Rocket, Worms Armageddon, DOA 3, Champions of Norrath... the list goes on. And every time I visit my friend Frank to wwatch WWE pay-per-views, the only game we play before the show starts is Halo. Anyone else have the same problem I do or is it me? Do I need new friends? Do I need to feed my copy of Halo to the dog? How much worse is it gonna be on November 9th? Any insight into this would be greatly appreciated so I get some assurance that it isn't just me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFo Posted September 10, 2004 Report Share Posted September 10, 2004 You guys don't want to play Super Smash Bros. Melee? Yep, you need some new friends. Honestly, I don't know what to tell you. It depends on your group of friends, I guess. The people I know don't like playing Halo multiplayer for two reasons: A) they're mouse and keyboard snobs who refuse to play a FPS with a controller, or they just don't want me to kick their ass. And believe me, I do kick their ass without fail. That said, my friends and I do enjoy the Nintendo party games quite a bit, including the Mario Party series, Mario Kart, Super Monkey Ball and Super Smash Bros.. If we feel like oogling some boobies for a while, we'll throw in some DOA. Like I said, it depends on your friends and what they enjoy. In summation, do not feel the need to feed your copy of Halo to the dogs. In fact, I highly encourage you to not feed it to any animal of any sort (and in particular Robot Monkeys, which I hear get terrible gas after eating Xbox games). Keep it and enjoy it for many years to come. But do get some new friends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Monkey Posted September 10, 2004 Report Share Posted September 10, 2004 It's neither A nor B with this group, Jeff. As far as I can tell, it's mainly that no one wants to believe that any other game can be as enjoyable as Halo (!). I'd dump Halo and make it clear to partygoers that the next party is Halo-free. Personally, I'm kinds sick of Halo, particularly Team Deathmatch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob B Posted September 10, 2004 Report Share Posted September 10, 2004 Originally posted by J.Fo@Sep 10 2004, 01:25 AM If we feel like oogling some boobies for a while, we'll throw in some DOA. Boooooobies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer Monkey Posted September 10, 2004 Report Share Posted September 10, 2004 The only game we ever play at 'normal' parties with regular people is Saturn Bomberman (up to 10 players). Even if I have a few fellow geeks over, we're more likely to play Crimson Skies or something, even my gaming friends aren't big fans of console FPS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogbert Posted September 13, 2004 Report Share Posted September 13, 2004 The few "gaming friends" I have are more into the likes of Ghost Recon & Rainbow Six, and occasionally Halo, but very rarely. One time they fired up Timesplitters 2, I whipped their butts at it bigtime (and had never played it before), and it's never been seen since. They just aren't into anything "cutesy" or abstract. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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