Opinions on the Master Chief

[JoespHeller]

What do you like about the master chief? What do you think makes it a fun and immersive experience to play this character?
Also, are there any things you would change?
Thanks for responding,
-Joe

[_Chris_]

What do you like about the master chief? What do you think makes it a fun and immersive experience to play this character?


Nothing. Hes a completely generic character, so generic in fact Bungie wont even give him a face.
Everything about Halo is so mediocre

[wakeboardnmoto]

Cortana is better...

[JasonA]

Masterchief can save worlds without so much as shitting or pissing...

[H1tchman]

Masterchief is a robot as far as i'm concerned.

Ninjachief would have made a better character - The soldier who is trained in the ancient art of the Ninja then given a gun.

[The_Glovner]

Masterchief is a robot as far as i'm concerned.

Ninjachief would have made a better character - The soldier who is trained in the ancient art of the Ninja then given a gun.

But remember, ginjachief would be shit. And wouldn't of made it in to fighty shooty alien college as he would have been so badly abused through fighty shooty alien high school that he would have became a social retard.

[H1tchman]

LOL, Ginjachief.

http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u271/ginger_jedi/comments/Justformenginger.jpg

[whatev]

I liked the character of masterchief overall. I feel like bungie wanted to leave him completely open, so that you could insert your own personality into the character. They designed their character to make sure you really didn't have an opinion either way. You didn't like him too much, but you didn't dislike him either.

I've played many games (Getaway, Assassin's Creed, COD4 and to an extent the Prince of Persia series), where the main character annoyed me with his "personality". In video games I attempt to suspend my disbelief and try to let myself pretend I'm actually a part of the game. This "immersion" into the game can only be achieved if the character is believeable, but still allows you to insert some of yourself into him. The best example I have of this would be Bioshock ... that game is superb at telling a story without forcing the main character into a ceratin mold ... the character is who you want him to be in your head.

I think the Halo series didn't do a terrific job of this, but I can tell that they tried to keep the MC as vanilla as possible on purpose, not b/c they are inept as a design studio.

[Ivan Joidherpus]

It is my humble opinion that MC was abused sexually as a young child, and has now choosen to take out his post-traumatic feelings of anger on a group of fun loving, happy go lucky aliens, who just want to believe in the greater good.

These poor aliens came from afar, looking to spread their message of good tidings and promoting the promise of a greater, brighter future for the whole universe. A future devoid of the flood.

And what do the humans do? We send in that brute of a space marine, complete with his "No-means-no" crotch protector to wipe them out.

Master Chief, you make me sick.
:r

EDIT: I actually heart the MC

[H1tchman]

Listen i'm going to sum this rather pointless thread up; Chuck Norris is the Masterchief.

http://www.joystiq.com/media/2006/02/mastacheifunmaskedjoy.jpg

Apparently the armour is wearing him for protection.

[wakeboardnmoto]

anyone else seen the new chuck norris commercial?

[whatev]

Listen i'm going to sum this rather pointless thread up;

Jerkface.

Most people on these forums hate Halo as a general rule ... I'm pretty sure most of them only owned PS2s and therefore didn't play Halo2 ... and therefore suck at Halo3 ... and therefore like to pretend it's terrible.

[nofear360]

Listen i'm going to sum this rather pointless thread up; Chuck Norris is the Masterchief.
I loled :).

[JasonA]

Jerkface.

LOL...it is a crap thread though...you must have thought that too?
But it has been good fun reading some of the stuff in it...

[H1tchman]

Jerkface? You starting?

I love Halo, and yes I owned a PS2, played Tiger Woods on it last night actually. And no i haven't played Halo 2, however, I am going to play Halo 1 & 2 as soon as I find a decent used copy. Anyone know where I could get one from? I really don't want to clog my HD up with the downloadable versions.

[MueR]

Listen i'm going to sum this rather pointless thread up; Chuck Norris is the Masterchief.

If Chuck banks here, you might be right.
http://media.techeblog.com/images/_funnyhalo.jpg

[whatev]

LOL...it is a crap thread though...you must have thought that too?
But it has been good fun reading some of the stuff in it...

It turned into a crap thread, but a discussion about the kind of characters you like to play is one that has merit in my book ... it's waaaay depeer than the usual "get out of your mom's basement", "your daddy likes to touch you", "PS3 ain't got games", "OMG COD6" talk I've noticed on most of the threads ...

[Ivan Joidherpus]

It turned into a crap thread, but a discussion about the kind of characters you like to play is one that has merit in my book ... it's waaaay depeer than the usual "get out of your mom's basement", "your daddy likes to touch you", "PS3 ain't got games", "OMG COD6" talk I've noticed on most of the threads ...

First, how'd you know my dad did/does that? I never told anyone and....um....you know what? nevermind.....;)

Second, while unfortunate, I did expect the thread to degenerate. Nevermind the character himself, its the game, the Halo series that has polarized a great deal of gamers. Like the noble tomatoe fruit, there are few (very few) people on the fence. You either love tomatoes, or you hate them, with little left in between. Similar to Halo, you either love the games or you hate them. No one is devoid of an opinion on the Halo series, be it good (agreeing with me! lol) or bad (saying 'Halo sux!!11.11').

Trying to get into an indepth discussion about the MC cannot, has not and will not grow around here. Great group of guys mostly, just too bad most aren't sharing our view of H3 being so damned good.

Know your audience and all that jazz.....

@ whatev
so seriously now, when are we going to get into a game together?

[JasonA]

It turned into a crap thread, but a discussion about the kind of characters you like to play is one that has merit in my book ... it's waaaay depeer than the usual "get out of your mom's basement", "your daddy likes to touch you", "PS3 ain't got games", "OMG COD6" talk I've noticed on most of the threads ...

I totally agree with that - but you made this thread about one game character only - Master Chief.

My favourite game playing character is Lara Croft.

[H1tchman]

I motion that we change the name of the thread to Favourite Game Characters or something.

My favourite character has got to be Samus Aran.

http://tn3-2.deviantart.com/fs14/300W/f/2007/064/c/0/Samus_Aran_by_transfuse.jpg

[whatev]

Similar to Halo, you either love the games or you hate them. No one is devoid of an opinion on the Halo series, be it good (agreeing with me! lol) or bad (saying 'Halo sux!!11.11').

Trying to get into an indepth discussion about the MC cannot, has not and will not grow around here. Great group of guys mostly, just too bad most aren't sharing our view of H3 being so damned good.

Know your audience and all that jazz.....

@ whatev
so seriously now, when are we going to get into a game together?

I agree, most people around here are not going to contribute positively to the how do you like master chief as a character discussion ...

I'm just saying if you didn't own an XBOX and Halo 1 &2, please shut up ... you do not have a valid opinion on the subject.

We do need to get a game going soon ... Civ that is! In seriousness, we should get another game together. I'm trying to get my rank up in SWAT, but it's super hard unless you have a couple of hours to get a decent party together.


MOVING ON:

So?

Who is your favorite video game charater of all time?

John 117? (http://bestuff.com/stuff/john-117)

Mario?

Yoshi?

Solid Snake?

More importantly, who is you least favorite video game character of all time?

I have a couple of nominees:

Cops in Road Rash:
http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa100/SlyCoopersButt/Gallego2.png
Nothing was more satisfying than clubbing a cop in the face in this awesome Sega Game.

The Dog in Duck Hunt:
http://i.fosfor.se/i08/2/080219_2.gifI always tried to shoot the damn dog when he giggled at you for missing a couple of stupid ducks.

Slippy from Star Fox:
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d147/shadowthahedgehog/starfox-planet-official-slippy/slippy_01.jpg
Could be the number one most annoying character of all time. His stupid high pitched voice, always giving non-sensical advice.


Petition to the mods to change the thread title to Best/Worst Video game characters ever.

[Ivan Joidherpus]

I sold Civ to one of my roommates.
He may have already traded it in for credit.

If not, sure, let's play.

TBH, I'd rather try to get a game of Halo going. I hate hate hate HATE playing with randoms. It never fails that I'll get stuck with idiots. I'll be on most of tonight.

topic (sort of...):
worst/most annoying character, how about any of the myriad of AI controlled characters meant to aid you in FPS/3rd person games? I see the 'artificial' part, but where's the 'intelligence'?

[HylianHitman]

If you just want to shoot things, Master Chief is your man.

[Thryon]

I sold Civ to one of my roommates.
He may have already traded it in for credit.

If not, sure, let's play.

TBH, I'd rather try to get a game of Halo going. I hate hate hate HATE playing with randoms. It never fails that I'll get stuck with idiots. I'll be on most of tonight.

topic (sort of...):
worst/most annoying character, how about any of the myriad of AI controlled characters meant to aid you in FPS/3rd person games? I see the 'artificial' part, but where's the 'intelligence'?


Mass, my crew plays every Sunday night. Now we do not always play Halo 3 (mostly Gears of War and Rainbow 6 Vegas 2 lately), but I am sure that Halo 3 will be played again soon. Come join us.

On topic:

Master Chief is a great character but unless you actually read the Halo novels, you do not get to meet the real Master Chief.

In the Halo games, he is who you want him to be. If you play aggressively, to you Master Chief is an aggressive character, if you play cautiously, then for you Master Chief will be of a cautious nature. You will remember Master Chief the way you played the game. This is one of the great things about the character.

[Rossko_UK]

I remember Master Chief being fucking annoying. How did I play the game?

[YoinkIRL]

Apparently the same way you post.

[Rossko_UK]

Apparently the same way you post.

Quite.

[Chris]

I'd give Halo 3 an 8/10.

[JasonA]

I'd give multiplayer 8/10
Single Player 5/10

[H1tchman]

Nah Multiplayer 9/10 single player 7/10.

[MueR]

Console gaming: 0.5/10

[The_Glovner]

This thread: a steaming pile of shit out of ten.

[Ivan Joidherpus]

Console gaming: 0.5/10

elitist bastard!!! lol.
Sadly, I gave up upgrading my PC every year/two just to play the newest games. One console every 4-6 years is more than enough for me, thanks. Standard hardware FTW? bah.....I"m just cheap.:X

I remember Master Chief being fucking annoying. How did I play the game?

just guessing, but from the sounds of it, you played it witha closed mind, expecting to dislike it. Sorry it wasn't your cup of tea (mmmm......tea).

This thread: a steaming pile of shit out of ten.

don't hold back big man. Tell us what you REALLY think.:P

[whatev]

I'd give multiplayer 8/10
Single Player 5/10


I'd say multi 9/10
Single Player 6/10

The only thing that saved multiplayer from being a 4/10 in my book was four player co-op, split screen co-op, difficulty adjustments/skulls and the arcade style scoring. Bungie made it so that playing the campaign was different from each respawn ... but the story could have been MUCH better and I definately could have done without the epiileptic cortana siezures every five minutes.

[Chris]

I'd give multiplayer 8/10
Single Player 5/10

What would you give Halo 1 and 2? If it's the same score, then why'd you buy #3!?

Article I just found: Why Halo 3 Underwhelmed (http://xboxfocus.com/columns/2-the-xbox-guy/790-why-halo-3-underwhelmed/index.html)

[JasonA]

What would you give Halo 1 and 2? If it's the same score, then why'd you buy #3!?

Article I just found: Why Halo 3 Underwhelmed (http://xboxfocus.com/columns/2-the-xbox-guy/790-why-halo-3-underwhelmed/index.html)

Why would I rate previous versions to be in comparison to a next gen version when it's all different maps and levels...

I have never played Halo1 and I have seen 5 mins into single player Halo2 and played multiplayer Halo2 with Nino a few times...

I was a Halo Virgin and single player Halo3 wasn't good but I like multiplayer.

[Chris]

Well, because if they're making a sequel, you've got a assume (other than the map and graphics updates) it's basically the same central idea:

No personality Master Chief is going to fight aliens, and you're going to do it in an extremely linear way.

Fool me once shame on you[Halo 1]. Fool me twice shame on me.[Halo 2] Fool me three times______________? [Halo 3]

[whatev]

Why would I rate previous versions to be in comparison to a next gen version when it's all different maps and levels...

I have never played Halo1 and I have seen 5 mins into single player Halo2 and played multiplayer Halo2 with Nino a few times...

I was a Halo Virgin and single player Halo3 wasn't good but I like multiplayer.

I think his point there is that if you didn't play Halo1/2 then single player in H3 would blow especially bad since you don't get the story fully. Or at least you aren't as invested in the story. It'd feel like the Ninja Giuden II's campaign ... a buch of wtf moments combined with epic cutscenes and overdramtic dialog.

I bet Halo's campaign would have been a lot better if they had had the foresight to include ninjas. If they had ninja brutes I would have liked it a LOT more.

[Chris]

Ninjas always help.

[whatev]

Well, because if they're making a sequel, you've got a assume (other than the map and graphics updates) it's basically the same central idea:

No personality Master Chief is going to fight aliens, and you're going to do it in an extremely linear way.

Fool me once shame on you[Halo 1]. Fool me twice shame on me.[Halo 2] Fool me three times______________? [Halo 3]

Or not. He's just saying all three blew.

I would disagree with that though ... Halo 1 campaign was great in it's day ... and I personally think that non-linear gameplay is way overrated ... tell me where to go and make sure lots of stuff blows up along the way!!

After Halo 1 bungie decided to stick with the same singleplayer gameplay mechanic, (which 7 years later seems stale and outdated) -- in exchange for multiplayer awesome-sauce.

[Chris]

Or not. He's just saying all three blew.

I would disagree with that though ... Halo 1 campaign was great in it's day ... and I personally think that non-linear gameplay is way overrated ... tell me where to go and make sure lots of stuff blows up along the way!!

I was saying that in a 'Halo Hater' accent. I didn't love the games, but I did enjoy them, and I was pretty excited about Halo 3.

[JasonA]

Well, because if they're making a sequel, you've got a assume (other than the map and graphics updates) it's basically the same central idea:

No personality Master Chief is going to fight aliens, and you're going to do it in an extremely linear way.

Fool me once shame on you[Halo 1]. Fool me twice shame on me.[Halo 2] Fool me three times______________? [Halo 3]

Granted but it just goes to show more thought should have gone into it...especially as the Xbox360 in general is also made up of a LOT of people which had kinda gone PS1, PS2 then Xbox360. The game should also have had some appeal factor to those who never played Halo 1 & 2 on the big ugly bricks...

But halo is just one of those games that people have all kinds of different arguments and opinions on - they should have called it Robocop

Or not. He's just saying all three blew.

I would disagree with that though ... Halo 1 campaign was great in it's day ... and I personally think that non-linear gameplay is way overrated ... tell me where to go and make sure lots of stuff blows up along the way!!

After Halo 1 bungie decided to stick with the same singleplayer gameplay mechanic, (which 7 years later seems stale and outdated) -- in exchange for multiplayer awesome-sauce.

Yeah that's it... just a little outdated.

[whatev]

Granted but it just goes to show more thought should have gone into it...especially as the Xbox360 in general is also made up of a LOT of people which had kinda gone PS1, PS2 then Xbox360. The game should also have had some appeal factor to those who never played Halo 1 & 2 on the big ugly bricks...

But halo is just one of those games that people have all kinds of different arguments and opinions on - they should have called it Robocop

Yeah that's it... just a little outdated.

I's agree with you that the campaign didn't have a ton of appeal to non-XBOX owners ... but they also redifined what a console shooter should have insofar as features from a multiplayer perspective ... split screen-multiplayer/co-op, a level editor (forge), theater mode, matchmaking (key imo to a good gameplay in multi), dynamic player rankings, unprecidented and still unparrelled in-game statistics, and the ability to take a party in and out of all of those modes while connected to live.

You can bet your ass that the next bungie projects will appeal to a lot morethan the typical Halo crowd. I can't wait until the announce something ...

All of this talk about single player makes me want to load up COD4 and give vetran another try ... too bad I'm playing golf today and then have to go on a stupid "date night" tonight.

I need to start making dates with my XBOX.

[Chris]

I want bungie to do something way out of left field.


What if Bungie put a team of 5 people on an arcade title like Braid? It would be fucking awesome.

[whatev]

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a124/boysofsheahem/blog%20graphics%203/1219395566_219.jpg

Now what do you think of the master chief?

Saw this on Hawty McBloggy and had to post!

[HylianHitman]

Halo 3 is just that game that gets all the high reviews just because it's that game.

[MueR]

Not all (http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/8-Halo-3).

[Fanappy]

Well I liked Halo 3 (in fact I like the whole series) but the Master Chief is just a shell of a character because u can't really get all that emotional with a guy in an armoured suit!

I will be interested to see what Halo 4 is like .....

[Chris]

I think it's going to be Halo -1.

[HylianHitman]

Not all (http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/8-Halo-3).

Yeah but he even mentions all the perfect scores it got.

[JasonA]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2L1eKPpuNiY

and

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Kwrq7XQ5lw&feature=related

quite funny

[H1tchman]

LOL, "Asian Guy, NOOOOOOOO!!!!"

Respect to them for making that, it must have taken them ages.

[MueR]

Yeah but he even mentions all the perfect scores it got.

That's because nearly all game reviewers are too far up Microsoft's ass when they announce a new Halo. Just like they're way too far up Blizzard's ass when it comes to MMORPGs.

[whatev]

Not all (http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/8-Halo-3).

I love that guy for that laughs, but he kinda reminds me of kid outhouse ... he hates everything!

[HylianHitman]

At least he's making some money out of it. As for kid outhouse, I figure he'll just keep on toiling in obscurity until he gets bored of it.

[_Chris_]

At least he's making some money out of it. As for kid outhouse, I figure he'll just keep on toiling in obscurity until he gets bored of it.

Or choke on his own anger... Always possible.

[Bleach22]

I think the chief is sexy.

[Fanappy]

A bit of cyborg meat in ur sandwich eh Noobie ;)