Serious console comparison

I\'m still waiting for someone to explain how either one of them are good games.....

 I dont think there is one person on this planet who can explain to you how good Metroid his.

Originally posted by snoopjoop

Please, please explain to me how metroid is better than Halo.

I enjoyed playing it more.  Considering I said in my personal opinion, I don\'t need to say any more than that to justify it.  I also don\'t feel like going into why I think it is better overall, so you can live with that for now.

get an Xbox there are some bigtime advantages having a built in harddrive

There are a few RPG\'s due out in 2003 that should raise the bar for console RPG\'s some

sports games are better on Xbox as well because of superior sound, graphics and the harddrive

game selection is a little weak overall, but its getting better, and there are some games on the horizon

plus games made for all 3 systems usually are better on Xbox as well

Originally posted by Living-In-Clip
I\'m still waiting for someone to explain how either one of them are good games.....

Halo kicked ass

I thought it was a excellent console FPS

I only goofed with metroid for a little while... in that time I wasn\'t overly impressed and I had enough to determine the GC controller is the largest piece of crap going

yeah halo was good cause it was one of the first games to use one joystik for looking around and 1 for moving.  those games have been out for pc for a while,i.e. half-life, rainbow 6. but it turned out good on a console too.

Halo is really overrated
Haven\'t tried Metroid Prime but from all the movies and pictures I\'ve seen it looks to be overrated too

Metroid has more to it and comes of as a more satisfying experience, IMO.

Halo is the same old objective level after level...nothing memorable, IMO.

Metroid has variety of gameplay around every corner.  

I guess it depends what you\'re looking for in a FPS...do you like it quick and dirty, or well paced and all the right moves?

The controller is not a problem

If you actually sit down with the GCN controller for more than an hour, you\'ll get used to it..

I still don\'t like the GameCube controller.. and I hate the fact that the D-Pad has been turned into nothing more than a "side" button that you use to cycle through weapons and inventory items. What do you expect developers to do tho.. it\'s useless for just about everything else.

However.. I must say that my initial impressions of the NGC Keyboard were way off base. Sure it\'s small.. very small.. but that\'s just the KB part. The actual controller section is very well built and actually feels sturdier and more well constructed than the "Offical" NGC pads. Having your hands farther apart from either side of the controller isn\'t disorienting at all, and is actually very very comfortable. So much so that I\'m not just using my KB for PSO.. but for every game.