STORY: Metal Gear Solid 1, 2, 3, 4, and ground zeroes. Story makes halos look like a children's book.
GAMEPLAY: Half life franchise. Who doesn't want to run around with a crowbar like a maniac?
MULTIPLAYER: Team Fortress2. The ultimate balance of teamwork and general fun. Not to mention the servers ALWAYS work. Also battlefield, epic battles with skill required.
BEST CREATIVITY: Minecraft, you know it's better than forge.
BEST CUSTOMS: GMOD, cause why not. TTT, for example.
When you think about it halo is so overrated.
no its not
OOOH, yes it is ;) if halo 1 was released in today's market it wouldn't stand a chance. Halo is dying sir. and there are plenty of good games taking the reigns.
Halo isn't overrated... It deserves those good ratings. Plus it does have one of the most deepest lore in gaming history. MGS, The Last Of Us, Uncharted all have good story.. But not one have lore that spam as far and deep as Halo.
Not to to mention Halo is SCI FI... Another words... You can make your own world. Create your own universe. Create your own aliens. And the story doesn't have to be set on Earth. The story can be set across the galaxy. MGS does have a great story... But so does Halo.. BUT... Halo is MUCH bigger in scale and SO much more vast.
MGS story is more realistic while Halo is more unrealistic... And THAT is why Halo can expand MUCH farther without having too much limits. MGS is limited to planet Earth. While Halo.... Yeah... OH.... Don't forget those NOVELS. Where Halo's story truly shine.
THAT to me is what makes Halo A LOT more engaging and interesting than almost any game I have played. It's also why Halo takes A LOT more skill than most (IF not all) the shooters out there... FPS or TPS... Because Halo is A LOT more challenging. Another reason why Halo is amazing.
In other games, you can move on while using the typical method "shoot, cover, shoot, cover." MGS, Uncharted, The Last Of Us, COD, Battlefield, Killzone, Gears of War, and etc. You won't be able to get away with that in Halo when playing on Heroic or Legendary. Not to mention... Skulls. Which puts everything I said into even MORE emphasis.