My life changed when I first played this game…
I still remember it vividly…
Being in an uncle’s house for a family reunion, suddenly, my uncle offers me and my dad (who was also a gamer back when he was fun) a look at his playroom, where he kept a massive flat screen, alongside an Xbox and several games.
I was ecstatic, and immediately chose one of the games from the bunch…
Halo.
The cover, the colors, the main menu…. It all spoke to me in a way that words can not describe…
If you know the feeling, you know it, simple as that.
Then my dad and uncle both left the room to got be adults again, and left me in there, in a dark room, sitting on a fluffy cushion really close to the TV, with the muffled sounds of the outside world, to experience Halo for the first time…
And good god, was it enlightening.
Landing on the Halo ring for the first time, was literally breathtaking.
As the music softened until an eventual stop, and the air whistled through the long, alien-looking trees, and the water slowly filled the silence, first with a flowing river, then with a crashing waterfall, it captivated not my attention…… but my curiosity.
Something far more important, and difficult to achieve.
The following few hours of action, chaos and adventure forever remain sealed in my heart as one of the most iconic gaming experiences of my life, and, eventually, when I grew up…. I realized I wasn’t alone.
Almost everyone celebrated Halo as a cultural phenomenon, and immediately set it as one of THE most important gaming steppingstones of all times, wether because of its fascinating story, fun multiplayer aspect, or absolutely revolutionary gameplay advances.
Its importance can’t be denied.
And if you do, it’s nothing but mute words, as evidence firmly swipes away any attempt to reduce this game’s impact…
Halo, is one of the most important videogame releases in history… and it will always remain that way.
I still remember it vividly…
Being in an uncle’s house for a family reunion, suddenly, my uncle offers me and my dad (who was also a gamer back when he was fun) a look at his playroom, where he kept a massive flat screen, alongside an Xbox and several games.
I was ecstatic, and immediately chose one of the games from the bunch…
Halo.
The cover, the colors, the main menu…. It all spoke to me in a way that words can not describe…
If you know the feeling, you know it, simple as that.
Then my dad and uncle both left the room to got be adults again, and left me in there, in a dark room, sitting on a fluffy cushion really close to the TV, with the muffled sounds of the outside world, to experience Halo for the first time…
And good god, was it enlightening.
Landing on the Halo ring for the first time, was literally breathtaking.
As the music softened until an eventual stop, and the air whistled through the long, alien-looking trees, and the water slowly filled the silence, first with a flowing river, then with a crashing waterfall, it captivated not my attention…… but my curiosity.
Something far more important, and difficult to achieve.
The following few hours of action, chaos and adventure forever remain sealed in my heart as one of the most iconic gaming experiences of my life, and, eventually, when I grew up…. I realized I wasn’t alone.
Almost everyone celebrated Halo as a cultural phenomenon, and immediately set it as one of THE most important gaming steppingstones of all times, wether because of its fascinating story, fun multiplayer aspect, or absolutely revolutionary gameplay advances.
Its importance can’t be denied.
And if you do, it’s nothing but mute words, as evidence firmly swipes away any attempt to reduce this game’s impact…
Halo, is one of the most important videogame releases in history… and it will always remain that way.