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Old 08-02-2004, 02:34 PM   #154
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Originally Posted by Jackal
That's debatable, but it's a valid comparison, at least.

Everything I've read about Goldeneye suggests it certainly was a milestone. Then again, pretty much everything I've read about Halo said the same, often referencing the two games together. What you mean by "the real milestone", I'm not sure. There can be more than one. I didn't play Goldeneye, so I can't really comment personally, but that wasn't my main point anyway. My point was that Halo's reputation was built on its console impact, not PC.
I meant that Halo wasn't really such a big leap forward compared to Goldeneye. Goldeneye really revolutionized the console shooter genre. Halo just upped the standard a bit.
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