As humorous as I find that comment to be, I'm sincerely glad you like it that much. Perhaps I'll appreciate it more the second time around.
Yes, I would expect you to laugh at people who disagree with you
But it's not about my own personal enjoyment. If it was, I'd call System Shock an objective masterpiece as well - but it's clearly not.
No, it's about the universal praise that txa mentioned.
Anyway, I doubt you're going to like it more the second time around. It had a big impact on me - because I didn't predict the outcome of the story, and the production values were quite amazing for its time. After Mass Effect, however, KotOR will likely seem quaint in comparison.
But I definitely hope I'm wrong. I enjoy when people are having fun.
No, I'm well aware that many PC shooter fans turn their nose at Halo, and I don't blame them. It's certainly no masterpiece compared to great PC shooters. However, hardcore PC gamers don't make up the majority. Like it or not, we're a small percentage of the overall pool, and our opinions are no more important than those of the mainstream. Quite a bit less in fact.
Of course I could also argue what "hardcore" means in this context. I'm guessing a lot of Xbox Halo players probably do consider themselves to be hardcore, and who are we to say they're not?
The fact is that Halo has maintained a great deal of popularity throughout the years. Whether or not that comes from mostly mainstream gamers is beside the point. The Halo games are still being produced and sell by the millions, while gamers can only wax nostalgic about Kotor.
It's precisely the point that it's mostly mainstream gamers.
No one is saying Halo isn't considered a popular game overall. What I'm saying - is that KotOR is more or less universally praised. Where as Halo isn't popular with the "hardcore" crowd and is generally rated lower. It might be a smaller crowd than the mainstream console audience - but it's definitely enough to take away from "universal" praise. Also, I can't agree that our opinions are less important - as that would depend on your interests. If you're an investor - you're probably right. But, as a developer, I'd probably prefer respect from those with the most experience.
Even so, it's not like our opinions are NOT important. Investors want us all to like what they invest in.
I'm talking about the first Halo, by the way - not the entire series. I stopped playing after trying the 2nd Halo - and I don't really know the 2-3 latest games at all. I assume they're better
While I wouldn't use Metacritic as some kind of objective indicator - it's pretty obvious that KotOR ranks MUCH higher than Halo.
Oh, while we haven't got another KotOR yet - I doubt that means anything in terms of popularity. They did spend a few hundred million dollars on SWtOR - which was supposed to be the biggest thing ever - and they did everything they possibly could to call it the next KotOR with multiplayer.
Also, I wouldn't rule out another KotOR just yet.