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Brothers was not only a game I didn't think I'd like, but a game I thought I'd hate. Definitely give it a shot since it's free!

 It takes a bit to get used to, and truth be told, you'll get mixed up. However, for the most part it's not as hard as it seems. If it's free, you should definitely grab it. It's an absolutely breathtaking game.

 Oh yeah. Different, but awesome.

Those last couple of levels were fucking dreadful. I almost didn't finish the game because of them.

No, I hate Resident Evil 4 for making everything use quicktime events :p

 Also, I'm not saying it's a bad game because it invented those things. I'm saying it sucks that those things now exist because of that game. 

 I don't want all games to be online. I want a well crafted single player experience! Realism has its place, but I want variety damnit!

 Firstly: It's great when someone disagrees with me so much they feel inclined to make their own blog. Kinda makes you feel like you've accomplished something lol.

 Secondly, read the comment I left on your post in my blog. Halo isn't a bad game. The games that copied it were, and was one of the first to implement a lot of things I hate about modern shooters, hence why I targeted it. I dislike Halo. It's not for me. But it's FAR from a bad game, despite anything the old, more opinionated side of me has said.

 I want to replay Halo and see if I'll ever like it, but I just can't play shooters on a gamepad anymore. It feels wrong to me. That's not a condemnation of controllers, because they're excellent for most other things. But not shooters, which is why I'll never give Halo another chance lol.

I honestly think the intro to Bioshock Infinite has the best intro to any game ever. I was in awe for the first 20 minutes or so. Then the shooting started and I enjoyed it less.

 Also, I think a lot of 12 year olds are fed up with this shit too. They buy it because their friends buy it, and it's an easy game to play with mates. 12 year old gamers are a different story. They like things that are different, or weird. Well, my brother did anyway when he was that age.

 As for variety, old school shooters are coming back to pc. It's a shame they don't go to console, but I guess they think there just isnb't a market for it there.

I think you're forgetting how many imitators Halo had. It's easy to want to blam CoD when you dislike it, but really, I feel like Halo influenced CoD a hell of a lot. It's got all of the systems Halo invented. So while Halo certainly isn't a bad game, it has spawned a lot of terrible games, so I'm holding it responsible.

 Every one copies everything. I just wish there were more variety tbh. COD and Halo aren't bad games, but as you said, we need something different. Honestly, my favourite FPS this year is Shadow Warrior, which mixes new and old. It feels like Bioshock in some ways, mixed with Condemned, with a metric fuckton of painkiller/serious sam. It's a great game!