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The big, fat Halo 3 thread
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beat it on normal with my roommates a couple hours ago. i loved it, but the campaign was short. xbox live is awesome too, but i haven't played much yet. really all we've played is the campaign.
I picked it up this morning, started playing around 5 pm with my friend.... [kinda spoiler] and we're already done... it's got to be the shortest of the 3.... kinda decieving. [kinda spoiler]
Halo 1 was sweet, Halo 2 was fun but had amazing multiplayer...
so far, 2 chapters in, Halo 3 is a big yawn. I'm unimpressed
But hey, still a good bit left to play and still have to break into multiplayer so hopefully things pick up
so far, 2 chapters in, Halo 3 is a big yawn. I'm unimpressed
But hey, still a good bit left to play and still have to break into multiplayer so hopefully things pick up 
^indeed...I haven't even open my copy but I'm watching my friend play and its boooooring....multiplayer is the key here.
Bless
Bless
I beat it about an hour ago and I thought it was pretty cool. Some parts were boring, but hey, no game can be 100 percent perfect. Multiplayer is awesome, I did a bit of that as well and it turns out my Spartan Laser skills from the Halo 3 Beta are going to go to good use.
It was a short singleplayer campaign with some awkward narration moments. It was quite easy on Heroic.
Good grief, it's only been out two days and you've finished it already?! I bought Halo 2 (for Windows) the day it came out and I haven't finished it yet
6-7 hours at most.Good grief, it's only been out two days and you've finished it already?! I bought Halo 2 (for Windows) the day it came out and I haven't finished it yet
The reviews all say the 'heroic' difficulty level is ridiculously easy.
They all advise anyone with any previous FPS experience to play o Legendary for this.
They all advise anyone with any previous FPS experience to play o Legendary for this.
I'm... Impressed. But not amazed.
It's good, don't get me wrong but I've not managed to get right into it yet, only played for about an hour.
However, I did get a Spartan Controller and that is ace, I'm loving it. Might take some Legendary/Controller photos later.
It's good, don't get me wrong but I've not managed to get right into it yet, only played for about an hour.
However, I did get a Spartan Controller and that is ace, I'm loving it. Might take some Legendary/Controller photos later.
i rented it out from the video shop and I'm certainly impressed. I haven't finished halo 2 (try to play it at my friends place when i go) so I don't know where cortana is and why she keeps popping up with these message things. can anybody tell me?
If you pay $60 and up for a game and finish it within 2 days, thats not money well spent. I would be rather ticked.
I haven't finished the campaign yet, i'm on the 6th level now, probably finish it tonight. It is a shame the campaign is rather short, I don't really feel like much has happened plot wise and I am almost 2/3's done! The level design is top-notch quality, every corner and room is filled with props and great textures. I don't have a favorite level yet, gonna wait to decide until after I finish. Even though the campaign is short, I can see a lot of replay in it by playing with friends and trying to find all the skulls (only found one so far).
Multiplayer is just as good as Halo 2, really, no need to change what isn't broken. I haven't jumped into this too much because I want to finish the campaign first but I did play a little forge with my friends online. That was interesting, I'm still learning the controllers and what the capabilities are. I don't have any real strategy with forge yet.
By far my favorite part of Halo 3 is the saved films. It blows my mind every time I watch one of either campaign or matchmaking. I love freezing time and rotating around characters, feels just like the Matrix. I only wish it could show me the best action at each moment instead of just having me fly around the whole time to see everything. What I mean is, if I am watching one of my multiplayer matches, I only know the whole fight from my perspective, there could have been many other great battles within that time that I didn't know about. It would take a ton of time for me to pause every second, fly to the next group in the heat of battle and watch them. I wish there was an option to tell it to "jump to the most action at the moment" in the match. That way I can just sit back and watch it like a movie and know I am seeing the best fights in the match.
Multiplayer is just as good as Halo 2, really, no need to change what isn't broken. I haven't jumped into this too much because I want to finish the campaign first but I did play a little forge with my friends online. That was interesting, I'm still learning the controllers and what the capabilities are. I don't have any real strategy with forge yet.
By far my favorite part of Halo 3 is the saved films. It blows my mind every time I watch one of either campaign or matchmaking. I love freezing time and rotating around characters, feels just like the Matrix. I only wish it could show me the best action at each moment instead of just having me fly around the whole time to see everything. What I mean is, if I am watching one of my multiplayer matches, I only know the whole fight from my perspective, there could have been many other great battles within that time that I didn't know about. It would take a ton of time for me to pause every second, fly to the next group in the heat of battle and watch them. I wish there was an option to tell it to "jump to the most action at the moment" in the match. That way I can just sit back and watch it like a movie and know I am seeing the best fights in the match.
I imagine that there were people that had it beat by 6:00 am the morning of the release....