halo 3 (yea, thats right, HALO)

first, it seems like i am the only Halo fan on this SITE... ive heard one person say that they respect halo, but dont like it that much.... dra6on? sabre? anyone besides me love halo?

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"If you knew how good I am you would think I'm modest."

well..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... thats good news

yup. great game.

As for the E3 trailer, Yawnnnnn. Didn' t really show anything.

At least they didn' t demo some gameplay segment that won' t even be included in the final game...

yeah yeah
thanks to halo
consoles are getting more and more fps than ever
well done to bungie

your holding a grudge against them for that? Bungie showed everyone what kind of potential still laid dormant in consoles for FPS games... its not Bungies fault if others pale in comparison....

and the trailor wasnt mean to show anything... it had one purpose: to announce (officially) halo 3
it did show the assult rifle which shows they may be taking the pleas for former weapons to heart
bungie said to look for more halo 3 news to come soon, and im sure they will show somethin then....

Not much of a Master Chief fan myself. I enjoyed Halo very much as an XBox launch title, but the story is too simple to carry over into 3 games. The one man saves mankind genre isn' t my thing I guess.

The art direction deserves credit however. And I think that' s what I enjoyed the most during Halo 2.

I just don' t get what' s so great about Halo though. I mean is it the MP or SP that most fans love Halo for?

From what i' ve seen, most people enjoy the MP.

I' m in the minority that loves the SP experience. I dunno why. You' re right, the story is pretty damn simple. They impressed me in Halo 2 by giving us a good look at the story from the covenant perspective, though.

I like the environment. Futuristic without that stupid, over-used war-torn dark depressing world feel (i' m looking at you, DOOM).

I like the master chief as a character too. No expaination for that, he just seems cool to me, i like being that guy.

Side note, b4 halo i hated FPS. The only one i mildly enjoyed was Goldeneye, and i hate james bond so that got old for me really quick. Doom and Quake have been stupid from day 1, half-life just didn' t grab my attention, and everything else was pretty forgettable, imo.

Oh yeah, and grunts are funny.

your not in the minority, everyone that likes halo likes the SP not everyone likes the SP from Halo 2... they expected the God of all games, and when it wasnt the best thing to ever be created, they immediately turned...
Multiplayer has been praised from day one, however...
i really hope that the rumor of halo 3 on two disks is true. one for SP and one for MP
i just feel like that way each half will be truely incredible. there was loose talk about multiplayer maps where you can only use vehicles and are like 5 times the size of containment

I think the majority of people play Halo 2 for the multiplayer but I know a lot of people like the single player.
I mainly like it for the MP but I am also a big fan of its single player and co-op.
I think I had more fun with Halo 1' s campaign than in Halo 2' s. Although Halo 2' s part of the story interested me a lot more with all the crazy covenent stuff you get to learn about like the history of the covenent races, the heretic, and the civil war that starts. Then you have all that other crazy stuff happening with that huge flood thing.
The Halo series reminds me a lot of the Matrix series. The first one you learn about the basic story and it does fine as a movie/game by itself. Then the second one reveals tons of crazy story things and leaves a lot for you to think about. Then the third one ends it all.

"If you knew how good I am you would think I'm modest."

I agree, before Halo, I didnt play first person shooters, I hated the fact that I
could never see my character. But halo and the xbox pad are a technological
match made in heaven.. I like Halo CE for the story, Halo 2 for the multi-player
now with Halo 3, I appreciate the Halo 2 story segments more because the
stuff Cortana was saying made me remember (I don' t want the stupid
arbiter bits in the story) how good the story was... (well, it' s good to me)

There are two rules to success:

1. Never tell all you know.

Halo 1 and 2 are the best FPS console titles ever. I think Halo 2 SP is more fun than Halo:CE, mostly because the Library isnt in the game, and the structures and indoor enviroments are quite as repetetive in the second title!

Halo kicks ass.

I prefer Halo 1 for the solo campaign and Halo 2 for the multiplayer but i still rate Halo 2 higher than most people. I try not to play rubbish games so i tend to stay away from generic " me too" FPS games and instead just buy and play the solid titles that are worth my time.

For example, i' ll be steering WELL clear of " Timeshift" and i haven' t played " Lara Crofts Adventures in Silicon Land" AKA " Perfect DarK" since i completed it in December.

Halo 3 will be awesome but i' m anticipating Gears of war even more.

I think the majority of people play Halo 2 for the multiplayer but I know a lot of people like the single player.

No shit.

Even if you break 2 legs from a crab it still runs!
What you gotta do is find its weak spot and do massive damage at it.

Halo 3 will be awesome but i' m anticipating Gears of war even more.

I agree, I love the CNN style camera GoW has, and from seeing Cliffy B' s
demo, it shows that the game will make your reload become your best friend and
essentially (probably likely) your worst enemy, so it brings that level of
desperation that I have currently only really experienced recently in Shadow
of the Collossus.

I try not to play rubbish games so i tend to stay away from generic " me too" FPS games

Same here, I havent even clocked Perfect Dark, the lack of the jump dimension
really puts me off, it makes it too much like run and gun, and they don' t even
run fast!

There are two rules to success:

1. Never tell all you know.

Gears of War will definitely be kick ass, better than Halo 3? i dunno. i think some gameplay screenshots of Halo are needed... the library WAS very repetitive, but it also created an atmosphere i really enjoyed playing in.. plus there was that great feeling of achievement after you finaly got to the top... i dont know if it was relief that it was over or a sense of accomplishment..
i dont think the library even compares to the elevator part of Halo 2.. i really really HATE that part...

Halo was a great game that helped give a large shock tot he FPS genre, the reason most people shun it now is it' s popularity, once everyone makes something popular, just like clockwork, they start talking about how crap it is because everyone else likes it.

In the end, it was something fresh for the genre. Halo 2 was just, bad, seriously buggy, while it had it' s moments, the buggyness of it took away from what potentially could' ve been a nice game, also the shortness of it to be faced with " To be continued" also was a big hit for the title. So it ended up being more of the same which a few extra weapons and vehicles in new environments.

Halo 3, I think looking at the trailer is pushing the story as it' s strong point and I do hope they do this, the story needs not just wrapping up, but enhancing from Halo 2. Let' s hope they don' t put all thier work in just making it look pretty, I don' t want a bugfest like halo 2' s single player/co-op

I don' t think Halo was bad in any way but it was way overrated. It was really fun but it just didn' t have that extra that makes it a game you' ll always remember.
I much prefer Metroid Prime but I really don' t think the two games can be compared to each other. But Metroid Prime was unique in its own way because it was a perfect mix of adventure and action in first person. Not to mention the top quality graphics. I' m having a hard time calling Halo unique.
Anyway, I think that Halo 3 will be a game to remember though. I just feel it' s going that way.

I should watch mixing the two, but I' m sure it' s on everyone' s minds, the Halo trilogy is sort of like the Matrix, 1st one was impressive, graphics and story, 2nd made people go What the hell, but set up the story for the 3rd with the big climax everyone remembers.

Bungie are following the white rabbit of sorts I guess.

Halo 1 and 2 are the best FPS console titles ever. I think Halo 2 SP is more fun than Halo:CE, mostly because the Library isnt in the game, and the structures and indoor enviroments are quite as repetetive in the second title!

I dont Agree With you Saying Halo 2 is the best fps i would have to say that it is fun ass hell and way to addicktive but killzone for the ps2 has to the best gameplay and story line. If only killzone had the same type of multiplayer and the whole xbox live for halo2 is to cool i think that should become an standard for all online games ps3 and xbox360 should include that sexy multiplayer setup. But i love that killzone and halo . Bungie bet not mess up on halo 3 it better rock out of this world

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online games ps3 and xbox360 should include that sexy multiplayer setup.

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i would have to say that it is fun ass hell

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and way to addicktive

You' re ever so subtle.

I agree with pyrii on the 1,2,3 thing the set up- the partial let down- and the 360 turn round to deliver a thrilling conclusion (or at least I hope so).

Yeah baby!

I don' t think Halo was bad in any way but it was way overrated.

So true ...

Majikdra6on How Did you get them screens Very sexy Got dam sexy sexy sexy . Any Way What do you guys think of killzone.

Hell lets all get together and play some halo 2 Or some other games My gametag is (Mikay d ) But Really Thanks For the Screens Majikdra6on I hope there real lol

where the hell DID you get those screens? bungie releasing more infromation already or are they fake?

...grunts rock!...

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It' s a placeholder menu but it' s genuine.

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Majikdra6on How Did you get them screens Very sexy Got dam sexy sexy sexy .

Someone get this man a girlfriend. Till someone shows me more than a title screen, my underpants are staying firmly in place.

Whatever people think about MGS4 or Halo3 they look awesome.

Even if you break 2 legs from a crab it still runs!
What you gotta do is find its weak spot and do massive damage at it.

Yeah, I' m a fan of Halo. The epic that was being stranded on an orbital ring, trying to escape the Covenant alive, and then deviating to save the Universe from complete purging of all life was a sweet game. I felt like the chief! I and I alone had the power (and the shields). Plasma swords = chainsaws from Resident Evil 4. Great times, great immersion, great game. It even ended like a good action flick with an escape sequence on a Warthog. That... was good.

Halo 2, however... wow, I payed full price for half a story. That was disappointing. The covenant play time was interesting, but it divided my interest. Still, can' t say it was all bad, either. The cliffhanger... poorly placed. Just when I was starting to get into the Halo groove.

No, I don' t play it online. Never had enough of a reason to go Live for the origional box. It should not be the main reason Halo 2 is better than Halo 1. If I wanted multiplayer, I' d play Counter-Strike. Or any Source mod. Or a Battlefield game. You do see where I' m going here, right? Heck, I' d rather play Starcraft for multiplayer. Contra is good too. And....

You wa Shock!!!

I hadn' t played any FPS, and I couldn' t stand Halo at first. It was a big adjustment for me to play a game using both thumbsticks (I started in the 2600 days). But my friends were playing it, and since we all live in different cities, it became a good way to stay in touch to play on Live once a week (when Halo 2 came out). Over the course of several months I gradually got much better at it.

So, primarily I play it online, but only with people I am already friends with in real life. It is a miserable, and often outright ugly, experience playing on Live with strangers who are safely anonymous and can' t be held responsible for the things they say. It' s also frustrating that most of the people who talk smack aren' t intelligent enough to recognize when they' ve received an especially witty put-down in return for their base-level, dimwitted cursing.

I played through the campaign, but I find the story rather obtuse and hard to follow. Also, the Master Chief isn' t exactly the most nuanced of leading characters.

I tend to favor what I would think of as more artistic games, politically subversive and socially conscious games (Jet Set Radio Future, the Oddworld series, and Beyond Good and Evil being a few of my favorites). But after playing a great deal of Halo 2, I can tell when I try another FPS how much more solid Bungie' s controls, physics and animation all are. Other FPS tend to feel sloppy in comparison, IMHO. Also, the fact that I can play online and continue to have new and surprising experiences after many months is a testament to how well-made the game is.

I also think that the shift toward playing online is the major transition for me in this past generation of systems. I don' t have time to play really immersive, long games by myself anymore. But making it an event that keeps me in touch with friends over long distances makes it worthwhile, something more than just a diversion.

...Halo SP rocks...

...it still has the best enemy AI in any videogame.... ...imaginative story....

....great satisfying weapons.... ....cortanna.... ....grunts & elites.... ....probably the best modern game score ever.... ...perfect controls....

...i could go on all day!......


....ex-box probably would of gone dreamcast if it wasn' t for Halo.....

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Sniper!

Bungie started to ban people who kept posting this pic on their forum,the person who had it claimed it was from bungie.

Probably fake,but nvm,it looks cool,and before someone says, " Y" ? wtf 360 has a menu button,look what it says,classick mode.

Even if you break 2 legs from a crab it still runs!
What you gotta do is find its weak spot and do massive damage at it.

I already posted it.

The ' Y' is instant access to your friends list. Far Cry has it like that too and since Halo is multi-player heavy it would make sense to have it there like that.