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Sep 23, 2007, 11:36 PM
 
Anybody here going to the local mega electronic store at midnight for the halo 3 launch ?
     
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Sep 23, 2007, 11:51 PM
 
Yes, Gamestop
after reading all the reviews today i must say i'm pumped
     
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Sep 23, 2007, 11:55 PM
 
Yup. My local store is having the Army bring a Hummer with a 50" TV to play the game on.

Yes, I'll be posting pics.

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Sep 24, 2007, 09:34 AM
 
Has anyone seen the new ads? This one's amazing.

YouTube - New Halo 3 "Two Soldiers Reminisce" TV Commercial Believe

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Sep 24, 2007, 10:41 AM
 
I made myself promise not to buy Halo 3 until I finish my current programming project.
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Sep 24, 2007, 11:35 AM
 
i promised myself i wouldn't play it till next week when all my firsts exams are over. but after reading/watching/watching/watching/reading all the reviews i have a feeling its not going to happen...
     
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Sep 24, 2007, 11:58 AM
 
No...its a waste of time. I rather sleep and get the game on my way to work tomorrow.
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Sep 24, 2007, 12:36 PM
 
Since we are all going to play this game for over 1000 hours I don't see the point in rushing to play it.

My g/f is giving it to me for my bday on the 29th.
     
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Sep 24, 2007, 12:44 PM
 
Since i dont get off of work til about 12 i might stop by and pick it up. But i have too many tests this week to start playing.
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Sep 24, 2007, 12:48 PM
 
Halo 3? is that some kind of game?
we don't have time to stop for gas
     
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Sep 25, 2007, 01:01 AM
 
Just got back home. Got a few pictures up taken with my iphone.

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Sep 25, 2007, 01:20 AM
 
Just got back and played chapter 1. Pics tomorrow. I'm real tired.

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Sep 25, 2007, 04:58 AM
 
 
( Last edited by ghporter; Sep 25, 2007 at 09:23 AM. )
     
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You're an ass
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Sep 25, 2007, 09:25 AM
 
We have a spoilers tag for a reason you know. Sideus,if your assertion is correct (played all the way through already? Sure...), then posting it on the first day the game is in release is just plain rude.

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Sep 25, 2007, 10:02 AM
 
Never understood the hype or cared for the Halo series. Then today I bought an XBox 360 controller to play Bioshock (on Windows Boot Camp). The game supports the controller natively and goes into XBox 360 mode complete with overlay tips! It made the game so enjoyable. Fast switching of weapons and plasmids and vibration support. DiRT is also good but it's menu system doesn't have controller support. So I'm going to check Halo 3 out when there's a PC version on shelves and see how well it plays with the controller on the PC side.
     
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Sep 25, 2007, 11:00 AM
 
Originally Posted by PaperNotes View Post
Never understood the hype or cared for the Halo series. Then today I bought an XBox 360 controller to play Bioshock (on Windows Boot Camp). The game supports the controller natively and goes into XBox 360 mode complete with overlay tips! It made the game so enjoyable. Fast switching of weapons and plasmids and vibration support. DiRT is also good but it's menu system doesn't have controller support. So I'm going to check Halo 3 out when there's a PC version on shelves and see how well it plays with the controller on the PC side.
Well, Halo took one year to come out for PC, Halo 2 only took 3 years to come out for the PC, so you can expect Halo 3 to come out in 5?
     
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Sep 25, 2007, 11:42 AM
 
Originally Posted by Mac User #001 View Post
Well, Halo took one year to come out for PC, Halo 2 only took 3 years to come out for the PC, so you can expect Halo 3 to come out in 5?
Which means I'll get it for ten times cheaper! Until then I'll have Call of Duty 4 etc to keep me busy.
     
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Sep 25, 2007, 12:17 PM
 
Originally Posted by PaperNotes View Post
Never understood the hype or cared for the Halo series.

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*Really, it's only been out for 12 hours, so double (or triple) that amount and you may begin to understand the hype.

The Halo series revolutionized online gameplay. It made it easy to launch the game and within seconds be connected to players of the same skill level. Within another few seconds you are playing in a large consistent level that you would be hard-pressed to find a single glitch in.

I think I'm getting it tonight (since I gave my g/f her present wicked early) so look for FattyMcBlobicus on Halo 3 for the foreseeable future
     
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Sep 25, 2007, 12:35 PM
 
I only got to play a few bits of the Halo 2. I loved Halo, but being 360-less, who knows when I'll get around to Halo 3. It's lookin' pretty snazzy all right.
     
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Sep 25, 2007, 12:38 PM
 
Halo 2's campaign was fairly boring (at best) not to mention you could ride a ghost through most of it without having to fight anyone.

You can always come to my place up here for a some beers and Halo 3
     
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Originally Posted by sek929 View Post
The Halo series revolutionized online gameplay.
On a console

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Sep 25, 2007, 01:26 PM
 
Originally Posted by sek929 View Post

The Halo series revolutionized online gameplay.
It didn't revolutionize anything for a PC gamer like me and I saw no fun in shooting those cutesy alien critter things. Give me Nazis and terrorists to shoot at any day.
     
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Sep 25, 2007, 02:03 PM
 
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It didn't revolutionize anything for a PC gamer like me and I saw no fun in shooting those cutesy alien critter things. Give me Nazis and terrorists to shoot at any day.
It didn't for me either. For me Return to Castle Wolfenstein and Battlefield 2 had a better impact for me online. Those are the ONLY games I really enjoy online with team play. I have Halo 1 on the Mac. The online is great and I do like it. The single player was weak though once you get inside the planet. It's an average game. The online is pretty nice, but not as big an impact, for me than some of the other big PC titles. Battlefield 2 offers a LOT more depth IMO.
     
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It didn't for me either. For me Return to Castle Wolfenstein and Battlefield 2 had a better impact for me online.
RTCW and Medal of Honor. The beach assaults jump started online gaming for me. The latest Medal of Honor is taking things to a new level. It makes Halo 3 look childish graphically and gameplay wise. At times it looks like prerendered full motion video and the camera movement really makes me feel I am controlling a biped. Halo's Master Chief is still a roller skater even when he's in the jungle or going up a mountain. Halo is more famous because it's for consoles and MS spends millions on hype.
     
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Sep 25, 2007, 04:28 PM
 
RTCW made me buy XBox and XBL, then it was PGR2. Really didn't played much of Halo 2 online mainly because WoW came out the same time.
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Originally Posted by exca1ibur View Post
It didn't for me either. For me Return to Castle Wolfenstein and Battlefield 2 had a better impact for me online. Those are the ONLY games I really enjoy online with team play. I have Halo 1 on the Mac. The online is great and I do like it. The single player was weak though once you get inside the planet. It's an average game. The online is pretty nice, but not as big an impact, for me than some of the other big PC titles. Battlefield 2 offers a LOT more depth IMO.
Hey, wasn't Halo the first one with vehicles (I think UT was close behind with UT2004). Maybe that's only on a Mac. I had fun running over bad guys with the Warthog in CTF and skidding into base with the warthog. I could skid it in, in such a way the door to the base was nice and close. Jumping in a warthog was cool too. Of course I find it easier to drive on a Mac than on a console. I still haven't got used to drivin' a warthog on the console.
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Sep 25, 2007, 05:25 PM
 
Originally Posted by starman View Post
On a console
Of course Before my G4 I had an iMac so you can see how console games really appeal to me.

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. Halo is more famous because it's for consoles and MS spends millions on hype.
Are you always on? The "hype" is due to people being amazingly entertained by the gameplay. I didn't get any money from M$ to play Halo. I played it, loved it, and now endorse future Halo products....like 99% of everyone else out there.

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Hey, wasn't Halo the first one with vehicles (I think UT was close behind with UT2004). Maybe that's only on a Mac. I had fun running over bad guys with the Warthog in CTF and skidding into base with the warthog. I could skid it in, in such a way the door to the base was nice and close. Jumping in a warthog was cool too. Of course I find it easier to drive on a Mac than on a console. I still haven't got used to drivin' a warthog on the console.
Red Faction had vehicles (PS2) but IMO Halo had the first vehicles that felt real. Everything before handled like garbage. Halo made driving the warthog or flying the banshee easy and (of course) consistent.
     
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Absolutely loving the game so far!

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Sep 25, 2007, 08:20 PM
 
owlboy hit me up for a game. I was so engrossed in it tha I didn't even see the invite

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Sep 25, 2007, 09:19 PM
 
Absolutely 100% amazing game....wow, wow, wow.
     
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Sep 25, 2007, 10:22 PM
 
I've played through a little bit of the first level, just got the sniper rifle. Impressive game.

I've already accidentally dropped every shield I've picked up while hitting 'x' for reload
     
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Sep 26, 2007, 02:54 AM
 
Lets try to keep this thread on topic.
and no spoilers!
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Originally Posted by sek929 View Post
I've played through a little bit of the first level, just got the sniper rifle. Impressive game.

I've already accidentally dropped every shield I've picked up while hitting 'x' for reload
Gah, me too! I keep bubble-shielding after I clear a group of enemies and I want to reload, so I'm basically just standing around admiring the cool effect. It was helpful in multiplayer against my brother, though, because he kept accidentally dropping those shield-sucking things right in front of himself when he was about to attack me.
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Sep 26, 2007, 02:59 AM
 
Haven't checked out the online co-op yet, the multi-player is just as good as the 2nd one...except that this time around it seems like there are lot less 14 year old kids around (i actually heard "good job everyone" on the lobby)
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Sep 26, 2007, 08:34 AM
 
Has anyone seen the documentary where Jen Taylor (Cortana) visits Halo/Bungie fans? Claude Errera's in it. Good for him!

The doc is on my Legendary edition, I don' t know if it's on the other ones.

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Sep 26, 2007, 12:43 PM
 
So apparently the needler kicks ass and the BR also seems more powerful (if nothing else, it sounds better).

I am foaming at the mouth to start playing it again, but I'm only on lunch break
     
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Gah, me too! I keep bubble-shielding after I clear a group of enemies and I want to reload, so I'm basically just standing around admiring the cool effect.
Haha, yeah.

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Yeah it takes some getting used to, I used to the same all the time in the Beta then I picked it up. Now that I am comfortable with using the shoulders to reload it actually makes a lot more sense especially if you are dual wielding.

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Finally got Halo 3.
Not bad, still kinda easy even on Heroic though :/
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Sep 27, 2007, 08:17 PM
 
Just finished the campaign on heroic. I agree that it was a little to easy, but Legendary will be on the menu soon.

 
     
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Originally Posted by sek929 View Post
Just finished the campaign on heroic. I agree that it was a little to easy, but Legendary will be on the menu soon.

 
Watch past the credits.

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You mean, actually take time away from Matchmaking?

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I popped in Halo 2 last night after a week of Halo 3... and oh my god.

Don't let anyone tell you that the graphics are only a little bit better... because it's a HUGE jump.

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Originally Posted by starman View Post
Watch past the credits.
Indeed.. you only missed the crux of the entire ending

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I popped in Halo 2 last night after a week of Halo 3... and oh my god.

Don't let anyone tell you that the graphics are only a little bit better... because it's a HUGE jump.
I'll second that.. they've matched the art style so well it's hard to see a big jump at first.. until you actually boot up Halo 2 and realise there's absolutely no comparison.
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Also, finish it on legendary to get a little more cutscene action at the end... it's a very significant clip. Don't believe every spoiler you read, most of what's out there on forums/boards is just plain wrong
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Yeah, a lot of people are thinking

 


which would make ZERO sense.

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I played way too much HALO 1 in college. Wish I had a 360 for HALO 3. And a big TV. And a big wad of cash to spend on it all.
     
 
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