Halo3: The Thread

Since 6882 Days

Posted by Acert93

Forge/Theater are going to change gaming.

When I first read about Forge (in an early draft of the manual no less!) I thought that. I think a lot of people don't get it yet but they will. I was staggered they didn't show this at E3, it would have made so much sense to do so.

I know people whine that it's a map object editor and not a map creator but with the tools Bungie have put in, there's going to be some cool stuff to come out of it. Halo 2 is still one of the most played games now. People will be playing Halo 3 for a long time.

After the cinema paradiso vidoc we were tooling about hitting rockets with gravity hammers and trying to catch one inside a bubble shield. Totally fruitless endeavour but an hour went just like that.

Then we tried to see how far we could blow a warthog out of sandtrap :D

Next thing to try is a proper game of Dodgeball. I think it's doable, with scoring. Just need to a good spot on the right map :D

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deftangel

Since 6882 Days

Posted by LEBATO

They criticize the music rather harshly when it gets praise from everywhere else, and really, it's hard to believe they messed up with music, Marty wouldn't fail us.

The music is awesome. There's absolutely no way you can give this game any less than 9.5 for sound design in my opinion.

Also, whilst we're on Forge. There is a video on Bungie favourites entitled "Rocket Race" around Sandtrap. I showed it to a friend and the first words out of his mouth were;

We no longer need Mario Kart....

Perhaps that's a little over-kill but it looked as fun as hell.

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Heretic

Since 6988 Days

DO ANY OF THE REVIEWS HAVE SPOILERS?

i'm about to watch the video review from ign and i don't want it spoiled

thanks in advance

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Finish The Fight Sept. 25th

Halo 3 Bitches!!!

Beware, Heretic is on the prowl!!!

Jin187

Since 6758 Days

25th September should be a National Holiday, Happy Halo everyone!

Posted by Heretic

DO ANY OF THE REVIEWS HAVE SPOILERS?

i'm about to watch the video review from ign and i don't want it spoiled

thanks in advance

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooo.... Dont do it!

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A Hero Must Rise...

Greatest game ever made...

Believe.

LEBATO

Since 7136 Days

Posted by Heretic

DO ANY OF THE REVIEWS HAVE SPOILERS?

i'm about to watch the video review from ign and i don't want it spoiled

thanks in advance

Don't watch video reviews. They won't have big spoilers, but overall I think they degrade the experience, I say hold it a bit more. I watched the gametrailers one, I kind of tried to not pay much attention lol, do as you please though!

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Phaethon360

Since 6860 Days

Posted by Heretic

DO ANY OF THE REVIEWS HAVE SPOILERS?

DO IT!! DO IT AND THEN READ THE WHOLE SPOILERS THREAD FOR MAXIMUM SPOILER FREE-NESS!

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Heretic

Since 6988 Days

thanks guys!

i've survived this far without spoilers. i've kept myself off of the internet too

2...more...days!!!

what about that comparison video of Halo 1, 2, and 3 from gametrailers? is it ok to watch that?

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Finish The Fight Sept. 25th

Halo 3 Bitches!!!

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jioann00

Since 6347 Days

Posted by Heretic

thanks guys!

i've survived this far without spoilers. i've kept myself off of the internet too

2...more...days!!!

what about that comparison video of Halo 1, 2, and 3 from gametrailers? is it ok to watch that?

the only spolier in there is the bit where you look up down left and right is on it...i skipped it on a bit wen i saw that, otherwise its not reli spoils anyting, mostly footage from MP and the 1st level

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mkk316

Since 6827 Days

Although im not the biggest Halo fan, Im glad the dev team was able to deliver despite the RIDICULOUS hype and pressure they had to deal with. Im interested in what their next project will be.

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Jin187

Since 6758 Days

Posted by mkk316

Although im not the biggest Halo fan, Im glad the dev team was able to deliver despite the RIDICULOUS hype and pressure they had to deal with. Im interested in what their next project will be.

I think thats what amazes me the most, the fact that a game with such a ridiculous amount of hype and super high expectations can still hold its own and come along with such great reviews.

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A Hero Must Rise...

Greatest game ever made...

Believe.

Optimusv2

Since 6906 Days

Posted by mkk316

Although im not the biggest Halo fan, Im glad the dev team was able to deliver despite the RIDICULOUS hype and pressure they had to deal with. Im interested in what their next project will be.

Halo Party Animals.

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Hironobu Sakaguchi is coming back to reclaim the throne :)

October 20th 2007 (A good day)

Don't ask any questions just shut up and buy Halo : Ghosts of the Onyx one of the greatest books ever.

pssh! more like electronic gay-ming monthly! amirite

Freniger

Since 7030 Days

Posted by LEBATO

But it's kind of hard to believe these guys when well........they criticize the music rather harshly when it gets praise from everywhere else, and really, it's hard to believe they messed up with music, Marty wouldn't fail us.

How could anyone complain about the music? If there's one area Halo cannot fail at, it's the music.

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Ronsauce

Since 6999 Days

Posted by Freniger

How could anyone complain about the music? If there's one area Halo cannot fail at, it's the music.

Well, just as some people can't find any faults with Halo, other people go out of their way to make them up.

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GrimThorne

Since 6887 Days

Posted by Acert93

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/25482.html

Halo 1/2/3 comparison.

I think that this person at GT said it best-

"The graphics in Halo 3 are a lot better than in the previous titles. The only reason people seem to think they haven't improved much is because the art style has remained so faithful to the original, which is a good thing. Obviously, if you keep the same basic look and feel to all your characters, weaponry, and vehicles, the graphics won't look like they improved drastically, but they did"

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Optimusv2

Since 6906 Days

Posted by GrimThorne

I think that this person at GT said it best-

"The graphics in Halo 3 are a lot better than in the previous titles. The only reason people seem to think they haven't improved much is because the art style has remained so faithful to the original, which is a good thing. Obviously, if you keep the same basic look and feel to all your characters, weaponry, and vehicles, the graphics won't look like they improved drastically, but they did"

Right on. Its like people wanted a complete artistic change almost.

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Hironobu Sakaguchi is coming back to reclaim the throne :)

October 20th 2007 (A good day)

Don't ask any questions just shut up and buy Halo : Ghosts of the Onyx one of the greatest books ever.

pssh! more like electronic gay-ming monthly! amirite

FireWire

Since 7015 Days

I was checking out deftangel's profile on bungie.net:

he's got these 2 achievements really early:

Thunderstorm
Claimed Thunderstorm skull.
Date Earned: Monday, January 01, 1753

Fear the Pink Mist
Killed 5 enemies with the needler in a ranked free for all playlist or in campaign.
Date Earned: Monday, January 01, 1753

So you have been hiding this game from us THAT long :)

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"Let me explain something to you. Um, I am not "Mr. Lebowski". You're Mr. Lebowski. I'm the Dude. So that's what you call me. You know, that or, uh, His Dudeness, or uh, Duder, or El Duderino if you're not into the whole brevity thing. "

RAZurrection

Since 6887 Days

Posted by FireWire

I was checking out deftangel's profile on bungie.net:

he's got these 2 achievements really early:

Thunderstorm
Claimed Thunderstorm skull.
Date Earned: Monday, January 01, 1753

Fear the Pink Mist
Killed 5 enemies with the needler in a ranked free for all playlist or in campaign.
Date Earned: Monday, January 01, 1753

So you have been hiding this game from us THAT long :)

Halo 3 will be remembered as a game ahead of its time.

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ManThatYouFear

Since 6958 Days

Posted by RAZurrection

Halo 3 will be remembered as a game ahead of its time.

LOL!

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My comments on this game/machine been good or bad does not mean i like/hate the machine i am not a fan nor a hater, just i have a opinion and wish to share it.

FireWire

Since 7015 Days

Another Halo 3 commercial:

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/25423.html

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ManThatYouFear

Since 6958 Days

Awesome cheers firewire.
I do love the added immersion these ads are having, but they do seem to be taking a lot from the books rather the game itself, so i can understand why most people are calling it overhyped and daft ads, if they read the books they would "get it" and most definatly "belive"

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/832876/halo_3_in_sto...

LMFAO!

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Acert93

Since 6985 Days

Posted by GrimThorne

I think that this person at GT said it best-

"The graphics in Halo 3 are a lot better than in the previous titles. The only reason people seem to think they haven't improved much is because the art style has remained so faithful to the original, which is a good thing. Obviously, if you keep the same basic look and feel to all your characters, weaponry, and vehicles, the graphics won't look like they improved drastically, but they did"

They are improved (was bashing a troll last night for calling it Halo HD). It also is better than many early titles on the 360 that were improvements over the Xbox versions, but still held back by many of the same limitations. That said, Halo 3 isn't the most impressive game I have seen on the 360 and is lacking in quite a few areas. From a gameplay perspective it is irrelevant as they totally serve their purpose, but from a technical one I cannot say I am going gagga over Halo 3. Some really nice stuff going on, but also at the expense of other stuff. par for the course for Bungie, which is being a solid 1st party effort in terms of graphics and a killer app/industry leading title in terms of total package.

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[quote=GrimThorne]I think that this person at GT said it best-

"The graphics in Halo 3 are a lot better than in the previous titles. The only reason people seem to think they haven't improved much is because the art style has remained so faithful to the original, which is a good thing. Obviously, if you keep the same basic look and feel to all your characters, weaponry, and vehicles, the graphics won't look like they improved drastically, but they did"[/quote]

They are improved (was bashing a troll last night for calling it Halo HD). It also is better than many early titles on the 360 that were improvements over the Xbox versions, but still held back by many of the same limitations. That said, Halo 3 isn't the most impressive game I have seen on the 360 and is lacking in quite a few areas. From a gameplay perspective it is irrelevant as they totally serve their purpose, but from a technical one I cannot say I am going gagga over Halo 3. Some really nice stuff going on, but also at the expense of other stuff. par for the course for Bungie, which is being a solid 1st party effort in terms of graphics and a killer app/industry leading title in terms of total package.

Bannable Insults: "Get new glasses" "Open your eyes" etc. Insinuating an insult and flaming are no-nos. If you feel like being a "true fan" then go be a true fan on the companies fan forums. Boulets are for off topic/inappropriate/bickering posts. Ignore

Acert93

Since 6985 Days

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20944792/

A restrained review from MSNBC.

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dcdelgado

Since 6874 Days

Top Ten 360 games by Metacritic (So Far):

1 Halo 3 2007 (360) - 97

2 BioShock 2007 (360) - 96

3 Gears of War 2006 (360) - 94

4 Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, The 2006 - 94

5 Guitar Hero II 2007 - 92

6 Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2006 - 90

7 Forza Motorsport 2 2007 (360) - 90

8 Call of Duty 2 2005 - 90

9 Castlevania: Symphony of the Night 2007 - 89

10 Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas - 89

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anm8rjp

Since 7711 Days

dcdelgado, based on your list, I'd predict that COD4 will fall between 91 and 95 on metacritic, based on COD2's Singleplayer and what I've experienced of the Beta's multiplayer thus far.

Thanks for posting that. Adds some good perspecitve.

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ManThatYouFear

Since 6958 Days

Posted by anm8rjp

dcdelgado, based on your list, I'd predict that COD4 will fall between 91 and 95 on metacritic, based on COD2's Singleplayer and what I've experienced of the Beta's multiplayer thus far

random quote of the year award :D

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