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[Syphon Filter]

That awful FOV!

Arent the others worse?

 

[mr jones]

Halo 3 is one of those games that supports LAN play, right? Up to 8 boxes (16 players)?

 

[blamite]

Such an amazing game. The amount of good times I've had playing Halo 3 online with my friends has never been matched. Screaming at each other during the final trench run as e died over and over again, staying up all night playing stupidly fun custom games like Lava Pit, or Minotaur on Labarinth, tryign for hours to finish Vidmaster Annual, playing for 5+ hours straight on Bungie Day trying to win the Recon armor...

I wonder if any other game will ever be able to have the same impact on me. 10 years from now, will I feel the same way about Destiny I do about Halo? Can that same experience be captured twice? My gut reaction would be "no," but maybe it could happen again.

Thanks, Bungie.

Veto for Colonade.

 

[OverHeat]

Arent the others worse?

I think it's 60 for H3 and 78 for reach and h4

 

[Gestault]

I don't get the Halo 3 love. It's really uneven in all areas (graphics in particular), and the multiplayer was just plain boring to me, I had much more fun un Reach multiplayer and campaign. Reach > 3 imo. But maybe it's because I'm not a diehard fan of the series.

I don't get why people like dogs. They bark and chase things (sticks in particular), and they just act plain boring to me, I had much more fun with wolves. Wolves > dogs imo. Maybe it's because I don't like dogs.

 

[malfcn]

Going to see LiVE activity soon? Or will the update be after Halo 3 has fallen down the chart?

 

[Zoolader]

Just found this awesome panoramic screenshot from an old Bungie weekly update. Should be added to the op.

God the memories of all the fun. If I still had gold I'd so be playing with everyone. Halo 3 was insanely fun online. While I wasn't a huge fan of the equipment I find it a hell of a lot better then armor abilities. I enjoyed the hell out of the maps too. God I really do miss The early days of the Halo franchise. The first 3 games really were some of the most fun I ever had playing online. Hell I still occasionally play 1 & 2 online on the PC due to how damn fun they were.

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[Zeouterlimits]

I think it's 60 for H3 and 78 for reach and h4

Yeah, it was real nice in ODST to get a good boost to the FOV.

 

[mr jones]

Halo 3 is one of those games that supports LAN play, right? Up to 8 boxes (16 players)?

???

 

[Silly.Mikey]

This had to be the best video game commercial ive ever seen, even to this day.

 

[Terbinator]

Hai you guiz, you guiz! You've got to check 0ut my ninj4 armer.

This had to be the best video game commercial ive ever seen, even to this day.

All of their ones including ODST and Reach were superb.

 

[ebullientprism]

Hai you guiz, you guiz! You've got to check 0ut my ninj4 armer.

Msg me for Recon codes. I am officially a BUngle employi.

 

[EdibleExplosives]

I wish I still had my 360 now. One of my favourite games this gen, and easily the most fun I've had online in probably any game.

 

[Silly.Mikey]

Hai you guiz, you guiz! You've got to check 0ut my ninj4 armer.



All of their ones including ODST and Reach were superb.

Ya but this one just has that little extra something, the music especially gave me goose bumps. Still does. Fuckin top notch.

 

[Dongs Macabre]

Downloading it now. I wonder if it'll interfere with my installed Mythic disc. Too bad I still have to use the Mythic disc to play multiplayer with DLC, though.

 

[Booshka]

Halo 3 is one of those games that supports LAN play, right? Up to 8 boxes (16 players)?

You can have 16 individual Xboxes if you so please. 2-4 player split screen as well, any combination of the two for all your LAN needs.

 

[walking fiend]

Hi guys, I used the link in the OP to create a new profile and apparently get one month of free gold. But I chose FRENCH Canada; can I somehow change it back to English?

It does have an english option, but it only works for the main page! Thanks

 

[Ein Bear]

I think it's also the Halo where the Spartans looked the best. After this they got chunkified and accessorized, and the clean, strong lines that defined their profiles were lost.

Lord, this. I love the (for lack of a better word) 'cartoony' look that the Spartans have in Halo 3. It just works so well, the whole game is gloriously bright and colourful. I never liked how they grittied-up the artstyle for Reach-onwards.

 

[Terbinator]

Lord, this. I love the (for lack of a better word) 'cartoony' look that the Spartans have in Halo 3. It just works so well, the whole game is gloriously bright and colourful. I never liked how they grittied-up the artstyle for Reach-onwards.

Well Reach is gritty on purpose although i'd say it's the most Halo of the lot given the improved lighting engine - them Needler needles, anyone?

 

[Syphon Filter]

Lord, this. I love the (for lack of a better word) 'cartoony' look that the Spartans have in Halo 3. It just works so well, the whole game is gloriously bright and colourful. I never liked how they grittied-up the artstyle for Reach-onwards.

Isn't Halo 4 colorful too?

 

[RdN]

Man.. I had forgotten how bad the lack of hitscan affects this game. It's so painful to no have my BR shots register because of lag.

 

[LordBaztion]

I played a bit of mp yesterday for the first time. What an elegant game.

 

[OrlanisWorks]

The rage-quits in high school... great times.

Played a shitload of splitscreen mp with my friends. Only one name I remember from some matchmake: fatalyfatal or some crap. Guy was a douchecanoe.

Good times. Gonna install absolutely

 

[akidnamededdy]

Just played a couple rounds, ahhhh this takes me back. Gonna harass all my friends until they get on this too.

 

[TheChits]

I love the maps in this game. High Ground is sooooooooooooo good

 

[FyreWulff]

I think it's also the Halo where the Spartans looked the best. After this they got chunkified and accessorized, and the clean, strong lines that defined their profiles were lost.

Also has my favorite Elite look in the series.

They could have done with the better animations of Reach though (you'll notice now how uh.. fused their spines are in 3)

 

[def sim]

I think it's also the Halo where the Spartans looked the best. After this they got chunkified and accessorized, and the clean, strong lines that defined their profiles were lost.

Agreed. I'm not against more customization options, but the Spartans have become too gaudy for my liking.

 

[YourExWife]

Is it trying to guarantee you have space for save games or something?

Quite likely. I know some games have different size listings for installs and saves/films/etc. Perhaps that fine print isn't listed on the GoD version.

What he's referring to with PS3 is that each PS3 game you download has to be installed afterward, so to install you need roughly 2x the space of the download free. I doubt that's the case here, so likely space for saved games/films. Especially campaign films, which can have a massive size if you're screwing around.

 

[Ragnarok Flames]

Sweet! They should have included a new halo 5 trailer with the download, that would've been awesome.

Why would you want bad 343 Halo anywhere near Good Halo?

 

[Zoolader]

Isn't Halo 4 colorful too?

Halo 4 is more pastel and over saturated, plus the dull grey and brown maps don't help.


Also did anybody else notice the Master Chief picture on the home menu of Xbox Live? It's the pre release model.

 

[Syphon Filter]

Halo 4 is more pastel and over saturated, plus the dull grey and brown maps don't help.


Also did anybody else notice the Master Chief picture on the home menu of Xbox Live? It's the pre release model.

Never knew the assault rifle had an on button, mind blown.

 

[Overdoziz]

???

4 players per box actually.

 

[Computron]

I think it's also the Halo where the Spartans looked the best. After this they got chunkified and accessorized, and the clean, strong lines that defined their profiles were lost.

DAT MULTILAYER SPECULAR.

 

[Sub_Level]

The first time I played H3 was actually at a high school tournament and I got to the final round lol. I had played Halo 2 so was familiar with the aiming and the other guys were kinda bad but it still felt good

 

[Ragus]

-fantastic SP campaing (that scarab level)
-many hours of team slayer
-MANY hours of slayer on custom maps with my friends (we liked to make random as fuck maps and just have a good time killing each other on so unbalanced maps, that it almost hurt)
-that custom game modes - anyone played Duck Hunt? Shit was fantastic.

Damn, I love this. One of the reasons why I bought 360.

 

[Cheddahz]

Downloading it right now, might hop on tonight

 

[EdibleExplosives]

I feel like I'm the only person in the world that loved VIP in this game.

-that custom game modes - anyone played Duck Hunt? Shit was fantastic.

Fuck, the custom games were so much fun. If the game had a server browser I would never have stopped playing. It's such a disappointment that Halo 3 PC was never released, even after all those Steam rumours.

 

[Family Fry]

You got to love scarabs and of course being able to capture yourself and a friend jumping over one.

The (many) memories of Halo 3.

 

[GolazoDan]

Got this a while ago nice and cheap from Amazon, around the time of Halo 4. Might pop into some multiplayer.

 

[Gestault]

All of their ones including ODST and Reach were superb.

The short version of the ODST trailer is still my favorite. One of the best short-form "glare of war" style narratives I've seen.

 

[Rickenslacker]

Arent the others worse?

No, 3 has the worst in the entire series by a decent chunk. Unfortunately makes it very difficult to want to go back to, cardboard tube vision is an exercise in frustration.

 

[Seance]

No, 3 has the worst in the entire series by a decent chunk. Unfortunately makes it very difficult to want to go back to, cardboard tube vision is an exercise in frustration.

2 and 3 both had a 60 degree fov. Another reason why we need the PC trilogy out for Steam.

 

[GhaleonEB]

Gonna romp some BTB. Don't have a mic any longer, though.

 

[Zoolader]

Gonna romp some BTB. Don't have a mic any longer, though.

Does it still take 20 minutes to find a btb game? I'll join if you need one extra.

 

[Satchel]

Reach SWAT and Halo 4 SWAT are fantastic.

My man.

SWAT fo lyf

 

[GhaleonEB]

Does it still take 20 minutes to find a btb game? I'll join if you need one extra.

Confirmed. Search found a match, then restarted the search three times. Got a great CTF game in on Sandbox eventually, though. Gonna try for one more.

I miss Reach's netcode. But holy crap I don't miss the DMR - so nice to not get pinged from a zillion miles away from all angles.

 

[Overdoziz]

Doesn't BTB have a DLC requirement? Because every playlist with those requirements has matchmaking times just about as long as before the game became free.

 

[FyreWulff]

Earlier it seemed Team Slayer was either near-instant now (about as instant as Halo 3 ever got) or it sits there and restarts the search a few times. In back to back games.

 

[akira28]

Man I suck at this game now. I had to put sensitivity down to 1, when I used to normally play it at 7. It's crazy trying to get used to this again haha. But lone wolf on Isolation and I spawn right next to a Ghost....you know you're going to get run over.

 

[GhaleonEB]

Going back to Halo 3 is refreshing, despite the netcode. It's Halo without (most of) the bullshit added since.

But to hit it again - the lack of DMR really struck me. There's just so much more going on during a match on Valhalla than guys pinging each other from opposite sides of the map. The contrast to the game I just had vs. the ones I had in Halo 4 was enormous. Just yanking the DMR and getting combat distances down to where the rest of the sandbox plays a larger role is so much more fun. More so than armor abilities, that's where Halo really started to go wrong.

had a fun moment early in the match, before the other team started quitting: Staring down a charging Warthog, planting a plasma grenade on the hood, taking the splatter and the scoring the double kill from the grave will forever be one of those awesome hero moments.