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[TheRipDizz]

gamespot summarizes the bad:

# Rewinding saved films doesn't work quite like you'd expect it to
# AI-controlled Marines can't drive to save their lives (or yours)
# Inevitable flood of prepubescent online players sure to hamper your enjoyment of the online modes.

what a shitty reason to put as "bad"

Gamespot am biazed confirmed? That's actually a pretty fucked up thing to hold agaisnt the game itself.

 

[giga]

gamespot summarizes the bad:

# Rewinding saved films doesn't work quite like you'd expect it to
# AI-controlled Marines can't drive to save their lives (or yours)
# Inevitable flood of prepubescent online players sure to hamper your enjoyment of the online modes.

what a shitty reason to put as "bad"

Some inevitable BS from gerstmann yet again.

 

[Blimblim]

I need my high quality HD videos. Break the embargo.

Not going to happen, sorry.
And it's not like I'd have anything to post anyway. I barely managed to borrow the game for 2 hours this afternoon, and the first video isn't even done encoding yet.

 

[Amir0x]

I'll keep this open since it's new and untainted, but keep that first post updated.

 

[JDSN]

Awesome.

:lol Are they fuckign kidding?

Thats what guys say to themselves when they fuck an ugly chick so they can live with the shame.

 

[Kaako]

So basically it's worse than Halo 2.

Bail out dude, bail out now! lol
Big shocker from 1UP though, who would've thought that Halo 3 would get a perfect score from them! o_0

Halo 3 is a kick ass game no doubt and I've played the first 2 chapters so far! It's fucking rock solid!

 

[Firestorm]

So what did 1up mean by laggy co-op. How laggy? Is it lag all the time or just at high action bits? =(

 

[Blablurn]

:lol :lol

 

[Son of Godzilla]

Gamespot am biazed confirmed? That's actually a pretty fucked up thing to hold agaisnt the game itself.

I'm sure Gerstman could have found some other faults with the multiplayer.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nAKEulhQCU

 

[AltogetherAndrews]

So what do I win?

edit: nevermind, I was off on the IGN score

 

[Greg]

Gamespot am biazed confirmed? That's actually a pretty fucked up thing to hold agaisnt the game itself.

It forced me to stop using a headset on Warhawk. :lol

I highly doubt they actually docked points for that reason.

 

[Kydd BlaZe]

Loving the positive reviews. Keep 'em coming .

 

[cartoon_soldier]

So what do I win?

Cookie.

 

[giga]

:lol :lol

:lol

 

[VultureDude]

and holy crap this game is going to destroy anything else coming out this year on gamerankings, most notably

Spoiler

smash bros

. If the big sites don't hesitate to go into 9.5 territory, there's no telling how many 10s it's going to receive in the coming weeks.

 

[syllogism]

Eurogamer 10/10, heh poor Blimblim

http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=83948&page=4

 

[Stinkles]

So what do I win?

edit: nevermind, I was off on the IGN score

A blu ray laservision film of your choice.

 

[Amir0x]

man the reviews make Halo 3 sound awful, I dunno maybe i'll wait til it drops in price

 

[FF_VIII]

So what do I win?

edit: nevermind, I was off on the IGN score

Nice, you nailed the 1up review

I have no prizes though.

 

[Opus Angelorum]

:lol :lol

Tedesco! Should receive 10 flails for the interuption.

 

[painey]

the gamespot korea review should read "Essential purchase and complete river weight!"

 

[FrankT]

Eurogamer 10/10, heh poor Blim

http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=83948&page=4

Wow, Eurogamer handing out some 10s lately, so rare.

 

[Hunter D]

Tuesday can't come soon enough.

 

[Nick]

:lol :lol

Popular Game Is Popular?

 

[Hitler Stole My Potato]

Eurogamer 10/10, heh poor Blimblim

http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=83948&page=4

That one is actually HUGE news.

 

[Sharp]

and holy crap this game is going to destroy anything else coming out this year on gamerankings, most notably

Spoiler

smash bros

. If the big sites don't hesitate to go into 9.5 territory, there's no telling how many 10s it's going to receivd in the coming weeks.

Did you really think Smash Bros was going to be even close to Halo 3 or Bioshock review-wise? It'll sell incredibly well, but it was never destined for that sort of score.

 

[giga]

Eurogamer 10/10, heh poor Blim

http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=83948&page=4

Wow, was expecting an 8 knowing them.

And yet, hype machine aside, cutting through the crap about console wars and the like, what we find in Halo 3 is quite simply this - the best game yet in one of the best FPS franchises of the era. Better than either of its predecessors, Halo 3 still can't quite escape the category of flawed masterpiece - but this time around, the flaws are so minor that even the most churlish of reviewers would be hard pressed to mark the game down.

 

[SantaC]

Eurogamer 10/10, heh poor Blimblim

http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=83948&page=4

but buuut europeans are biased against halo (thats what they said when they reviewed halo2)

 

[Opus Angelorum]

A blu ray laservision film of your choice.

I do believe (pun intended) a congratulations is due to yourself and the guys at Bungie, thank you for a wonderful franchise.

 

[AltogetherAndrews]

That one is actually HUGE news.

Yes, it is. Eurogamer is typically a good deal more stingy with scores. Congratulations, Stinkles and Co.

 

[FabCam]

Highest rated game of the year? However, I don't think it will be GOTY.

 

[Costanza]

:lol :lol

:lol :lol :lol :lol

 

[flipping_heck]

Jeff's Halo 3 vs TP review
(excerpts picked up from GFAQS)

Halo3
"the gameplay doesn't stray too far from Halo 2, which, in turn, didn't exactly reinvent the original Halo. Don't take that as a negative"

vs.

TP
"it's hard not to feel a tinge of disappointment--there's a very noticeable lack of evolution here"

hmm..

 

[Xekrn]

WOW!! Here we go!!

And LOL @ GS "The Bad". They just ran out of things to complain.

 

[WickedLaharl]

Eurogamer 10/10, heh poor Blimblim

http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=83948&page=4

a 10 from eurogamer? i'm seriously shocked

 

[Son of Godzilla]

and holy crap this game is going to destroy anything else coming out this year on gamerankings, most notably

Spoiler

smash bros

. If the big sites don't hesitate to go into 9.5 territory, there's no telling how many 10s it's going to receive in the coming weeks.

You weren't really expecting anything to get better reviews this year, were you? Even with both Mario and SSBB, Nintendo doesn't have the extensive connections MS does and I'm sure some of the hate for Nintendo's business strategy will surface as backlash.

 

[syllogism]

but buuut europeans are biased against halo (thats what they said when they reviewed halo2)

Different reviewer though

 

[Chinner]

Eurogamer 10/10, heh poor Blimblim

http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=83948&page=4

Holy crap. I did not see that coming. At all.

Anyone had any luck loading gamespy?

 

[Hitler Stole My Potato]

Highest rated game of the year? However, I don't think it will be GOTY.

That's reserved for Mass Effect.

 

[Opus Angelorum]

I think this is very apt:

And yet, hype machine aside, cutting through the crap about console wars and the like, what we find in Halo 3 is quite simply this - the best game yet in one of the best FPS franchises of the era. Better than either of its predecessors, Halo 3 still can't quite escape the category of flawed masterpiece - but this time around, the flaws are so minor that even the most churlish of reviewers would be hard pressed to mark the game down.

 

[sixthsubset]

--The Bad: Rewinding saved films doesn't work quite like you'd expect it to; AI-controlled Marines can't drive to save their lives (or yours); Inevitable flood of prepubescent online players sure to hamper your enjoyment of the online modes.

are you kidding me?

you can't review based on that. they're in every game on xbl. if anything bungie gave us the best solution to this problem with the quick muting

 

[HocusPocus]

First BioShock and now this! OMFG! *hugs 360*

We still have Half Life 2 Orange Box as well!

 

[TheRipDizz]

It forced me to stop using a headset on Warhawk. :lol

I highly doubt they actually docked points for that reason.

It's Gerstmen. The possibility is abundantly there. :lol

 

[No_Style]

Highest rated game of the year? However, I don't think it will be GOTY.

BioShock and Halo 3. Tough choices.

GameSpot disappoints with its review comments. GameTrailers, on the other hand, delivers.

 

[Amir0x]

Bioshock already reserved that bitch, step off

 

[FIREBABY]

gamespot summarizes the bad:

# Rewinding saved films doesn't work quite like you'd expect it to
# AI-controlled Marines can't drive to save their lives (or yours)
# Inevitable flood of prepubescent online players sure to hamper your enjoyment of the online modes.

what a shitty reason to put as "bad"

Not defending the score, but the if that was a reason, then subtract a point from every xbox live game. I really could care less about the scores though. This will be some peoples game of the year and others it won't. Its good and thats all that needs to be said.


Now just wait for the trolls and this thread will be complete.

 

[Zombie James]

To skip: Does the game still have those moments where you'll face off against a group of enemies, finish them off, but you can proceed until you beat another 2 or 3 waves of enemies in the same location?

 

[RiskyChris]

Jeff's Halo 3 vs TP review
(excerpts picked up from GFAQS)

Halo3
"the gameplay doesn't stray too far from Halo 2, which, in turn, didn't exactly reinvent the original Halo. Don't take that as a negative"

vs.

TP
"it's hard not to feel a tinge of disappointment--there's a very noticeable lack of evolution here"

hmm..

:lol

 

[Eric WK]

I do believe (pun intended) a congratulations is due to yourself and the guys at Bungie, thank you for a wonderful franchise.

Well said.

Congrats to everyone at Bungie on Finishing The Fight. I can't wait to see what awaits the studio.

 

[VultureDude]

Did you really think Smash Bros was going to be even close to Halo 3 or Bioshock review-wise? It'll sell incredibly well, but it was never destined for that sort of score.

no, I didn't, I just find it unsettling knowing that Halo 3's similarities to its previous games are getting it praise, while it's inevitable that

Spoiler

smash bros

is going to be knocked for "rehash" by quite a number of sites. It's just going to happen,

Spoiler

smash bros

will be lucky to get an 8.5 from gamespot for the exact same reasons that Halo 3 gets an 9.5.

I mean, I respect Halo 3, and I think it deserves a 9.5; but unless

Spoiler

smash bros

truely plays like garbage, it more than likely also deserves a 9.0-9.5.