The Official Halo 3 Thread
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StriKeVillain
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Mojovonio said:
What size?
NM, updated.
McBradders
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Amarnath said:
Some Mac-nerd gushed all over me when they showed it at a Macworld expo, or something similar. Of course it was RTS-esque back then.
Most memorable? Sticky-ing my friend on his heel and watching him fly as I got sworded by some Elites. Good times.
Mojovonio said:
I was going to save for a while and attempt to get either the 71 or 81 series, but it doesn't really live up the hype from what I've read. I am, however, trying my best to get this HDTV before Halo 3 releases.
http://www.samsung.com/us/consumer/...sions&subtype=plasmatv&model_cd=HPT4254X/XAA#
ALeperMessiah
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When do they plan on having bungie.net updated for Halo 3? Or was it already updated when they changed the site design awhile ago. I check it out myself but work blocks bungie.net.
Imperial Hot
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The first time I played Halo was back in 2001 when the Xbox first came out. I was only nine years old at the time, when I first got to play Halo at a friends house, and I FELL IN LOVE! I had to have that game, so later that year on Christmas I got my Xbox with a copy of Halo! Ever since I have become a huge gaming nerd, and I owe it all to Halo.Amarnath said:
My most memorable moment of playing Halo was about two years ago when a friend and I were going back through Halo 1 on Legendary in one-sitting. We reached The Maw and we made our way to the Warthogs, and he hopped in the gunner and I drove.
That shit was so fucking awesome.
Shake Appeal
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Yeah, I have a 'UK' 360 (I'm from Ireland), so this will probably be my first port of call. Already recommended to me by an English friend.McBradders said:
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Blueblur1 said:
...did you even sleep?!
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Shake Appeal said:
I'm hoping they do their usual and get it to me a day early... such joy would be had that day.
Amarnath said:
I was living in Seattle, got an email that Microsoft was working on a new console and was looking for play testers. I signed up and was invited to play Halo 1 in about April, about 7 months before Halo 1 was released.
I played level 2 where you first crash on Halo, through to a bit past the light bridge section.
Then I played Silent Cartographer.
Then I waited for 7 months.
No... I fear the Banhammer, my friend.urk said:
Around 400.Karg said:
I played as much as I possibly could with a full-time job. I also took the first 3 days of the Beta off from work.McBradders said:
What can I say? I really LOVE Halo. Hell, launch night I'm having a LAN party at my house with over 10 Halo buddies coming. I'll be videotaping so maybe you guys will see some YouTube action.
Damn, I should have been playing with you because the most I ever ranked up was 2 levels at a time. And it pretty much only happened in Rumble Pit.MaX_PL said:
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Amarnath said:
Around the Xbox launch actually. FPS were never my thing so I had ignored Halo up to that point. A few days after the launch, my friends and I rented the system with what was the supposedly best games for it. Halo was by far the most impressive thing on the system.
Most memorable moment? That's hard to choose. I'm probably split between the first sense of exploration and wonder on the Halo level and the numerous vehicule battles on the latter snow stages.
Shake Appeal
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It was probably a pre-millennium PC Gamer, with that little shot with the ugly Master Chief and the minigun and a warthog. If I recall, what really seized my attention was the mention of dynamic clouds. As in, the clouds would move across the sky, and cast shadows on the ground. Dynamically. My teenage self felt privileged to live in an age of such wonders.Amarnath said:
Shake Appeal
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urk or whoever, I still play Halo 2 when I have people to play with, so send me a friend request/invite if you're ever one short before 3 is out. I'm pretty average (never went past level 30 Team Slayer). Gamertag is same as username.
I learned about Halo after learning about the Xbox (way before release)...which I was excited for because of Dead or Alive.
The old FPS games I have played previously: Doom (one or two stages) Wolfenstein (more of this but not much) and Quake 3 Arena on Dreamcast (before Quake I pretty much hated FPS games).
Two weeks before the Xbox came out I was able to buy DoA3 and Halo (which I knew would be something special...just had that feeling)...they proudly were displayed on my entertainment center in college. The same Entertainment center that housed every system from the Atari 2600 -> Playstation 2...all hooked up and available on 2 seperate TV's.
People asked what is Xbox? What is DoA? What is Halo? ...my response check back when it comes out.
The day came and people gathered...people were floored. Halo became the most played game of any system eclipsing the previous title: Super Mario Bros...
Weeks and months passed the game only got better...and soon walking on campus I could heal the familiar ethereal Halo music coming from the dorms...it was good.
To top it all off my brother who had been a gamer who would only pick up the sticks for some Street Fighter every once and again...had heard the buzz and bought an Xbox for Halo...it was legend.
Sorry for rambling Halo kicks ass
The old FPS games I have played previously: Doom (one or two stages) Wolfenstein (more of this but not much) and Quake 3 Arena on Dreamcast (before Quake I pretty much hated FPS games).
Two weeks before the Xbox came out I was able to buy DoA3 and Halo (which I knew would be something special...just had that feeling)...they proudly were displayed on my entertainment center in college. The same Entertainment center that housed every system from the Atari 2600 -> Playstation 2...all hooked up and available on 2 seperate TV's.
People asked what is Xbox? What is DoA? What is Halo? ...my response check back when it comes out.
The day came and people gathered...people were floored. Halo became the most played game of any system eclipsing the previous title: Super Mario Bros...
Weeks and months passed the game only got better...and soon walking on campus I could heal the familiar ethereal Halo music coming from the dorms...it was good.
To top it all off my brother who had been a gamer who would only pick up the sticks for some Street Fighter every once and again...had heard the buzz and bought an Xbox for Halo...it was legend.
Sorry for rambling Halo kicks ass
electricpirate
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I'm long time bungie fan, back when I played Marathon and Pathways on my Macs. I followed halo from the cortana letters to "BLAM!" it's codename at the time. Halo's annoucement was a huge vindication of what Bungie was capable of, and what I was telling my PC friends at the time.
Back in those days, Halo was so poorly defined, we knew it was an action game, but some of the screenshots suggested a thousand different things, laser guided missles from the laser on the pistol was popular, some kind of communication system based in in game hand gestures was another. The game at that time had screen shots suggesting cover/stealth systems even.
Flash foward to 2000, I'm pretty ticked about bungie being bought out. When they announce Mac/PC halo at a later date with map editor I am less angry. I decide to give this big black box a try. E3 2001 is really disapointing, first of all, because I'm posting at IGN, second of all because Halo has a terrible E3. Running on unfinished hardware the game chugs, prognosis from the media is bad.
I finally get the box on my birthday, shortly after the launch. After managing to mostly avoid spoilers, I had heard about a flood in the game or something or other, I dove in, for great justice. Two early moments stand out, having one friend bark out orders to me and another friend playing co-op. Then, back at college, playing a 3 vs 4 Beaver creak CTF match that went for 2.5 amazing hours. We pulled off the man down win thanks to my 50-10 stonewall defense.
So halo, FUCK YEA. I just need to figure out if I want to get a dedicated internet connection basically for halo online (where I live has a connection, but Xbox's aren't allowed on the network)
Char
Back in those days, Halo was so poorly defined, we knew it was an action game, but some of the screenshots suggested a thousand different things, laser guided missles from the laser on the pistol was popular, some kind of communication system based in in game hand gestures was another. The game at that time had screen shots suggesting cover/stealth systems even.
Flash foward to 2000, I'm pretty ticked about bungie being bought out. When they announce Mac/PC halo at a later date with map editor I am less angry. I decide to give this big black box a try. E3 2001 is really disapointing, first of all, because I'm posting at IGN, second of all because Halo has a terrible E3. Running on unfinished hardware the game chugs, prognosis from the media is bad.
I finally get the box on my birthday, shortly after the launch. After managing to mostly avoid spoilers, I had heard about a flood in the game or something or other, I dove in, for great justice. Two early moments stand out, having one friend bark out orders to me and another friend playing co-op. Then, back at college, playing a 3 vs 4 Beaver creak CTF match that went for 2.5 amazing hours. We pulled off the man down win thanks to my 50-10 stonewall defense.
So halo, FUCK YEA. I just need to figure out if I want to get a dedicated internet connection basically for halo online (where I live has a connection, but Xbox's aren't allowed on the network)
Char
I'll add this to the OP, but there's a big two-part interview with Bungie's interface designer here:
http://www.vgrefugees.com/index.php?topic=4670.0
http://www.vgrefugees.com/index.php?topic=4669.
http://www.vgrefugees.com/index.php?topic=4670.0
http://www.vgrefugees.com/index.php?topic=4669.
Cool. That was literally my last remaining issue I had with the Beta that I hadn't seen Bungie comment on fixing.
Littleberu
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Modus works in an ER, and he still manage to find them to create all these artworks?
Oh god.
Oh god.
sparky2112
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Posting before I read the whole thread (and I'll be bummed if it's already here):
"It's going to be legen...wait for it...DARY."
How I Met Your Mother. Best sitcom on American TV right now. /discussion
"It's going to be legen...wait for it...DARY."
How I Met Your Mother. Best sitcom on American TV right now. /discussion
McBradders
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GhaleonEB said:
You are a good, good man. My friends list is about to grow exponentially.
Hey, just stopping by to say Hi from Indiannapolis!
Great job on the thread Ghaleon, I think it maybe the best thread a game has ever seen on here, and reviews and more screens haven't even poured in yet.
Anyways, I'm off to get face-painted straight black and gold for the Saints Colts game! Go SAINTS, who dat!!!
believe!
(I'll be dressed in a military themed saints outfit, complete with black berret and aviators. Look for me on tv, I'll be in a pack of 4 rowdy saints fans).
Great job on the thread Ghaleon, I think it maybe the best thread a game has ever seen on here, and reviews and more screens haven't even poured in yet.
Anyways, I'm off to get face-painted straight black and gold for the Saints Colts game! Go SAINTS, who dat!!!
believe!
(I'll be dressed in a military themed saints outfit, complete with black berret and aviators. Look for me on tv, I'll be in a pack of 4 rowdy saints fans).
Amarnath said:
I was a late bloomer with Halo. When the Xbox first launched way back in 2001, I didn't know nor care about too much about it actually. I didn't get my hands on it until about early 2003, when I went over to a buddies house and played a demo. (the demo only had the level "Silent Cartographer") I instantly fell in love with it, and the next week I picked up an Xbox and Halo: CE.
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