Halo 3 Impressions/Reviews

pk500 · Post by **pk500** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 5:29 pm

Hey, the Halo 3 car that David Stremme drove last weekend at Dover looks cool!

Take care,
PK

Rodster · Post by **Rodster** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 5:40 pm

I might be the only one on DSP who has played H1 and H2 and I still have no idea what the story is about. All I know is I get to blow sh*t up. As far as H3 goes I have little interest in the game since I only play SP. I'll probably buy after a price drop whenever that happens.

Post by **Jared** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 6:42 pm

Nope. I haven't played H1 or H2. Though I figure I'll get H3 to satisfy my online shooter quota (1).

greggsand · Post by **greggsand** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 6:47 pm

Rodster wrote:I might be the only one on DSP who has played H1 and H2 and I still have no idea what the story is about. All I know is I get to blow sh*t up. As far as H3 goes I have little interest in the game since I only play SP. I'll probably buy after a price drop whenever that happens.

Yeah, I thought the story was shoot everybody shooting at you.... THE END.

Spooky · Post by **Spooky** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 8:29 pm

mixdj1 wrote:Teal, Fshguy, and I are all picking it up at midnight and then we're going to try to run through the entire campaign in co-op on Tuesday. We've got room for a fourth is someone is going to be available to play all day.

You guys still have a 4th slot? I am taking the day off tomorrow as well but I will not be able to play consistently right at 7:00am Central. I can jump in for a bit but then have to jump out for a bit between 8 & 9. Can you jump in and out of the co-op like in GoW?

If so, then I would definitely like to play with you guys!

Teal · Post by **Teal** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 8:45 pm

No unfortunately, there's no pop in and pop out. Sucks, but that's the deal.

Naples39 · Post by **Naples39** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 9:17 pm

RobVarak wrote:
JackB1 wrote:This may sound silly, but does anyone know where I can get a recap of the story from Halo 1 & 2? I don't finnish either one and would rather just read a synopsis of what happened so far before I start Halo 3.
Jack,

The guys from Penny Arcade linked to this today. Seems like just what you're looking for:

http://forums.xbox.com/14748829/ShowPost.aspx

I watched all those videos that contain all the cutscenes from Halo 1 & 2, and now I'm looking forward to seeing how the story is resolved. Halo's style of play is a bit ridiculous, but over the top action can be fun online, and it seems that every aspect of this game will be very well thought out and well executed.

I'm looking forward to purchasing my first Halo title tomorrow.

RobVarak · Post by **RobVarak** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 10:54 pm

One of my favorite writers, James Lileks, is liveblogging the Twin Cities release party:

http://buzz.mn/?q=node/2586

Zlax45 · Post by **Zlax45** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 1:05 am

RobVarak wrote:One of my favorite writers, James Lileks, is liveblogging the Twin Cities release party:

http://buzz.mn/?q=node/2586

No early impressions from the midnight DSP

Nozzleman_216 · Post by **Nozzleman_216** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 3:28 am

Not too much to post right now, I am tired. But Spooky and I played a new mode together that was just damn fun. It was called Multi Team and was in matchmaking. It was teams of 2 (Spooky and I) and we played vs 3 other teams of 2. We played a few slayers and a king of the hill. Man was this ever fun stuff.

Not much else to report, its HALO. Not much else to say really.

Spooky · Post by **Spooky** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 8:32 am

SEMINOLE wrote:Not too much to post right now, I am tired. But Spooky and I played a new mode together that was just damn fun. It was called Multi Team and was in matchmaking. It was teams of 2 (Spooky and I) and we played vs 3 other teams of 2. We played a few slayers and a king of the hill. Man was this ever fun stuff.

Not much else to report, its HALO. Not much else to say really.

Wow! That new 2 vs. other teams of 2 mode is AWESOME! What a cleaver addition. What a cool way to be able to just jump online with one buddy and be a full team.

Damn Seminole...we were SO close to winning most of those rounds too!

Diablo25 · Post by **Diablo25** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 11:36 am

I'm looking forward to getting some time with the game after work today.

webdanzer · Post by **webdanzer** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 1:08 pm

webdanzer wrote: blah blah know what I'm getting blah blah 'it is what it is' blah blah little plastic guy jumping around gameboards blah blah

Picked it up at lunch.

greggsand · Post by **greggsand** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 1:26 pm

If you haven't gone there yet, check out bungie.net esp the "Bungie Online" area. A TON of info on what's going on around the halo world right now. currently 112,000 players online & rising...

Rodster · Post by **Rodster** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 1:40 pm

I picked it up at Blockbuster as a one week rental. I must say it loks overhyped because the game is ok not great. The graphics looked like a tweaked version of the Xbox game with jaggies.

Based on the reviews I should have this finished in about 10 hours.

JRod · Post by **JRod** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 1:43 pm

Rodster wrote:Based on the reviews I should have this finished in about 10 hours.

I think this is going to be the trend. Aside from Bio Shock, Halo 2 was popular because of its online mode. I think they said why waste development dollars on the single player mode when MP-land is where most of the gamers will find themselves.

Can't say I agree but I think that's their focus here.

Slumberland · Post by **Slumberland** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 1:46 pm

Love the new armor types. My online spartan looks like vaguely reminiscent of the old B.A.T. robots from the G.I. Joe cartoons.

I got tea-bagged twice last night. In basic training.

greggsand · Post by **greggsand** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 2:00 pm

Slumberland wrote: I got tea-bagged twice last night. In basic training.

lol....

Rodster · Post by **Rodster** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 2:53 pm

JRod wrote: I think this is going to be the trend. Aside from Bio Shock, Halo 2 was popular because of its online mode. I think they said why waste development dollars on the single player mode when MP-land is where most of the gamers will find themselves.

Can't say I agree but I think that's their focus here.

It took me about 45 minutes to an hour to beat the first level and there are 7 chapters so it looks like it's a 7 hour game. I'm glad I rented the thing. I plan on doing the same with Heavenly Sword whenever it's available.

I'm pretty much doing that with all games that offer less than 1 week of play time. Only games that i'll play for more than a month do I plan on buying.

sportdan30 · Post by **sportdan30** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 3:15 pm

Whatever happened with taking your time and enjoying the single player, rather than rushing through a 10 hour game. Heck, as a father of two and many other responsibilities, I barely have time to game more than an hour each night. Shouldn't this game be enjoyed rather than being the first one to raise your hand and say your finished? I disagree the single player aspect of these games are dead.

mixdj1 · Post by **mixdj1** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 3:36 pm

Fshguy, Teal, Zeppo, and I just finished it on Heroic in about 7 hours. We didn't explore a lot and having four of us definitely made it easier than trying to finish it alone so I'd say it's probably a 10 hour solo game. We have to go back and re-do chapter 6 to have it considered totally complete because we exited out and re-started that chapter and didn't get the achievement.

I didn't want to rush through it just to say I beat it but because I really, really wanted to know how the story ended. I'll go back through the single player again at a slower pace to catch all of the extra details I might have missed on this play through. Overall I'm happy with it. It closed out the story and felt like Halo with enough new weapons, environments, etc to not feel like a re-hash. Although there are a few levels you will find familiar but not in a bad way.

Slumberland · Post by **Slumberland** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 3:41 pm

Damn, that was quick.

Freelancers and their open days. Pfft.

Naples39 · Post by **Naples39** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 3:42 pm

I'm not really concerned about campaign length. I'm a very deliberate player when it comes to these things as I want to see everything, and basically never play the same game in the same mode for more than 2 hours at a time.

I'm not sure how long bioshock is considered to be, but I've had that for weeks and the ending is still not imminent for me. With bouncing back and forth between online and campaign, with a little co-op campaign level repeats thrown in for the fun levels, and I'm sure I'll get plenty of enjoyment from the single player.

10spro · Post by **10spro** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 4:16 pm

sportdan30 wrote:Whatever happened with taking your time and enjoying the single player, rather than rushing through a 10 hour game. Heck, as a father of two and many other responsibilities, I barely have time to game more than an hour each night. Shouldn't this game be enjoyed rather than being the first one to raise your hand and say your finished? I disagree the single player aspect of these games are dead.

True. But I guess not everyone has kids Dan. My toddler surely keeps me busy, you're gone on travels and she keeps me glued when I am home. Maybe those guys want to finish their games quickly to get good values for their trade-ins.

greggsand · Post by **greggsand** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 4:36 pm

Bungie suggests if u EVER played a halo game, u start on Heroic. Legendary for any Co-op action....