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AICN Games: Quint plays through the HALO 3 campaign!!!

MARATHON 6 by The Biomind	Sep 24th, 2007 03:53:36 AM
I always loved the MARATHON series.
Halo 3 will rule us all... by adamthelegend	Sep 24th, 2007 03:55:20 AM
If you dont own a 360 , get one now..........or its your loss
Bungie should remake the MARATHON series. by The Biomind	Sep 24th, 2007 03:57:25 AM
Because storywise MARATHON was more interesting than HALO. MARATHON was heaviers on typical sci fi themes, e.g. self aware comupters, the end of the universe. And I always loved the - only superficial - philosophical ideas that found their way into the MARATHON series. Of course, to the modern eye the 14 years old graphics look like shit.
There's No Hyphen in Xbox by Defunct Gamer	Sep 24th, 2007 04:01:21 AM
Halo is fun and all, but I'm sick of the hype. And for what it's worth, the Xbox doesn't have a hyphen in it.
Tokyo Game Show by Chewbaccalypse Now	Sep 24th, 2007 04:07:23 AM
Whatever happened to the Tokyo Game Show coverage I sent you Quint? I know I'm a shitty writer but sheesh! You didn't have to rub it in!
Crysis shall rule all games...... by DoogieHowitzer	Sep 24th, 2007 04:24:22 AM
Half-life2, Far Cry, Bioshock, the PC release of Gears of War. PC games just offer better gameplay, better stories, better visuals. When Crysis comes out - methinks all console gamers will bow down and pay homage. Of course - at least console games don't typically require 2,000 dollars of hardware and 4 patches and driver updates before they are playable.......And you can't download porn in the bacgroun while you play a console....6 of one - half dozen of the other :)
In my Tokyo Game show by Chewbaccalypse Now	Sep 24th, 2007 04:29:47 AM
In my Tokyo Game show coverage, I talked a bit about CRYSIS. Actually got to play it. Funny thing is, it was featured at the 360 booth and had a 360 gamepad playable along w/ keyboard. Methinks it's coming to console fairly quick.
Too much Hype? by Stalkeye	Sep 24th, 2007 04:35:15 AM
Regardless of being a Halo fan or not, I have a feeling that the third one may not meet expectations.Halo has always been this great "Epic" which has always been hyped from the start And speaking of hype:as much as I liked Bioshock,it came and practically went. After completing the game there's nothing really left except a altered ending. As for HALO 3, the graphics aren't up to par for a next gen console.The editor option sounds cool but I'll have to reserve judgement until I get my hands on the game sometime this week.However after the masterpiece that was GOW,(the new mother-fucker of all shooters) it's gonna be a tough hill to climb.
Stalkeye by Chewbaccalypse Now	Sep 24th, 2007 04:40:17 AM
I think Ludicris said it best: "Blow it out yo ass!" You have no idea what your talking about. I just saw HALO 3 in action 2 days ago at Tokyo Game show and the graphics were amazing. I also participated in the Online Beta w/ the Crackdown pre-order. I know the graphics were not that impressive in the Beta, but it looks really cleaned up now. Totally agree about Bioshock though, Everyone's got a boner for that game but it was the third time that company has made the same game!
"5.1 stereo headphones"? by raw_bean	Sep 24th, 2007 05:06:44 AM
Is it just me or does that make as much sense as a film being in 'monochrome technicolour'? By the time Halo made it to PC, Half-Life and other shooters had rendered it clunky and obsolete, and I never really took to it. A bunch of my mates liked playing it over our LAN when we were students, but I got bored of so completely destroying them all (none of them played many shooters) at such a slow and awkward FPS game. Team Fortress 2 on PC is taking up my time at the moment, until Half-Life 2 Episode 2 comes out.
Fan baiting by Kizeesh	Sep 24th, 2007 05:22:23 AM
The Halo series is great fun, the multi-player is fantastic and whilst it may be very dated now, there was nothing available to non-pc users which was of that high a level of polish and fun. Retro-cussing it is just assinine. Enjoy it for what it is, a fun and simple game with a decent background story and interesting universe.
WONG_____________TOBY WONG? by Chewbaccalypse Now	Sep 24th, 2007 06:03:20 AM
WONG_____________TOBY WONG?
(we called it “Game Fuel”) by Fawst	Sep 24th, 2007 06:09:04 AM
Oh Quint... come on, man! IT'S ON THE LABEL. sigh Back to reading the review.
im glad this is mainstream by JeanLuc Dickhard	Sep 24th, 2007 06:23:58 AM
good job quint
Well I finished Legendary Campaign last week by TheAllSeeingEye	Sep 24th, 2007 06:35:21 AM
And it fucking rules. Rules Hard. I wasn't too keen on Halo 2 campaign but Halo 3 feels alot more like the original version. Oh and bad news to the sony fanboys who cried H3 wouldnt look much better than H2; it totally blows it away graphically.
Stalkeye by TheAllSeeingEye	Sep 24th, 2007 06:43:28 AM
Evidently you haven't seen the game properly. The opening sequence in the Jungle is just visually amazing and features most of the high end gfx people expect in their next gen games; HDR lighting, Particles and Lots of geometry. Visually it shares the style of it's predecessors but it takes that look to the next level.
Waiting in line tonight by Mecandes	Sep 24th, 2007 07:02:31 AM
GameStop called yesterday and said that in order to guarantee I get my pre-ordered copy at midnight, I need to be at the store at 9pm. Yeah, riiight.
Halo is good and all... by Fawst	Sep 24th, 2007 07:06:58 AM
But I'm just not a major fan. It's fun, I enjoy playing them, but I think the problem for me is being a bigger fan of PC online shooters. The giant fucking circle "crosshair" is distracting, I prefer the more precise nature of something like Counter Strike. But that's just me, I can't wait to play this. I may even go out tonight and pick up a copy, we'll see... or I could save the 60 bucks and put it towards an HDTV. One thing's for sure, I have never had more fun playing a game with a group of friends sitting around one tv than I did with Halo's MP.
The game feels more like the original by mordiceius	Sep 24th, 2007 07:24:25 AM
only because the storyline is fucking halo 1's story repackaged.
fuck 1st person shooters by Geek Sodomizer	Sep 24th, 2007 07:37:40 AM
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz zzz
Where's the love for "Artic Tale?" by Rickey Henderson	Sep 24th, 2007 07:55:49 AM
That comes out too this week you know... In it, you embark on a journey through various arctic environments with this game based on a National Geographic documentary! Why no mention Quint? By the way, if any of you Halo addicts are looking to play with someone who isn't 13 and doesn't scream into their mike, then look me up. My XBL gamertag is "FLUFFER" (yes, I know, it's awesome).
Mater Chief by freydis	Sep 24th, 2007 08:03:40 AM
suggests a completely different character altogether
Chewbaccalypse Now and TheAllSeeingEye by Stalkeye	Sep 24th, 2007 08:13:49 AM
Allow me toreinerate: from what I have seen of Halo 3,I personally didn't find the graphics too apealing as compared to..Gears of War.To be fair I wish to reserve final judgement until I get my copy which I preordered like everyone else. You guys have obviously seen more of the game than me. As a result of H3's release,sales for the 360 went up a notch.Where the hell is Sony's system seller? Killzone and MGS4 won't debut until sometime next year.My symphaties for the Sony fanboys who are still waiting for the killer apps,after shelling out $600 for a black doorstop. ouch
played this weekend - pretty game but crappy story by Russman	Sep 24th, 2007 08:29:40 AM
Most of the time we couldn't understand what the hell was happening, so we just kept shooting. The Good: Weapons, graphics, multiplayer, voice acting (most of the time), up to 4 co-op players during campaign - on different boxes! Some good and some bad, but still fun.
re: the graphics by Rickey Henderson	Sep 24th, 2007 08:33:46 AM
You really can't compare this to Gears. That's one hell of a dark & dingy game and everything in it is in a state of decay. I'm sure that on a technical level, Gears may be slightly better, but I like the bright & vibrant world that Bungie creates. Besides, graphics don't matter much when you've got a solid story and game design. The graphics weren't great on the multiplayer beta (Bungie scaled them down to fit into a downloadable demo) but the game's core mechanics made that beta a goddamned revelation.
You guys need to get out more by Guy Who Got A Headache And Accidentally Saves The World	Sep 24th, 2007 08:34:54 AM
Get out to videogame retal establishments more because if you love this horseshit wait until you play a good game. Is there any website or place of business left that hasn't become just another cog in Microsoft's Hype Machine? Now at 7/11 and AICN, Pre-Order Halo and Harry Potter! Because it's not available anywhere respectable!
"GAME FUEL" by ShiftyEyedDog2	Sep 24th, 2007 08:37:58 AM
Don't try to sound like such a trendsetter. That's what they call it on right there on the frickin box!!!!
"We came prepared with 12 packs of Halo 3 Mountain Dew" by Freddie Mercury	Sep 24th, 2007 08:42:31 AM
"(we called it “Game Fuel”) and our X-Box Live profiles saved on memory cards..." Yeah, you call it what because Mountain Dew calls it that, you shriv. And you brought your XBL profiles on a memory card? Uh, why? You can download your profile to any HDD on any 360 that's connected to the web. I think you're pulling a Harry and trying to get free shit, hence the shriv. Orbitz gum, anyone?
Hahaha by Magnum Opus	Sep 24th, 2007 08:42:54 AM
Anyone who wastes the time and effort of hating on a video game is sad beyond belief. It's a freaking video game, who cares if you don't like it when other people do? Neeeeeeeerds.
Guy Who Got A Headache And Accidentally Saves The World by Rickey Henderson	Sep 24th, 2007 08:44:52 AM
If you're an FPS fan, Halo really does live up to the hype. Sure, the whole 7-11, Mountain Dew thing is tacky, but welcome to the wonderful world of product advertising. Of course Microsoft is going to do a little bit of fanfare for the release of the videogame that finally puts the xbox in the black column. Also, the average age of a gamer is something like 31... Microsoft is trying to go back and bag 'em young again. Can't blame them for trying.
Overhyped Game by PlasmaOrb	Sep 24th, 2007 08:51:56 AM
I never thought Halo was worth two squirts from the original incarnation. But i guess to people who dont play PC based games, it would seem really cool. But i have played many FPS type games and this is by far one of the weakest.. crappy controls, ok graphics, repetitive game play, lame maps, etc... I always played Unreal Tournament (by far the best online multiplayer shooter), quake, team fortress. When the new unreal tournie comes out, it will mop up Halo 3 in every aspect. Even Crysis is looking very promising when it comes to a lot of things right now. Halo 3 is for fan boys who arent real FPS people. This is for console geeks who play with their controllers while im fragging the piss out of them with a gaming mouse and keyboard. Lame Game for Lame Gamers.
Awwww right by garcicr	Sep 24th, 2007 09:09:27 AM
I didnt reserve anything im goinng up to BB tonight just to see if I can get one or given one for free!!!!!
Wait a minute.... by garcicr	Sep 24th, 2007 09:09:59 AM
How come MONKI didnt review this???
Never really liked Halo by ballyhoo	Sep 24th, 2007 09:12:14 AM
I have 1 and 2 and ultimately regretted getting both. Even if I had a 360, I wouldn't make that mistake again.
Half Life 2 is better by T 1000 xp professional	Sep 24th, 2007 09:24:00 AM
Halo's multiplayer is awesome, but who the hell said this will be on the same level as Lord of the Rings or Star Wars if it was turned into a movie, well ..that's just plain nutty. Halo and Gears of War and mostly any other major game which I do love them all by the way are derivative of every other movie and are not original whatsoever... Best Game Concepts for movies that they already screwed up and dropped the ball with were Resident Evil, Mortal Kombat and Street Fighter. Silent Hill had some good parts, but still was a dissapointment...The first couple that I mentioned had so much potential :::: sigh::: so sad
Uhh ok by kilik777	Sep 24th, 2007 09:29:16 AM
I dont give a damn about the single player. Multi player is the real reason to buy the game. Yeah coop will be cool but the heart of the game is multiplayer! http://tinyurl.com/pv8do
oh so ready... by coachaaron	Sep 24th, 2007 09:39:34 AM
i'm so ready for halo 3 tonight. let the stuck up gamers talk smack all they want, nothing i have ever played comes close to the fun i've had with halo and XBL. 14 hours to go!
*** When's that HALO flick coming out? *** by JDanielP	Sep 24th, 2007 09:41:47 AM
Sounds like a blast, Quint. A game like this most certainly gives us our money's worth, along with Xbox Live. It's nice that we don't have much longer to wait for HALO 3. But as to the "HALO" movie, I guess we'll have to be far more patient. And that's unfortunate.
My heart belongs to Metal Gear Solid by T 1000 xp professional	Sep 24th, 2007 09:55:15 AM
but I know that's guilty of some of the same things as Halo and Gears of War. They were obvious in the homages and inspirations unlike with the character of Plisken and the eyepatch and everything unlike these other games that the makers themselves call "original" ideas. The MGS storyline went in a different direction which is possible being made into a movie.....A take on Half-Life would be so freaking interesting if done well...They also really screwed up with Final Fantasy, man ,now that had everything going for it story wise. Another let down.
inspirations with the character* by T 1000 xp professional	Sep 24th, 2007 09:57:06 AM

Movie: Last word was that the Studios dropped it by George Newman	Sep 24th, 2007 09:59:10 AM
Something about disagreements between Jackson and the studio heads. There was a lack of confidence on the studios' part. So they dropped it. right now, Blomkamp and WETA and Bungie are working to rebuild confidence with those live action shorts that we have recently seen.
Enjoy your... by chi3fhog	Sep 24th, 2007 10:00:32 AM
auto aim.
Just looking for some solid entertainment... by DarfurOnTheRocks	Sep 24th, 2007 10:06:12 AM
I am a huge Halo fan. But the way I am approaching the game is not to have my expectations super high and to just enjoy the game. For those PC-trolls, I hope that you enjoy Crysis and the other fabulous games on the computer. Those great games will not detract from the experience that is Halo 3.
MGS seems to have gotten bloated to me... by DarfurOnTheRocks	Sep 24th, 2007 10:09:37 AM
I enjoyed the heck out of the first one, was disappointed by the second one, liked the third one. However, I wish Kojima would stop with this is-love-possible-on-the-battle field crap. Must every character give a lecture before they die? I hope that MGS4 go back to the action and a more linear story.
PLANT! by TenaciousDoc	Sep 24th, 2007 10:11:27 AM
This guy is a plant. I saw him sucking Bill Gates off.
Fuck Halo 3 by TenaciousDoc	Sep 24th, 2007 10:12:53 AM
When does Halo 4 come out?
Too much by TenaciousDoc	Sep 24th, 2007 10:14:04 AM
product placement
PC vs Console by Double-Oh	Sep 24th, 2007 10:16:21 AM
PCs may provide better graphics than console games, but that's only because you have to upgrade your computer every year, spending as much as you would on a console in the process. Then you have to screw around installing and configuring every game you play. With a console you spend $300-600 on a system every six years and every game is ready to play out of box. So the advantage to PC is that you waste a hell of a lot more time and money for marginally better graphics? BFD.
On Halo 3... by Double-Oh	Sep 24th, 2007 10:22:04 AM
I'm sure the multiplayer is fun as always, but let's face it, the story is mediocre at best, epic it's not. This one looks like a retread of the first two with better graphics. I'll be playing this one at a friend's and saving my money for Killzone 2.
Killzone 2....Now There's Hype.... by DarfurOnTheRocks	Sep 24th, 2007 10:25:16 AM
Considering that the first one was utter crap with frame rate issues, I wonder why people are getting revved up for the sequel?
Graphics and other things by TheAllSeeingEye	Sep 24th, 2007 10:27:48 AM
Comparing the graphics on Halo 3 with say Gears of War is like comparing a Ferarri to Lambourghini; both are absolutely great but of course some people will always have a specific preference. I will say that Gears is a better looking game overall but there are some parts of Halo 3 that look absolutely stunning, the huge water scene on level Installation 00 is superb and like someone before me said, it's a bright, sci-fi environment. That brings me to the PC vs Console debate. What most people who trumpet PC gaming forget is that it takes $2000+ to get a PC thats comparible to the $300 360 or PS3. I know for a fact that Gears of War for PC is going to demand some rediculous set up to even compare to the 360 version. As for saving money for Killzone 2, I hope it's a better game than the original which was stuck on rails and offered players absolutely no real freedom of movement
Darfur by TheAllSeeingEye	Sep 24th, 2007 10:29:52 AM
The only people getting "revved up" of Killzone 2 are people who've blown stupid money on Sony's White Elephant and are desperate for software that will make owning that expensive paperweight worthwhile. Mine has been boxed now for 8 months and will only see light of day when Gran Turismo 5 comes out.
Halflife 1 > HL2 Episode 1 > HL2 > Halo by jones1899	Sep 24th, 2007 10:30:52 AM
It floors me why Halo's single player game is not torn to shreds by critics. MP might be fun for some, but the single player game is about 15 years old.
"12 packs of Halo 3 Mountain Dew"" by wash	Sep 24th, 2007 10:35:57 AM
I call it "diabietes". So they wouldn't let you drink beer there?
Press Start Online review of Halo 3 by eighthours	Sep 24th, 2007 10:41:28 AM
We at Press Start Online fluked ourselves into the world exclusive online review of Halo 3 by blind luck, due to being able to buy a full retail copy from Argos in the UK due to a foul-up by them last Wednesday, and having no signed NDA to make us part of the reviews embargo, as we only relaunched our site a short time ago after a long hiatus. Have a look, guys: http://tinyurl.com/2xxb7a Our bandwidth is just about holding up still!
For consolers it's the best thing since sliced bread... by Doc_Strange	Sep 24th, 2007 10:53:52 AM
For those of us who play PC FPS, there just is no competition. Halo is a good game but it is not great in the sense that Half Life, Bioshock, Far Cry, or Call of Duty was great.
Darfur... by Double-Oh	Sep 24th, 2007 10:54:12 AM
Killzone may have frame rate issues and I concur that it’s a flaw, but Halo 1&2 would too if the action moved at more than a tenth of the speed. Killzone had better graphics and quicker, more intense gameplay than the first two Halos and the Killzone 2 is shaping up to destroy Halo 3 in those two categories. On a subjective level, I like the darker and grittier feel of Killzone over Halo’s colorful, kid friendly environments. That may explain some of the hype over Killzone 2, but let’s face it, the hype machine between these titles is incomparable. Every time a new Halo comes out, people act like it’s the second coming of christ.
PlasmaOrb by Ultron ver 2.0	Sep 24th, 2007 10:56:12 AM
I'm a big UT2004 guy, but that game has been ruined by the amount of cheating going on. Every CTF server I join, someone is botting, netsqueeze, etc. Epic has made no effort to release a patch to block that shit. **********Also, while I prefer the accuracy of keyboard and mouse, there are some players that can pwn with the thumbstick.
All games you can get on consoles Doc_strange... by Double-Oh	Sep 24th, 2007 11:08:32 AM
albiet the Halflife port sucked.
12:01 this morning it's by wowsucks	Sep 24th, 2007 11:28:31 AM
12:01 this morning it's mine. I have a huge case of Monster Energy from Sams Club and I will make my splash Tuesday night until I pass out. Challenge will be not playing it tonight, grrrrr. Took wed off, smart thinking me :) Piss Sony's 3, buy a 360 and play real games.
My impression of a retard.... by TheNothing	Sep 24th, 2007 11:34:14 AM
"PC games are better no matter what! Halo series sucks no matter what! Half-Life 2 should father my children! If it's popular it must suck because everyone but me is a moron! Waaaaaahhh!!!!" It's a video game people. Play it or don't, and shut up.
Bungie's address by keanho_in_nyc	Sep 24th, 2007 11:41:56 AM
What is it? 343? Some other multiple of 7?
Is the appeal of Halo based entirely on multiplayer? by Raymar	Sep 24th, 2007 11:44:22 AM
Cuz I never understood it. Bring on Mass Efect!!!
The Appeal of Halo lies in by DarfurOnTheRocks	Sep 24th, 2007 11:59:52 AM
1) The campaign was solid 2) The multiplayer made it the Goldeneye of the generation 3) The character rocks. This is not the game to end all games, but it serves as solid entertainment nonetheless...
No highspeed at your trailer park Raymar? by WONKABAR	Sep 24th, 2007 12:01:32 PM
C'mon tellme who's your daddy and what does he do? You lack discipline!
Think I'll buy a ps3 by crayon	Sep 24th, 2007 12:03:00 PM
just so I have something to read about on gaming websites this week other than fucking Halo3
What? You think it will be different when MGS4 hits? by Rickey Henderson	Sep 24th, 2007 12:17:34 PM
Not a chance Crayon. Sony will pimp that lifeless fucker like crazy.
"HALO" the movie... just a matter of time. (2010?) by JDanielP	Sep 24th, 2007 12:23:02 PM
Thanks to George Newman (talkbacker, above) for the HALO movie update. However, I gave the wrong impression that I didn't know the current status (unless there's something we don't know, behind closed doors). But hey, ...it has GOT to be obvious to everyone here that there will be a "HALO" movie. It's just a matter of time. And I wouldn't be surprised if we get news REAL SOON of a 2010 release date. (Money on something very ambitious for 2011???) ...Heck, "IRON MAN" (or IRON-MAN) looks like a colorful version of Masterchief, but with far more technological advantages, being the superhero he is. It's not gonna take Hollywood long, at all, to jump all over this franchise. Place your bets.
Quint, did you talk at Luke from Bungie? by Loosejerk	Sep 24th, 2007 12:25:44 PM
and did you show him Eli Roth's HUGE PROSTHETIC WANG? Wang FTW!
"Killzone had better graphics" by TheAllSeeingEye	Sep 24th, 2007 12:30:53 PM
HAHA...I'll have an ounce of what he's smoking please.
"Killzone had better graphics" by TheAllSeeingEye	Sep 24th, 2007 12:30:53 PM
HAHA...I'll have an ounce of what he's smoking please.
"Sony will pimp that lifeless fucker like crazy." by ballyhoo	Sep 24th, 2007 12:38:23 PM
Especially since the MGS4:S will be for Xbox 360 and PS3. Sony needs to get as much mileage out of it while it's still exclusive.
"HAHA...I'll have an ounce of what he's smoking please" by Double-Oh	Sep 24th, 2007 12:45:50 PM
Nononono... what you need is glasses. HAHA... "TheAllSeeingEye" needs glasses.
What's the point of a watching a Halo movie... by Double-Oh	Sep 24th, 2007 12:54:27 PM
when you can play the game? It's already a cinematic experience that you can interact with. The movie would be at a complete disadvantage unless they overhaul the tripe, derivative storyline, but since they can get all you sheep in the theatre without it, there's no chance of that.
Double-Oh by TheAllSeeingEye	Sep 24th, 2007 12:58:41 PM
It's bad enough you think Killzone is the superior game but now you're deluding yourself it actually looks better than Halo or Halo 2? Yes it's pretty, for a PS2 game, but they only managed to squeeze those nice looking textures out by completely removing all the freedom of movement players have come to expect from FPS's to free up memory. You're also forgetting the fact that it was a flop which received a subtle panning from most reviewers; 7.2 on IGN i.e Not a classic. It was an utter failure that Sony only want to push on because the desperately wish to have something to compare to Halo The BEST FPS on PS2 will always be Criterions amazing shooter, "BLACK". It wipes the floor with Killzone and gives Halo a run for it's money.
THIS YEAR'S LITTLE MISS HALO 2 by Pound Sand	Sep 24th, 2007 01:13:12 PM

Too Many Games to Pick From This Year... by DarfurOnTheRocks	Sep 24th, 2007 01:14:39 PM
After Halo 3, PGR4 is looking good. Then VF5, Ace Combat 6, Guitar Hero 3 OR Rock Band, Mass Effect, and on and on.... I have to set myself a budget and swap games with my brother....
Black... by ballyhoo	Sep 24th, 2007 01:17:07 PM
Yeah, it's a good game. Everything blows up nice and pretty. Maybe second best FPS on PS2. But I think as far as PS2 shooters go, Timesplitters 2 is the best on the console. Killzone is nothing special. And I'm proud that nobody even seems to remember Red Faction. We'll just go ahead and ignore the fact that PS2's two best shooters (TS2 and Black) are multiconsole.
BLACK COULD'VE been cool by ShiftyEyedDog2	Sep 24th, 2007 01:23:18 PM
if it had multiplayer. Any shooter made these days that's strictly one-player is waste of programming. I wanted Black to be so awesome, and it could've been. But alas, I saw "1 Player" and never even bought it.
TheAllSeeingEye... by Double-Oh	Sep 24th, 2007 01:23:57 PM
You have yet to provide a substantial argument to establish Killzone has inferior graphics. "Yes it's pretty, for a PS2 game, but they only managed to squeeze those nice looking textures out by completely removing all the freedom of movement players have come to expect from FPS's to free up memory." All you’re saying is the programmers sacrificed gameplay for great looking graphics. It doesn’t change the fact that the graphics look better. And what point are you trying to make about its success or failure? I never said it was as popular as Halo, in fact, I stated the opposite. So it got a 7.2 on IGN, that doesn’t make it a flop. In order to determine that you have to look at the sales figures, which were high and the fact that it had the second largest number of online players on the PS2 until Call of Duty 2 came out. Furthermore, if it didn’t do well why did they make a spinoff for the PSP and why are they coming out with a sequel? Stop talking out of your ass.
What's wrong with being a sword-whore? by WONKABAR	Sep 24th, 2007 01:23:59 PM
Better watch my size
BTW Eye... by Double-Oh	Sep 24th, 2007 01:31:57 PM
Since you put all your faith in IGN, the reader reviews (you know, the people who actually buy the game) average an 8.3. Not an average that anyone with a brain cell could consider a flop.
You referring to 434, Quint? by PirateEmery	Sep 24th, 2007 01:39:27 PM
Bungie told us about this (forget where), but they tried to get 343 as their address but couldn't, so they got 434 instead. Not that secretive...
Why would you talk about the address thing by TheNothing	Sep 24th, 2007 01:57:55 PM
and then make a big deal about not talking about it? "Oh there's this really cool reference hidden in their address, but it's supersecret, and only true insiders like me should know it. If the rest of you knew, you'd probably go insane and start stabbing babies."
Warthog by Mifune73	Sep 24th, 2007 02:21:26 PM
See the link. Don't know if this is for the live action clip from earlier, or a test mockup for the movie? Thoughts, comments? http://tinyurl.com/22kwnf
Single Player Bioshock was not a Waste of Time... by DarfurOnTheRocks	Sep 24th, 2007 02:28:38 PM
I also think HL and HL2 proved that a well-thought out solo game can be worthwhile.
Double-Oh by TheAllSeeingEye	Sep 24th, 2007 02:47:27 PM
No i don't put any stock into reader reviews since most people are either too harsh or too generous. I'll leave my reviewing to the people at IGN, Gamespot and other sites that actually get paid to play games and rarely let their personal feelings cloud their judgment. I imagine the 8.2 is helped along by people like yourself who are simply desperate to like the game or make it look like it can compare to Halo/Half Life. As for backing up my arguments re: Graphics, i'll let general opinion speak on my behalf but it's worth noting that Killzone is perhaps the single most glitch/bug ridden game ever released to market; you'll see IGN were kind enough to mention graphical tearing and texture errors and collosal slowdown which was confounded by the poor draw distance and near clockwork crashes. That not only makes the graphics shit, but the whole game shit too and the concencus amongst most TB'ers so far seem to back that up. As for it being a flop, well, i didn't see many stores opening at midnight for it like Halo and Half Life, it doesn't have a legion of loving fans and it sold a measley 2 million copies, (meagre for a supposed "Halo Killer" at any rate), which INCLUDES the platinum release. I guess the public spoke with their wallets on that one.
Killzone 2 Hype Comes from that CGI movie... by DarfurOnTheRocks	Sep 24th, 2007 03:12:05 PM
Killzone was horrid and did nothing in itself to be deserving of hype. What caused the hype was the 06 E3 CGI trailer for the game. Sony tried to pass it off as in-game and consequently there was a short period where journos debated as to the nature of the footage. The 06 E3 footage was decidedly less spectacular with substandard character animations. But people still think of the promise of that CGI quality movie when they think Killzone 2. As such I reserve judgement until the review for that game is out. Who knows? It might be excellent...
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Nothing wrong with being a sword whore WONKABAR by Rickey Henderson	Sep 24th, 2007 03:52:52 PM
You hear what they did to the energy sword? They balenced it out. If two players attack each other at the same time, they both go flying backwards and lose their shields. Pretty freaking sweet.
Sony's Killzone 2 = Halo 3 by PirateEmery	Sep 24th, 2007 04:31:13 PM
Except that Halo 3 is wholly original, and Sony just wants to try to cash in with a wannabe.
Should I buy Halo 3? by StealthBeagle	Sep 24th, 2007 04:45:43 PM
I'm not a hardcore gamer and I don't play online much. I finished Gears of War and Call of Duty 2 (single player) and really liked them but I have never played Halo or Halo 2. I'm not an Xbox or 360 lover or hater since I have both. Should I jump in cold and give Halo 3 a shot?
Halo 3 is amazing by richier123	Sep 24th, 2007 04:52:07 PM
Since Halo 3 is a game, and gaming is all about hacking Halo 3 Rockes My Socks! Just spreading the secrets of AICN...
If I could spell... by richier123	Sep 24th, 2007 04:52:59 PM
that would have been much cooler...
StealthBeagle by TheNothing	Sep 24th, 2007 05:16:06 PM
Nevermind the haters. It's a fun game. But if you want to understand the story, I'd start with Halo 1 and work your way up.
POST #101--HOLLAH AT'CHA BOY! YAY YAY! by Deus Vult	Sep 24th, 2007 05:17:59 PM
No idea what all that means. as for halo the best part about games is you have choices. I'm from an era where you played EVERYTHING AND ANYTHING, be it super mario 2, trojan, rush'n'attack, whatever. you had NO choices and thus couldn't bitch. sure sure you knew sega had a master system but it seemed like a masterful waste of money considering all the good games were on the NES. as for halo 3 it goes back to what I said: you have a choice! no one is forcing you to buy halo 3 and an xbox 360...that you're aware of that is...billy gates has his special ways of making you do what he wants you know...
RICHIER--I'LL TEACH YOU HOW TO SPELL IF YOU TEACH ME by Deus Vult	Sep 24th, 2007 05:19:26 PM
how you did that. email me at infitior@gmail.com
AllSeeingEye... by Double-Oh	Sep 24th, 2007 06:27:08 PM
" I'll leave my reviewing to the people at IGN, Gamespot and other sites that actually get paid to play games and rarely let their personal feelings cloud their judgment." -Just because they get paid, doesn't mean they aren’t biased. "I imagine the 8.2 is helped along by people like yourself who are simply desperate to like the game or make it look like it can compare to Halo/Half Life." – No, see that's where you and I differ, I actually played the game and made the decision to buy it. I’m not a Sony verses Microsoft man like you apparently are. I judge games on their merit, not what system they’re on. As I mentioned before, I think Halo's multiplayer is fun, but beyond that, there’s nothing particularly special about it. I just don’t understand people who act like the Halo series is some divine treasure. "you'll see IGN were kind enough to mention graphical tearing and texture errors and collosal slowdown which was confounded by the poor draw distance and near clockwork crashes. That not only makes the graphics shit, but the whole game shit too and the concencus amongst most TB'ers so far seem to back that up." – Consensus huh? You mean, you and Darfur? Idon’t see anyone trying to back you up now so that’s hardly a consensus. You think the Halo games are free of graphical errors? It's clear just by looking at the game, but since you let IGN do your thinking for you I'll just quote what they had to say about the first 2 games: The first: “The game is not invulnerable to severe chopping. Whenever you get multiple vehicles in large areas you're really asking for trouble. Even then you'll only notice unbearable chopping when you get near structures or other intricately modeled areas. In first person however, even with floods of enemies charging in around you, Halo stays rock solid. This is first person shooter remember, not a third person vehicular combat game. “ The Second: While the cutscenes are massive in scope and very pretty in design, oddly, you'll actually see a little slowdown, pop-in, and LOD issues during cutscenes. “ And they mention how both games have noticeable flickering. And if you had actually played Killzone instead of debating about it based on a review you read, you would have realized that the slowdown only occurs when playing online. And what happens in Halo 1&2 when someone drops out of an online game? THE WHOLE FUCKING GAME PAUSES! Not to mention that the online version doesn't even let you customize a game like Killzone does and forces that optimatch bullshit. "As for it being a flop, well, i didn't see many stores opening at midnight for it like Halo and Half Life, it doesn't have a legion of loving fans and it sold a measley 2 million copies, (meagre for a supposed "Halo Killer" at any rate), which INCLUDES the platinum release. I guess the public spoke with their wallets on that one." – Again, you don't know how to substantiate your claims. Just because it didn't sell as well as Halo doesn't make it a flop. At the box office, Titanic made twice what Spider-Man did. Does that make Spider-Man a flop? I never claimed that it sold more copies. I'll refer again to one of my first posts where I stated the hype over Halo far exceeds that of Killzone. For someone with your screen name, your inability to read and comprehend is astounding.
Double-Oh by TheAllSeeingEye	Sep 24th, 2007 06:36:06 PM
You're a fool. Killzone is shit, it's a flop and there's certainly more than Darfur who thinks it's crap. And by the way, i never said IGN did my thinking for me, i said they were an opinion i'm happy to take on board but the fact is, and i've already proved this to you, Killzone was poorly recieved and if you think for a fucking minute that Halo was as poorly reviewed as Killzone then you, sir, are retarded.
Oh an theres a bit more by TheAllSeeingEye	Sep 24th, 2007 06:37:02 PM
To a little flicker as opposed to Killzones repeated crashing, graphics tears and glitches. Face, you're the only person here who thinks its a good game.
And also by TheAllSeeingEye	Sep 24th, 2007 06:38:44 PM
You must be mentally blocking out the positive views on Halo like some deranged fanboi; there's plenty up there.
And also by TheAllSeeingEye	Sep 24th, 2007 06:41:34 PM
I've played Killzone, so yes, i'm entitled to give my opinion on it. It sucks balls.
AllSeeingEye, the illiterate windowlicker... by Double-Oh	Sep 24th, 2007 08:55:24 PM
Congrats AllSeeingEye, you've proven to us all you are unable to read and comprehend. Quote me where I said Killzone wasn't received poorly by critics or when I said there was nothing positive to say about Halo. You can't because I didn't write them. What's the matter, you tried reading more than two sentences and your wittle brain hurt? TheAllSeeingEye? You should change your name to DeafDumbAndBlind. Should have known not to respond to a downer baby like yourself. All you guys do is chase your tails around in circles.
MGS Sucks. Halo way better by Eh Nam1313	Sep 24th, 2007 09:49:07 PM
MGS conrtol is so bad its like the first Tomb raider.
Eh Nam1313 by Shermdawg	Sep 24th, 2007 11:05:17 PM
Uh no. MGS' controls are nothing like the original Tomb Raider, which was hindered by grid based character movement. The only bad thing controlwise in Metal Gear is the use of three buttons to aim in first person. I've rarely been rude to my fellow talkbackers, but please, take your fanboy bullshit attacks at MGS to Gamefaqs.
Rickey Henderson... by WONKABAR	Sep 24th, 2007 11:07:12 PM
yup, that's gonna be sweet as fuck it'll be just like Errol Flinn yo! Hit me up bud...I'm wonkabeer on XBL...I ain't some some master-player by any means, but, I am a sword-whore! Cheers
ENDING LEAKED!!! kek by canvasseamonkey	Sep 24th, 2007 11:17:46 PM
http://halo3ending.ytmnd.com/
some help from the gamers... by soup74	Sep 24th, 2007 11:51:52 PM
so im a weird FPS fan. in the fact that im not too big on the multiplayer, but i enjoy the single player campaigns. I LOVED half life 2, and bioshock, but never got halo. i was thinking halo 3 would be the one to make me break down and get it.. but if you passed the campaign in 7 hours, it sounds like it just may not be my type of game (nothing against it, i mean i love super smash brothers, its one of my all time favorties, but if someone told me they really just wanted to play the single player, i would tell them that ssb my not be the game for them) so yeah.. you halo fans.. what do you think?
What's hallow 3 haluso? halogin3? halo3? I don't get it by Orionsangels	Sep 25th, 2007 12:49:26 AM
Time Square was nuts tonight with Halo3. Sure to make the national news. Adam Sessler almost got into a scuffle hehe. He should have headbutted them with his chromagnum forehead.
I wasn't a fan of multiplayer till Gears of War by Orionsangels	Sep 25th, 2007 12:52:26 AM
Now that game is a thing of beauty alone. Tight controls. character with weight. heavy weapons that feel powerful. splatter kills. 8 players. so more of an intimate experience. i'm a gears of war guy. i've never liked halo. character feel lite as a feather, too floaty. kills just aren't as satisfying. boring maps and environments. with 16 players. its a mess.
Killzone looked nice, but the A.I. was dumb as rock by Orionsangels	Sep 25th, 2007 12:54:26 AM
Seems they put so much effort into the graphics. They had no more room for enemy brains lol
Bioshock was fun while it lasted by Orionsangels	Sep 25th, 2007 12:57:09 AM
Best visuals yet on a console, but once its over. it starts to get repetitive both in the visual and sound department. if i hear that vending machine say again, comeback when you have more money comeback when you have more money comeback when you have more money. i'll lose my freakin mind. or come on mr bubbles. come on mr b, ahhh!
Bungie held back on Halo3's visuals on purpose by Orionsangels	Sep 25th, 2007 12:58:51 AM
Which is sad, they were scared to stray off to far, scared they'd lose hardcore halo players. they tried to meet the old style and next gen style somewhere in the middle, instead of going all out. aw well.
Whats your point then Double-Oh by TheAllSeeingEye	Sep 25th, 2007 02:53:27 AM
If you aren't implying that I'm wrong, what are you arguing for? Are you you fucking stupid enough to be trying to convince everyone that a critically panned, poor selling game is actually good? You're a fucking nutjob. Why are you arguing with me if you're actually agreeing? Dumbass.
ARBITER KILLS MASTER CHIEF! by Freddie Mercury	Sep 25th, 2007 02:56:09 AM
I yelled that from my car at the enormous line after I got my copy. A little kid dressed like a Grunt started crying.
killzone vs Halo by Amoebalove	Sep 25th, 2007 03:29:46 AM
I really feel i need to comment on this. Killzone is inferior to Halo in every aspect, the graphics, the game play, multi-player (off and online) and, in my opinion, the story. While i will admit the last point is subjective and open to debate the others are fact!
agreed w/ Half-Life > Halo for single-player by SantiagoAtez	Sep 25th, 2007 03:53:40 AM
Halo 1 really didn't feel very special. It was a vanilla shooter, but of very good quality. Half-Life definitely felt like you were doing more than shooting a gun. Well, none of these compare with Deus-Ex...now that was a classic.
Halo = mediocre fps by Lord_Soth	Sep 25th, 2007 03:54:55 AM
You can find hundreds and hundreds of that on the PC.
Since i discovered sex... by CuervoJones	Sep 25th, 2007 05:28:35 AM
...i don´t play videogames.
hahahaha, love the gamer TBs. by DocPazuzu	Sep 25th, 2007 06:13:59 AM
Nerdism at its peak. As a PC gamer with a heavy leaning toward FPS's, I think I know what the main irksome thing is to us. It's the fact that Halo -- a pedestrian FPS at best -- is getting all the mainstream glory and write-ups dealing with the subgenre when much better games have been on the PC for ages. Xboxers who act like they invented FPS's are indeed extremely annoying -- and as a rule, suck as players.
I've got some bad news for everyone here. by Chumkid	Sep 25th, 2007 06:56:06 AM
Video games are for children. Can you all just move on now and try to maintain an interesting in something worthwhile?
re: CuervoJones by Kizeesh	Sep 25th, 2007 07:19:46 AM
heh. I enjoy both sex and videogames on a daily basis. It's not a case of one or the other, unless your missus is a complete bitch.
Had a sickie this morning by NomoredirtyjokespleaseweareYanks	Sep 25th, 2007 08:02:09 AM
Picked up halo 3 at 9am, have just finished playing multiplayer 11 hours later. Fucking wow. I'll check out the single player tomorrow but its already been worth my 90 bucks
O'Donnell is an overrated hack. by minderbinder	Sep 25th, 2007 08:38:28 AM
Sorry, but he is. His writing is nothing special, people are just impressed because they give him the budget to hire live players here and there.
I'm not a big FPS guy ... by Itchy	Sep 25th, 2007 08:38:34 AM
but Halo is awesome. Playing the first Halo game, on the day the original Xbox was released, was near religious. Amazing, I never bothered to finish the campaign mode on Halo 2 until just a couple of weeks ago - I just got a little bored with the repetative levels. I'm looking forward to H3, though. Sounds like it's spectacular. Hopefully there won't be too many overly dark, overly boring flood levels ... because the game shines 1000x more when it's outside and vehicles are involved.
AllseeingEye by half vader	Sep 25th, 2007 08:54:16 AM
Hey dude. Was it IGN or maybe Gamespot that had that really interesting article about how Halo's graphics were supposedly "not as good" as other shooters (which seems to be nerd opinion du jour around here)? I should find that again. Basically they did a colour grade in photoshop to dull down the colours and make it the same 'gritty' and 'realistic' (hilarious if you know about colour grading) palette as other shooters and lo and behold, looked awfully equal and all counts. I know how you feel as we've talked about the whole PS3 thing before, but I'm pretty excited that the release lists of games for the rest of the year for ALL 3 consoles are looking amazing (I'm not into the moronic 'exclusive' flag waving bullshit like most here, just want good games no matter what box they're on). Even for the PS3. Lots to choose from! I can't remember if you have the Nintendo as well. Not that most seem to understand the idea of tone or context around here. I met this guy once who was a gamer and also SW nut (setting the scene, not criticising) who had aged and dirtied up his tie fighter models so they were "badass" and "star warsey". They were the fucking Navy you dolt! The ships weren't brocken, jury-rigged or dirty! I'm sure this guy likes Killzone and Geras graphics and hates on Halo. Speaking of which, to be fair to Killzone 2's graphics, nice way to stop at 2006 E3 Darfur. Have you seen how much closer the 07 stuff was? But that's just graphics. At least you were fair enough to reserve your judgement until the release. Proof is indeed in the playing. And yeah, Mater Chief. Objective: Git 'er done!
Here Here a Marathon re-release. by Falcon5768	Sep 25th, 2007 09:13:14 AM
I doubt they will do it, as the original is free to download from Bungie's site. As for graphics, there are a number of groups who have completely updated the textures to near Quake 2 quality, the most well known being Alpha-one.
Marathon got released on XBLA you stupid fucks by THISISWARRIORNATION	Sep 25th, 2007 09:26:01 AM
yep
Got it last night by TheNothing	Sep 25th, 2007 10:41:38 AM
Looks awesome, plays awesome, end of story. Sorry, haterbitches.
Suck a fat dick... by WONKABAR	Sep 25th, 2007 11:06:36 AM
Double-Oh, soup74, Orionsangels, Freddie Mercury, SantiagoAtez, MandalorianSage, Lord_Soth, CuervoJones, DocPazuzu, minderbinder Itchy, Bastard-Robo of the zone, Chumkid ("Video games are for children.") y'all can eat a fat diiick, oooh.. licka fat... prick, rub a frisco...diiick!!
I'm not the biggest Halo fan... by SamLowry27	Sep 25th, 2007 11:15:47 AM
but that's because I don't have live. When you only get to play the single player, it's not quite as amazing. I still got it though, and it's more enjoyable than Halo 2 so far.
WONKABAR by DocPazuzu	Sep 25th, 2007 11:23:16 AM
Camper bitch.
(we called it “Game Fuel”) by FookU	Sep 25th, 2007 11:35:03 AM
You may have called it that but that's what's on the label. I normally wouldn't blast you but that's some lameass shit and if I were you, I'd be reaching for the edit button. How stupid and sheltered do you think your readers are? I don't even play Halo or drink "Game Fuel" yet I've seen it on shelves. Did you think you could slip that one past us or something. Nub.
Spamster by mr.brownstone	Sep 25th, 2007 11:36:50 AM
you're behind the times man. it's way more trendy to attack macs. so you are ahead of the curve and didn't even know it.
Game Fuel by mr.brownstone	Sep 25th, 2007 11:38:41 AM
that's really fucking obnoxious... but I suspect I woulda loved it when I was 10.
Cookin' marshmellows baby! by WONKABAR	Sep 25th, 2007 11:48:01 AM
n00b 4 life! y'all can suck my game-fuel!
Luke Smith of 1up.com fame? by Saluki	Sep 25th, 2007 11:48:58 AM
That's right, he joined Bungie earlier this year... Last year? It was a big hoopla over the because of it.
H3 Surprisingly good by calel	Sep 25th, 2007 12:16:57 PM
I'm floored, because H2 sucked, and halo was only decent compared to its contemporaries (I was into PC shooters at the time). But H3 is definitely the best of the trilogy, well worth a buy.Regardless of fanboy posturing, it is NOT the end-all be-all of FPS gaming, the graphics aren't that mind popping (even if the color palette is, I felt like Hendrix the whole time I was playing)but the game play, replay value, and god lord! the co-op (sweeeeet co-op) easily make it the best in the series, and one of the best "jump-around like you're crazy" (non-tactical) shooters for the consoles
Halo=most overrated game ever. by rbatty024	Sep 25th, 2007 01:12:33 PM
I barely play videogames anymore because the quality just doesn't match the time investment. After hearing everybody and his brother go on and on about Halo and Halo 2 I played them a few times, quickly became bored and quite. I'm just about finished with videogames if this is the best they have to offer.
Luke going to Bungie was such a waste of talent. by Shermdawg	Sep 25th, 2007 02:02:08 PM
Tis a shame.
Master Chief Dies? by solartaco3	Sep 25th, 2007 02:06:56 PM
Play BF2!
Doom was pretty much it by Rupee88	Sep 25th, 2007 02:59:16 PM
Isn't Halo just a Doom/Quake/Half-Life rehash? All those FPSs are essentially the same. Oh well, if I was in my 20s, maybe I'd be hyped about this too.
Halo, Half-Life, Portal by NuteG	Sep 25th, 2007 03:31:51 PM
I played Halo 1 recently. (Yeah, I'm that slow). I liked the graphics and overall look of the game, the weapons system and the enemy AI. So a great game engine, but the level design was extremely repetitive. There's a dramatic turning point in the game that introduces a new set of bad guys...and that means backtracking through practically all the levels. And all the samey looking arenas. I prefer Half-Life 2. Although you could argue that the design of the levels feels more "staged", what with the scripted events, I just like that approach, the way the game throws new challenges at you and doesn't get too repetitive. But Halo/Half-Life/etc. comparisons aside, I'm looking forward to Portal, as I think that'll help push the genre away from being viewed simply as a shoot 'em up. Rupee88, I disagree that everything that's followed since Doom in the first person genre is a rehash. True, the exceptional games are exactly that - exceptions to all the mediocre stuff - but Deus Ex, for example, has a very different style of play. In fact in that title the style of play is left up to the player. Highly recommended if you haven't played it before - but the graphics have dated quite badly.
Hating on Halo is like hating on hot women! by fiester strikes back	Sep 25th, 2007 03:31:52 PM
It's just gay.
Hating on Halo is like hating on hot women! by fiester strikes back	Sep 25th, 2007 03:32:16 PM
It's just gay.
More like MasterBATOR Chief! by rev_skarekroe	Sep 25th, 2007 04:40:03 PM
Am I right? Huh? Am I right?
wonkabar... by soup74	Sep 25th, 2007 04:49:52 PM
why do i need to suck a fat dick? i didnt say anything negative about halo.. i asked the halo fans if i should get it considering i like single player fps more then multiplayer. just looking for some opinons. but since you have trouble interpreting the written word, ill dumb it down for you. 'dear semi-retarded loser, learn how to read before you troll, you dumb motherfucker.'
Game Fuel by cinemaniac06	Sep 25th, 2007 05:53:27 PM
I tried it. It's fucking awful. I mean, I really like Mountain Dew, in general, but this stuff.....wow. Then again, if you think you'd enjoy carbonated cherry NyQuil...by all means, give it a shot.
Anyone who dislikes MGS is a moron, FACT! by Johnno	Sep 25th, 2007 05:58:41 PM
No don't argue with me, you can't, lie down and admit it. Awww baby can't hold three buttons? Wish there was an easy button that did all your work? Well, you'll be glad to know MGS4 does that, but in any case I usually suck at playing games, and I can play MGS with no problem... That said MGS4 has been made easy for the rest of you whiners. But God forbid they baby-fy the story so Halo fans can follow along... Too, what was that word detractors like to use? Convoluted? (Translation: I'm really dumb) Well then... STAY THE FUCK AWAY! Don't look, don't speak it's name! You are forbidden! Speaking of Halo, the multiplayer is fun as fuck! I played the first one on PC, got bored of the campaign in the 2-3rd level or whatever... no story to keep me involved... well not a grand one anyway, plus it felt repetitive. But playing that thing online was fun. And a LAN party is even better! Anyway I honestly don't see this pulling MS into the black... even if it did make the shitloads of money they are expecting it to. As for Sony, Killzone 2 does lok awesome, but I only played the first for a little while till I went fuck it, this is just Halo, only worse and shittier controls... But hell I'd give the 2nd one a spin purely for the visuals. And in closing it's always funny to see people talk like they're so sure MGS4 has been confirmed for the 360. Go scope out MGS4's site and the 3D director blurb. They're doing it all for Sony! That said, boys, let's all shut the fuck up, especially those posting made up shit about games crossing over to whatever console. Just shut up. Let the box keep it's gears and halos and bios and the Station have its fantasies and solids and gods and the dicks their heroes and sunshine and rainbows etc. The gaming community is just one big quagmire, like Geroge Bush, and everyone will look forward to the day that he finishes the fight that he started ZING! I bet the White House is playing Halo and Gears right now and drinking Mountain Dew to hype themselves into the mindset for war with Iran. That's how I feel when playing Halo online... I think there's some subliminal messages hidden amongst the colours... I just hate those red guys so so much...
Just played Halo 3 at the Bookstore in UCSB by PirateEmery	Sep 25th, 2007 07:34:57 PM
Beat it. Entirely. I love you, Bungie.
sounds great! by Spice-Orange	Sep 25th, 2007 09:47:40 PM
Ill play it on the PC evenutually. I've been playing Team Fortress 2 for the last couple days and its AMAZING. the Orange Box is the best deal in gaming, and i think a lot of gamers are going to miss out with all this Halo 3 hype. i mean, god. yes. its halo, and yeah its exciting, but really too much hype. just in IMO. Orange Box will be more fun and more long lasting, but wont get as much hype... sadness! tears
orange box.. by soup74	Sep 25th, 2007 09:52:21 PM
i agree with you spice. the orange box is wonderful, and wont get as much hype.. but, (and this is coming from a half life 2 lover) it really doesnt deserve as much hype. now if it was half life 3...
I got that call at midnight Monday night/Tuesday mornin by samuraiyao	Sep 25th, 2007 10:44:13 PM
about not ever seeing the inside of a vagina ever again!!!!
enough game news by sith_rising	Sep 25th, 2007 10:59:35 PM
this ain't IGN. bring on the movie news.
lol DoogieHowitzer by BurgerKing	Sep 26th, 2007 12:17:21 AM
All of those games you listed are on consoles too...and many may argue that the console counterparts of those games you mentioned are better than the PC ones. Crysis does look cool yeah, but $2000 new computer cool. And for the record, everyone knows that you can store porn on your 360 Harddrive. Get with it.
damnit all by BurgerKing	Sep 26th, 2007 12:19:20 AM
I meant "but NOT $2000 new computer cool" in my last post. Fuck.
sith_rising.. by soup74	Sep 26th, 2007 12:44:28 AM
did you notice how big this talkback was? did you catch the three days of mainstream news coverage this has been getting.. obviously people think this is 'cool' news. its not like they stopped reporting on movies to put this article up. and if you dont care about games its not like you had to read this article. but then i guess everything i just typed is obvious, and you just wanted to whine.
SoylentMean by Vi	Sep 26th, 2007 02:45:51 AM
Descent was my favorite game forever. Such a great "FPS" style experience when it came out. Some parts were pretty freaky too, like the bot with a cloaking device.
nope, don't care by Lost Jarv	Sep 26th, 2007 04:56:36 AM
sorry, just feel a need to post everywhere- but really man: "Game Fuel"? hang your head in shame. Game Fuel should always= beer.
"Game Fuel" Isn't as bad as the clichéd tagline by half vader	Sep 26th, 2007 08:14:16 AM
on the posters for the game. "A hero must rise". Because, like, dude, that's so much better and less clichéd than "A hero will rise". NO "In A World"!!!
Halo is the most overrated piece of crap ever by Bass Bastardson	Sep 26th, 2007 01:44:11 PM
seriously you people are retarded sheep. oh, and fuck killzone too.
P to the L to the ANT!!! by txmedic84	Sep 26th, 2007 03:39:13 PM
Ive been coming to this site for years, but never posted because I thought 99% of TBers were retarded 12 year olds. I realize the hypocrisy of what I am doing here, so no need to point it out. "We called it 'Game Fuel'" Thats because thats what its called. PLANT. "7 hours on Heroic" Horse shit. PLANT. If the game really does take 7 hrs to play through, its a disaster.
A to the W to the E to SOME!!! by JDanielP	Sep 26th, 2007 03:53:32 PM
Halo is the most underrated piece of cake ever
soup74 by WONKABAR	Sep 26th, 2007 05:02:57 PM
You're right, your name shouldn't have been on that list. I indeed misread your post...please forgive the retardation on my part, I was just a bit frustrated and perplexed by some of the other folks on the board. However, I still stand by my post. Those of you who came here only to poo-poo Halo, FPSs, video-games in general, or people who play them....what can I say? Why are you here? Or as you put it soup, "and if you dont care about games its not like you had to read this article." EXACTLY! So instead of your name insert, sith_rising....oh and maybe Bass Bastardson, but especially "I've got some bad news for everyone here." Chumkid..you can still suck a fat one. What? You expected "Gee, you're absolutely right! You've really opened my eyes! Wow...thanks!"??....tools
Just bought a 360 a few months ago.... by Your Moms Box	Sep 26th, 2007 07:31:10 PM
I only play Madden and Fight Night and other sports related titles. Then a friend of mine turned me onto "Gears of War"....I enjoy it immensely. I never played any of the Halo games....was wondering where Halo 3 stacks up to the likes of Gears of War.
Bioshock crushes both Half Life and Halo... by JunoFallon	Sep 26th, 2007 08:31:04 PM
Half Life is great and I don't mind Halo, but the level of design and polish that went into Bioshock makes Halo 3 look like a watered down kids game.
wonkabar by soup74	Sep 26th, 2007 10:48:11 PM
thanks, i retract my childish name calling of you. sorry.
it crushes them because of the weight of the water by Orionsangels	Sep 27th, 2007 12:29:04 AM
right? in bioshock
Bring Back Marathon - Halo is cheap watered down crap. by ShiniGamiSan	Sep 27th, 2007 04:17:52 AM
Come on, Halo is like the bucket of piss you'd throw out from your bed chamber in the morning after you'd been up all night playing Marathon. I played all those early Bungie games, Even Pathways into Darkness (Well, this was almost unplayable). But then came Marathon, then Marathon Durendal, then Marathon Infinity. The original Forge and Anvil gave us games like Tempus Irae, Evil, Red, Rubicon, etc. Fans created thousands of levels, and even complete games, that were as good as the game you bought from Bungie. Now we have Halo. Watered down drivel left over from Marathon. Can't you even put a huge "THANK YOU LARRY NIVEN" sticker on the box. I just started replaying many of the Marathon games, as they are now ported for the PC (AND FREE). Went thru Marathon II, Infinity, now almost thru Tempus Irae, next will be Evil. Halo 3 equals next to no plot, no open source code, Forge is now dumbed down for morons, etc. I'm gonna drag out my Pong console, or my Vic 20 and relearn peak and poke statements. F!ck
this just in by sith_rising	Sep 27th, 2007 07:43:58 AM
nobody cares about video games
good game so far... by Stalkeye	Sep 27th, 2007 07:53:00 AM
..but I find the graphics slightly better than Halo 2 and not by a huge step.(I'm a graphics whore so fuck you.) GOW and Bioshock shows the true power of the 360. But that's not to say that H3 is bad, actually when I find the time this weekend, I'll play more of it.
My friends and I call Coca-Cola "Coke" by ShiftyEyedDog2	Sep 27th, 2007 09:06:37 AM

Btw why do they still call it "Classic"? by WONKABAR	Sep 27th, 2007 01:39:25 PM
Like, "New-Coke" is a relic of the 80's I think it's safe to drop "Classic" from the label. Oh hey, cheers soup.
FUCK Halo, I want Rock Lords! by Tom Arnold	Sep 27th, 2007 06:23:44 PM
Can you imagine playing a Rock Lords game on the Wii? Holy fucking shit! That would Rock so fucking hard...Lords.
i love this game by gudge	Sep 27th, 2007 09:05:51 PM
just stopped for a mid game spliff and read the article. its 3am. nice. i love this game, im off to kill more btutes and flood
Master Chief dies... by PirateEmery	Sep 27th, 2007 09:13:20 PM
... then he doesn't.
PirateEmery by TheAllSeeingEye	Sep 28th, 2007 05:16:38 AM
Nice way to try and spoil it for people; cock.
Less than 24 hours, BACK to the fucking store. by Horseflesh	Sep 28th, 2007 05:57:46 AM
There's one thing I've learned about Halo, people either love it or hate it. And I haaaaaaaaaAAAAAAATE it. Some folks think it's the greatest thing ever and don't understand how anyone couldn't like it. Some people think it's the most overrated piece of shit ever conceived. Count me in with the second crowd. It's been years since I've been so underwhelmed with a FPS campaign. Multiplayer ain't my thing and I understand that it is, of course, the focal point of Halo... but the people going on and on about how amazing the single/coop campaign are melting my brain. Unimpressive cutscenes, weak direction... for the time and budget they had I should have been blown away at some point in the first 20-30 minutes. I turned it off because I was bored. So to each their own. Everyone having a great time with it, I envy you, I wish I could but this shit simply ain't fun in any way to me.
This game is a MOVIE by nelwack	Sep 28th, 2007 06:46:54 PM
HALO 3 IS VERY ENJOYABLE. Once you play it, go eat your girlfriends pussy becouse you've been ignoring her for three days and get some sleep. I like the game. Thats it. I notice most of the losers posting here arent Halo fans at all, but whiney art and film school dropouts that come here to make themselves feel like they are relevant to the film industry. What you need to realize is for fans, Halo is a movie. And for all you PC guys shitting on Halo out there and claiming you are superior in graphics, skill and all that noise? Yeah, maybe thats true. But who cares? We're all having fun. PC games are all right, not my bag really, but I'm sure for people into them there pretty damn enjoyable. HALO 3 IS A-OK
Jericho will be better by Spasmoyltic	Sep 28th, 2007 11:40:34 PM
Play the Jericho demo. You can swap between three different characters at any time in the game. The story is twice as original and interesting than anything Halo has ever offered.
Opinions are like @$%Holes! by Posthumos1	Sep 29th, 2007 02:06:39 AM
It strikes me funny that a lot of you guys are panning Halo's (the whole series) graphical interface, comparing it to PC FPS games and downplaying it. I am in that 30+ gamer demographic. I have been playing FPS games since the original DOOM was still popular. I've played every series worth playing and had a huge dislike for consoles myself. When I had a son I talked the wife into buying a PS2 which we played platform types games and a couple of their attempts at shooters, at least they had Quake 3. One day when I was over at a friends house he was playing the most graphically exquisite game I had seen on a console, to that point. That single game, HALO: Combat Evolved, caused me to buy an XBOX. Nothing else. I went out the next day and bought it. I played the hell out of it. When Halo 2 came out I thought it was great. I was suprised by how short the story was compared to the first one but it looked and sounded wonderful. I still was very much into PC FPS games and really enjoy the hell out of the Battlefield series as I write this diatribe. You cannot compare a console to a PC today because the consoles generally have infinately larger space to play with, the maps are way larger, the MP is much higher, capacity wise (64 players per map or more), and you could go on and on. It is like apples and oranges. There is no universal law that prohibits someone of reasonable intelligence from liking both PC and console games for their own reasons. Having gone through my life story of gaming I am amazed that there are so many haters out there who apparently cannot accept two styles of gaming or allow a company, Microsoft, a bit of respect. Microsoft runs everything. Their game Studios right now, OWN everything out there. What single title launched a console or propelled MASSIVE sales for a long period of time? Star Wars, respectable but nope. Madden does very well but you either like sports games or you don't, I don't. The only other game, besides Halo, that I can think of is Super Mario Brothers. Just give a bit of credit where it's due. No other game in history has done 170 MILLION dollars in its first 24 hours. Gears of War rocks. I knew it would be awesome. But for my time or money on a console there is NOTHING that makes me giggle like sticking a plasma grenade on someone either on XBOX Live or in campaign and watching them get launched into oblivion. I am just sad there will not be another Halo: FPS for a while. But there will be Halo Wars! And Gears of War 2 is a certainty. I just hope Peter Jackson does Halo the Movie right, I have confidence he will (if they ever come to a studio decision). NOtice NO ONE from Microsoft is hauling ass over to Uwe Bolle or Paul WS Anderson's pad begging for their "expertise" in franchise movies. If anyone had the patience to scroll all the way down to this level of talkback hell, I'm sorry this was so long winded. Peace.
HALO 3 - custom match "Rocket Race" (thanks Gamespot) by JDanielP	Sep 29th, 2007 02:07:57 PM
"...one new match type we downloaded from Bungie.net is called Rocket Race. It feels like a Halo version of Mario Kart, and is even more addictive than stealing somebody else's Skittles. It's a modified VIP match with several teams of two. Everyone is invincible, armed with bottomless rocket launchers, and supplied with a mongoose. When the game begins, a goal appears on the map, and the first team to reach it gets a point. Then the goal moves to another random point, until a team captures enough of them to win the game. The whole time, rockets are flying everywhere, mongooses are flipping wildly, and everyone is literally having a blast. It's sweet."
"GEARS of HALO 4" ....what the?! by JDanielP	Sep 29th, 2007 03:24:08 PM
That's freeeakin' awesome!!!!
Biggest Entertainment Launch in History by TheAllSeeingEye	Sep 29th, 2007 05:12:55 PM
$165 Million Dollars in a day. http://news.sky.com/skynews/a rticle/0,,30400-1286140,00.htm l
Amazing how FORGE will enable user created gameplay! by JDanielP	Sep 29th, 2007 07:52:48 PM
You might even find designs that parody maps from other games, classic or otherwise. hahahahahahahahaha
165 mill opening day by half vader	Sep 30th, 2007 07:49:01 AM
- now they only have to do that about a thousand more times and they'll make their 360 losses back. I keed because I love.
Three words.. by Stalkeye	Sep 30th, 2007 08:33:34 AM
Jer-ri-cho!! Spasmoyltic was right this game adds something new to the typical cookie cutter FPS out there. It's funny how I spent more attention playing the demo as oppossed to Halo 3. So much for the hype.
My Goddamn Xbox 360 Froze by Itchy	Sep 30th, 2007 09:26:49 AM
and got the flashing ring of death exactly 1 day after I got Halo 3. Dammit. 3-4 weeks to get it shipped out and repaired. Motherfucker.
Loved halo on my old xbox. by meatygoodness	Oct 2nd, 2007 04:24:52 AM
Loved halo on my old xbox. Halo 2, very shabby. I like the sound of the innovations for this version. Saying that, if I wanted to buy a console that'd brick on me after a few months of ownership, i'd just badly unlock a PSP. I do envy the 360 games selection and lineup, it's just the hardware that sucks. Maybe i'll wait for the Vista version of H3 instead.
Pay attention, here is the news... by Billy The Fish	Oct 2nd, 2007 12:36:57 PM
Children play Mario. Boys play Master Chief. Men play Gordon Freeman. End of.

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