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Halo 1 2 or 3 when it comes out

Just asking if anybody plays this awsome game. i have1 and 2 but halo 2 is alot of fun with the more weapons.

I played Halo 1 on xbox then play Halo 2 on PC, I dont own a 360 anymore so will probably have to wait for it to come out on PC which will probably be 5years from now. :lol:

I think "Gears of War" is a better game than the halo series

HALO = Average shooter with nothing new to it. :yep:

What about Halo 3? that is going to outsell everything on the market my friend says.

Well, i wont be getting it. My money will go to PS3 & Metal Gear Solid 4. :yep:

Everybody in my school is against you 2 becuase it is the only gossip spreading around that im getting Halo 3 etc. I do not know what system to get now. PS3 or Xbox 360 elite. :88)

My brother got a copy for his 360, so I gave it a crack. Now, I'm certainly not a Halo fanboy who thinks it's God's gift to gaming or anything: After all it is an FPS, a genre which has been done to death, however I still found it very enjoyable, with a wide variety of unique weapons and vehicles, plus huge and gorgeous environments to explore, and a few memorable gaming moments, such as the Warthog run at the end of the game, an obvious tribute to the first Halo (though this one was far, far better done).

The lighting and shadow effects are awesome, as is the water; I may find myself replaying some of the single player missions just to see those environments again. It also wraps up the story arc of the other two games convincingly.

In conclusion, obviously FPS games like Halo aren't intellectualy challenging like subsims or grand-stratergy games, thus they will be looked down upon in some quarters, however I find them to be a relaxing diversion when I want to turn off my brain and enjoy, much like action movies like Commando.

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Originally Posted by NiclDoe

I do not know what system to get now. PS3 or Xbox 360 elite. :88)

Well, get a 360 now and when it burns out in a couple of months, take it back for part trade for a PS3.:rotfl:

Seriously, the 2008 lineup for the PS3 is awesome:

MGS4 (maybe xmas 2007)
GT5 Prologue
Killzone 2
Haze
Grand Theft Auto (Full version, cos the devs can't fit the full content onto a HD-DVD)

I've only listed these 5 because they are AAA games exclusive to the PS3 but there is so much more aswell.

Ok, enough 360 hating, I'm outa here.:lol:

BTW, the Xbox 720 is slated for release in 2009/2010 cos they need to keep up with the PS3.

Ok, seriously that was the last dig. Bye.:p

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Originally Posted by Dowly

HALO = Average shooter with nothing new to it. :yep:

Halo was a blast on the original xbox. :rock:

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Originally Posted by goldorak

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Originally Posted by Dowly

HALO = Average shooter with nothing new to it. :yep:

Halo was a blast on the original xbox. :rock:

Nope, applies to that too. PC & Xbox versions are the same. Nothing new, nothing exiting.

I'll have to chime in with Dowly here - Halo = boring shooter, and has the most hype of any boring shooter short of DaiKantana. I've never seen so much hype for a sub par game.

I've played most shooters released, and can say that I was absolutely bored playing Halo. It offered nothing new except somewhat decent physics. I take that back - I did have some fun with Halo since it had good physics at a time when physics was only rudimentary in other games. It was fun to see how high one could blast things with a grenade. As for gameplay - boring!

Halo 3, as reported by most reviews, has below average graphics by todays standards and offers almost no new gameplay over Halo 2. Sounds about as exciting as getting the dog water.

One thing is greatly apparent though - You can buy excitment and longing for a sub-par product I see. And they said that money can't buy you everything. It seems to me, you can definetly buy emotion! :D

-S

PS. Here is a review on the graphics portion:

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The graphics department is where Halo 3 falters. When I complained about the graphics of Halo 2 I was always told, "It isn't about the graphics it's about the gameplay". I'm not buying that this time around. That works with games like Guitar Hero where the gameplay really is everything but in a first-person shooter it has to be about the graphics. Halo 3's graphics aren't offensive but they don't always impress. I held this game to a higher standard than most because Microsoft kept telling me how it would change my life and that it was the best game imaginable. If that's the case the graphics better blow me away and they don't.

The terrain is blocky in places, some areas are desperately in need of a pass or two of anti-aliasing, and a few indoor areas don't have any real shadows. Rather than rendering the shadows dynamically they're just painted as dark areas into the textures. Even in the outdoor areas the environment shadows don't always lay over other objects (like people and vehicles that pass under them). The thing about the visuals is that they are good enough. They won't take away from the game experience but they only shine in a few places.

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Halo = boring shooter, and has the most hype of any boring shooter...I've never seen so much hype for a sub par game.

So true. I just don't understand why this series has so much hype. It's as if the people who love it have never really played fps games before. A friend actually convinced me to buy halo 2 when it came out and I was extremely disappointed. I cancelled my 'live' account and haven't bought another xbox game since then.

On another note, I really hope cod 4 doesn't get too dumbed down and arcadish like cod2 was.

Yey guys, you just need a little reality check on Halo 3.

In one week, in the USA it sold 2,634,108 units.

And we're not even yet into the holiday season. :p

Source : http://vgchartz.com/aweekly.php

Wow thats alot of copys!