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First Halo 3 Reviews

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AltogetherAndrews said:
Ok, so you don't think an apology is in order if an accusation turns out to have been baseless and incorrect? That's some awesome etiquette there, if that's the case.

edit: oh would you look at that, the guy wasn't "making up lies just to troll a game".
That was more about you wagging your finger at alot of people recently than anything to do with what he did. That whole omgurgamertag shit is retarded.

Edit:... Not that bish is... retarded or anything... I'm sure that was just a joke anyways.
 
Havok said:
I'm a little curious as to how Halo 1 is that far from the "Like Halo" end of the graph. You'd think it would be all the way, but apparently something in Halo isn't like Halo. How strange.

well...
you get the idea :P
 
No major reviews out there and we are already on page 5.

As if GAF didn't have enough threads reviewing reviews, it has now gone one step further previewing reviews.
 
Gigglepoo said:
Stand up for yourself man! Halo:CE isn't fully Halo because it doesn't have online, right? Your graph is still flawless. Don't let anyone tell you different.

thanks :D
in a perfect world there would be a H:CE version with online bots and a map-editor
 
IGN will give it a 9.8 at least.

Halo recieved a 9.7 and this is far and above a better game than Halo.

It deserves a relatively better score.

That said, Halo did many revolutionary things at the time that Halo 3 isn't technically doing now, so who knows.

But still, it's a lock :lol
 
Dr.zs said:
Look, there are some new ideas. Some well implemented but to be completely honest, this follows the wellknown Halo formula. Some love it some hate it. I think its a lot better then Halo 2...but i did not find it as good as the first one.

I rushed it thru on easy, just to see the locations...and there isnt anything really groundbreaking. But I cannot recommend easy. Heroic gives a good challenge and is highly rewarding.

My favorit level was the silent cartographer in Halo, the is a level with a distinct similarity.
A little more vague please, I could gather more info off a 20 sec video.
 
Digital Limit said:
IGN will give it a 9.8 at least.

Halo recieved a 9.7 and this is far and above a better game than Halo.

It deserves a relatively better score.

That said, Halo did many revolutionary things at the time that Halo 3 isn't technically doing now, so who knows.

But still, it's a lock :lol

Then you've got like 18 games worth of Multiplayer functionality on top is the only thing.
 
Antimatter said:
A little more vague please, I could gather more info off a 20 sec video.

Look, what else do you want to know? I think the warning on the top of the forum page CLEARLY indicates a Ban if you spoil H3. Therefore i choose not to give away too much info.
 
Antimatter said:
A little more vague please, I could gather more info off a 20 sec video.

As one who is familiar with the Halo 3 achievement list you receive
20 points for completing a stage on normal, heroic or legendary and currently, he only has ten. So, how can you recommend a higher difficulty level if the record shows if haven't even completed the first level at said difficulties?
I refuse to believe the play on easy part as well, so, I'm calling bullshit. I'll eat crow if I'm wrong, but I'm calling bullshit

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Dr.zs said:
As I said. I was curious to see the locations. Thats all theres to it, AND I cannot recommend easy..go for Heroic..since normal is too easy.
 
BenjaminBirdie said:
Then you've got like 18 games worth of Multiplayer functionality on top is the only thing.

I want to say that Saved Films, Forge, and Bungie.net are the reasons Halo 3 deserves 10's.

Without those bits of revolutionizing, it'd merely be a 9ish game.
 
Alright, just leave dr. zs, if he says he plays it it's up to you if you believe him or not, this whole thing is wrecking the thread.
 
Lakitu said:
Alright, just leave dr. zs, if he says he plays it it's up to you if you believe him or not, this whole thing is wrecking the thread.
Halo 2 HD wrecked the thread. Damn those vague game journalists.

I agree with Lakitu, the whole gamertag debate was immature. I am to blame.
 
Dr.zs said:
Look, what else do you want to know? I think the warning on the top of the forum page CLEARLY indicates a Ban if you spoil H3. Therefore i choose not to give away too much info.
As the writer of said announcement, feel free to use spoiler tags and expound away on your experience. Carte blanche, immunity, whatever you want to call it. The floor is yours.

Go ahead.
 
Digital Limit said:
I want to say that Saved Films, Forge, and Bungie.net are the reasons Halo 3 deserves 10's.

Without those bits of revolutionizing, it'd merely be a 9ish game.

to be fair the MP should be reviewed separatedly, H2 improved a LOT after the v1.1 patch
 
Agent Icebeezy said:
As one who is familiar with the Halo 3 achievement list you receive
20 points for completing a stage on normal, heroic or legendary and currently, he only has ten So, how can you recommend it if the record shows if haven't even completed the first level?
I refuse to believe the play on easy part as well, so, I'm calling bullshit. I'll eat crow if I'm wrong, but I'm calling bullshit

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Hahaha, this is fucking incredible...I do not know what too say anymore...:lol YOU DO NOT GET A-POINTS for finsihing the levels on easy..as simple as that. I finished the game on EEEAAASSSSYYYY...restrated yesterday at HEROIC...how difficult can this be?

I havent finshed the first level yet...but I can clearly notice a difference in difficulty and so on. Ok...so add me to you freindslist..and youll see. THis is getting beyond ridiculous. :lol
 
He's telling the truth about that much. The only way you get the level achievements is to beat the level on Normal or higher.
 
Eric WK said:
He's telling the truth about that much. The only way you get the level achievements is to beat the level on Normal or higher.

We've all known that since the achievement list leak
 
why doubt him? several people has played the game already. over at gotfrag.com people even upload vids of them playing.
 
SantaC said:
why doubt him? several people has played the game already. over at gotfrag.com people even upload vids of them playing.
Off-topic but, you can blame ThirdEye starting a troll thread cuz he is that type. Read his post history.
 
Proelite said:
Off-topic but, you can blame ThirdEye starting a troll thread cuz he is that type. Read his post history.
Gotta give it to him, it takes some skill to start a troll thread (if that was his intention) with those review scores.
 
Yah, three people on my friends list have beaten the game, one of them has been playing Halo 3 all day yesterday and today.
 
bishoptl said:
Icebeezy wtf is up with that gamerpic? :lol

When you join Major Nelson's site, you are required to change your gamerpic and your level like pro or family, etc, as like a form of authentication since it has some sort of integration with Xbox Live. I had to change it to this and I never changed it back.
 
Dr.zs said:
THis is getting beyond ridiculous. :lol
Indulge us with some of your deeper insight then, it's not that hard. :lol

bishoptl said:
As the writer of said announcement, feel free to use spoiler tags and expound away on your experience. Carte blanche, immunity, whatever you want to call it. The floor is yours.

Go ahead.
 
Ok here you go...ask specific questions..a lot easier that way.
OK here goes, you start off at Earth, you fell like a meteor and impact in Africa. Our dearest sgt johnosson is there to wake you up. As well as the arbiter. THe first thing you will notice is the blockiness of you character and the mixed bag of texture used. In the absolutely first sequence you have a pod in a pool of water..in the middel of the scene..the water has this fake yellowy tint...and I found the hdr effective although a bit overdone. The level of detail texture are still in, but from far the texture and the geomatry varies qiute a bit. With notciable pop in in the later levels.

The first level is pretty straight forward A-B stuff, nothing really surprising. The only new idea in the first level is the implementation of various things you do with the x-button. The bubble shiled we know, but you have auto-turrets, invisble cloaking device, invicebility and so on. Really usefull if you soup up the difficulty a bit. AI is good, the dogde grenades, move in smaller groups..flanking is quite common. As i said, on HIGHER difficulty levels.

As you progress the use of vehicles becomes more or less a must. I found the controll responsiveness a bit tighter then before. Mongouse is one of the new vehicles, but there are a few new covenant ones as well. And a new flying vehicle...i cannot recall the names.

The flood is back, and irritating as ever. This is what i meant with traditional halo mechanics, first 4 levels A-B with vehicles and whatnot...enter the flood...fly of to another Halo...enter massive flood hordes..make a run for it at the end just like you did in halo.

The game is highly enjoyable, I havent tried the online part yet...I bet it will be ace.
 
Digital Limit said:
IGN will give it a 9.8 at least.

Halo recieved a 9.7 and this is far and above a better game than Halo.

It deserves a relatively better score.

That said, Halo did many revolutionary things at the time that Halo 3 isn't technically doing now, so who knows.

But still, it's a lock :lol

Metroid Prime 3 was also declared a far better game than Metroid Prime 1, and it was given less for various contextual reasons.
 
I can understand somebody is not impressed with Halo 3 graphics and lighting. It's their opinion. Troll or not, doesn't matter. But calling it Halo 2 HD is like saying that I'm blind.
 
SOme of you guys are really really strange. :lol What relevance does the fact that I hvae played the game or not really have? Would it make you guys feel better if I just made up the whole story and lied about it? Why is this so hard to accept? I honestly do not get this.
 
I think the graphics looks okej, its not the best this generation and not the worst. I love their clouds and bungies lightning is very good. The draw distance is also very good. What I dont like is some of the low res textures and that the engine seemes to missing shadows all over the place. Other than that its an 8/10 in the graphics.
 
MirageDwarf said:
I can understand somebody is not impressed with Halo 3 graphics and lighting. It's their opinion. Troll or not, doesn't matter. But calling it Halo 2 HD is like saying that I'm blind.

The lighting is the most impressive part of Halo's graphics, imo.
The main issue I have is with textures and aliasing, a lot of environmental textures are quite poor and there are a lot of jaggies. They're not noticeable when you're moving because of the motion blur but when you're standing still and looking at things they're quite bad.
All in all it's still a very pretty game, and the density of ennemies / vehicules is something I hadn't seen on the 360 yet.
 
Subarushian said:
Wasn't "Halo 3 is just Halo 2 in HD" a ban-worthy offense? Its so obviously wrong as to be instantly trollish.
It's not. For that matter, OXM and gamespot would be banned too.
 
thebagofsand said:
The only thing I know is that people will whine about the GameSpot review like they always do.

Well they don't seem to have quality reviews anymore.. I can give you an example..no its not Zelda. Two Worlds got a 7..
 
Proelite said:
It's not. For that matter, OXM and gamespot would be banned too.

I could swear I've seen someone banned for that.

And I'd like to see an actual verified quote of either OXM or gamespot saying Halo 3 is just Halo 2 in HD.
 
C4Lukins said:
Oh, why cant Halo come up with a new idea... They have to steal from Team Ninja? And it makes no sense that a Ryu Spartan would exist in the Halo world. Could we please start a 30 page thread discussing the inaccuracies of the situation?

I remember you as a Sony fanboy who trolls very stealthy...

things haven't changed much I guess.

Team Ninja approved that armor.
 
Gamespot will give it a 9.5, I gurantee it.

After only giving Bioshock a 9.0, they where saving the 9.5 for Halo. No way it will get a 10 though.

Watch this space.
 
FF_VIII said:
Gamespot will give it a 9.5, I gurantee it.

After only giving Bioshock a 9.0, they where saving the 9.5 for Halo. No way it will get a 10 though.

Watch this space.

Your right. That ten is reserved for the true Game of the Millinium.
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p3tran said:
[IMG*]http://xs119.xs.to/xs119/07380/4player_coop.jpg[/IMG]

4 player co-op: a pair of men in each warthog.


only one thing to say: AMAZING

That shot looks like a scene from an action movie. I wish games would trigger slow motion at awesome times like that shot.
 
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