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The Official Halo 3 Thread
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gnarkill bill
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The Crawf said:
Elaborate.
The Librarian
Banned
I didn't realize he was joking.EazyB said:
:/
gnarkill bill
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GhaleonEB said:
lol, still congrats Man!
So I'm going to share with you guys one of my most favourite sticks, its always remained in my eHeart because 1) I stuck it while on the back of a mongoose and 2) I never thought I'd actually get it.
http://www.gamevee.com/viewVideo/Halo_3/GeeVee/Driveby_Stickin/600986
also pay attention to the video its cuckooo driving the mongoose!
http://www.gamevee.com/viewVideo/Halo_3/GeeVee/Driveby_Stickin/600986
also pay attention to the video its cuckooo driving the mongoose!
electricpirate
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THe trick to Cortana on Legednary (or any difficulty) is to grab plasma rifles and go to town. PRs and to a lesser degree Brute spiker rifles are the only plentiful weapon that work against pure flood sniper form. Brute shots and needlers also work, but they are rare. Carbines and BR's are useless, and the AR isn't accurate enough.
Once i learned that, the level's pace picked up considerably, since I wasn't spending my time cowering behind portable cover. I think Bungie could have done a better job conveying the stopping power of the PR in that level, every other game the PR was made of fail against flood, now it's fires blue jesus bolts? Hokay guys.
Once i learned that, the level's pace picked up considerably, since I wasn't spending my time cowering behind portable cover. I think Bungie could have done a better job conveying the stopping power of the PR in that level, every other game the PR was made of fail against flood, now it's fires blue jesus bolts? Hokay guys.
The Librarian
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After doing
research, I have determined that dual spikers >dual SMGs.
hardly any
BladedExpert
Member
Dax01 said:
Incorrect
again!
Dual SMG's are a full on hurricane while dual Spikers is merely an April breeze
The Librarian
Banned
Switch those two around and you would be correct!BladedExpert said:
urk said:
I love both levels. Cortana is a beautiful level and the payoff magnificent.
The Library is one of my favorite levels ever in any video game. Never being sure where you are exactly, 343's constant humming, Flood pouring out of every crack and crevice. Being oh-so thankful when the Sentinels show up, finding a shotgun and letting loose...It's exhilarating.
:lolsoldat7 said:
Where are you guys getting this?
I don't care about the particle effects or whatever technical qualities shine on that level, it looks like the inside of a decaying anal sphincter. I don't care how well the bump maps are on a chick, if they're all herpes sores, the last word that'll ever come to my mind is "beautiful". Cortana may not have the worst geometrical level design but it feels distilled and homogeneous. Hands down the worst level in Halo 3.
There is NOTHING good about Cortana, that is a FACT and cannot be debated. Nobody gives a shit about lighting or whatever, the level looks like shit. Literally. When people talk about good environments, they're thinking about interesting environments that they like to be in. There is nothing good about wandering around in that mess of a level surrounded by... gunk. No sane person has EVER finished that level and said "Well dur dur, that level was so beautiful. I'm going to go watch the film of it and examine the slime on the walls closer." NOBODY.
Ghaleon loves to talk about level design, let's talk about the level design in Cortana. It can best be summarized like this: Gigantic slimy pit with a bunch of winding tunnels and dead ends. An asshole door on either side of the pit. That's IT. There's is nothing interesting about the level, and don't say story because gameplay comes first, and there is nothing fun about the game slowing down every five seconds so gravemind can say some shit to me. And speaking of story, let's talk about how everything in the entire level is destroyed and covered in shit except the weapons, which the flood decided to leave untouched in case the master chief decided to stop by.
You want to talk about payoff? How about the payoff where you find out that all that shit about cortana being hurt was just a big old joke, and she's fine as can be. The real payoff should be the level ending, yet before the level ends you need to go back through it again. Great.
There is simply nothing good about Cortana, so let's all just except that and move on.
Ghaleon loves to talk about level design, let's talk about the level design in Cortana. It can best be summarized like this: Gigantic slimy pit with a bunch of winding tunnels and dead ends. An asshole door on either side of the pit. That's IT. There's is nothing interesting about the level, and don't say story because gameplay comes first, and there is nothing fun about the game slowing down every five seconds so gravemind can say some shit to me. And speaking of story, let's talk about how everything in the entire level is destroyed and covered in shit except the weapons, which the flood decided to leave untouched in case the master chief decided to stop by.
You want to talk about payoff? How about the payoff where you find out that all that shit about cortana being hurt was just a big old joke, and she's fine as can be. The real payoff should be the level ending, yet before the level ends you need to go back through it again. Great.
There is simply nothing good about Cortana, so let's all just except that and move on.
The Librarian
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Um, I found what Cortana/Gravemind were saying to you throughout the level (before you rescued Cortana) to be quite entertaining.the disgruntled gamer said:
Yeah, there's nothing better than "story" at the cost of gameplay. I'm sorry, but Bungie should've found a better way to integrate story than slowing me down every 5 minutes so I can listen to gravemind's babblings and Cortana's [useless, because she's fine, as we later find out] pleas for help. I'd suggest an audio tape that I can listen to.Dax01 said:
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Domino Theory
Crystal Dynamics
The Crawf said:
You might not be able to post scans, but I'm pretty sure you're allowed to post some info from the mag.
Spill it
Maybe the first time through, but it makes subsequent playthroughs even worse than they would be otherwise.Dax01 said:
I agree with TDG on almost all of those points but I did think the parts of the level that you could actually tell it used to be a Covenant ship.
Still, it's undeniably the worst Halo level since the Library.
Shake Appeal
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Has anyone anywhere in a position of authority spoken about this? There has been a definite decline in quality in my Halo 3 Netcode Experience(tm) these past few weeks.Ramirez said:
The Librarian
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The Library is a very good level; lots of fun.EazyB said:
I am not debating with you that it isn't a bad level, just that it has some fascinating dialogue.the disgruntled gamer said:
I just played through the entire Halo trilogy. What an awesome ride, but Halo 2 has the worst campaign of the three. It just doesn't have the sandbox elements of the other two games and I even prefer visuals of Halo CE.
Also, the best level in the trilogy is Truth & Reconcilliation. Killing everything with sniper rifle with the awesome amount of bullets you get in the beginning while Under Cover of Night theme plays in the background is incredible.
Not true. Library is a great level actually. And although I really like the look of the Cortana level, it's THE worst level of the trilogy. I hate these Flood spiders-snipers, they kill any enjoyment out of it.EazyB said:
Also, the best level in the trilogy is Truth & Reconcilliation. Killing everything with sniper rifle with the awesome amount of bullets you get in the beginning while Under Cover of Night theme plays in the background is incredible.
Son of Godzilla
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Cortana rocks, fuck the haters. It's only ruined by the ghetto checkpoint feature the game runs.
szaromir said:
That's the problem with the Library, everyone knows it was repetitious, but there are absolutely no sandbox elements in it. The level is absolutely linear, and the landscape consisted of almost no changes in elevation. It was just running around on a flat plane against waves of opponents with no AI in a boring looking level. Spoiler for those that haven't played The Library:szaromir said:
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:lolThe Crawf said:
People, The Library was far worse than Cortana. Easily. Cortana may have been frustrating at times with all the Flood forms on the walls and ceilings and whatnot, but this was nothing compared to the sheer dumb repetition found in The Library. Once you've played it for 15 minutes, you've seen the entire level, truly. But you have to play the same areas over and over anyways.
I do realize all of that, it's that shooting Flood never gets old for me. I tend to think of Library as a sort of dedication to first FPS games where all levels were basically like Library, only Library has much better encounters than these old games.EazyB said:
The problem with Cortana is, it's the only Halo level where I avoid combat at all costs. And when you avoid combat in Halo, something's terribly wrong.Botolf said:
The Librarian
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One of the things that makes the Library so much better than Cortana is that it is a lot more open.Botolf said:
The option to avoid combat isn't always a bad thing.szaromir said:
Er, not really. And The Library sense of openness was really hollow, the towering halls and everything were meaningless when all you could do was run on the floor and jump onto a steel block here and there.Dax01 said:
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