Buzz Out Loud Lounge: Who got halo 3?
Who got halo 3?
by girl_techie - 9/25/07 1:11 PMDid you get halo 3? What time did you get it? Did you play it as soon as you bought it?
Molly got it
by Papa Chango - 9/25/07 3:01 PM In reply to: Who got halo 3? by girl_techieUnless you believe that she's conveniently at the doctor today.
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got it
by markdc1 - 9/28/07 12:03 AM In reply to: Who got halo 3? by girl_techieI got it. I had some trade-in credit so I only paid $9 for it at Gamestop. It's a fun game 
I have yet to play Halo 1!
by paintguru - 9/28/07 6:44 AM In reply to: Who got halo 3? by girl_techieI'd love to hear reviews though of #3. I'd hate to see Molly go into a depression because it was no good.
Not I
by Ron-Mexico - 9/28/07 12:35 PM In reply to: Who got halo 3? by girl_techieDon't have an Xbox. 
But I did get to briefly play it a friend's house. Very slick game.
Nothing can hold a candle to Team Fotress 2 though. 
im in ur livez, forging ur halos
by TimTheRocketScientist - 9/28/07 1:58 PM In reply to: Who got halo 3? by girl_techieI picked it up and like MP. If anyone would like to friend me on live, I'm "viperscorpions"
Halo 3
by commorancy - 9/28/07 3:59 PM In reply to: Who got halo 3? by girl_techieI got Halo 3 the day that it came out (25th) and I'm already done with it (27th). Mind you, I'm not even a particularly speedy player (I usually like to play around in the world a bit). I also played it only few hours each night. It is incredibly short in Campaign mode. This is yet another overhyped game with undervalue. Lots of time marketing it and little actually fleshing out the game itself.
While the game was reasonably enjoyable, it just wasn't brought up to today's 3D gaming standards (story and playability wise) nor was it long enough. Basically, Bungie just absconded with the old Halo engine and simply wrapped a new game around it with a few new elements and much higher res graphics. The audio portions, however, won't win any prizes.
If you want a more detailed in-depth game, get Bioshock. Halo 3 is probably worth playing in death match mode. But, as far as single player gaming, there are plenty of longer, more in-depth and more sophisticated first person shooter games out there.
Definitely Disappointed with Halo 3.
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Brian
Death Match Mode
by commorancy - 9/28/07 4:04 PM In reply to: Halo 3 by commorancyBy 'Death Match Mode' I mean, Xbox Live. As far as single player non-networked gaming, the game is short and underwhelming. For multi-player gaming, it's may be a lot better as I haven't tried this part of the game.
I just wanted to clarify what I meant. Thanks.
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Brian
XBox?
by PortVista - 9/28/07 6:05 PM In reply to: Who got halo 3? by girl_techieI can't bring myself to buy an Xbox when I just put $1500 into a kick a$$ PC to play games on. So booo on a cool looking game I'll never get to play!
Halo 3 on PC?
by commorancy - 9/28/07 7:10 PM In reply to: XBox? by PortVistaYou will likely eventually be able to play Halo 3 on the PC. Halo and Halo 2 were both released for the PC. So, you will likely get to play Halo 3 sometime in the future on your new PC. But, don't expect it to be released any time soon. I tried searching for a PC version release date, but so far there's nothing that pops right up. Because Microsoft is likely using the Halo 3 title to push people to buy Xbox 360s for Christmas, I'd personally expect the PC version sometime early in 2008. So, if you want to play it now, you'll have to get an Xbox 360. If you want to play it on your PC, then you'll have to give it a bit of time.
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Brian
Don't have an xbox
by Nicholas Buenk - 9/28/07 11:59 PM In reply to: Who got halo 3? by girl_techieAnd as a fan of the idea of convergence and a HTPC, I despise the idea of a device that's designed, only for gaming.
Your sucker friend's xbox
by PortVista - 9/29/07 6:00 AM In reply to: Don't have an xbox by Nicholas BuenkI know, every device does not have to do everything, but how many devices do you need that do the SAME thing? And what drives me nuts is that almost every xbox 360 has an overheating issue. New xbox versions are out, but there's nothing on the box that says "this one does not overheat like your sucker friend's xbox!"
On a side note, I'm considering getting a toaster that ONLY does toast. My toaster oven does more, but it's a lot easier to make toast with a separate dedicated toaster. I don't have a lot of counter space though...
When done well...
by Nicholas Buenk - 9/29/07 9:14 PM In reply to: Your sucker friend's xbox by PortVistaA signal device will be easier to use than several. You have unified interface and familiarity.
But it's easy to do it badly.
All in one devices
by commorancy - 10/1/07 11:59 PM In reply to: When done well... by Nicholas BuenkYes, single devices are easier than several. But, unfortunately, so far all of the all-in-one devices like PS3 and Xbox 360 (and, even Windows Media Center) choose their own proprietary interfaces instead of using open standards. So, while it can do many things, it only does one or two of those tasks particularly well. For example, the PS3 was obviously designed for gaming and does this very well. It also plays HD-DVDs and seems to do that reasonably well. But, as a web browser, it is absolutely horrid and non-standard. As a music player, it has limited capabilities. As a slide show, it's limited. As a 'mini computer', it's non existent (except Media Center).
So, while I do like the idea of multi-function all-in-one devices, they generally don't work as well as one would expect. It's going to take quite some time before Sony, Microsoft and other all-in-one device manufacturers figure out that mediocre and proprietary isn't acceptable. Either the feature works 100% as compared to other dedicated devices, or leave the feature off.
Open format for games?
by PortVista - 10/2/07 5:04 AM In reply to: All in one devices by commorancyThere is better software out there than Media Center that is all open. But heck just get a wireless pointer and use Windows. The problem then is PC games suck on a low res TV, even a 50 inch HD plasma, and you have to set yourself up with a little desk and keyboard. Unless you change the whole layout of your living room, consoles will never replace your PC. Instead we'll see better "media center" devices, and maybe PC games will grab the console game market share since it's the only open format for games really. Ya Halo 3 rocks!
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