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CanadianIdiot
Salvaged from Archive | Posted: 17 May 2007, 01:55 · [Salvaged from Archive]
Anybody else NOT able to play it yet? |
bacio
Salvaged from Archive | Posted: 17 May 2007, 02:53 · [Salvaged from Archive]
if its through the crackdown disc, its been delayed
heres the link for ya: http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=news&cid… |
Axis
Salvaged from Archive | Posted: 17 May 2007, 03:04 · [Salvaged from Archive]
I even woke up early to play it and it wasnt even up then, and I talked to jokerman about it on live and he couldnt get it in CA. They said like 11 tonight so im wishing. Can they ever get something right the first time? |
Axis
Salvaged from Archive | Posted: 17 May 2007, 03:45 · [Salvaged from Archive]
Its Fucking Finally Up!!!!!! 10:40 Est. |
Jokerman
Salvaged from Archive | Posted: 17 May 2007, 19:13 · [Salvaged from Archive]
Well im getting off now..damn...that game is sooo fast paced...i mean ...highground...theres always someone fucking there!!The beta guys is one of the most visually beautiful things I've seen in a very long time..i mean you got the snowbound...damn ...all that detail...snow splooshing up when a grenade is tossed...and you got vahalla ...damn! the new blood gultch or so they say...i thing it is going to be a very awesome map when 16 players are enabled in the future..Highground is one of the most decent....it reminds me of beaver creek but less annoying ...That spiker i tell ya...i dont know how many times that saved my ass...a quick smack in the head...bOOOM he dead!...i had a lot of fun fucking up people with the spartan lazer in there atvs...damn...what fun!...i see they degraded teh power on teh battle rifle..with is now equal and balanced...i LOVE the new plasma grenages. wow..little blue balls that blow up...YES! theres so much terrain ...so many little people tho...vahalla was not made for just 4v4....i dont know why theyd leave out 8v8 teams...hmm...
But id give my rating a 4.9/5!! GO HALO 3!!!!!!!!!!! |
cymru am byth
Salvaged from Archive | Posted: 17 May 2007, 19:59 · [Salvaged from Archive]
:confused: i must be one of the only people in the world who has never played Halo, i've never even watched someone play it:eek7: |
Jokerman
Salvaged from Archive | Posted: 17 May 2007, 20:22 · [Salvaged from Archive]
:confused: i must be one of the only people in the world who has never played Halo, i've never even watched someone play it:eek7:
Woa...thats really sad...your really missing out on one of the most happiest experiences ever ever!! |
Private_Ale
Salvaged from Archive | Posted: 17 May 2007, 20:54 · [Salvaged from Archive]
:confused: i must be one of the only people in the world who has never played Halo, i've never even watched someone play it:eek7:
your not alone..:D |
Axis
Salvaged from Archive | Posted: 17 May 2007, 21:26 · [Salvaged from Archive]
your not alone..:D
*scowl* |
CanadianIdiot
Salvaged from Archive | Posted: 17 May 2007, 22:34 · [Salvaged from Archive]
hey dudes i got home from skool and now im downloading it :D 18% complete in like 1 minute |
Axis
Salvaged from Archive | Posted: 17 May 2007, 22:38 · [Salvaged from Archive]
dang it took me like 5 hours. I had to overnight it. |
CanadianIdiot
Salvaged from Archive | Posted: 18 May 2007, 00:12 · [Salvaged from Archive]
it took me 5 minutes i love shaw cable <3
but duuuuuuude i got a triple kill on vahalla in my second game! |
Axis
Salvaged from Archive | Posted: 18 May 2007, 01:38 · [Salvaged from Archive]
lol first game triple with a sniper. AAAAANDD... thers a medal for sniping spree and my fave to hear, "KILLJOY!" |
Rhomphaia
Salvaged from Archive | Posted: 18 May 2007, 12:24 · [Salvaged from Archive]
My review of it? So far it is mixed.
As for gameplay of the beta, I have to go on a purely technical standpoint, seeing as I generally despise FPS multiplayer due to the general behavior of the players involved.
Graphically, the game is beautiful. This was the kind of thing I was expecting from the 360 on release. The level of detail is gorgeous and certain items (like the four wheel ATVs) are almost surreal in their 3-D quality.
There are some graphical hiccups though. In certain parts, it seems to suffer from the "shiny texture" syndrome (a clear example is Perfect Dark Zero). Also, it does seem that some of the objects blend into the background a little too well. This may just be a lighting issue with the maps and is likely to be corrected on release.
Weapons fire is also vastly improved. My personal favorite is how the plasma pistol has changed. I love the little green bolts of energy instead of the huge green globs. It makes it feel more like a pistol.
As for gameplay, largely it is still Halo. However, skillful implementation of the additional buttons on the controller have made for a more fluid gameplay experience. The new weapons actually feel like different weapons and not just rehashes of what was already there. I especially enjoy the new grenades and cannot wait for the game to be released so I can see how they work against the Covenant and how the Covenant might utilize them.
I haven't had the chance to drive yet, but I assume they will not stray far from convention in this regard. The HUD took a little getting used to, but I like it except for one thing. I really did like having my shield bar down by my radar. It made a glance at one place tell you two valuable pieces of information. Now however, the bar at the top is just big enough to be somewhat obscuring and just small enough to make you have to actually look at it to see where your shields are at. Plus it is nowhere near the radar anymore, which takes that advantage out. Also the whole grid thing on spawning is a little annoying and has gotten me killed a couple of times.
The maps seem to be laid out well with an emphasis on asymetrical symetry. Both sides of a map are built in similar manners, but have noticably different features that make them more or less suited to different kinds of fighting. I like that. Not every battlefield is going to be a box canyon with a base at either end. However, we do need those maps too and I hope a couple get thrown in.
I love the veto system. If there was one lesson that Bungie got from Halo 2 and applied it was this. Nothing was more annoying than trying to connect to a game, waiting for ten minutes to find players...only to have everyone drop out because it was a map no one liked. And imagine this happening so many times over the course of a night that out of three hours of gaming, you play for 45 minutes...fun times.
However, as usual, there were problems with actually connecting to play a game. This is normal for demos and trials since limited portions of the population will actually be playing. However, it seems that once players are found, it latches onto them with the force of a ravenous pit bull and sets up a game quickly. Despite some hiccups, it seems the software has been streamlined greatly. I expect good things out of Halo 3 in the game connection department.
Overall, so far I would give the game a 4 out of 5. There are a few issues to contend with (but this being a beta, can be easily corrected). This will certainly be a superb multiplayer (other companies would just call it good as is). I hope Bungie takes the valuable info they will gain from this beta and really make an outstanding game.
Now if they can only correct some of the player behavioral issues... |
CanadianIdiot
Salvaged from Archive | Posted: 18 May 2007, 18:11 · [Salvaged from Archive]
hey you should subit that to bungie at there website and im sure theyll take heed of what you are saying.
but the graphics are beautiful and all but bungie said itll only get better and the shiny lights only happens when you transistion yourself from a dark place to a light place and you see everything get brighter for a second.
i dunno i read that in one of there weekly updates |
Wok AN GO MAN!!!!!!1
Salvaged from Archive | Posted: 24 May 2007, 04:37 · [Salvaged from Archive]
I rented Crackdown and played Halo 3 beta but i did not like it because I was getting my ass kicked way too much for my liking |
Axis
Salvaged from Archive | Posted: 24 May 2007, 22:46 · [Salvaged from Archive]
loll! |
Jokerman
Salvaged from Archive | Posted: 30 May 2007, 16:49 · [Salvaged from Archive]
Theres a glitch sweeping the beta users enabling you to play CUSTOM GAMES!!!
I was just playing with the sword ...alll the gametypes ...super speed overrides...wraith...guys its just too amazing...!! Axis get on and ill send you the video! |
Axis
Salvaged from Archive | Posted: 30 May 2007, 21:37 · [Salvaged from Archive]
Oh My God I Wish My Xbox Worked Right Now. |
CanadianIdiot
Salvaged from Archive | Posted: 30 May 2007, 21:49 · [Salvaged from Archive]
yea i was playing some its nicccccccce |
Raidenator
Salvaged from Archive | Posted: 30 May 2007, 22:06 · [Salvaged from Archive]
I played it a bit. I got bored pretty quickly and took back Crackdown. |
Axis
Salvaged from Archive | Posted: 31 May 2007, 20:50 · [Salvaged from Archive]
Omg you can bxr with the pistol. only works with the sideways melee and the "x" is crouch. |
libtech158
Salvaged from Archive | Posted: 4 Jul 2007, 19:41 · [Salvaged from Archive]
halo 3 beta > * |
