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[destrukt]

SPOILERS HAVEN'T BEEN HIDDEN

THIS IS A OPEN DISCUSSION FOR THOSE WHO HAVE THE GAME

ok, there was about 150 people @ the midnight launch, but i was near the front

the box is awesome, though i didn't get a free slurpee coupon

the gui is great, so easy to use and .. good

the new profiles are also great, i love all the new colour choics and the emblems, and of course, being able to be an elite or a spartan.

mp: great new maps, very big and intricate. they will take alot longer than the original to learn. i haven't tried any new settings, i was just running around in slayer with my friend exploring the map and testing the swords etc ;D

sp: i've been playing for a bit and i like it alot so far. some of the battles in the beginning aren't mindless shooting, you have to take out enemies who have been placed in 'strategetic' points though i haven't encountered very man 'huge' battles yet. fighting outside the ship was a nice idea [on the first level].

alot of nice features, new enemies [like that little bug thing, elites with jumpjets], new weapons [covenant rifle thing, the 'grenade launcher' thing, plasma cannon turrets].

the intro was very good, it introduces the player back in the game/story very well and of course, adds some more things to ponder [how did johnson survive the maw/halo being blown up ?].

parts of some of the cutscenes get a bit choppy, damn slow xbox :X

ok .. time to go play more sp.

 

[thehunter1320]

johnson survived by being on a pelican at the time and got the hell of Halo, he survived the flood because the flood attach to your nervous system in order to take over the host, johnson has plasma scaring on his nerveous system due to a plasma grenade mishap, thus the flood could not take him over (was in the 3rd book)

Also, game is great... big battles are fun, and they always cue the right music :thumbs:

 

[destrukt]

the music is great so far, like when your in the dark part of hotel zanzibar.

i like the beam rifle [covenant sniper rifle].

haha, the new ai is awesome. i jumped out of a warthog and after i didnt get back in for a few minutes one of the marines jumped in and started driving off to the next objective

the 'buggers' were a suprise.

the ai is good, watching elites swerve their ghosts away from grenades, marines hop in empty ghosts and take off to fight, enemies hiding behind cover from turrets.

also, what are th names/authors of the 3 halo books?

 

[thehunter1320]

i don't remember the authors... the guy who wrote 2 sucks and the guy who wrote 3 also wrote 1

Halo: The Fall of Reach (1)
Halo: The Flood (2)
Halo: First Strike (3)

 

[CrazyHarij]

johnson survived by being on a pelican at the time and got the hell of Halo, he survived the flood because the flood attach to your nervous system in order to take over the host, johnson has plasma scaring on his nerveous system due to a plasma grenade mishap, thus the flood could not take him over (was in the 3rd book)

Also, game is great... big battles are fun, and they always cue the right music :thumbs:

Haha, awesome, I love Sgt Johnson

I've been very careful with reading stuff in here but I'm so damn hyped for the game, won't get it before the 11th though.. ARGH!

 

[AmishSlayer]

Ahhh. I'm finally allowed to talk about this game. SP is fun (played it through a few times). MP is gonna be a blast. I'm picking up my copy in an hour and a half. We should post Xbox Live gamertags here. I don't have mine just yet. I'll post it when I make my Xbox Live account again.

At first I thought the brute shot was worthless for MP...but it's damn good at taking down vehicles. My friend and I found some badass hiding spots on some levels where we will rain down death upon everyone when we go on Live.

 

[destrukt]

ok, i'm putting a spoiler around this even though you shouldn't be reading this if you haven't got it.

Spoiler

playing as an elite completely suprised me. an awesome twist!

 

[thehunter1320]

gamertag in AIM profile

Amish: did you play it through in french? i've played it through in english already, and you miss a hell of alot when you don't know WTF they are saying

 

[thehunter1320]

ok, i'm putting a spoiler around this even though you shouldn't be reading this if you haven't got it.

Spoiler

playing as an elite completely suprised me. an awesome twist!

same here, although...

Spoiler

i really would have liked to play as master chief a bit more than you get to... tis sad

EDIT: the hour is upon us here on the east coast... let us rejoice and be glad!

 

[AmishSlayer]

gamertag in AIM profile

Amish: did you play it through in french? i've played it through in english already, and you miss a hell of alot when you don't know WTF they are saying

Unfortunately I did. I am excited to play it in English though Everything in-mission went right over my head except for when they'd say "Arbiter" or "Chief"

 

[Jesus Lincoln]

P.S. his name is the Arbiter

 

[Varsity]

fighting outside the ship was a nice idea [on the first level].

Is that like the bit from the announcement trailer when he jumps out of the airlock?

 

[Sparta]

Its a bit of a let-down so far. SP that is. It seem's alot easier then the first game and they constantly put you in situations where you have to fight wave after wave of enemies until the doors unlock.

Its pretty much exactly like the game but with a few more things. The A.I is better, i like how they can drive vehicles better now (The enemy A.I) and the marines are pretty good at driving as well. Overall it still provides a good fight.

The best part about the game is the cutscenes. The graphics and effects in them look awesome, but its annoying how it can get really choppy at times, and things constantly pop-up.

Other then that, its a fantastic game, but so far the SP hasn't offered anything new other then a few vehicle battles which were pretty mad.

the Plasma Sword is great but its got ammunition which runs out pretty quickly. I understand why though, as its a kick-ass weapon and you can slaughter anything with it.

Haven't played MP yet but i had a quick look at the custom options for your model and there's tons. Pretty mad

Edit: Oh and the level design and attention to detail is much better in this game.

 

[destrukt]

Is that like the bit from the announcement trailer when he jumps out of the airlock?

that's at the end of the level, that thing he is holding onto is a bomb the covenant's planted in one of the MAC-gun stations, but after you and cortana stop it he jumps out, and 'flys' with it towards a huge covenant battleship, which then blows up.

 

[Sparta]

that's at the end of the level, that thing he is holding onto is a bomb the covenant's planted in one of the MAC-gun stations, but after you and cortana stop it he jumps out, and 'flys' with it towards a huge covenant battleship, which then blows up.

For a brick, he flies pretty good

 

[destrukt]

lol yeh, that part was kind of .. corny : /

 

[Prone]

My gamertag is >> Prone Live

But I guess my Friend List is full, gotta clean it first. Will be online with Halo 2 from Friday on.

If you want to add me you gotta tell me your HL2.net name so I know

 

[ShinRa]

took the day off with my friend who has the game...we're playing it right now. sadly...i think its trash, just the first game, to me, its halo with a nice touch up. and it makes me so sad to know so many idiots are going to hype the shit out of this game and overrate it just like they did with halo calling it the best game ever. :| my friend, an avid fan of halo (actually a complete fanboy) is even dissapointed. if your one of those people debating wheter to buy an xbox just for this game, dont waste ur time. the story is complete shit so far as well, as the reviews have said. the only fun thing i actually said damn thats awesome to is the plasma sword. it is teh sweet.

 

[Dalamari]

My gamertag is:

Greyknight9

When I get the game at around noon I'll write up a review.

 

[jonnyapps]

ok, i'm putting a spoiler around this even though you shouldn't be reading this if you haven't got it.

Spoiler

playing as an elite completely suprised me. an awesome twist!

wait a minute. Are you saying that in the single player campaign mode part of it is

Spoiler

played as an elite

??????

 

[K e r b e r o s]

took the day off with my friend who has the game...we're playing it right now. sadly...i think its trash, just the first game, to me, its halo with a nice touch up. and it makes me so sad to know so many idiots are going to hype the shit out of this game and overrate it just like they did with halo calling it the best game ever. my friend, an avid fan of halo (actually a complete fanboy) is even dissapointed. if your one of those people debating wheter to buy an xbox just for this game, dont waste ur time. the story is complete shit so far as well, as the reviews have said. the only fun thing i actually said damn thats awesome to is the plasma sword. it is teh sweet.

So, one bad opinion makes a game bad?

I'm enjoying Halo 2 right now, and the multiplayer is just hysterical. On XBOX live, nothing beats doing +20 quick squats on someone you just killed. Nothing beats it even further, when you start saying on your mic, "sitting on yer head, sitting yer heard, why am I doing that? because you dropped dead"

Stuff to annoy em.

This game is great! Oh yea, more contents coming out in December for Halo 2. halo.bungie.org

 

[CrazyHarij]

How does this Xbox Live thing work, could you describe it?

How much does it cost buying it and then per month?
Is it like a thing you connect to the Xbox and then to a cable modem? Does it work with 512kbs ADSL?

 

[Pressure]

See I didn't buy the game because I knew everyone else in the entire world would and I could play it at their house for free.

 

[seinfeldrules]

How does this Xbox Live thing work, could you describe it?

How much does it cost buying it and then per month?
Is it like a thing you connect to the Xbox and then to a cable modem? Does it work with 512kbs ADSL?

50$ per year. You get a 2 month free trial

 

[destrukt]

wait a minute. Are you saying that in the single player campaign mode part of it is

Spoiler

played as an elite

??????

yes, so far out of about 11 levels there have 2 been.