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HALO 3 is now 10 years old
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Colonel Nasty
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Jesus Christ. Ten years ago I beat this game in 4 player co op at midnight. Think it took us around 8-9 hours.
Dusktildawn48
Member
Never got that damn 2 for 1 laser kill achievement in rumble. Haunts me to this day.
Suburban Thug
Member
Took off an entire week my senior year of high school to play this when it first dropped. Salute.
I remember chatting it up in Rumble Pit until 6 a.m. for days trying to boost for it. Only one I tried to boost with, and ended up getting it on accident. So good.
TangoAlphaLima
Member
I still remember beating the game and saying to my buddy, "That was a great ending." He responds, "I can't believe they killed off Master Chief". I'm like, "Didn't you watch through the credits". Him: "No, why?"...
IceBringer
Banned
Best game I've ever played. Custom games were soooo good
Hah, my friend did this too and I was so jealous.
One of my favorite and most played games of all time. Most of the time being in the glory that be custom games. So many great memories of being able to go on my recent players list and join random people in their custom games and just have fun. Made a lot of good friends that way.
It was the peak of the series and was a great finale for the trilogy in every aspect. Campaign, multiplayer, custom games, forge, theater mode, file sharing, achievements that actually rewarded you with stuff, it had it all. Would have been a great finale, anyway...
It was the peak of the series and was a great finale for the trilogy in every aspect. Campaign, multiplayer, custom games, forge, theater mode, file sharing, achievements that actually rewarded you with stuff, it had it all. Would have been a great finale, anyway...
FullMetalx117
Member
Greatest of all time for me, greatest and happiest years of my life
Bought an Xbox 360 for this game. I had been hating on Halo for a while because I didn't have an Xbox and got caught up in console wars. Got this game on my 15th birthday (9/29) and beat it in one day on co op with a friend.
Later, I found out how to connect to Xbox Live on my computer using its wifi and played online for the first time. I found out I actually wasn't very good but damn if I didn't have fun. Then all the later years of playing with people from IGN and doing custom games with friends. I'm still holding out hope for an anniversary edition on PC because I'd be there day 1.
Later, I found out how to connect to Xbox Live on my computer using its wifi and played online for the first time. I found out I actually wasn't very good but damn if I didn't have fun. Then all the later years of playing with people from IGN and doing custom games with friends. I'm still holding out hope for an anniversary edition on PC because I'd be there day 1.
kraspkibble
Permabanned.
I remember playing it in 2007 at a friends but we only played for an hour. Didn't do anything for me. All my other friends wouldn't shut up about it either.
Never actually played any Halo game myself until 2015 when I got an Xbox One and MCC. I fell in love with the games. Well, it was just really the campaign I played so can't say anything of MP.
I still have a 360 in the cupboard so might give it another playthrough.
Never actually played any Halo game myself until 2015 when I got an Xbox One and MCC. I fell in love with the games. Well, it was just really the campaign I played so can't say anything of MP.
I still have a 360 in the cupboard so might give it another playthrough.
This game was kind of GOAT.
Gigantic levels, tons of interactivity, four player split-screen co-op (that could go ONLINE -- altho this was in Halo 2, huh?). What was it? 8v8 or 12v12 as the max? Fucking Forge, man. The game modes and map editing you do were nuts.
This shit blew everything out of the water until CoD4 came along with something fresher and easier.
Gigantic levels, tons of interactivity, four player split-screen co-op (that could go ONLINE -- altho this was in Halo 2, huh?). What was it? 8v8 or 12v12 as the max? Fucking Forge, man. The game modes and map editing you do were nuts.
This shit blew everything out of the water until CoD4 came along with something fresher and easier.
MagicWithEarvin
Member
I wonder if the Halo 3 hype can ever be replicated if Bungie returned to make one more Halo game as a launch title for the next generation Xbox (and PC cross-play)? The hype can be massive.
avengers23
Banned
You say Halo, and I think, "Two Scarabs!"
kraspkibble
Permabanned.
If Bungie ever did make another Halo I imagine there would be crazy hype but it'll never happen. They're focusing on Destiny which won't be finished until well into next gen. That's assuming they do stop at Destiny 3.
Fata1moose
Banned
That Bungie doesn't exist anymore, Reach and Destiny are all the indication you need.
I have a lot or respect for what H3 did with its multiplayer. Particularly I thought the full match replays were going to be standard features going forward. That said, the single player was some dated ass shit, mediocre level designs with constant backtracking and horrendously cheesy dialogue/story. Confusing, given how highly reviews spoke of the campaign.
orichalcos
Member
Happy Anniversary!
Best Halo trailer in that console era:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNIGOpaYPoM
Where is H3 - Anniversary??? WHERE??
(Sad moments)
Best Halo trailer in that console era:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNIGOpaYPoM
Where is H3 - Anniversary??? WHERE??
(Sad moments)Saucestin_Roast
Member
Had SO much fun with this game for so long. It sucked though when COD 4 came out and a ton of my friends at the time got totally addicted to that and moved on. I could never jive with COD so I lost a good amount of my online buddies.
Man Halo 3 was a legendary game. I played that multiplayer for so many damn hours. I actually didn't like the campaign that much though.
Also, Halo continues to be a series with one of the best collections of music in the entire business. Marty O'Donnell is a brilliant composer. His and Michael Salvatori's work with the series is just unmatched. Those are some powerful songs that can really make you feel things. I miss them working on Halo. It hasn't been the same since they left. Ugh.
Man Halo 3 was a legendary game. I played that multiplayer for so many damn hours. I actually didn't like the campaign that much though.
Also, Halo continues to be a series with one of the best collections of music in the entire business. Marty O'Donnell is a brilliant composer. His and Michael Salvatori's work with the series is just unmatched. Those are some powerful songs that can really make you feel things. I miss them working on Halo. It hasn't been the same since they left. Ugh.
Bobo Dakes
Member
Never owned it (or an xbox for that matter), but I did spend a lot of weekends playing it at friend's places. God I was terrible at it, but it was fun.
Split-screen on CRTs. Never going back to that.
Split-screen on CRTs. Never going back to that.
MagicWithEarvin
Member
Yeah, I know. I'm thinking more along the lines of the marketing speak they can use around the title.
Halo 6
From the original developers of Halo!
Bungie returns to the series after 10 years! (Assuming it's a 2020 release)
Plus, all the crazy spending that MS will do with the hype trailers and such. It'd be kind of cool to see Bungie get one last crack at Halo, tbh. They've still got the gunplay down to perfection.
friskykillface
Banned
They fucked up so bad not having halo 3 remastered for Xbox one X
God, 10 years
Time flies
I was a college freshman when this released, third week I think too 😂 RIP grades
Played it so much, my bro and I played it so much
Good times man
"Believe" is still an amazing trailer, my god it still looks amazing today.
God, 10 years
Time flies
I was a college freshman when this released, third week I think too 😂 RIP grades
Played it so much, my bro and I played it so much
Good times man
"Believe" is still an amazing trailer, my god it still looks amazing today.
SquallLeonE
Member
The hype around the launch of this game was unreal; everyone was talking about it.
Awesome game that deserved the hype.
The Bungie-era Halo games set the bar high with their vast feature set that a lot of games today still don't hit, which is a damn shame.
Awesome game that deserved the hype.
The Bungie-era Halo games set the bar high with their vast feature set that a lot of games today still don't hit, which is a damn shame.
MagicWithEarvin
Member
Is this Bungie team still together? I don't really read about a lot of departures from their team.
AlexFlame116
Member
I remember how mad I was when I saw the announcement of the game and I couldn't buy it until nearly 6 years later since we couldn't afford a 360. Finally got to play it after those 6 years and my gosh I was amazed. I love that game.
AzureFlame
Member
Amazing memories with this game.
I remember it being mentioned on the morning and nightly news as it was such a big event, ha.
Just insane.
Flame Lord
Member
Time sure does fly, I think the midnight Halo 3 launch might have been my first one, and the only one that had a huge crowd, it's funny comparing it to Halo 4 in my head, where i just walked into Wal-Mart, was maybe the only one there, and walking back out.
No, while some of the original Halo team are still at Bungie a good chunck of the key figures left or were fired from Bungie. A few big names off the top of my head are Marty, Frankie, Alex Seropian, Jamie Griesmer, Marcus Lehto Max Hoberman, ect.
Doctor Shatner
Member
Wow, can't believe it's been that long. 2007 was a banner year in general for games in general, but Halo 3 was still *the* game (I remember being obsessed with it at the same time as the COD4 beta - talk about having a gluttony of good choices for games to play).
From custom games/forge maps to the campaign there was always something to do and friends to play with. By far my best online gaming memories and a truly fantastic experience. top to bottom.
I still feel like we haven't had a game "moment" quite like Halo 3 was since, but maybe it was just personal time and place for myself.
From custom games/forge maps to the campaign there was always something to do and friends to play with. By far my best online gaming memories and a truly fantastic experience. top to bottom.
I still feel like we haven't had a game "moment" quite like Halo 3 was since, but maybe it was just personal time and place for myself.
You Pay This Much
Member
Man, time flies. I remember playing online with my brother. Good times
GOAT FPS. GOAT pre-release hype, GOAT campaign by a considerable margin, and perhaps most overlooked is the feature set that set industry standards that many some still fail to meet today.
It makes me sad that we'll probably never get an FPS in the vein of Halo 3 again because of how FPS trends and the industry at large permanently changed in the years following between CoD4 and Minecraft.
It makes me sad that we'll probably never get an FPS in the vein of Halo 3 again because of how FPS trends and the industry at large permanently changed in the years following between CoD4 and Minecraft.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9Ezd2FqxAU
still one of my favourite announcement teasers. That music.
still one of my favourite announcement teasers. That music.
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