Liliana Eileen
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One of the GOATs.
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HALO 3 is now 10 years old
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Woffls
Member
Wait no cos that means i turn 30 this ye- oh no. oh god no :|
I must have played the campaign dozens of times with the original reease and MCC. I actively disliked Halo before forcing myself to play 3, but once i realised the shooting was only part of a complex dynamic... it clicked. Absolutey my favourite FPS ever.
Scarabs are a huge amount of fun ^_^
I must have played the campaign dozens of times with the original reease and MCC. I actively disliked Halo before forcing myself to play 3, but once i realised the shooting was only part of a complex dynamic... it clicked. Absolutey my favourite FPS ever.
Scarabs are a huge amount of fun ^_^
OneLessIcon
Member
I remember taking the day off of work to pick up the limited edition along with the strategy guide, two Sonic burgers and a Mt. Dew Game Fuel. Seems impossible 10 years have passed since that day.
I'd feel it more likely that they'd activate the flames / Bungie nameplate (they're tied together) for everyone in Halo 3 on a permanent basis. One of those two things. DLC is all already free, so it's not that.
The Sum of Zero
Member
First Halo game I bought with my own money, first 360 game I got all the achievements in, first Halo game where I finally curbstomped all my friends because I got gud playing online. What a time.
RebornYeti
Member
Halo 3 is definitely the GOAT for me. The sheer amount of memories and friends made online is insane. No game has even come close to giving me that same experience.
Also, HaloGAF was huge back then and its what made me want to join NeoGAF.
Also, HaloGAF was huge back then and its what made me want to join NeoGAF.
So, it's a shitpost to be disappointed with the current state of Halo and miss the old days???
We should have had another Halo 3-level Halo game by now.
Yet, here we are harkening back to a game that came out 10 years ago.
SargerusBR
I love Pokken!
Hayabusa the GOAT armor
D4rth Man7iz
Member
Countless hours in MP. Not my favorite Halo but it was definitely very special for me and many friends.
Halo 3 was a landmark game for the videogame industry and entertainment industry in general. Of course were going to be looking back.
Going to be 30 this year as well, so I feel your pain. I actively hated the Xbox until I played Halo 2, and bought a 360 only for Halo 3. Still like 2 more, but playing 3 was a lot of fun as well.
Muffdraul
Member
I remember running out on my lunch break to pick up the Legendary Edition I had pre-ordered from the EB flagship store at Universal Citywalk, then cruising back to work and stopping at a few different 7-11s until I finally found some Mtn Dew Gamer Fuel and grabbed 3 bottles. I also have some vague memories of absolutely loving the shit out of the campaign and playing through it like 500 times.
Yes, it was great indeed.
WilsonX100
Member
i love how many custom games i played but looking back on it now, i wish i played some more ranked and social.
WilsonX100
Member
Hayabusa the GOAT armor
the 343 armor designs got so ridiculous and over complicated nowadays.
You are in a thread about the fact that halo 3 came out 10 years ago, what did you expect people to be talking about besides the fact that halo 3 came out 10 years ago?
It's true and sad that nothing has come close to it (yet?
)Fata1moose
Banned
I personally prefer the Elite armors as it immediately identifies who the bad players are. Say for Swat, as everyone used the Elite model.
10th grade, late night LAN parties, legendary campaign runs that took HOURS and HUNDREDS of restarts. Some of the most hilarious moments vie ever had playing a video game. Halo 3 solidified friendships and pushed us even further to game more.
The nostalgia man, 10 YEARS? Feels like yesterday.
The nostalgia man, 10 YEARS? Feels like yesterday.
ThatsMytrunks
Member
Scout with security shoulders. It's been my setup for nearly a decade.
My junior year of highschool, I was so into it that I brought everyone at the Gamestop I worked at pizza and an ice cream cake from DairyQueen.
Called off school the next day too.
It was incredible....
Best part was that I made friends from playing Halo 3 online across the country, and we still make time for each other every year in a big summer trip.
Called off school the next day too.
It was incredible....
Best part was that I made friends from playing Halo 3 online across the country, and we still make time for each other every year in a big summer trip.
The Jazz Cabbage Master
Member
God this game was an event like no other. You couldn't escape the advertising. The live action shorts were amazing. The Believe ad was amazing. So many epic gaming nights as a freshman in highschool playing this. Good times indeed.
Grettir_the_Swole
Member
I have too many great memories with this game just to name a few. Some of my best multiplayer matches were in this game, along with the scores of memories I have with all the LAN parties I held at my friend's house. Even though it's my least favorite entry in the original trilogy, I can't imagine having more fun with any other video game. If I had to pull a favorite memory out of my time in high school it would be the countless days I spent playing local multiplayer with my buddies.
God damn I love this game
God damn I love this game
Ricky Ricardo
Member
I understand what you're saying, I really do.
But surely you, of all people, realize that Halo 3 was a perfect storm of golden opportunity that literally no one else in the video game industry has been able to replicate?
We're talking about a time period where:
1) Xbox 360 is undeniably the king of the console hill
2) Battlefield and Call of Duty are still relatively smaller fish in the pond
3) Very few other games receiving marketing budgets the size of Halo 3 in the comparable time period
There is objectively, no possible way to replicate the phenomenon that was Halo 3, ever again. Even the game as a package, single player, co-op, multiplayer, forge, theater, was a value that very few games have matched to this day.
It's gone. Even if 343 were to make every right decision going forward (and lets face it, no matter what direction they go in, it will generally be the wrong direction to someone, be it Microsoft, Critics, the gaming public, 343 development base itself, etc.)
We can still hold 343 accountable for making reasonable decisions (LOL, not sure if the Halo community can agree on anything any more, let alone what is a "reasonable" decision), but the dream of the golden days returning are a perverse waste of time.
PleaseDontBanMe
Banned
Best game in the series imo
This is the sort of perspective that I wish more people were conscious of. It's impossible for me to look at some people's persistent reactions as anything other than wanting the way the ealier games made them feel at that exact point in their lives, and responding with outright hostility that new content doesn't make them feel that again. Which is an impossible standard. Games that could make them feel it wouldn't make a broader audience feel it.
It applies to more series than just Halo, too.
Darkspineslayer
Member
It was this game in combination with the lacklustre Wii library that got me out of being a raging Nintendo fanboy.
I can't sign in to my b.net account to check out old photos or videos Maybe it'll work later
Anyways, Halo 3 was the reason that I joined GAF. When I joined GAF I jumped into the HaloGAF community and others, made friends on GAF, arranged meetups to hang out with GAFfers IRL, became IRL friends with GAFers, and ended up meeting my girlfriend of 4 years now because of GAF.
Thanks Halo 3! u da bes
halo 3 soundtrack still slaps
another walk >>> your faves
i miss saturday night customs
Maybe it'll work laterAnyways, Halo 3 was the reason that I joined GAF. When I joined GAF I jumped into the HaloGAF community and others, made friends on GAF, arranged meetups to hang out with GAFfers IRL, became IRL friends with GAFers, and ended up meeting my girlfriend of 4 years now because of GAF.
Thanks Halo 3! u da bes
halo 3 soundtrack still slaps
another walk >>> your faves
i miss saturday night customs
VincentMatts
Member
Just watching these makes me angry at what 343 did to the music. God damn that Bungie music was epic.
edit: what watching this make me realise is that sure, Destiny2 might be fun to play but god damn is that universe no where near as amazing as Halos. I really hope 343 finally wake up and take the bulls by the horns. Halo is just too fucking good a franchise.
It wasn't "Bungie" music so much as it was O'Donnel's music. I only make that distinction because the ownership at Bungie truly tried to fuck him over after they separated from Microsoft.
VincentMatts
Member
Salvatori also deserves credit, it wasnt just marty.
Dictator93
Member
Beyond the music, Halo 3 sounds like complete ass. Makes the "gunplay" feel much worse that it should.
Is there any gun that sounds good in that game? Maybe the BR? Kinda the brute shot? Maybe?
I like this game still though.
Is there any gun that sounds good in that game? Maybe the BR? Kinda the brute shot? Maybe?
I like this game still though.
VincentMatts
Member
I've been posting a few memories and screenshots on my Twitter, and will post more there, and here, tonight.
I have so many fond memories of that game, the friendships it fostered, and the stories we swapped. I still remember playing the Beta, and the good vibes everyone had about checking out the new digs. The richness of the combat sandbox + great lighting and art + theater mode made capturing those crazy or fun moments was possible. Forge taught me so much about map design and how difficult it is.
A lot of my memories of the game are still just as clear as the day they happened. Some of the best times I've ever had in gaming.
I have so many fond memories of that game, the friendships it fostered, and the stories we swapped. I still remember playing the Beta, and the good vibes everyone had about checking out the new digs. The richness of the combat sandbox + great lighting and art + theater mode made capturing those crazy or fun moments was possible. Forge taught me so much about map design and how difficult it is.
A lot of my memories of the game are still just as clear as the day they happened. Some of the best times I've ever had in gaming.
Pretty much. No current or future Pokémon game is gonna top blue for me as a kid. Everything lined up perfectly. Heck I probably wouldn't even like a game in the old style anymore
VincentMatts
Member
I guess im playing some sp MCC tonight
stream is starting
stream is starting
GlitchyDegree
Banned
It was the first game I got with my Xbox 360 and I loved it. Halo 3 was the game that got me into first person shooters and online muiltiplayer. And while my interest in both FPS and MP games has waned in recent years I still love Halo 3 and can still have a blast playing though campaign or playing the muiltiplayer.