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The Official Halo 3: ODST Thread

Flipyap said:
What the hell is that spray painty thing? :(
ODST is the first Halo game with a (regular edition) box art I like, and they ruin it with a massive ad for the beta? I hope other European editions don't have that.
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Don't worry. it's a sticker on the outside of the plastic. It's gone when you unwrap the game. :D
 
GhaleonEB said:
To me, Heroic is like a make out session. It's where I start things slow, take my time to explore the nooks and crannies. It lasts longer, and maybe isn't as satisfying as a Legendary run, but it gets me familiar with the game's rhythms and structures, which help me enjoy it more when I take it to the next level. I always head into Legendary on the follow-up play session, as that's where the magic is. Knowing the territory makes it a deeper, more enjoyable experience.
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OuterWorldVoice said:
Anyone else feel dirty and violated after reading this?
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Yes, but more in a "my thoughts exactly" kind of way. Get outta my peabrain!

SquallASF said:
Terminology confirmed: I will now start referring to sex as "Legendary Run" Upon completion of the act, an achievement will be unlocked with the sound effect immatated orally.

May the best man here have the highest gamerscore.
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BladedExpert said:
So I just got an email from the online retailer where I pre-ordered:
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May I ask who you ordered it through? I've pre-ordered mine from Amazon, and I'm hoping to get it Monday evening. *fingers crossed*
 
Hate to continue the thread derail, but in the Halo novels it is pointed out quite explicitly that the Spartans in-armor are roughly equal to Elites in strength, that going hand to hand with Brutes isn't very wise (John is nearly beaten/strangled to death by one the first time he fights them), and that going hand to hand with a Hunter is pretty much suicide.
 
squidhands said:
Yes, but more in a "my thoughts exactly" kind of way. Get outta my peabrain!


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May I ask who you ordered it through? I've pre-ordered mine from Amazon, and I'm hoping to get it Monday evening. *fingers crossed*[/QUOTE]

shop to dot net. I pre ordered Gears 2 and Far Cry 2 from them. Both came at least a day early (Far cry 2 came 2 days early I think). Free delivery on everything too!

edit: damn word filter? wtf?
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Sho_Nuff82 said:
Hate to continue the thread derail, but in the Halo novels it is pointed out quite explicitly that the Spartans in-armor are roughly equal to Elites in strength, that going hand to hand with Brutes isn't very wise (John is nearly beaten/strangled to death by one the first time he fights them), and that going hand to hand with a Hunter is pretty much suicide.
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Yeah I recall that...part of the reason I find ODST funny...humans would stand no chance against a brute...let alone most covenant forces.
 
oh crap just got notified that my halo copy has wrapped and I can expect it home tomorrow. Shame I got it sent to the office :/
 
Spitz said:
Not here in Germany.
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Wait, really?

That's NOT a sticker? (Or did you mean it's not on the outside of the plastic? If this, is it still removable?)

Wow, if you meant that it's actually printed on the label... I'd be annoyed, buying that.
 
Awesome, I just got a mail saying my copy was shipped, I should have it tomorrow morning :D

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catfish said:
oh crap just got notified that my halo copy has wrapped and I can expect it home tomorrow. Shame I got it sent to the office :/
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Glad to see i'm not alone, hehe!
 
BladedExpert said:
shop to dot net. I pre ordered Gears 2 and Far Cry 2 from them. Both came at least a day early (Far cry 2 came 2 days early I think). Free delivery on everything too!

edit: damn word filter? wtf?
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gotcha, thanks. May have to use them in the future if Amazon doesn't comply with my demands.
 
Louis Wu said:
Wait, really?

That's NOT a sticker? (Or did you mean it's not on the outside of the plastic? If this, is it still removable?)

Wow, if you meant that it's actually printed on the label... I'd be annoyed, buying that.
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Sorry you are right but the sticker is on the paper and not on the case and seems to be impossible to remove it.

Here is a better picture of the part of the cover.

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I'll preorder a UK copy of the game.

Don't want to miss out on the Firefly cast and Tricia Helfer. Maybe I'll buy the German version later on to check out the German dub (especially
Sadie's Story
).
 
So, is the Reach beta sticker on the plastic wrap or is the thing printed in the cover itself or what? Conflicting reports around here.
 
DoctorWho said:
I might be able to get ODST today but without Sgt. Johnson or I could wait until Tuesday to pick up my preorder.

What should I do GAF?
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How? By the way has anyones newegg orders ship yet? I got an email saying it is now going to ship today but nothing yet....
 
Letters said:
So, is the Reach beta sticker on the plastic wrap or is the thing printed in the cover itself or what? Conflicting reports around here.
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From looking at the above picture it appears to be a sticker on the actual cover, not the plastic case or the plastic wrap.
 
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:D From personal experience with 6+ other games, pre-ordering has always seen me get the game on average 2 days before release. I have the entire weekend now to play the game
 
You know what'd be awesome? If Bungie offered the original English voice track on XBL like Fable 2 and FIFA 09. I guess the game needs the right hooks for that so it's already too late for ODST but maybe Reach will have downloadable voice tracks.
 
Shopto are definitely the way to go in the UK. I'd use them myself, but once they hand it off to the Irish postal service who knows what happens, because delivery on or before the release date is no longer guaranteed. I'll just walk into GAME and grab a copy off the shelf on Tuesday morning instead. I'm not interested in grabbing Johnson.
 
Imperial Hot said:
How? By the way has anyones newegg orders ship yet? I got an email saying it is now going to ship today but nothing yet....
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I just got finished fighting with them over the LiveChat. They finally allowed me to cancel my orders and gave me some gift cards. I'll just go buy it in person after work if I gotta wait 'til Tuesday anyway.
 
So I think I have to buy the game twice...once at gamestop to get the pre-order code...then once at Toys R Us to get the gift card...then I guess I will return the gamestop one.
 
Shake Appeal said:
Shopto are definitely the way to go in the UK. I'd use them myself, but once they hand it off to the Irish postal service who knows what happens, because delivery on or before the release date is no longer guaranteed. I'll just walk into GAME and grab a copy off the shelf on Tuesday morning instead. I'm not interested in grabbing Johnson.
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You're Irish?! Mind blown.

On topic, I've only ever ordered from the hut (GTA IV, Mirror's Edge so it's been a while) and both games arrived the day before. That said, I too will be walking into GAME Tuesday sometime mid morning for the Limited Edition (for shame), I need a little Johnson in my life.

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ShinAmano said:
Nothing like going four johnsons deep in a game.
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Seriously, I love Johnson but I don't know if I could stomach four at one time. Not to mention the confusion four Johnsons could bring.

...I know, I know.
 
Falt said:
Seriously, I love Johnson but I don't know if I could stomach four at one time. Not to mention the confusion four Johnsons could bring.

...I know, I know.
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Yeah not many can handle 4 johnsons at once.

ok...I'm done. :lol
 
Frenck said:
You know what'd be awesome? If Bungie offered the original English voice track on XBL like Fable 2 and FIFA 09. I guess the game needs the right hooks for that so it's already too late for ODST but maybe Reach will have downloadable voice tracks.
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I have heard that the german Xbox team asked Bungie to offer the english voice as download content but they never got an answer from Bungie. I will sell this german copy and buy me an english copy cause the german version simply sucks on the voice part.

But the game is great so far. :D
 
my impressions from the first 60 minutes of odst:

-great atmosphere (the city, the mood, the soundtrack)
-really great light effects
-the hunters will kick your ass! the game seems much harder to me (i play on normal, finished h3 on legendary). enemies seem more intelligent and aggressive
-playstyle is very different from h3
-graphics are more than fine. game looks great to me (42" lcd, full hd).
-fantastic soundtrack

however, there is one major problem: the voices are not loud enough. its really hard to hear them. h2 and 3 also had this problem. why is there no audio menu or gods sake?
 
Spitz said:
I have heard that the german Xbox team asked Bungie to offer the english voice as download content but they never got an answer from Bungie. I will sell this german copy and buy me an english copy cause the german version simply sucks on the voice part.

But the game is great so far. :D
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Good to know. Do you know whether they dubbed the substory?

Since it's lacking the brotastic military slang I have some hope left that they did a decent job dubbing at least one aspect of ODST.
 
Frenck said:
Good to know. Do you know whether they dubbed the substory?

Since it's lacking the brotastic military slang I have some hope left that they did a decent job dubbing at least one aspect of ODST.
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they dubbed the substory (you mean the audiofiles, right?) and it sounds good in german. the rest of the german dubbing however, is a piece of shit.
 
Can anyone with the game tell me how long it takes for the attract trailer to come up when idling at the title screen? Halo 3 took forever to see either of the 2 attract trailers which was annoying. I enjoying viewing them from time to time.
 
Letters said:
So, is the Reach beta sticker on the plastic wrap or is the thing printed in the cover itself or what? Conflicting reports around here.
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Spitz's copy has it right on the label. (He's right, he'd probably rip the label getting it off.)

My copy had it on the plastic shrinkwrap:

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Guess it's a crapshoot.
 
S1kkZ said:
they dubbed the substory (you mean the audiofiles, right?) and it sounds good in german. the rest of the german dubbing however, is a piece of shit.
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Yes that's what I meant. I don't know if that's considered a spoiler here so I was a bit vague.
 
please bungie, fix the voice overs!
its really hard to hear some of them (small spoiler
the first dutch flashback: when the unsc jets fly over dutch, he says something (its in one of the vidocs). but in the final version, you only hear the jets, the voice is complety cut off.)
 
WickedLaharl said:
oh and for those of you that have the game a question: are the discs stacked on top of each in the case?
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That, too, seems to vary.

Someone in Italy unwrapped a case that had both discs mounted on the same spindle. The boxes here in the US have two flaps, with a disc in each one.

Gotta love global marketing...
 
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I know the wait for ODST is getting bad when my fiancee is asking me if it's out yet. She was with me playing FireFight in Indy, and now she's addicted. She got the highest score in one round too (Crater Night).

Come on TUESDAY!!!

~B.B.
 
Could someone that's played the game tell me if when you die in co-op, you both restart from the checkpoint? or is it like 3 where you can respawn if your teammate is away from battle? Going to play Legendary with a RL friend so....yeah.
 
DoctorWho said:
I might be able to get ODST today but without Sgt. Johnson or I could wait until Tuesday to pick up my preorder.

What should I do GAF?
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Depends on how much you want Sgt. Johnson. :)

SquallASF said:
Could someone that's played the game tell me if when you die in co-op, you both restart from the checkpoint? or is it like 3 where you can respawn if your teammate is away from battle? Going to play Legendary with a RL friend so....yeah.
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That only happens if the Iron Skull is on.
 
SquallASF said:
Could someone that's played the game tell me if when you die in co-op, you both restart from the checkpoint? or is it like 3 where you can respawn if your teammate is away from battle? Going to play Legendary with a RL friend so....yeah.
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In Halo 3 in only made you both respawn if you had Iron on. I'm assuming, since the skulls are the same, ODST is the same way
 
Louis Wu said:
That, too, seems to vary.

Someone in Italy unwrapped a case that had both discs mounted on the same spindle. The boxes here in the US have two flaps, with a disc in each one.

Gotta love global marketing...
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Actually, it's probably dependent upon the packaging equipment of the disc pressing plants in the region. Some may not have the right equipment for the flap, etc.
 
When the AR was mentioned a few posts back for ODST, I began thinking...

I wonder if Bungie went into the minor details as to the recoil and kickback of all of the guns now in the hands of an ODST. Given that Spartans are beastly huge men/women in tank weighted armor with enhanced strngth capabilities, I would think that gun kickback would be negligible compared to armaments in the hands of a normal soldier. I'm curious to see if there is more kickback and recoil on the guns in ODST (which theoretically speaking there should be).

Anyone who's played this already, have you noticed this at all?
 
Wow, I just got back from a Halo 3 competition, our team won, it was awesome. First prize was a copy of Forza 2, Ninja Gaiden 2, Gears 2, and an unopened Halo 3 Legendary Edition, which was awesome because I never got the helmet. The comp was sponsored by MS, the organiser tried to get ODST as first prize but MS wouldn't let them have it early. Fun times.
 
Major Williams said:
When the AR was mentioned a few posts back for ODST, I began thinking...

I wonder if Bungie went into the minor details as to the recoil and kickback of all of the guns now in the hands of an ODST. Given that Spartans are beastly huge men/women in tank weighted armor with enhanced strngth capabilities, I would think that gun kickback would be negligible compared to armaments in the hands of a normal soldier. I'm curious to see if there is more kickback and recoil on the guns in ODST (which theoretically speaking there should be).

Anyone who's played this already, have you noticed this at all?
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Funny thing is...as a Spartan that can flip a tank it is humorous that there is kickback in ANY of the weapons they wield.
 
S1kkZ said:
my impressions from the first 60 minutes of odst:

-great atmosphere (the city, the mood, the soundtrack)
-really great light effects
-the hunters will kick your ass! the game seems much harder to me (i play on normal, finished h3 on legendary). enemies seem more intelligent and aggressive
-playstyle is very different from h3
-graphics are more than fine. game looks great to me (42" lcd, full hd).
-fantastic soundtrack

however, there is one major problem: the voices are not loud enough. its really hard to hear them. h2 and 3 also had this problem. why is there no audio menu or gods sake?
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Lol I know. Bungie living in the stone age?
 
Louis Wu said:
That, too, seems to vary.

Someone in Italy unwrapped a case that had both discs mounted on the same spindle. The boxes here in the US have two flaps, with a disc in each one.

Gotta love global marketing...
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AHAHAHAHAHA YES YES YES!!

WE GET THE GOOD CASES FOR ONCE!
 
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