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I honestly hate Halo 3, with a passion, but I'll give ODST a go just to see what it's like, because it's peaked my interest a bit.

looks cool

i heard a list of achievments got leaked on to the internets and that it revealed new creatures.

A different spin for the series, one objection I have from the footage they've shown; you can still hit enemies. Your character hits a Brute and his armour disintegrates, as if there really is no difference between a ton+ Spartan and a run of the mill human. It killed off the tension and sense of heightened realism that they seem to be aiming for, despite being a fairly small...oversight?

At 7/4/09 06:26 PM, OpinionKing wrote: lol, halo!
Next up: Halo: The xbot fanboy chronicles

Ok, now I know you're trolling since you just went from praising Halo 3 in another thread to making fun of it.

(thanks for all the free posts btw)

I think it will be a good game but, all Halo 3 maps and DLC? I have all DLC and they're good maps but I would think they would have all brand new levels... but there is only 3, oh well I guess it'll be fun.

At 7/4/09 07:21 PM, Blademaster7 wrote: but I would think they would have all brand new levels... but there is only 3

That's because there are only 3 brand new levels.

Im getting the Collector's Edition solely because I lack an extra wireless controller.

IT IS GONNA BE AWESOME!

So if I get this game without having played Halo 3 beforehand, would I understand the plot entirely? I know its a prequel to Halo 3, but is there anything pertaining to the story I should know before playing ODST?

At 6/18/09 01:09 PM, SlipperyMooseCakes wrote: A special edition "Collector's Pack" has been confirmed, containing the game and a special ODST wireless Xbox 360 Controller.

Looks badass, and the Collector's Pack seems like a good deal. $100 for a $60 game + $50 controller. Not that I need another controller, since I have two and so far have only needed two, but I could always put one out of commission.

At 7/4/09 10:47 PM, Chumbawamba wrote:

Looks badass, and the Collector's Pack seems like a good deal. $100 for a $60 game + $50 controller. Not that I need another controller, since I have two and so far have only needed two, but I could always put one out of commission.

OH SHIT! That's how the controller looks?

I thought it was the regular Halo navy green controller.

This looks pretty cool, but as someone said before Bungie are beginning to milk the series.

At 7/5/09 07:29 AM, dogpup4 wrote: This looks pretty cool, but as someone said before Bungie are beginning to milk the series.

All big name series get milked, it is just a question of whether the milk has gone sour.

God damn it, another game making me want a 360.

This looks pretty good, I like how they're making a game like this. Combining the ease of use of the FPS engine of Halo with gameplay that isn't just action sequence after action sequence ought to be fun. I'll be looking forward to mooching off of other people's 360 at college once this comes out.

ok..I guess I'm just not understanding, I've heard it was just an expansion with a new halo 3 campaign and 3 new levels where you use the halo 3 disc..and I heard it was an actual game, with all the levels and 3 new ones and you use the ODST disc, I have thought it was a game at first but now i have no clue

Mysterious ODST donwloadable content appear on the LIVE marketplace :o

Dolphins ?!

Fuck this, its Halo 3 with like 2 more things in it. and they are gonna charge a full $60 and release online map packs for like $10 a piece.

wow bungie, way to milk a decent series till its fucking dead.

Dang SMC!!!

I need your advice.

I'm an amazingly HUGE fan of Bungie, as well as all the Call of Duty games, and since I was a wee 3 year old, Blizzard and its jewel Starcraft!

Well my father said I can choose only two titles this year, and expects me to get Starcraft 2 and Modern Warfare 2.

However, I'm an EXTREMELY huge fan of ODST's and actually want to "cosplay" as them and stuff like that. This game looks awesome, and seems like the Halo I really wanted since Halo: Combat Evolved.

Arghhh! Modern Warfare 2 looks so bomb as well, but Halo 3: ODST is so tantalizingly good. I've also been waiting for Starcraft 2 for a VERY VERY VERY long time.

What would YOU get?

At 7/24/09 12:08 AM, Grubby wrote:
What would YOU get?

ODST.
Open world.
4 player online co-op.
Firefight mode (similar mode in MW2)
All the halo 3 maps on disc, including the 3 new ones.
A PLOT?!
Revamped Halo 1 pistol <3

At 7/24/09 12:08 AM, Grubby wrote: Dang SMC!!!

I need your advice.

I'm an amazingly HUGE fan of Bungie, as well as all the Call of Duty games, and since I was a wee 3 year old, Blizzard and its jewel Starcraft!

Well my father said I can choose only two titles this year, and expects me to get Starcraft 2 and Modern Warfare 2.

However, I'm an EXTREMELY huge fan of ODST's and actually want to "cosplay" as them and stuff like that. This game looks awesome, and seems like the Halo I really wanted since Halo: Combat Evolved.

Arghhh! Modern Warfare 2 looks so bomb as well, but Halo 3: ODST is so tantalizingly good. I've also been waiting for Starcraft 2 for a VERY VERY VERY long time.

What would YOU get?

Well personally, I'm getting both. I'm a huge Halo fan and like a lot of people, that is one of the main reasons why I am a 360 owner. ODST will offer a short but satisfying campaign and the new mode Firefight amongst other things and will satisfy my Halo addiction. However, everybody will be playing Modern Warfare 2 (friends) and the 360 has timed exclusive DLC.

It's tough. Halo 3: ODST will be awesome and last a few months as the top game but once MW2 comes out only the hardcore Halo fans will keep playing FireFight mode considering the campaign only takes a handful of hours.

I could wait until Christmas for MW2 but a personal thing with me is to get Halo games on launch. I will be getting both day one though so :)

So guys, what's the best place to pre-order the special edition from? Preferably not Gamestop.

I saw a couple gameplay videos of Halo 3: ODST, especially the new 'Firefight' mode excited me, and the new graphics are just awesome, really detailed.
I would buy this game if I still had my Xbox 360.

I am going to get Collector's edition for a new controller because I am sick of using my brother's sticky pink controller.

Desperate Measures
Nathan Fillion looks exactly like his character lol.

At 7/31/09 02:30 PM, Shnam wrote: Desperate Measures
Nathan Fillion looks exactly like his character lol.

Watching it last night made me want the game even more. I should probably pre order this soon, I'm not sure where I want to pre order it from though.

ODST is going to be slower than the already-ridiculously-slow Halo 3. I'm probably going to pass on this one.

I will not be buying Halo ODST.

It's just milking the remains of an awesome story and series, let it die and fade into the archives of legend.

At 7/24/09 12:08 AM, Grubby wrote: Dang SMC!!!

I need your advice.

I'm an amazingly HUGE fan of Bungie, as well as all the Call of Duty games, and since I was a wee 3 year old, Blizzard and its jewel Starcraft!

Well my father said I can choose only two titles this year, and expects me to get Starcraft 2 and Modern Warfare 2.

However, I'm an EXTREMELY huge fan of ODST's and actually want to "cosplay" as them and stuff like that. This game looks awesome, and seems like the Halo I really wanted since Halo: Combat Evolved.

Arghhh! Modern Warfare 2 looks so bomb as well, but Halo 3: ODST is so tantalizingly good. I've also been waiting for Starcraft 2 for a VERY VERY VERY long time.

What would YOU get?

To me, the answer is obvious. Get Starcraft 2 and Modern Warfare (on the PC if at all possible). Halo ODST is not the Halo you've been waiting for. None of the new features will carry over into any "Versus" type multiplayer, and even if it did, it would just be Halo 3 with even SLOWER movement, less health (not necessarily a bad thing), and a few new weapons. They may have given the pistol a scope, but they did not upgrade its power from Halo 3, so its nothing like the pistol you remember from Halo: CE.

I don't see why anyone would want a Console FPS over Starcraft 2. The idea just seems silly to me.

At 7/31/09 05:04 PM, JingoJoe14 wrote: I don't see why anyone would want a Console FPS over Starcraft 2. The idea just seems silly to me.

rush tactics and koreans are so fun to play online

not

at least bungie balances their game weekly

as much as i love warcraft/diablo those games are filled with cheap assholes online who ruin the game and blizzard does little about it

also lol call of duty

At 8/1/09 07:32 AM, Sekhem wrote:

At 7/31/09 05:04 PM, JingoJoe14 wrote: I don't see why anyone would want a Console FPS over Starcraft 2. The idea just seems silly to me.

rush tactics and koreans are so fun to play online

not

at least bungie balances their game weekly

as much as i love warcraft/diablo those games are filled with cheap assholes online who ruin the game and blizzard does little about it

also lol call of duty

Being better than you doesn't make people cheap. And to say Halo 3 is balanced weekly is ridiculous. What is there to be balanced? Nobody's Spartan or Elite is different than anyone else's. Everyone runs the same speed, has the same accuracy, has the same spawns, has the same everything. The only thing left to balance are the weapons, most of which are useless.

At high level play, you'll never see anyone use the SMG, Spiker, Plasma Rifle, etc. Why? They're horrible weapons. If anything, you could argue that the game is imbalanced because of it. What fun is an FPS when only a few weapons are even viable choices? On the other hand, due to the extensive patching and balancing Blizzard did for the original Starcraft, all 3 races are completely viable and balanced at high level play.

And why would Blizzard do something about the people beating you in Starcraft/Diablo/Warcraft? Do you understand how ridiculous that sounds? People beating you doesn't ruin the game and it isn't something that needs to be patched. If winning is that important to you that it either makes or breaks a game, maybe multiplayer games are too much for you to handle. And, if you're actually beating the people who you call cheap, then Blizzard has made a game where the strategies you use and deem "not cheap" are viable, so I don't see what you're complaining about.

And I only suggested MW2 because you can also buy it on the PC.

I have a very mixed opinion about this game. It brings forward a couple of really cool new features, but is it really worth $60?