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Subject: Why Halo beats Halo 3

Man, I miss dem Halo 3 days :'(

Its better because it was the original. If it was to come out NOW it would suck, but at its time, it was better than halo 2/3 is/are at their time.

  • 05.31.2009 6:33 AM PDT

Halo: CE > > Halo 3 > Halo: Reach = Halo 2

Posted by: domomd367
Its better because it was the original. If it was to come out NOW it would suck, but at its time, it was better than halo 2/3 is/are at their time.

I disagree about it sucking if it came out now. And even though the graphics are a bit dated, they still hold their own pretty well. Hell, considerably better then 'left for dead' graphics.

  • 06.01.2009 7:50 PM PDT

Halo: CE > > Halo 3 > Halo: Reach = Halo 2

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Posted by: EpicFishFingers
And, coincidentally, it's set in the same time as the book Halo: The Flood, which I am currently reading. The game dialogue is nearly exactly the same as the book's speech.


Halo: The Flood is a novelization of Halo 1.
It's not coincidence.

FAIL


And that particular novel sucked. The 3 halo novels from Eric Nylund were very good.

  • 06.01.2009 7:52 PM PDT

Hey! Listen! HEY!- The words of Navi

"This is it baby,....Hold me."
Thats why.

  • 06.02.2009 1:07 AM PDT

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Posted by: II7 Masterchief
I agree man 100 percent. Halo 3 isnt a bad game but it isn't half as good as the original. I would pay 100 bucks for HALO with online multiplayer.
How about the PC version? You can mod maps, and use them in online multiplayer.

  • 06.07.2009 9:32 AM PDT
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Let's play some custom games!

Have to agree with you there. Halo 3 has its ups and downs, but Halo 1 was just amazing!

  • 06.07.2009 9:46 AM PDT

I tend to play Halo 3 more than Halo CE but you can't beat the release of the Flood and the epic battles that ensnare you in the original game.

  • 06.07.2009 10:21 AM PDT

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  • 06.13.2009 4:58 PM PDT
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I still think halo 2 is the best halo they made.

  • 06.14.2009 8:44 AM PDT

Hey! Listen! HEY!- The words of Navi

Posted by: onza110
I still think halo 2 is the best halo they made.

Lies.

  • 06.14.2009 1:47 PM PDT

--PC Games--
Halo: Combat Evolved
--Xbox 360 Games--
Halo 2
Halo 3
Halo Wars

Halo 1 was amazing campaign-wise. No doubts there. However, I have to give Halo 3 some credit too. To me, the Battle Rifle is a great weapon, but not in Halo 2 because it replaced the Assault Rifle along with the SMGs. In Halo 3, I like the way the marines and ODSTs interact more with the character, like on the beginning of The Ark, they are pretty useful for sniping and they always seem to cover my back pretty well. In Halo 1, I find the consistent whining of the Naval techs annoying, and how marines will either charge blindly into an elite, say, or will not fight at all and just duck behind something.

I think that Bungie did a better job with the vehicles in Halo 3 too. Along with aircraft.

However, this is my opinion; both games are amazing, and Halo is my favorite game genre.

  • 06.14.2009 2:21 PM PDT
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I love all three games. All three have their advantages, and both Campaign and Multiplayer has something for so many people, but that something is often VERY different.

Some people like the more Hardcore aspects Halo 3 offers. Some just like LIVE. Some people miss LAN parties in Halo 1, and the more causal, social gaming. And other people love other parts of all three games. Its hard to say which is best overall. Its personal. And the Halo saga, overall, has an incredible story.

Halo CE was a story of survival and discovery against brutal foes on a mysterious ring. It did a tremendous job. The multiplayer was fast paced and social, and was designed more for that--they didn't get to implement online because MS wanted it to be a launch title. People loved most everything about Halo 1, for good reason.

Halo 2 was forced to be different. It was designed differently, because it was a different game. Campaign had to be different--you couldn't completely clone Halo 1s themes of discover and survival, because we know are familiar with the ring. So there had to be more, and it had to be on different environments, or it'd be Halo 1 again. And multiplayer was online, which meant it had to be more competitive, with ranking. Social gaming was still there, but competiveness ruled.

Halo 3 was different again. Bungie couldn't do yet another Halo ring story--they needed it to be bigger, and have a closing. The Covenant had to be defeated and the ring threat neutralized. Therefore, it had to have a still different campaign. And it was well done. Multiplayer had to be big and competitive, and better than Halo 2, appropriate for any sequel. So it got bigger, with more weapons and different maps.

Many people didn't like changes throughout the series. Many did. Bungie did what it thought was best for the series. They made mistakes, they had triumphs. With such a huge fanbase, and so many opinions, they couldn't please everyone. So they did what they thought worked best, was the most fun, and was best for the series overall. They didn't TRY to ruin Halo, nor did they. They made changes that needed to happen to fit the new environment they found themselves in--an increasingly competitive and global game industry.

Accept that.

  • 06.14.2009 7:37 PM PDT

Oh, we've long since accepted it. That doesn't mean we can't still -blam!- about it.

  • 06.14.2009 9:37 PM PDT

I'm a dude playing a dude desguised as another dude. I hate heritics, non-logical thoughts and people who are better than I am. People tell me that they like a lot of games, but I hate them all. Whenever I play a video game, I always go crawling back to Halo 3. Never go full retard!

Halo doesn't beat Halo 3. That's the dumbest thing l've ever heard.

  • 06.15.2009 11:04 AM PDT

Only the consideration of other gives your words meaning

I would have to agree with you because I have the whole halo series well the ones that are out bt I find myself playing Halo 1 most of all due to the AI battles that I wach consantly due to them putting up a great fight against each other but my favorite is Flood vs Covanent

  • 06.16.2009 9:01 AM PDT

Only the consideration of other gives your words meaning

Plus HaloKing 343 is obviosly some one who doesnt pay attention to game quality you only care for graphics quality

[Edited on 06.16.2009 9:03 AM PDT]

  • 06.16.2009 9:02 AM PDT

I luv all halos equal, they're all unique in certain aspects

  • 06.22.2009 9:03 AM PDT
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i like halo 1 but halo 3 is better and halo 3 marines know whats goin on they just dont like it when you take too long and want to get out of danger

  • 06.22.2009 10:25 PM PDT
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Posted by: II7 Masterchief
I agree man 100 percent. Halo 3 isnt a bad game but it isn't half as good as the original. I would pay 100 bucks for HALO with online multiplayer.


YES!!! But no ranking system to say how good you supposedly are. Leave that the the overly exagerated stories you tell your friends the next day about how you saved your entire team when really all you did was kill one guy and drive the worthog. *sighs* Man I miss those days.

  • 06.23.2009 12:00 PM PDT
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Posted by: kalle90


In Halo1 (Or Halo2)Marines dont survive second on Legendary. In Halo3 single Marine cant take down many grunts and jackals. They take cover, attack, throw grenades at covers and actually feel alive. Enemies the same.

Driving AI doesnt really exist in Halo1 so cant compare. Halo2 and 3 driving sucks but atleast its an option.


1.exactly you have to carry the marines through it on legendary, it much bigger challenge, on halo 3 legendary you can just go blasted away on the first brutee ya see.

Halo PC : The silent cartographer: as soon has ya get off the pelican, switch to pistol and take out a few grunts, next nade the 2 grunts hiding behind the 2 rocks in the coner, swap the AR with a needler, take out a few elites ect.
its for strategic, at least in my opion, and ai driving is an option, like some one said before, a marine hoped in a ghost and took out a wraith, DONT SEE THAT IN HALO 3 DO YA! if a mirne tryed to do thhat in halo 3... wraith pw3ns ghost

  • 06.24.2009 6:20 PM PDT
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Posted by : Emo Slaya
Posted by: Master LuigiGun
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I know we're all sick of CoD4 vs. Halo 3 so let's stick to a more overlooked aspect.

Halo 1 is better than Halo 3.

As dumb as it sounds it's true. Halo 3 may have forge and a great multi-player on XBL, but Halo: CE warrants more replay than Halo 3.

Let's take Campaign from H1 and H3 into comparison: Not only is Halo 1 Campaign better, it gives so much room to explore. Every large level in Halo 3 has a rediculous amount of invisible barriers creating a cramped environment on a huge level. The level Covenant is a piss ant put against AoTCR. Especially on Legendary. Playing Covenant is forced and rough around the edges. Control Room is huge and so fun to play. You can grab a tank or a banshee or a warthog or a ghost. You're not forced to a damn Hornet.

Obviously graphics aren't up for comparison. So we'll pass that up.

Music is better in Halo 1 just because it's classic. There's so many ugly remixes of Halo songs in Halo 3 that it makes me puke.

The A.I. in Halo 1 seems to be smarter than the guys in Halo 3. The marines know whats going on and don't drive away with your warthog [ or destroy you while you're in it]. Elite A.I. [and Elites in general] is a more enjoyable adversary than any Brute in Halo 3.

The diagnosis: Halo 3 overdosed on too much new stuff. Too many weapons [however I was very pleased to see the pistol and AR return]. Too many vehicles that have no real use [aside from the chopper]. Sure the jacking system was a cool addition, but Halo 2 already pulled that out.

Obviously online play goes to Halo 3, but multiplayer goes to Halo 1. XBC and LAN battles were plenty more exciting than the Halo 3 XBL. No wonder numbers of gamers on H3 have dwindled online from 500,000 to 50,000. Everyone has gone back to H1 or Cod4. I know I have.

I'm not saying that Halo 3 is a bad game. It's pretty good to be honest. But it is nowhere near Halo 1.


wow...yesterday i was playing halo 1 and i have to say...you are totally right, fighting elites is so much better than slower dumber brutes and the game is much more fun on legendary than halo 3 will ever be,no place like AoTCR period.On a side note the armor in halo 1 actually shines more than the one in Halo 3!! IT LOOKS better!! dont bother with these kids that think halo 3 is better,i am a Hardcore Halo fan and i have been playing Halo since day 1 and it actually pisses me off to admit that halo 3 is flawed so badly that it's not what it could have been,but still that doesnt mean it's a bad game either.


Your an idiot, I think you need an eye doctor, Master chief in Halo 3 is much more shinier...

http://pcmedia.gamespy.com/pc/image/article/687/687231/ihalo-2 i-coming-to-windows-vista-20060209092831676.jpg

http://www.breakitdownblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/05/hal o-3-master-chief.jpg


But this is a dumn arguement I have no Idea why I looked for that information.


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first of all,your master cheid is from xbox, take a pic of him on halo pc. xsecond of all, the second link leads to MALWARE.

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  • 06.24.2009 6:54 PM PDT
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Posted by: Recon Sniper 43


halo 1 does beat halo 3 in a few ways. i think John's armour as the mark 5 is much cooler.


FINALLY ANOTHER PERSON WHO KNOW MASTER CHEIFS REAL NAME! i told my freinds at school, they called me an idiot...

  • 06.24.2009 6:59 PM PDT
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Posted by: MadroKurgan
Oh hell, marines on ghosts are like magnets to you. The marines AI is nothing special, but the enemy AI is a lot better/dynamic in Halo 1. For example, the elites in both H2 and H3 are complete morons, and very easy to kill. In H1 they are much harder to kill. They dodge your advances, and melee very effectively. Plus the get the hell out of dodge when a grenade is thrown.

i completely agree, expressibly with the grenade bit, in halo 1 if you get a plasma nade on an elite, he figures: if hes gonna he hes gonna take you down with him, and runs toward full speed, in halo 3, they just stand around and look pretty.

  • 06.24.2009 7:05 PM PDT

Owned Fool

There was knoe multiplayer in Halo 1 except for people play at your house. Unless that is what you're talking about...? is it?

  • 06.25.2009 7:57 AM PDT
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I agree 100%. I played Halo 3 as soon as I got an xbox 360, and it was pretty good. Now, I've just started playing CE, and everything about it besides graphics are far more superior than Halo 3.

  • 07.01.2009 11:40 AM PDT