- Spartan H90
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- Exalted Heroic Member
I remember a time when I was a kid, and had practically no friends. I would make up for my lonliness by playing Halo 2. Turns out the kids next door layed it too. We met up and played custom games, and we would scream and laugh, and you know what? Those kids I played Halo 2 with ended up being my best friends for 5 years now.
The first few games I ever played on was Waterworks, a very under-appreciated map. I'd play for hours on that map. It's potential limitless. Lock on rockets, sniper duels, flipping hogs, I'll carry those nostalgic memories forever.
The first time I played Xbox live, I was in love. It completely redefined my definition of gaming. 8v8 battles on Coag, Headlong, and Waterworks was the best. What used to be just me and my two best friends, quickly turned into me and my buds, and 13 other strangers. We played practically everyday during summer time. CTF, Assult, the works. I look back now and I recognize I'll never get to experience that feeling of astonishment again. Nothing will replace the authenticity of Xbox live and Halo 2. I've gone though so many accounts and Xbox's it's impossible to estimate how many games I've played.
As time went on, and Halo 3 came out, I eventually migrated over to the newest Halo. But even then I knew that Halo 2 was better. I missed it. But so many people abandoned halo 2, Finding a game on BTB was near impossible. So I left it. If there was any good that came out of it's servers getting shut down, it's that it's been glorified once more. I can relive it for just a breif amount of time.
Halo 2, you were what motivated me into wanting to be a game designer. Within the next few years I plan on going to college to get my degree so I can make games that motivate other gamers the way you motivated me. Halo 2 is my favorite game, and always has been my favorite game.
Thank you for everything you did for me.
-Jacob