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Subject: Who here likes Halo 3 better than Reach?

Agreed i'm going back out today to buy Halo 3 again but in all reality what the TRUE fans want is
Halo 2 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>& gt;>>>>>>>>>>>>>>&g t;>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ;>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>& gt;>>>>>>>>>>>>>>&g t;>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ;>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>& gt;>>>>>>>>>>>>>>&g t;>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ;>>>>>>>>>>>>> Halo 3

  • 12.04.2011 4:50 PM PDT
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Posted by: IXI REVOLVR IXI
but in all reality what the TRUE fans want is
Halo 2
HALO 2 Anniversary is on its way : )
(i hope)

  • 12.04.2011 4:58 PM PDT

I didn't like halo 3 at all compared to halo 2, but at least it isn't as bad as Reach.

  • 12.05.2011 9:58 AM PDT

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U Mirin?

Why don't you do any work on your chest or legs or something? You look like a cartoon character.

new group

  • 12.14.2011 11:14 AM PDT


Posted by: Ms Ester
I like a good round of H3 a lot better than Reach, granted I haven't played it very much, but from my experience, I just like the no frills that halo had to offer.
Everything in Reach seems... sparkly and too much of a manuel to read, well, so to speak.
The game is complicated, just down to the basic bits of the game, and it overall, I feel a lot clumsier playing the game rather than H3 where everything feels a lot smoother.

Although, I have to admit, playing reach with the younger family is a lot of fun. Probably because playing with kids that don't constantly cuss you out and are just out to have fun actually are fun to play with. It's when they start cussing and dropping -blam!- like they can't get enough of it when I actually hate playing with kids.
Otherwise, it really is no stress. they laugh when they get a face full of rocket, and you laugh when you get mauled by a guy in a jetpack.

Otherwise... I unno, I guess I'm the sort of gamer who like older games more than the new ones.
It is the community that makes a game great. A lot of older games have better communities. That is why I like older games.

  • 12.14.2011 1:02 PM PDT


Posted by: G1 T i n T i n
Reach is better.


I prefer Reach too.

  • 12.25.2011 5:42 AM PDT

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I missed the sort of "golden age" of Halo 3, but from recent excursions into the online battleground it's been fun. I do like the community on Halo 3 more, but because I grew up (meaning I experienced online Halo first) on Reach, so it feels more natural to me than some. I prefer Halo: Reach, but it was more fun before TU in Spring/Summer 2011.

  • 12.25.2011 8:05 AM PDT

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Posted by: AoR LedinToke
I didn't like halo 3 at all compared to halo 2, but at least it isn't as bad as Reach.


I agree with you!

  • 12.26.2011 6:52 AM PDT

Saved! I read the last 10 pages here.
Yes, I am beginning to like Halo 3 more than Halo Reach. All the players I have met that are fun to play with played Halo 3. The only fun I have had since I got Xbox Live with Reach is in random forged custom maps. Reachs matchmaking skill factor is broken.

  • 12.26.2011 8:15 AM PDT
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I'm not making excuses. I never claimed to be good. I have never played any colonel better than me though.


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Posted by: G1 T i n T i n
Reach is better.

I prefer Reach too.

lol, badkids

  • 01.02.2012 2:33 PM PDT

Well, it depends, really.

Gameplay - Halo 3. While Reach's certainly isn't bad, it tries too hard to be like Call of Duty, more "hardcore," or however you want to put it. Halo 3 has the classic Halo feel to it, which is better than what Reach had.

Story - Reach. Halo 3's story felt very... grand, epic, however you want to put it, and it was a satisfying close to an already great trilogy. However, I liked Reach's more for being more personal, and having more character development.

Graphics - This one's a bit of a tie. Halo 3's were good for its time, and they still are, aside from some low quality textures and less-than-ideal character animations. Meanwhile, Reach looks absolutely gorgeous, and its animations are great, in my opinion... but the motion blur in the game really drags it down, at least for me.

Multiplayer - I'm going to say Reach, but only for a few reasons. While I don't like the general multiplayer gameplay (For reasons said in the gameplay section, and also because many of the maps are repetitive due to overuse of Forge World), I do like the Anniversary Classic playlists for being more like a traditional Halo game while still feeling like a sort of evolution to the traditional gameplay. Meanwhile, custom games are still very fun thanks to Forge... if you can get your buddies to actually play Reach. I only have one friend who plays Reach; the others would rather do custom games in Halo 3, which is fine, but Reach gives a lot more options for custom game types/maps. However, in general, Reach is better for multiplayer.

Oddly, even though Reach beats Halo 3 in those above areas for me, I'd rather play Halo 3. While Reach does have a lot more options, and is technically better, I just have a lot more fun playing Halo 3.

  • 01.02.2012 11:00 PM PDT

Straight Edge.

Halo 3 is awesome. lolReach

  • 01.03.2012 8:28 AM PDT
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Posted by: Lukar115
Story - Reach. Halo 3's story felt very... grand, epic, however you want to put it, and it was a satisfying close to an already great trilogy. However, I liked Reach's more for being more personal, and having more character development.
ODST trumps Reach in that area. Noble Team aren't likable people (especially as friendly AI). Jorge is the only one that has character... he's interesting... and they killed him off right before we were getting to know him better.

Posted by: Lukar115
Graphics - This one's a bit of a tie. Halo 3's were good for its time, and they still are, aside from some low quality textures and less-than-ideal character animations. Meanwhile, Reach looks absolutely gorgeous, and its animations are great, in my opinion... but the motion blur in the game really drags it down, at least for me.
Nonsense. Reach's models were horrible. 90% of the Covies aren't fun to fight.

And again, ODST beats Reach. VISR mode was 10x better than the crap they call 'night vision'. Also, Reach is too gritty. Cartoony makes a Halo game epic. This (CMT SPv3 T&R) is 20 times better than Reach.

  • 01.03.2012 10:52 AM PDT

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Posted by: Lukar115
Story - Reach. Halo 3's story felt very... grand, epic, however you want to put it, and it was a satisfying close to an already great trilogy. However, I liked Reach's more for being more personal, and having more character development.
ODST trumps Reach in that area. Noble Team aren't likable people (especially as friendly AI). Jorge is the only one that has character... he's interesting... and they killed him off right before we were getting to know him better.

Posted by: Lukar115
Graphics - This one's a bit of a tie. Halo 3's were good for its time, and they still are, aside from some low quality textures and less-than-ideal character animations. Meanwhile, Reach looks absolutely gorgeous, and its animations are great, in my opinion... but the motion blur in the game really drags it down, at least for me.
Nonsense. Reach's models were horrible. 90% of the Covies aren't fun to fight.

And again, ODST beats Reach. VISR mode was 10x better than the crap they call 'night vision'. Also, Reach is too gritty. Cartoony makes a Halo game epic. This (CMT SPv3 T&R) is 20 times better than Reach.


I do agree that ODST beats Reach in almost every area. But this thread was strictly about Halo 3 and Halo: Reach, not Halo 3: ODST. :P However, I don't agree on the graphics. For a standard Halo game, I do think that the more vibrant graphics do suit it more. But Reach was a more serious game, and because of that, they needed a new art direction to show just how gritty it was. For that, I give them props, because to me, they succeeded.

[Edited on 01.03.2012 6:07 PM PST]

  • 01.03.2012 6:05 PM PDT

Citizens of Me! The cruelty of the old Pharaoh is a thing of the past. Let a whole new wave of cruelty wash over this lazy land.

Hear the word of Pharaoh. Build unto me a statue of ridiculous proportion. One billion cubits in height......that I might be remembered for all eternity!

And be quick about it!

I wish Halo 3 was back in its prime, but I don't hate Reach. The campaign was a let down, though.

I'd prefer Halo 4 builds from Halo 3, rather then building on Reach. Halo 3 had the best vehicle mechanics ever, Reach's vehicle mechanics were horrible.

  • 01.03.2012 7:28 PM PDT

Citizens of Me! The cruelty of the old Pharaoh is a thing of the past. Let a whole new wave of cruelty wash over this lazy land.

Hear the word of Pharaoh. Build unto me a statue of ridiculous proportion. One billion cubits in height......that I might be remembered for all eternity!

And be quick about it!


Posted by: Lukar115
Posted by: Sliding Ghost

Posted by: Lukar115
Story - Reach. Halo 3's story felt very... grand, epic, however you want to put it, and it was a satisfying close to an already great trilogy. However, I liked Reach's more for being more personal, and having more character development.
ODST trumps Reach in that area. Noble Team aren't likable people (especially as friendly AI). Jorge is the only one that has character... he's interesting... and they killed him off right before we were getting to know him better.

Posted by: Lukar115
Graphics - This one's a bit of a tie. Halo 3's were good for its time, and they still are, aside from some low quality textures and less-than-ideal character animations. Meanwhile, Reach looks absolutely gorgeous, and its animations are great, in my opinion... but the motion blur in the game really drags it down, at least for me.
Nonsense. Reach's models were horrible. 90% of the Covies aren't fun to fight.

And again, ODST beats Reach. VISR mode was 10x better than the crap they call 'night vision'. Also, Reach is too gritty. Cartoony makes a Halo game epic. This (CMT SPv3 T&R) is 20 times better than Reach.


I do agree that ODST beats Reach in almost every area. But this thread was strictly about Halo 3 and Halo: Reach, not Halo 3: ODST. :P However, I don't agree on the graphics. For a standard Halo game, I do think that the more vibrant graphics do suit it more. But Reach was a more serious game, and because of that, they needed a new art direction to show just how gritty it was. For that, I give them props, because to me, they succeeded.


I like Halo vibrant, I want it to go back to the vibrant style of Halo 3 in Halo 4. Gritty isn't my style.

[Edited on 01.03.2012 7:34 PM PST]

  • 01.03.2012 7:34 PM PDT

I prefer Halo 3 to Halo: Reach, however I prefer Halo 2 to Halo 3.

  • 01.04.2012 7:06 AM PDT


Posted by: SparkyB303
Count me in reach multiplayer sux if you ask me

  • 01.04.2012 5:15 PM PDT

Don't bring a DMR to a gunfight.

Halo Reach multiplayer is too easy

  • 01.05.2012 4:33 PM PDT

Keep on fraggin'

Halo 3's Match Making was boring for me. In terms of user created content, I like Halo 3 more.

  • 01.06.2012 1:10 AM PDT

I personally agree myself but your asking this in the halo 3 foroum so most people who comment will say halo 3 :L

  • 01.06.2012 1:58 PM PDT
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Sometimes, I dream about cheese.

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  • 01.06.2012 2:02 PM PDT

I think I like H3 better.

  • 01.06.2012 11:07 PM PDT

"I prefer Halo 3 to Halo: Reach, however I prefer Halo 2 to Halo 3."

yes.

  • 01.06.2012 11:08 PM PDT