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Subject: I Regret Buying Reach

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TL;DR at bottom.


I've never been an console gamer. Ever since Half-Life:Counter-Strike came out I've been one of the most die hard PC Gamers in the state. I was in CEVO, and CAL before they went under. I was awesome.

However, some of my greatest memories are chilling at a friends house with the 360 Elite, playing Halo 2 and 3 all day long. Forge, awesome maps, awesome graphics and good game play. I think it is the greatest Halo game ever made; So a few months back with the release of the Xbox 360S release at E3, I felt like my PC counterpart was letting me down. Lag, Aimbotters, Cheaters, Wallers, STEAM, my not-so-descent enetertainment PC slugging along at 20 FPS. I knew how popular the Xbox 360 was, and the days of playing Halo 3 came back to me and hit me like a .30-06 Nostalgia bullet. Right around then, Halo Reach was big on the commercials and everywhere I went. I thought, "Hey, this looks like it will be a kick ass revamp of Halo 3 with better graphics and all". So, I spent the little money I had at the time to preorder it. I had it for 3 days before I got the Xbox(which I sold my good PC for). BUT, due the money situation I had to get the 4GB Xbox 360S that apparently doesn't have a hard drive so I can't play custom maps, use file share, play FireFight, play Co Op, or practically anything else. Ok, I said. Thats fine. I can deal with lonely Forge and Matchmaking. Hell, Ill even look away at how you threw away the Battle Rifle and gave us something called 'Forge World', an ejaculate,
-blam!- reproduction of all the good forge maps had previously given us. And speaking of maps, there is not one creative or non-campaign map that came with Reach.SSDD. But THAT, was the straw that broke the camel's back. The graphics are good, even though I actually like 3's BETTER. The armor colors are bland and steel-ish, unlike the solid black,white,red, etc. of 3. I miss Halo 3 for the life of me. I can't stand this Reach anymore.

So I want to ask you guys, is the Halo 3 community still thriving? I dislike Reach but I would feel bad if I came back to something that isn't strong. Machinima makers are moving from Halo 3. It feels like no one cares about the single greatest(debatable) Halo game anymore. IF my damned Xbox would let me hard drive transfer Reach, I would sell Reach and buy 3 in the blink of an eye. However, because my own xbox doesn't know it exists, im pretty much screwed over. I still want to play Reach, all my friends play it. It is an OK game in some aspects, but damnit I want Halo 3 back.

Once again, is Halo 3 worth coming back to?

Thanks for the input.

TL,DR: I am severely disappointed from Reach and it is not what I wanted it to be so now I want to buy Halo 3 again.

  • 10.13.2010 12:02 PM PDT

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Halo 3 is by no means greatest Halo game. Halo 3 is like the kid with down syndrome who runs around your school freely smashing into things left and right.

Halo 2 > Halo 1 > Halo Reach

Halo 3 doesn't even deserve to be mentioned.

  • 10.13.2010 12:12 PM PDT

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It IS important to the story though. And although I am taking awesomeness as my main point of consideration Halo 2 would be like going back to Call of Duty Finest Hour.

  • 10.13.2010 12:13 PM PDT
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Posted by: l bAlleRliCoius
Halo 3 is by no means greatest Halo game. Halo 3 is like the kid with down syndrome who runs around your school freely smashing into things left and right.

Halo 2 > Halo 1 > Halo Reach

Halo 3 doesn't even deserve to be mentioned.


Wait, you're saying that Reach beats out H2 and Halo: CE?

Preposterous...

  • 10.13.2010 12:19 PM PDT

Well I've still yet to get Reach but in the meantime I've been playing Halo 3 in multi player and it seems to still maintain a large community. I only got into the Halo series a few years ago and I was also worried that no one would be playing it anymore. But there are still many people who are playing the game. It's like playing the old Call of Duty games. I bought Call of Duty: Modern Warfare a few months ago and the community is still large. I'd say go for it and it should be quite cheap by now. After all it has been out for a while.

  • 10.13.2010 12:25 PM PDT

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Posted by: Gaming Fan 42
Well I've still yet to get Reach but in the meantime I've been playing Halo 3 in multi player and it seems to still maintain a large community. I only got into the Halo series a few years ago and I was also worried that no one would be playing it anymore. But there are still many people who are playing the game. It's like playing the old Call of Duty games. I bought Call of Duty: Modern Warfare a few months ago and the community is still large. I'd say go for it and it should be quite cheap by now. After all it has been out for a while.


Thanks a lot man. Ironically, I'm also buying CoD 4 very soon.

  • 10.13.2010 12:27 PM PDT

Thanks a lot man. Ironically, I'm also buying CoD 4 very soon.
No problem, so far I've got all achievements for COD 4 bar one: Mile High Club.It's one of the harder COD games in my opinion but definitely worth buying! So far its one of my favorite games for the Xbox alongside Halo 3

  • 10.13.2010 12:38 PM PDT

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Posted by: l bAlleRliCoius
Halo 3 is by no means greatest Halo game. Halo 3 is like the kid with down syndrome who runs around your school freely smashing into things left and right.

Halo 2 > Halo 1 > Halo Reach

Halo 3 doesn't even deserve to be mentioned.


Wait, you're saying that Reach beats out H2 and Halo: CE?

Preposterous...
ummm........

thinggy on the left is greater than > thingy on the right....

It's all up to everyone's individual opinion on which game is the best; for me halo 3 holds that distinction, for others it does not.

  • 10.13.2010 12:40 PM PDT

it is an amazing game made by an amazing gaming company

  • 10.13.2010 1:11 PM PDT

Halo:Reach=FTW!

Wtf.You got your credits reset,I can tell it

  • 10.13.2010 1:34 PM PDT


Posted by: l bAlleRliCoius
Halo 3 is by no means greatest Halo game. Halo 3 is like the kid with down syndrome who runs around your school freely smashing into things left and right.

Halo 2 > Halo 1 > Halo Reach

Halo 3 doesn't even deserve to be mentioned.


because of Halo 1 PC I would put Halo 1 infront . .

Halo 1 PC > Halo2 > Halo1 > Halo Reach

although I didn't get much of a Halo 2 experience as I lacked Gold back then I will say that I hate Halo 3 and it is the ONLY HALO GAME ... that disgraces it's very name even Halo wars deserves the Halo name but not Halo 3

For someone who played Halo PC and says 20 fps is sluggish then you just fail at the game all together... you obviously need a noob friendly game so play your Halo 3 because you fail!

  • 10.13.2010 1:46 PM PDT

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No, I didn't get my cR reset. At all. Check my service rec.


And you got some bad reading, I never played Halo 1PC. Get your facts straight you -blam!- piece of -blam!-.

  • 10.13.2010 5:09 PM PDT
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Posted by: Maelun

Posted by: l bAlleRliCoius
Halo 3 is by no means greatest Halo game. Halo 3 is like the kid with down syndrome who runs around your school freely smashing into things left and right.

Halo 2 > Halo 1 > Halo Reach

Halo 3 doesn't even deserve to be mentioned.


Wait, you're saying that Reach beats out H2 and Halo: CE?

Preposterous...

Are you retarded? That says that Halo 2 is greater than Halo 1 is greater than Reach.

  • 10.13.2010 5:19 PM PDT
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I'm going to ignore H2 and H:CE and answer the true question, and yes, it's worth it buying H3 again. Simply put, it's a more enjoyable game than Reach. The maps are amazing and the gameplay is stellar, IMO.

  • 10.13.2010 6:07 PM PDT

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Get ODST. It has Halo 3's multiplayer and all the maps.

  • 10.13.2010 6:49 PM PDT
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Posted by: l bAlleRliCoius
Halo 3 is by no means greatest Halo game. Halo 3 is like the kid with down syndrome who runs around your school freely smashing into things left and right.

Halo 2 > Halo 1 > Halo Reach

Halo 3 doesn't even deserve to be mentioned.


Wait, you're saying that Reach beats out H2 and Halo: CE?

Preposterous...



I loled at this.

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  • 10.13.2010 10:13 PM PDT


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Posted by: l bAlleRliCoius
Halo 3 is by no means greatest Halo game. Halo 3 is like the kid with down syndrome who runs around your school freely smashing into things left and right.

Halo 2 > Halo 1 > Halo Reach

Halo 3 doesn't even deserve to be mentioned.


Wait, you're saying that Reach beats out H2 and Halo: CE?

Preposterous...



I loled at this.



rofl waffle...

  • 10.13.2010 11:16 PM PDT

halo 2 was personally my favorite halo game and if they re realeased halo 2 with updated graphics i would buy it in a heart beat, or if they just put halo 2 back on live i would play it all the time (maybe update the match making system)

  • 10.14.2010 1:21 AM PDT
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Halo 3 scored a 9.75 in Gameinformer mag and REACH scored a 9.5. If Halo3 has down syndorme then WT* does REACH have?

  • 10.14.2010 3:49 PM PDT

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  • 10.14.2010 3:53 PM PDT

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O I forgot GI magazine speaks for everyone's opinions.
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Halo 3 scored a 9.75 in Gameinformer mag and REACH scored a 9.5. If Halo3 has down syndorme then WT* does REACH have?

  • 10.14.2010 5:52 PM PDT
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Posted by: l bAlleRliCoius
Halo 3 is by no means greatest Halo game. Halo 3 is like the kid with down syndrome who runs around your school freely smashing into things left and right.

Halo 2 > Halo 1 > Halo Reach

Halo 3 doesn't even deserve to be mentioned.
I would say Reach is better than Halo CE for sure, and a little better than Halo 2.

OP, you just need to play the game more, a map pack is coming out soon. The campaign is amazing if you get to play it. It smashes the best of Halo 3 in a second IMO. I am sorry you don't like it.

  • 10.14.2010 6:05 PM PDT
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  • 10.14.2010 9:23 PM PDT

Halo 3

i just need to buy another copy of Halo 3 (3rd time) cuz some of the campaign levels don't load (again!), and I really wanna play the campaign over again.


I have Reach and I must say, its Campaign kicks 2 and 3's ass like CRAZY. Nothing beats Halo 1 though cuz it's... Halo, you waz like: OMG what is this place!?! Holy crap wtf r these creatures!!! OMG FLOOD HOLY -blam!---basically the whole way through.

  • 10.14.2010 9:33 PM PDT

If it ain't my chair, it ain't my problem. That's what I say.

Heck I liked ODST better than Reach.

  • 10.14.2010 10:01 PM PDT

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