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Subject: When did you realise that Halo was a truly brilliant game?

Quick as a razor, sharp as a bullet.

That's assuming, of course, that you liked Halo, but who didn't?
What was the first point in the game that you can remember thinking, "My God, this is awesome!"

  • 11.20.2006 12:24 PM PDT
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2001: A Game Oddysey.

  • 11.20.2006 12:39 PM PDT
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Warthog run, The Maw, Legendary. 'Nuff said.

  • 11.20.2006 12:40 PM PDT
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THe Cinematice Opening. Brilliantly done, amazign story to such a great series. But the other moment that made me re-realize this game was epic...the meeting of the Flood.

  • 11.20.2006 12:49 PM PDT

...And so the hero crawled through the fissure on the surface of Tyr. There, the lone Dwarf stared into the cold, dark eyes of Soulblighter...The fiend hefted his blade over his shoulder as a flock of raven took upon his form...

-TBG-

On the level, The Silent Cartographer.

  • 11.20.2006 1:03 PM PDT
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Friend: "Hey wanna come play this new fun game I got?"
Me: "Yeah sure."

*Six hours later*

Me:"Zomg!"

  • 11.20.2006 1:47 PM PDT
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Chemical Weapon!

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the second the first cutscene came up.

  • 11.20.2006 3:31 PM PDT
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The first time I played it.
Map: Hang em High
Friend: I'll show you how to play, observe.
Me: sweet, you can move around and shoot stuff.

Friend: Pick up weapons with X
Me: What? you mean you don't automaticly pick up weapons? Weird.

Friend: Press the left trigger to Throw Grenades.
Me: WTF? A button to throw grenades? This might be the best game of all time!

Friend: Press B to Melee.
Me: This is the best game of all time.....................

  • 11.20.2006 5:58 PM PDT
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..Hmm...I would have to say on Keyes, My favourite level. A level where its flood filled, But with a covenant placed surrounding? Holy Zomg waffles!!!

That, And Custom Edition rocks!

  • 11.20.2006 7:14 PM PDT
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sometime during that first unforgetable 72 hours straight of playing. which would turn out to be the 2nd longest amount of time spent playing halo straight(only breaks were for food, drinks, and the toilet)(even then i had to be very hunger your starting to tinkle on myself)

  • 11.20.2006 8:10 PM PDT
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Truth and Reconciliation. Watching the enormous battles between Covenant, Flood and Sentinels... Halo was my favourite game from then on.

  • 11.22.2006 1:55 AM PDT
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not one, but several realisations:

1. when i first got the sniper rifle
2. the physics engine for grenades (bodies flying etc)
3. beginning of silent cartographer, in the back of the pelican as it flies around the island, lands and you jump straight off into the game without any loading time
4. getting half way through the game before the flood turn up and totally change the dynamic of the game

  • 11.22.2006 6:57 AM PDT
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Level 2, Halo. I found the Sniper Rifle...

  • 11.22.2006 7:06 AM PDT

When I first bought Halo PC. After that I bought an Xbox and XBL.

My favorite levels are "Halo" and "Outskirts."

[Edited on 11/22/2006]

  • 11.22.2006 8:58 AM PDT

When I first paid for the game. After I played it well....ok it was brilliant before I even bought it.

  • 11.22.2006 9:15 AM PDT

Now, in the quantum moment before the closure, when all become one. One moment left. One point of space and time. I know who you are. You are destiny.

When I heard the amazing soundtrack; Starting assault on the Silent Cartographer, the level's pretty much boring after that, in my opinion of course.

[Edited on 11/22/2006]

  • 11.22.2006 9:25 AM PDT
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When I bought it two months ago lol

  • 11.22.2006 9:31 AM PDT
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as soon as i saw that marine get killed by the wall explosion after energy shield tests i knew this game was different running though the corridors without a weapon to have an elite pop up in front of my face

also the first time i played 343 GS i was genuinly scared it was just too quiet going though those corridors something was up and when the flood finally came in after i saw that cutscene i was amazed by the game

  • 11.22.2006 11:13 PM PDT
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When I found the random marine ontop of 343 Guilty spark.

  • 11.23.2006 7:39 PM PDT
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You think it got what it takes to be..?.


God forbid you send me one of those I was checking for cool gamers and saw you messages too, I will scream to the top of my lungs and smash this damn screen/BlackBerry to pieces! You've been warned -_-

The time a finally beat the damn game.

  • 11.24.2006 4:31 PM PDT
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In the second cutscene during the lifepod escape, when the pod launched and I realized that they didn't have sound in space during the battle- it was soooo cool because like every other sci-fi thing ever is very unrealistic in that sense.

  • 11.24.2006 7:28 PM PDT
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First second right the way through to the last. That's even before the multiplayer.

  • 11.25.2006 2:32 AM PDT
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GT: Greg Is So Hot

When I killed an elite, throwing it over a table, and saw it's neck and wrists stretch down to the floor.

[Edited on 11/25/2006]

  • 11.25.2006 7:41 AM PDT

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