Halo 3 - The Final Word 106
In anticipation of Halo 3's release later this month, EGM and the folks at 1up have been creating a veritable altar to the Halo deities over at the website. This edifice has tons of information on the two previous Halo games, commentary from numerous Halo-literate folks on the subject, as well as weightier articles like a preview of the co-op mode (four players, mind), a primer on the story if you've missed something, and a breakdown of the good and bad in Halo 3 . Yes, there are even some things they don't like about the game. From the co-op breakdown: "The Achievements offered tantalizing hints of the game's structure, features and techniques, a welcome morsel of information for the faithful to contemplate and speculate about. The co-op news was greeted with even more warmth, because it put to rest ill-founded rumors that Bungie was planning to deliver a half-completed game. On the contrary; up to four players will be able to take control of the Master Chief, the Arbiter and two Elite warriors, N'tho 'Sraom and Usze 'Taham. (Don't bother trying to pronounce their names; just appreciate the promise of joining up with three friends to conquer the game.) And somewhere in the middle, these two topics are connected by something even more intriguing. Halo's co-op game and its Gamerscore-grinding intersect at a point enigmatically referred to in the game's Achievements as the 'Meta-game.'"
3? (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Enough! (Score:4, Funny)
I bet you'll find lots of references to Duke Nukem Forever
Re:The Final Word on Halo... (Score:0, Funny)
* Your precious Dreamcast has just be stomped like a bug right out of the console market by Sony's PS2
* You have two choices as a gamer. Latch on to Nintendo and the GameCube - not going to happen with Nintendo and its gay kiddie system with a fucking purse type handle - or the Xbox.
* You latch onto the Xbox and you see lots of screenshots of close ups of a guy totally covered in shiny green metal. Shiny metal to you is the pinnacle of computer graphics.
* You become a Xbox/Halo fanboy. You sit in every forum trashing every other fps and hyping Halo 24/7/365
* Your Halobox flunks out of the console race early and Microsoft rushes out a poorly designed replacement follow up to the Xbox.
* You start to see even shinny-er close ups of green metal with bright lights on it. You are now certain Microsoft is about to take over the console world with a game that is THAT SHINY!
Fast forward to the week Halo 3 is released and you can imagine just how hyped you are.
Your entire pathetic gaming life has been latched to this one shitty little franchise for the past seven years. It has to be the best thing ever or you would be admitting to yourself what a complete and utter loser you are.