The Halo Challenge

We're exactly four weeks away from the release of Halo 3, and I'm sure most people are going to want to play through the single player right away (or co-op).

To get ready (remember wtf is going on), I'm going to play through Halo 1 and 2. I figure there's not much else coming out for 360 between now and then, and this would be a good opportunity to get some discussion in.

Here's the plan...

August 28th-September 10th - Halo 1
September 11th-September 24th - Halo 2

No discussion of Halo 3 in this thread, there's a thread for that here.

This thread is purely for talking about story/gameplay of the first two games. If you don't like the idea, gtfo and let the thread drop to the bottom of the board. Otherwise, let's play some Halo.

In the days anxiously waiting for Halo 2, I was playing Halo 1 through and through. Mostly campaign but some multiplayer mixed in. I have no desire, actually, to play Halo 2 before 3, though I will play Halo 1 again.

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Originally Posted by Schlep

I figure there's not much else coming out for 360 between now and then, and this would be a good opportunity to get some discussion in.

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While I'm completely down with the Halo pre-play hype, that statement is outrageous.

Stranglehold, MOH, Eternal Sonata, both NHL games, Blazing Angels, Skate, Oblivion GOTY Edition, and Juiced 2 should all hit before the release of Halo3. Now, while it's completely objective as to which game suits your fancy(and that is totally understandable), to say that there's "not much else" coming out before the 25th is ridiculous.

However, to get back on topic I'm hoping to see some more revelation in regards to the forerunners and their history, as well as the return of a solid single player campaign(instead of H2's focus of multiplayer over a rushed story mode) that we can all enjoy playing together as a unit of futuristic death dealing badasses.

Also, Sarge needs to throw down some more.

I'll be lucky to get through Bioshock before Halo 3 gets here so count me out.

I still haven't bothered to send my 360 off to get it fixed so I will probably miss the glory that is Halo 3. At least at launch.

Goddamn fans dying on me. I haven't even really sat down and played anything in a long ass time. I did get Prime 3 though.:devil:

I'll gladly play through Halo and Halo 2 though. I have an Xbox in two different rooms in the house, and outside in the poolhouse.

You've got no one to blame but yourself, you've sat on that shit for like months now.

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Originally Posted by MrWhitefolks

While I'm completely down with the Halo pre-play hype, that statement is outrageous.

Stranglehold, MOH, Eternal Sonata, both NHL games, Blazing Angels, Skate, Oblivion GOTY Edition, and Juiced 2 should all hit before the release of Halo3. Now, while it's completely objective as to which game suits your fancy(and that is totally understandable), to say that there's "not much else" coming out before the 25th is ridiculous.

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I stand by my statement.

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Originally Posted by g0zen

You've got no one to blame but yourself, you've sat on that shit for like months now.

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True. But it's knocked me out of wanting to play games. I just watch tv or surf the net now.

Hopefully it's just a phase.

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I stand by my statement.

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skate >>>>> halo 3

believe

I already played through Halo 1 and 2, I just finished 2 last week I think. Halo 1 has it's awesome moments, but towards the end it just seems to plod on too long.

I think I actually enjoyed Halo 2 more this time, however. I had only played Halo 2 when it first came out. I had rented it, beat it, and never touched it again. I nabbed it on the cheap and played it on the 360, and it may be my imagination but the game looks much better on the 360 than the original Xbox.

The one thing that pisses me off about the Halo games is that there is never really a last boss. Master Chief fought the Prophet of something, but that was a pretty easy battle. The Arbiter fought the leader of the Brutes, but I took that fucker out in 3 seconds with the plasma blade.

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Originally Posted by Tain

skate >>>>> halo 3

believe

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I do not.

Okay, okay. I'll be reasonable.

skate > Halo 3.

On topic, I might play through Halo 1. Depends on what else I have to play.

BMX XXX >>>>>>>>>> Skate.

I'm in for this. I was thinking about doing this in the first place, since I have yet to play through them on the 360. Perfect time to do it. Besides, I only played through pt2 one time.

I would like to replay 2 on harder difficulties, but since I sold the disc, I am SOL.

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Originally Posted by MrWhitefolks

Stranglehold...

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Is never coming out. Or at least it seems that way. It was supposed to come out last winter, then it got delayed until the spring, then the summer, and it was supposed to be out today but got pushed to early September. I've been anxiously awaiting this game for a year now but it's gotten to the point where I just want to say "fuck this game." The latest trailers don't look any different from the trailers last year, so who knows why this game has been delayed so long. How hard can it be to mimic Max Payne?

Stuntman: Ignition is also out.

My roommate has never played through the single player campaigns in either game so I'll be going through them in co-op with him this month. And I may play through the first game on legendary alone before 3 hits.

I just started 1, and I don't remember any of this except for landing on Halo. The game looks decent on the 360, although obviously really dated compared to actual 360 games. Also, thank god for the assault rifle. Much better than the battle rifle crap.

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Originally Posted by Schlep

Much better than the battle rifle crap.

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OH NO YOU DIDN'T!

Halo 1 is one of my all time favorite games, I don't care what the haters say.

Halo 1 on Legendary is a riot. There are a few really tough spots that give you great satisfaction to get past, but Halo 2 on Legendary was just goddamn frustrating. Not even in the way that "you're just not good enough" but more in the way of having to go through 2 sniper halls and an arena of guys before you hit a checkpoint.

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Originally Posted by TrialSword

but more in the way of having to go through 2 sniper halls and an arena of guys before you hit a checkpoint.

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That was the main part I found frustrated. The inside area on Delta Halo where you had to fight the buggers, honor guards, hunters, and snipers. I found if you go on the outside towards the left you can make it through pretty painlessly. If you go on the right you will get cluster fucked by snipers.

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Originally Posted by Brand X

OH NO YOU DIDN'T!

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LOL imo.

Oddly, started a game of co-op in Halo 2 with a friend... and we rather quickly got bored of it. The layout is needlessly confusing, the weapons are sort of bleh, and the AI is nothing worth talking about, especially after FEAR and such. It's also visually bland. I forgot how much it was crap compared to Halo 1.

Layout needlessly confusing? I played Halo 2 (on normal) before I played Halo: CE (on Legendary) both for the first this year, and I don't see how anybody could ever say that about Halo 2 after playing The Library.

Halo 2 on Legendary is RIDICULOUSLY hard, I've been trying to get past the first level for months.

:lol:

Although I'm not really up for going through H1 single-player, I'm totally up for some multi-player. Too bad no XBLA support.

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Originally Posted by Will

Halo 2 on Legendary is RIDICULOUSLY hard, I've been trying to get past the first level for months.

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That's cute.

I've never played any of the Halo games on anything but the normal difficulty.

I suck at shooters, btw. I ran through F.E.A.R. almost completely in slowmo.

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Originally Posted by mannerbot

Layout needlessly confusing? I played Halo 2 (on normal) before I played Halo: CE (on Legendary) both for the first this year, and I don't see how anybody could ever say that about Halo 2 after playing The Library.

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Could be the crap FOV of Halo 2 that was so confining, but it was seriously difficult just to figure out where to go on the station, while I never had any trouble with the Library, even on legendary.

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Originally Posted by Ammadeau

the AI is nothing worth talking about, especially after FEAR and such

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If there's one thing you can't complain about in the Halo games, it's the AI. Gameplay is completely subjective, AI is not. And the AI on Legendary is fucking fantastic, regardless of which Halo you are playing.

This is true.

Towards the end of 2, the Brutes have fucking crazy tactics when you play on Legendar.

Since Legendary gave me such a hard time I'm going through Halo 2 again on Heroic and I'm enjoying the Arbiter's sections alot more than the Master Chief ones although MC's story is a bit more interesting.

The limited cloaking feature was such a really cool addition that Master Chief's flashlight should be replaced with something else. I think I still enjoyed the first more but not having played 2 in a while I'm rediscovering how fun it was outside of the pesky flood.