Halo 3: Official

[Rumpy]

Some quick impressions from 1up.

[Nomi]

I think I remember a few people expressing concern that the bubble shield would really change gameplay or something... But it doesn't. Deployable items are not overpowered at all and I haven't noticed them really changing any game dynamic. If someone deploys a bubble, you just melee in and hope for the best. It's not like they move with you.

[Brand X]

Nomi quit sitting away on your 360 and play Halo 3.

[Nomi]

I'm in a lobby right now you loser.

[Brand X]

Xboxyde has some HD videos up, and I don't know what Tain is talking about saying the game is just an upscaled version of Halo 2 with better textures, because the game looks damn good. It's not Gears quality good, but it has some solid fucking next gen visuals. I suppose it could have been that he was seeing it on an SDTV, or that he may just be blind.

Secondly, holy awesome at the chain gun! Nomi, is the chain gun as awesome as it looks?

I'm in a lobby right now you loser.

<3 Nomi. I'm just jealous that you can play the game and I can't, so don't mind my bitterness. I tried playing Halo 2, but it just wasn't the same knowing that people are playing Halo 3.

[Nomi]

The chain gun blows. You move at 1/3 speed or something and it's not that accurate... Honestly, I would rather have a BR in most situations unless you're being charged by 3 people.

[Brand X]

That's too bad, because it looks fucking sweet. Maybe they will tweak that for the final game and make it so you don't move like an elephant. You're a Spartan, there's no reason why you shouldn't be able to carry a chain gun run at full speed and jump over buildings. /they should put the Agent from Crackdown in Halo 3, he could whoop ass with the Chaingun.

[Nomi]

Yeah, but the other deploys are pretty cool. I really dig the trip mine, I had some fun with it against a Mongoose. And the spartan laser is soooo fun to land a kill on. "You were lasered by x" is a sad death.

[Brand X]

Have you tried out the power drainer yet? If so, what's that thing do?

PS. Quit taunting me with invites, I hate you forever for it.

[Nomi]

The power drainer is a bubble shield, essentially, that has the reverse purpose. It's like being constantly SMGd if you're too close, friendly or foe. Chucking the power drainer in a busy fight and backing the fuck up can take down some enemies really well, but you can destroy your teammates if you don't warn them.

Also, bubble shield while carrying flag=awesome.

And grenades are weak now. There went my technique.


Assault: You plant the bomb instantaneously. Then you have 15 seconds in which the bomb can be disarmed by the defensive team. It's waaaaaay weird to me right now, but I like it. territories is also a fun gametype now, it's done with a round system. Way cool.