Halo 3

ostrich · Joined: 30 Mar 2006 Posts: 4143 Location: Nebraska

Because if you missed all the hype you live under a rock. Laughing

So did anybody buy it? How is it? I want answers from real people, not "all glory to Microsoft" professional reviews.
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The Edifying Conscience · Joined: 29 Aug 2005 Posts: 2424

I live under a game free rock.

cruelshoes · Joined: 23 Sep 2005 Posts: 2506 Location: Washington State

**moving aside my rock to peek out**

Sorry, I didn't know anything about it. People get pretty excited about these newfangled gamey things.

Hope you get some good info.

-She who lives in the shadow of Microsoft. Under a rock.
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ostrich · Joined: 30 Mar 2006 Posts: 4143 Location: Nebraska

You guys didn't see all the product placement around this stupid game? Shocked

The car ads, Slurpee cups, Mt. Dew boxes, etc? The hundreds of people waiting in line outside Best Buy/Circuit City/Gamestop?
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aklap · Joined: 02 Oct 2004 Posts: 8506 Location: WI, USA

Uggh, Grrrr, eeeeyahhh, Man, is that rock heavy!! Now what's all the hooha about?
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ostrich · Joined: 30 Mar 2006 Posts: 4143 Location: Nebraska

LOL @ TEC! I can tune out some things, but not stuff that's constantly being shoved in my face. Halloween around here is the same way (black and orange and candy everywhere).

It was like a ghost town yesterday at work. Several guys stood in line at midnight to get their copies, then took work off so they could play all day.

Oh, and did I mention the movie that'll be out eventually? The one made by Peter Jackson (Lord of the Rings)?

For those of you (like TEC) who want to look "down with it" with young relatives, you can learn more about Halo here.
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agk · Joined: 21 Sep 2007 Posts: 38 Location: Colorado

My rock resides in the same home as a gamer, so I sort of knew about it, but didn't realize its popularity until I heard how long people stood in line to get it!

Husband said to me, "Duh!" Laughing

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forinajoy · Joined: 01 Aug 2006 Posts: 201 Location: Texas

Well, my two sons (22 and 14) knew about it and talked about it ...so...I knew about it....but if it were not for them I would have been clueless...22 y/o son said his roomates and neighbors had purchased it, but he was home sick the night it came out, so he hadn't played it yet as of the last time I talked to him.....We used to have halo parties over here every Sunday night...we would have over about 10-12 people, usually teen age boys....we would have 4 TV's hooked up in different rooms and they would have a really good time! I have a two story house, soo there would be wires trailing down the bannister and across the living room and into my bedroom....lol...I sometimes wondered where I could go to hide Very Happy

...But all those halo players went off to college and now they have those halo parties at there own apts or dorm rooms
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Fidissimus · Joined: 17 Mar 2006 Posts: 1518 Location: Portland, OR.

Peeks out from under the black veil. I am a Halo 3 widow. DH stood in line with the kids to buy it for himself on the release night at midnight then came home and played till 4am.... (as opposed to 24 hours straight - ya know, cause he's a *responsible* adult) Rolling Eyes

I guess everyone's got to have a hobby. (Better than last time where he took 3 days off work to play - must be nice.)

He did drag me downstairs last night to show me what all the hubbub was about. The graphics were even more amazing than the last one and he had to disarm this giant walking spider/robot thing that was pretty cool. Then I get called down a little later so he can show me the graphics on a tunnel area with these "breathing" pod things. I guess it's neat, but it's sooo not my cup of tea.

Oz, where you thinking about picking the game up?
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Torrey · Joined: 11 Apr 2005 Posts: 921 Location: Hawthorne, NJ

Yeah, I saw a lot of ads, commercials, etc. about it, but I haven't purchased it...
*too afraid after having become COMPLETELY addicted to Ever Quest several years ago* Wink

Looks like an awesome game, though...Os, did you guys pick it up at all?
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ostrich · Joined: 30 Mar 2006 Posts: 4143 Location: Nebraska

No, I don't think we'll be picking it up. I'm still working on Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess and Eternal Sonata. DH is still working on Blue Dragon. And the new Katamari game is coming out soon. *sigh* Too many games. Once all that's done....maybe. Wink

I just wanted to hear some reviews from normal people. Plus my FPS (first-person shooter) skills are laughable. DH would be the only one playing it.

P.S. - For all you guys who are looking to get games for kids this Christmas, all those are awesome (and kid friendly) games.
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