Halo 3: First impressions
Navneet Prakash, Sep 25, 2007 1651 hrs IST
For those of you who can't wait: here's a preview of the game
If hype could be measured on a scale from 1-10, Halo 3 would be - a 22! This is as big as it gets in the world of gaming; very few games can boast of the cult following that Halo commands. Halo is a game of the masses. On the other hand, there are many critics, who believe that the game is over-rated.
Halo 3 is out in the market today - and I thought before I publish a review in the coming week, I should talk about its launch in India and the first impressions it evokes. Now I don't want to sound like a PR executive for Microsoft, but they launched Halo 3 in style, and deserve accolades for that. At a 'small' event for reviewers, they let us try out Halo 3 for over an hour - and it was great! Although 1 hour is very little time to derive any conclusions, from what I saw, the game looks promising. Read on for more details.
The Campaign Mode
We started with the single player campaign: the game starts exactly where Halo 2 ends. Now let me tell you that the first frame of the game that I saw looked rather mediocre - I mean the graphics looked good, but nothing exceptional. Could be my eyes are still stuck on Bioshock. But as you play, you realize that the game engine has more to it; the light and particle effects are impressive, and it looks good even when you zoom in to scout distant areas.
The game starts off, and there's action within a few seconds. You get a small lesson to teach you the basics - and off you go!
I'll discuss the plot and more game details in the upcoming review. For now, it's this: the guns look nice - lot's of detail on them. However, I wasn't impressed with the character modeling, as I could see jaggy edges on a few characters. A friend of mine pointed out that it could be the LCD (a 26" Samsung Bordeaux), playing the game at 720p. I find that hard to believe, because I've played all my games on a 32" version of the same TV: all of them looked gorgeous. But do we really buy Halo for its single player campaign? I mean no doubt that it's a great campaign, but isn't it the multiplayer that we really wait for? So let's discuss more important things in some detail: the multiplayer.
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whats the price of XBOX 360 premium
Nadeem | pune | 24/11/07 08:31 PM | Report abuse Reply
play game
bhatt shryans | india | 05/11/07 02:52 PM | Report abuse Reply
play game
bhatt shryans | india | 05/11/07 02:47 PM | Report abuse Reply
being nice games it is well to play & also cocentation
Anand | Thane | 24/10/07 07:38 PM | Report abuse Reply
Pretty good
Josh | Lincoln | 27/09/07 06:47 PM | Report abuse Reply
I played the Campain and i have 2 say it had to be the best of any game, but i was shocked 2 c what they did with the multiplayer, i really dint like that most the maps where way 2 large for 4v4 and 2v2, also i noticed that your health was alot shorter than in halo 2 which ment that first hit mattered alot more in h3 than h2 finally i noticed that the assualt rifle was more accuret and powerful than the battle rifle.
sdfsd | sdfdsfsd | 27/09/07 04:33 AM | Report abuse Reply
dude i dont see you busting your *** to put a game together...so if u cant do any better then shut the frick up...just play the dang game or sell it to a friend if u dont like it
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Blake | FORT MYERS | 26/09/07 09:37 PM | Report abuse Reply
The single player is much better than you say. wait till you see the outdoor environments.
343 Guilty Spar | Halo | 26/09/07 06:59 PM | Report abuse Reply
i m really looking forward to it, and i m sure that halo 3 will be the greatest game of all time on all platforms
harsh | ahmedabad | 26/09/07 09:06 AM | Report abuse Reply
Halo 3 is the greatest game out to date! Yeh its a bit rough but thats called geometries and they're never gonna b able 2 fix dat! so if u have a problem suck it!!!!
Kymon | Sydney | 26/09/07 07:57 AM | Report abuse Reply
Wah! What a technology
B.Murali krishn | Hyderabad | 26/09/07 06:55 AM | Report abuse Reply
wtf? how can you tottally discredit the campain? it is an oustanding campain
tim | madison | 25/09/07 11:13 PM | Report abuse Reply
halo 3! today is the 25th..i picked up my copy at approx.12:00 am this morning and all I have to say is....ugh HOLY ******* SHIT!!!!!!!!!!!!! AAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!! ***** ****** IT ******* OWNS!!! ADD ME ON XBL...Drift FX
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Drift FX | manitowoc | 25/09/07 10:09 PM | Report abuse Reply
wow i cant belive that halo 3 has come out im going to upgrade to a 360 just because of this
john C | binghamton | 25/09/07 08:57 PM | Report abuse Reply
i think that halo 3 is going to be kick ass i mean i love the fact u get to kill aliens and i love to meet others on xbox live.
trentlopez | plattsburg | 25/09/07 06:28 PM | Report abuse Reply