Halo 3: Seriously Enjoying It
October 23, 2007
As some of you may know, I recently broke down and bought an Xbox 360. It's been the bane of Emily's existence since I got it, but it is oh so much fun nonetheless. In her infinite kindness and selfless sacrifice during my annual revolution around the sun, she bought for me teh delicious Halos Tres. In all seriousness, it's turning out to be a total blast being and has made me quite happy with the shiny new Xbox.
As a relatively old and grizzled gameplaying veteran, I find myself frequently at my own personal odds about this. The Halo series is so ubiquitous and popular that there is absolutely no shortage of 12 year olds ready to go on about how it "has lots of graphics". While I certainly won't argue with the "lots of graphics" that Halo 3 has - I think that there's a critical factor that trumps it all. The game is just plain fun.
There's no super realistic physics, checkpoints are frequent and the drive to keep going is strong with every new encounter actually being different than the last. You start the game running through the jungle, defend a base and then go tearing down a highway to prevent activation of the Ion Cannon from Command and Conquer (No, you're not really trying to stop the Ion Cannon). It's all fresh, entertaining and simple fun.
Mix in a great storyline with this installment possibly having the most engrossing of the series, and you've certainly got something worth the $60 you'll have to drop for it. Even withstanding the current glut of wonderful games (BioShock, Portal, Phantom Hourglass - I'm lookin' at you ) Halo 3 should definitely be in your play queue. Now, if you'll excuse me I have to go get pwned by some 12 year old from Georgia who hasn't learnt him the alphabets yet.
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Draz 2007/10/31
http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/video/halo
Jordan T. Cox 2007/10/31
Lulz the halocaust. Great video.