Halo 3: Finished
November 19, 2007

As I stood teetering at the entrance to the flood infected High Charity (I think) my 360 pinged at me and a little blurb appeared at the bottom of the screen; "Ryoseth has invited you to play". So began my task of finally completing Halo 3. We ransacked the flood infected ship, rescued our captive AI and went on to save the world from the forty thousandth halo ring in existence. Hooray!

I have to say that it was quite an enjoyable ride. The storyline in Halo 3 was quite impressive, with a number of unexpected twists and turns which kept everything fresh and interesting. The levels themselves were quite diverse and lent themselves well to the gameplay and definitely the interesting encounters. By far the most interesting of which was fighting two Scarabs simultaneously. It'll definitely be interesting to revisit that one with Ryoseth at some point.

I've also been dipping my feet into the multiplayer waters lately too, even having Mike and James over this weekend for some funs. I've been deriving some serious enjoyment from this portion of the game. Xbox Live's "matchmaking" system is really pretty nice for keeping players on even and balanced playing fields. No more "Phantomdata has died" before I even spawn. :)

With all the multiplayer that I have yet to uncover, there's still a lot more interest to glean from this little disc of joy. Even though I've eaten most of the meat from the single player campaign, I still forsee Halo 3 gracing the 360's tray quite often - thanks both to the multiplayer that I've yet to uncover and the desire to replay particular parts.

In all, Halo 3 was a spectacular ride with wonderful storytelling and great gameplay. The replay-ability and multiplayer only sweeten the deal, making it an almost automatic purchase - and definitely worth the $60 it costs.