Halo 3: Finish the Fight
 

So...

Any Halo 3 fans out there?

Will be, I just don't get to play until my boyfriend and his brothers are done and they move the 360 back to his apartment.

popping mine in soon! 10 mins to be exact

I bought the husband a 360 for his birthday and an older GRAW game so he could play with his BFF who just moved to CA. He knew the only way he would get to play with Matt would be to buy Halo 3 so he had a guy reserve a copy for him. There's a group who were taking today off work and playing all day, but he couldn't do that. He'll probably get to play some tonight.

Picked up my copy today; playing through the campaign on legendary. I don’t plan on playing multiplayer until I finish the campaign; I don’t want some jerk off spoiling the story for me.

XBL: CheeseSndwch

How is it so far guys? I have been pretty much a Halo fiend for parts 1 & 2 and have been contemplating getting a 360 just to play Halo 3.

I like it so far....I mean it feels like Halo 2 with revamped graphics but it's been tweaked.

More wepons and for some you get a 3rd person perspective a la Gears of War.



BUT.....for some reason....I like Gears of War better.....


So.......


Let's get the debate started....

Gears of War vs Halo 3

Which is better?

Ok so I completely caved and started playing multiplayer last night. It’s a lot of fun and that’s really not too surprising.

Halo 3 vs. Gears of War…that really is an apples and oranges comparison but I’ll do my best.

Halo 3 – First Person Shooter…I’m biased I’ve always preferred FPSs.
GOW – Third Person Shooter…Gears of War is the only third person shooter I have ever gotten into.

Edge: Halo 3 (biased)



Halo 3 – Isn’t revolutionary
GOW – Brand new IP with a new emphasis on how to play a shooter (cover option/tactics)

Edge: Gears of War



Halo 3 – Endless variations of Multiplayer Games
GOW – Only four multiplayer game types.

Edge: Halo 3



Halo 3 – Much Better Achievements IMO
GOW – Specific Weapon Achievements always made your teammates act like douche bags…“Yes I know you need your sniper achievement but you suck at sniping!”

Edge: Halo 3



Halo 3 – 4 player campaign co-op
GOW – 2 player campaign co-op

Edge: Halo 3



Halo 3 – Instant Re-Spawn
GOW – Waiting forever while two craptastic snipers attempt to take each other out

Edge: Halo 3



Halo 3 – Instant Matchmaking, Player Party’s
GOW – Waiting forever for a room to fill up

Edge: Halo 3



Halo 3 - Not very bloody
GOW - Extreme Content!

Edge: Gears of War



Halo 3 – No Clan Support
GOW – No Clan Support

Edge: Draw



Halo 3 - Campaign…If you’re expecting an amazing storyline/cinematics I’ve got some bad news for you.
GOW - Campaign…Amazing storyline and cinematics.

Edge: Gears of War



Halo 3 - Minimal Trash Talking.
GOW - All the downtime between rounds fosters trash talking.

Edge: Halo 3


Halo 3 edges out Gears of War with a score of 7 to 3.

That being said I’d say for my gaming tastes Halo 3 is the clear winner. Now for all you Gears fans please don’t freak out. Believe me, I have loged some serious playing time (10,000+ ranked kills) on Gears and enjoyed it very much but it’s time for me to move on to greener pastures.

I've been waiting for the 360 to come out with their new 65nm CPUs. This should reduce some of the heat (and maybe noise?) coming from the box. I know the problem with the old units overheating was due to the GPU overheating, but still... less heat.

There'll be a new release of the 65nm GPUs (even less heat) within the next few months. Microsoft has already contracted with overseas chip makers to build 45nm chips by '08 or '09 (if past performance is any indicator of future results, by '09, they mean '10 or '11).

I've been waiting for MS to get its quality issues taken care of, and it looks like they're close to doing that.

All that said, I'll probably get into a 360 w/Halo3 sometime after this semester's finals are wrapped up.

BWUUUAHAHAHAHAHA.....Kevlar.....we gotta team up sometime!!!

Kevin...I had my Xbox since first gen...no probs....my best friends (oddly enough yor namesake...LOL) had his crap out twice since april and they finally repaced it with a brand new one


Microsoft cant afford to have any more issues between now and Christmas

I am just lucky mine hasnt....but then...mine is located in one of the coolest parts of my house....HAHA

I understand that they're not really replacing those old boxes -- they're just putting heatsinks on the old GPUs (graphics processors). The cause of the "red ring of death" is that the GPU on the orignal units tends to overheat. That of course isn't the end of the 360's problems though. There have been significant problems with drives which scratch disks as well. Also, I don't like loud fans on computers. I'm a little OCD in that regard I guess.

It's really dependent on the problem....

They lose enough money on selling new systems so yeah...in a sense they are 'band aiding' the problem by adding a heat sink...but..if that's all it takes ....fine...it's not just the GPUs but the CPUs also...those boys run HOTHOTHOT...hehehe

This is what I think I am hating about these next gen systems is that they are too much like PCs now...

KEVLAR...how far in are you?

That's why the only nextgen console I own is a Wii. It is great when entertaining guests.

ok...why does the s.o have a Wii and we have a game party coming up??


LOL

Any suggestions of games to get? We got rayman and the Wii Sports package...we also just picked up the Big Brain academy.....have you tried any of the mario games yet?>

biggest entertainment launch in history
 

I'm sure you've already heard, but Halo 3 had "the biggest entertainment launch in history," making more on its first day that the last "Harry Potter" book and the box-office opening of "Spider-Man 3."

And copies are still selling. :D

It's crazy to see the stats & realize that during the weekend, nearly 500,000 people are playing Halo 3 at the same time!