**OFFICIAL** Halo 3 thread.

[RagingBITCH]

Originally posted by: NaOH
I'll be at my local blockbuster at midnight tonight with my coupon at hand!

Coupon?

 

[blurredvision]

Originally posted by: chrisg22

Originally posted by: blurredvision

Originally posted by: chrisg22

Originally posted by: BornStar

Originally posted by: Queasy

Originally posted by: blurredvision
A Halo story primer for those who need it before playing tonight.

http://www.1up.com/do/feature?cId=3162602

There's also a Halo Retrospective video from Yahoo.

These don't give anything away about Halo 3, right? I was going to replay Halo 2 but got to a section of the game that I remember really not liking so I stopped.

I just finished reading the 1up story re-cap and it does hint at a few things in halo 3. It doesn't tell too much, though.

I don't think it gave anyway anything, otherwise I wouldn't have posted it. I know you said earlier you didn't even want to read any reviews, so I apologize if you read anything you didn't want to read. Looking back over it now, I guess there is one comment from a Bungie developer that you might be talking about. To anyone else who wants to read it, it just mentions one of the focal points of the story, but doesn't delve into anything.

Nah don't worry about it. It doesn't say anything of importance. I thought it was a pretty good read, especially since I'm bored here at work

I just noticed that you were banned for a week. I wondered where you went. It seemed like Queasy wasn't posting quite as much, either.

Good, I would feel pretty bad if you read anything you didn't want to. I also found that it was a good read, and did good explaining the basics of the story up to this point.

And ya, I was on "vacation" last week. RagingBITCH, purbeast, and myself were all given vacations for being proactive in the threads of whom we do not speak of .

As for the talk of the first Halo, I found the part with 343 Guilty Spark to be extremely repetitive, so as to really turn me off from going back through the game (however I did play through it 2 or 3 times regardless). I never even finished Halo 2 because of the stupid arbiter missions, and most likely wouldn't attempt it again. I just didn't care for Halo 2 single player because of the disjointed feeling of everything....I play Halo to play as a human, not a soon-to-be-"good" convenant. However, I'll never forget playing Halo 2 for the first time and hopping in the tank and rumbling across the bridge shooting everything that came my way. Now THAT was awesome.

 

[EvilComputer92]

Best part of Halo 1 was from Pillar of Autumn up until Assault on the Control room. The Maw was pretty sweet.

Halo 2, eh, perhaps around the levels on earth, other than that it was pretty abysmal. I only played it once while I've played through Halo 1 three times.

High hopes for Halo 3.

 

[NaOH]

Originally posted by: RagingBITCH

Originally posted by: NaOH
I'll be at my local blockbuster at midnight tonight with my coupon at hand!

Coupon?

$10 giftcard to blockbuster with purchase of Halo3 on on the 25th or 26th

 

[herkulease]

less than 12 more hours to go on teh westcoast.

Its surprising with all the halo 3 hype Microsoft didn't work harder to get a halo movie.

last I read it was put on the shelf due to financial reasons. Seriously? Microsoft having difficulties with financing a movie.

Maybe once the craziness of halo 3 and how much revenue Microsoft pulls in will get things going. I remember reading somewhere they are expecting nearly half a billion dollars in revenue from halo 3.

 

[Queasy]

Originally posted by: herkulease
less than 12 more hours to go on teh westcoast.

Its surprising with all the halo 3 hype Microsoft didn't work harder to get a halo movie.

last I read it was put on the shelf due to financial reasons. Seriously? Microsoft having difficulties with financing a movie.

Maybe once the craziness of halo 3 and how much revenue Microsoft pulls in will get things going. I remember reading somewhere they are expecting nearly half a billion dollars in revenue from halo 3.

It takes more than money to get a film out. You've got to have film distribution, advertising, etc setup. MS is not capable of doing any of these by itself. They tried to strike a deal with Fox and Universal but couldn't agree to terms and budget. They then tried other distributor without any success. Production was halted but they are are obviously still doing work with props and what not as evidence by the short films that were released.

Peter Jackson and others are hoping that the success of Halo 3 plus the quality of the short films will generate studio interest again.

 

[Cabages]

Im getting really excited. I dont know why. Im about to head to work, then its off to pick up halo at any place that has 'em

Im thinking ill stay up until around 2 or 3 playing it. I should be getting my new monitor to play it on tomorrow, much rather play though it on that.

 

[RagingBITCH]

Originally posted by: NaOH

Originally posted by: RagingBITCH

Originally posted by: NaOH
I'll be at my local blockbuster at midnight tonight with my coupon at hand!

Coupon?

$10 giftcard to blockbuster with purchase of Halo3 on on the 25th or 26th

Sweet. I have about 10 places written down selling Halo 3...trying to decide what's the "best" place to go buy it at. Yes I'm a dork.

 

[bucwylde23]

Originally posted by: RagingBITCH

Originally posted by: NaOH

Originally posted by: RagingBITCH

Originally posted by: NaOH
I'll be at my local blockbuster at midnight tonight with my coupon at hand!

Coupon?

$10 giftcard to blockbuster with purchase of Halo3 on on the 25th or 26th

Sweet. I have about 10 places written down selling Halo 3...trying to decide what's the "best" place to go buy it at. Yes I'm a dork.

Well I'm sticking with Wal-mart. Main reason is that other than wal-mart the nearest store is 35 minutes away.
Walmart keeps playing commercials talking about having plenty of copies avaiilable so they better hold up their end of the deal.

I'm about 80% sure I'm going to take tomorrow off. So any of you bitches out there tonight (Ragingbitch?) that want to play, I'll probably be on.

I may try to play the campaign through first, but I really want to play online.

 

[blurredvision]

Originally posted by: chrisg22

Originally posted by: RagingBITCH

Originally posted by: NaOH

Originally posted by: RagingBITCH

Originally posted by: NaOH
I'll be at my local blockbuster at midnight tonight with my coupon at hand!

Coupon?

$10 giftcard to blockbuster with purchase of Halo3 on on the 25th or 26th

Sweet. I have about 10 places written down selling Halo 3...trying to decide what's the "best" place to go buy it at. Yes I'm a dork.

Well I'm sticking with Wal-mart. Main reason is that other than wal-mart the nearest store is 35 minutes away.
Walmart keeps playing commercials talking about having plenty of copies avaiilable so they better hold up their end of the deal.

I'm about 80% sure I'm going to take tomorrow off. So any of you bitches out there tonight (Ragingbitch?) that want to play, I'll probably be on.

I may try to play the campaign through first, but I really want to play online.

My local Wal-Mart(s) have signs up that says they will have plenty of copies to go around, and will begin to sell them at 12:01am.

As for being on tonight to play, I'll probably show up online around 1:30 or so, but don't bother me. I'm going to hop in a single-player game really quick and check out the graphics and gameplay. Tomorrow after work is when I'll be ready to play online some.

 

[NaOH]

Do you think blockbuster will have a large launch with a bunch of dorks and such. Kind of want to bring my camera to take pictures of the madness.

 

[RagingBITCH]

Originally posted by: chrisg22

Originally posted by: RagingBITCH

Originally posted by: NaOH

Originally posted by: RagingBITCH

Originally posted by: NaOH
I'll be at my local blockbuster at midnight tonight with my coupon at hand!

Coupon?

$10 giftcard to blockbuster with purchase of Halo3 on on the 25th or 26th

Sweet. I have about 10 places written down selling Halo 3...trying to decide what's the "best" place to go buy it at. Yes I'm a dork.

Well I'm sticking with Wal-mart. Main reason is that other than wal-mart the nearest store is 35 minutes away.
Walmart keeps playing commercials talking about having plenty of copies avaiilable so they better hold up their end of the deal.

I'm about 80% sure I'm going to take tomorrow off. So any of you bitches out there tonight (Ragingbitch?) that want to play, I'll probably be on.

I may try to play the campaign through first, but I really want to play online.

We can do that. Shoot me a message when you get online. I'll stick with Walmart then.

 

[blurredvision]

Originally posted by: NaOH
Do you think blockbuster will have a large launch with a bunch of dorks and such. Kind of want to bring my camera to take pictures of the madness.

I'm definitely packing my camera with me tonight at Gamestop, although I don't know how many pics I'll be able to snap since I'm actually working the damn thing.

 

[BornStar]

Does anybody know if all 7-11s will be open at midnight? If it's just certain ones, is there a list that I can look at? I figure 7-11 will be largely overlooked so that's probably going to be my first stop. Thanks.

 

[EvilComputer92]

Originally posted by: BornStar
Does anybody know if all 7-11s will be open at midnight? If it's just certain ones, is there a list that I can look at? I figure 7-11 will be largely overlooked so that's probably going to be my first stop. Thanks.

Are you trying to get the mountain dew drink or something?

 

[Queasy]

1.5 million preorders in the US alone

With less than 24 hours to go before the game's launch, Microsoft has reported that it has already sold more than 1.5 million copies of Halo 3 in the US.

"The excitement and demand for Halo 3 has transcended a typical video game release and we?re preparing dedicated registers for its midnight release in our 24-hour stores," said Darin Dickson, video game merchandise buyer, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. "It?s clear that this is one of the most anticipated games of the year and that 12:01 am Sept. 25 will be a memorable moment for thousands of gamers."

As previously reported, approximately 10,000 US retailers will be open at midnight, with special events taking place in New York, Los Angeles, Seattle, and Miami.

"Our customers have been waiting for Halo 3 since the day after Halo 2 launched in 2004," said Jill Hamburger, vice president of movies and games at Best Buy. "Halo 3 is going to bring the experience to new levels, and we are excited to help our customers get the best possible game playing experience."

Halo 3 is the fasting pre-selling game in history, surpassing the previous record-setting pre-sales of Halo 2. The game will be released in 37 countries in 17 different languages.

The game will be available in three versions: the standard edition, a limited edition, and a Legendary edition. The Legendary edition has already sold out in the UK, with all copies being accounted for by pre-orders.

Early retailer reports indicate that the disks in the limited edition have a tendency to come loose in the tin, making them susceptible to scratching. The full extent of the potential problem will not be known until the game is made available to the public.

 

[RagingBITCH]

Originally posted by: EvilComputer92

Originally posted by: BornStar
Does anybody know if all 7-11s will be open at midnight? If it's just certain ones, is there a list that I can look at? I figure 7-11 will be largely overlooked so that's probably going to be my first stop. Thanks.

Are you trying to get the mountain dew drink or something?

7-11 is selling Halo 3. And the "Game Fuel" Dew. Not a bad idea...I'll have to swing by the local 7-11 (along the way to Walmart) and see if they're selling it.

 

[blurredvision]

For anybody without a Live Gold account, remember that Silver members will automatically be upgraded to a Gold trial on the 25th, 26th, and 27th, so you can play online with any game on the 360, including Halo 3.

 

[bucwylde23]

Originally posted by: RagingBITCH

Originally posted by: EvilComputer92

Originally posted by: BornStar
Does anybody know if all 7-11s will be open at midnight? If it's just certain ones, is there a list that I can look at? I figure 7-11 will be largely overlooked so that's probably going to be my first stop. Thanks.

Are you trying to get the mountain dew drink or something?

7-11 is selling Halo 3. And the "Game Fuel" Dew. Not a bad idea...I'll have to swing by the local 7-11 (along the way to Walmart) and see if they're selling it.

That actually is a good idea. 7-11 is less than a mile from my house, and I love that Game fuel.. good good stuff.

I just got back from wal-mart a bit ago. They said "we aren't sure yet" on whether they will have halo 3 at midnight. said to call back around 9:00 or 10:00.
I'll just have to go out there and ask in person because I know the game is already in the back

 

[Hyperlite]

Originally posted by: blurredvision
For anybody without a Live Gold account, remember that Silver members will automatically be upgraded to a Gold trial on the 25th, 26th, and 27th, so you can play online with any game on the 360, including Halo 3.

Seriously?! nice. though i will probably get my subscription tomorrow anyway, not like i'm going to stop playing on live on the 27th

 

[randay]

omfg 7-11 is selling halo. wtf.

 

[bucwylde23]

Originally posted by: randay
omfg 7-11 is selling halo. wtf.

haha, yep. Halo 3, halo 3 slurpees with collectors cups, and halo3 game fuel.

 

[purbeast0]

you know in all honesty, i feel left out of all this h3 hype cause I'm not going to be one of the dorks at midnight in line

i was looking forward to doing that and talking geeky to my fellow geeks about games.

lol i'm almost considering going and waiting in line with them all and then when I go to pick up my copy of h3, i'm going to ask for my $63 back because I already have it heh. that would be pretty damn funny

but nah ... I think i'll just stay home and play it instead.

if you are going to be on h3 definitely send me a friend request ... gamertag is purbeast, and if you send me one plz put "atot" or something in the message part because typically I won't accept random friend requests if I don't know who its from.

 

[RagingBITCH]

Originally posted by: purbeast0
you know in all honesty, i feel left out of all this h3 hype cause I'm not going to be one of the dorks at midnight in line

i was looking forward to doing that and talking geeky to my fellow geeks about games.

lol i'm almost considering going and waiting in line with them all and then when I go to pick up my copy of h3, i'm going to ask for my $63 back because I already have it heh. that would be pretty damn funny

but nah ... I think i'll just stay home and play it instead.

if you are going to be on h3 definitely send me a friend request ... gamertag is purbeast, and if you send me one plz put "atot" or something in the message part because typically I won't accept random friend requests if I don't know who its from.

Screw that...I'd rather have played it all weekend and gotten to say "haha" to all of us normal people who had to wait.

5 hours and counting...I don't think I've ever been this pumped to go do a midnight anything (Star Wars EP1, Matrix: Reloaded, etc. Didn't do this for Halo 2 but got it the next day)

 

[RagingBITCH]

Originally posted by: chrisg22

Originally posted by: RagingBITCH

Originally posted by: EvilComputer92

Originally posted by: BornStar
Does anybody know if all 7-11s will be open at midnight? If it's just certain ones, is there a list that I can look at? I figure 7-11 will be largely overlooked so that's probably going to be my first stop. Thanks.

Are you trying to get the mountain dew drink or something?

7-11 is selling Halo 3. And the "Game Fuel" Dew. Not a bad idea...I'll have to swing by the local 7-11 (along the way to Walmart) and see if they're selling it.

That actually is a good idea. 7-11 is less than a mile from my house, and I love that Game fuel.. good good stuff.

I just got back from wal-mart a bit ago. They said "we aren't sure yet" on whether they will have halo 3 at midnight. said to call back around 9:00 or 10:00.
I'll just have to go out there and ask in person because I know the game is already in the back

Yup. I just wonder if the guy working the counter will have any clue what the hell Halo 3 is, other than pointing to the Slurpee cups. Wonder if they'll sell it early.