Comments on: Happy Halo Holiday! http://www.gamesanityblog.com/2007/09/25/happy-halo-holiday/ Games from a Parental Perspective Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:32:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: codespace http://www.gamesanityblog.com/2007/09/25/happy-halo-holiday/comment-page-1/#comment-368 codespace Sat, 29 Sep 2007 21:23:53 +0000 http://www.gamesanityblog.com/2007-09-25/happy-halo-holiday/#comment-368 Regarding the "recycled gameplay" complaint: Isn't every single FPS out there the same basic "run down hallways, shoot the bad guys" game? I don't really play FPS''s all that much; my tastes run to more complex stuff. Regarding the “recycled gameplay” complaint: Isn’t every single FPS out there the same basic “run down hallways, shoot the bad guys” game?

I don’t really play FPS”s all that much; my tastes run to more complex stuff.

]]> By: KevinH http://www.gamesanityblog.com/2007/09/25/happy-halo-holiday/comment-page-1/#comment-346 KevinH Wed, 26 Sep 2007 16:09:33 +0000 http://www.gamesanityblog.com/2007-09-25/happy-halo-holiday/#comment-346 I picked up my copy of Halo 3 yesterday at my local Best Buy. They didn’t do a midnight opening, so I was there at about 11:15a on launch day. There were only 3 or 4 people ahead of me, so the line went quickly. I’ve played 3 or 4 hours on campaign as a single player, and 2 or 3 more in campaign co-op mode. I played co-op with two buddies I hadn't played online with since Halo 2, so it was a cool reunion. I live in California, one of them lives in New York, the other in the midwest somewhere. Co-op helps significantly with difficult sections, but I’m also going to complete the campaign solo just so I can experience everything. BTW, I am a new 360 owner and purchased mine the Sunday before Halo 3's launch so I could be ready. I picked up my copy of Halo 3 yesterday at my local Best Buy. They didn’t do a midnight opening, so I was there at about 11:15a on launch day. There were only 3 or 4 people ahead of me, so the line went quickly.

I’ve played 3 or 4 hours on campaign as a single player, and 2 or 3 more in campaign co-op mode. I played co-op with two buddies I hadn’t played online with since Halo 2, so it was a cool reunion. I live in California, one of them lives in New York, the other in the midwest somewhere. Co-op helps significantly with difficult sections, but I’m also going to complete the campaign solo just so I can experience everything.

BTW, I am a new 360 owner and purchased mine the Sunday before Halo 3′s launch so I could be ready.

]]> By: Mike Anderson http://www.gamesanityblog.com/2007/09/25/happy-halo-holiday/comment-page-1/#comment-345 Mike Anderson Wed, 26 Sep 2007 15:36:10 +0000 http://www.gamesanityblog.com/2007-09-25/happy-halo-holiday/#comment-345 Thanks for that! That's what I get for trusting the initial report :) Thanks for that! That’s what I get for trusting the initial report :)

]]> By: Freakhead http://www.gamesanityblog.com/2007/09/25/happy-halo-holiday/comment-page-1/#comment-344 Freakhead Wed, 26 Sep 2007 15:09:39 +0000 http://www.gamesanityblog.com/2007-09-25/happy-halo-holiday/#comment-344 Well they did turn a profit. http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=6521 Well they did turn a profit.

http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=6521

]]> By: GamerDad http://www.gamesanityblog.com/2007/09/25/happy-halo-holiday/comment-page-1/#comment-334 GamerDad Tue, 25 Sep 2007 21:52:31 +0000 http://www.gamesanityblog.com/2007-09-25/happy-halo-holiday/#comment-334 The lack of profit would explain the recycled gameplay.... The lack of profit would explain the recycled gameplay….

]]> By: Colleen Hannon http://www.gamesanityblog.com/2007/09/25/happy-halo-holiday/comment-page-1/#comment-333 Colleen Hannon Tue, 25 Sep 2007 21:40:18 +0000 http://www.gamesanityblog.com/2007-09-25/happy-halo-holiday/#comment-333 I'll have a launch update when I get home from work. It worked out pretty well, all things considered, and I have some good pictures. And that prank is hillarious! I wish we had some statuary in our town that could use some updating, but they tend to go for abstract stuff that looks like construction waste welded together and putting a hat on that would make it make even less sense. ;) I’ll have a launch update when I get home from work. It worked out pretty well, all things considered, and I have some good pictures.

And that prank is hillarious! I wish we had some statuary in our town that could use some updating, but they tend to go for abstract stuff that looks like construction waste welded together and putting a hat on that would make it make even less sense. ;)

]]> By: Mike Anderson http://www.gamesanityblog.com/2007/09/25/happy-halo-holiday/comment-page-1/#comment-330 Mike Anderson Tue, 25 Sep 2007 20:43:45 +0000 http://www.gamesanityblog.com/2007-09-25/happy-halo-holiday/#comment-330 Actually it didn't - it must have been that the XBOX itself was still bleeding so much money per unit and they had the upfront R&D to deal with ... Actually it didn’t – it must have been that the XBOX itself was still bleeding so much money per unit and they had the upfront R&D to deal with …

]]> By: Freakhead http://www.gamesanityblog.com/2007/09/25/happy-halo-holiday/comment-page-1/#comment-329 Freakhead Tue, 25 Sep 2007 20:27:15 +0000 http://www.gamesanityblog.com/2007-09-25/happy-halo-holiday/#comment-329 I'm fairly sure MS's entertainment division turned a profit when Halo2 came out. I expect the same thing this time around. I’m fairly sure MS’s entertainment division turned a profit when Halo2 came out. I expect the same thing this time around.

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