Halo 3 Impressions

[sportsdude]

Re: Halo 3 Impressions

well I've been playing for about an hour now but somehow Avalanche has still not come up.

Blackout - A great remake by Bungie, pretty accurate to the first one though I would say moving between all the levels with fluidity will like the original will take some getting used to. Also, the jumps and grenade throws/bounces will have to be adjusted. But overall I'm glad it's back. Should be some great team slayer fun for a while. I still prefer the snow theme from the original to the factory theme in Blackout, but it's not a big deal.

Ghost Town - What a fun map. Very well designed so that a sniper can't dominate and staying in the same area is frowned upon. Don't know why they included mongeese in it. It's a multi-story level where high ground is a good advantage but there's a lot of good creeping spots if that's your thing. Overall I am very impressed with it and can't wait for more team slayer battles on it.

[Flawless]

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I can't wait to try out these maps, especially Blackout

Blackout is great, but it doesn't quite play like the Lockout everybody remembers. I don't think it has so much to do with the some of the changes to the geometry, than it does that Halo 3 just plays and feels differently than Halo 2. Still when it comes to Slayer, it's puts to shame the likes of Guardian, Epitaph, and Construct.

Avalanche is brilliant. I promise you will have some of the most you have had playing Halo 3 on this map. I love how easy and fast it is to get around the map on foot.

Ghost Town is beautiful and first impressions are that it's going to be one of the better maps too. I need to play some 1-flag and 1-bomb on it. The map layout seems perfect for these gametypes.

[sportsdude]

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Just played on Avalanche and I love what they've done to it. It's big, it's simple and it's going to be a lot of fun for CTF and big team. The addition of the mancannons is awesome and I love how big emphasis will be placed on vehicle warfare.

[Flawless]

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I'm all giddy at the fact that this map pack will be required for the Ranked Team SWAT playlist coming in May. Team SWAT on Blackout and Ghost Town is going to be so good.

[Spectre]

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LOL, did you guys see this

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[McLite]

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well I've been playing for about an hour now but somehow Avalanche has still not come up.

It doesn't go on Slayer. You gotta play Objective for Avalanche to launch...at least that is what I have found.

So far I like them all. Played Halo for a long time today, first time in a long time.

[davin]

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LOL, did you guys see this

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That was GREAT.

[Flawless]

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Other team is coming in with 2 Warthogs.



But I got it covered.




They got our flag and their getting away.



Teammate says, no...




Scorpion tank with snow camo means business.

[Spectre]

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I'm so bad with the Spartan Laser- my aim is always off with that thing

[chadskee]

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I got to play with all of the maps briefly today.

Blackout has that Lockout feel, but it seems like it is a lot faster paced and more stressful to shoot different places. It feels too fast almost. But great nonetheless, it's off of one game so I could change my opinion.

Ghost town was confusing the game I played it on, looked good and I heard it was fun for objective games.

Avalanche is huge, and should be fun for big team matches. I only played a 4 player sniper custom on it. I couldn't really distinguish it was sidewinder right from the start because there is a lot different about it.

Good map pack, but unfortunately Grand Theft Auto is coming out soon, so this pack won't get much burn right away.

[Flawless]

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Panoramic shot of Avalanche - full size

[stewaat]

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That vid was hilarious!

I'd pick this game back up...BUT

The learning curve is too steep...you gotta be on top of your game to compete

[Spectre]

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That vid was hilarious!

I'd pick this game back up...BUT

The learning curve is too steep...you gotta be on top of your game to compete

True- I think I'm back in the swing of things. It took me a while of getting owned by everybody, but I make things competitive. I still suck at sniping, but oh well

[Beantown]

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I played a random MLG playlist game yesterday before class. First time I've ventured into the playlist...

Got MLG CTF on Narrows...

Team ended up winning 3-0, I went 27 and 4, with 15 headshots with the sniper (of 17 sniper kills) and finished the game on a Running Riot.

Needless to say I...stopped playing right after that. Didn't want to ruin the moment.

[Flawless]

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Psychic: A Halo 3 Triple Kill

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