The latest episode of Major Nelson‘s podcast/blogcast is on the Halo 3 launch. The Major is nice enough to remain spoiler-free, but he says that Halo 3 is a fun game and a fun story– in case you needed any more reasons to get it. As usual, the blog entry for the audio show contains links to sites he mentions.
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More Halo 3 Reviews Added
As I see them I add more reviews of Halo 3 to the site.
Thanks for the heads-up on these four reviews to Louis Wu at HBO.
As always, you can see a page of just reviews on our Halo 3 Reviews page.
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The Master Chief’s Waterloo
Stuntmutt attended the Halo 3 launch party in Waterloo and walked away with a free copy of Halo 3, which he immediately went home and played, uncharacteristically eschewing an open bar.
I went home and finished the fight (going to work the following day after just two hours of sleep). I dashed through on Normal just to see how the story ended and I loved it. I’m now going back through on Heroic and it’s even better. Next week, I’ll make a start on Legendary. And hopefully, I’ll get a chance to play a little multiplayer too.
You have been warned: Stunt starts playing multiplayer next week, so get those rocket-dodging muscles in shape. That advice, of course is for his teammates.
If that’s not enough One One Se7en goodness for you, there’s a passel of guest strips up on the blog, too.
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Teaching Gamers How To Share
GeezerGamer has a nice article explaining in detail some of the uses of the file share feature in Halo 3 and how to make them work for you.
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Five Stars From Stuff
Stuff.co.nz calls Halo 3 a masterful conclusion but does, of course, have to add some obligatory, if odd, caveats:
Halo 3 isn’t perfect. It’s obvious more of the scenarios this time have been designed for their potential for online play rather than to advance the story.
Reviewer Tom Cardy gave the game five stars out of five.
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What’s New at Podtacular: Events
This is the first in a series of posts talking about how Podtacular is stepping up to the plate for Halo 3. In the heyday of Halo 2 we had plenty of regular events for people to join in with. It’s time to bring that back with a vengeance! Here’s some of the events being worked on right now:
- Godtacular Bible Study – hosted by Chuckie J. Chuckie leads studies in Halo 3 lobbies now. They’re really good for Christians trying to grown in their faith or for people that want to check out what Christianity is all about.
- Custom Saturdays – hosted by Sqweryl. These will be regular events to show off some cool customs people have come up with, have a great time playing, and meet some new friends. Coming soon!
- Podtacular Marines – hosted by Hazard. Play with friends at Podtacular competitively in matchmaking or meet new ones while kicking butt!
- MLG Crew – hosted by Kiaffex. Once MLG rules are solidified for Halo 3, this group will be playing MLG rules games for ultimate competitive play without the random matchmaking encounters. Coming soon!
That’s just the start, there’s more on the way that aren’t solidified yet. Got an idea for a one-time or regular event you want to run at Podtacular? You can do it, it’s not that hard. Here’s some tips on how to get one rolling. So whether you want to start an event or join in on one, be sure to check these out when the forums reopen shortly. I’ll update this post with links to these and other events when available.
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Something Coming Real Soonâ„¢
The Wideload reports on an IRC chat with Wideload Games’ Matt Soell; he says that things at the Load have been busy, but that fans can expect some developments Soonâ„¢.
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Zombies and Beer
Stuntmutt has been busy on his own blog – he was at the London gala last Monday (sounds like the only thing that went right was the ending), and he’s been collecting some funny guest One One Se7en strips which went up today. If he tries to claim it’s his daughter when he betrays you on Live… don’t buy it. He was doing that LONG before she came along. (What I REALLY want to know is… what’s a Londoner using Australian slang in everyday conversation?) (Louis Wu 20:51:36 UTC)
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Donald Trump Hates Him.
I love Marty O’Donnell – the man writes fantastic music, and he’s pretty sharp to boot – but I hear he can be a little temperamental when he’s working. An evil, evil man sent us a picture that might help explain a few things…(Louis Wu 20:24:13 UTC)
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The Glasses Do It
Rawkin’. You might remember a few days ago we mentioned that Spu7n1k was planning on cosplaying as 343 Guilty Spark at a Launch Event in Singapore? And that he was competing to win a Legendary Edition of Halo 3, which isn’t for sale otherwise in that country? Well, his sister Calliope wrote to us – not only did he win… but she did, too. Check out the pics.(Louis Wu 16:56:44 UTC)
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You think YOU live in the boonies…
Heh – they’re playing Halo 3 EVERYWHERE. There’s an article in the Brunei Times (if your geography is weak, Brunei is a tiny country on the island of Borneo, surrounded by a piece of Malaysia) about how quickly the 40 copies of the Limited Edition that the country received were sold. I wonder if any of those people are playing on Live…?(Louis Wu 15:28:26 UTC)
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Playing with Numbers
Over at DaniWeb, there’s a blog post that looks at the sales numbers that have been tossed around this week, and what they mean, long-term. (And what they mean when compared to movies, or books, or anything else Microsoft’s been comparing Halo 3 launch numbers with.) It’s worth reading, just for the ‘let’s not get carried away’ advice.(Louis Wu 15:06:56 UTC)
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Flashbacks of Halo Rings…
Heh – Trevelyan X ran across an interesting info message while messing around in Forge… always nice to see that Bungie’s retained its sense of humor. (For what it’s worth, the flipee in this case is an elephant. There are films in Trevelyan’s fileshare (labeled hhh and flippa) if you want more info.) (Louis Wu 15:02:19 UTC)
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Halo 3 Panoramas
RVideo has been playing around with Halo 3 panoramas – he sent us three:bikeman704 also posted a panorama that resembles ‘Eden’ in our forum. These are spoiler-free, in my opinion – but they DO show locations in the campaign, so… (Louis Wu 14:55:07 UTC)
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Review Roundup
A bunch more reviews popped through my inbox:- Techtree.com – 4.5/5
- Sunday Herald Sun (Australia) – 4.5/5
- About.com – 5/5
- 411mania.com – 10/10
It’s been suggested that we simply point you to an aggregator, like gamerankings.com, and dispense with the review listings altogether… at this point, we’re probably just going to keep posting them, but the day may come when we decide it’s futile.(Louis Wu 14:42:15 UTC)
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