E3 2007: Halo 3 campaign trailer and screens put nightmares of Halo 2 to rest

I think I might be the only one in the world that is completely in love with the Halo story now, but I don't care. Years from now, when all modern graphics are out dated and there are games with better functionality and more novel multiplayer experiences, long after the Gears of Wars and Bioshocks have lost their visual appeal, this series will be remembered for it's story and presentation. If nothing else, the people at Bungie know how to tell a tale.

RaspberryJowls, I love the Halo story also. At this point, though, I don't really think I can muster up much excitement for the game. Once it's in my hands and I'm playing it, then I'll get really excited. Until then, there's not much Bungie can reveal that would give me a fanboy boner, right now. (Online co-op would be one of those things.)

Meh, I hated both Halo 1 and Halo 2, both were boring and bland to me, so this game holds no value to me. But, I suppose it's good to see that it doesn't look as horrible as the multi-player demo they gave people. I was starting to think this game would just end up looking like Halo 2 Vista.

I don't care what anyone says, I will never hate Halo...ever...and I'm nowhere near some of the fandom my friends show off. This looks awesome, and if I had a 360, I'd already have it reserved.

I think this game looks amazing and im going to have no life when it comes out just like what Halo 2 did to me.

From someone who disliked halo from the day it was first released on the Xbox, this trailer makes it look like fun.

To be honest, I couldn't care less about the graphics. They are nice, but the two things I want from this game are fun and the story. From the trailer, it looks like the first thing will be delivered.
As for the story, after playing through both games and reading all four books Bungie had better not ruin this for me. I do not think they will, seeing as their old games (Marathon and the like) stories still fascinate people today, but I will wait until I play the game to pass judgement.

@Deuspayne
Halo was the first game to bring vehicle based combat into a FPS. It completely changed the whole concept of how multiplayer AND singleplayer was played, and also the map design for the developers. Maps suddenly became HUGE and it wasn't a problem. Also, with halo 2, it was the first game to do xbox live multiplayer RIGHT. So much fun to be had on halo 2. I think i played it once for 20 hours straight. I don't know why there are so many halo haters anymore, but most of you're points are, well, pointless.

Anyway about the trailer, I need to go get tissues.

@DeusPayne

In fact, when Halo was in development for the PC (shortly after its transition from a Mac-based, sci-fi version of Myth and about a year before it went to the Xbox), it was aimed squarely at the Tribes set. As far as ripping off the artistic direction, I find that connection dubious at best, but the mechanical structure of the game does have a lot of similarities.

That being said, I don't think any of that stopped Halo from being one of the most polished and well-produced games in recent memory. I've always felt that was Bungie's strength. As much as everyone loves to rant about the series in vague, general language in an attempt to sidestep the considerable effort of conjuring quantifiable evidence for one's opinions, I think it would be hard to argue with its finely-tuned pacing (though the Library would be the exception there). Things are revealed precisely when they need to be, and the player's progression through the game is directed just as much by "what's gonna happen next?" as by the simple mission objectives. It's hard for me to talk about Halo 2 because it wasn't quite as smooth a ride, but there's a lot of context and backstory to the world that makes everything feel coherent, and as far as I'm concerned, that's priority #1 for a game that wants to be remembered.

Did someone replace the Purple Drank with Haterade around here?

will never beat halo 1

K, I am stoked now I wanna play with a gatling gun!!!! Sadly, I don't do consoles anymore, so I will have to wait for them to butcher it for the PC before I get to play it.

@LordRegulus: Once again, well-said. I'm not a guy who usually enjoys FPSes. They usually get on my nerves and frustrate me. Halo, however, was the first one that was a delight for me to play. It plays smoothly, it's intuitive, it's interesting, it's fun. And honestly, I don't think Halo 2 is all that bad. It's certainly not as immersive and accessible as Halo 1, but it did improve on some things and did have some memorable levels, such as the earth missions and Delta Halo. And certainly, Halo 2 is unrivaled in its online-play system. It's hard to play any other games online, once you're used to the smoothness of the lobby and matchmaking system. And what I love the most about Halo is the immersive, well-written mythos behind it.

On a related note, I don't understand the hatred directed at the Arbiter. True, I'd rather play as the Chief, and most of the Arbiter's levels were on the crappy side, but I love the character. The shamed Covenant commander whose entire fleet was defeated by one human - the Chief - becomes the Prophets' bitch and, subsequently, discovers that they're really full of shit. Plus, he's a badass. What's not to like? I look forward to seeing the interaction between him and Master Chief.

Anyway, yeah, if you don't like the game, please don't point it out in every fucking post about the game. You basically become the asshole who feels the need to tell everyone whenever something they like sucks. You don't like it, just ignore it. That's life.

I hope they change the HUD though...

You too? Damn must be a Halo thing