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Need more Halo 3 love? Check out a live play session today photo

In case you haven't had enough Halo 3 coverage in the past few days, I'll be taking over my beta and skills to the Epileptic Gaming crew for a pre- and post-show play session. This is your chance to not only see it live, in action, but to also ask questions on Stickam while we're playing it.

The coverage should start around 6 p.m. Eastern/3 p.m. Pacific right here, before the show begins at 7 p.m. Eastern. Also, if you stick around, we should be playing even more for you right as the show ends. Stock up on those Halo 3 questions and prepare to ask away.








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Sphinx 13's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/14/2007 14:19
Sphinx 13
I'm there
Toneman's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/14/2007 14:30
Toneman
Sweet. Maybe I'll get matched up with them. Last night, SOMEBODY* didn't want to play with me.

*MR. SUMMA
bobafettm's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/14/2007 14:36
bobafettm
*RANT* MOFO'ER!!! The one fucking EG I've missed in my miserable life for months is actually something I would completely look forward to... gheyhead.
ohgr89's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/14/2007 14:45
ohgr89
I can't watch anymore footage. I've been sitting here drinking. Just waiting for wednesday to roll around. I can't take it anymore. Having putting off getting a job for a few weeks, these past few days beforehand have been majorly rough.
JamesSorensen's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/14/2007 14:46
JamesSorensen
I'll be playing it during the time the show is, so maybe it will match us up.....
JamesSorensen's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/14/2007 14:49
JamesSorensen
JimmyHACK if you wanna throw a request, or we can leave it up to matchmaking
Toneman's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/14/2007 14:53
Toneman
@JamesSorensen

I sent you a friend request. Mine's Tony Justice.
AngelsDontBurn's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/14/2007 14:53
AngelsDontBurn
Of course I'll be there! The more footage I look at the more excited I feel about Halo 3, but it's still hard for me to make that full hurdle into OMG HALO 3 fandom. I mean, I felt that way about 2 after the first one and got shot down. :(

Of course, Bungie knew they messed up with 2, saying it themselves. I just look forward to playing the beta, not only because it's a new FPS on 360, but because it will make or break the series for me personally, and I really hope it will catch my attention. Never would I, or could I ever be one of the "OMG HALO IS THE BEST CONSOLE FPS EVER! HELL IT IS THE BEST FPS IN EXISTENCE!" kind of people, but it'd be nice to be an actual fan of it for a change. :)
macr's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/14/2007 14:54
macr
Im not even bothered about Halo, i think its slow and boring. Then again I used to play Quake, which ofc is a proper FPS deathmatch game! Halo seems to be all the hype in america though, dont think it makes as much of an impact over here in europe.
JamesSorensen's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/14/2007 14:59
JamesSorensen
macr,

true, gears is my SLOOOOW shooter... Quake is fast and furious... then there's halo and resistance which are a middle speed. The beta is way overhyped , it's a little better graphically, sure it's beta not polished yet (bubble shield graphics are hot. In the end it's the same old halo with fun new equipment.... also how the fuck all these little kids get early beta invites too heh
macr's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/14/2007 15:09
macr
I appreciate that theres a big community out there for the game, thats what games are about. But I dont buy the hype myself, i find the game quite dire and ordinary, the single player was sub par too in previous games. Unreal 2k7 will blow it away on the multiplayer side, epic have been doing it much longer than bungie and know how to get it right! But again... its just another FPS.

My most anticipated games for the 360 at the moment are Resident Evil 5, Alan Wake and Assassins Creed... possibly devil may cry 4(im undecided yet). I think something that may end up with the ps3 winning this nextgen-war is the diversity of game... the 360 as much as i love it, seems to just be churning out FPS, GTA Clones and Racing games which all bore the piss out of me.
AngelsDontBurn's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/14/2007 15:16
AngelsDontBurn
GoW is ALOT slower than Halo and it's a whole different sort of feel gameplay-wise. After all the Halo 3 videos though, it really looks like they're kicking the speed up a notch. In the end I love FPS’s in general, yet I have always felt myself adoring the ultra-fast-retarded-yet-can-still-require-skill FPS's. This is why I’m still really looking forward to more footage of UT III.

I wouldn't wait a second to say Halo is overrated, because I really do think it is. But it would be nice to honestly be impressed by it for once.
brad drac's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/14/2007 15:35
brad drac
-> macr: I think you'll find pathways into darkness and marathon predate unreal by a good few years. Comparing console and PC FPSes just doesn't work. For someone reared on PC ones, the impreciseness of console controllers will likely never feel right. Halo is highly overrated, but it's still one of the best console FPSes around.
lwesquire's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/14/2007 15:37
lwesquire
4 way split screen on Halo 1 was the phatness, could never get into the online on number 2 though. Maybe I just wasn't l33t enough.
bobafettm's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/14/2007 15:51
bobafettm
@angel: I also think Halo is over rated but I will give Halo 3 a solid chance before I judge it. Although I will miss my GoW back on wall shooting.
BahamutZero's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/14/2007 16:16
BahamutZero
Macr - you don't play "FPS, GTA Clones and Racing games" - seriously, what else is there to play? UNO and Scrabble? maybe you mean flight sims and real time strategy? I mean of course you won't like halo if you don't like FPS, it is basically the definitive FPS for the most part.

conversely, I actually agree with you, I think after Gears of War, Crackdown, and Rainbow 6: Vegas, Halo is showing its age a little. A bubble shield alone isn't exactly filling me with glee and I have yet to see anything really innovative or breathtaking with this one (so far of course).

and I fucking love unreal tournament, I think Epic really is the standard to beat for online FPS multiplayer. I'm much more excited about Unreal 3/2007. honestly I think halo 1 multiplayer will always be the best in the series
BahamutZero's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/14/2007 16:17
BahamutZero
PS boba, rainbow 6 vegas multi is 10x better than gears from what I've played so far... the cover system is just amazingly better
iRaf 's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/14/2007 16:19
iRaf
will be there.
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@Bahamut: Agreed. All the Halo 3 footage I've seen so far just looks like a higher res version of Halo 1 and 2. I don't care how realistic Blood Gulch looks, I'm fucking sick of it. Anybody else have a problem with the way the bodies look when they die? It's like the animation's actually regressed.
Toneman's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/14/2007 16:44
Toneman
Agreed that the graphics don't wow, but the water is fucking sexy.
macr's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/14/2007 17:02
macr
I enjoy more of the path orientated storyline games, such as the ones mentioned above coming out for the x360. There were hundreds on the Playstation such as Syphon filter games, Resident Evil series, Parasite Eve, Dino Crisis(lol), Fear Effect, Silent Hill... jesus i can go on for ages. I would actually switch on my console to play these games for entertainment not just "fun - coz im bored and have nothing else to do". If i wanted to play FPS i would switch on my PC with the likes of Counter-Strike, Quake and Unreal Tournament. Same for RTS games, they would always be played on the PC with greats like C&C Red alert and Warcraft 3. I can appreciate the market merging into one and every kind of game coming out on all consoles, but for fucks sake... Call of duty, Gears of War, GRAW, Rainbow Six Vegas, Halo 3 and UT 2k7. When was the last time we got a real game with a storyline and content that wanted you to crack a puzzle, the shit you used to get stuck on and ask friends for advice about? I havent switched on my Xbox360 in about 2 months... Give me something to tackle my brain, im sick of blowing shit up.
macr's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/14/2007 17:04
macr
And I love FPS, just not on a gamepad after playing with a keyboard and mouse. Isnt and will never be as good.
lukewind's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/14/2007 17:22
lukewind
@macr

Wow could you sound anymore like a little whiny douche?

Seriously man give it up, FPS's work fine on consoles. You might prefer PC Fps and thats fine I love them to, but I am not as dumb and ignorant as you to just dismiss a game because you think its to slow.
Crackhippo's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/14/2007 17:41
Crackhippo
since the water is the only impressive visual...why dont they make the whole game underwater?

uh wait...
macr's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/14/2007 18:10
macr
I'm dismissing the whole game because the previous 2 have been uninspiring. Could you sound anymore like a halo fanboy who just got offended because I dislike the game? I enjoyed Gears of War, most FPS' work fine on consoles yes. I just dislike halo like i dislike most other generic FPS games on the 360. I am bored of every 2nd game coming out for the 360 being an FPS.
MechaMonkey's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/14/2007 19:59
MechaMonkey
As an open-minded Halo fan, I say to you macr:

Fair enough, that's cool. Thank you for being intelligent about your opinions. You have opinions based on your own experience with the game, as opposed to just saying, "RAWR, i r on teh internets and ah dun like teh haloo computerz r teh rockzorz in mah boxorz!" If you do end up playing Halo 3 after all, I'd be interested in hearing your impressions on the game.
bobafettm's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/15/2007 01:13
bobafettm
@Bahamut_Zero: I actually played Rainbow before I played GoW and I loved the covering system! I'd love to see this style be adopted more in shooters!
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