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  • #31
    I picked it up at my local EB, and surprisingly, there were only four people in line. I have a year warranty on it, and I got the official strategy guide, which is huge, for free, because I showed up so early.

    Rating: (Despite ruining Blood Gulch)

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    • #32
      I'm totally digging this.

      I'm farther in the campaign now. As I was playing, this message notification slide up saying "(gametag here) has sent you a voice message"

      So I pause the game, hit Y to view my friends list. There's a message icon from him, so I listen to his message. Turns out they were having a LAN party and he was asking if I wanted in on some multiplayer. So he invited me to his Party and we started.

      At the same time, my MSN said "(gamertag) has invited you to a game of Halo 2."

      Mwaha.
      "The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
      Ben Kenobi: "That means I'm doing something right. "

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      • #33
        Not even sure I'll get it anymore, given that

        (...) the campaign, at the default difficulty, is going to take an average player less than 10 hours from start to finish.
        That's according to the Gamespot reviewer. So there's no point in buying it, since I'm not on Live. I'll definitely rent it, however.
        Let us be lazy in everything, except in loving and drinking, except in being lazy – Lessing

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        • #34
          I totally agree. On easy level, it took me maybe four hours to beat. A bit disappointing.

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          • #35
            Can't comment on the multiplayer, but the single player definitely comes across as pretty average. I'm not saying it's bad, just that it isn't the most amazingstupendousawesome game ever that most of the reviews are making it out to be. A lot of hype, a medium amount of substance.
            I make movies. Come check 'em out.

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            • #36
              Originally posted by ZargonX
              Can't comment on the multiplayer, but the single player definitely comes across as pretty average. I'm not saying it's bad, just that it isn't the most amazingstupendousawesome game ever that most of the reviews are making it out to be. A lot of hype, a medium amount of substance.

              As I play it more, I have to agree with you. I rate it a 9.0

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              • #37
                I totally agree. On easy level, it took me maybe four hours to beat. A bit disappointing.
                Ouch!
                Let us be lazy in everything, except in loving and drinking, except in being lazy – Lessing

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                • #38
                  JEEZ that's short! And people were complaining about Fable .
                  “I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
                  - John 13:34-35 (NRSV)

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                  • #39
                    Originally posted by Lord Nuclear
                    I totally agree. On easy level, it took me maybe four hours to beat. A bit disappointing.
                    There are those who can finish Halo on Legendary in 3 hours flat.

                    On easy level you can run through without fighting anything. Of course it won't take much time.
                    "You're the biggest user of hindsight that I've ever known. Your favorite team, in any sport, is the one that just won. If you were a woman, you'd likely be a slut." - Slowwhand, to Imran

                    Eschewing silly games since December 4, 2005

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                    • #40
                      The local store had a line going around the block. Not bad for a game I could care less about (not a console player). Probably won't get it on PC either. I guess ignorance is bliss in this case.
                      "And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country. My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man." -- JFK Inaugural, 1961
                      "Extremism in the defense of liberty is not a vice." -- Barry Goldwater, 1964 GOP Nomination acceptance speech (not George W. Bush 40 years later...)
                      2004 Presidential Candidate
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                      • #41
                        Originally posted by Jaguar
                        There are those who can finish Halo on Legendary in 3 hours flat.

                        On easy level you can run through without fighting anything. Of course it won't take much time.
                        Aren't there certain points where you have to kill people? (for example, in the second level, unless you let the Marines do it for you)

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                        • #42
                          Originally posted by Lord Nuclear
                          I totally agree. On easy level, it took me maybe four hours to beat. A bit disappointing.
                          There are four difficulty levels, "easy" being the ... easiest. It's much easier than Easy was in the original Halo.

                          I still find four hours to be a bit short...did you just run through everything?

                          I'm eight hours in, but I'm on Normal for now.
                          "The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
                          Ben Kenobi: "That means I'm doing something right. "

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                          • #43
                            More multiplayer fun on Live:

                            The warthog is a total blast still. It's one of those things where the voice communicator is essential. While manning the gun in the back, or in the passenger seat with a gun, you can yell at the driver "go back, go back!" and coordinate. It's pretty damn lethal once you've got a fully loaded warthog. Pull the e-brake, slide around and let 'er rip.

                            I also like the distance-based voice aspect. You can only hear voices from people around you -- or over your team radio. The farther someone is from you, the quieter they are (excluding the radio). Further, when you talk into your radio to the team (hit the White button to start talking on the radio, it stops automatically when you finish), anyone within earshot of you can hear as well.

                            "The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
                            Ben Kenobi: "That means I'm doing something right. "

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                            • #44
                              Also: "Parties"

                              You can create a "Party" and invite your friends, and then look for games to join together. This is awesome for when you've got, say, a group of 8 friends and you want to join a 16-player game. Makes it pretty painless to do.
                              "The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
                              Ben Kenobi: "That means I'm doing something right. "

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                              • #45
                                I also like the distance-based voice aspect. You can only hear voices from people around you -- or over your team radio. The farther someone is from you, the quieter they are (excluding the radio). Further, when you talk into your radio to the team (hit the White button to start talking on the radio, it stops automatically when you finish), anyone within earshot of you can hear as well.


                                So no flashlight in MP (not that it was ever useful anyway)?

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