Biggest Gaming Event in History: Halo 3 has arrived

[lord of the mark]

Originally posted by Asher
I'm not, but it's a similar phenomenon

IE its something pop, and gripping, but its not truely great, in the way that the best things in the art form are great, doesnt advance the art form in any serious way (other than bringing the kids in), and to be honest is mainly (though not only) of interest to kids or people who have kids.

I love HP, but Im not sure the comparison is what you want.

Oh, and the later HP books WERE different from the earlier books, they were darker, generally more stylistically sophisticated, etc.

[lord of the mark]

Originally posted by DrSpike
Personally I think that people who queue outside of stores for hours for either Harry Potter or Halo 3 are a bit weird.

POTM was at nerd camp when the book came out so we didn't have to line up with her.

QOTM: Shouldnt we go the bookstore for all the hoopla?
LOTM:?!?!!?!

[DrSpike]

Originally posted by Nikolai
I haven't read half the post the last day or so, but I still have got my amount of fun out of it. And the best part was when Spikie began acting as a mod. Way to go Spikie m'boy!

It's true that was the highlight.

[Kuciwalker]

Originally posted by DrSpike
Personally I think that people who queue outside of stores for hours for either Harry Potter or Halo 3 are a bit weird.

Preorders

[Nikolai]

Originally posted by Asher
Nordic cheerleaders are the best!

We aim to please.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Originally posted by DrSpike
Personally I think that people who queue outside of stores for hours for either Harry Potter or Halo 3 are a bit weird.

Though for HP, not Halo3 .

And I didn't queue outside the store. There's a system, you queue earlier to get a colored pass (showing your place in the midnight line... earlier in the early queue, earlier in the midnight queue) that you bring back at like 11:30, when you queue inside the store .

So more like queuing for 20 minutes in the early evening and then 30 minutes until midnight and just kind of walking around the store and going for dinner for the time in between .

[DrSpike]

That still rates as weird, albeit slightly less weird than queuing outside for hours.

[Kuciwalker]

8th level and I'm lost I've been running in circles for 15 minutes now, occasionally dying.

[Kuciwalker]

Note to self: do NOT throw a spike grenade into the back of a fleeing enemy

[Asher]

Originally posted by lord of the mark
IE its something pop, and gripping, but its not truely great, in the way that the best things in the art form are great, doesnt advance the art form in any serious way (other than bringing the kids in), and to be honest is mainly (though not only) of interest to kids or people who have kids.

I love HP, but Im not sure the comparison is what you want.

ERRRRROR.

What was being compared was the pop culture phenomenon, nothing about its greatness at all.

Please try again, this time making sense.

[lord of the mark]

Originally posted by Asher


ERRRRROR.

What was being compared was the pop culture phenomenon, nothing about its greatness at all.

well then I guess you too have managed an own goal. Dont worry, it happens to the best of us.

[Asher]

No, you're just not reading what's going on again...

[Kuciwalker]

Verdict: campaign was underwhelming. The last level was particularly lame. The first 4-5 levels were kickass though.

[Wiglaf]

See, that's what I mean. If you're not into multiplayer on XBL, there's nothing to go crazy over.

[Wiglaf]

Originally posted by Ming
Wiglaf... Chill or be chilled.

To everybody else as well... discuss the topic and not the posters. Be civil, or be restricted.

You're biased for Asher....