August NPD

[drew]

deliver hope is, like, the best videogame commercial ever, are you distinguished mentally-challenged or something?

[Stoney Mason]

I like Halo but I've never really been big into the whole atmosphere of the game. It basically boils down to space marines fighting evil aliens. It's not the deepest take on sci-fi and honestly when it tries to get really "deep" that's when it either gets stupid or really baffling.

ODST was the most moody its gotten but I thought that was saddled by a lame gimmicky game.

[Olivia Wilde Homo]

Just stopping by to LOL at the eternally supply constrained PS3.

[Bebpo]

Would you prefer it if it had  a song from a famous pop star, and they were a merry band of warriors off to save the world?

Halo's been full of jokes, and friendly people, and saving the world, and races working together.  It's basically the star wars of fps.  It's a feel good pg-13 trip to save the world from the evil faceless flood and scary monkeys. 
ODST even had a cute pet alien you babysat. 

I prefer that friendly mood Halo over a gritty tough GEARS Halo.

deliver hope is, like, the best videogame commercial ever, are you distinguished mentally-challenged or something?

I don't even know what that is.

I saw a trailer that had a bunch of dudes land on a planet, run through big open empty environments shooting covenant that kept landing and bursting out of pods and then they get to a ship and fly into space and it becomes a crappy space shooter.  Looked the worst SP ever in a Halo.

[demi]

Except everyone's that played it feel it's one of the best...

[Stoney Mason]

They all die in this halo. This is the big defeat. The death of the other spartans. This is the fall of reach. This isn't supposed to be the "feel good" one.

[AdmiralViscen]

This is Halo's 9/11 Bebpo. I'm sorry.

[Bocsius]

Halo's 9/11 was Harvest.

And all the Spartans don't die on Reach. Then again, maybe they all do in this one, since Bungie can't be trusted to stick to a daggum literary adaptation. Bunch of hacks.

[Barry Egan]

Halo's 9/11 was Harvest.

This is a pretty disrespectful comparison imo.  An entire planet was glassed for christs sake. 

[drew]

I don't even know what that is.

I saw a trailer that had a bunch of dudes land on a planet, run through big open empty environments shooting covenant that kept landing and bursting out of pods and then they get to a ship and fly into space and it becomes a crappy space shooter.  Looked the worst SP ever in a Halo.

watch this, in hd, then shut the fuck up, seriously you look like a jackass right now:

[youtube=560,345]JMYrKTU8Hmc[/youtube]

[AdmiralViscen]

I got rejected from the GAF custom Halo 3 matches tonight

[demi]

I don't even know what that is.

I saw a trailer that had a bunch of dudes land on a planet, run through big open empty environments shooting covenant that kept landing and bursting out of pods and then they get to a ship and fly into space and it becomes a crappy space shooter.  Looked the worst SP ever in a Halo.

watch this, in hd, then shut the fuck up, seriously you look like a jackass right now:

[youtube=560,345]JMYrKTU8Hmc[/youtube]

Bebpo annihilated. Continues mumbling pop songs in the shower

[originalz]

You're bloody delusional if you don't think Reach is going to outsell ODST.

[AdmiralViscen]

No one knew who Vee Aye Ess See Eee Enn was.

[Bebpo]

I don't even know what that is.

I saw a trailer that had a bunch of dudes land on a planet, run through big open empty environments shooting covenant that kept landing and bursting out of pods and then they get to a ship and fly into space and it becomes a crappy space shooter.  Looked the worst SP ever in a Halo.

watch this, in hd, then shut the fuck up, seriously you look like a jackass right now:

[youtube=560,345]JMYrKTU8Hmc[/youtube]

So a commercial with no gameplay footage is supposed to get me hyped about a game?

[drew]

yes, you dirty hooknosed nerdwad

[Purple Filth]

watch this, in hd, then shut the fuck up, seriously you look like a jackass right now:

[youtube=560,345]JMYrKTU8Hmc[/youtube]

and this supposed to make me excited? Really.

was way more hyped on the Halo 2 and Halo 3 tv spot/trailer they showed at the time.

[Bocsius]

"There are those that said this day would never come.

What are they to say now?"

So ominous, and ultimately so unrewarding.

[Purple Filth]

"There are those that said this day would never come.

What are they to say now?"

So ominous, and ultimately so unrewarding.

yea the game didn't live up to the hype but i sure as hell hyped before that.

the ad and that long E3 demo they had was awesome (though they changed it alot in the final game).

[demi]

Trolls hating on Halo, what a surprise. Guess they mad that Halo invented FPS 

[Purple Filth]

Trolls hating on Halo, what a surprise. Guess they mad that Halo invented FPS 

 

[drew]

So a commercial with no gameplay footage is supposed to get me hyped about a game?

and this supposed to make me excited? Really.

was way more hyped on the Halo 2 and Halo 3 tv spot/trailer they showed at the time.

[Bocsius]

Halo is actually the only FPS I play. The rest of the genre can go disappear in an Afghan cave.

As much as I like to complain about Bungie's utter ineptitude when it comes to Halo's story, I still enjoy playing the games. (Not counting ODST, of course.)

[drew]

a pair of parrots sittin in a tree

K I S S I N G

[Purple Filth]

Halo is actually the only FPS I play. The rest of the genre can go disappear in an Afghan cave.

As much as I like to complain about Bungie's utter ineptitude when it comes to Halo's story, I still enjoy playing the games. (Not counting ODST, of course.)

I liked Halo and Halo 2 a bit less, haven't played Halo 3 since i have no 360 yet but definitely "gonna finish the fight" 

I have a friend who is a huge Halo fan and does not like ODST. Was fucking shocked when i heard that personally.

[Himu]

o god halo talk

[drew]

oh god you like jrpgs

[EmCeeGrammar]

Halo's aliens are pretty lame. But I think its done so well because of its extensive array of multiplayer options. How many fps this gen skip over things like 4 player local splitscreen these days?

[maxy]

Mario is lame too

[Diunx]

I don't even know what that is.

I saw a trailer that had a bunch of dudes land on a planet, run through big open empty environments shooting covenant that kept landing and bursting out of pods and then they get to a ship and fly into space and it becomes a crappy space shooter.  Looked the worst SP ever in a Halo.

watch this, in hd, then shut the fuck up, seriously you look like a jackass right now:

[youtube=560,345]JMYrKTU8Hmc[/youtube]

fucking halo fans.

[EmCeeGrammar]

Mario is lame too

We weren't talking about mario.

[maxy]

So?
This is not a topic about Halo either...we can talk about that sucky character named Mario too
 

Trolls hating on Halo, what a surprise. Guess they mad that Halo invented FPS 

 

They are just jealous...in few days the ultimate fps will be released...Halo

[archie4208]

They are just jealous...in few days the ultimate fps will be released.

TF2 has been out for years. 

[demi]

> he thinks TF2 is a good game

> virgin for life

[Third]

I don't even know what that is.

I saw a trailer that had a bunch of dudes land on a planet, run through big open empty environments shooting covenant that kept landing and bursting out of pods and then they get to a ship and fly into space and it becomes a crappy space shooter.  Looked the worst SP ever in a Halo.

watch this, in hd, then shut the fuck up, seriously you look like a jackass right now:

[youtube=560,345]JMYrKTU8Hmc[/youtube]

LOL, xfags falling for it again. The actual game is nowhere near as epic as that video. 
This is like showing the Epic Mickey concept art and then offering you the actuall game itself. Underwhelming as fuck 
I'd say Epic Mickey comes more close to its concepts than Reach does...

[iconoclast]

TF2 is almost as casual as Call of Duty.

Counter-Strike 1.6, Q3A, and UT99/2K4 are the best competitive FPS, and at this rate probably always will be. But as far as consoles go, Halo CE and Shadowrun are unmatched.

[Stoney Mason]

All I care about is fun. Whatever the "fun" fps is, I'll play. People can take their "competitive" listing of games and shove it. Just saying.

Halo is fun. Call of Duty is fun. Battlefield is fun. There are other shooters that are fun also. That's all normal human beings care about.

[The Fake Shemp]

I'm with Stoney.

[iconoclast]

All I care about is fun. Whatever the "fun" fps is, I'll play. People can take their "competitive" listing of games and shove it. Just saying.

Halo is fun. Call of Duty is fun. Battlefield is fun. There are other shooters that are fun also. That's all normal human beings care about.

To many people, the fun games are the ones that are competitive.

I hate to even mention this game, but it's like people who complain about competitive Smash Bros. players. They can like playing the game with items and wacky gimmick stages, but a lot of people find that to be a far cry from fun and only want to play with items off, Fox only, on Final Destination. Just saying.

[Stoney Mason]

There is all kinds of fun. As long as people enjoy their own kind of fun without overly whining about other kinds of fun (not necessarily aimed at you) I'm cool with it.

[Third]

The only fun fps game is Half-Life.

[demi]

I'm with Stoney.

what a wuss reply. you just saying this cause he is black. librul.

[demi]

They've all been fun.

* Fun only found in Legendary difficulty

[iconoclast]

The only fun fps game is Duke Nukem 3D

[Great Rumbler]

I played and beat Halo 1, then tooled around with Halo 2 a bit. Haven't really been interested in the franchise since.

[archie4208]

Doom and TF2 are the only FPS I really adore.  I found CoD4 to be fun for awhile and Halo 3 to be a snorefest.

[iconoclast]

Halo 2 is probably my most disappointing game of all time. It was still good in its own right, but as a sequel to Halo CE, Bungie blew it big time. Halo 3 was better, but it was still kinda meh. I've got high hopes for Reach though.

[MyNameIsMethodis]

if u like gaylo you just aint my friend sorry guys

[Phoenix Dark]

Would you prefer it if it had  a song from a famous pop star, and they were a merry band of warriors off to save the world?

[Stoney Mason]

My feelings toward Halo have always been centered around the MP portion.


I liked the original especially as the last remnants of that N64 gather around a console and play split screen. The single player was interesting for its time but I also remeber finding it repetitive and confusing with the level layout. But it had great graphics for the time and some nice scripting which was rare in console single player games of the time.

Halo 2 I played a shitload. I remember crazy times of waking up and playing it and going to bed and playing it and having done nothing at all in between but play that game. In retrospect Halo 2 had some balance issues on the mp side but it was still the best console fps by a large margin of the era and the online features it had at the time were unmatched. I didn't understand a lick of the sp storywise but the gameplay seemed fun enough in it.

I think Halo 3 was a good balanced game that for whatever reason never clicked with me. I remember being super impressed with it when I bought it. It had all these new features and such. But other games were starting to rise around that time that I was finding more enjoyable and more interesting. I checked out on Halo 3 much earlier than I thought I would.

The less said about ODST the better from my perspective.

And Reach seems like a greatest hits edition of Halo which seems about right after a decade of Halo games and bungie leaving.

I'm honestly more curious about the next halo game from 343 and to see if they mix it up. But I am excited to play Reach. We'll see if it ends up being more like Halo 2 (I play a ton) or Halo 3 (good but I prefer other games) for me.

[Olivia Wilde Homo]

I played the hell out of Halo 1.  People loved it because it was the best console FPS around for years.  Large maps, interesting multiplayer modes, great weapons, and fun vehicle gameplay.

Bought Halo 2 day one, played it through but stopped after that.  MP maps didn't seem as fun.

Skipped Halo 3 and ODST.  Just seems like they were going through the motions (for the former) and just putting something Halo out to get some easy cash (the latter).

Reach seems interesting though but somewhat of a shell of the older Halo games of generations past.  Will Gamefly it for sure.

[drew]

if u like gaylo you just aint my friend sorry guys

hey how does it feel to be on the losing team this month, loser?

[MyNameIsMethodis]

if u like gaylo you just aint my friend sorry guys

hey how does it feel to be on the losing team this month, loser?

i havent played my ps3 in am onth im over it next time i turn it on will be ps move this friday

[drew]

yeah, you have fun playing vaporware with your magic wand while we play one of the biggest gaming blockbusters of the year

[MyNameIsMethodis]

DONT HATE ME BECAUSE I MAKE MONEY AND LIKE TO BUY VIDJA GAMES

[drew]

too bad you dont like to play videogames, otherwise you'd own a 360

[EmCeeGrammar]

Evilbore has shittier npd threads than gaf. Losers!

[Howard Alan Treesong]

that Deliver Hope ad is pretty much exactly like the parody I came up with a few weeks ago with my coworkers

so tired of the Halo/Gears military fetishism/slo-mo/"moving" piano or acoustic soundtrack/CG commercial nonsense

"see, it's a space military shooter, but this commercial is set to something slow and contemplative instead of Hans Zimmer, wowwwwwwwwww"

it's the exact same RAH RAH jingoistic nonsense as Michael Bay only it has the added side effect of making you all look like weepy figurts to boot. at least Bay is honest about his obscene emotional manipulations.

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I'm not talking about the game at all, just the awful, awful commercials. 

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[Himu]

ahaahaha

[Purple Filth]

Evilbore has shittier npd threads than gaf. Losers!

its sad to say that i actually agree with this  :'(