Comments on: Yet Another Anniversary

By: noobZ

noobZ — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 07:20:14 +0000

Halo and I have the same birthday =]

By: CrazedOne1988

CrazedOne1988 — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 06:30:45 +0000

I didn’t really get into halo until my friend convinced me to get xbox live and halo 2. Then I went back and played halo 1, and it was full of win! I have to remember to thank my friend for the push.

By: Fezzer

Fezzer — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 04:56:51 +0000

Happy Anniversary, Halo: Combat Evolved.

By: Tortacular

Tortacular — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 04:15:52 +0000

I’m going to assume you know Bungie made all three games, right?

Halo CE was great, but I think people fall victim to nostalgia. I’ve greatly enjoyed all three. The first one was more amazing because it WAS the first one, but still.

Halo 3 has only been out one year, not two ;)

Where are you seeing this time spent statistic? I’m logged in at B.net and I don’t see it.

I did find it on Halocharts. 655 hours and counting, on my main tag.

By: Rift

Rift — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 03:10:50 +0000

Halo: Combat Evolved had a single player Campaign that beats the pants off most games made these days, and a Co-op that was literally endlessly fun… no, really, a friend and I spent 12 hours on a single mission. Yes, 12, and yes, one mission, and no, we weren’t bored afterward, or during. It was great just screwing around in the game and trying to break it. Halo 2 and 3 don’t even slightly match up… it’s like holding a torch to a candle… then holding them up to the sun. They can sort of be compared to one another, but when they are measured up against the natural one, they just can’t even compare…

I like to think of it as Halo: Combat Evolved was a stand-alone title that’s still waiting for a true sequal to be made, and that these new developers came along to make Halo 2 and Halo 3, but couldn’t even match up to the magic that was Halo: CE. Sure, this new Dev made a beafier multiplayer, but who needs that when the Campaign is more amazing than playing 500 hours of multiplayer. On that note, I checked out how many hours I’ve spent playing Halo 3 online in matches (you can check that out on your service record) and after almost 2 years… it’s only at like 30… it only counts up what time you’ve spent in Ranked matches themselves, not custom, Forge, or just waiting in Lobby’s. Check yours out… you’ll be surprised.