I left my house at around 11:45pm on September 24th headed to the GameStop in the mall to pick up my copy of Halo 3 (Legendary Edition). I live in a relatively small town, population 35,000. So imagine my surprise when I showed up at the mall and saw around 300 people waiting in line. I didn’t think there would be that many people there. So I finally got how around 1:00 in the morning and commenced the opening of my box of Halo 3 goodies. I went for the game first because there will be time for the rest later. I played a game of the single player, looked at a couple of multiplayer maps and went to bed (I need my rest).
The next day I slept in but then spent the rest of the day playing my new Halo goodness. I played through the single player on normal difficulty first and then played some multiplayer with my friends. I then went back and played the campaign on Heroic difficulty by myself and then on Legendary with friends. I have also mixed in plenty of multiplayer.
My impressions of the single player campaign were good. I enjoyed it. I thought the pacing was good, the graphics were sharp and the frame rate was very steady. I did however experience problems with the sound. I had parts where the sound was not in sync with the action. There was a good second or two between the action and then the sound effects. I also had problems with the music stuttering. I haven’t really heard of other people having these problems but I have experienced it at other times that I’ve played through as well. When the sound is in sync the sound effects and dialog are awesome and it’s topped off with excellent music from Marty O’Donnell.
The enemy AI is really great. They think and try to out maneuver and flank you to take you down any chance they get. The jackal snipers are a lot more forgiving/fair than they were in Halo 2. Most of the time it takes them two shots to kill you, as opposed to the one you never saw coming, over and over again. At least you have a chance to get behind cover after the first shot. With the enemy AI being so smart it is really sad that your teammates are completely fucking stupid. I mean completely fucking stupid. Most time you’re better of walking than riding or driving around with the AI because they more likely than not will lead you to certain death every time.
Bungie did a pretty good job of answering most of the questions that we were left with from the previous two games and this time unlike Halo 2 they do manage to give us closure. Just make sure you sit through the credits when you finish the game. ;)
With the inclusion of skulls, terminals and the online co-op the campaign has a lot of replay value. Overall I would give the single player a 7 out of 10. Even though I really enjoy the campaign I wouldn’t give it an 8 or 9 because the campaign is only about 6 hours long and the sound issues I experienced along with the teammate AI keep Halo 3’s single player being anything more than average.
The next day I slept in but then spent the rest of the day playing my new Halo goodness. I played through the single player on normal difficulty first and then played some multiplayer with my friends. I then went back and played the campaign on Heroic difficulty by myself and then on Legendary with friends. I have also mixed in plenty of multiplayer.
My impressions of the single player campaign were good. I enjoyed it. I thought the pacing was good, the graphics were sharp and the frame rate was very steady. I did however experience problems with the sound. I had parts where the sound was not in sync with the action. There was a good second or two between the action and then the sound effects. I also had problems with the music stuttering. I haven’t really heard of other people having these problems but I have experienced it at other times that I’ve played through as well. When the sound is in sync the sound effects and dialog are awesome and it’s topped off with excellent music from Marty O’Donnell.
The enemy AI is really great. They think and try to out maneuver and flank you to take you down any chance they get. The jackal snipers are a lot more forgiving/fair than they were in Halo 2. Most of the time it takes them two shots to kill you, as opposed to the one you never saw coming, over and over again. At least you have a chance to get behind cover after the first shot. With the enemy AI being so smart it is really sad that your teammates are completely fucking stupid. I mean completely fucking stupid. Most time you’re better of walking than riding or driving around with the AI because they more likely than not will lead you to certain death every time.
Bungie did a pretty good job of answering most of the questions that we were left with from the previous two games and this time unlike Halo 2 they do manage to give us closure. Just make sure you sit through the credits when you finish the game. ;)
With the inclusion of skulls, terminals and the online co-op the campaign has a lot of replay value. Overall I would give the single player a 7 out of 10. Even though I really enjoy the campaign I wouldn’t give it an 8 or 9 because the campaign is only about 6 hours long and the sound issues I experienced along with the teammate AI keep Halo 3’s single player being anything more than average.
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