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Re: Halo - a look back over seven years
Posted By: ManKitten	Date: 11/16/08 9:45 a.m.
In Response To: Halo - a look back over seven years (Louis Wu) late 2001, early 2002: I was a PS2 fan. I remember sitting in my dorm room playing Smugglers Run and Gran Turismo. One of the guys in my dorm just got an Xbox. We would regularly converse each console. I would say "Xbox is stupid. They have those giant controllers, and they don't have ANY good games....except that Halo game. It looks kinda cool" mid 2003: A friend of a friend would always have people over to his place to play games. My friend says "They play halo online. I know you don't like Xbox, but this game is pretty fun." So I go. My very first Halo experience was 4v4 CTF on Blood Gulch over XBConnect. I remember getting yelled and cursed at a lot. I remember hearing things like "Where did the flag go? Oh its at blue teleporter" I had no idea what was going on. By the end of the night, I had learned the controls, but still sucked. late 2003: Went to Tennessee to visit a friend. We were hanging out in his dorm when he says "the guy down the hall has Halo, you guys wanna play?" To which I promptly replied "YES" While I still barely knew how to play, I was a bit better than everyone else. I was officially hooked. As soon as I got home, I went to WalMart and bought an xbox, 4 of the NEW smaller controllers and a copy of Halo. Harry Squatter and I spent most of our Christmas break playing the campaign co-op. Over the next year my garage was set up as a weekly LAN party. At one point we had 4 players on an 18 inch tv every weekend hooked up to another tv. Early 2004: The friend who introduced me to Halo says "You ever visit a site called halo.bungie.org?" and I say, I've never heard of it. He says "check it out man, they have tons of news about halo." So I did. I would check the front page once a week. Then once a day. Then numerous times a day. Then I found the forum. I lurked for a few months before I posted. Late 2004: Halo 2 is released. My friend Myrle and I go to WalMart at midnight to get the game. We were the first ones there at 11pm. They kid behind the counter was number cards to hand out to people. He writes a 1 on teh first and puts it in his pocket. Writes a 2 then 3 and gives them to us. By midnight he was into the 100's I play through the campaign, get disappointed I have to be Arbiter. Here MC say "Finishing this fight" and get disappointed again. Head on over to Harry Squatters and set up an Xbox Live account. BCookster618 was born. Start playing Halo 2 online and remember saying things like "these grenades are worthless. These guns are so weak. When is the sniper going to respawn??" I'll fast forward all the complaints and just say, I always thought, and still think that Halo 2 online was horrible. The only reason it was so popular was because it had no competition. Early 2005: ManKitten is born. Mid 2007: Halo 3 beta. I look in my email and I have a friends and family invite. I dang near cry. I have a party that first weekend so all my friends could get a taste. Most of them didn't like it (because it wasn't totally bitched down like Halo 2 was) but I LOVED it. It felt and played so smooth. Late 2007: Halo 3 released. Played through the campaign and loved it. I'll admit, I welled up a bit at the closing scene. Started playing some online MP. Remember saying to myself "wow all these maps look exactly the same." AFter a couple months of playing, I kinda felt burnt out. Something about it just didn't capture my attention like the previous games. New games came out and all my online friends were playing them. I say "Finally we get a good online Halo game, and no one will play it with me." Now: I still think Halo 3 is the best title on the 360. Both in gameplay and developer involvement.

Message Index

Halo - a look back over seven years	Louis Wu	11/15/08 9:35 a.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	xmoosev3	11/15/08 9:56 a.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	MasterCheifn	11/17/08 8:56 a.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	Jillybean	11/15/08 10:19 a.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	gspawn	11/15/08 10:36 a.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	Orange Chikin	11/15/08 11:39 p.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	serpx	11/15/08 10:49 a.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	SPARTAN 294	11/16/08 1:15 p.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	chaostheory	11/15/08 10:50 a.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	Stuntmutt	11/15/08 11:22 a.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	Cody Miller	11/15/08 11:44 a.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	Louis Wu	11/15/08 12:13 p.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	Blackstar	11/15/08 5:04 p.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	TTL OboeCrazy	11/15/08 11:24 a.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	Nabsuh	11/15/08 11:27 a.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	Cody Miller	11/15/08 11:41 a.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	Jillybean	11/15/08 12:03 p.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	slothboy	11/15/08 11:41 a.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	radiant penguin	11/15/08 11:35 p.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	Slothboy	11/16/08 2:29 p.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	Taco Power	11/18/08 2:50 a.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	Buttskunk	11/15/08 12:01 p.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	XerxdeeJ	11/15/08 12:13 p.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	Stormwing	11/15/08 12:25 p.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	Harabek	11/15/08 12:33 p.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	ICDedPpl	11/15/08 12:36 p.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	Captain Spark	11/15/08 12:40 p.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	Milhouse	11/15/08 12:41 p.m.
Halo got me in University.	BootStrap Boon	11/15/08 12:50 p.m.
There's a longer story to actually go with this...	sorahn	11/15/08 1:03 p.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	Ibeechu	11/15/08 1:09 p.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	Siliconmaster482	11/15/08 1:34 p.m.
Yay for wort wort wort, warthog jumps, and AotCR *NM*	mirel	11/15/08 1:34 p.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	John_117	11/15/08 1:35 p.m.
People	Anton P. Nym (aka Steve)	11/15/08 1:45 p.m.
Truly a great seven years	j41m3z	11/15/08 2:39 p.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	Hunt3r	11/15/08 2:55 p.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	Brodingo	11/15/08 3:22 p.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	Ragashingo	11/15/08 3:49 p.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	newguy2445	11/15/08 4:19 p.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	P1TVIPER	11/15/08 5:08 p.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	Hawaiian Pig	11/15/08 5:58 p.m.
Fan Timline.... Things I cared about	Grey Wolf	11/15/08 6:18 p.m.
Barry Bonds is, and has always been, roids free...	stan	11/16/08 12:07 a.m.
Re: Fan Timline.... Things I cared about	Cocopjojo	11/16/08 5:52 a.m.
Re: Fan Timline.... Things I cared about	Ragashingo	11/16/08 11:37 a.m.
Re: Fan Timline.... Things I cared about	MasterCheifn	11/17/08 9:00 a.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	Davis Beutler	11/15/08 6:31 p.m.
It's a good game, aye...	stan	11/15/08 7:12 p.m.
My Life and Halo *L-L-LONG!*	Urban Reflex	11/15/08 7:38 p.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	LostSpartan987	11/15/08 8:52 p.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	David Paull	11/15/08 9:02 p.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	Nokterne	11/15/08 9:17 p.m.
Its sad how much Halo has affected my life.	Dustbunny27	11/15/08 9:21 p.m.
Good times...	J23	11/15/08 11:11 p.m.
My story - OMGWALLOFTEXT	vlad3163	11/15/08 11:09 p.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	Mark Levin	11/15/08 11:18 p.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	AngelicLionheart	11/15/08 11:23 p.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	helloblueroses	11/15/08 11:25 p.m.
Unabashed Sharing + Sappy Shoutouts :) *long!*	SonofMacPhisto	11/16/08 2:38 a.m.
Re: Unabashed Sharing + Sappy Shoutouts :) *long!*	Captain Spark	11/16/08 11:27 a.m.
How could I forget HH...!	SonofMacPhisto	11/16/08 12:22 p.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	BlueNinja	11/16/08 3:15 a.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	vshields ash	11/16/08 8:02 a.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	Ross Mills	11/16/08 9:37 a.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	Sep7imus [subnova]	11/16/08 10:41 a.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	Louis Wu	11/16/08 11:43 a.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	Sep7imus [subnova]	11/16/08 11:50 a.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	Ross Mills	11/16/08 5:37 p.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	MasterCheifn	11/17/08 10:40 a.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	Ross Mills	11/16/08 5:38 p.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	ManKitten	11/16/08 9:45 a.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	Jim 028	11/16/08 10:02 a.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	elpolloguapo	11/16/08 10:30 a.m.
"drain my mancannon" #patent pending# *NM*	Captain Spark	11/16/08 12:24 p.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	Sep7imus [subnova]	11/16/08 10:37 a.m.
Wow, has it been that long? (Wow, *Long*!)	cheapLEY	11/16/08 11:51 a.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	dogsounds	11/16/08 12:03 p.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	Louis Wu	11/16/08 12:10 p.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	dogsounds	11/16/08 12:22 p.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	GheoFabulousDuk	11/16/08 1:37 p.m.
I don't know where to start	DeepCee	11/16/08 2:20 p.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	Taco Power	11/16/08 1:58 p.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	Rt. Hon. Wolzee	11/17/08 1:40 p.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	Sgt Zarathustra	11/16/08 2:00 p.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	Rockslider	11/16/08 2:42 p.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	bs angel	11/16/08 4:26 p.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	DarkReign2021	11/16/08 4:34 p.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	DarkReign2021	11/17/08 8:36 a.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	Cygnus Unggoy	11/16/08 5:23 p.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	[AMS] GreyThor	11/16/08 5:41 p.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	vector40	11/16/08 8:27 p.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	Louis Wu	11/16/08 9:26 p.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	vector40	11/16/08 10:08 p.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	MasterCheifn	11/17/08 9:03 a.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	Louis Wu	11/17/08 9:11 a.m.
XD *NM*	MasterCheifn	11/17/08 10:08 a.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	maxthehedgie	11/16/08 8:48 p.m.
Halo's social side, it helps with asperges *long*	nomis78	11/16/08 11:34 p.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years *long*	De Laal	11/17/08 2:16 a.m.
7yrs (Bungie + HBO) = WIN *NM*	profhalo	11/17/08 5:16 a.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	UrsusArctos	11/17/08 5:49 a.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	xMixMasterx	11/17/08 7:16 a.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	JeSteR 343	11/17/08 9:11 a.m.
Well said...	Mariachi	11/17/08 11:04 a.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	magdala	11/17/08 9:25 a.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	95ss	11/17/08 11:21 a.m.
yep	pooberry	11/17/08 9:45 a.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	Sonkway	11/17/08 10:39 a.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	Chanchu Mohan	11/17/08 10:48 a.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	Stephen L. (SoundEffect)	11/17/08 11:19 a.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	Free Weights	11/17/08 11:47 a.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	Mercury	11/17/08 11:57 a.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	z	11/17/08 3:15 p.m.
Forgive me its2am as I type this LONGpost sans fin	Magni Harvald	11/17/08 6:52 p.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	ll Sgt Scope ll	11/17/08 7:41 p.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	vshields ash	11/17/08 7:51 p.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	KP	11/17/08 9:38 p.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	Sep7imus [subnova]	11/17/08 10:10 p.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	DirkGently	11/18/08 12:50 a.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	BerserkerBarage	11/18/08 12:48 p.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	Red_Breast	11/18/08 1:34 p.m.
My experience.	My7hos	11/18/08 3:37 p.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	Miguel Chavez	11/18/08 6:39 p.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	Taco Power	11/19/08 1:41 p.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	Ross Mills	11/20/08 11:53 a.m.