halo hype

the release of Halo 3 is perhaps the most hyped video game to date.  there is soo much merchandising (Yogurt tells us that’s where the real money is made) i’m surprised Bungie doesn’t have a Master Chief motorcycle helmet.  if they did i’d buy it.  anyway, it was enough to bring Xbox 360 sales over the Nintendo Wii and enough for me to consider buying a 360.  before i seriously consider that i had better see what the first two are about.  now i’ve played Halo 2 on Xbox Live a bit in the past 2 years, but i have yet to be ranked higher than 4 (not good).  check out my Bungie.net profile for current stats.  ANYWAY, last week i started playing the first game, Halo: Combat Evolved, and today i beat it.  yes, i realize i’m nearly 6 years behind.  here’s me caring.

quickie review: initial thoughts were its not that different from 2 and there’s a health bar and shield (2 just has the shield).  i like the controls of the game.  a lot.  compared to Unreal Championship its easy to pick up and play.  storyline is what you’d expect for having to save Earth by fighting aliens on a space station before they attack.  graphics are great, nothing compared to 7th generation consoles, but still great.  soundtrack was composed by Martin O’Donnell and Michael Salvatori and i feel really makes the game.  the music sets the mood perfectly and the sound effects are what i’d expect.  difficulty of the game?  well, i played through it on easy so, it was not difficult.  am i going to play it through on normal or heroic?  doubtful.  did i enjoy the 10+ hours spent? yes. recommend? sure.

 what better way to end this post than a Halo LOL cat.  yes the same people that have been bringing those lolcats pics since the beginning of the net also have gamer influenced ones as well.  narf!

~ by bobbomo on Tue 23 Oct 2007.