The aftermath

I hate to make my blog about the same game for two weeks in a row, but Halo 3 is that awesome and definitely worth the praise. By now many gamers have experienced Halo 3 in all of its glory, and I want to touch on some of the things that I enjoyed most about my experience.

The online coop mode is definitely the mode i enjoy most, because I have always been a big fan of Halo's campaign mode. I played through the original Halo in coop with probably 20 different people. I never understood why Bungie neglected to add online to Halo 2, but it was definitely worth the wait. I went through the game on legendary with two friends this past weekend, and the experience was fantastic.

The game is so short but the length actually fits a cooperative game quite well. In fact, the game resembles Gears of War in terms of total hours needed to complete. The game does enough to fulfill the story and at the same time manages to be just the right length for replayability.

I also dabbled in multiplayer for a bit, and was quite pleased with the community. Halo has always been a game where racial slurs occur within seconds of each other while playing online. However, I only encountered one of these guys in my 15 or so games, and he was quickly blocked with the lovely new mute feature.

I can already tell that I will be spending a ton of time in the theater. The sheer number of options is incredible, and the fact that you can watch and learn from previous multiplayer matches is a feature I fully expect to see in future console FPS games.



For more on Halo 3, check out the full review in this weeks issue of The Chanticleer.