Halo 3: How Microsoft Labs Invented a New Science of Play

[Stealth]

http://www.wired.com/gaming/virtualworlds/magazine/15-09/ff_halo
I got a copy of that issue sitting on my desk right now, I've read it when I was down in Richfild Utah acting as a poll bear for my dead grandmother (don't ask in topic) and it was very cool to learn how Bungie has been working on Halo 3 and making it just right for every one.

[et_cg]

Too bad our government in America isn't like that.

[Flyboy]

Wow, long article. I'll read it in the morning when I don't need to tape my eyes open.

[ExAm]

I got that in my issue. Awesome stuff. Bungie is really pouring all they've got into this one. This will definitely make up for the pile of epic failure that Halo 2 was.

[NullZero]

Very, very interesting to read! Thanks for sharing :D

[Flyboy]

I got that in my issue. Awesome stuff. Bungie is really pouring all they've got into this one. This will definitely make up for the pile of epic failure that Halo 2 was.
Bungie scored on the multiplayer in Halo 2, so the game wasn't an epic fail, just not up to par with the original. However, bungie seams to be going back to Halo 1's roots. A simple yet good story with open environments, characters and weapons coupled with a great multiplayer. Halo 2 was all about MP, Halo 3, it's the other way around.

[TIA Gangsta]

Damn, they're really going all out for this game. I have seriously high hopes for this game, and at the moment I highly doubt it'll let me down.
Can't wait!

[Warsaw]

Well, I wouldn't say simple story, but it is easy to follow.

Halo 2's success rate all depends on who you ask. Some will say it is the best game ever, others will say it was a total bungle.

Halo 3 is looking good so far :).

[ExAm]

Bungie scored on the multiplayer in Halo 2, so the game wasn't an epic fail, just not up to par with the original. However, bungie seams to be going back to Halo 1's ruts. A simple yet good story with open environments, characters and weapons coupled with a great multiplayer. Halo 2 was all about MP, Halo 3, it's the other way around.Only because it was the first online game to get XBL play right. Now that others are out, it's clear to me how poorly designed Halo 2's multiplayer really is. It blows, tbh.

[Veegie]

Only because it was the first online game to get XBL play right. Now that others are out, it's clear to me how poorly designed Halo 2's multiplayer really is. It blows, tbh.
Halo 2's netcode and multiplayer experience(party system etc.) is award-winning. It has set standards for other games to meet, as other publishers have stated numerous times.
Sounds like you had a bad personal-experience.

[ExAm]

I just don't like it. The way in which halo 2's dual wielding changes gameplay just isn't good to me, plus the abundance of exploits and glitches. Halo 3's dual wielding has something more, but I can't quite pin it down. It just works. Anyway, that's my opinion, and those who gave the awards have their opinions.

[Flyboy]

They weaken weapon strength when duel wielding. In halo 2 if you fired two SMG's at your enemy, it was basically just a fucking wall of led. In Halo 3, it's still a wall of lead, just with less punch.