New Halo 3 info straight from Bungie

It’s great in a way that Bungie releases these “weekly updates”. No need to check out 50 different sites for a scoop; and you get guaranteed updates. This week’s update is another one of them goodies. There’s a lot of Halo 2 to discuss.

The two first Halo installments set the great foundation Master Chief currently stands on. Arguably one of the best exclusive titles for the Xbox line, Halo 3 is indeed packing a barrel full of promise; fans simply can’t get enough info about it.

And what a game it’s turning out to be. Sift through all the marketing hype and you’ll see that the world once again is waiting with bated breath. And we got ourselves a few great news. I’ll quote Frankie from Bungie.net

“I have been playing through Campaign mode purely for kicks. Exploring, in fact. There’s lots of the feel of the original Halo, where you’ll find yourself in a huge (dangerous) and intrinsically fascinating environment and just want to go tool around and check things out.

At this stage in development, the encounters are very carefully placed. Sometimes that means you’re in frantic firefights (on a significantly bigger scale than in Halo 2, although all I will confirm numerically is at least one more Grunt.) but there’s also time for exploratory reflection and the, “Oooh, maybe I can climb up there and check that thing out,” sort of play.

Don’t get me wrong. It’s not GTA – it’s still Halo, but there’s a bigger feeling scope to some of these levels that has me reminiscing about the original game. And yet, conversely, I’m super excited about the new stuff. Using the debug menu, I dropped in a couple of items of new equipment. Maybe theyÂ’re for killing, maybe theyÂ’re for getting around, maybe they’re for both. Who’s to say”

Hmm…The new equipment definitely should be some new vehicle. We just can’t wait to cause carnage with it. Secondly, like they said, there’s lots of the feel of the original Halo, which means that they’ve accepted that Halo 2 was missing something. Great, at least they know what they have to fix!

While Halo 3 is coming out, we’re sure there’s a large contingent of PC gamers who want to get their hands on Halo 2 on their PC. Stay tuned because they’re gonna be releasing some info next week. So until then, keep waiting.

Via Bungie

It’s great in a way that Bungie releases these “weekly updates”. No need to check out 50 different sites for a scoop; and you get guaranteed updates. This week’s update is another one of them goodies. There’s a lot of Halo 2 to discuss.

The two first Halo installments set the great foundation Master Chief currently stands on. Arguably one of the best exclusive titles for the Xbox line, Halo 3 is indeed packing a barrel full of promise; fans simply can’t get enough info about it.

And what a game it’s turning out to be. Sift through all the marketing hype and you’ll see that the world once again is waiting with bated breath. And we got ourselves a few great news. I’ll quote Frankie from Bungie.net

“I have been playing through Campaign mode purely for kicks. Exploring, in fact. There’s lots of the feel of the original Halo, where you’ll find yourself in a huge (dangerous) and intrinsically fascinating environment and just want to go tool around and check things out.

At this stage in development, the encounters are very carefully placed. Sometimes that means you’re in frantic firefights (on a significantly bigger scale than in Halo 2, although all I will confirm numerically is at least one more Grunt.) but there’s also time for exploratory reflection and the, “Oooh, maybe I can climb up there and check that thing out,” sort of play.

Don’t get me wrong. It’s not GTA – it’s still Halo, but there’s a bigger feeling scope to some of these levels that has me reminiscing about the original game. And yet, conversely, I’m super excited about the new stuff. Using the debug menu, I dropped in a couple of items of new equipment. Maybe theyÂ’re for killing, maybe theyÂ’re for getting around, maybe they’re for both. Who’s to say”

Hmm…The new equipment definitely should be some new vehicle. We just can’t wait to cause carnage with it. Secondly, like they said, there’s lots of the feel of the original Halo, which means that they’ve accepted that Halo 2 was missing something. Great, at least they know what they have to fix!

While Halo 3 is coming out, we’re sure there’s a large contingent of PC gamers who want to get their hands on Halo 2 on their PC. Stay tuned because they’re gonna be releasing some info next week. So until then, keep waiting.

Via Bungie