Halo 3.. the first hour
Before I start my discourse on Halo 3….a short cautionary tale.
When you pick up your pre ordered game from a large department store, if you hear a rattling sound from its metal busty innards, open it up immediately and check the discs.
What happened with me was weird, the original packaging for the Halo 3 “limited edition” I bought was all in place and untampered with, however the foam inner lining was missing and the game disc had been rattling around and had been scratched.
I took the game back and of course the inevitable “well, we have run out, we don’t know when we are getting more In” line was trotted out, I thought “bugger it” and got a refund, went to a another store in the same mall and bought the game again.
Second time around I opened the game and found the foam inlay and realized what was missing before.
Strange
On to Halo 3
I didn’t play Halo 2 very much so starting Halo 3 was a bit like back to the drawing board for me, you are into the action pretty much strait away and well…it’s a shooter so you kill aliens in various locals.
It looks great and the intuitive halo interface is easy to pick up.
Speaking of easy, that’s the mode I’m playing on at the moment,I’m the type that jumps into play and reads the manual later so I’m starting to get use to the various pick ups and weapons available in game.
You also have “equipment” that you pick up that’s new to Halo like a energy shield that blocks weapon damage but lets you walk through, I think using this stuff will be fun in multiplayer
I am going to hop into a bit of multiplayer soon to get a thrashing at that, looks like a few late nights coming up.
I always check my discs in the parking lot before I go home. I have a horror story involving Titan’s Quest and it’s expansion pack Immortal Throne. I bought both on the same day from EB Games here in Mesa, AZ. I headed for home with no delay, eager to play my new aquisitions. Alas, when I reached my home a surprise awaited me… and it wasn’t a good one. The Titan’s Quest desk was scatched. I returned to the store, and the disc was replaced, no questions asked. I headed home with renewed faith in human nature. Then, disaster! The same employee had instead of giving me an unscratched copy of Titan’s Quest, gave me an additional copy of the expansion pack Immortal Throne!! No I was pissed. I returned to the store a third time, and it was the charm. I enjoyed the game a great deal but the lesson was indelibly burned into my brain: CHECK YOUR DISCS!