New York Times Review of Halo 3 - Comments?

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#1 nst01
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The NYT review of Halo 3 came out today - comments anyone?

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/27/technology/circuits/27games.html?_r=1&ref=circuits&oref=slogin

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#2 tony_fjellborg
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Alot of fancy words with no meaning imo...
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#3 loudharley
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Ill give em that the graphics arent as pretty as gears of war and bioshock but when u compare the size of the environments to halo 3 they seem small.Halo 3 has huge levels and they look fantastic.
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#4 Chutebox
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I honestly think the review was spot on. He in no way bashed the game, named it's short comings, and said multiplayer is the main draw to it, which I think is correct.
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#5 Cujo31
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Sounds like someone who doesn't like Halo to me. Dispite the hype around this game...it is what it is...take it or leave it....just the same as any other game. This game rocks!
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#6 Generic_Dude
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Seems about right. I think the game plays very much like the previous Halo games, and I don't think there are very many changes and I DO feel like I'm playing a revamped version of Halo 2... but that's OK. Like the guy says, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it."
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#7 Uncle_Tbag
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NYT lost all credibility over the last several years, and I don't think they had any to begin with regards to video games.
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#8 rimnet00
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The article is spot on.
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#9 Dave40k
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tl;dr
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#10 arkangelsa
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i agree with 90% of that, but all in all it still plays very well and is a great fps, in which there is alot added to a game we all loved so in that makes it great "not amazing" but great
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#11 pianoman4life
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his pillow is a PS3.
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#12 hwcnyc
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It's not as if a review on the Times will change anybodys minds on Halo 3. If you're a fan of the series you probably already have it. If you're like me and thought the first Halo was garbage you probably won't be caught dead with a copy of Halo 3.
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#13 Chaism
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Surprisingly I think the review is the most dead on at all, With in the first paragraph alone. Which explains why some like Halo 3 and some do not it is the same that did not like Halo 2 or Halo 1.

The best I think was, " One is expected to love Halo games the way one is expected to love Harry Potter, "American Idol," Tom Hanks, the Beatles and chocolate" Though criticizing chocolate in any way is just not fair, All the rest has the same sense of hype and falls into the your only cool if you like these shows within there targeted markets.

I think Halo is another example Advertising firms will say is the game model to look at, Same way they look at Harry Potter Advertising for other books, Or TV Advertisers look at American Idol hoping to get another spin off of there own to make money. It just some how all worked and came together and now like Rocky Horror Picture show you have a rabid following of fans that will say it is gods gift to man kind.