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[Punkguitar127]

Well i think there will be another Halo and according to my friends he did some math and firgured out there are 9 Halos and so 9 halo games.

[chittnp]

I had Read somewhere that bungie had to cut out almost half of Halo 2 to have it done by the release date, so in theory, halo 3 is half done (!), and with all the hype surrounding halo2 and its sales numbers, I would garuntee bungie wont stop milking this cash cow. both the walmart and K-mart near me are back ordered on both xbox's and copies of halo 2, so I expect  that a Halo 3 release that  corresponds to the Xenon, is what we'll get.

I've also read the books and like them alot, I think that the possbility of a prequel is definately something that should be done, the back story is one of the things that makes the game so compelling...and the master chief makes a great hero...im not too crazy about the arbiter though. Anyway, as long as the gameplay is still fun, and they continue to make subtle changes to the game, Ill still buy them.

[crewdude55]

If half-life 2 sells for 5 years, halo 3 will sell for 10... lol

[fever]

QUOTE (nas6034 @ Jul 24 2004, 04:04 AM)

do u think that they might be a halo 3 and if so do u think it would be mostly likely be for xb2

am sure it wont come out, i watched a live interview with a developer and he said they done it all with halo2 but now they wanna try something new.....but we cant say what. go check the vids on gamespot its on there

[_sparhawk_]

although the date that i saw failed to specify a year, so that leaves it open to alot of change

[crewdude55]

what date?

[enderandrew]

I'd like to see any article where a member of BUNGIE has openly said that Halo 3 has been in development.

Every single interview with them I've seen or read clearly states they are getting away from Halo.

I'd also like to see someone point to one credible source with proof that Halo 3 is half-way done.  Because it doesn't exist.  Halo 3 is in pre-production if anything.

Seriously, there are some people here smoking some crack.

And Halo 3 will not sell for 10 years.  No video game will sell new copies for 10 years, because technology changes so fast.  Either way, Halo doesn't have a released SDK or mod support.  Games with mod support last longer because of the mod scene.  If two equal games have that difference, mod support, and no mod support, the game with mod support will last longer, and sell more copies.

Half Life 2 not only includes a better engine, more weapons, a better storyline, better graphics, better physics, and more to do (the gravity gun presents so many interesting opportunities), but it also includes an incredible mod scene already built in.

Halo 2 has only one strength over Half Life 2, and that is the sound/score.

[crewdude55]

[enderandrew]

I'm going to buy HL2 on Steam as soon as I build my next Athlon-64 gaming rig.

[RideBurton164]

hey enderandrew...ill agree with you that no one from bungie has said anything about halo 3 being in developement...HOWEVER...

http://www.MS.com/pr...fice-launch.asp

"We'll show you a capability inside the Office System today that delivers on what we call Information Rights Management. We're working on the next version -- I hate to tell you this confidentially but I'll have to swear you to secrecy now -- we're working on the next version of Xbox right now and we're working on Halo 2 and Halo 3, the two newest versions of the game." - Remarks by Steve Ballmer, CEO, MS Corporation, MS Office System Launch, Orlando, Florida, October 21, 2003....

he MIGHT? know what hes talking about?

[WildMonkeys]

[John,Spartan-117]

most of the people who were gonna buy HALO 2 already did.  Its not like the first one were it took a while for how good it is to get around.  Halo 3's probaly gonna be launched with xbox 2 and xbox 2 is rumored for a late 2005 launch.

[enderandrew]

They had another 5 gigs of unused space on the DVD.  They only used 4 gigs.  They could fit more in Halo 2 if they wanted.

There isn't much story, and there is plenty of room on the disc.

I believe there will be a Halo 3.  However, they easily could have added to Halo 2 if they wanted.

[anthonydata]

well they had to cut the game in half so halo 3 would still be a good size  not just 5 levels or sumthin

[enderandrew]

Nope.

I don't buy it.  That's poor game design.  Neither Halo nor Halo 2 have a lot of plot.  There is certainly room for more in Halo 2, and in Halo 3.

Everyone keeps saying the story HAD to be cut in half.  Bull shit.  You can tell one full story in Halo 2, and one full story in Halo 3.  If that story ends the franchise, then either tell another story, or move on to another franchise.  Don't short change your product simply to make more money.

Good level design is good level design.  The plot doesn't dicate that you can only have X number of levels.  If the battles are good, they're good.  Metroid Prime 2 has no real plot to speak of, but they have plenty of FUN levels.

The game could have been longer.  It could have had more story.  But the fact is this is the game that Bungie wanted to put out.  They designed it this way, and this is what you paid $50 for.

I think certain people are so die-hard in their Bungie worship that they can't approach, let alone grasp the concept that they may have been short-changed.

Then again, if you're content to pay $50 for Halo on Live, then go ahead.  If you're happy, I won't argue.  That's your right as a consumer to decide where to spend your money.  Hell, they sell a $10,000 martini in New York.  If you think it's worth 10 grand, then buy it.

My opinion is that Halo is overrated, and Halo 2 is certainly not the second coming of Christ.

For many people it seems that Halo was their first LAN game.  They discovered good multiplayer gaming, and associated that fun with Halo, and not specifically with LAN gaming in general.  I'll take Counter Strike Source over Halo 2 any day of the week.

I urge people to open up and try other good LAN games.