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I wish this was a trap...

Yep. 343 made a Halo game. I hope that it's more different in future games.

That's pretty hysterical XD

Yep it's coming. I feel like it's extremely, extremely important that the balance be perfect for the MLG playlist. If anything is out of order, people will complain even louder than they already are.

As far as the repetitive gameplay... it's a Halo game. 343 made a Halo game, and it plays like any other Halo game does, at least that's how it feels to me. I love the soundtrack as well, and didn't really notice it being super quiet, though I only played through it once so I might notice a difference if I go back and replay it. I'd say that Vortex is the only map that I really dislike. Every other map, at least to me, feel pretty balanced and nothing becomes really, really static. I don't understand the hate, to be honest. 343 didn't ruin Halo. They didn't change the formula really, and maybe that's a problem, but if anything else 343 made a tried and true Halo game.

I quit.

So satisfying.

No kidding...

I feel like your description of the SMG is exactly what the SAW is.

Teamwork takes you lightyears.

Sticky detonator for sure. When I lure two people in and blow them both up, there's no better feeling.

Thruster pack and well placed grenades.

Here's a secret. At close range, you will almost always lose to a BR/AR. Use firepower and equip the BR.

I don't care how you got the 30-0 (unless you hacked, in which case you are a scumbag) it's a good play.

Lock please. This contributes nothing.

So I'm not sure if we have any fellow duders out in the forums, but if people don't know, I write some reviews for a website called www.giantbomb.com and I wrote one on Far Cry 3. It's pretty short and succinct, but they're my thoughts on the game. And my favorite game of the years is Far Cry 3. I'm definitely more of a gameplay trumps story kind of guy (not that I should have to choose), and in some ways Far Cry 3 makes me choose, but in others, it really doesn't. The opening scene with the montage of the kids being pretentious pricks is pretty awesome, and it makes it even crazier when you realize you're just watching the phone which Vaas has. Speaking of which. Vaas is my favorite character of the year, no questions asked. "I like this phone. This is a nice ******* phone." For one reason or another, that specific phrase just brought me into his character, and he is easily my favorite of the year. Unfortunately, Far Cry 3 kind of makes it a weak ending. On the upside, the gameplay is great. I've never felt more badass than when I stab a guy, whip around and zap two people with my bow, then set a group of buffalo wild on the rest of the pirates in an outpost and I get that XP bonus for no alarms set off. The shooting feels very good, the travel is never dry, which is great (especially for an open world game) due to the lush forests and all the crazy animals and the interactions they have not just with you, but with each other. I mean, I saw a tiger chase down a buffalo, and I couldn't stop smiling. Maybe that's just saying something about myself... anyway, I love the environment and the feel of the game just as much as I enjoy the story, which left me a little bit frustrated. I am by no means a fan of open world games, but the way that Far Cry 3 handles the travel and the potential monotony of trudging from one radio tower to the next is great. I mean, even the radio towers are fun to climb because they are, in essence, each a different platformer.

Please don't revive these dead threads.

Bump and/or sticky?

This and quickly dodging grenades.

There's always a thrill of destroying people with a group of random SWAT players in Halo 3 or whatnot, but people just tend to quit now and not stick it out...

Nah. Too big and bulky. At least the dino's in the other Halo games were large but still somewhat slender. I mean it might be cool, but they are massively different from the Spartans so I think that from a gameplay standpoint it might not work.

I think this is the unfortunate truth. In all honesty, she got kind of annoying towards the end of this game...

Face? If you saw his face, you played a different game than I did. I saw his eyes...

Don't forget that Vaas is the best character of the year.

Merry Christmas!