Ahahaha I did find that guy. Listened to the whole thing. Hilarious! ='D

I'll have to go look for him again when/if I play it on higher difficulty (I suck and probably need co-op help in order to do that).

The 640p claim is bullshit. It's the result of some shitty sets receiving screen tearing with the VGA connection.

I like how people are going out of they're way to try and slam this game, but then realize there isn't much to slam...so they're fucked.

Game is 720p, just like every other 360 game.

Maybe so, but when I bought HL1 back in '98, there was no Counter-Strike. I didn't buy the game for multiplayer cause my PC back then was a pile of shit.

UT is a given cause it's built around the deathmatch aspect, much like Q3.

Warhawk was a game that had single player, but was scraped for whatever reason, and I remember listening to a 1up yours podcast a while back and they were talking about how great it looked, and how the SP looked to be really fun.

I look forward to SP games like the upcoming HL2:Ep 2 and Portal. They both look very fun, and worth the price point on steam; but that being said, I also have had a blast playing the TF2 Beta.

To conclude, Multiplayer might sell some people, but not everyone. :)

For crying out loud, who cares if the resolution is upscaled or not? If a game is fun, you play it. If it isn't fun, then go play something else. Seriously, upscaling is hardly a cardinal sin, especially considering that HDTV isn't even a standard format yet. Consider the number of graphical travesties that have been released on the Wii simply because developers don't feel any sort of obligation to even use the system for what little it is capable of. At least enough work went into Halo 3 to make it as good as it is. If I am to believe fan reports, it is the worthy sequel to the first game. I'll be playing it for the first time either tomorrow night or Sunday so I'll have more of an opinion then.

Anyway, I digress. Back to the topic of graphic whores. I don't say ZOMG Prime 3 Corruption sux, it only displays 480p widescreen. I play the game because it is fun. I remember back when 16 colours displayed simultaneously was a big deal and I now know people who won't even touch a NES because it is far too dated for their tastes. When gaming becomes more about presentation than play control, then there is a big problem.

Let it be said that I never did nothing for da peoples. =')

Sounds like a plan. Time to zoom vroom vroom out of here and back to my 360. I hopes to do some drivebys again. =D

Mind if someone tags along with you guys?

Just dropping in to say I just finished it on Heroic. I started yesterday, I think it took me about 12 hours gameplay time, so any complaints about a short game are uncalled for.

Loved the ending. Almost missed the last cutscene as I accidentally pressed B during the end credits (I thought the thank you message at the start needed to be skipped to move forward), but then decided to replay the last half of the final level anyway.

I thought it was a very satisfying finish for the trilogy and the wonderful nods to 1 (the environments, blowing up reactors, warthog finale) almost brought a tear to my eye.

Does anyone know how to make your Exp increase faster when playing ranked multiplayer?

Kill more people and die fewer times I imagine.

You get one for winning. You don't get one for losing.

That's it, sorry.

You need to hang around better people then.

That's team games, in free for all modes, isn't if you end up in the top half of the tables (so similar to being on the winning team I guess).

Holy crap, I think I'm going to have a seizure from all that blinking, if that's how you edited that post... jeebus @_o

Game's not bad at all, I just need to get on live to have some multiplayer fun. Anyone knows if I buy a 12-month time card if I still need a credit card info to activate live?

No you don't, but it's usually cheaper if you just subscribe via Xbox Live itself. Stores have their own profit.

No you don't. However like Elixir said, it's a bit cheaper going through the route that was mentioned.

I want the score so fucking badly right now.

Uh, it's $49.99 + tax either way. Who really cares where the profits go.

It's actually $60 here, $65 if you buy it from a store.

Acting like New Zealand prices are even relevant to this discussion. Get the fuck outta here.

Yes because I'm going to track down the differences between the American store prices of a twelve month Xbox Live subscription and their online price because they happen to *just* differ slightly just to reply to a thread. Get the fuck outta here.

Tube told you the current price of xblive in america and you quoted him like he was wrong. Tube is an American and hence represents the largest population of 360 users. xblives price is exactly the same amount in stores and through xblive's marketplace.

What he said was helpful and relevant to the topic.

What you said was patronizing bullshit that makes you look stupid to everyone but yourself.

Anyone else get all the skulls yet? I'm working my way to all 13! I've got 6 right now :)