HALO 2 is way too short!

MacLeod
MacLeod Posts: 14,358
edited December 2007 in Video Games
I just finished HALO 2 in about half the time I expected to.

Its a cliffhanger too so we should be seeing HALO 3 in a few years. :rolleyes:

Another ****, I played it on "normal" and it was ok but I like a challenge so I bumped it up to "heroic" and its ridiculous!

It takes 1000 hits to kill an enemy but it only takes about 2 from him to wipe out your shields and then 1 additional to kill you. So basically you run into bad guys, fire off a couple shots before he drills you a zillion times, then you go hide til your shields recharge then stick your head out and over and over. You spend most of the time hiding, waiting for the shields to recharge. :mad:

On a positive note, I love the soundtrack.
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  • drakan
    drakan Posts: 54
    edited January 2005
    I know what you mean.I beat it on easy,normal and hard but legendary is insane,tried cooperative but as soon as one of you die you start at your last checkpoint and you don't respawn like in halo.as for the length of the game I would say its close to the first one.halo 3 probably won't be the last one.

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  • Mjr7531
    Mjr7531 Posts: 856
    edited January 2005
    Gosh, I think I only have like 10-20 more hour of HL2 to go, and I've already played 20-30...
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  • PolkThug
    PolkThug Posts: 7,532
    edited January 2005
    Originally posted by MacLeod
    So basically you run into bad guys, fire off a couple shots before he drills you a zillion times, then you go hide til your shields recharge then stick your head out and over and over. You spend most of the time hiding, waiting for the shields to recharge. :mad:

    On a positive note, I love the soundtrack.

    Agreed, that is a lame aspect of fighting some of them.
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  • Codey
    Codey Posts: 188
    edited January 2005
    Its a cliffhanger too so we should be seeing HALO 3 in a few years.

    I was pretty stoked to play a sweet level when I saw the last cut scene, what a disappointement. Has anyone heard if and when there could be a Halo 3?

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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,732
    edited January 2005
    to short?

    GOD - it has 15!!!!!!!!!!! LEVELS!!!!!!!!!!

    What do you mean TO SHORT?

    but...I really liked the game! And I doubt bungie would leave off their best game, and one of microsofts best games like that and NOT come out with a Halo 3 man...It will most definetely be out when XBox 2 comes out, and will be a package deal. You can bet your money on that one....
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  • bknauss
    bknauss Posts: 1,441
    edited January 2005
    I've heard rumors that Xbox2 will have a bundled version with Halo2, but an upgraded graphics version (HD baby!). Haven't heard a peep about Halo3 coming out anytime soon.
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,732
    edited January 2005
    No, XBox 2 will be bundled with Halo 2.5 (rumor has it) - it will start at the cliffhanger of Halo 2...

    This would be Microsofts attempt to sell harddrives in the XBox 2, while the regular XBox 2 does NOT have a harddrive...

    Again, JUST a rumor...
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  • drakan
    drakan Posts: 54
    edited January 2005
    Not sure where I read this but I heard Bungie was developing Halo 3 at the same time as Halo 2.Will it be for XBOX or #2 don't know.:confused:

    drakan
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,732
    edited January 2005
    Man you better believe Microsoft will save Halo 3 for XBox 2 if they make it. It will most definetely be the game sold with the XBox 2 to push sales off the charts...
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • drakan
    drakan Posts: 54
    edited January 2005
    You are probably right,Poor Bill needs to make up a few billions don't he:eek:
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  • tecmo04
    tecmo04 Posts: 421
    edited January 2005
    play on live, endless entertainment...
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,732
    edited January 2005
    Ok folks...heres the line up from a press announcement - lost link

    XBox NEXT - August 2005

    Shortly after XBox NEXT -

    XBox NEXT HD - Includes Harddrive

    When the PS3 releases...

    XBox NEXT PC - It will be a mini computer, offering a keyboard and mouse with internet connection offering web browsing, messengers, CD burning, playing XBox and PC games. Microsoft plans to completely spoil the launch of PS3.

    Thats from what I read in the article... (cant find the link, but your welcome to search for it).
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  • bknauss
    bknauss Posts: 1,441
    edited January 2005
    Sounds like a rumor to me about the release date... I've just heard it'll be out this year for the holiday season. I've also heard about the different versions. I'm just very unsure that it will come out as early as August.

    Do a google for "xbox2 news" and you'll get a handful of pages dedicated to rumors and whatnot for the next xbox. A lot of the info is repeated on all of the websites. There's a video game convention coming up this year (april or may if my brain serves me correctly), and everyone is betting that's when all of the announcements will be made.

    Anyway, count me in for one of these puppies!
    Brian Knauss
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,732
    edited January 2005
    Well I got bored and turned up the 'level' of difficulty on halo, and now that I am more fluent with dual guns...

    I plan to go the entire time with dual weapons, until the flood comes, they die in one shot with the sword, kinda explode... but anyways...

    Dual weapons roxors... so much fun... even makes using human weaponry fun... ha
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  • Polk65
    Polk65 Posts: 1,405
    edited December 2007
    I finally got around to finishing this and it seemed short. Plenty of chances to jump and move around from the paths in most levels. What were they thinking of when they cancelled the movie?
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  • bdaley6509
    bdaley6509 Posts: 1,167
    edited December 2007
    Isn't it a good feeling to finally finish a game, no matter how long you've had it. Makes the purchase all the more worthwhile IMO.
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  • Kris Siegel
    Kris Siegel Posts: 309
    edited December 2007
    Why did you bump a thread 1 month shy of 3 years old? Bah!
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited December 2007
    I never played Halo 2, but I can tell you Halo 3 isn't very long either. I believe I finished it in 3 or 4 nights.
    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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