Finished Halo 3

(Vague gameplay discussion; no other spoilers.) 

Melanie told me over Vietnamese today that she believed there was a direct correlation between the release of Halo 3 and my posting frequency falling off.

Yeah, probably something to that.

I just finished it about 20 minutes ago.  I proclaim it worthy.  It’s a top-of-the-top-tier game, just as its two predecessors were.  If you are a science fiction fan or video game fan and haven’t played the Halo games, make considerable haste.  (And if you’re a science fiction fan and a video game fan and haven’t played the Halo games, I’m pretty sure you’re going to hell.)

I realize I haven’t shut up about it for a week, so I’ll keep this post short.  (Hopefully I won’t get to babbling too much after I break into the bonus DVDs.)  Two informed opinions:

• If you are an experienced Halo player, start on Heroic difficulty.  Normal is too easy.
• I remain ambivalent about the new X-button-activated gameplay.  Fortunately, the game seems to be written such that you can ignore it if you like.  (I used it a couple of times, but I don’t think it was necessary.)

Bravo, Bungie.  Y’all please stay busy.

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