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Saturday, November 10, 2001 |  |
Another massive GameSpot movie
Gamespot's Joe Fielder gives Halo a video review (80-90 MB download, also available in streaming formats) - word on the street is it's full of spoilers. :( Still - it's out there. (Louis Wu 21:07:34 UTC) (permalink)
Launch Party Coverage Page live
There's not much there yet... but in a few short hours, the Halo Launch Party will get underway in Chicago, and we've set up a page to handle the news and information. A bunch of HBO regulars will be there, and hopefully will get the chance to post their thoughts and observations as the night progresses. (The page will remain up, so that folks who don't have a chance to post from the party can add their two bits after the fact - it'll be a central repository for news and pictures from the event.) Bookmark the page! (Louis Wu 18:35:32 UTC) (permalink)
Important Launch Party Info
IMPORTANT: At 2:41 am Chicago time, Matt Soell dropped into our forum to apologize for the RSVP snafu (and the limitations of reality in general). He's not going to be able to respond to all of the RSVPs - but here are his general guidelines:
Bottom line: If you RSVPed two weeks ago, you are almost definitely in. If you RSVPed two days ago, or two hours ago, I guarantee nothing. If you didn't RSVP, stay home.
It would be very much of a downer to be turned away at the door... so take this to heart. (Louis Wu 16:07:28 UTC) (permalink)
Gamespy says 'eh'
Gamespy has put up their full Halo review... and they weren't that imporessed. A solid title, but nothing special. Mostly, they were frustrated with what they saw as repetitive gameplay ("It's like a videogame equivalent of Groundhog Day"). You can't please everyone... Charles Clifford gets the first-spot nod. (Louis Wu 14:58:31 UTC) (permalink)
IGN Reviews Halo... for Insiders
IGN has put up their Halo review - unfortunately, it's Insider-only. It makes some interesting points that the other reviews don't make - but since most of them could be considered spoilers, I'll refrain from quoting them. They also include some MAJOR spoilers - but clearly delineate them, and write them in white text on a white background, so the only way to read them is to WANT to read them. Thanks to Dan for the heads-up - read his post for the actual breakdown of their review. (Louis Wu 04:10:09 UTC) (permalink)
Halo Reviews page added
In anticipation of the flood of full Halo Reviews (that is, reviews of the full game, as opposed to previews, or reviews of beta versions, or mentions in articles not solely devoted to Halo), we've created a Reviews page. You can find the first three full reviews there now. This page should give you easy access to what the gaming press thinks of Halo. (Louis Wu 02:13:25 UTC) (permalink)
Gamespy's Holiday Buyers Guide
Gamespy's put up their Xbox Holiday 2001 Buyer's Guide... and Halo (of course) gets a nod. It's not very long (6 paragraphs, and two are the same :) ), but there's a nice little multiplayer hints section, with some decent (if pretty basic) advice. Thanks to Charles Clifford for the first heads-up! (Louis Wu 01:03:39 UTC) (permalink)
Gamespot's full Halo Review
The full reviews continue - Gamespot has put theirs up. They gave it a 9.7...
Halo is a complete thrill ride from beginning to end, an experience perhaps best described as a 16-hour-plus version of the siege scene from the film Terminator 2.
Complaints? Framerate and lack of bots. (Pretty standard fare by now. :) ) We'll get a Reviews page up asap (thanks for the suggestion, Nij!). Thanks to Fo for the heads-up! (Louis Wu 00:27:57 UTC) (permalink)
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