Played some multiplayer Halo 3 last weekend - 12 guys, 3 machines/tv's. Sooo sweeet......
The options you have to customize a multiplayer match are so much more robust now, it's incredible - there might even be too many options this time! Also, many more options to customize the look of your toon, from helmets, shoulder/arms, chest, another thing I can't remember, colours, emblems, etc. Of course you need to unlock most of the alternate armour choices, but that's okay, the campaign has to be good for something.
New maps are very cool, and the new weapons that I could figure out how to use are also extremely nice - gotta love the gravity hammer! This was my very first time playing the game, so there were several new weapons and other items that I either couldn't get to work at all or else couldn't use very effectively - I'm not sure how many times that night I exclaimed "what the hell is this?". Of course, every time I did say that I got ganked shortly after :D
Graphics are very nice, definitely improved a lot over 1 and 2, although perhaps not as much as you might think. Sound and lighting are also very well done, the atmosphere is very much a part of this game even in the frenetic pace of a 12-man free-for-all melee!
Overall, much fun was had by all, and I did quite well - was in the top 3 for about half of the free-for-all's, was in the top 6 for the other half, and in team games was on the winning side for all but one or two matches. Best of all, I bested my friend (who shall remain nameless) in the standings almost every match, sometimes with a thorough trouncing - this is the guy who invited me to the party, had already beaten the game, and has always been far superior to me in Halo 1 and 2 by a significant margin. Ah, friendly rivalries with the appropriate associated trash talk and bragging rights - it's what gaming is all about!
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