"DBSnappa" <davidjREMOVEMEboughton@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> > Just had a few quick games (anyone who doesn't believe me:
> > http://www.bungie.net/Stats/PlayerSt...layer=Zomoniac ), so
> > here are some very brief first-10-minute impressions before I go to bed:
> >
> > First off, let me say that I am a diabolical Halo player. I finished
> > second to last in all three games, with 5 kills in the first game, 2 in
> > the second (both on Snowbound, the first a Slayer and the second a
> > Sniper one) and 8 on the third (Slayer on High Ground). Therefore my
> > opinion isn't valid, but here it is anyway:
> >
> > It's good. Very good. Like Halo 2 with slight improvements. The control
> > feels ever so slightly faster which makes a big difference. Graphically,
> > yes it's Halo 2 HD. Though I can't say I cared much. You don't notice
> > when you're in the heat of battle. The only vehicle I got a go in was
> > the Mongoose. Imagine if someone scaled a Warthog down to go-kart size
> > and took the guns off and you have it. The levels are decent enough
> > (High Ground is much the better of the two), and I didn't have my
> > headset on so can't comment on the twunt Yanks.
> >
> I agree largely with your review - I thought it looked nice and hid for
> a while to have a good look - only had two quick goes this morning - it
> is faster and obviously has been playtested to death.
I downloaded it this morning and had one quick game of Oddball on Snowbound
(and did woefully, as usual). It's not eye-poppingly stunning to look at,
but it is a bit nicer than H2 in HD. I'll reserve judgement on the gameplay
until I've played a bit more, but from first impressions, it does feel very
familiar and comfortable.
> i enjoyed it - and I didn't play like a total twonk - came third in the
> second match with 16 kills I think - that mounted machine FTW!
>
> Look forward to killing you miserable bunch of twonks tonight 
Oh, yes. Bring it on, etc...
Chris.
GT: SomethingWitty