Comments on: Revisiting Halo 3 http://www.polycat.net/1845/revisiting-halo-3/ Mon, 15 Feb 2010 10:31:10 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Matthew http://www.polycat.net/1845/revisiting-halo-3/comment-page-1/#comment-218347 Matthew Tue, 14 Jul 2009 04:44:42 +0000 http://www.polycat.net/?p=1845#comment-218347 If I remember correctly, the "30 seconds of fun" concept also appears in the "making of" materials included with the Halo 2 Special Edition. If I remember correctly, the “30 seconds of fun” concept also appears in the “making of” materials included with the Halo 2 Special Edition.

]]> By: Matthew http://www.polycat.net/1845/revisiting-halo-3/comment-page-1/#comment-218278 Matthew Tue, 14 Jul 2009 02:44:42 +0000 http://www.polycat.net/?p=1845#comment-218278 If I remember correctly, the "30 seconds of fun" concept also appears in the "making of" materials included with the Halo 2 Special Edition. If I remember correctly, the “30 seconds of fun” concept also appears in the “making of” materials included with the Halo 2 Special Edition.

]]> By: Kyle Barrett http://www.polycat.net/1845/revisiting-halo-3/comment-page-1/#comment-218272 Kyle Barrett Tue, 07 Jul 2009 22:17:55 +0000 http://www.polycat.net/?p=1845#comment-218272 Thanks very much for this, it's an awesome read, I'll bookmark this place. It's nice to think people are writing about games that are nearing 3 years old - it's clear then that it's a critical eye, rather than enthusiast or media eye.<br><br>And not that I'd expect you to study OTHER people playing Halo, I just find it hard to read why it's great based on the way you play it, which I do not. Writing about games, is of course difficult enough already, and it was interesting to read what you'd deduced was great about it anyway.<br><br>Now I am going to read your inFamous post!<br><br>Kyle Thanks very much for this, it's an awesome read, I'll bookmark this place. It's nice to think people are writing about games that are nearing 3 years old – it's clear then that it's a critical eye, rather than enthusiast or media eye.

And not that I'd expect you to study OTHER people playing Halo, I just find it hard to read why it's great based on the way you play it, which I do not. Writing about games, is of course difficult enough already, and it was interesting to read what you'd deduced was great about it anyway.

Now I am going to read your inFamous post!

Kyle

]]> By: mittense http://www.polycat.net/1845/revisiting-halo-3/comment-page-1/#comment-218271 mittense Tue, 07 Jul 2009 03:14:38 +0000 http://www.polycat.net/?p=1845#comment-218271 Thanks for the link; that's exactly the sort of summary I failed to find last night. Thanks for the link; that's exactly the sort of summary I failed to find last night.

]]> By: Gangles http://www.polycat.net/1845/revisiting-halo-3/comment-page-1/#comment-218270 Gangles Tue, 07 Jul 2009 02:26:04 +0000 http://www.polycat.net/?p=1845#comment-218270 The "30 seconds of fun" quote appears to have been <a href="http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2008/08/indepth_bungie_on_eight_years.php" rel="nofollow">coined by Damian Isla</a> at a developer conference in Brighton.<br><br>The vehicles in Halo really enhance the intentionality and improvisation cycle, especially when they're enemy controlled. The game starts you in a bad situation (being attacked by a vehicle), then lets you reverse it mid-fight (hijacking). They're definitely what I look for first in the "scouting" phase. The “30 seconds of fun” quote appears to have been coined by Damian Isla at a developer conference in Brighton.

The vehicles in Halo really enhance the intentionality and improvisation cycle, especially when they're enemy controlled. The game starts you in a bad situation (being attacked by a vehicle), then lets you reverse it mid-fight (hijacking). They're definitely what I look for first in the “scouting” phase.

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