Did you get Halo 2 at launch, even though it was in a release window that was jam packed with games like MGS 3, San Andreas, and Half Life 2?
-
Ever wanted an RSS feed of all your favorite gaming news sites? Go check out our new Gaming Headlines feed! Read more about it here.
Today marks the 15th anniversary of Halo 2's release
- Thread starter Cort
- Start date
Did you get Halo 2 at launch, even though it was in a release window that was jam packed with games like MGS 3, San Andreas, and Half Life 2?
The Best Halo Game. I remember staying home to play it.
One of the few sequels I can recall being everything I wanted and more.
I wish I could easily play OG Halo 2 online with SMG starts without needing a whole 16 person custom lobby.
One of the few sequels I can recall being everything I wanted and more.
I wish I could easily play OG Halo 2 online with SMG starts without needing a whole 16 person custom lobby.
OP
OP
I wish I could rocket/sword jump out of maps again with friends as we explore the unknown
I don't remember when or how I got Halo 2. I just remember seeing the initial demo and being like "You can hijack vehicles?" and then the game suddenly materialized in my house.
Reminded me of the old days when you had to buy map packs from an actual store.
Reminded me of the old days when you had to buy map packs from an actual store.
People underestimate how much fun glitching was back in the day. I still know a ton of tricks for MP and SP.
Went to EB Games around 9:30PM thinking we'd be near the front of the line. Boy were we wrong...
Man I love Halo 2. Probably the game I've spent the most amount of time in.
Man I love Halo 2. Probably the game I've spent the most amount of time in.
The first midnight launch I went to unaccompanied by my parents, the first time I ever had Starbucks in hopes it would help me stay awake, and an absolutely miserable day of high school to follow on complete sleep deprivation and wanting nothing more to go back home and continue playing.
Also, admittedly, the last time I saw Halo as one of the best franchises in gaming. There was a certain disillusionment over the long term about how much different the game turned out compared to pre-release media, including even that long-form playable demo, and also it was one of my first big exposures to the toxicity of online gaming -- it served as one of my personal culture shocks of just how rotten-minded many gamers are, with the constant exposure to just nasty behavior online in that game in particular. There were other games back then that were clear indicators that existed at the time, but I didn't really play on PC back then and Halo 2 served as my first huge foray into online gaming, preceded only by PSO on Dreamcast which I played pretty much exclusively with RL friends.
But that was just my experience with the game, and that's only in hindsight. This very day 15 years ago, I was very excited.
Also, admittedly, the last time I saw Halo as one of the best franchises in gaming. There was a certain disillusionment over the long term about how much different the game turned out compared to pre-release media, including even that long-form playable demo, and also it was one of my first big exposures to the toxicity of online gaming -- it served as one of my personal culture shocks of just how rotten-minded many gamers are, with the constant exposure to just nasty behavior online in that game in particular. There were other games back then that were clear indicators that existed at the time, but I didn't really play on PC back then and Halo 2 served as my first huge foray into online gaming, preceded only by PSO on Dreamcast which I played pretty much exclusively with RL friends.
But that was just my experience with the game, and that's only in hindsight. This very day 15 years ago, I was very excited.
First midnight launch for me. Truly one of the best mp games of all time, and the start of matchmaking.
This.
Also, that year (I was a Sophomore in high school) - it's all everyone talked about, gaming wise. It was even hyped up on popular radio stations taking about the long lines, midnight launch and how it sold like crazy. Halo 2 really did change the game.
Halo 2 released at a very weird time for me. I was in college, but was rapidly checking out of gaming. Online gaming with a console wasn't huge yet, so I played Halo for the single-player campaign. Between it, and Half-Life 2, Doom 3, and Fable (all releasing around the same time), I felt absolutely burned and checked out of gaming for years afterwards. None of those games were bad, but at $60 each and being a poor college student, being disappointed by all of them left a bad taste in my mouth.
I worked at Gamestop for the midnight release.
After everyone left, all 5-6 of us working that night took one of the opened copies and stuck it in the xbox demo united and played MP for a while.
Good times.
After everyone left, all 5-6 of us working that night took one of the opened copies and stuck it in the xbox demo united and played MP for a while.
Good times.
One of my Top Five of all time. Picked it up at midnight with my mom at Blockbuster Gamerush. There was a raffle for a H2 hat that I lost, and my mom paid $20 to the guy for it.
Awesome memory. Love that game. One of the few games in history to exceed my hype.
Awesome memory. Love that game. One of the few games in history to exceed my hype.
I remember I was 9 years old when this came out and I didn't know there was even a Halo 2 that was on the horizon. I remember playing Halo 1 like crazy and doing all the fun glitches and campaign with my cousins. Then when I came back from school one day my older cousin said he was playing Halo but it didn't look the same. He showed me the metal box it came in and the rest was history.
Good god was it fun to do the multiplayer glitches and the wacky glitches in the story mode like the Scarab Gun and warthog wars. Sure the campaign want as good and the cliffhanger was killer, but i enjoyed it for what it is. The only thing that topped the multiplayer fun of Halo 2 with my cousins was Halo 3.
But I'd be damned if I didn't have fond memories of Halo 2.
Good god was it fun to do the multiplayer glitches and the wacky glitches in the story mode like the Scarab Gun and warthog wars. Sure the campaign want as good and the cliffhanger was killer, but i enjoyed it for what it is. The only thing that topped the multiplayer fun of Halo 2 with my cousins was Halo 3.
But I'd be damned if I didn't have fond memories of Halo 2.
Nov 9 is a date that I doubt I ever forget. The hype for Halo 2 was insane at the time, I remember people at night school talking about it and seeing lines for the first time for a game. I bought it and enjoyed some local multiplayer with a friend. I also played some xbox live at a friends since I didn't have it.
Off-topic, but OP wasn't kidding about that release window. San Andreas was two weeks before Halo 2, and MSG 3 and Half-Life 2 came out a week after.
Happy b-day to the GOAT game! Perhaps the biggest most important day in gaming!
Also, for those who haven't seen this.....
Also, for those who haven't seen this.....
It looks like he was at one point along with Bungie during the Halo 2 days.
Got it when it released. I was in 9th grade. It's easily the game I invested the most online play into...ever. I sucked, but it was lots of fun playing with my friends. Good times. I'm not into online shooters anymore, mainly because I am trash, so I'm glad I was able to experience the scene for a while with this game.
