Halo O.D.S.T : The Best Halo Ever

sonarus - 90 days ago

Personally i never though the Halo series was all that great. The appeal of the game seems very much geared towards children perhaps thats why kids play it so much but it still carries a mature rating. The multiplayer is nice and basically there was nothing as solid on the Xbox or PS2 at the time but back then i wasn't really into shooters so i could care less. I already beat Halo 3 and played a bit of multiplayer and i have to say the game is rather average to me. Nothing spectacular or worth perfect scores but thats just my opinion. I felt the same way about Halo 1 when i played it back when it first came out.

That being said Halo ODST looks significantly better than Halo 3 and i am EXTREMELY tempted to buy. At the end of the day one of my friends will probably get it and i'll just play it on their 360

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Sarcasm - 90 days ago

Just watched the gametrailers TV episodes.

ODST does look better than Halo 3.

I am especially interested in the firefight mode.

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ReservoirDog316 - 89 days 22 hours ago

That's a bold statement. Halo 1 is still regarded as one of the best FPS games ever (and rightfully so). So saying that ODST is better than what's regarded as one of the best games ever?

Well, that's a bold statement.

No doubt it's gonna get some great reviews though.

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St0 - 89 days 22 hours ago

Yea, i'm actually looking forward to playing this one, I never really enjoyed the last games but this looks ok

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HolyOrangeCows - 89 days 21 hours ago

Begin the overhyping of the newest over-rated Halo!

Hope you like short campaigns and recycled multiplayer.

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vhero - 89 days 10 hours ago

Of course every new HALO game that comes out is gonna be rated the best HALO game ever. They said exactly the same thing about HALO 3. Typical fan crap TBH HALO 3 was average and this one looks worse. Its not got Master Chief so its like Tomb Raider without Lara Or Metal Gear without Snake it won't be better than the originals you can bet on that.

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darthv72 - 89 days 9 hours ago

the expansions seem to offer more to the story than the original. At least from a different point of view within the same story that is. I like Half life but the two official expansions Opposing force and blue shift are really well done. I especially liked the crossing paths with gordon freemen from the original.

Any, on to halo: odst. This game is set before the events of #3 so I think they should drop the # on the game and just call it halo: odst. It looks really promising. Like a crossing paths type of noir with each member doing something different in another part of the city. all leading the the final meeting of them again. I like it. I think it will do well on its own.

You may call it an expansion but that would be true if you actually needed the original in order to play (much like pc games). This is a stand alone play through of areas you never even were part of in halo 2 so it is a totally different game. Tactical and a thinking game unlike the other halo's where you are master chief...running and guning to the very end.

I wouldnt call this the best because I think there is still much more to the halo universe. The possibility of chief returning in a part 4 or maybe even the migration of this series into marathon. Chief becomes the marathon man so to speak.

Despite the comments from those who arent fans (why would it matter to them anyway) I can say as a fan I am really looking forward to this game.

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Shepherd 214 - 89 days 9 hours ago

I thought Halo 2 had the best story of the three games. Halo 2 told the story through the viewpoints of the humans and the aliens simultaniously, which made story much deeper and more interesting. The only people who didnt like Halo 2's story were people who wanted a cliched humans-rape-aliens-and-teabag- their-bodies storyline, which Bungie ditched in exchange for a more original approach. Halo 1 and Halo 3 both had good stories too though, and it helps to read the novels to help you appreciate the overall narrative that is being told in the three Halo games. the story in the Halo series is very rich and is quickly growing in a Star Wars-like universe of imagination and depth.

ODST looks like a good expansion, and since it takes place during Halo 2 and right before Halo 3, the story sounds like it will be good seeing is how you are seeing whats going on from different angles, and you'll probably see things you didnt even know where going on before when you played through Halo 2.

Graphics look slightly improved on an outdated game engine, twist in gameplay gives the game a fresh feeling, new Firefight mode will give the game many hours of gameplay in addition to the 4-5 hour new story. In my opinion, it looks like a fine addition to a series that i love.

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StylizedPlayer - 89 days 3 hours ago

Might not be the right time but the game has been leaked. If you like it buy it. This is for those that don't think that it's worth $60 for the expansion.

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Masta_fro - 89 days 3 hours ago

the fact that no matter how incredibly average this game turns out to be...its still gonna get 9's across the board...

And that may not be an issue to some of you brainwashed goons, but it is to me.

Why? Not because i dislike the halo series and am a huge sony fanboy, but because i loved halo CE, and since that, all reviews of halo 2 and 3 would only get me super hyped, only to find that the games where at most, well, average.

It puzzles me to look at a game like uncharted, or dead space, or even infamous, which ive played through many times, and not understand why halo 3 has a higher average than those games...

I HOPE, that gaming journalists understand that most of the gaming communities have caught on to this biased trend, and they're very carefull when reviewing halo odst...

And dont even get me started on GTA4...

Now do yourself a favor and if you own a ps3 go out NOW and buy, or rent, Uncharted Drakes fortune...
That way youll see what a TRUE next gen expierience feels like, and what a truly "epic" single player campaign means.

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topdawg122 - 90 days ago

Yeah i don't really see all the hype either buddy. Tried to get into it, but couldn't

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Death - 89 days 23 hours ago

Personally I am a huge Halo fan. I actually enjoy the story and have read the books. There are other great games I just can't seem to get into. I don't think I have made it 15 minutes into Metal Gear 4 and I'm maybe a third of the way through Killzone 2 at best. Both are very highly rated games with a huge number of fans, but they somehow don't click for me. It probably doesn't help that I have a new baby that is sucking the life out of me now, but over the winter I will be revisiting both games to give it another shot.

-Death

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REALgamer - 89 days 23 hours ago

I have really enjoyed all the games in the Halo series so far.

I can see why many people wouldn't really 'get' it or the massive popularity - after all, many other shooters seem to have their 'thing' that makes people notice it. Killzone 2 and Crysis had their jaw-dropping graphics, Gears of War had the fantastic cover system and co-op, Bioshock had its setting, etc.

Halo's 'thing' is more the amazing tuning to the gameplay - something not overtly obvious to a spectator. The timing of the shield recharge, the impact of using melee, the 'I'm not quite 100% in control' feel of the vehicles and the way all 4 modes of attack (shooting, melee, grenades, equipment) are all available in a single button press makes each fight flow beautifully, along with the great AI.

The other thing I think the dev team behind Halo has really gotten right is the narrative awareness - I really liked Killzone 2, but half the time I wasn't really aware of what I was fighting for or where I was going - I'd just keep going and shooting. Bungie has done a great job of always making sure the player has narrative motivation in what they're doing and are aware of the larger picture behind every level and the purpose. Again, not something a spectator or someone visiting or playing on a friend's console can really notice.

This made the universe very appealing - after all, how many of the different types of enemies in Killzone 2 or Gears of War can you name? Everyone knows grunts, elites, hunters, jackals, brutes, etc as they play Halo so it makes it that bit more satisfying because you understand the enemy or have some knowledge around them and their behavior. Sound silly, but it's all a part of what makes Halo flow so brilliantly and gain a massive fanbase. It might not have the spectacles of other shooters or not seem as impressive, but individually playing from start to finish is extremely memorable and satisfying.

But of course, everyone will have different tastes - I love my shooters like Gears, Killzone 2, CoD4, HL2, etc but I'd still say Halo is series that connects with me most, and evidently a lot of other people since it's silly to try and attribute sales to just marketing - if something is marketed great but isn't a good product, there will usually be an initial sales surge and then drop off immediately as word spreads. Halo 3 has managed to keep afloat in top 10 sales on 360 and top 3 most played on Live for 2 years now, so there are a lot of people who appreciate the series and continue to play it even after other big releases.

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Halochampian - 89 days 20 hours ago

REALgamer said it brilliantly.

Halo has a natural charm. Some may not be into that charm but the majority of gamers are. Whenever something has a universal acclaim, there are going to be haters. Halo is no exception and I have come to except that.

Dont like it? Fine by me. Just dont criticize me for liking it.

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Dread - 89 days 18 hours ago

@realgamer

my sentiments exactly.

I'll see u in Halo ODST

peace

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rockleex - 89 days 13 hours ago

Call of Duty is a much better experience.

The only reason why I feel a lot of people still like Halo is because of the customizations, and 4 player splitscreen LAN parties.

Modern Warfare 2 better have 4 player splitscreen LAN. They better allow us to fully customize our classes in splitscreen mode too. <_<

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Nikuma - 89 days 12 hours ago

Yeah, same story here pretty much. I grew up playing online computer FPS like Rogue Spear and Counter Strike, plus N64 FPS games like goldeneye and Perfect Dark. To me Halo wasn't anything spectacular... it was good but I didn't see the "Omg best game ever" hype surrounding it.

I can certainly see how the game does get that hype when it was probably a lot of gamers first experience with a game like that. When you're young and you play a game like none you've ever played before it really blows your mind and you think of it as one of the best games ever. This is how a lot of people get that nostalgia from older games they've played.

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vhero - 89 days 10 hours ago

HALO hype is simple the game doesn't need to be good... All you need is for a bunch of people you know to agree to get the game too. Since HALO is an MS franchise and has such a fake following people buy it. So if all your mates buy it thinking your gonna buy it you end up buying it anyways as all your mates buy it. Genius really. COD does exactly the same thing. It's also an average game but sells well as 1 person buys then another because his friend has it, then another and so on..

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Marquis_de_Sade - 89 days 7 hours ago

You're right Vhero, anyone who buys Gears of War or Halo don't actually like the game, they pretend, all 10 million or so in Halo's case. Honestly.

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peeps - 89 days 23 hours ago

i got so bored of halo 3's single player tbh so just stuck to online :p i got into halo for the mp tbh and so never really cared for single player. i'm sure ppl will tell me that i'm missing out, but i have tried the single player, just didn't do it for me when i could be playing it online instead

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paul0388 - 89 days 14 hours ago

I really was never too impressed with Halo 3's single player either. I purchased it only for its competitive multiplayer, which is very good too by the way.

I already purchased all the map packs, so to me, it won't be worth it to pay $60 for an expansion to an overated single player game.

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Another One - 89 days 23 hours ago

are greatly misinformed aren't you? You think this is just like Halo CE? Wow, go read up on the game and then try to make sense.

And your translation is crap.

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Dude420 - 89 days 11 hours ago

And selected English - Retard

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no_more_trolling - 89 days 10 hours ago

what a long essay
just to get so many disagrees

trolls should be debubbled

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GiantEnemyCrab - 89 days 7 hours ago

Stopped after your first translation. No thanks.

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Another One - 89 days 2 hours ago

You're not very bright are you?

The article is already in English. He was giving his "translation" as to what he thinks they actually mean. Think before you call someone else retarded. You might show less mental deficiencies then.

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StrboyM - 88 days 15 hours ago

dont be upset bots, for years you guys laughed it up and had a field day at the ps3's expense. now the ps3 has caught up (was never behind IMO) and blown the doors open with exclusive games, psn updates, and superior marketing. seems like a lot of people are butthurt.

and what do you guys get? another Halo1. evolve or die!!

Uncharted2
GT5
Metal geat psp
The last Guardian
GOWIII
FF VS
Heavy Rain
Ratchet and clank
White Knight Chronicles
The Agency
MAG
Ninja Gaiden sigma 2

Any real gamer would be wondering why he/she isnt on board with this kinda line up, especially with the ps3 beig only 299 and all

Like I said Evolve or Rrod!!

Lets see if I can get 15 more rate downs?!! lmao

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Another One - 88 days 13 hours ago

I get it now. You're a PS3 fanboy trolling a Halo article. I thought maybe you were just misinformed. Knowing you're a PS3 fanboy puts your comments in context. It also gives your comments even less credibility.

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peeps - 89 days 23 hours ago

at least fanboys are starting to use that area now i guess lol but it does show what the ratio's are like :(

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artsaber - 89 days 11 hours ago

Has some of the worst AI ever built into a game... EVER. I am not even sure if it can even be classified as AI. I am almost 100% certain that it is "script-bits" instead of AI

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Cajun Chicken - 89 days 11 hours ago

Oh man, a HD remake of Halo 1 would be amazing. I love that game, it's just so perfect and before Bungie went overboard with multiplayer whilst letting everything else slide in quality.

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Chad Warden Returns - 90 days 4 hours ago

An expansion pack the best in the series? Doesnt say much for the other Halo,s.

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billgatesxbox - 90 days 2 hours ago

the fact that Halo is literally the biggest series out there. With still many people on Halo 3s multiplayer, even though it has been out since 2007. *checks flopzone 2* Not that many people on..

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Soda Popinsky - 90 days ago

Running mandatory PS3 fanboy script. They are programmed to attack Halo and Forza articles. Nothing they can do about it.

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Cyrax_87 - 90 days ago

Funny how you act all mature and call out "PS3 fanboys" then you call Killzone 2 (which is in no way a flop at all) a flop. And Halo isn't the biggest series out there, Gran Turismo is, deal with it.

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PlayStation X - 90 days ago

MGS > Halo

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thegood33 - 90 days ago

Halo 3's campaign was one of the all time best. No one can pull of a four player co-op game like Bungie. Although Valve gave it a good shot with LFD :)

People hate Halo because they are afraid of it, and its success.

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waitandsee - 90 days ago

Does not say much for PS3 exclusive FPS does it?

Haze - you much lauded Halo killer LOL.

KZ2 - screwed up controls, confirmed by devs. - Not even you droids bought it. Maybe you will now it is a bargin bin game.

Resistance - dull dull dull

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Pope_John_Paul_II - 90 days ago

"People hate Halo because they are afraid of it, and its success."

or because its over-rated.

don't get me wrong, Halo 1 was good, but 2 and 3 were horrible.

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Pizzagaki - 90 days ago

GT is not the biggest series, Mario is.
And GT is owned by Halo with sold copies per iteration.

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Cyrax_87 - 89 days 23 hours ago

So which Halo outsold GT3 exactly?

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waitandsee - 89 days 23 hours ago

Too bad no franchise is selling so well on the PS3 LOL. Do you think SOny are happy to live on success of years gone buy.

Droid quote: "Well GT sold loads on PSone"

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Cyrax_87 - 89 days 23 hours ago

Seriously, what is it with you guys and sales? When GT5 releases and sells 10 million + like the other 4 GTs, are you gonna buy a PS3 with GT5 cause it sold well?

And just FYI only Halo and Gears "sell well" on the 360. Everything else (Mass Effect, Forza 2, Fable, L4D) sold less then MGS4 and GT5P. Do you think less of those games now?

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PlayStation X - 89 days 23 hours ago

your a retard

http://vgchartz.com/worldto...

how aint they selling so well? not much worse than the xbox.
http://vgchartz.com/worldto...

halo 10million sales is nothing, so stop boasting.
Gran Turismo has outsold the xbox consoles so suck on that.

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morganfell - 89 days 20 hours ago

I disagree. I like HALO. I mean I like HALO alot. It is one of the only 2 reasons I held onto my ever dying 360. But as much as Bungie created and delivered a great SP campaign throught the series, they have made an abomination of the Co-op (for the most part) as well as the Multiplayer.

HALO is a rich universe that contains remarkable stories. Not just by game standards but by Sci-Fi reading standards in general. Eric Nyland is a genius story teller and Joseph Staten along with Buckell have done a fair job of taking up the mantle. Dietz, errrr, not so much.

Co-op has always been an after thought in HALO. The primary sin is the same problem that exists in MP - it breaks canon. HALO 1 - two Master Chiefs? Please. There are moments in the co-op for HALO 2 and 3 that stay within the story but definitely having co-op through the entire campaign as it is built just takes the story and tosses it out the window. Althought the mechanics in HALO are often good, burning down that story leaves you with - Last (Known) remaining supersoldier must save the galaxy against an alien race.

With Multiplayer Bungie was handed a mindblowing opportunity. And as far as blowing goes they did indeed blow it. Spartans killing Spartans? Really. HALO2 may have been more indicative of the cause of this huge mistake with the realization that Bungie was incapable of designing hitboxes on the Elites that were not so disadvantaged when compared to the Spartans. The fix could have been in the shielding or speed or health but Bungie availed thmeselves of none of these balance tools. Nothing changed with HALO3 though the idea of playable Brutes was on the table.

You know a team has unique skills to balance multiplayer when they do not rely on the one for one method of balance. One for one says both sides have the same helath, both sides have an equally powed assault rifle, both sides have an equally powered sniper rifle - basically the only thing differnt is the uniform and the spawn location. It doesn't mean those elements can't appear it just means that isn't the fulcrum that makes balance possible.

Simply put Bungie could have offered up some great moments ripped straight from the stories. A Team of Spartans trying to fight their way to a grav lift in order to place a warhead on a Covenant Command cruiser? Not in any HALO multiplayer. Covenant troops in New Mombasa trying to breach a UNSC Ops Center as they search for the Map Room that will lead them to the Ark. There are hundreds of stories to be told and fought in Multiplayer and instead we get simple minded kill the Red or Blue Team.

Bungie could amazed us with a one of a kind journey through an online Multiplayer war between Covenant and UNSC but they instead went for glorified Deathmatch, Capture the Flag, and Territories. Little else.

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thegood33 - 89 days 18 hours ago

@morganfell

I agree with you about the multiplayer. I enjoyed it for a bit, but it just wasn't for me. I expected more in that aspect. But as for the campaign, I stand firm in my opinion of just how underrated it actually is in most peoples eyes. They pulled off a four player co op that no one has been able to replicate up until this point. I will take an extra generic space marine in the story if it means that my friend can jump in a warthog with me and start shooting!

Rolling through the campaign with three of my buddies was one of the all time coolest gaming moments ever, IMO.

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Soda Popinsky - 90 days ago

How can you say that before you have played it? I hate that kind of conservative thinking. I sense sarcasm cause HL 2 and Deus Ex are completely different games. Halo 1 had the best story but that's it. Halo 3's multiplayer curbstomps Halo 1's. As does the co-op. I think ODST's co-op story and fire mode will be something to remember.

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Steven Colbert - 90 days ago

Just my opinion Soda.Not much more than that

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Soda Popinsky - 90 days ago

Oh yes it is! It's a big deal to me!!!

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GiantEnemyCrab - 89 days 7 hours ago

LOL! That little fat kid sure likes his bacon. That is the most polite "fit" I think I've ever seen a kid that age throw. Many of the people here could learn a lesson from that little bacon lover.

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da720izcumin - 89 days 4 hours ago

that kid is hilarious...
I've gotta look for that episode.

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Tron_Rocks - 89 days 10 hours ago

You ever hear of English???

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Cyrax_87 - 90 days ago

Watch how they'll throw this expansion on their exclusive list to act like MS actually releases alot of games, same with DLC. PS3 fans should start doing the same, throw up the Wipeout HD expansion, Joker DLC, NGS 2 ect.

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waitandsee - 89 days 23 hours ago

droid quote " we have all the great exclusive. They don't sell mind and end up in the bargin bin - err greatest hit after 2 months"

Typical droid. You prop up your game with talk, but don't actually buy them.

But sales don't matter, unless the PS3 starts selling well.

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IDetonation - 89 days 20 hours ago

Watch how this 'expansion' sells more than UC2, Heavy Rain, etc. blah blahhh. Whatever else Ps3 is releasing.

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Marquis_de_Sade - 89 days 7 hours ago

I'm happy with the 360 fall lineup to be honest, although for the first year I can remember it's worse than the PS3 over the whole year for me personally. I will be starting (and likely sticking) with Halo 3 ODST, then Left 4 Dead 2 and Forza Motorsport 3. On the PS3 I will be purchasing Uncharted 2, GT5 and possibly MAG should it release this side of Christmas.

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Static-X - 89 days 23 hours ago

Untill now..

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IDetonation - 89 days 20 hours ago

hayyy!!!1!1
i thawt ov sumthin funyer!11!1
xbawx 3fixme!!!!
isnt me funy????

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IDetonation - 89 days 20 hours ago

My time.
3Pm
140k Online.
Hmmm..

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Gun_Senshi - 89 days 19 hours ago

i'm european not american. europeans don't digg halo

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thegood33 - 89 days 14 hours ago

What game is that?

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