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GTA vs Halo 3: First Week Impressions - May-6th-2008 17:57:01

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After a week of playing Grand Theft Auto IV, how pleased/disappointed are you with it?

And how does this compare with your first week of Halo 3?
(ignore this question if you haven't played it, obviously).

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RE: GTA vs Halo 3: First Week Impressions - May-6th-2008 18:08:01

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Halo was bigger purely because I am more of a fan, AND i was more interested in the storyline

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RE: GTA vs Halo 3: First Week Impressions - May-6th-2008 18:18:45

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Two huge release with humongous hype and great review scores. After playing both my first thought was "it's just Halo/GTA" I was disappointed by Halo3 cuz it felt like it had nothing new or refreshing about it. GTA4 on the other hand has a brand new city.

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RE: GTA vs Halo 3: First Week Impressions - May-6th-2008 18:33:34

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When i got Halo 3...i played non-stop...and i mean non-stop...lol...i was playing with a friend. The biggest rush, a video game has ever given me...i think i know my drug of choice now

Where as GTA 4...im only 15% done...lol...and its been out for a week.

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RE: GTA vs Halo 3: First Week Impressions - May-6th-2008 18:38:36

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I would say both met my expectations, which is good.

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RE: GTA vs Halo 3: First Week Impressions - May-6th-2008 21:37:28

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Playing matchmaking training in Halo 3 and kicking everyones ass was so effing awesome. I have videos saved from Sept/25

I didn't have very high expectations for GTA IV, but I am still feeling let down.

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RE: GTA vs Halo 3: First Week Impressions - May-6th-2008 21:57:00

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Playing matchmaking training in Halo 3 and kicking everyones ass was so effing awesome. I have videos saved from Sept/25

I didn't have very high expectations for GTA IV, but I am still feeling let down.

Graphically I am disappointed, I knew it was GTA and not to expect "excellent" graphics, but the jaggies/blur are a little annoying.

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RE: GTA vs Halo 3: First Week Impressions - May-6th-2008 22:19:50

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I like em both...but I honestly have to say HALO 3 had a beter experience for me...

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RE: GTA vs Halo 3: First Week Impressions - May-7th-2008 0:36:20

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both great games, but I found the Halo release more satisfying and 'epic'

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RE: GTA vs Halo 3: First Week Impressions - May-7th-2008 1:32:30

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I am very satisfied with GTA4, i still have yet to beat the story, unlike halo 3 which i managed to beat in 7 hours on legendary (co op of course)

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RE: GTA vs Halo 3: First Week Impressions - May-7th-2008 15:03:39

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I am very satisfied with GTA4, i still have yet to beat the story, unlike halo 3 which i managed to beat in 7 hours on legendary (co op of course)

I am also quite satisfied with GTA's story. It's very long and exactly as I was hoping it would be.

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RE: GTA vs Halo 3: First Week Impressions - May-7th-2008 15:40:31

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Well for me Halo 3 was fun because I got to finish the story... even if it wasn't all that (imo) multiplayer has it's moments but I play Halo online more over at friends houses and GTA I'll pick up after I can get a cheap used copy and if the dlc is good but I've played that at a buddies house and it was the same 'meh' feeling I had with Halo.

Side note I never was a big fan of GTA, I have 3 and Vice City and played most of 3 and only started Vice but that was it. Loved Halo 1 and hated Halo 2 so it there you have it

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RE: GTA vs Halo 3: First Week Impressions - May-7th-2008 16:38:41

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disappointed, but i foolishly let my friend talk me into getting it so i kinda asked for it.... i was never really hyped for this one, to me if you played one you played them all, and i for sure played the others...

im tryin to sell mine to my friend now for $40 so i have some cash for somethin good maybe

for now im just tryin to play it to feel like i got my moneys worth

HALO3, no comment

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RE: GTA vs Halo 3: First Week Impressions - May-7th-2008 16:58:25

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quote:

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quote:

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I am very satisfied with GTA4, i still have yet to beat the story, unlike halo 3 which i managed to beat in 7 hours on legendary (co op of course)

I am also quite satisfied with GTA's story. It's very long and exactly as I was hoping it would be.

It's definitely long.

I dunno early I was impressed with it because it seemed like it had the potential to go really deep. Brucie and Roman were characters I just loved and would call them just to laugh at their voicemail

. But the more I got into it the more repetitive it became.

I was disappointed with Halo's story...as in the script. But I had fun going through on normal by myself. Legendary with 3 other people? And Heroic with all the skulls turned on? And of coure the metagame. No chance!!!

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RE: GTA vs Halo 3: First Week Impressions - May-7th-2008 17:40:33

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Played GTA IV for 2-3 hours the first session, 1 hour the second and 30 mins the third.
When I first got Halo 3, I didn't leave the TV for about 10 hours... then I had to empty my bladder really bad.

GTA IV just isn't addictive :(

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RE: GTA vs Halo 3: First Week Impressions - May-7th-2008 19:37:53

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GTA IV just isn't addictive :(

I'm kind of addicted, but I mean, I rarely get addicted to games...not like the N64 days.

But I play fairly often, taking it slow I guess, but I make good time in terms of missions per hour.

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RE: GTA vs Halo 3: First Week Impressions - May-8th-2008 8:29:01

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I've been playing more Disgaea on my gf's PSP than GTA IV since I got it... I guess the game needs a lot of fixing for me to like it.
This time the title itself isn't helping. Let's hope the PC version turns out better... I've always played GTA on the PC and it never failed to amaze me.

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