I don't feel overwhelmed, but I think that's thanks to my way of looking at this gaming hobby. I see it as something that I greatly enjoy, and spend a lot of time doing. But when you get to the point where you feel overwhelmed, it may be time to take a step back. For example, it's not important to play EVERY single good game. It should be your quest to play the games that you really want to play. Don't think that you need to know everything about every game.

I used to be like that with these forums. I had two boards specifically that I would visit. The GGD and the Gamecube forums. But, it took up too much of my time because I felt compelled to read every thread on the first page. I felt like to be "up to date" I had to do that. But when I soon got burnt out, and nearly quit the forums altogether. I was then able to see my mistake, and remedy it. I came back, and I just read the stuff that interested me. I think it's the same with playing games, or for most things in life for that matter. Moderation. Take things in a healthy moderation.

And yeah, I'm saying moderation when I've got over 10,000 posts. :P

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Isle Delfinotoment

Kinda meh, but it will have good music so :)

The setting itself is somewhat lacking, but the idea behind the movement of the stage is definitely cool. The fact that there are several different landing spots should make for some more interesting diversity for the stage.

[QUOTE="argianas"]If this game wasn't Halo 3, people would be drooling over it.UpInFlames

I would actually argue the opposite - if this wasn't Halo 3, nobody would give a crap about it. It really isn't anywhere near being impressive. The need to point out that it looks better than Halo 2 (!) basically proves this. But it is Halo and people are confident it will be a great game - which is the most likely scenario.

I'm not the biggest Halo fan and I don't have any sorts of unrealistic expectations, but Halo 3 does look kind of underwhelming. From what I've seen, it looks and plays very similar to Halo 2. Most sites--including GameSpot--confirmed this. The changes (both graphics and gameplay-wise) are there, but they're far too subtle, in my opinion. I always value the single-player far more, so I'm still hoping Bungie delivers something more there.

See, this is Halo, so people are going to buy it regardless. But in that way, it's almost like an unnecessary transition to a new platform. The changes, as you say, are really subtle, but people are still going to gobble it up. I figure, if you're looking to get your Halo-Multiplayer fix in, you're going to find the people on Halo 3, with the numbers severely dwindled on Halo 2. The question is, then, are the changes being made enough to truly warrant all the hype? And will it change things enough?

As for SP, I'm keeping my hopes as far down as possible. I know I can expect some quality--familar--multiplayer from Halo 3, but the single player is up in the air. The first game had its moments, and its atmosphere and quality made even the more annoying parts barable. But Halo 2 changed that, since at the time it was released there had already been better shooters on consoles, and some design choices were just completely confusing, and made very little sense to me.

Stylistically, the game is the same. Graphically, the game is super sharp looking. There's one thing we would do well to remember, though. It's Halo 3...the people complaining about the graphics are still likely to buy the game, and those people will be a minority anyway. And, I still hold by that Bungie is going to make this game look better before release.

http://www.gamespot.com/wii/action/thelegendofzelda/review.html?sid=6161993

Discuss, and God, please be nice.