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Edited by Foxmoor:
7/16/2014 4:03:08 AM
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Old Schoolers Unite!
Okay, I used to be really into "Halo: Combat Evolved" in 2001!
Played that game forever with my friends and it always held a little nostalgia in my heart when it comes to Bungie.
Then "Halo 2" came out... Multiplier was flawless.
Seriously, that game is still unmatched in my opinion. Damage Ratios were so balanced and it seemed like you were able to relax and still be on the edge of you seat the entire game!
Since then, I really didn't get into Bungie games like I used to. I mean, they were good.
But, I think my everyday life changed and maybe the gaming styles in the industry changed.
Anyway, I've been a very causal gamer since about 2004. I'll play and talk about Video Games with my younger Cousins and Brother every now and again. But, I can tell their experiences are totally abstract to mine. It's kinda funny how I'm looked at as a "Old Schooler" compared to them.
While playing Halo 4 with them and talking more about games, they brought up "Destiny" in the conversation! Showed me some videos, told me more about the vision for the game...
I felt that nostalgia again! That good old Bungie nostalgia!
I'm just as excited for the release/beta of this game as they are!
Hopefully other people experience the same feeling I'm having. Because, I really do hope that Gamers of all generations will be able to close the gap in gaming styles.
I'd like to hear the rest of the community.
What do you guys think?
Also, What do you think a "Old Schooler" technically is? It seems video games change so fast that it makes new generations happen every other year!
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2 RepliesGnop! 4 lyfe!
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Old School Story, It was Bungie's Halo that got me playing video games again. 2001, was over my friend Mike's house his 9 year-old and 12 year-old were playing Halo on the big TV, I said wow those graphics look great (old school), Mike said do you want to play? No let the boys play, Mike said we can all play, boys hook up all the controllers and all started playing Halo combat evolved. The nine-year-old was kicking my ass and talking trash at the same time. On the way home I stopped at Best Buy, and got my first Xbox and Halo CE. Played 10 hours straight that night. It was two weeks later when I was back over Mike's house, his youngest said you want to play some Halo? I guess so. It took all my newly acquired Halo skills to kick his ass, five minutes into the game the 9 year old got mad and said you got a Xbox. Good times with Bungie Halo, combat evolved. Halo2, Halo3, Halo ODST, Halo Reach. Thats my Old School Story.
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I didn't immediately think of myself as an "old schooler" until I read some of the comments below. It’s funny how the shared experiences of many can quickly shed light on a different perspective. In my first year of college a bunch of classmates of mine would all go back to res, link a bunch of Xboxes in a LAN and play Halo until the wee hours of the morning. We bonded more over that game than we did in class. The funny thing is that not one person in that group would be classified as a "stereotypical gamer", and yet we played the sh*t out of that game. I didn't pick up any of the later Halo titles on account of me not personally owning an XBox, but I was enthralled with what Bungie had created so much so that I regularly watched Rooster Teeth's Red vs. Blue, and kept tabs on the franchise from a distance. Destiny spoke to me from day 1, and having participated in the Alpha gave me that nostalgic feel of being back in a lush sci-fi world that was surprisingly story driven. I guess that’s really the Bungie touch. The game mechanics themselves are fantastic, but it’s their careful attention to atmosphere and detail that make their games stand out. Maybe it’s my appreciation of these things that make me an “old schooler”, maybe it’s just my age. Whatever it is Bungie has done a fantastic job capturing that initial wonder (yet again), and I can’t wait to dig into anything they have to dish out.
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I was a senior in high school when Halo: CE came out. I had Xbox for a little while before getting Halo. I bought Elder Scrolls: Morrowind with the system. All day my buddy would talk about Halo. So one day we cut school after lunch and headed to his place. We sat there for hours playing the campaign on his 65" projection TV. I was hooked. On the drive back to my house I bought Halo: CE. We use to have death matches in my basement. Everyone would start the "you're looking at my screen!" argument... So I rigged up some cardboard to the tv. 1v1 on Sidewinder was usually the game. When Halo 2 came out, everything changed. We took that ragtag squad online and gave em hell. At the time I was dating this beautiful girl. Her brother was 32 and a total dick. One night, we walked into her house and he had 3 friends over playing Halo 2. I sat down next to his boy, turned to Jeff and said 1v1 any map. The shit talking didn't stop until it was 10-1, me. I put the controller down at 25-3 and walked away. Felt good. Now, I'm 30, still visiting Reach when I have time. I'm excited to have a fresh Bungie game to enjoy again. A few things shocked me a little. Marty getting canned, the short beta for xbox, etc. But, with that, I can't help but have that grin on my face. 3 out of 4 of us old time friends from Halo: CE still grab beers and hang out. Perfect for a fireteam. See you all starside.
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I'll never forget my neighbor telling me that I had to come over to check out this "Halo" game on the then newly released Xbox. I asked him what it was about and he gave the typical aliens fighting humans in space story. "How bland", I thought to my 11 year old self. How wrong I was...
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Edited by Spartan120: 7/16/2014 5:08:27 AMI'll jump in on this bandwagon too :) My very first encounter with Bungie was probably Marathon back in the 90's, playing on my Uncles computer. I wasn't in a technology based household but I remember just prior to the original xbox launching, seeing Halo in various magazines and on the tv advertisement. Well, I was lucky enough to receive a gift that allowed me to purchase an xbox [for the sole purpose of playing Halo] about 2 or 3 years later [2003] and the rest is history. So many hours of my life... so many relationships lost... job opportunities... Bungie's Halo really struck a chord with me and I haven't looked back. I hope that there is some form of attention paid to Halo in Destiny, maybe a specific set of armor or something.
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Edited by o XEROPAIN o: 7/14/2014 6:24:49 PMFelt the same way man. Halo was the first game I bought for the Xbox back in '01. Been a huge fan ever since. But when 343i picked up Halo and made Halo 4, I felt like all the magic had left. I loved Halo but when Halo 4 came out, they changed so much that I couldn't play it anymore. Then Destiny was announced and seeing how Bungie was no longer chained to Microsoft, I jumped shipped and went to the PS4 when I heard about all the goodies. I played the alpha and immediately was captured by that old Halo magic again. I could see it in the graphic style, the movement of the A.I., the weapon animations, etc. I loved it. Really looking forward to another 10 years of awesome.
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Been on the Bungie wagon since '02, found the website in '06, and joined the following year. I can say, the roller coaster of emotions I have experienced (mainly just hype) thanks to Bungie will forever be in memory. LANing up xbox to play with friends and family has brought such joy, even local co op, finding glitches and breaking the campaign by our own means would be fun for hours on end (Assault on control room glitch, cancelling out all eneimies after the first bridge was an awesome find after a falling off the bridge respawn incident). What I have to say abut Halo 4, pretty much makes me a broken record player, it got boring quite fast, campaign was not as... "rich" as Bungie's Halos. Multiplayer, I wouldn't classify as an arena shooter or even somewhat oldschoolish like Halo 1-3 kinda was. Loadouts really put me off and before I ramble on more, it lost me. After Halo 4 I learnt I was a Bungie fan, not just Halo (I can also say, Marathon was rad, definitely way ahead of its time). Destiny looks to out a halt to my enjoyment of local Bungie MP, but with key family and friends getting the same console as I and bought tickets the Hype Train (AIN'T NO BRAKES) that is Destiny, this will certainly restore some absent gaming fun that I've missed for a bit now (few games cut it). Done.
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I think Destiny will be fun to play but I don't expect it to be Halo 2 good because the maps don't seem as refined and Halo 2 had a really balanced MP with the weapon/powerup control whereass Destiny is more class-based along with weapon's that level-up.
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Hhmm. Someone who has been playing the Bungie games since 2005? Meh thats the best i can think of. But i can agree with you. Been playing for a good long time. And Destiny does have that feel to it where you know that its a bungie game.
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I remember the first time I played Halo CE at my friends house and it blew me away. I had a ps2 at the time but after that is had to go out and buy an xbox. Halo 2 and Halo 3 were the glory days of online gaming. Countless hours spent on those games having tons of fun. Things were better back then, multiplayer was simple yet still had depth. Even the CODs of the day were great.
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I couldn't agree more. I'm as excited for Destiny as I was for the release of Halo 3, and that's saying something. It just feels more... classic. Strange thing to say about the first fps-mmo to hit the next gen consoles. Anyway, as another old schooler I approve of this post :)
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right there with you. been a fan of the all the halo games (still am) and while unlike some people (apparently) i liked halo 4 and it felt like a halo game, but it didn't feel like a bungie game ya know what i mean? its like something was missing. but everything i see of destiny just seems epic. so glad the bungie overlords are back in action
