I have never played Halo before and will be getting my first ever X box (getting the MW2 edition.)
My question is, though I never played the previous games, will that be a problem?
I don't care that much about the story, I mean, I can read about what happened in the first 3 games.
Was just curious what anyone thought about starting with this game.
 
Thanks

You will only play Halo 3 for the multiplayer, because the Campaign is pretty crappy. I really couldn't see any connection between this game and the others, although I have never played Halo 2

There's not much of a story anyway, so you should be fine. Have fun with it! 

Yeah, your not missing much from the story, so don't worry about it.

Halo's story is about space marines fighting space aliens.
 
In other words, pretty forgettable stuff. You'll be fine.

Yeah, the campaign is fun to blow through shooting aliens.  Really, I never had played the first two when I played Halo 3, and I both didn't know nor gave a damn about who all the characters were.  It was still good fun nonetheless.

" You will only play Halo 3 for the multiplayer, because the Campaign is pretty crappy. I really couldn't see any connection between this game and the others, although I have never played Halo 2 "

" You will only play Halo 3 for the multiplayer, because the Campaign is pretty crappy. I really couldn't see any connection between this game and the others, although I have never played Halo 2 "

Personally, I think the campaign is pretty fun, and it is great fun if you can get some friends to play it cooperatively with you. "

It shouldn't be a huge problem, but you can pick up Halo 1, 2 & 3 fairly cheaply now, so they might be worth a look anyway.

Thanks for all the replies.   Thought  I might get flamed for never having an X Box.  You guys are alright.

" You will only play Halo 3 for the multiplayer, because the Campaign is pretty crappy. I really couldn't see any connection between this game and the others, although I have never played Halo 2 "

The story seemed boring for me since I didn't play halo 2 and halo 3 is a continuation of 2.  But the multilayer is fun enough to buy it.

" Thanks for all the replies.   Thought  I might get flamed for never having an X Box.  You guys are alright. "

Dude don't worry I got my 1st xbox last Christmas and still haven't played any Halo title and never plan to!

" @carlthenimrod said:

Personally, I think the campaign is pretty fun, and it is great fun if you can get some friends to play it cooperatively with you. "

I'm about to start playing splitscreen co-op Halo 3 sometime this weekend. How hard is Legendary? Is that the sort of thing best left to 4 player co-op or could 2 actually do it? "

" @killer_meatballs said:

" Thanks for all the replies.   Thought  I might get flamed for never having an X Box.  You guys are alright. "

Protip: Just write it as one word. Xbox. 
DO'H!   Man, I have a lot to learn!!   Thanks.

 @killer_meatballs:  
 
I remember having problems the first time I played Halo 1, but only because that was the very first console shooter I played that utilized the dual-analog controls. Man, that was along time ago. Unless you haven't played any other console shooters, I think you'll be fine.

Thanks.  I do suck at online play, but  am eager to  experience Halo online.

" Dude don't worry I got my 1st xbox last Christmas and still haven't played any Halo title and never plan to! "

Wow, I should have known better than to say something negative about Halo. This game easily has the worst community ever.

You should be good if you hop right into Halo 3 since you don't care about the story.

I still consider the first game, Halo: Combat Evolved, to be the best one of them all. 

" Wow, I should have known better than to say something negative about Halo. This game easily has the worst community ever. "

" @natetodamax said:

" Wow, I should have known better than to say something negative about Halo. This game easily has the worst community ever. "

Have you played Grid online for the Xbox 360?  That is by far the worst community on the planet.  Way worse than Halo 3.  And I cannot for the life of my figure out why people are such dicks in that game. "

" @carlthenimrod said:

Personally, I think the campaign is pretty fun, and it is great fun if you can get some friends to play it cooperatively with you. "

I'm about to start playing splitscreen co-op Halo 3 sometime this weekend. How hard is Legendary? Is that the sort of thing best left to 4 player co-op or could 2 actually do it? "

" @kmdrkul said:

" @natetodamax said:

" Wow, I should have known better than to say something negative about Halo. This game easily has the worst community ever. "

Have you played Grid online for the Xbox 360?  That is by far the worst community on the planet.  Way worse than Halo 3.  And I cannot for the life of my figure out why people are such dicks in that game. "

No, I haven't. What do they do? Maybe I can add them to the list I'm building "

Delta, depending on your "first-person shooter aptitude," as it were, you could probably swing Legendary on your own. It's tough, but it's not soul-crushing. Two players makes it a little easier, three and four make the game a bit simple. But it's still fun to run though an eight hour campaign with three compatriots. "

" @kmdrkul: Haha. Dirt 2 is kind of similar. "

" Wow, I should have known better than to say something negative about Halo. This game easily has the worst community ever. "

"@Sir_Ragnarok said:

Delta, depending on your "first-person shooter aptitude," as it were, you could probably swing Legendary on your own. It's tough, but it's not soul-crushing. Two players makes it a little easier, three and four make the game a bit simple. But it's still fun to run though an eight hour campaign with three compatriots. "

I tried Legendary on the first two games and it was always really frustrating, just because of the Elites recharging their shields and running out of ammo. Never had much trouble killing Brutes and other enemies on it. "

" @Delta_Ass said:

"@Sir_Ragnarok said:

Delta, depending on your "first-person shooter aptitude," as it were, you could probably swing Legendary on your own. It's tough, but it's not soul-crushing. Two players makes it a little easier, three and four make the game a bit simple. But it's still fun to run though an eight hour campaign with three compatriots. "

I tried Legendary on the first two games and it was always really frustrating, just because of the Elites recharging their shields and running out of ammo. Never had much trouble killing Brutes and other enemies on it. "

And Brutes in Halo 3 behave very similarly to Elites from the older Halo games.   Though, they have sort of a strange susceptibility to the Assault Rifle. And the Battle Rifle, as always, is an excellent all-around weapon for Brutes. Don't be afraid to get up close and melee the standard Brutes. They'll recoil backward and give you an opportunity to unload on them.   The hardest part, for me at least, was the game's third level, Tsavo Highway. There are bits of the other levels that are tough, and Cortana is probably the most tedious level ever, but none of the levels are as consistently taxing as Tsavo Highway. Something about the vehicular combat.   Is Legendary something you're going to tackle on Xbox Live, or are you doing it with a friend split-screen? "

Just split-screen.
 
I don't think he's ever played a Halo game before.

"Just split-screen.  I don't think he's ever played a Halo game before. "

" Just split-screen.  I don't think he's ever played a Halo game before. "

What is the big deal about Halo!  Just because someone hasn't played it don't mean they ain't a gamer!  It is like saying if you never driven a Sports car then you  ain't really a driver.  Thats stupid!  Halo is crap in my opion and I plan on not changing that cause of someone on here told me too!!  I like all types of Ill stuff!!!

" What is the big deal about Halo!  Just because someone hasn't played it don't mean they ain't a gamer!  It is like saying if you never driven a Sports car then you  ain't really a driver.  Thats stupid!  Halo is crap in my opion and I plan on not changing that cause of someone on here told me too!!  I like all types of Ill stuff!!! "

" Dude don't worry I got my 1st xbox last Christmas and still haven't played any Halo title and never plan to! "

" Halo's story is about space marines fighting space aliens.  In other words, pretty forgettable stuff. You'll be fine. "