I played Halo 2 online for a grand total of 5 hours, and that might be generous. I wasn't very good a FPS games a few years ago. I didn't really play too many FPS'. I played Duke Nukem 3D, Doom, Wolfenstein 3D, and Goldeneye 64; these were the extent of my FPS education at the time of Halo 2. I had not even finished Halo: Combat Evolved at the time. Recently, I have been playing a lot of FPS games, which might be a product of the times. Playing Halo online has always been a less than enjoyable experience for me. But, last night I got on Halo: Reach and played a bunch of different game variants that really got me hooked on playing Halo. I also had a good group of people to play with.
We started out by just playing some classic Slayer. Starting with something that was familiar was a good thing. It is easy to just shoot the other dudes in the head. We played three or four matches of Slayer, but then we moved onto some other strange game types that kept me wanting to play all afternoon. We played hockey and another game that was a lot like skee ball with golf clubs and balls. These game types were a good diversion from the frantic games of Slayer we had just played.
I am glad that I have come to see the crazy expandability to Halo and the endlessly various ways to have fun in the game. I am excited to finish the campaign in Halo: Reach. I might even go out and buy that new map pack that came out a few weeks ago. I haven't been this excited about a Halo game since Halo 2. I hope that this goes much better than that did. Hopefully, I will be playing this game long after I have finished the campaign.
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