Halo 3 is far from perfect but to answer your question, playlist exp.

Ten bucks says its the [i]competitive[/i] gameplay or something lame.

It catered to everyone and did it well.

I know what you mean. I'm going to give Halo 4 a good few hours, but every time I put Halo 3 in and the menu music starts up it seems so much better. Maybe it is just familiarity, or memories from 5 years of playing - I don't know. Halo 3 just makes me so relaxed. As soon as the menu music starts I can just tune out and forget about whatever is going on with work, or family or friends. Maybe I prefer the game because I consider it to be "my" halo. I first played CE on a friends xbox, and I only played H2 in its prime on a friends account. For halo 3 I had my own xbox and had just gotten broadband, so I was ready to go! I recently played some ranked games and actually won! Still the same thrill as back in 2008 [Edited on 11.09.2012 4:53 PM PST]

[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] swvjdirector What is it that makes Halo 3 so good?[/quote] The Netcode.

[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Hi GunKoMa The Netcode.[/quote] You're kidding, right?

[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Mythical Wolf [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Hi GunKoMa The Netcode.[/quote] You're kidding, right?[/quote] Obviously he is.

I like Halo 3 because: Assembly: Zombies, FFA Slayer Avalanche: Team Slayer, CTF, Team Snipers Blackout: Head to Head, Zombies, SWAT Citadel: Team Slayer Cold Storage: FFA Slayer Construct: Team Slayer, MLG KOTH Epitaph: Head to Head, 2v2 Slayer, SWAT Foundry: Forge, 2v2 Slayer, Team Slayer Ghost Town: FFA, Team Slayer, Team Snipers, Zombies, Oddball Guardian: Head to Head, FFA, 2v2 Slayer, Oddball Heretic: Head to Head, FFA, Team Slayer, Oddball High Ground: One Bomb, Zombies, FFA Isolation: CTF, Team Slayer, FFA Last Resort: One Bomb Long Shore: Zombies Narrows: Head to Head, FFA, 2v2 Slayer, Team Slayer, CTF, SWAT, Team Snipers, KOTH Orbital: CTF Rats Nest: Team Slayer, Snipers Sandbox: Forge & Custom Games Types, Challenge,Parkour,Puzzle Maps, Zombies, Team Slayer Santrap: Team Slayer, Team Snipers, CTF, One Bomb Snowbound: FFA, SWAT, Team Snipers Standoff: Team Slayer, Team Snipers, CTF, Neutral Assault The Pit: Head to Head, FFA, 2v2 Slayer, Team Slayer, Team Snipers, CTF, Oddball Valhalla: Team Slayer, Team Snipers, Big Team Slayer, CTF, Hide N Seek, Zombies Favorite maps: 1. Narrows 2. The Pit 3. Standoff 4. Valhalla 5. Guardian 6. Ghost Town 7. High Ground Favorite playlists: 1. Team Objective 2. MLG 3. Team Snipers 4. Team Doubles 5. Team Slayer 6. Double EXP 7. Rumble Pit Most of all, it was my favorite halo for custom games. There were some good gametypes that never made it into MM. One for example was MLG Multiteam. It was 2v2v2v2 on MLG The Pit with MLG Settings. It didn't need its own playlist, but I really wish they had some MLG gametypes in the mix of current playlists like multiteam and rumble pit. Sandbox was my favorite forge map. Forge world and new forge are much better with objects, but I miss the flat open areas that Sandbox had. Also, it was better to look at golden rocks then grey. Also, no other halo had the plethora of shortcuts and tactical jumps. Guardian and Ghost Town were filled with jumps. Also, I enjoyed HLG on occasion and maps like Epitaph, High Ground, and Construct were best for this. Also, powerups. I miss em. It was better before Camo was an AA. -shortd42isbk [Edited on 11.10.2012 10:23 AM PST]

Good Chillout + Sidewinder remakes > bad Tombstone remake

[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Altered Vista I like Halo 3 because: Assembly: Zombies, FFA Slayer Avalanche: Team Slayer, CTF, Team Snipers Blackout: Head to Head, Zombies, SWAT Citadel: Team Slayer Cold Storage: FFA Slayer Construct: Team Slayer, MLG KOTH Epitaph: Head to Head, 2v2 Slayer, SWAT Foundry: Forge, 2v2 Slayer, Team Slayer Ghost Town: FFA, Team Slayer, Team Snipers, Zombies, Oddball Guardian: Head to Head, FFA, 2v2 Slayer, Oddball Heretic: Head to Head, FFA, Team Slayer, Oddball High Ground: One Bomb, Zombies, FFA Isolation: CTF, Team Slayer, FFA Last Resort: One Bomb Long Shore: Zombies Narrows: Head to Head, FFA, 2v2 Slayer, Team Slayer, CTF, SWAT, Team Snipers, KOTH Orbital: CTF Rats Nest: Team Slayer, Snipers Sandbox: Forge & Custom Games Types, Challenge,Parkour,Puzzle Maps, Zombies, Team Slayer Santrap: Team Slayer, Team Snipers, CTF, One Bomb Snowbound: FFA, SWAT, Team Snipers Standoff: Team Slayer, Team Snipers, CTF, Neutral Assault The Pit: Head to Head, FFA, 2v2 Slayer, Team Slayer, Team Snipers, CTF, Oddball Valhalla: Team Slayer, Team Snipers, Big Team Slayer, CTF, Hide N Seek, Zombies Favorite maps: 1. Narrows 2. The Pit 3. Standoff 4. Valhalla 5. Guardian 6. Ghost Town 7. High Ground Favorite playlists: 1. Team Objective 2. MLG 3. Team Snipers 4. Team Doubles 5. Team Slayer 6. Double EXP 7. Rumble Pit Most of all, it was my favorite halo for custom games. There were some good gametypes that never made it into MM. One for example was MLG Multiteam. It was 2v2v2v2 on MLG The Pit with MLG Settings. It didn't need its own playlist, but I really wish they had some MLG gametypes in the mix of current playlists like multiteam and rumble pit. Sandbox was my favorite forge map. Forge world and new forge are much better with objects, but I miss the flat open areas that Sandbox had. Also, it was better to look at golden rocks then grey. Also, no other halo had the plethora of shortcuts and tactical jumps. Guardian and Ghost Town were filled with jumps. Also, I enjoyed HLG on occasion and maps like Epitaph, High Ground, and Construct were best for this. Also, powerups. I miss em. It was better before Camo was an AA. -shortd42isbk[/quote] Sandbox was great for Forge, still my favorite Forge map ever. The jumps were awesome, and, like you said, powerups were so much better than AAs. I don't understand why they were removed. I feel like there won't ever be another Halo game that's quite as good as Halo 3. The customs, physics, Forge, theater......about as close to perfect as it's likely to be.

perfect? no, IIRC the shotgun and AR was fairly incompetent, had to stick with the noob combo to get through Legendary they made a warthog run similar to Halo: Combat Evolved's ending? seriously! still a great game though, will never forget High Ground and The Ark