I predicted that the launch of Halo 3 would mark a resurgence in game-playing amongst my friends. Shan Mehta disagrees:I'm skeptical of that. We continued to play the original Halo well after its debut. In fact, among our friends, its popularity peaked not long before the introduction of Halo 2. Those were the days my friend; shit-talking, team playing, kooth killing, melee-attacking all whilst enjoying the non-stop "pop pop" and stainless steel. Halo playing knew no geographic bounds and although there were many futile attempts at internet play, we traveled to NYC and San Francisco where we enjoyed more futile attempts to defeat us.
Halo 2, though excellent, experienced a much shorter lifespan. Its launch was marked by an incredible amount of enthusiasm and immediate game play, but suffered a fairly quick death as we were scattered about the country and failed to take advantage of the much-improved internet play. Now, I fear that the launch of Halo 3 will receive even less; perhaps some excitement over e-mail, a hyperlink or two and some scattered nostalgic reflections. It seems to me that the persistent sucking sound, originating in apartment 908, generated by the vociferously fun-defiant creature* that lived there, now rules the day. A day when Halo playing by nearly 30-year old individuals is labeled as time-wasting, antisocial, and immature. A day when blasting the hell out of virtual custom-colored master chiefs representing your friend's honor is frowned upon, and family time, raas garbas, and reading books are given nods of approval. Society has divided us against ourselves, and will conquer our dwindling spirits by extinguishing the flame that used to roar with the desire to pistol-whip the crap out of each other on 50-inch widescreens in order to placate our natural aggressions toward one another. I'm afraid of a future filled with non-digital, nonviolent activites where my thumbs grow flaccid from lack of use.
*Amit Doshi lived in apartment 908
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i am down if we want to get halo going again when halo 3 comes out...
also, even mentioning dosh's name in the same blog as halo is an atrocity...even if it is to make fun of him.
-white man
Is there a way to customize my own master chief to look like the one in the posted picture? It would make me feel better every time I died knowing I was running around as Masta Chief Shah.
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