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He should have watched til the end of the credits.

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The "Believe" videos really hyped me up for Halo3 whereas before I had kindof a "meh" attitude.

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They just got me so excited! everytime i saw them, i was like, "I have to play this game."

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I really loved this ad campaign. It felt really well done and carefully filmed. My only gripe is that this final battle portrayed in the diorama really never happens in the game.

With that said, the 'Believe' video called 'Weapon', I think, was the best. That's the one with the two gentlemen talking about their assigned weapons, M90A CAWS shotgun and sniper rifle, and they pick up the Spike rifle. I loved that one.

They all trigger a more solid feel in me than video game ads have in the past, I will say that. I hope they're released on some sort of DVD or downloadable file format sooner than later!

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...EDIT: I have downloaded what little XBLM has offered..I wish they'd ALL appear there soon!

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I think they were great! My wife played Halo 3 with me because of the diorama and live action vids. She said seeing it real like that gave a better context as to why you were fighting and that it doesn't make it seem like just shooting weird looking creatures after seeing it. Good Job Bungie/MS!

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@ #1 - LOL!!!

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nice, some indian representation. big ups to the xbox marketing team for portraying an indian in a non-doctor role...unless he was a medic back in the day :-l...

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This shows that after 50 years the chief was never found. So much for that distress signal.

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SPOILER ALERT:

Based on the end of Halo 3, if this is 43 years later and they still haven't found the Chief or Cortana at the edge of the Galaxy, if there is ever a sequel it must take place atleast 50years later, assuming these adverts are classed as cannon that is.

I want them to find Chief, but how much power does a status chamber, especially in half a ship even had, assuming that Cortana didn't wake the Chief for some reason.

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wow...that was pretty intense...I loved this ad campaign...though...wouldn't it kinda make some people who haven't played Halo yet feel as if they don't want to play the game since they think they know the ending?

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@9 "This shows that after 50 years the chief was never found. So much for that distress signal."

Considering Master Chief is outside the rim of the Milky Way, and drifting towards a (Forerunner? Onyx?) planet, it'll take more than 50 years to get back.

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Who cares????? i still haven't seen the main battle they advertised???

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@10. *Spoiler Alert*

These ads are not canonically correct. (It's actually spelled "canon".) Bungie said that this campaign had nothing to do with their story.

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I haven't watched the last one but I thought the Commercials where refreshingly different and heard a lot of non-gamer types take notice.

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@10.

The Cryo coffins had their own independent power supplies, which is what let Linda live after she was jetissoned from the Pillar of Autumn before it crashed onto the first Halo.

So, I'm guessing that the are probably solar powered, which means that he probably has a near infinite source of power.

And why would that marine know anything about the Spartan program, specifically the MIA/KIA aspect? And why would the Chief be speaking to him?

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I hate and love the ads.
I love the ads for being, well... good ads.

I hate them for making the game seem to be more than what it is.

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@10

Just because the humans havnt found MC yet 43 years later, doesnt mean he's not out there kicking ass and taking names...

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Plaster Spoiler Warning somewhere. Hidden in the article ain't enough...

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*SPOILER ALERT* *SPOILER ALERT*

I really liked these videos before I played H3 when I thought I was gonna actually fight in the Believe battle but after I played it its like "What a rip off!"

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