X3F TV -- Halo 3 Legendary Map Pack Dissection

by Dustin Burg { Apr 11th 2008 at 12:00PM }

Come one, come all, gather round and feast your eyes on some deliciously new Halo 3 Legendary Map Pack media in both video and screenshot form. Yum!

Microsoft gave us early access to Halo 3's upcoming multiplayer DLC featuring Avalanche, Blackout and Ghost Town, so we figured we'd give you a little preview of what's to come in the latest round of DLC that's set to release April 15th. It's something we're calling our Halo 3 Legendary Map Pack Dissection. True, team Bungie did release a rather comprehensive ViDoc the other day, but our video and exclusive screenshots have that worn in X3F feel that you can't get anywhere else. The same feeling you get when putting on your favorite pair of jeans. So go ahead already, watch our official Halo 3 Legendary Map Pack Dissection video embedded above, get learnified, then take a browse through the new screenshots we uploaded to the gallery below. It's time to embrace your Legendary Map Pack obsession.

Gallery: Halo 3 Legendary Map Pack Dissection

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Tags: bungie, bungie-studios, halo-3, legendary-map-pack, x3f-tv

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Swede33 @ Apr 11th 2008 12:13PM

I NEED THESE MAPS! Tuesday can't come soon enough. All three look to be absolutely awesome.

Halonut1 @ Apr 12th 2008 6:17PM

Too bad i'll be metaphorically speaking blowing my brains out that day..GED test >_

Phil @ Apr 11th 2008 12:17PM

Some NIN, Halo and Dustin's beautiful voice. Fridays can't be much better. Well...If I had some Mountain Dew then that might change.

Deck @ Apr 11th 2008 12:18PM

Wow... awesome job Dustin! Thanks!

cereal @ Apr 11th 2008 12:23PM

The audio in that video sucks! DUSTIN: TALK LOUDER!!!

I can barely understand you, and if I turn up the volume, the music is too loud.

Xav de Matos @ Apr 11th 2008 12:27PM

Now I really can't hear since you pulled the WAHmbulance up to the site.

LOL. Kidding!

Dustin Burg @ Apr 11th 2008 12:29PM

You are correct and your ears do not deceive. The audio levels are not up to par and, for that, I apologize. Blame it on the stupid editing/recording software. If it bothers you though, just mute your speakers and take in all the visual goodness. Problem (almost) solved!

decapit8 @ Apr 11th 2008 12:39PM

i agree, but i got the basic idea and thats what matters. =] good work.

cereal @ Apr 11th 2008 12:39PM

Not a problem, the video was still great!

Can't wait for avalanche and ghost town, never played lockout but I loved guardian!

Mr. Scolex @ Apr 11th 2008 12:30PM

The main problem with all these videos of the maps are that people keep cutting from one area to another. With the exception of blackout, which most of us are familiar enough with to figure it out, cutting to one place makes me lose my bearings, and doesn't really show what the map is like very well.

What we need is a simple video of someone playing a round on each map with the camera focused on a single player the whole time, and a gametype that necessitates traversing a large amount of the map (team slayer, two flag, etc). Do that on each map and people can see how a map plays instead of just taking in the aesthetics. Anyone agree?

ryan @ Apr 11th 2008 1:01PM

I agree! Ta hell with fancy forge cameraing, gimme some good ol FPS footage!

cereal @ Apr 11th 2008 12:39PM

Also, about the forge filters...are those applied to the whole map or part of the map?

Dustin Burg @ Apr 11th 2008 12:43PM

the entire map :(

ryan @ Apr 11th 2008 12:56PM

ghost town looks like it could be a CoD4 map. and that is a very good thing for Halo 3 maps. :D

Josh @ Apr 11th 2008 12:58PM

So, are they worth the buy and which map pack is better, the CoD map pack or this one.

ryan @ Apr 11th 2008 1:06PM

the map pack that works the best for you. do you play H3 or Cod4 more?

for me, i woulda ate these up months ago. but CoD4 is just faster and funner to me.

Sgt Barone @ Apr 11th 2008 1:11PM

all three look amazing! soooooo glad i waited to buy these instead of the COD 4 maps!!

Terror @ Apr 11th 2008 2:06PM

What's with the basketball hoop in the one shot towards the end?

Digital Limit @ Apr 11th 2008 2:29PM

Since I don't have faith in e-mail, I'm going to post my unrelated complaint here:

Why is it when I receive an e-mail (oh wait, ironic, heh) about someone replying to my post the link (e.g. http://xbox.joystiq.com/2008/04/10/fallout-3-begins-with-birth-ends-any-of-500-ways/comments/11566024/) is more or less nonfunctional. Oddly enough, if I remove part of the link, it becomes useful (e.g. removing "/comments/11566024/").

Seems like it'd be simple to fix, and doing so would cure my OCD-anger.

Back on topic...

I dugg the video despite the audio levels.

Fanboys represent *does weird gang sign*

Chappy @ Apr 11th 2008 2:34PM

Dustin, first and foremost thank you for putting this together. I do have a criticism that I hope is constructive for your next effort; please try to keep the edits to a minimum for a subject like new maps. The current piece is more a moving montage of new screenshots than a dissection or overview, and I would prefer a more cohesive tour of the overall geometry. Instead of describing Sidewinder as a horseshoe, you could show it to us by a (time-compressed) aerial pass from one base to another. For a map like lockout, you could move throughout the entire map and return to your starting point touching every area, showing how different areas are connected. I do appreciate the pauses to show off detail work (e.g. the frosted windows and basketball court); these elements would enhance a more sedate walkthrough.

Dustin Burg @ Apr 11th 2008 2:37PM

constructive criticism taken :)

Digital Limit @ Apr 11th 2008 2:37PM

I was really disappointed to find that the Lockout window is gone. I never really noticed until you pointed it out to me, but I definitely remember it being a highlight of that map for oddball strategy. Then again, that was probably because you could nab it through the floor at that point in time, heh.

Digital Limit @ Apr 11th 2008 3:00PM

For those looking for more cohesive footage, Gametrailers had gameplay videos in HD - good footage, too.

Macedonia Mafia @ Apr 11th 2008 3:44PM

Does Blackout have ladders? Looks like it from what I've seen.

dale_furr @ Apr 11th 2008 4:07PM

Can't see the vid cuz my work sux, but can't wait to get on these maps and start mowin down people. Curious as to what forge mods people will come up with on this go around of maps. May take the heat of off Foundry.

TheKillerMuffin @ Apr 11th 2008 9:02PM

Haha I love the song at the beginning, from NIN's Ghosts I-IV album. funny how as I watched this my physical copy of the album came in the mail, and the fact that one of the maps is called GHOST Town. I got a chuckle out of that. Great job, thanks Dustin!