Greetings and Salutations one and all. I am Rob 077, 028’s wingman and friend, a friendly and capable H3 player and a very modest fellow and I will tell you all about how I obtained a copy of Halo 4, well Halo 3 but to me recently it has seemed like a brand new game.

I had the eventual luxury of purchasing a new HD TV earlier today. Of late, I had become somewhat bored/fed-up of halo 3’s bright happy-go-lucky atmosphere and environment (obviously sans live clientèle in this respect), instead opting for the dark and gritty Gears of War (ironically, a very mature and friendly populous in the vast majority of cases). I have come to a realisation of at least one of the likely suspects responsible for this deference and it is not, in this instance, the game’s fault.

You see, I spent my 4 years of student life with an ancient 26″ CRT TV, with a maximum refresh rate of “maybe”. I believe the make/model/artefact was a “Matsui”.. whatever that is, some kind of oriental dish? anyways.. This TV has followed me through the years, from Halo 2 to Gears of War, Halo 3 etc. and I’ve always enjoyed it, even assuming it was a 32″ screen!

With all the recent games being very HD by nature, reading text and seeing the finer details on this TV would be more or less impossible. Why, only very recently I realised that the nav markers in Assassins’ Creed actually had distinguishable features and I am able finally to read the contents of my game menus. How the HELL I managed to perform to level 43 in Halo 3 is beyond me and it’s no small wonder I need to go for an eye appointment.

So now I am the proud owner of a Samsung 1080p (37″) and a brand new copy of the new halo game, Halo 4, that is, Halo 3 the way it is meant to be played!

I LOVE the sound. I LOVE the visuals. The screen size is superb.. It’s.. It’s frankly, unbelievable. Finally a worthwhile expense in the gaming world. It has truly reimbursed my faith for the franchise and invigorated me further towards my own game development goals. I shall be on halo most of this weekend I imagine and tonight once I get off work if anyone is interested, add me or page me online!

~Rob (Gamertag addy: Rob 077)