Forge is commonly regarded as one of the most criminally overlooked features of Halo 3. Poncy games magazine Edge even gave Halo 3 their Interactive Innovation award, partly due to this feature.
Halo 3's first DLC Map Pack (Heroic - now free on XBLM) included the ultimate map for Forgers - Foundry. Not the best of maps to play in standard Matchmaking, but it was essentially a giant warehouse that was fully customisable. All the geometry and items could be moved, removed, and changed. The results were diverse and curious - including a 'Grifball' Court, the Millenium Falcon, and some hardcore remakes of Halo classics. A lot of these were just that though - curiosities. There are an obscene amount of custom levels now, so it's hard to seperate the wheat from the chaff.
Thankfully, Forgehub.com has posted their 'Best of Forge [Spring/Summer '08]' awards to set us on the path. Well worth a quick look, and you can just click on the links to set it to download to Halo 3 for next time you turn it on. A lot of creative levels and design - 'user created content' is already here, and it's already awesome.
Sadly, Bungie have yet to instigate a Custom Levels Playlist, but here's always hope, with big changes planned for September.
1 comment:
so how do you down these maps and stick em on the xbox?
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