I haven’t even been playing Halo 3 online for a month yet, and it already holds extreme significance to me.
To me, Halo is more than just a game. I loved the actual story of the game, but the multiplayer is what has me really hooked. I have a busy life. I work 45 minutes from home, so I have to wake up and go to bed earlier than if I worked near by, therefore shortening my day by an hour and a half. Because of the shorter day, I get less time with my girlfriend, in turn I have less of a drive to leave her and hang out with guy friends. That’s where Halo comes in.
I’ve experienced extreme fun, relaxation, and friendship all while playing a simple video game online. I get home late at night, and I’m past the point of wanting to go hang out with people. I don’t drink, so I can’t go “grab a beer” with my guy friends (I also hate bars). So when I jump online, and we just chat about things not even Halo related and we encourage each other, it rejuvenates me.
I’m not a big “trash talker”, I don’t “Tea-bag”, I hate listening to trash talking, I don’t like being super competative, I’m just there to have fun, and that’s what most of my friends are there to do as well. It’s great to hear “good job Steven” as apposed to “I’ve got a higher rank than you”. Halo has become my safe haven, my personal outlet, my quite place.
So really, Halo is more than just a game to me, it’s a place for me to hang out and have fun with my friends. That’s what Halo means to me.
*note: hopefully the post didn’t sound too much like a high school english essay 
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