First dibs: Francesca Reyes is first to finish Halo 3

Posted Sep 9, 2007 at 3:16PM by QJ Staff Listed in: Xbox 360 Tags: Bungie Studios, Master Chief, Microsoft, Official Xbox Magazine
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Francesca Reyes reviews Halo 3 - Image 1


Boasting privileges aside, it's still pretty cool to be able to claim that you are the first person ever to finish Halo 3 - a game thousands of others around the world have been waiting for. Every game can only have one gamer (outside of the developers of course) who can claim he or she has finished it first. For Halo 3, that gamer is Francesca Reyes, editor-in-chief of the Official Xbox Magazine.

Reyes has played, finished, and completed her review of Bungie Studios' Halo 3: a whopping ten-page turner. In an interview with GamesRadar, Reyes expressed how even she can't believe it herself:

I think I was kind of in a state of shock for most of it. [...] It didn't really hit me until I was back in San Francisco and eating a big bowl of ramen at some neighborhood joint. I sat there at the table with my bowl of ramen and a copy of Wired (the one with Master Chief on the cover which I bought for the flight home) - and I thought to myself: Wow. I can't believe I just did something that hundreds of thousands of people have been waiting years to do. I can't believe I just did something that I'VE been waiting years to do. It was one of those epiphany moments when I got really, really happy and realized how much I loved my job.


And she can't spill the beans just yet (even though she really, really wants to). You have to read it when her review comes out in the latest Official Xbox Magazine that will be released on the same day as Halo 3 on September 25.

 
 
 

Comments [refresh]

by mrjubjub - 2007-09-09 11:54
» Damn.

That chick is lucky.

by Dizon 4ever! - 2007-09-09 11:57
» 2 Ugly to make an impact!

Who cares if some butt ugly chick has beaten it,

would have been a very different story if some hot totty (e.g. Leah Dizon) has done it .....

by yeah Ohh well - 2007-09-09 12:19
» it'll Butthole at around the intro movie

my 360 RED Ring O' Deathed on me in anticipation



ill prob get ten seconds in and itll die and ill wait 3 weeks to get a new one, then ill do those ten secounds and again, ETC.................................



i Really Really hope they'll have 5 secound save points between each other



ill hopefully probrably get to type my name in before it dies again

ill play for 4 secounds and give it a 10 hour break and then get in another 4 before i die , or get a PS3

by the reason it didnt RROD on her - 2007-09-09 12:34
» good to know

she passed it on a ps3 running linux on a 360 emulator, the only way possible aside from pc

by camerob8 - 2007-09-09 13:35
» how to get a new xbox

just buy a new xbox 360. put ur old one in the box in its place and take it back. bam new xbox for freee

by Slipstream0 - 2007-09-09 13:36
» SixAxis

Sorry, but the analog sticks on the PS3 are too loose and inacurate to beat any FPS

by Tron - 2007-09-09 14:20
» great another "BRO" that thinks hes good looking

You are a F-ing A-hole..... I hope a truck drives into your face.

by . - 2007-09-09 14:23
» Wow

This Friggn Retards Obviously A PS3 Fanboy...

by JCP - 2007-09-09 14:24
» hhhmmmm....

I bet she gets pwned in mulitiplayer LOL, I guess everyone deserve their 15 minutes and this is her's

by Give the lady a break - 2007-09-09 16:02
» I bet half the people writing negative comments about her are no oil painting

A few work outs at the gym to get toned up, some lasic eye surgery to lose the glasses and a good outfit she'd be a stunner.

Anyway she's a girl that loves halo we should be supportive of that. There are no where near enough girl gamers on halo.

by better name, wii too gay - 2007-09-09 17:25
» Revolution

a wii fanboy?

by mike - 2007-09-09 18:01
» o.m.g.

here we go, another 360vsps3 debate - ffs guys, get over it already!



back to the subject - can't wait to play the game myself. the short beta period saw more gameplay hours from my mates and i than we'd ever put to any game over any period of time. we're all looking forward to sept 25

by Give the lady a break - 2007-09-09 18:07
» I bet half the people writing negative comments about her are no oil painting

A few work outs at the gym to get toned up, some lasic eye surgery to lose the glasses and a good outfit she'd be a stunner.

Anyway she's a girl that loves halo we should be supportive of that. There are no where near enough girl gamers on halo.

by Yawn - 2007-09-09 18:28
» jealousy meter

[.l..............]



There are many better 360 games coming out in my opinion.

by Bigger Yawn - 2007-09-09 19:00
» Who cares what you think of Halo?

No really, if you think there are better games coming out on the 360, then fine, go to those topics and express your opinions there.

by Fat - 2007-09-09 19:32
» Holy Crap

WOW are u serious? I cant believe she got to play halo 3. Now I cant sleep knowing someone played Halo 3 before me. WHO FREAKING CARES!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!

by internutter - 2007-09-09 20:16
» reviews

i like the way that no reviews are allowed to be released before the games release date, so we will not know if it is any good until we have got it, ( those to preordered it that is) .

by internutter - 2007-09-09 20:21
» i meant to say

those who preordered it that is

by Mister Common Sense - 2007-09-09 23:19
» so?

I could beat it too if I had it.

by GW2 - 2007-09-09 23:35
» splitstream is a retard!

the ps3 analog sticks work fine. your just a retard who cant figure out that symety owns. ilove my 360 but i like the PS controler so much more. this is obviously personal preference but i dont insult the 360 controller just because i like the PS controler more.

by GW2 - 2007-09-09 23:38
» or could you

dun dun duuuuuuuuuuuuuu uuun

by KhrisKiller - 2007-09-09 23:48
» Fool!

I love when morons speak. Endless entertainment!



I have owned my 360 since launch. Guess what? NO PROBLEMS! Hell, I even have left in turned on for over 6 months. Its never crashed ONCE! I know there are issues with these consoles, but that doesn't mean they are all unplayable, you asshat! If you don't care for Xbox games thats fine. Don't buy one. Personally, I like a hell of a lot of 360 titles. I even like a few ps3 titles coming out in the next year. I'm gonna buy a ps3 when they come out. Shocking? No. Why? CUZ IM A GAMER! I play PC games, 360 games and will soon play PS3 games. I just cant understand this brand loyalty crap!! I thought the only thing that matters is the freaking game!? And if you DO care about such idiotic nonsense...WTF are you doing reading an XBox 360 page???? Jebus save me from all this pimple cream bulls**t

by Me - 2007-09-10 01:50
» yeah but

What about the testers? How many time did they finish the game?

by borat - 2007-09-10 05:34
» wow - or - xbox

dudes. dudetees. and trans

xbox 360 /360 elite is a thing of the new but really u gotta go back to basics and help the people who probably were around before dark alex adn go bak to wen W.O.W was around and going wild and now alll u kids are probably playing xbox 360 halo or gears of wa r ( they gr8 game) but just do the orignal coderrs a favor and support W.O.W over Warhammer. to do this just go to www.wownage.org and register

by Me - 2007-09-10 06:31
» .

You must have the ugliest personnality on this planet, something is wrong with you.

by Hellraiser - 2007-09-10 07:44
» idiots

Linux on PS3 is far too useless for any decent emulator. Even PS2 emulation is difficult without the PS2 hardware inside.

by daxyireh - 2007-09-10 10:48
» negative nacy's - gosh

I say props to Ms Reyes, she's gotten a chance no one else will be able to claim, the first person outside development to beat the conclusion to the Halo Trilogy. =D Don't tarnish the gold, I'm sure she worked incredibly hard to get where she is today, she has this amazing accomplishment and more power to her. =)

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