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Halo 3’s First New Map In Over A Decade is Nothing Special

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Cody Perez
in General | Apr, 14th 2021

Who would have thought that in 2021 we would see a brand new Halo online multiplayer map and it is not for that one game in the series that we are waiting for. Nope, while we still wait for Halo Infinite, 343 Industries has graced us with the first Halo 3 new map in a very long time.

The First New Halo 3 Map in Years Is Finally Here


It has been several years since we last saw something like this happen for Halo 3, one of the most popular entries in the entire Microsoft-owned sci-fi series, but here it is. It has been a whopping nearly 14 years since the launch of Halo 3 on the Xbox 360 in 2007 and it is somehow still getting new content.

That Halo 3 new map is none other than Waterfall, and you can start playing it right now by the time that you are reading this. It arrived with the launch of the sixth season of content for Halo: The Master Chief Collection that brought with it a host of features and items for players to check out.

As part of this, the biggest addition in season 6 Raven is the release of the Halo 3 new map. As you know, the collection is broken down into different game sections, even for the multiplayer side of things. When you now log in and check out the Halo 3 multiplayer, you will find this new map.

It is available even in the custom games multiplayer sector where you can pick from a variety of different game modes from Infection to VIP to Slayer to use on the new Waterfall multiplayer map. It comes more than 10 years since the last new multiplayer map released for Halo 3.

The last time we saw new maps for the game officially here was in the map packs that would release as DLC on Xbox 360. Fortunately, you don’t have to pay for this one as the Halo 3 new map is free to everyone. And better yet, if you have Game Pass active, you also have The Master Chief Collection free as well, both on Xbox and PC.

Waterfall Explained: It’s Nothing Special


Here’s what we know about the Halo 3 new map. Waterfall was originally part of the Halo Online service game that was meant to be a free PC game that never truly got a full release. In that game, it surprisingly had its own unique maps and Waterfall was one of them.

With the release of the new season, 343 has given us one of these ill-fated maps for Halo 3 with the inclusion of Waterfall. This name might make it sound like a picturesque scene but it is actually a quite odd location. The map takes place basically inside of a massive ice cavern that happens to have a waterfall.

Much of the map is covered in ice and it is a cold, dreary place that looks to be a secret military base. There is an outdoors section where one team spawns but most of the action happens inside of the ice cavern with many different hidden hallways, rooms, and areas throughout.

I would, personally, say that it is basically a mid-sized map but not an exceptionally large one; just one that is complicated at times and can be occasionally difficult to navigate at first. In my opinion, it is also nothing special and I would much rather play on other Halo 3 maps for the most part.

It isn’t the worst map in the Halo 3 bunch but it doesn’t do much to stand out, either. The visuals are fine, and I do like the action going on in the background like the rest of the base and the ships flying in and out, but those parts actually look more interesting than this area we are in.

It is all pretty one-note in terms of color scheme and environmental choices as the bland icy design is nothing special or fun to look at. There is a main L-shape to the map that makes it both simple and complex, with the two focuses contradicting one another.

The general level design is a bit messy and you can potentially get stuck in certain hallway places, leading to everyone just staying mostly in the middle area from my experience as it makes the most sense. The weapons that you can find on the map are good and easily reachable, including the rocket launcher, but I’m just not a fan of this one.

Again, it isn’t bad but there are better maps that I would rather spend my time playing on. Fortunately, it does look like this will not be the only map that will be coming to Halo 3 in the future. Originally, season 6 Raven was supposed to be released with two different maps from the canceled Halo Online title.

The other one is known as Edge and will be coming later down the road. I haven’t had the chance to check this one out yet so I am hoping that it is a better location than Waterfall. It also remains to be seen if these two will be the only new maps for Halo 3 in the future.

With the future of the long-awaited sixth main entry in the series, Halo Infinite, still relatively unknown, adding new multiplayer maps to Halo 3 and other games like Halo 4 might be a great way to tie fans over in the meantime while we wait for the next tale of Master Chief to finally arrive. Stay tuned for more news about the Edge map and Halo Infinite in the near future.

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Source: https://www.esportstalk.com/news/halo-3s-first-new-map-in-over-a-decade-is-nothing-special/

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