Halo 5 Opening Cinematic
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This is my favorite shot.
<3 Vale
Yeah, that was cool. Loved the sound there as well.
You know that would be a cool move for game play instead of the boarding smash or grenade plant. Might not destroy the vehicle or kill the enemy in one go but would give you an opportunity to do fast flowing moves against vehicles.
...Scatter...
Banned
In addition to a codex, I think they're should be a limited edition that comes with a hardcover art book that has depictions and history of all the major players in the universe and a great recap of the story so far. The can add a part 2 later down the line after new games/books/movies are released.
I'd pay a premium for it if it were done right!
I'd pay a premium for it if it were done right!
ClosingADoor
Member
That's not surprising at all, nor is it bad. We have been playing as the Master Chief for almost 15 years in this series, people are invested in his character, not the others.
I also rather play as the Master Chief. Him and Cortana have been the main characters in the series, so I'm most interested in their story and where they are taking it.
Twilight Gap
Member
that would be amazing. we should be able to do everything in there in gameplay (except maybe that black widow move inside the phantom, which is basically a glorified assassination)
PerezDeCorcho
Member
My post that you quoted has literally nothing to do with some sort of bias toward Master Chief's character.
I was simply comparing two different action set pieces. Not like you'd care, though.
Demoncarnotaur
Member
The Covenant have a ton of diversity that Halo 4 didn't really utilize. Judging by what we've seen from SP and Warzone it seems like Halo 5 won't either, but I'm hopeful we finally see the full suite of enemies. Right now we have Elites, Grunts, Jackals and Hunters confirmed but I really do hope there's more.
Gimme Brute Packs:
And Skirmishers:
Maybe a few Drones:
And why not bring Engineers back, at least as a passive third party perhaps not associated with any faction:
Gimme Brute Packs:
And Skirmishers:
Maybe a few Drones:
And why not bring Engineers back, at least as a passive third party perhaps not associated with any faction:
Samurai G0SU
Member
I've always been curious, why do some people extremely dislike pre-rendered stuff or stuff that isn't in-game or in-engine? I mean I hear things like it breaks immersion and whatnot, but on the other hand, sometimes you get things like the cinematic in this thread, stuff like the Blur H2A and Halo 4 Spartan Ops cinematics that look amazing and do wonders for building a more visual world.
K
kittens
Unconfirmed Member
Brutes and Skrimishers coming back would be dope. Drones can stay dead imo tho.
RedSparrows
Member
Don't get the Locke dislike. We barely know him.
Goldfishking
Member
Goldfishking
Member
He was pretty terrible in nightfall. Doesn't mean he's bad, just everything we've seen of him upto now is pretty mediocre.
At least they changed his voice. The new voice actor is so much better
formasymphonic
Member
Back in 2002, I remember the OG Xbox being the first console I really bought myself. I bought it with 3 games - DOA 3, Munch's Oddysee... and Halo: CE. I grew up with Halo just as much as anyone else and the Chief and the games have been just as important to me as a lot of other Gaffers... but I think we all need to accept that a dependence on a single or very small set of characters isn't healthy for the story telling or general long-term potential of the franchise.
Especially when several of those characters have been killed off in previous games.
Various 343 Staff - "A Hero Reborn" Vidoc 05:37-08:15 said:
I know people are fond of MC, and that's great, but we shouldn't be automatically throwing anyone who isn't Chief or under his command under a bus figuratively (I'm not saying this is you btw). Look at the backlash over playing as the Arbiter in H2 compared to how much extra perspective it has gone on to allow for in the rest of the in-game universe.
To me the anti-Locke/Osiris bandwagon is amusing because it feels reminiscent of that exact situation - only multiplied because Locke is out to 'hunt'/track down the Chief. In any case, expanding the cast of characters (and giving them the chance to be similar in some ways and different in others to MC) is a good thing for Halo and its potential is an opportunity for the franchise and not a slight against a character who has has 4 (3.5?) games to himself already.
I was often called out for it and some people would say no you're wrong, but now hearing the difference for Amadi versus Colter you can instantly hear the difference between a voice actor for whom this is a career and an actor who is more inclined for movies/television than voice acting. Amadi was also the voice of Javik in ME3.
This is not necessarily a problem I have had with Halo's prerendered videos, but sometimes the compression used is awful on them and I'd much rather just see an in-game cutscene to preclude the possibility of video artifacts.
Brutes and Elites don't get along whatsoever ... So with the prophets falling completely out of favor with both species, and the religious zealot Elites assuming leadership roles in the remaining Religious hierarchy, there's really no reason from a lore perspective why Brutes would have been in Halo 4.
Also, the Engineers have done their best to flee the reaches of any parties who would exploit them... The humans managed to align with a few who had never been compromised, and they rescued one. This is why Human tech has quickly surpassed everyone else's... This handful of remaining Engineers are the only ones left, as far as we know... So there's no reason in the lore why they'd be a major faction....
formasymphonic
Member
Apologies then Perez, quote removed.
Demoncarnotaur
Member
Yeah, I like Drones as a concept but not in execution. I think they would work better if they zoomed around a lot less, and traveled in smaller packs.
Personally, those are the one I'd be happy never fighting again, but rather just seeing them occasionally from a fiction standpoint.
But please, pleeeaasse. Bring back Brute Packs and Skirmishers, they were really diverse and a ton of fun to fight.
From a lore perspective, the 'Storm' faction of Covenant really could have been anything though. Brutes could have been integrated, despite their conflict with Elites, their extreme devotion to the Forerunner beliefs could unite them.
Honestly the Storm Covenant seem really convoluted from a fictional standpoint.. they seem pretty damn large, unified and well equipped to me. So there's no reason why a fictional tie to Brutes couldn't be written in to further diversify the gameplay.
Personally, those are the one I'd be happy never fighting again, but rather just seeing them occasionally from a fiction standpoint.
But please, pleeeaasse. Bring back Brute Packs and Skirmishers, they were really diverse and a ton of fun to fight.
From a lore perspective, the 'Storm' faction of Covenant really could have been anything though. Brutes could have been integrated, despite their conflict with Elites, their extreme devotion to the Forerunner beliefs could unite them.
Honestly the Storm Covenant seem really convoluted from a fictional standpoint.. they seem pretty damn large, unified and well equipped to me. So there's no reason why a fictional tie to Brutes couldn't be written in to further diversify the gameplay.
Yeah, it was pretty much a power weapon in the Beta, especially with the scope... If it weren't a map pick up, I'd say it was OP, but I'm really happy to see 343 striving to make all of the weapons useful in Halo5.
When BR starts became a thing in H2, Pretty much every single handed weapon became a nerf toy...
But yeah, I was really talking about how she merked that tank driver with half a clip... That never woulda happened back in the day...
I don't dislike him. But, I love Chief.
Maybe, but many of the Brutes who stuck around with the Elites ended up launching a terrorist attack on Sanghelios... We also learn that the Elites were planning on killing the remaining loyal Brutes before they had a chance to turn...
After all that, I just don't see trust being there at all...
It would be really REALLY stretching it to make a reason for the Brutes to work with the Covenant Remnant. It probably would be contrived.
Demoncarnotaur
Member
Since 343 drastically redesigned the Jackals with Halo 4 and again in Halo 5:
I hope that the classic design sported in Halo 3/Reach is reintegrated as another subclass:
I just love the creepy avian/alien look they sported, and they could probably find a way to provide even more variety within the Covenant ranks.
At the end of it all, I just think Brutes are a lot of fun to fight, and really like having a game that features both Brutes and Elites as enemies. Whatever fictional narrative it takes to make it work would make me happy, and IMO there are quite a few options.
I hope that the classic design sported in Halo 3/Reach is reintegrated as another subclass:
I just love the creepy avian/alien look they sported, and they could probably find a way to provide even more variety within the Covenant ranks.
At the end of it all, I just think Brutes are a lot of fun to fight, and really like having a game that features both Brutes and Elites as enemies. Whatever fictional narrative it takes to make it work would make me happy, and IMO there are quite a few options.
Primethius
Banned
To me, he just doesn't come off as very likable to be honest. The Arbiter provided an interesting perspective, which Locke doesn't really seem to be doing, at the very least in a similar capacity.
It doesn't help that Buck is on his team stealing the spotlight for me.
He just comes off as a "been there, done that" type of character who is not exactly a very good contrast to the already existing cast of the series or even Chief himself.
Every scene I see Locke in, all I see is a scene in which I'd rather have someone like Buck take the lead. Or anyone with more of a personality really.
They didn't redesign the Jackals. The picture you listed is a Ibie'shan.
Halo Escalation Issue 17: (Also first issue which Tanaka is introduced)
formasymphonic
Member
Narratively dunno how much sense it would make, but would be good to see forerunners digitize them so they can be some added variety as another subclass.
They didn't redesign the Jackals. The picture you listed is a Ibie'shan.
Halo Escalation Issue 17: (Also first issue which Tanaka is introduced)
I don't know what is going on in this image, but fwoooz better make it into the final game.
Demoncarnotaur
Member
They didn't redesign the Jackals. The picture you listed is a Ibie'shan.
Halo Escalation Issue 17: (Also first issue which Tanaka is introduced)
As someone who only played the games and read some of the novels, this isn't clear. At all. Seeing as classic Jackals aren't appearing, and they call the new ones Jackals anyways it feels more like a redesign.
But again, that further strengthens my hope to see the older design reappear.
gollumsluvslave
Member
Not a fan of Brutes, actually prefer Prometheans to Brutes, one of the reasons that Halo 2 is the weakest campaign IMO.
Drones are the worst though
Drones are the worst though
Fahzgoolin
Banned
They didn't redesign the Jackals. The picture you listed is a Ibie'shan.
Halo Escalation Issue 17: (Also first issue which Tanaka is introduced)
The old jackal looks like it could be in in the original Star Wars trilogy.
The new jackal looks like it belongs in the Star Wars prequels.
In other words, the new jackal sucks and is a poor excuse for variety. It's a needless redesign disguised as a "different variant of the species." Subjective opinion and all.
Lol, no he didn't. Halo Escalation is the continuation of Halo 4 Spartan Ops.
Takes place between Halo 4 and Halo 5.
K
kittens
Unconfirmed Member
Yeah, Reach Jackals are best Jackals. Reach had such amazing art.
Demoncarnotaur
Member
Yep, I loved the art design with armor, weapons and enemies in Reach.
Although I wouldn't mind the Brutes getting a bit of a makeover still.
Whoops I misunderstood what part of the quote he was referring to (I took it as the comics were subcanon, but he was referring to the Promethean/Covenant relationship):
Either way, this is something that shouldn't only be explained by comics.
Although I wouldn't mind the Brutes getting a bit of a makeover still.
Whoops I misunderstood what part of the quote he was referring to (I took it as the comics were subcanon, but he was referring to the Promethean/Covenant relationship):
Either way, this is something that shouldn't only be explained by comics.
Fahzgoolin
Banned
oops double post.
Halo though.
Halo though.
Ah yeah, I can see how one could misread that. In Bungie's day, comics and such were subcanon. However 343i has said that everything is on the same level of importance.
BeforeU
Oft hope is born when all is forlorn.
I agree. My fav art style too. Atmosphere, enemy, weapon design was the best in reach. Man I hope we get that 1080p version some day
Demoncarnotaur
Member
I definitely prefer everything being canon, but what I don't like is 343's reliance on the expanded fiction to make sense of certain story beats.
I'd much prefer the expanded universe utilized to tell much more self contained stories that if anything add a little further context to past games, not future ones.
Twilight Gap
Member
space chickens > space lizards
Hey, I'm all for more enemies, but it's gotta make sense... halo4 just wouldn't have been a good fit for the Brutes...
Maybe we can take a trip to Venezia, the safe haven for members of all species who hate their respective governments. Maybe we could get some Spartan v. Brute + Jackal + Grunt + Elite + Human action... Would make for some awesomely unpredictable battles...
Stinkles, are you getting this?
Demoncarnotaur
Member
#Feathers
I dunno, I think the sky was the limit with Halo 4 & they would not make sense only with the power of hindsight. Personally I think there are 100's of canonical ways they could have been involved, same goes for now. From a pure gameplay perspective I would like to see them return, same with Skirmishers.
I've followed the novels and Halo expanded universe enough to believe it could all work out from a fictional standpoint, and perhaps involve some really fascinating politics.
Xzilerate1690
Banned
People love to hate whatever's new, especially if it opposes something or someone they're already familiar with.
Just look at Halo 4 and now 5 in general. Every new feature for the most part is frowned upon with constant outcries of people wanting the "old" Halo back.
For what it's worth though, I enjoy Locke and the rest of Osiris.
Twilight Gap
Member
i don't mind new stuff. locke's just boring.
soulassssns
Banned
Twin Tails
Member
He seems to have 0 personality. I know he is described as by the book but give him some life. This new VO actor is not helping either.