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The whole toy debacle was unfortunate. Hope the hype train leaves the platform sooner rather than later so we can put it behind us.
Halo 4 Announced (MS Conf, 2012, Start Of New Trilogy)
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The whole toy debacle was unfortunate. Hope the hype train leaves the platform sooner rather than later so we can put it behind us.
StalkerUKCG
Banned
Its relative.
A big halo announcement could of been anything.
A big announcement in the world of halo toys has a lot less scope for wow factor, as someone who follows halo toys it was a big announcement. We got confirmation that a new line of Halo stuff was being developed by a completely new company and we even got pictures about what to expect, the toy world is shrouded in secrecy this was most certainly big news.
Seeing a new vehicle in toy form is pretty much an unrealistic expectation, the only thing we have ever got that would be similar is the redesign of the scarab from halo 2 to 3 being shown first via toys but for them to annouce a completely new vehicle has huge repercussions.
A new vehicle would more likely that not have to be something other than UNSC. Since the UNSC vehicles are already known.
Now lets for arguments sake say the new vehicle was forerunner chopper. That dosnt only confirm a new vehicles it imply's we would get forerunner tech which imply's forerunner enemies which gives us some idea about the Reclaimer trilogy story arc something which is obviously very tight underwraps.
'eh, considering the announcement was in 'vehicle designs' and not toys, I saw it in a different light. Also yeah there are a lot of things that'll lead on from a 'Forerunner chopper' but then again, that's what I'd consider a 'big announcement'.
Oh well, maybe next time.
The fanbase gnawing on the bones of what little information we have has turned us delirious. People were upset there weren't any reveals from a Toy Fair. Rock bottom.
GodfatherX
Member
very very disappointed, same vehicles and covenant? same shit for the last 11 years. You can still be Halo without these things.
no news would have been better tbh. I wasn't expecting a big reveal, but on the same front I absolutely didnt want the same enemies and vehicles again, even if their involvement is minimal
The elites and their tech are not just going to magically disappear.
Scarecrow
Member
If MC is lost in space that's far away from any previous Elite contact, say on some mysterious Forerunner planet, their tech would not be there. Oh, wait.
Steelyuhas
Member
I agree with this.
Given what appears to be the initial setting of the game, it would be a great time to not include any or all previous Covenant races, weapons, or vehicles if that's what 343 wanted to do. (And was kind of hoping they would do)
Domino Theory
Crystal Dynamics
I think the excuse they'd use is Cortana's beacon that's sent from the FUD just before Chief goes to cryo-sleep. Since 343i has stated that it's "quite some time" from the end of Halo 3 to the beginning of Halo 4, it's safe to assume the UNSC located the beacon during the downtime.
tl;dr - I want the BR back.
The Xtortionist
Member
There's gotta be some BRs and Warthogs inside the ship that will inevitably get scattered all around the planet/dyson sphere.
GodfatherX
Member
pretty much this, the exact reason this whole thing is disappointed. This one unveil goes against everything it appeared 343i was going for until this point. Does it mean that the covenant is the main enemy? no. Honestly we don't know eough to pass judgement, but I was hoping for minimal covenant/unsc involvement
The Xtortionist
Member
I smell a team-up. Humanity needs all the help they can get if they have to go up against
Didact and his Prometheans
GodfatherX
Member
we've already had that team up
The Xtortionist
Member
"continued alliance"
Domino Theory
Crystal Dynamics
Why do people keep thinking he's the big bad for the new trilogy?
The Xtortionist
Member
Halo Anniversary final terminal?
"They (humans) might prefer the Flood" (talking about Didact and Prometheans being pissed over events of Halo CE)
am i misinterpreting
History of severe anger problems and the final terminal pretty much flat out says it. Doubt he will be the enemy through the entire series though.
The Xtortionist
Member
nope they eventually pull the "unlikely allies" card when the
Precursor shows up and Halo 5 ends with Didact dying for emotional value but when he dies he gives Chief his special arm cannon so he can go on and beat Sigma.
wait
Domino Theory
Crystal Dynamics
I understand, but not a single thing in Cryptum has led to
The Didact and Prometheans
Now if we're talking about
the Precursor at the very end of Cryptum
To be fair, though, I haven't read Primordium because I want to finish Glasslands first and Glasslands just reads like a high school drama so it's tough to get through. Maybe Primordium had some revelations regarding those two characters that could prove my viewpoint false.
The Xtortionist
Member
My insane predictions for the Reclaimer trilogy, ripe with cliches
Halo 4 - Chief vs. Didact. Hints of Precursor.
Halo 5 - Precursor shows up, Chief and Didact join forces to fight him. Didact dies at the end of Halo 5 because second parts of trilogies have to be dark like that. Didact as he dies "I suppose you humans aren't so bad after all". Chief sheds a single manly tear.
Halo 6 - Precursor threat escalates, Chief takes him down for Didact. They're space bros. The end. Now we begin the wait for Halo 7.
Halo 5 - Precursor shows up, Chief and Didact join forces to fight him. Didact dies at the end of Halo 5 because second parts of trilogies have to be dark like that. Didact as he dies "I suppose you humans aren't so bad after all". Chief sheds a single manly tear.
Halo 6 - Precursor threat escalates, Chief takes him down for Didact. They're space bros. The end. Now we begin the wait for Halo 7.
NullPointer
Member
Isn't Covenant tech based upon the Forerunner artifacts? Maybe I'm missing something.
Not that I wouldn't mind seeing all new enemies and vehicles to play with. That seems like a whole lot of Halo to discard though.
Steelyuhas
Member
Based on what we know about the setting and the concept art trailer, my dream scenario for Halo 4 has been Chief lands on this planet/thing, and the game consists (are at least most of it) on this planet with no or very limited contact with unsc or covenant. Think Metroid Prime for the atmosphere of the game.
Of course, some things are just too good to be true.
The Xtortionist
Member
An ex-Retro guy is a lead designer so some Metroid Prime elements aren't too farfetched.
I wouldn't mind seeing Metroid Prime influences penetrate every aspect of Halo 4 but I'll take what I can get.
Forward Unto Dawn will be floating overhead. It'll randomly drop weapons from previous games and 'classified' ones.
Also it will drop marines trapped in cyro tubes.
Steelyuhas
Member
Yeah that was one of the basis for my hope for that.
Well that just sounds fucking silly lol.
Sadly, probably something like that will happen.
JBKapnMorg
Neo Member
I don't see why they wouldn't, Reach was only a prequel to the series, they'd be screwing with the timeline a bit if they didn't put it back in.
The Xtortionist
Member
I wonder if there were BRs on board the Spirit of Fire
Then the Spirit of Fire will show up and drop off more marines and spartans! Then you'll get a level where Chief pilots a Cyclops through a Forerunner defense structure.
edit: damnit Xtortionist
The Xtortionist
Member
You'll then get a Target Locator-type gun, but instead of artillery it fires ODSTs into the target area.
The Xtortionist
Member
Then you'll have to defend your supply depots while they generate enough resources to afford a MAC blast
oh god fyrewulff
What if Halo 4...is gonna be Brutal Legend in space
D :
Whatever.
bobs...onGaf
Member
Tons of them were on board, but they got damaged and now the faster you shoot the more inaccurate your shot is. I think that would be FANTASTIC for gameplay and everyone would love it.
Garrett 2U
Member
So all the BRs on the ship were damaged in the same way which caused them to malfunction in the same manner?
Yeah..
The Librarian
Banned
Whoa. Could that have been sarcasm?
Which one was Jerome? The one with the skull on his visor?
Merely thinking that Halo 4 would achieve better success presuming that it was released in September, as opposed to in November.
Yup, same. I was hoping the new Halo trilogy didn't even get remotely close to the Covenant, not only that but I was hoping we wouldn't even see other humans in the games.
bobs...onGaf
Member
Im sure we have been through this Gui, basically Cortana damaged them all. She was trolling. Chief saw how those damn Spartan 3's had to deal with the likes of bloom and was having nightmares in his Cryo chamber. Rampant Cortana decided to troll by sabotaging all the weapons on the Spirit of Fire so that they have bloom.
Halo 4 is going to be amazing.
I also hear Cortana will take over the screen to pull a trollface every time you get screwed over by bloom in H4, Gravemind style.
Ship it!
GodfatherX
Member
I like bloom, but know it was probably the first thing 343i threw out
How does anyone like a game mechanic that makes your kill random? Now iff they replace bloom for recoil then I would be 100% fine with that but fuck bloom.
Also 343i for the love of god, more of this in Halo 4.
We need a Halo movie with this form of CGI
