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[op_ivy]

 

[Deleted member 1235]

damnit.

2 months, only 2 months.....

 

[epmode]

this totally needs to come out now.

 

[GhaleonEB]

Holy crap - the Banshee doing the barrel-roll and MC hopping out of the tank are too cool for words. Love the new trails the Banshee makes.

Looks like another batch of early, leaked pics from the media. I"m happy.

 

[Wario64]

Looks fun

 

[op_ivy]

i love the generous spurts of blood from that downed covie in the zanzibar pic

 

[GhaleonEB]

i love the generous spurts of blood from that downed covie in the zanzibar pic

Yeah, I just noticed that. It's a detail that was added since E3.

 

[NWO]

What's with all the purple?

 

[op_ivy]

Yeah, I just noticed that. It's a detail that was added since E3.

hmm, i'm not so sure about that... in one of the mlg loooong znzibar builds (same as e3, no?) the blood looks basically the same when a MC taks a few shotgun shells at close range...

 

[epmode]

What's with all the purple?

the covenant likes purple for some reason.

 

[ToyMachine228]

Awesome. Fucking awesome.

 

[GhaleonEB]

hmm, i'm not so sure about that... in one of the mlg loooong znzibar builds (same as e3, no?) the blood looks basically the same when a MC taks a few shotgun shells at close range...

Hmmmm, I saw the 20 minute version but never saw the Elite blood. Also, the demo that Bungie did at their E3 conference, with just two guys running around, had a nice closeup of an Elite getting gunned down with an SMG and a Needler - and there was no blood.

Either way, it looks cool now.

The way the MC is standing on the tank is really cool - his feet and posture conform perfectly to the irregular surface. Amazing attention to detail.

 

[Defensor]

Whoa.

 

[GhaleonEB]

Whoa.

Can't wait to see the melee attack on that.

 

[Kon Tiki]

Can't wait to see the melee attack on that.

Play the PC version of Halo 1.

 

[GhaleonEB]

Play the PC version of Halo 1.

Um, that's the Brute Shot, not the flamethrower. It fires multiple explosive slugs, and has a long blade on the end.

Not. The. Flamethrower.

 

[Kon Tiki]

Um, that's the Brute Shot, not the flamethrower. It fires multiple explosive slugs, and has a long blade on the end.

Not. The. Flamethrower.

Sorry, the lack of creativity threw me off.

 

[ManaByte]

November. OMG.

Halo 2
MGS3
Metroid Prime 2
EverQuest II

Everything has something big.

 

[Sysgen]

What's with all the purple?

If it was gray or brown would you be happier?

 

[ToyMachine228]

Yeah, purple is like the Covenant's color

 

[dorio]

I assume these all are multiplayer shots.

 

[ToyMachine228]

I assume these all are multiplayer shots.

Yeah...Should be some new single-player material released within the next month though from what I hear...Was it, XBN and EGM?

 

[Mama Smurf]

Damn, these are new? I saw them in Edge sometime last week. Can't believe I missed my opportunity to hype them up and then tell you all I have neither a scanner, a digital camera, or even the magazine.

Does anyone else think Zanzibar looks a bit more overcast now? Or perhaps even that it's set towards dusk time. Maybe it's just the screen, but I hope that's the case, looks nice.

 

[ced]

Few more of Ivory Tower.

 

[funcojoe]

So pretty!

 

[aerofx]

Looking good, especially the one on the tank. Sweet sweet master chief..

 

[Sho Nuff]

Hello game! You are sexy. I buy you.

 

[shpankey]

Damn, my friends and I are going to just be in gaming heaven come November... this is why I play games, for game like Halo 2. It's why I am addicted to this shit. Damn... the wait is brutal though heh.

 

[mr2mike]

dig the smilie on his shoulder.


fitting since he's about to send someone to hell with that big gun.

 

[Rorschach]

This shot makes me want 4 Player co-op and single player Covenant mode.

 

[TheDiave]

The frothing demand can chew on my from-unda cheese.

 

[Mooreberg]

It's cool how you can see the elite's hands holding the weapons. Are you going to be able to jump higher and have a weaker shield as a tradeoff or something? Even if they're just using them for skin variety, it looks damn cool. Definately better than a bunch of Master Chiefs killing each other.

 

[GhaleonEB]

It's cool how you can see the elite's hands holding the weapons. Are you going to be able to jump higher and have a weaker shield as a tradeoff or something? Even if they're just using them for skin variety, it looks damn cool. Definately better than a bunch of Master Chiefs killing each other.

At E3, they were the same as the MC in all but appearance, though their HUD was different (it was purple).

 

[FightyF]

16 players, each with their full screens...my house is going to be packed!

Has anyone played System Link wirelessly? I figure that's the only way I can do this since I don't have cables long enough to go through 3 floors of the house.

 

[Ramirez]

Sweet fuck *dies*

 

[Dr.Guru of Peru]

Never seen this before

 

[B E N K E]

Question to MS: Now that everything covered by that NDA has leaked am I still tied to it?

 

[Chipopo]

Needs more sparks.

 

[shibbs]

You need the ps2 power for sparks.

 

[GhaleonEB]

Question to MS: Now that everything covered by that NDA has leaked am I still tied to it?

Do you really want to risk it?

 

[GhaleonEB]

 

[Sai]

:O Where'd ya find that?

[EDIT] - Ooh! More:

 

[GhaleonEB]

HBO

Nice, I like the look of the new pistols - that's the first good look we've had of'em.

 

[Cimarron]

how many people are supposed to be able to play this puppy on Live?

 

[GhaleonEB]

how many people are supposed to be able to play this puppy on Live?

Bungie's line as of late has been, "At least 16."

I don't think we'll know the final until a few more weeks.

 

[Firest0rm]

Isn't that what blinx uses?

 

[Ghost]

Blinx uses a grenade launcher...wow Blinx 2 must rock.

 

[Ramirez]

Yea thats one mean Vaccum Cleaner with the blade and all :O

 

[GhaleonEB]

That thing is the same size as Blinx him...er, itself.

 

[Mr. Lemming]

Bungie's line as of late has been, "At least 16."

I don't think we'll know the final until a few more weeks.

I'm pretty sure that it is a max of 16 players. Due to this line in the FAQ:

Yes, Halo 2 will support all major features of Xbox Live including online multiplayer modes for up to 16 players.

Images of the game lobby UI which looks to only hold about 16 player names on the list to the right and comments from Bungie concerning how maps only play optimally with certain ranges of players and increasing the range of players possible would require more testing/balancing/design/whatnot then they have time for... I'll see if I can dig up where that was.