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Halo 4 |OT2| TURBO
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It seems Minecraft mashup packs work well for selling the game. Just make a crossover to some popular game and boom, another million sold.
Top one looks better I think.
You mean aside from the fact that that accurately describes 90% of the Multiplayer Environments from the past 2 Halo games ?
I can't recall a single Halo MP map with broken girders and steel framework. Some industrial like areas, sure, but that's it. EDIT, wait actually, did Exile have broken support structures or some such? All i remember is green. Odd. I have usually very good visual memory but Halo MP maps are kind of foggy in my memory.
EDIT perhaps there is strong kinesthetic element in these memories, i remember how things look when i play, but otherwise they kind fade?
Also, the collection is more about the Chief and the Halo story, so something more Halo-y would be fitting. Like having an actual Halo on the background.
Reach Jet Pack sequence with ODSTs?
Eh, i was talking about the multiplayer maps.
Besides, i'm trying to forget stuff about Reach.
lizardwizarding
Neo Member
The campaign though? I personally find Reach and ODST's campaigns right up there as the best with H:CE.
I can't stand Reach's campaign. I once wrote a long list what i found wrong it.
Compressed version: Just about everything.
EDIT this does partially stem from the fact my expectations were very different. I expected something darker with personal, edgy story that makes sense, but all i got was a bad Halo (that is objectively pretty good game) with really meh story and didn't feel particularly dark, just filled with retcons and nonsense.
Trying to not fall into the trap of going back to Halo 3 after watching Holmbolms latest montage. The feels.
Haven't you guys seen the Spartan ops episodes?
Poker Face
Member
Of course, but I'm not sure why they wouldn't just give her a full arm lol
Holmbolm is my favorite Halo youtube guy. His video's remind me of when I used to have a blast playing Halo
YourExWife
Member
Dude. So great. This is the type of montage that I enjoy. Not these over-edited, over-produced, snooze fests.
#NeverForget #TheLeaf
Damn good montage
I never understood how people could like that crap. "You want to see awesome gameplay? Ok here's dubstep, tons of zoom, and kool FX"
I never understood how people could like that crap. "You want to see awesome gameplay? Ok here's dubstep, tons of zoom, and kool FX"
Ragnarok Flames
Banned
The ideal trailer, in my opinion, consist nothing but pure, un-edited gameplay by skilled player on high difficulty. For a shooter.
There are exceptions: the new Wolfenstein's trailers were pretty nice, and a cinematic trailer done right is wonderful.
I think this also applies to montages. Just show the pure stuff, adding some reasonable music is okay.
Editing a montage and adding stuff to it is okay it is done carefully, so that these things enhance it. Usually they hurt them, i think.
There are exceptions: the new Wolfenstein's trailers were pretty nice, and a cinematic trailer done right is wonderful.
I think this also applies to montages. Just show the pure stuff, adding some reasonable music is okay.
Editing a montage and adding stuff to it is okay it is done carefully, so that these things enhance it. Usually they hurt them, i think.
StalkerUKCG
Banned
Been saying it forever but.
The perfect way to reveal Halo 5 fully at E3 would be to make it a focus of the presser, Get a few Pro's like Ninja and Pistola and some old legends like Ogres to come in house at 343i to play the game for a week or something.
Show of Halo 5 Campaign in a similar way to Halo 4 reveal but maybe a bit shorter then bring the Pro's out to do a 4v4 to 25 kills or something on a new map showcasing High level gameplay with a cash prize of a couple of K to make them compete.
Sure it's flashy and expensive and it would take up some time but man, you show how competitive Halo can be on a big stage like that livestreaming to the gaming world... It could be fucking huge
Maybe even work some exclusive MLG deal out and get it commentated.
Push Xbox and Halo as eSports and you can get the core interested.
I find montages pretty boring in general, frankly (and I say that as a guy who's made one!)
But from a practical standpoint, the more you edit your montage, the more you get in the way of what is ostensibly the point of the montage, and the less power each edit has. A rapid-fire cut of noscopes is effective only if you haven't been cutting every two seconds before that for three minutes.
But from a practical standpoint, the more you edit your montage, the more you get in the way of what is ostensibly the point of the montage, and the less power each edit has. A rapid-fire cut of noscopes is effective only if you haven't been cutting every two seconds before that for three minutes.
I can see the appeal of that.
EDIT The only montage i remember actually liking was that HaloGAF montage. Biased of course. But still. I'm not the spectator type, don't really care about watching others playing.
EDIT i find this odd. I'm kind of competitive person even though i insist i'm not. I play to win, and depending on my mood, i may push myself very strongly. But esports as a whole... they hold zero interest for me. But perhaps this "competitive/not interested in watching competition" isn't uncommon?
EDIT i also digress too much, especially if it is musings about psychology.
EDIT The only montage i remember actually liking was that HaloGAF montage. Biased of course. But still. I'm not the spectator type, don't really care about watching others playing.
EDIT i find this odd. I'm kind of competitive person even though i insist i'm not. I play to win, and depending on my mood, i may push myself very strongly. But esports as a whole... they hold zero interest for me. But perhaps this "competitive/not interested in watching competition" isn't uncommon?
EDIT i also digress too much, especially if it is musings about psychology.
No I'm the same way. It's just human nature to be competitive.
And it's not that I hate esports, I just don't actively follow it or keep up with it. I hope it succeeds though in regards to Halo, if that means it could spur a change in gameplay to something more competitive, away from what we got in the last two titles.
StalkerUKCG
Banned
I've been playing Halo 3 and 4 quiet a bit recently, Really getting back into that Halo vibe.
Just went to pop in Halo Reach (after that montage) and my disc won't read.
Anyone know if the Games on Demand version is on sale anywhere. Don't really feel like paying £20 to play a game I've already bought.
Just went to pop in Halo Reach (after that montage) and my disc won't read.
Anyone know if the Games on Demand version is on sale anywhere. Don't really feel like paying £20 to play a game I've already bought.
Ragnarok Flames
Banned
According to Nirolak we cannot discuss New E3 info in pre-e3 threads? or is that just for gaming side?
I've been playing Halo 3 and 4 quiet a bit recently, Really getting back into that Halo vibe.
Just went to pop in Halo Reach (after that montage) and my disc won't read.
Anyone know if the Games on Demand version is on sale anywhere. Don't really feel like paying £20 to play a game I've already bought.
Man, it was $7 a month or so ago on GoD. Before that it was only a month or so. I've been seeing it fairly often-ish comparatively.
But there's really no saying when.
Anybody know if ODST has ever actually been on sale? I don't know that I've seen that. I'd like to get it though. Loving having all the Halo's digitally.
Except CEA which is physical-only for absolutely no reason!!!
that's good enough to make me less mad.
What does that even mean? Link?
As far as I know, they're just trying to cut down on E3 hype threads completely. Haven't explain why, to my knowledge.
StalkerUKCG
Banned
I believe ODST Campaign was on sale during one of the Gold Mega Sales periods.
I'd get clarification from Ghaleon but I don't think it will be an issue here. I think it's mainly to keep gaming side info flowing. This is a community section and we do at times go off topic for a bit, If it's civil and relevant and not spammy. I personally don't see any problem but again ask Ghal.
lizardwizarding
Neo Member
I feel like you're preaching to the (smallest) choir. Myself included.
When are those? I really want to get ODST, but I'd rather wait for a sale.
EDIT: wait what?! "Deal of the Week is now Deals with Gold"
I mean, now I have gold but WTF.
Bullshit. These are only deals to people with Gold. Someone made a thread about this?
Ragnarok Flames
Banned
its in the pinned post on gaming side. and the hype threads need to not exist so GAF doesnt implode during E3
StalkerUKCG
Banned
Randomly, I suppose it could go in Games with Gold at some point.
Didn't see that for some reason.
Well, considering the thread was supposed to be locked until E3, it really doesn't make a difference if you do or don't talk about whatever you want.
Ragnarok Flames
Banned
Semantics really. THe Halo OT thread was locked but the Halo 4 OT just became the Halo OT because of the leaks and things. but yeah i see the logic.
What Nirolak wrote means that if there's new news then discuss it in a new thread. Don't bury it in an old thread and keep that old thread going. Basically what's been going on with Smash and Mario Kart threads. They don't want that to continue during E3 (which makes sense). So if there's new Halo 5 someone should make a new Halo 5 thread and discuss it only in that thread.
Pretty sure most sales have been for gold members only for a long time now.
There were deals with gold AND deals of the week. We've always had deals with gold happen every once in a while.
Deals of the week were always available to everybody, with sometimes a few of them locked to gold users.
Now they's just combined deals with gold and deals of the week to essentially be "Deals with Gold of the Week."
So now normal silver members don't get the weekly deals we've been getting. Bullshit. I am really upset right now.
I read this in Tommy Wiseau's voice and it made me laugh for too hard
Not really relevant but oh well
Kibbles
Member
No it sounds like he's just saying when E3 comes around not to bump a pre e3 thread with news, you must post in an e3 thread or create a new thread.
Stop it. You're making me laugh.
Make a thread about it then? What's stopping you?
Dayum
I don't get the outrage. MS is improving what a gold account is worth by giving away games on 2 systems, and as an added bonus you can buy cheap games also. It's rewarding someone who buys into the community. It is in their best interest to fully embrace their gold members, because the larger install base, the more profit/market share they enjoy.
What? Got to reach the wider audience.
User 73706
Banned
Crossposting my minimalist sandbox suggestion from H5OT:
By the way, lore question for Frankie: so, the Forerunners dumped a solute in the atmospheres of all the planets that would be affected by the Halo Array firing that would cause all the organisms affected to harmlessly vaporize to prevent an ecological miasma on a galactic scale. Did they use some variation of this weird vaporizing tech for the derezzing / Composing mechanic in their firearms, just some kind of energetically charged corruption of it? I figure the Promethean firearms probably aren't Composing their victims as "delicately" as the Composer itself would so much as straight-up vaporizing them.
By the way, lore question for Frankie: so, the Forerunners dumped a solute in the atmospheres of all the planets that would be affected by the Halo Array firing that would cause all the organisms affected to harmlessly vaporize to prevent an ecological miasma on a galactic scale. Did they use some variation of this weird vaporizing tech for the derezzing / Composing mechanic in their firearms, just some kind of energetically charged corruption of it? I figure the Promethean firearms probably aren't Composing their victims as "delicately" as the Composer itself would so much as straight-up vaporizing them.
This is completely off-topic, but I was approached today about how many connections I have via LinkedIn. Apparently I need more (like I give a shit).
Regardless, if any HaloGAF member wants to connect via LinkedIn, message me or whatever. I trust you guys.
Also, LinkedIn keeps requesting that I connect with ncsuDuncan, which is really bizarre and baffles me how they related the two of us. We have nothing in common except for HaloGAF. The Internet man, full of weirds.
Regardless, if any HaloGAF member wants to connect via LinkedIn, message me or whatever. I trust you guys.
Also, LinkedIn keeps requesting that I connect with ncsuDuncan, which is really bizarre and baffles me how they related the two of us. We have nothing in common except for HaloGAF. The Internet man, full of weirds.
lizardwizarding
Neo Member
Where's the tube... :/
edit- Nvm, I'm an idiot. I really like the list.
Lel.
If that's your name for the grenade launcher it's there.
User 73706
Banned
You mean the Sticky Det? It's out for a reason. Plasma Rifle slowdown notwithstanding because it's basically "shot-while-sprinting" slowdown relegated to a single weapon, I'm not a huge fan of defensive or otherwise momentum-killing weapons because they slow down encounters. Bubble Shields, Regens, Sticky Dets, whatever. I wouldn't mind some kind of sticky mine weapon like the Trip Mine, but the difference there is that you're still free to shoot. In the event that you leave a Sticky Det grenade plopped on something and you have no other weapon or it's out of ammo, you're more likely to hunker down in some defensive pocket and hope something winds up in your crosshairs than you are actively searching for a different weapon because you want that short-term high of "Awesome, some blind kid walked into my trap!" instead of running and gunning like you would with, say, the Grenade Launcher.