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Halo 4 |OT2| TURBO
- Thread starter Tashi
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Xbax Master Chief Butt Edition: Arena Competitive Silicon Implant Package.
gAg CruSh3r
Member
I went to the Halo 2 midnight launch. It was my first midnight launch I went too. I was a baby.
12 years old to be exact and my mom had to come by and pick it up for me. I did pay for it tho.
User 73706
Banned
I'm actually pretty surprised we never got an Xbox 360 in the shape of that Spartan Ops-era Forerunner artifact that Palmer turned off by kicking it.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
Destiny doesn't look too bad when you got people who aren't TheOddOne tier of playing
Why can't Bungie show the game with a good player? I watched a few minutes of that and it looked 1000 times better than anything Bungie has shown so far...
NobleGundam
Banned
Are we getting every map in the collection or is there a few that aren't being included?
HigherLevel
Member
Every map from Halo CE + PC, every map from Halo 2 + PC, every Halo 3 map, and every Halo 4 map. Yeah, it's insane.
Why that wasn't spotted is beyond me :/. You're playing 4 again? I might hop on later for some btb.
NobleGundam
Banned
That amount of content on 1 disc...
Demoncarnotaur
Member
So, did anyone mention the shield thingy on Ascension?
That's pretty cool. Saves you being fodder in the middle sometimes.
Anyone else think 343 should start going back to dull Forerunner textures. The shiny structures don't really work and considering how old they are, I doubt they have cleaners scrub them down until they see their reflection every month for a 1000 years. You find a mysterious planet or Halo built a long time ago and the structures finish is still like your brand new Samsung fridge.
Anyone else think 343 should start going back to dull Forerunner textures. The shiny structures don't really work and considering how old they are, I doubt they have cleaners scrub them down until they see their reflection every month for a 1000 years. You find a mysterious planet or Halo built a long time ago and the structures finish is still like your brand new Samsung fridge.
So, did anyone mention the shield thingy on Ascension?
It's been mentioned once or twice.
Frankie said that the remastered maps will have certain things which make the maps a bit more interesting. I'm assuming this is something he is referring to.
I wonder what it does... It could be a shield.
User 73706
Banned
Let me put this in perspective: to avoid miasma on a galactic level, the Forerunners developed a mass-producible solute that was dispensed into the atmosphere of every world that would be affected by the firing of the Halo Array, so that when the pulse went off, it would immediately dissolve / immolate any life affected by the rings being lit.
By comparison, it probably wasn't that difficult to pinpoint particular bacteria that would allow the Forerunner metals to get dirty, or even develop a low-grade personal shielding that covered their tech at a molecular level that would prevent microorganisms, dirt, etc. from "sticking" to the metal the way our stuff gets dirty. You'll see dirt and sand and crap poured onto the Forerunner metals on occasion - at least in Halo 4 - but being a galactic hyperpower that figured out a way to annihilate everything under their suns, it probably wasn't that difficult to invent Atomic Space Windex. I mean hell, with the Flood running around, it probably pays off to be hygienic.
How do people feel about Spartan abilities, or has this been commented to death already? I don't know how I feel, it obviously better than armor abilities. But maps have to obviously be changed to accommodate the abilities depending how they work. Need to get an xbox one soon.
User 73706
Banned
Rat Race levels of holes in every second-level floor to account for groundpounds.
Steelyuhas
Member
We'll see. Obviously I'll play the beta in the fall, but I'm pretty confident I've seen enough gameplay elements that I'm not a fan of that there's little chance it's a game I'll love and play for years.
So many other games that look so much more interesting coming as well.
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Actual halo discussion.
Not sure I see the point of the remastered halo 2 maps. The way I understand it, the remasters are in a tweaked halo 4 engine. They basically made halo 2 in that engine, essentially creating almost a fifth game in the package.
Just seems really weird. You'll go from playing actual halo 2 to playing halo 2 made in the new engine...
FUNKNOWN iXi
Member
Dan is the man at 343. I'm sure if it was solely left up to Stinkles, the CE Pistol would be the only weapon missing from this collection and you'd fight with a stick that randomly breaks when you swing it ;]
not just every Halo 4 map, but even every Spartan Ops map as well.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
NobleGundam
Banned
They're really going to do it aren't they?
Nirvana
Member
Seeing Locke and the Arbiter together is a bit concerning for me, because I feel like we might play a split campaign between Chief and Locke, as the latter tracks the Chief or whatever. Which basically means we wont get to play as the Arbiter again, which would be disappointing.
One of the things I liked about Halo 2 was seeing two different perspectives (and they felt like separate perspectives), whereas with Locke, we will just get a less interesting character with a very similar outlook as the Chief, at least in the sense that he has gone through similar things and is, obviously a human.
I would rather there was no Locke and we just went back to Arby and the Chief tbh.
One of the things I liked about Halo 2 was seeing two different perspectives (and they felt like separate perspectives), whereas with Locke, we will just get a less interesting character with a very similar outlook as the Chief, at least in the sense that he has gone through similar things and is, obviously a human.
I would rather there was no Locke and we just went back to Arby and the Chief tbh.
Probably. MS wants a Halo every year, Wars 2 could fill the gap in 2016.
Demoncarnotaur
Member
I want to get this armor texture/style back in Halo 3 in the MC collection:
I would be so happy if we finally got to see it in action.
I would be so happy if we finally got to see it in action.
NobleGundam
Banned
This would be AMAZING! Do it 343.I want to get this armor texture/style back in Halo 3 in the MC collection:
I would be so happy if we finally got to see it in action.
The lighting made this Gold armor really good.
I watched that reveal trailer over 100 times.
Wasn't it every 2 years? But the fact that they're doing these bundles, collections, and XBLA games are evidence enough it's every year.
Der Flatulator
Member
Just glue these to the top of the Xbox.
(a) It's possible that all three are playable characters
(b) There's always co-op.
aHebrewMenagerie
Member
Just got my plane ticket to RTX 2014. Going to see the based Mix over there. Maybe even going to play a little bit of Halo 2: Anni. Either way, it's going to be a blast.
I played a few games. No sure if I'm 'back' so to speak. We will see.
Killmanjaro81
Member
You know regardless of how meh the gameplay and the visuals (crisp but the models and designs seem a little eh as well, some good some really bland and not original) of Destiny has looked since the start. The music sounds absolutely pristine and, maybe the one thing I will for sure enjoy a lot that is a part of the game.
They stated Derelict and another PC map aren't included. I forgot the other one, but those are the only two that aren't in it.
It's hard to comment on something we know relatively nothing about. All we know is that they're not "armor abilities."
Nah they're all in now.
Waaaaaaaaahhhhhh? What happened?
Probably saw the feedback, discussed it internally, and decided to go ahead with whatever extra work it entails. Which is great. 343 is acting like Spencer-era Xbox.
So, lemme get this straight.
Every Halo CE map + Halo CE PC maps.
Every Halo 2 map + Halo 2 Vista maps + Halo 2 DLC + 6 Halo 2 remakes.
Every Halo 3 map + DLC.
Every Halo 4 map + DLC.
All Halo 4 Spartan Ops missions.
Every Halo campaign level.
Good god.
Nirvana
Member
Not Halo 2, only Halo 2 remastered MP mode.
* Forge for Halo 2 remakes, I'm guessing the same goes for theatre.
Still fan-fucking-tastic deal though.
Der Flatulator
Member
"How come God gets credit whenever something good happens?"
Praises be unto Stinkles.
Steelyuhas
Member
Get prepped for that 50GB download boys and girls!
Dongs Macabre
aka Daedalos42
Are the Halo PC maps also in now, or just the missing Halo 2 ones?
NobleGundam
Banned
D= why you do this, steely?
How long is that 2-3 hours?
343i is blowing my fucking mind right now. It's literally unreal how much content we have access to on one disc. And for $60. It's like based Stinkles himself is standing before us, saying "Hey guys. Reach was kinda poop, CEA was cool but had some poop, and Halo 4 had some poop too, so for putting up with all that poop, have this. We love you."
Can you imagine if other franchises did something like this? Kingdom Hearts (well, they already kinda did), GTA, CoD, etc. That'd be an awesome trend in the industry.
Can you imagine if other franchises did something like this? Kingdom Hearts (well, they already kinda did), GTA, CoD, etc. That'd be an awesome trend in the industry.
Xbone's own capture system?