killer rin
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When is the Halofest stuff tonight?
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Halo 5 beta preview [Game revolution] [Update: Big Screens]
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When is the Halofest stuff tonight?
11 pm est
killer rin
Member
Awesome, thanks.
getting so hyped for this, especially after josh holme's tweet. i'm not one who needs everything classic halo style to enjoy the game, just the key stuff, and maybe, just maybe they have that and it will work out just fine even if its different. different can be good. different is exciting.
Poimandres
Member
People think the screens look bad? Really? Looks really nice and clean to me.
compared to the e3 screens? yes. geometry is really really angular. lighting is non-existent. spartan colors are washed out. its kinda yuck.
Starts at 11pm ET which is in an hour and 50 minutes
Darryl M R
Member
Will Halo Fest be streamed live on twitch? What time will it beI can't wait.
Yea, i'm pretty sure the halo channel is twitch.tv/halo and look at my post above for the time
Diablohead
Member
4am gmt :/ son come on
It's timed up on the US release so it's not really surprising. We'll also be getting a bunch of previews of the beta it seems around that time.
Super Stardust
Member
Would you guys be angry if halo 5 has ordinance drops like halo 4? I personally liked them
Poimandres
Member
Looks angular by design to me. Works fine for this environment, and I actually really like the look of the floor texture. I guess the test will be to see how the game looks in a more "natural" environment.
I just remember how blah the first Halo 3 screens looked, and find these screens much more appealing. Never forget: http://n4g.com/news/viewstoryimage/15157
They've already said they're out I believe.
Agree with everything, just wanted to add that whilst Halo 4 had a 70-80million user install base within which to risk the longevity of the title, and risk they did in the worst possible way, it seems they're going down a similar path but this time MS/343 will have to contend with trepidation from what is left of the core fanbase, and a much smaller user base within which to (shamelessly) front load sales, longevity be damned.
Pretty big risk they're taking IF they attempt to implement more flavour of the day mechanics. It'll be a shame, but hopefully they'll take note of Halo 4's rapid post launch drop off....and not blame it on the game not being CoD-like enough, which I fear was/is/will be the decision makers' reasoning for H5. Time will tell.
hope so. this environment, a test bed of sorts, and its simple geometry pieces would work well as a forge pallet.
i respect your opinion.
thank god
LukasTaves
Member
Honestly, it looks Halo 4 in 1080p XD
I'm expecting it to look a lot nicer when in movement, and even better come launch, but those screens are really disappointing
rokkerkory
Member
shadows look really bad... hopefully gfx gets a bump
looks lower than 1080p native
looks lower than 1080p native
Compsiox
Banned
Honestly, it looks Halo 4 in 1080p XD
I'm expecting it to look a lot nicer when in movement, and even better come launch, but those screens are really disappointing
A game coming out a year from now is disappointing
Honestly, it looks Halo 4 in 1080p XD
I'm expecting it to look a lot nicer when in movement, and even better come launch, but those screens are really disappointing
haven in h4 looks quite a bit more detailed.
Reactions have been a nice mix of looks great, looks too good, looks like CGI, and looks terrible.
CreateNowSleepLater
Member
WIth the addition of ADS in the beta I do not expect high end sales at all, especially playing 90% (rumored) of the campaign as a character nobody gives a shit about. They got away with it with the first real Chief title in years. People will not be fooled again.
LukasTaves
Member
A game coming out a year from now is disappointing
Those screens are disappointing, that doesn't mean the game currently is, even less that it will look like that on release.
I have faith on 343, they were goddamn wizards on H4, and I'm confident they will deliver again in Halo 5. But those screens are not impressive at all xD
no ADS, not 10%.
people SHOULD wait a little over an hour, or better yet december when they can play it first hand, before forming solid opinions
Looks good to me, especially when you consider how much time is left before release.
Poimandres
Member
Honestly, it looks Halo 4 in 1080p XD
I'm expecting it to look a lot nicer when in movement, and even better come launch, but those screens are really disappointing
Well... these two screens together makes me understand why people are disappointed!
S0cc3rpunk
Unconfirmed Member
i need to see this halo 5 beta gameplay in motion, none of these pictures, come on 343i post it on gamersyde, not youtube or ign.
Compsiox
Banned
Whats wrong is that you expect them to be when it's in super early alpha for a AAA game.
When it comes to the online component I'd rather see more focus put on frame rate, resolution and image quality anyway. Everything else is just a nice extra that you'll get used to after enough time has passed. Jaggies, screen tearing and blurriness are always noticeable though.
Poodlestrike
Banned
Dude. Those are actual, genuine H4 armors in the bottom pic. It's placeholders, pure and simple.
Bam Bam Baklava
Member
Look man, they released the screens and we have a right to voice our opinion on them. If everybody just waited a year to comment on them this thread would have zero replies.
They look bad as it stands. Maybe it will get better, maybe not.
Well if ADS is an option and not a requirement to shoot accurately then all is fine, I think...
Even though I didn't play the beta, it's not surprising that people are concerned about what we know so far.
Sprint, ADS, vault animation, do we really need this? Halo is the only FPS on consoles that features an oldschool feel to it and this is starting to end =/
I really don't think Halo 5 will be good after playing H4 and reading all these stuff, but I really hope I'm very wrong.
Good thing we have MCC
Even though I didn't play the beta, it's not surprising that people are concerned about what we know so far.
Sprint, ADS, vault animation, do we really need this? Halo is the only FPS on consoles that features an oldschool feel to it and this is starting to end =/
I really don't think Halo 5 will be good after playing H4 and reading all these stuff, but I really hope I'm very wrong.
Good thing we have MCC
BloodMoney
Banned
So people expect the game to look better than these bullshots?
SomeOneInaHat
Member
I think halo 4 forge would be a better comparison because those peices look very modular. If 343 has added real time reflections to forge then the Halo: G screen may be more impressive from a technical standpoint rather than an artistic standpoint.Honestly, it looks Halo 4 in 1080p XD
I'm expecting it to look a lot nicer when in movement, and even better come launch, but those screens are really disappointing
Compsiox
Banned
OR people could not talk about the graphics so an interesting discussion has an actual chance of occurring.
Also I don't care if they comment on the graphics. I don't want to hear that they expected better. All-fuckin-right?
based on the other maps shown at e3 (and this thread as recently as a page ago), yes.
Kssio_Aug
Member
Well, I'm pretty sure it will look better in motion. Not necessarily better IQ though.
Edit: Wait!! I'm talking about the beta btw!!
The full version... Sure!! I definitely am!!
Bam Bam Baklava
Member
Stop trying to stifle other people's voices. This is a discussion forum and as such we have a right to talk about whatever we feel is relevant.
Alright alright?
BloodMoney
Banned
.......chill
MightyHedgehog
Member
I see nothing unbelievable about these shots and the game isn't due for another year, so yeah, I don't think it's unreasonable to expect it to be prettied up a bit more by release. Campaign could look much better given the usual difference in how visuals between campaign and multi work out in past Halo games.
The CG teaser? Also, where did you get 10% from reg: playing as Locke?
Honestly, it looks Halo 4 in 1080p XD
I'm expecting it to look a lot nicer when in movement, and even better come launch, but those screens are really disappointing
Wow. I'm fairly certain they must be using Halo 4 models as placeholders then.
Though some of the visuals and gameplay additions at first glance raise an eyebrow for me, some thoughts:
-if ADS does in fact function uniquely in that it's basically just a cosmetic zoom, I'm all for it as I think based on those videos, it makes Halo look far more immersive. If there's movement penalty, or hip-fire headshots won't be possible, I'm going to be super bummed -- as I've always leaned away from CoD and Battlefield for ADS being so mandatory and pace-breaking. But I don't mind the bottom bit of the screen being covered by the gun at all, it's the least important visual area, and based on the clips, does a lot to modernize the look of the shooting.
-Don't mind sprint. I'll always love Halo 1-3 for their sprint-less nature, but sprint in Halo 4 was the least egregious thing it did, and in my opinion, made large maps much more tolerable. Halo 4's biggest MP fuckup was always the perks, ordinance drops, and above all: completely abandoning weapon-location-based map control which was always a staple of the series.
-The screens look fine, I'm neither wowed nor disappointed -- it does seem to visually veer a little close to Halo 4 from an art standpoint (maybe due to placeholder assets since it's so far off from release). But based on the blurry clips, it looked gorgeous, so I'm hopeful. We'll see soon enough.
-if ADS does in fact function uniquely in that it's basically just a cosmetic zoom, I'm all for it as I think based on those videos, it makes Halo look far more immersive. If there's movement penalty, or hip-fire headshots won't be possible, I'm going to be super bummed -- as I've always leaned away from CoD and Battlefield for ADS being so mandatory and pace-breaking. But I don't mind the bottom bit of the screen being covered by the gun at all, it's the least important visual area, and based on the clips, does a lot to modernize the look of the shooting.
-Don't mind sprint. I'll always love Halo 1-3 for their sprint-less nature, but sprint in Halo 4 was the least egregious thing it did, and in my opinion, made large maps much more tolerable. Halo 4's biggest MP fuckup was always the perks, ordinance drops, and above all: completely abandoning weapon-location-based map control which was always a staple of the series.
-The screens look fine, I'm neither wowed nor disappointed -- it does seem to visually veer a little close to Halo 4 from an art standpoint (maybe due to placeholder assets since it's so far off from release). But based on the blurry clips, it looked gorgeous, so I'm hopeful. We'll see soon enough.