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[Stevey]

I'll wait to try it myself

 

[Xater]

Doesn't look spectacular and already the COD comparisons are being drawn. RIP Halo you had a good run.

 

[Demoncarnotaur]

So, yeah, this confirms the leaked details from a few days ago.

-No loadouts, no armor abilities.
New 'Spartan abilities' that everyone always has:
-Double jump
-Thruster pack
-sprinting
-'sprint melee/tackle'
-'ground pound' melee
-the ability to vault/climb over objects via an animation when jumping

 

[Mr E.]

You say"Halo" and I say "goodbye"

 

[phaonaut]

Looks like an Orange Map from CS.

 

[FordGTGuy]

RIP Halo

Unless this is sarcasm didn't we learn a lesson yesterday about this?

Watch this become another 40 page thread of embarrassing posts from the same people saying Halo is dead again.

This is the same guy the said Halo MCC has too much content and that he was tired of shooters.

This guy probably only played CoD which is why he made the comparison.

 

[link1201]

Imagine thrust and evade from previous Halo games. I welcome it. It's a new form of mobility that should make fire fights more interesting if used properly.

That's exactly what I'm imagining.

 

[Pop]

Yeah. With such an incredibly in-depth, knowledgeable, and clearly expressed preview, I guess we're done. Shut it all down, people.

Some of you are way too optimistic for 343i to pull through. H4 did happen.

I guess if you liked that then you welcome these changes.

 

[Kssio_Aug]

Overraction everywhere! Lol

 

[ProvenDeadly]

343 says "we gave you MCC, don't be mad!"

 

[Poodlestrike]

Some of you are way too optimistic for 343i to pull through. H4 did happen.

I guess if you liked that then you welcome these changes.

I'd actually point out that you might be too convinced that 343 is going to fail if you give this any credence. Dude knocked points off of the MCC both for having too much stuff, and for not having Reach or ODST. Man does not know what he's talking about, hell, he can hardly spell.

Maybe he's right, maybe he's wrong, but it's an awful source.

 

[Faith]

I don't like the visuals. Looks like Halo 4 in 1080p.

 

[JaggedSac]

goodbye Halo.

Why? You've got 4 of them coming out tonight with all the gameplay you know and love. It'll be up and running for many years to come too.

 

[Kaydan]

The map on those screenshots looks gorgeous.

 

[Wizman23]

You know if you are going to have the balls to break an embargo, at least let someone with reading/writing comprehension higher then that of a 2nd grader write the thing. Game Revolution should be fucking embarrassed. What a joke.

 

[Boke1879]

Not sure what you saw in those leaked vids that looks anything like COD.

In the previews COD is mentioned a few times. Also that sprint and the new so called "zoom" didn't instill much confidence.

I'll wait and see the preview and by extension play the beta.

 

[Kssio_Aug]

Nvm

 

[Dictator93]

Ground pound, ads, vault animations, shielding

Reminds me of some other game...

 

[LiquidNarwhal]

Is it me or are all the textures of super low quality? Seriously some of the bone launch titles looked WAY better than this. Usually Halo wows me with nice graphical things here and there, e.g. excellent texture work being one of them, look at the armor at full resolution it's a blurry muddy mess.

 

[ShamePain]

That's some GeoW 1 level graphics.

 

[Twin Tails]

I don't like the visuals. Looks like Halo 4 in 1080p.

still not even close to being finished, i mean if you zoom in on Spartans textures are not even there

 

[VeeP]

That's exactly what I'm imagining.

Only probablem I see is because of longer kill times compared to others games, people may use thrust to easily get away.

But for assassins, fighting vehicles, changing direction while in air, etc. it opens up a few new options.

Hopefully it'll also appease those who want more movement options in shooters (Jeff from Giant Bomb), while still keeping Halo Halo.

 

[jem0208]

That's some GeoW 1 level graphics.

Massively zoomed in, beta, full year to release etc. etc.

 

[Skel1ingt0n]

At least I'll always have the MCC.

 

[Computer]

That's some GeoW 1 level graphics.

Something is not right here. H2A looks much better then this on a modified engine. This may be an old build or something.

 

[Poodlestrike]

Is it me or are all the textures of super low quality? Seriously some of the bone launch titles looked WAY better than this. Usually Halo wows me with nice graphical things here and there, e.g. excellent texture work being one of them, look at the armor at full resolution it's a blurry muddy mess.

It's a year out from launch, dude

 

[tkalamba]

In the previews COD is mentioned a few times. Also that sprint and the new so called "zoom" didn't instill much confidence.

I'll wait and see the preview and by extension play the beta.

The Smart Scope? The pistol always had a smart linked scope, it was what Bungie called the zoom in for all weapons capable of it.

 

[E92 M3]

You know if you are going to have the balls to break an embargo, at least let someone with reading/writing comprehension higher then that of a 2nd grader write the thing. Game Revolution should be fucking embarrassed. What a joke.

Yes, worst broken embargo ever lol.

 

[harSon]

It's almost like we learned nothing from yesterday's shitstorm

 

[matthieuC]

I like the gaf colors

 

[lefantome]

the graphics are underwhelming

 

[Exile20]

I would not take anything this incoherent review says seriously. He called the Energy Sword a Beam Sword. Also dose not know what Midship is.

Just because he does not know everything about Halo, his opinion doesn't matter?

 

[Wollveren]

Lol I did not understand a single thing from what was written, could anyone please tell me what is going one!? Why are some people happy and some writing "RIP Halo"!

"Players will notice quite quickly that first-person shooter mechanics not far removed from Call of Duty", come on, that has to be bad English is it just me!?

 

[FordGTGuy]

In the previews COD is mentioned a few times. Also that sprint and the new so called "zoom" didn't instill much confidence.

I'll wait and see the preview and by extension play the beta.

People are always going to draw comparisons to the newest and most popular.

 

[Poodlestrike]

the graphics are underwhelming

That's probably because it doesn't come out until November of 2015.

 

[FaintColt388301]

I don't why they'd add a vault animation. Seems unnecessary. Seems like this game is going for style over substance.

Can't wait to see how this looks tonight

 

[Lovely Salsa]

That's probably because it doesn't come out until November of 2015.

its because its 60fps

 

[LiquidNarwhal]

It's a year out from launch, dude

I'm saying these things with that in mind, I think that this looks awful even for a beta. Things won't get drastically better in between now and launch if other titles are a benchmark for improvement over roughly a year.
Edit: I'd love to be served a big mouthful of crow if I'm wrong, but I've become cynical of people screaming "IT'S ONLY A BETA!!!" when it seems most titles only have minor improvements over long spans of time, especially games that have launched this generation.

 

[RoKKeR]

the graphics are underwhelming

The game is more than a year away.

Jesus Christ. What was the last time we had a AAA console game with a beat ~a year before launch? I'm drawing a blank.

 

[Wollveren]

Yes, worst broken embargo ever lol.

I know, I literally did not understand anything he wrote! Could you please explain it to me if you understood!?

 

[Pop]

its because its 60fps

Most likely right.

Vaulting animation? Get out of here

 

[Bam Bam Baklava]

Wait. This isn't CGI? No way this is ingame.

Are you posting from the year 2006?

 

[ebullientprism]

Are Gamerevolution that website that wrote that awful Halo MCC review?

So, yeah, this confirms the leaked details from a few days ago.

-the ability to vault/climb over objects via an animation when jumping

 

[Poodlestrike]

I know, I literally did not understand anything he wrote! Could you please explain it to me if you understood!?

I think it's something like "I like COD, I think this game is kinda like COD, but I really don't have any idea what I'm saying. Thanks for the clicks, suckers!"

I think.

 

[NH Apache]

It always entertains me so when people start slinging shit like above about graphics based on 7 screens from a beta. Lemme zoom in on this one pixel of a fucking jpg and be surprised when it looks pixelated.

 

[Twin Tails]

Are Gamerevolution that website that wrote that awful Halo MCC review?

why, equal start for all

 

[Alchemy]

first-person shooter mechanics not far removed from Call of Duty have drawn the competitive game just a little closer to the kind of quick reflexes and accuracy normally associated with aiming down sights religiously.

Fuck it, back out again. God damn it 343.

 

[TheXbox]

Seriously guys the game is a year out, the last thing we should be complaining about is the graphics. By all means, continue raising hell about sprint and ADS, but at least give them the benefit of the doubt in the one area of Halo 4 where they actually succeeded.

 

[kittens]

So, yeah, this confirms the leaked details from a few days ago.

-No loadouts, no armor abilities.
New 'Spartan abilities' that everyone always has:
-Double jump
-Thruster pack
-sprinting
-'sprint melee/tackle'
-'ground pound' melee
-the ability to vault/climb over objects via an animation when jumping

The dude who wrote the article barely explained any of this, though. He never mentioned the ground pound, though we can see it in action in one of the photos. He never mentioned the sprint tackle or the vaulting animation. All he said about sprinting was that it's "unlimited", making no mention of the new balancing tweaks to it. This article really wasn't very insightful.

Something is not right here. H2A looks much better then this on a modified engine. This may be an old build or something.

The whole beta is an old build, lol. The game doesn't come out for a year.

 

[Etnos]

RIP Halo MP.

ughh seriously?