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Halo Anniversary |OT| It All Comes Full Circle
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Hypertrooper
Member
looks like I'm the only one who isnt jealous about the early copy. sigh. I'm jelly about another thing.
is it about....Hypertrooper said:
Steelyuhas
Member
Hypertrooper said:
Let it go.
JK, I'm still pretty jelly as well.
About both.
But mostly the sweatshirt.
But mostly both.
Demoncarnotaur
Member
Im all curious about that easter egg now, I really cant believe this game is coming out so soon.
HaloGaf is too kind, enough can't be said.
I cant be jealous about an early copy, the fact that I will even be playing this game anytime soon is fantastic..Hypertrooper said:
Somebody get this man a 343 sweatshirt at the very least.
HaloGaf is too kind, enough can't be said.
Slightly Live
Dirty tag dodger
He means ODST, right?
Zeouterlimits
Member
Now Ghal, can you answer the framerate question? For the Pillar, at least.
Gabotron ES
Member
Ghal can you check if Headlong has shield doors in it's forge palette?
Zeouterlimits
Member
Probably already posted but Headlong fly through
wwm0nkey said:
Yay a new golden Warthog advertisement.
I hear if you get 16 people and shoot it 100 times the gate in the back will open and the golden warthog will be inside
:troll:
Oh how I miss how gullible the Xbox Live community was at the time lol
Original one for comparison:
Shake Appeal
Member
So basically when I am finished installing Reach and all its maps, I can never install anything again, ever.OuterWorldVoice said:
Fine, O'Connor, you win.
lol this thread brings back so many memories of arguing with Frank everyday on TeamXbox forums. "Halo 2 better have Halo 1's floaty fucking physics, or we will find you!"
in which he replied, "It makes me twitch when you and your friend call me a motherfucker!"
lol, the days of legendary trolls back and forth. Good times.
Halo CEA is the only game this year pulling me away from Skyrim and Dark Souls.
in which he replied, "It makes me twitch when you and your friend call me a motherfucker!"
lol, the days of legendary trolls back and forth. Good times.
Halo CEA is the only game this year pulling me away from Skyrim and Dark Souls.
okay, first impresions after playing the first level and the opening of halo.
-sadly, the framerate is a bit of a problem. there is a constant annoying stutter, many people probably wont notice it. the game is not running at constant 30 fps, more like 25-28 fps. in some areas, the framerate drops even lower for a few moments. this also slightly (!) affects the gameplay, game (controls, aiming, pistol) does not feel 100% like the old halo i remember. framerate in the cutscenes is a real problem. really bad framedrops in the opening cutscene.
-aside from the ugly faces in the cutscenes, the game looks stunning.
-new soundtrack is fucking awesome, weapon sounds are also improved
-i love halo cryptum, so the first terminal was pretty awesome
my first impressions are positive, its just a shame about the framerate. i really hope there is a way to fix it. too bad they got everything right about this edition and fuck up the most important thing.
-sadly, the framerate is a bit of a problem. there is a constant annoying stutter, many people probably wont notice it. the game is not running at constant 30 fps, more like 25-28 fps. in some areas, the framerate drops even lower for a few moments. this also slightly (!) affects the gameplay, game (controls, aiming, pistol) does not feel 100% like the old halo i remember. framerate in the cutscenes is a real problem. really bad framedrops in the opening cutscene.
-aside from the ugly faces in the cutscenes, the game looks stunning.
-new soundtrack is fucking awesome, weapon sounds are also improved
-i love halo cryptum, so the first terminal was pretty awesome
my first impressions are positive, its just a shame about the framerate. i really hope there is a way to fix it. too bad they got everything right about this edition and fuck up the most important thing.
i appreciate impartial reviews like this. Thanks, man.S1kkZ said:okay, first impresions after playing the first level and the opening of halo.
-sadly, the framerate is a bit of a problem. there is a constant annoying stutter, many people probably wont notice it. the game is not running at constant 30 fps, more like 25-28 fps. in some areas, the framerate drops even lower for a few moments. this also slightly (!) affects the gameplay, game (controls, aiming, pistol) does not feel 100% like the old halo i remember. framerate in the cutscenes is a real problem. really bad framedrops in the opening cutscene.
-aside from the ugly faces in the cutscenes, the game looks stunning.
-new soundtrack is fucking awesome, weapon sounds are also improved
-i love halo cryptum, so the first terminal was pretty awesome
my first impressions are positive, its just a shame about the framerate. i really hope there is a way to fix it. too bad they got everything right about this edition and fuck up the most important thing.
framerate actually looked pretty solid at PAX, but will have to wait to get my hands on it before i make a call. a bad framerate would be a major fuckup for a game like Halo.
Photolysis
Banned
S1kkZ said:
Assuming this is true, why do companies not test this stuff properly? If the framerate in the opening cutscene was as bad as that one video a few weeks ago, how could anyone on the dev team not notice that? I'm fairly sensitive to framerate drops, but you'd have to be practically blind to miss them.
Edit: That said, as I'm a PAL user and so my copy of H1 runs at 25FPS, it might not be so bad for me.
Edit 2: Found the video
some other stuff:
-keyes still has his pipe, it just absent in the opening cutscene.
-the trails on the light bridge (second level) are still there.
-the "godrays" on the trees are gone (only in the new graphics mode)
-framerate is a tiny bit better when you are indoors
-i have no idea how to activate the kinect features. kinect is hooked up but there is no option to activate it ingame.
-sometimes the textures take a bit to load in. happens when you turn around too fast. game is installed on my 250gb slim.
-new soundtrack is really amazing, cant wait to buy it.
-very annoying shadow pop-in/flickering at the end of "halo" (the open area where you can choose which pack of marines to save first). the mountains in the background have a shadow over them which draws in or out when you come closer or goes away completly.
-keyes still has his pipe, it just absent in the opening cutscene.
-the trails on the light bridge (second level) are still there.
-the "godrays" on the trees are gone (only in the new graphics mode)
-framerate is a tiny bit better when you are indoors
-i have no idea how to activate the kinect features. kinect is hooked up but there is no option to activate it ingame.
-sometimes the textures take a bit to load in. happens when you turn around too fast. game is installed on my 250gb slim.
-new soundtrack is really amazing, cant wait to buy it.
-very annoying shadow pop-in/flickering at the end of "halo" (the open area where you can choose which pack of marines to save first). the mountains in the background have a shadow over them which draws in or out when you come closer or goes away completly.
Zeouterlimits
Member
You do realise they are most certainly aware?Photolysis said:
That for whatever reason they felt it was okay to ship it in that state. I can only assume that it had been on the cards for a while and other parts of the project took precendence or the benefits of not-sticking to a 30fps rule were worth it to them.
Either way, I'm still hoping it'll be magically addressed when I get my copy on Tuesday.
The Kinect features are coming out on a Day 1 Patch s1kkz.
Gabotron ES
Member
Frankie Magic. BELI343.Zeouterlimits said:
Hydranockz
Member
Forerunner crystals.Gabotron ES said:
The Librarian
Banned
Playing through Reach's campaign to get me hyped for Anniversary.
Photolysis
Banned
Zeouterlimits said:
Well when Frank makes comments on how he wasn't aware of any problems, that implies that the team isn't aware. I don't exactly think he's lying through his teeth here.
And it's the opening cutscene... if there are severe framerate issues in the first 30 seconds of people playing the game - something that many many new players will see - then that looks very bad. It's not like a small flavour cutscene that doesn't matter that much, like say Chief kicking a small rock off a ledge in SC.
"We've got a few problems in the opening cutscene that could do with being fixed."
"Pfft, opening cutscene. Who the hell actually watches that?"
Rickenslacker
Banned
Those blew my mind back in the day. They still look nice. Shame they're not in the new mode.S1kkZ said:
Hydranockz
Member
The girder is rigid. Kind of sad face right now
ElzarTheBam
Member
Hydranockz said:The girder is rigid. Kind of sad face right now
You and that damn girder!
CrunchinJelly
formerly cjelly
My copy has shipped. I hope I get it tomorrow.
Deadly Cyclone
Pride of Iowa State
I bought mine on NewEgg so it won't be here until the end of next week.
(not like I don't have enough games to play, but...Halo)
(not like I don't have enough games to play, but...Halo)
ElRenoRaven
Member
S1kkZ said:
Sad to hear that about the Framerate, texture pop in, and the shadow flickering. And man the girder is rigid? really? That sucks too. I remember many a time screwing with that girder in 2. It was so fun to get it swinging. lol
Gabotron ES
Member
Breakneck doesnt't has shield doors, pretty disappointing.