That was from ~2 years ago, right? Very interesting.
-
Hey, guest user. Hope you're enjoying NeoGAF! Have you considered registering for an account? Come join us and add your take to the daily discourse.
Halo |OT10| The Calm Before The Storm
- Thread starter GhaleonEB
- Start date
That was from ~2 years ago, right? Very interesting.
The Librarian
Banned
The marantz is used to record the sound, yes – stereo or mono (has some audio filters on it too). Records it to an SD card, which we can then use to put on our laptops (I'm assuming Duncan's).
"Maybe you guys will be better at the next game" is my favorite quote of the whole weekend :lol
Some announcements.
Awesome, can't wait! No forge maps = <3
The P of Poland
Member
The mortar is a medium mortar instead of a heavy; it's supposed to do less damage, but still be capable of taking on all targets. It does this. The physics from a Revenant's shot are more or the less the same as a Wraiths, I don't know what you mean by that; and "takes control from its targets", what? They're the targets, they're getting hit by explosives, it's not supposed to be fun.
The ability to splatter at ridiculously low speeds is bad, granted, but that's not a problem with the vehicle, it's a problem with the game. I've been splattered by slow-moving Warthogs, Ghosts, hell, I got splattered by a friendly Scorpion once. That's just Reach, screwing the pooch once again.
The Revenant is a medium vehicle, in between the Ghost and the Wraith, the Covenant equivalent of the Warthog, and it fills its role well.
Ah very cool. How long we record on 40gb? I have a 32gb SD card that I'm bringing so I don't mind using that up if we need it. 40gb of audio sounds like a fuck ton though lol
Steelyuhas
Member
"Maybe you guys will be better at the next game" is my favorite quote of the whole weekend :lol
lol
Preceded and followed by constant yelling of "Get shit on!"
The Librarian
Banned
We won't be using 40GB of audio. That's like twenty-four hours worth at least. I'll need to buy a couple of battery packs, though. The marantz eats power like no piece of equipment I've seen, and just a couple of extra AAA for the microphone.
Hitmonchan107
Member
Are there videos of every map revealed so far? I'm so far behind on this.
Demoncarnotaur
Member
So, Im so glad the color correction wound up tweaked in FUD.
Before:
Its still a bit much, but man it helps it a ton. Also, finished effects made a world of difference from the trailer with some of the awkward looking shots.
Before:
There are still a fair share of bland shots, but they really don't stick out like a sore thumb as they did in the trailer, same with the color correction. Im really happy about this and I really, really cannot wait to see more.
I think its all just rather lucky guessing which was possible from the ending of Halo 3 mixed with the extended fiction stuff. Still, its pretty awesome how close it wound up being!
Before:
After:
Its still a bit much, but man it helps it a ton. Also, finished effects made a world of difference from the trailer with some of the awkward looking shots.
Before:
After:
There are still a fair share of bland shots, but they really don't stick out like a sore thumb as they did in the trailer, same with the color correction. Im really happy about this and I really, really cannot wait to see more.
I think its all just rather lucky guessing which was possible from the ending of Halo 3 mixed with the extended fiction stuff. Still, its pretty awesome how close it wound up being!
FUNKNOWN iXi
Member
How are there absolutely no clips online of the Tron Light Jet transforming? Well.. imagine that lol but once you pick up the "item", your Spartan hops as the vehicle forms and blasts off right before your eyes..
ncsuDuncan
Member
I actually felt like an ass after I shouted something like "You guys know this is CTF, right?" during game 2. Got caught up in the energy of the CTF shutout.
Heh, I'm going to have a shitload of material to edit.
I love editing podcasts. This is going to be awesome.
Slightly Live
Dirty tag dodger
http://uk.ign.com/wikis/halo-4/Maps?objectid=110563
IGN will have walkthroughs of every map with great developer commentary, there's two videos so far, but there was three more up online prematurely, including an unannounced map called Meltdown, and taken down.
IGN updates every Thursday and Tuesday with a new map walkthrough video.
How are there absolutely no clips online of the Tron Light Jet transforming? Well.. imagine that lol but once you pick up the "item", your Spartan hops as the vehicle forms and blasts off right before your eyes..
If they ever get around to implementing a mandatory audio track on electric vehicles I would like to hack my future mode of transportation to either play the Jetson's car sound or the Tron Light Jet.
Hitmonchan107
Member
Thanks, Dani. <3
ViewtifulJC
Banned
How are there absolutely no clips online of the Tron Light Jet transforming? Well.. imagine that lol but once you pick up the "item", your Spartan hops as the vehicle forms and blasts off right before your eyes..
"Punch it, Chief!"
FUNKNOWN iXi
Member
^I'm wet.
Every time you posted about it this week I wanted to tell you to stop thinking about it and get ready to enjoy it. The final edits really helped. There seems to be an orangey-green filter over it all and I kind of like it. I think it adds to the atmosphere and gives it its own style. I didn't mention it in my review though because I didn't want people to get hung up on it.
Genesis Knight
Member
If something like that isn't in Halo 4, 343 dun goofed.
Blue Ninja
Member
Huh, new OT. Saw it right as the level 'The Storm' was loading on my Xbox, too. It's like providence or some shit.
So i made a video all about the VIP gametype;
http://youtu.be/XaPtOZA_hMg
http://youtu.be/XaPtOZA_hMg
Demoncarnotaur
Member
"Punch it, Chief!"
If only.
Out of curiosity, how long ago did you see the final cut and how? I take it you weren't allowed to say you saw it early until after it hit? But yeah, Im glad things panned out, I was really worried and the trailer was just chock full of awkward scenes that left me uneasy. Its still not 'perfect', but Im left very impressed and hyped for the next episode.
The Librarian
Banned
Did a mostly negative take before, so I'll flesh out my thoughts on the positives of the episode:
1. I like the beginning. It seems like Infinity finds MC and Cortana's distress beacon either by accident on an unrelated assignment. Haven't finished The Thursday War.
2. The movie is very clear in its theme: you should have something to believe in. Setting up Lasky to believe in the Master Chief.
3. Random stupid question: What does FNG stand for? Is it like NCC in Star Trek?
4. I laughed when I saw the space elevator. Frankie was right!
5. It's paced well. Those 19 minutes went by fast.
6. I like the sound of the ground debris hitting against Lasky's armor at ~04:25.
7. Nice fiction tie-in with the stun rounds. We've seen those before in the books (FoR I believe).
8. Love the bird's-eye-view shot of the soldiers marching through the woods.
9. "Forward unto Death" at 13:08.
10. Chess board have some meaning later on?
11. Can't really tell what that flying thing at the end there is. Looks purple, so you'd thing Covenant, but it has a weird trajectory for a plasma weapon. Maybe a small ship? Hm.
1. I like the beginning. It seems like Infinity finds MC and Cortana's distress beacon either by accident on an unrelated assignment. Haven't finished The Thursday War.
2. The movie is very clear in its theme: you should have something to believe in. Setting up Lasky to believe in the Master Chief.
3. Random stupid question: What does FNG stand for? Is it like NCC in Star Trek?
4. I laughed when I saw the space elevator. Frankie was right!
5. It's paced well. Those 19 minutes went by fast.
6. I like the sound of the ground debris hitting against Lasky's armor at ~04:25.
7. Nice fiction tie-in with the stun rounds. We've seen those before in the books (FoR I believe).
8. Love the bird's-eye-view shot of the soldiers marching through the woods.
9. "Forward unto Death" at 13:08.
10. Chess board have some meaning later on?
11. Can't really tell what that flying thing at the end there is. Looks purple, so you'd thing Covenant, but it has a weird trajectory for a plasma weapon. Maybe a small ship? Hm.
Haven't seen this yet, but FNG is "fucking new guy," usually, in US military.
Hypertrooper
Member
It is definitely a Covenant ship, you can see Covenant symbols on Lasky's monitor shortly before the "flying thing".
MaximumFlipFlop
Banned
Yikes, she really let herself go. Lol
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
FNG is fucking new guy, same thing as calling someone a "cherry." And no, fuck star trek.
You're reading too much into the chess board. He was playing with his brother through telecommunications.
They aren't marching through the woods, they are getting smoked on a long fucking run.
Thing is probably a drop pod, because a storm is also coming and in previews we can see during the attack it's raining.
Gotcha. If you need a few bucks for batteries don't hesitate to ask.
Yea man, I can't wait. I have a nice little surprise for the podcast.
She is an artistic genius! This is part of her art!
I saw a worse picture but it was NSFW
The Librarian
Banned
Ah. Missed that detail. Thanks.
Sorry, not FNG. FFG. On the ship Forward Unto Dawn.
Looks like an equivalent to "NCC" in Star Trek which didn't really stand for anything, but was a way to designate different ships of the same name. Just wondering if there were actual words behind the lettering unlike Star Trek in which Gene just added an extra "C" from airplane designations because he wanted it to look updated.
I got to see it Wednesday night for the first time, so not too long ago. You had stated your concerns previously and to be honest, I was thinking about you and what you had said while watching and was really pleased to see it really got cleaned up. I wasn't given much for embargo, just told the article had to wait for Friday, but I didn't want to blow anything so I just kept quiet.
It may not be perfect, but I'm not sure how it could be better for me personally, so far anyway. I think I'll have some bigger critiques as it gets going (Mast Chief suit looked odd in some of the previews we saw), but overall I think its going to be awesome. I also think it'll flow much much better as one piece. Seems like it was a movie cut into chunks to work as episodes. Having the Blu-ray to complete the experience will surely be awesome.
Demoncarnotaur
Member
10- Pure speculation, possible spoilers - It seems he and his brother used to play chess over these messages a lot and Lasky seemed to win (implying he is a good strategist).
It also seems his brother was killed by insurrectionists, which is why he 'knew what they were'.
Its pretty funny, most of my concerns were void in this episode. Yes the color correction is a bit much, but it no longer looks cheap.. Yes some of the shots are a bit bland but they no longer look cheesy. Sure these things could be better, but as long as the story keeps up good pacing etc it wont matter too much. Im really feeling good about this. I am worried about MC's suit, Im afraid nothing will help that entirely, nor the slightly cliche cheesy action hero way he was filmed, but ah well. I still expect it to pan out lot better than the trailer. Without spoiling anything, did you get to see any of the other props/effects (*cough* covenant *cough*) that weren't in the trailer/episode, and if so how did they look?
MaximumFlipFlop
Banned
Increasing her canvas size so she can sculpt her body? Bold indeed. A forward thinker.
Poker Face
Member
Ah. Missed that detail. Thanks.
Sorry, not FNG. FFG. On the ship Forward Unto Dawn.
Looks like an equivalent to "NCC" in Star Trek which didn't really stand for anything, but was a way to designate different ships of the same name. Just wondering if there were actual words behind the lettering unlike Star Trek in which Gene just added an extra "C" from airplane designations because he wanted it to look updated.
Google says its pronounced "Fig", so Fig 20 in your pic. I can't find the abbreviation meaning. One common theme that comes up is "guided missile frigate".
Oh wow, I did not pick up on that but I think you are likely right. I liked that part, its something we haven't really seen in Halo before and it conveyed way more personality and emotion than all of Reach did IMO.
We asked about seeing the first episode early after we interviewed Daniel Cudmore about his part. I only saw the first episode exactly as you saw it, and I think it had only been finished with its edits that day.
Stewart Hendler replied to a tweet of mine though and said the Cadets helmets were actually from the ODST commercials. He agreed with me that they could have been better. Cool little bit of trivia.
https://twitter.com/stewarthendler/status/254132371941646336
User 73932
Banned
If something like that isn't in Halo 4, 343 dun goofed.
I really wanted to love that movie.
as of yesterday:
i still think she looks pretty good
I'm glad you're here with us.
gaga_kiss.gif
This is how I spend my time in Battlefield BC2 and 3. Seriously.
The P of Poland
Member
Sorry, not FNG. FFG. On the ship Forward Unto Dawn.
Well, *puts on military history nerd tortoiseshell glasses* FFG is a classification for a frigate. FFG-201, the Dawn's number, is the designation that she is kept track of by in military paperwork, Forward Unto Dawn is the name the public and fleet will remember her by should she earn that honor. FFG is actually the classification for a modern frigate in the U.S. Navy, same as the UNSC uses the modern American classifications wherever they fit, a heavy cruiser being CA, a carrier being CV, a destroyer being DD, etc.
Edit:My explanation is better than everyone elses!
Jihad Jeep in my Halo?
Kibbles
Member
Battlefield Halo is now a reality
I'd also add the very shallow learning curve and lack of strong feedback. It's basically a heavy Ghost and didn't bring anything else to the table. Compare that to the Chopper or Warthog, where the gap between an average and good driver is enormous because the driving models and feedback are nuanced.
The Revenant was poorly concieved and executed. I will not miss it.
Genesis Knight
Member
Welcome to the Battlefield series! BTW it's better if you're driving the vehicle and you bail before impact.
(But yeah, this should be fun. No limit on detonation range?)
They're also at the top of the OP. Red letters and everything.
The Librarian
Banned
Nice catch here. I like the explanation.
Also, thanks everyone for the FFG explanation. You learn something new every day.
There was also rocket magnetism in Halo 2 and 3. Absolutely mind boggling.
Pop
Member
Jokes on you for not enjoying it.
Tron type vehicles for forerunners would have been epic.