Part of it was the parents would never allow for Halsey to do the augmentations to their children that she wanted to do. The Spartan II program was brutal.
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Halo |OT10| The Calm Before The Storm
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Part of it was the parents would never allow for Halsey to do the augmentations to their children that she wanted to do. The Spartan II program was brutal.
Yea, it definitely said 018 or 019.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GO376G4tbGM&t=0m52s
Edit: Turns out 018 is a boy. So it has to be 019.
Demoncarnotaur
Member
I'm have not had the Halo 4 story spoiled and the trailer still did nothing for me.
Yeah, you wouldn't know they were kidnapped at six or anything like that from this ad. Plus John on the beach looked cheesy as fuck. I really don't see how the screwed this up, the concept was top notch and the production values were there.
Not really, they are easier to indoctrinate as said and they trained their entire lives just to have a SLIM chance of surviving the surgery. Due to advances in bio-tech highly trained soldiers can now be admitted into the Spartan IV program and it made sense as to why children were required for the Spartan II program.
How the hell is it lazy? Your argument is lazy.
Hyperbole to the max, jeez.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
That E3 CGI announcement trailer was better than this thing
Hey, remember when we saw that boost on Chief's back but they said "don't worry, its not a jetpack" and everybody sighed in relief?
Lol us, huh?
Hey, remember when we saw that boost on Chief's back but they said "don't worry, its not a jetpack" and everybody sighed in relief?
Lol us, huh?
therealminime
Member
Wow. Strange.
The Knights looked comical before, but the way they made their little arms do a little rhythmic jig, as if they're going "Heigh-Ho, Heigh-Ho, It's home from work we go"... well, it may have been a bit too much.
The skull trick is still the lamest freakin' thing.
Avoiding showing Master Chief's face is also starting to look really silly, real quick and it's only going to look weirder if they keep showing him as a kid.
I think the Fall of Reach comics did the same thing - little Chieffy getting plenty of "screen time", then he gets a helmet and ooooh, his face is a myyyyystery. Pointless.
The skull trick is still the lamest freakin' thing.
Avoiding showing Master Chief's face is also starting to look really silly, real quick and it's only going to look weirder if they keep showing him as a kid.
I think the Fall of Reach comics did the same thing - little Chieffy getting plenty of "screen time", then he gets a helmet and ooooh, his face is a myyyyystery. Pointless.
I think the trailer works as a "hey there's a human behind the Master Chief." For everyone who has already read the novels, it comes off as boring and already known information. For everyone else, this might be the first step to get people to think of the Chief as someone more than the green space marine that shoots out one-liners, blows up the Halos, and doesn't afraid of anything, which seems to be 343's goal with the H4 campaign going by their BTS stuff.
GodlyPerfection
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No it isn't... The coordinate system makes most object placement trivial since objects "snap" to coordinate points. Even if fine tuning is gone doesn't mean it's hard to line up objects. Fine tuning is typically for perfection or working off the coordinate grid... For example, using angles. For that map in the picture coordinate editing is sufficient.
Ozzy Onya A2Z
Member
It just felt sterile. There needs to be some dramatic build up in music, raise the decibel level up ten notches. Create some drama...
How about a parent screaming as their child is taken away?
The action was fairly route as well. Chief firing a shotgun as he's charging, how creative!
Here's hoping the gameplay trailer fairs better.
The whole point of the child snatching was to replace the kids with flash clones who purposely have a terminal ailment so they die off with no questions asked etc. The parents are never aware their child has been taken. It's in the novels mate.
Swordsman VII
Member
Yes it is the Didact
"Don't worry guys it's not a jetpack!"
We breathe sigh of relief thinking no more jetpack in the game...
343i puts jetpack in the game
ViewtifulJC
Banned
Master chief is a big bald very pale man. He doesn't get much sun, he's always working.
I imagine he looks like Frankie
I imagine he looks like Frankie
The guy who turns to look at John as the numbers are called is Isaac, I think. The number on his arm is 03something, and the top of the third number doesn't look like a 7 so he's not Randall, and doesn't look like a 4 so he's not Sam. Vinh 030 is female, so if he's a known Spartan, he's Isaac.
Sgt. Johnson? Yes
K
kittens
Unconfirmed Member
That's right:
DARK SAMUS :-O
I mean its kind of obvious.
BuggyDClown
Member
Question. I thought was in this someone posted a Gif the other day of a bunch of Spartans getting their armor or w.e where was that from? it looked amazing.
Demoncarnotaur
Member
They have specifically stated that is their goal. Good points. It is likely this.
Yes. I hate being "spoiled" by official PR. Now I am leaving again because some junior fucker who has scene it will answer in a way that gives the answer.
The reveal of that fucker in campaign better be epic as shit.
Biggest-Geek-Ever
Member
It's gotta be Kane!
From what I have heard the answer is: FUCK YES!
This I like. I like you, Kittens.
Barrow Roll
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I love how this has the second most views on Juices' account.
Hitmonchan107
Member
Compare the Fincher trailer to We Are ODST. Both are thematically similar in going through the history of a soldier. In fact, that seems to be a common theme in Halo live-action trailers if we bring Birth of a Spartan into the equation.
The main issue for me is that the Fincher trailer didn't drive home the emotional toll that abduction, augmentation and training had on Spartans like the training did for ODSTs in We Are ODST. We didn't see any reaction from John being abducted. We didn't see John's reaction to the tragedy of augmentation.
In a nutshell, the trailer alone told me that a boy was abducted, medically enhanced and is now a badass soldier. 343 has been trying to give John a more human story, and Fincher's trailer turned Chief back into a faceless, emotionless soldier.
The main issue for me is that the Fincher trailer didn't drive home the emotional toll that abduction, augmentation and training had on Spartans like the training did for ODSTs in We Are ODST. We didn't see any reaction from John being abducted. We didn't see John's reaction to the tragedy of augmentation.
In a nutshell, the trailer alone told me that a boy was abducted, medically enhanced and is now a badass soldier. 343 has been trying to give John a more human story, and Fincher's trailer turned Chief back into a faceless, emotionless soldier.
That was just a side bonus. The real reason children were chosen was so she could give them genetic modifications during adolescence.
That would have been in direct violation of canon. Spartan II candidates were covertly kidnapped and replaced in their families by short living flash clones so as not to raise suspicions.
Swordsman VII
Member
Is there anyone here who seriously hasn't figured out that Didact is the ancient evil yet? We have been prodded since the moment the game was announced, what with his symbol being in the e3 trailer, to the whole flying cryptum thing, to tonights video where they explicitly show him. Anyone not convinced yet?
Demoncarnotaur
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Not only did the trailer lack emotion impact, or any hype building, the action was rather boring also. They should have had him assassinate on of the Knights.. Also, I really would have liked to see the dissolve effect. And I would have liked to hear better music. Or hear the 'ancient evil' speak.
I just wish this trailer did something for me. At least it looked visually decent.
I just wish this trailer did something for me. At least it looked visually decent.
Gabotron ES
Member
I loved it, chief kicking promethean ass was awesome.
NobleGundam
Banned
Fucking Badass Yo
ViewtifulJC
Banned
They tried to go for the back story, but this condensed, clipped, cold storytelling didn't have any kind of emotional weight behind it.
I think most people are gonna look at this trailer and think, "uh OK that was kinda odd"
I think most people are gonna look at this trailer and think, "uh OK that was kinda odd"
Biggest-Geek-Ever
Member
I don't buy it; he's a feint.
PART OF HALO SILENTIUM SYNOPSIS
Facing the consequences of a mythic tragedy, one of them must now commit the greatest atrocity of all timeto prevent an insane evil from dominating the entire universe.
Deadly Cyclone
Pride of Iowa State
Hilarious. Everything.
Vire
Member
Then have the child scream as they are being dragged? It's not hard to convey emotion.
K
kittens
Unconfirmed Member
REAL SPOILERS! Discussing the campaign prologue + name of the 'ancient evil' :
The prologue gave us a similar glimpse at the background of the Spartan program, but did it better in almost every way. The only thing the trailer really did better was show off the Promethean Knights and the Didact -- both of which were awesome, admittedly. As a whole, though, the prologue is leagues better. Microsoft should've just saved themselves some money and made the prologue a TV ad.
Hmm, interesting. I've been wondering if that may be the case. It feels like they're making it too obvious.
<3 May you never be banned.
There was a dissolve effect. Chief steps right on the guy dissolving.
When I watch it again, the music was definitely the most lacking part of the entire trailer for me.
There are 2 of them, who is to say 1 of them didn't go ape shit crazy
Also sorry for black bars in the OT!
Don't know what to think of it. Looks amazing but had a weird ass flow/pace. Will there be a much longer cut?
I don't like that they keep ruining the mystery of "what will come next?" of a huge early chunk of the campaign.
Jellycrackers
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"Long form"
too much eslim
Member
Ithink the problem with the trailer was the choice and use of music.