Prinz Eugn
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Yeah, I think 343i just went overboard with his characterization. Subtlety is not a thing they do very well. He might as well been wearing a T-shirt that said Captain McMeanyPants.
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Halo |OT19| 793 Posts, And None Worth Reading
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Yeah, I think 343i just went overboard with his characterization. Subtlety is not a thing they do very well. He might as well been wearing a T-shirt that said Captain McMeanyPants.
Had been wondering what was the issue with a lot of their character design, and I think you've hit on a big part of it. I agree.
VivaciousJazzy
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Except it looked like it was forged as a rush job. There were bumpy walkways, z fighting, and you could snipe through a gap at red sniper that was pretty advantageous.
Beachhead and Unearthed with some teaks would have made nice BTB maps, even the concept art for Unearthed reminds me of a BTB map.
Deputy Moonman
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Hey Moonman could I call you a moron instead?
anything but moron. I've grown tired of the tag, lol.
I don't really think he was that over-the-top, really. He was basically right about how Cortana was nuts, and I thought they did a nice job of showing how out of his depth he was.
Are they streaming these qualifiers, or are they not allowed? Or is there a bracket anywhere?
edit: Nevermind, saw that MLG has bracket and a stream on their site. Guess they are only doing select matches though. Maybe if they get a little bit further.
@Stormtrooper Yep, those two maps definitely could be MP Maps. I feel like Holdout would be a good FFA map.
Prinz Eugn
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Naw, I really think they went to far, like they assumed their audience was 6 years old and not really paying attention. "I think you of all people...," "sending in recon would just slow us down," etc. line delivery and animation is like getting hit on the head with a hammer ("Meaner Dammit! We need meaner!!!).
They could have served the story the same way while not making him so over-the-top that it stretches credulity to believe he was put in charge of the most important spacecraft in the UNSC.
Here you go.
It is a shame they were firefight maps Unearthed could have been a huge mine or something maybe. Holdout would be quite good for FFA, nice and varied.
Speedy's is worse.
TacticalFox88
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He's supposed to be more of a "manager" than a leader, though I saw no managing and sure as shit no leadership.
Jacob Keyes this man is not.
It...has a demo.
Thanks Stormtrooper, reading now.
I haven't been home around my 360 all week, so I haven't had an opportunity to download & try it. Good to know though, thanks. I'll definitely give it a shot when get around to it.
I haven't been home around my 360 all week, so I haven't had an opportunity to download & try it. Good to know though, thanks. I'll definitely give it a shot when get around to it.
Which reminds me I need to myself. Also, it's an XBL Arcade title, which means it will always have a trial, for future reference. Xbox 360 Arcade is that way, but I believe they removed the requirement for Xbox One games.
Barrow Roll
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And yet, it's the only control scheme over the course of the 360 era that has remained consistently similar without gimping some other part of the control scheme like Bumper Jumper and certain AAs, or Halo 4's "Default" and crouching.
Can we please get fully remappable controls for all future Halo games? Ridiculous that we don't have it already.
Yeah, it always was weird how they would change this stuff. FOV in all games is a bit different if I recall correctly, movement speed is different and controls too.
Steelyuhas
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H2A request: Not butt FOV
What's wrong with recommending the Xbox One? None of those Sony indy games (that I can't get on PC) appeal to me, at all, and other than Infamous (ah, Infamous), I see nothing on the PS4 that looks good at all (not into racing games that much).
Such a frustrating aspect. Sure, yes it's complicated for people who just want to play, so why not give the player a few custom slots that they can create their own keybindings in?
You could even let them hit edit on an already established layout, and then when they try to save it, have it be saved in a new separate slot and need a new name (default would be something like Custom1, which you could change). You know, kinda like how customizing multiplayer maps in forge works.
Such a frustrating aspect. Sure, yes it's complicated for people who just want to play, so why not give the player a few custom slots that they can create their own keybindings in?
You could even let them hit edit on an already established layout, and then when they try to save it, have it be saved in a new separate slot and need a new name (default would be something like Custom1, which you could change). You know, kinda like how customizing multiplayer maps in forge works.
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kittens
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Oh yeah. First thing I thought of with H2A is 60fps and 1080p, but a wider FOV would be sweet, too.
The fact that ntkrnl said that 60 fps is doubtful makes me scared.
It really needs some 90 degree FOV, pls.Also, I hope they completely redo the intro scenes in Heretic. I can tell the part where the camera zooms over the edge of the thing where Arby is standing cuffed to the things, is supposed to be supper epic and scary and all that, but...it's really not. You can see that there's a reletively small crowd in the stands because the Xbox couldn't handle much more than that, and it really kills the mood for me.
Yea but that statement was rendered bullshit when there were already button glitches in the default layouts at launch in Halo 4
Well then if that's the case then custom layout shouldn't have anything preventing their implementation.
its not good period on any system.
Caayn
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Picture of the Ark from above. Using pancam in Halo 3 you can get there.
This made me laugh hysterically for a good couple of minutes :lol
Instillation 00 the ark, is what that is.
That's what I was thinking, but what is the thing in the middle? Anything specific? Like, what's the red stuff?
ntkrnl suggested they were doing a ton of stuff to the campaign, so I'm hopeful we'll get to see this kind of stuff.
Plus Frankie mentioned that we could possibly see the E3 trailer in playable form one day, and I think this would be the perfect opportunity to do that.
Resources for building a Halo need to come from somewhere
Slightly Live
Dirty tag dodger
The ark uses a small moon which is strip mined for it's resources to construct Halo rings you can see that in the middle of the void. Behind the void is the Foundry, where the Halo rings are constructed.
This, I mean H2 had its flaws like the aim assist and the fov .. but damn if they bring it back it better feel like the original
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kittens
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I want both those things fixed / improved. I don't care about button glitches. I don't care about adding content to the campaign, but I'm not against it.
I feel like post game arbiter missions would be a great add to the game. Leave gameplay and everything else alone but that's a price of lore we have been missing.
I mostly feel the same. Gimme 1080p/60fps and untouched MP/campaign.
Though I would really, really like to see the legendary Halo 2 E3 stage demo redone and included.
Would be cool if they got Joseph Staten to give some developer commentary while playing that section.
Gabotron ES
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If H2A really gives you access to the H5 bea I'll be damm happy, Reach's beta days were lots of fun.
After the review and further research, I don't think I'll be getting it right away. But, if it goes on sale I'll buy it.
I specifically don't want to get it because it seems like they barely put any effort into the transition to consoles from mobile, and I don't really like mobile games.
Looks like there was connection problems so they are going to broadcast a different match
edit: Also, what maps do you guys want in H2A? Just h2 maps or do you want some remakes in the game?
Slightly Live
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The Reach beta was terrible. The initial impression shock of not feeling like Halo. The terrible jump height, terrible maps.
Remember the laundry list juices came up with with issues to fix and they didn't touch any of them?
The Reach beta wasn't a beta. It was a demo. A shit demo.
Yep.
Possibly, though it's a bit difficult to actually define.
Some Halo games don't even offer d-pad movement!
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kittens
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All of them. Or do you mean non-Halo 2 maps, too?
Imagine if they make us buy the Halo 2 DLC maps as DLC again. I'd be so pissed.
Yeah, like Halo CE, 3, Reach, or 4 maps.
Steelyuhas
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I'd be happy with upping to the 78 of Reach and H4. (H2 on Xbox is 60 I believe)The fact that ntkrnl said that 60 fps is doubtful makes me scared.
Also, I hope they completely redo the intro scenes in Heretic. I can tell the part where the camera zooms over the edge of the thing where Arby is standing cuffed to the things, is supposed to be supper epic and scary and all that, but...it's really not. You can see that there's a reletively small crowd in the stands because the Xbox couldn't handle much more than that, and it really kills the mood for me.
Add degrees to the viewing angle
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