StalkerUKCG
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Halo |OT4| Trust's a Tough Thing to Come by These Days
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One of the advantages of being an expansion
Didn't someone say the additional delay in Reach was due to changes in the netcode to support the ability for members to jump out of the game without it stopping the game?
Would be awesome, I really feel like I missed out on Chromehounds.
Heads up: Beyond Good & Evil HD, Might & Magic Clash of Heroes and Outland for XBLA all discounted.
Yep. That's one of the reasons.
ElzarTheBam
Member
Do not miss out on this.
Deadly Cyclone
Pride of Iowa State
Ehhhh I can't play it because of the messed up lack of inverted controls. I want to play it though...
You should check out Planetside 2 if you haven't already.
Also Hybrid kind of follows that kind of set up, on a small scale.
ElzarTheBam
Member
Played a couple MP games of Reach last night before heading out. I never play by myself, but I actually had a lot of fun. The fact that I had 25 kills in each game probably had something to do with that =p
I should be home all night tonight, so if HaloGAF has an open spot (or more since I have friends that can join), I would love an invite. =)
Yeah I played some Reach and CEA recently and even with the slight lag, I can't get enough Halo co-op. I give credit to the AI and encounter designs, how no two battles are alike, for the infinite replayability.
Edit:
Such an exciting time to be a Halo fan. Unfortunately, I don't think we'll ever see those moments ever again =(
I should be home all night tonight, so if HaloGAF has an open spot (or more since I have friends that can join), I would love an invite. =)
Yeah I played some Reach and CEA recently and even with the slight lag, I can't get enough Halo co-op. I give credit to the AI and encounter designs, how no two battles are alike, for the infinite replayability.
Edit:
Such an exciting time to be a Halo fan. Unfortunately, I don't think we'll ever see those moments ever again =(
StalkerUKCG
Banned
Yeah good games
Yes.... But we definetly need to turn on some skulls with 3 players, even on Legendary.
Tough Luck at least.
StalkerUKCG
Banned
How was the connection your end? (and you over)
Yeah, it's a shame that time's past us. I mean, really we're all prolly jaded with everything that's happened since in the Halo series and FPS games in general.
343i seems to be swinging for the fences in an effort to capture some of that mystery and exploration with the campaign, I really hope they succeed.
Hybrid has a similar system but much more simplified. In Chromehounds you could only attack territories next to your own. So you can see the progress of your nations invasion into another nations land.
This also led to only a select few battlefields being available at a time in the War Mode (Quick Match you can fight anywhere) This means that every point on the chromehounds map, and every map within that point was unique. In Hybrid, you can attack pretty much anywhere but you always play on the same maps no matter where you attack.
It was an awesome experience and I'm sad it wasn't implemented in more games after it. A game like Battlefield would benefit extremely from a mode like this. Imagine this system in Battlefront III.
:drool:
Very good, a bit of input lag but way less than Reach has, very playable (unlike Reach, which is nigh unplayable most of the time in co-op and Firefight). One lag spike.
Sniping was a bit difficult as i have to lead a lot but it is easy enough to adapt doing that.
Planetside 2 puts together the best parts of Battlefield, Halo, the original game, and huge player count in a multi-continent war. It looks simply amazing, you should really check it out.
What platforms is PS2 coming to? PC at least. Not to 360 of course, it is Sony's game, right?
4 player co-op in ODST and Halo 3, some of the best times Ive had with the Halo series. Reach didn't do it for me campaign wise. Getting the achievements for doing 4 player co-op legendary with the iron (I think) skull on in the last missions for 3 and ODST were stand out moments for me as a Halo player. ODST Firefight as well, getting the achievement for playing on heroic and getting past the 4th set was painful, but great fun. I still have a few more firefight missions to complete in that game.
PC only, made by SoE.
Ah.
Another game, another reason to get a gaming PC.
MWO, Tribes Ascend, EVE Online, Planetside 2... I'm sure there are others i'm forgetting now...
Dammit. Must not think about this.
Nostalgia overload.
ElRenoRaven
Member
It's going to be a great series. Hopefully Spurs don't blow us out but I fear the way they've been playing we will be in for a world of hurt.
Yea I don't think anyone will argue that Nintendo is behind. However with the rumblings from 3rd parties being good it's actually starting to sound like Nintendo could be starting to get off their asses.
Kid has some taste. You should be proud. AR 4 life!!!
Yes it does. I really just think a lot of the reviews and people's attitudes about it come down to the launch price. I think had it been 40 at launch like it should have been then it would have gotten better reviews. So criminal the way it's underrated.
You know this is how I've always felt live should work. Silver should be able to play online but they get the bear bones features meaning online play online. Maybe in game voice. But that's it. It has the ads and all that bullshit too. Then if you wanted to go gold you'd get the ad free experience, party chat, etc, etc.
You know I'd agree except everyone had the Halo 3 multiplayer. So really the only reason you had to be happy about the Halo 3 stuff on it was for the new maps that you couldn't get without it for a limited period of time.
I'm in the process of building a new PC right now, hope to have all the parts by the end of next week
I wil-
Fuck.
If I had a capable PC I wouldn't put myself through Reach and a sub-par Battlefield.
RebornYeti
Member
I remember I bought the edition of CE with this demo on it just to watch it on my TV. So good.
Yup. The music as it opens takes me back, every time. I was on IGN and GAF at the time. Place went nuts.
Edit: and done. Yup, still chills. What a cascading series of awesome, even if it was scripted to hell and back.
The Librarian
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I was too young to be into Halo back in 2003, so this is my "Halo 2 E3 moment." This still gives me chills.
Dat Marty music.
ElRenoRaven
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God I always get sad when seeing that again. I watch it and just picture what could have been Halo 2.
Good grief I forgot how powerful that piece was.
So why didn't halo 2 turn out more like this again?
Wasn't this some kind of pre-rendered game sequence or something that didn't actually run on the xbox?
The original Xbox couldn't handle that lighting system.
Real time, but the engine was ultimately not usable for an actual game on the Xbox. Halo 2's development was.. interesting.
dat full stencil lighting
RebornYeti
Member
Halo 2 Anniversary should include the content that was originally cut, including the E3 2003 demo level.
Will never happen.
ElzarTheBam
Member
Incredible.
I genuinely think 343 will blow us all away with their E3 showing. All the ingredients seem to be in place.
ElzarTheBam
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I laughed.
Damn you sir! Making me have to edit.
Ha, I took you down as well I see.
StalkerUKCG
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Real time? Any source? Last i remember hearing was that it was all built running on a high end pc and wasnt usable so they kept some assets and scrapped the rest.
The Librarian
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Because as awesome as the presentation is, it's just one scripted encounter after another. Of course, whenever people say something like "this is the Halo 2 we should've gotten," I'm not exactly sure what they're referring to, so I assume it's everything in it.
It was real time, but there was another Bungie employee behind the Chief deleting objects to keep it from crashing, and certain parts like the Brute boarding the hog / Chief getting the dual SMGs and the boarding of the ghost were done in scripting. You can see differences in the run throughs in each recording of the demo.
http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=25650
Coag/BG with the E3 2003 engine.
StalkerUKCG
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It was real time, but there was another Bungie employee behind the Chief deleting objects to keep it from crashing, and certain parts like the Brute boarding the hog / Chief getting the dual SMGs and the boarding of the ghost were done in scripting. You can see differences in the run throughs in each recording of the demo.
http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=25650
Coag/BG with the E3 2003 engine.
Wow thats so cool.
This is the best thing to come from E3 Halo related
Steelyuhas
Member
Hmm, might have to bite on Beyond Good & Evil.
That other thread is a trainwreck, but I wanted to make a post about the Bungie and Activision stuff. People are freaking out, but most of the stuff is just Activision covering themselves in case something goes wrong. They made a MASSIVE 10 year investment, of course they are going to have clauses in the contract so they don't get burned in the event that they game is somehow horrible or Bungie self destructs.
A 10 year, 4 game, and 4 expansion commitment. I doubt a publisher has ever made a commitment to a developer that is even close to that size before.
If the first game doesn't sell 5 million units in the first 6 months (it will), it doesn't mean that Activision tears up the contract, it just means that they will have that option, but if the game is good, and people buy it, there is very little chance that they will. These are the kind of things that are contracts between publishers and developers, especially with independent. I bet with the possible exception of Valve, this is the most lucrative contract for an independent developer ever. I'm sure they have tons of funding, they own the IP, and they probably have nearly full creative freedom.
The only thing I found odd was the part about aiming to make the game a "Teen" rating. When you use a gun to shoot things, it's pretty much an automatic "Mature" rating.
So lets say in theory down the line 343 Industries makes ODST², where should it takes place? Im leaving the whole Spartan IVs aspect out of this, so dont take that into account.
The best thing about ODST for me was that it took place at night, there was a sense of dread and helplessness. The setting was ideal, fresh and unorthodox. Then again, if a sequel was made should it retreat those some core concept or should it expand and become a more blockbuster type game?
My ideal way at looking at ODST² is to keep it small, but embrace the open world aspect more it even becoming a crucial part of the gameplay instead of the hub being more of a set piece. I would also love the embrace of exploration and backtracking (in my opinion, backtracking brings a lot to a game if done right). Also, small connections to the main games with ODST² getting its own story and arc.
Your thoughts?
The best thing about ODST for me was that it took place at night, there was a sense of dread and helplessness. The setting was ideal, fresh and unorthodox. Then again, if a sequel was made should it retreat those some core concept or should it expand and become a more blockbuster type game?
My ideal way at looking at ODST² is to keep it small, but embrace the open world aspect more it even becoming a crucial part of the gameplay instead of the hub being more of a set piece. I would also love the embrace of exploration and backtracking (in my opinion, backtracking brings a lot to a game if done right). Also, small connections to the main games with ODST² getting its own story and arc.
Your thoughts?
StalkerUKCG
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Same squad returning (some new support characters, and cameos from old support characters)
Open world stuff is nice and the whole "detective" thing was novel but id love to see more of ODST's doing what ODST's do "feet first into hell". Covert Ops that take your on a galactic romp (since halo 4 is going to be less of a romp and more exploring a world) Dropping into areas and behind enemy lines and such.
Please NO DEATHS for the sake of emotional reaction, All of Noble team should of made it off reach with the exception of Kat
K
kittens
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Old news to everyone else probably, but I just noticed that the nightclub in New Alexandria is named after Louis Wu. I remember him using the Errera logo as his avatar, but I never realized what it was from!
The whole behind enemy lines aspect would be cool, could bring variety into the game such as stealth or frontline type missions.
Yeah, no deaths for at least characters that have been just introduced.
Yes, yes and yes. More tense moments and proper stealth are a must for me too.