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Halo: Reach |OT6| There Are Those Who Said This Day Would Never Come
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The Henery
Member
Completely new suite of enemies for Halo 4 please
PooBone
Member
No my reason for asking you to STFU is because there is precisely zero evidence that that is anywhere even remotely close to what you'll be doing. By all indications, there won't even be Covenant. Hearing Frankie say that one guy wanted to do something different than what they are actually doing is not a cry of "WE ARE DOING THE SAME THING AND HE WANTED TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT." On the contrary, they are doing their own take on Halo, how different it is nobody knows, but it's not as radically different as Payton would have liked. If Halo 4 was Metal Gear Halo, 343 would be crucified, and rightly so. But to sit and pretend you have evidence that Halo 4 is the exact same formula of characters/enemies/objectives/tropes is completely asinine and it needs to be pointed out. In reality, the more and more details we find out, the more your bullshit sounds completely off-base.kylej said:
So again, kylej, STFU.
Tha Robbertster
Member
Barrow Roll said:
BABY DON'T HURT ME,DON'T HURT ME, NO MORE
Also, what exactly is this clensh protection?
More advanced flood forms would be an interesting opponent to fight in Halo 4; I mean they could still use some of the Elite and Brute's AI for them, just make them different.
But yea bringing back Elites and Brutes, or just the Covenant in general, would be kind of odd considering where Halo3 left off...
But yea bringing back Elites and Brutes, or just the Covenant in general, would be kind of odd considering where Halo3 left off...
I don't recommend using clench protection. It causes a huge delay when you actually do want to zoom or crouch, since the whole point is that it won't react instantly to accidental clicks. Too bad that means it can't react to purposeful clicks either. More trouble than it's worth.Deputy Moonman said:
They tried the whole 'advanced Flood' thing with the Pure Forms and it resulted in the worst enemies in the series.daedalius said:
Zeouterlimits
Member
That certainly was a good read, thanks for that.
Not sure if I agree with all of it, but that's part of the appeal for me, pondering and differing.
Not sure if I agree with all of it, but that's part of the appeal for me, pondering and differing.
Reagan's BR
Banned
Battlefield 3 Beta downloading... awesome.
I have no clue how I am going to balance Gears, CEA/Reach, and BF3 this fall.
I have no clue how I am going to balance Gears, CEA/Reach, and BF3 this fall.
PooBone
Member
Postmortem does a great job of collecting the facts we have and making some really focused speculation about where they could be taking the franchise, but there's still so many ways the ship could turn. Reading good exposition like this, though, just gets me excited about the possibilities for the future and the depth of the mysteries they are presenting. Gives me a feeling I haven't had since pre-Halo 3, when there was actually something to be learned in a game about the whole galactic/forerunner mystery.Zeouterlimits said:
The Real Napsta
Member
Awesome Barlow said:
Trade in Gears while it is worth something.
ElRenoRaven
Member
TheOddOne said:
It's kind of sad that they have to do an interview about it. I mean how many other studios do you see have to do interviews about a departure? To me it really comes off as he just wasn't a good fit for the team. As a result it was probably a mutual choice for him to depart.
Zeouterlimits
Member
I think Frankie just wanted to remove all the confusion that was there after the original Kotaku article.neoism said:
Friends, who would just read Kotaku asked me about 2 weeks ago - "So is Halo 4 screwed now that the Creative Director left?" etc.
ncsuDuncan
Member
Lyphen said:
Maybe I'm crazy, but I have high hopes for the Halo 4 story. I'm incredibly excited for the next projects from 343 and Bungie because they are both being planned out with future games/fiction in mind.
- When the Halo CE story was written, no one had any idea that there would be demand for Halo 2. They were just scrambling to put out a launch title for the Xbox, they had no clue it would become a 10+ year franchise.
- When the Halo 2 story was written, there were no plans yet for Halo 3. The cliffhanger was a result of scheduling pressure forcing them to cut out the end of the story.
- When Halo 3 was written, there was a deliberate decision to end the trilogy instead of planning for Halo 4. Bungie was done with Master Chief.
- ODST was a side story. Halo: Reach was a prequel.
Halo 4 is the first game in the Reclaimer Trilogy. The story is being written with sequels in mind from the start. It will have connections to the Glasslands books, Cryptum/Primordium/Dongblainium, and the Halo Anniversary terminals. I'm pretty sure 343 is smart enough to come up with something better than simply restarting the Covenant War. They have already done interesting things with the Forerunner in the books and from the look of the concept art they are taking that even further with Halo 4. Beli343.
I know you weren't talking about Bungie, but their next game (Tiger/Destiny) is being planned as the start of a 10-year franchise. They aren't approaching the story in the same way they did Halo CE, I'm sure they're planning ahead for sequels this time.
It's going to be pretty great getting new fiction from two different franchises. Canon sticklers are going to be happier this time around, I'm sure.
PooBone
Member
It's just because he was one of the first people that was a known hire for 343. And he had a public reputation because of the PR and podcasts he did for MGS4.PsychoRaven said:
It was kind of a big deal when Alex Seropian left Bungie, or Patrice Dsilets left the Assassin's Creed team for THQ, or when the founders of Infinity Ward were fired, but they had MUCH larger positions at their respective teams than Payton did at 343.
Zeouterlimits
Member
a)These people didn't even know who Ryan was, and certainly have no idea who Frankie is.neoism said:
b)Ryan's great AND special, screw you guys.
Reagan's BR
Banned
It is an awesome game, still have lot I have yet to play multiplayer wise. Plus I don't trade in games.The Real Napsta said:
xxjuicesxx
Member
Meh not in the right hands til I playlist manage.
I finished Cryptum last night and read Dani's latest article. Both were really good. Cryptum was not what I expected and once I got passed the first few chapters it got really interesting. I loved how tied into a lot of things and kept me reading. The trilogy is going to be a really great prequel/intro series and they get me excited for the Reclaimer game trilogy.
A27_StarWolf
Banned
Ramirez said:
Who is that?
Was anyone dumb enough to buy medal of honor to get into the BF3 beta?
The Henery
Member
Lol at guests in Team Snipers
Devin Olsen
Member
If any Halo GAFers get a BF3 beta could and don't have any use for it, could you please send it my way 
? I'll set up a stream for it.
Halo related, is anyone up for some early morning customs or MM?
? I'll set up a stream for it.Halo related, is anyone up for some early morning customs or MM?
Deadly Cyclone
Pride of Iowa State
A27_StarWolf said:
I was, and I hardly see it dumb. I quite enjoyed the MoH single player, although it had no plot and was just a bunch of fun missions smashed together.
The Real Napsta
Member
Awesome Barlow said:
Yeah, I don't either.
Devin Olsen said:If any Halo GAFers get a BF3 beta could and don't have any use for it, could you please send it my way
Halo related, is anyone up for some early morning customs or MM?
Isn't the open beta in 2 days?
Reagan's BR
Banned
I got it on sale for about $20.A27_StarWolf said:
canadian crowe
Member
So after playing Gears 3 and enjoying the co-op campaign, is it worth getting into Reach? I assume it has a fairly active community still. I've really looking for a multiplayer game so I don't have to buy MW3 or BF3 to scratch that multiplayer itch.
canadian crowe
Member
Ramirez said:
Thanks. I have to say though, I wasn't a huge fan of CE's campaign. I actually liked Reach the most (never played the multi in competitive or campaign)
Hypertrooper
Member
I played one ZBS match yesterday. But it was Free-For-All= no real fun.
senador said:Prolly Booshka.
I have fun in customs but they are a bit too intense and serious for me I think. It doesn't help that everyone is much better than me.
Nah, Booshka knows I suck iredeemably. It was annoying because it was customs and whoever it was was acting like I was hitting his rank. One game I got two kills and finished last, I get it, be mad. But another, I got ten kills and finished middle and he was still all, "BK u suxorz"
ElRenoRaven
Member
OuterWorldVoice said:
Sad to hear about that Frankie. Some do take customs way way too seriously sadly. Not all of us do. I know I'm usually playing just to have fun which sadly means the team I'm on is so going to lose. lol
Steelyuhas
Member
Hypertrooper said:
Pistols FFA is crazy fun!
Reagan's BR
Banned
Play with me more often, I will do anywhere from -14 to +10 depending on how I'm playing that day. I just play for fun.OuterWorldVoice said: