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Halo: Reach |OT6| There Are Those Who Said This Day Would Never Come
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Gabotron ES
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BTB Snipers on Paradiso, remove it plzOuterWorldVoice said:
Call it what you want; the are both announcement trailers. They are both quite similarly structured in terms of content, pacing and what they establish and tease.Dax01 said:
Well, in terms of content we have the Halo 4 announcement trailer, and the concept art trailer. For Halo 3, we just had the announcement trailer.
I'll touch on this in a moment. Let's go to the next one.
The Halo 4 trailer teased a new weapon.
With the Halo 4 trailer, we have a very stimilar setup. Chief arrives, and looks out over a large, Forerunner-themed event takeing place. The ship in on fire - why? That's a tease. The object is opening up. Why? That's a tease. Not to mention, what the hell is that thing?
I discount this rather heavily, since I was speaking of overall content. Gonna quote myself from the last page:
I think know now about as much as we knew then.
--The initial setting (Earth / big Forerunner thingy)
--Moment of crisis and mystery (Ark opening / big Forerunner thingy opening)
--Chief and Cortana's relationship (separated from the Chief sending weird messages / back snugly in his armor)
--Where the game falls in the story arc (end of a trilogy / start of a trilogy)
But again, just look at the content and intent behind the announcement trailers. Long slow build up. Chief emerges. Setting established. Cortana cameo to establish their relationship at that point. One weapon teased. Look out onto large Forerunner structure, which is causing a crisis. Cut away.
That describes both trailers.
Now bolt on the wealth of information from the concept art trailer. Settings, locations, vehicles, enemies - all of which are new. We haven't seen the engine in action, and since it's the start of the new trilogy rather than tying up another, there is some context we're missing. But in terms of content, we've got more on Halo 4 thanks to the second trailer.
We won't see much if anything else until the end of the year, after CEA comes out. Which is to be expected, and nothing out of the ordinary for Halo release cycles. I've been through this four times now, and what 343 did with Halo 4's trailer set off a very familiar pattern at this point. The concept art trailer was just gravy.
Hypertrooper
Member
Stop using food metaphoric when I'm hungry.GhaleonEB said:
You had me at BR. The comeback shot needs to be glorious, he can't just pick it up from the floor, shit needs to be some sort of grand chest opening like in zelda, with epic music and light coming out.Hypertrooper said:
That was great. I tried the demo and it's such a remarkable game, kinda made me want to buy it even if racing games are not my thing.ElzarTheBam said:
I am glad we aren't getting loads of Halo 4 info right now. There are too many games coming soon and we are still quite a ways out. The hype would be lost in the craziness that is the end of this year, or it'd just eat itself since its too soon. I'm expecting small drips of information though the end of this year with the drips turning to a trickle early next year and spring, then leading to a stream and river after that.
Water analogies (metaphor?) FTW.
I would love to download it and try it if Live would work.
Water analogies (metaphor?) FTW.
Letters said:
I would love to download it and try it if Live would work.
ncsuDuncan
Member
GhaleonEB said:
Agreed.
I think everyone is just anxious because they fear 343 will make Halo 4 into something radically different. With Halo 3, fans saw the Bungie name and assumed it would play similar to Halo 2. I think people are seeing the absence of Bungie as a sign that Halo 4 might depart from the franchise norm and play more like Gears of War, Mass Effect, Call of Duty, etc. They want to see a gameplay trailer earlier than normal, one that shows Halo 4 is still Halo.
Personally, I'm not worried. The story is in able hands and I trust that 343 at least knows what makes Halo feel like Halo. A gameplay trailer would confirm to the masses that Halo 4 isn't going to be a third-person stealth RPG. Us sticklers would need hands-on time to see if they nailed the little details that give an FPS that Halo feel, and we have a long wait for hands-on time.
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Besides, the Halo 3/Halo 4 trailer comparison is just unfair. Nothing compares to Marty's score for Finish the Fight. I still get shivers. (The music in the Halo 4 concept art teaser is neat though.)
PooBone
Member
Regardless of how cheated you feel in terms of content about a game coming out over a year from now, or if you think you knew more about a 4 year old game at this point in its promotional cycle, it makes no difference. There wasn't a Halo game/product/remake coming out in November 2006, and we aren't gonna get any Halo 4 news/trailers/anything until after Anniversary is out.
ElRenoRaven
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Gabotron ES said:
How pathetic. I also heard in the few seconds I watched that he loves to spew the slurs like your typical 12 year old Xbox Live member.
TheOddOne said:
Hypertrooper
Member
Stop ignoring my posts Duncan, Ghal, PooBone.
thezerofire
Banned
Man I was hoping I was the first person to notice thatLouis Wu said:
also the gamertag sounds really familiar. I think I've probably played with him.
ElRenoRaven
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TheOddOne said:
Oh that's good too. Hell KFC really has nothing that's bad. It's so fattening though. If it wasn't I'd probably eat it a hell of a lot more often. It's an interesting place to work too. My first job when I was 16 was there.
But back on topic. LOL
How about them racist 12 year old team betrayers.
Steelyuhas
Member
Letters said:
What you're referring to is the glorious moment when he picks up the hand cannon pistol.
I'll have to try the demo for Forza 4, its been a while since I played a racing game.
Halo 4? I still want more gameplay videos of Headlong, Hang 'em High, Timberlands, Prisoner, Beaver Creek, Damnation, and Installation 04.
On a side note, I'm looking into headphones(been in the headphone thread as well) and I'm down to 2 finalists, the ATH-M50 and the FA-011. If anyone has either of these and would recommend them, that would be great. Other recommendations I'd take as well.
On a side note, I'm looking into headphones(been in the headphone thread as well) and I'm down to 2 finalists, the ATH-M50 and the FA-011. If anyone has either of these and would recommend them, that would be great. Other recommendations I'd take as well.
ncsuDuncan
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Hypertrooper said:
*ignores quoted post*
Yes, I also agree with your thoughts on the Halo 4 teaser. I just clicked "Quote" on Ghaleon's post because it was at the bottom of the page.
biosnake20
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When did the first gameplay reveals come out for halo 3 and reach? Those two and halo 4 were announced at around the same time in the year so maybe theyre reveals will be around the same time too.
Hypertrooper
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Halo 3:biosnake20 said:
First in-engine E3 2006
First ViDoc E3 2006
First gameplay screen (multiplayer) fall 2006
First CGI trailer Dec 2006
First gameplay Dec 2006 (via ViDoc Et Tu brute)
Halo: Reach:
First in-engine trailer: Spike VGA's.
First gameplay screens(leaked) Dec 2009
First official gameplay screens: GameInformer Feburary Issue 2010.
First ViDoc with gameplay: A few weeks after the release of the GI issue: End of January 2010.
biosnake20
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So im guessing after the trailer at the VGA's there will be a vidoc shortly after. But you never know this isnt bungie anymore.
TOM MORELLO NEEDS TO COME THROUGH!
TOM MORELLO NEEDS TO COME THROUGH!
Tha Robbertster
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Tom Morrello, good times.
It was the first time I saw Gaf. What a great day that was!
It was the first time I saw Gaf. What a great day that was!
thezerofire
Banned
anyone want a new avatar?
I wasn't ignorning your post, I read it and agreed. I quoted Dax because I disagreed with him. I'm also crazy mad busy today and don't have time to respond to everyone (my posts in this thread are down steeply the past month for that reason).Hypertrooper said:
But yes, you made good points. I am now going to eat lunch. I'm thinking a delicious pepperoni pizza will do the trick, all hot and bubbly and OMG.
Hypertrooper
Member
I'm seeing what you are trying to do. But it doesn't work.GhaleonEB said:
It does work, damn you!
Where's my cute "fuck you" picture when I need it? ;P
Stop talking about food!
Oh, Halo talk. Uhhhhhh I haven't played in awhile. Bloom playlists are up tomorrow, yes?
Stop talking about food!
I've noticed in the past couple months that all my family does is talk about food. Before eating, after eating, while eating, it's always food, food, food. Very strange.
Oh, Halo talk. Uhhhhhh I haven't played in awhile. Bloom playlists are up tomorrow, yes?
ncsuDuncan
Member
GhaleonEB said:
I've been posting a lot less than I used to for some reason. I still read every single post, I just haven't been as chatty. I guess I need to argue more.
My current post rate is at 0.24 devos, compared to your 0.51 devos and Hypertrooper's 0.63 devos.
Our cat-bearded friend of course posts at 1.00 devos.
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I had the most delicious cheeseburger yesterday. Tonight's menu calls for reheated pizza.
Hypertrooper
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lol at using Devolution as an unit. I thought I would fall, because school started again. But yeah didn't happen.ncsuDuncan said:
But we can compare:
My posts are only 0,04 Duncans worth, Ghal's are 0,76Duncans and yours are 1.00 Duncans.*
*This is roughly estimated.
Hypertrooper
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I'll be online in a few.heckfu said:
thezerofire
Banned
and a good match toodarthbob said:
Tha Robbertster
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heckfu said:
Sorry, dude, we're in a party of 6 in premium battle so we're full.
ncsuDuncan
Member
Hypertrooper said:
For those of you playing at home, you can easily calculate it using this handy formula:
duncan coefficient = (K/D) * [ ( Assists + Trueskill ) / (Rank - 50) ] + ( Age / 24 ) - (# of gifs you posted this week)*(12 parsecs) + (Halo honor)^2
The units should cancel out perfectly. Round to the nearest multiple of 7.
Major Williams
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50 wins for the weekly?
I play ~5-7 games a day... No way I can get this challenge. Averaging 9 minutes per game (games last from 7-10 mins, more heavily leaning on the 10 minute side), that's 450 minutes, or 7.5 hours of gameplay at minimum, not including lobby and searching time. And that's if you win 50 times in a row, which is statistically unlikely. My win ratio is about 60-70%.
That's a tough weekly.
I play ~5-7 games a day... No way I can get this challenge. Averaging 9 minutes per game (games last from 7-10 mins, more heavily leaning on the 10 minute side), that's 450 minutes, or 7.5 hours of gameplay at minimum, not including lobby and searching time. And that's if you win 50 times in a row, which is statistically unlikely. My win ratio is about 60-70%.
That's a tough weekly.
Devolution
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Hypertrooper said:
Not the first time, on another forum I was used as a unit for weight since I'm like 100 lbs. So people would start talking about their weight in devos.
That unstoppableLuck kid, bad memories of being betrayed in games as soon as I spoke on mic. People like him really are day ruiners. If he's a minor, Xbox Live and Microsoft should send a cease and desist letter to his parents detailing his numerous abuses. Boy needs some discipline bad.