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Halo Reach Reveal Thread - Matchmaking/Multiplayer Details Revealed

TTG

Member
Vast Inspiration said:
You can quit the bullshit. The trailer was NOT pre-rendered. It was in-engine, and a demo of the entire sequence was shown off, everything was being done on a 360.

BUT, not so surprisingly, people decide to play it dumb and act as if games/engines don't change over the course of development. Yes, what we saw was possible. But if getting those graphics means losing 4-player coop, lowering the number of players on screen, or getting rid of saved replays, then I'm all for it; and so is probably anyone who really gives a fuck about Halo.

At the end of the day, those that love Halo will look at this trailer and then talk about all the features, gameplay, and story implications it carries. While insecure trolls will focus specifically on graphics. If the graphics are good, then they'll say its pre-rendered and the final game won't look like that, or if the graphics are average then they'll try to shit on the game for that.

Either way, its painfully obvious who knows or cares about Bungie's development process, and who just chimes in for a few snarky remarks. (Not saying that that's what you're doing, but many will do exactly that.)

Putting the 3 games and ODST together, I've probably spent over 100 hours on campaigns alone, do I qualify? I don't really care if sgt. Johnson's face is as detailed as Garza's in Killzone, what I do care about is Bungie stepping up in terms of overall visual design. Bioshock isn't a particularly amazing looking game either but it does just that, same goes for HL2. ODST tried to give the world a little personality, and failed. Just an area Bungie needs to improve in, coop and forge don't negate that.
 

enzo_gt

tagged by Blackace
riceandbeans said:
Yep, the trailer was the real deal. From what it looks like, the graphics had to be scaled back like usual to make way for other features. You can even see Chief here in multiplayer donning the original "concrete" armor.

http://z.about.com/d/xbox/1/0/3/O/halo34306.jpg
Its so strange seeing awesome models like the chief and then looking at the amount of detail put into high ground, graphics wise. Just makes the rest of the picture look all geometric, and not as impressive.

If Halo ever looks like (or has as amazing snow as) the Starry Night ad, I'll sell my soul to Bungie.
 
duk said:
halo reach should be THE FPS of this gen

Halo 3 was a stellar product and Bungie are going to outdo themselves on all levels for Reach..so it should do the job..







at least until HL:Episode 3 and/or 343's game! :lol
 

Plywood

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Captain Blood said:
no, no, NO!!!!!

MC is green, not gold with a slightly greenish tint, and that is all there is to it! haha
You know I'm right.
Listen to your heart.
 

Plywood

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Blueblur1 said:
Understatement of the year.
ChiefM6G.gif

Shots fired.
 

JdFoX187

Banned
Ramirez said:
Can we hope to see more of your idiotic posts from the Halo 3 thread in the Halo Reach thread? I've missed you.
Nope, you and BungleGAF supply plenty of stupidity to fill multiple threads.
 

big ander

Member
NullPointer said:
Where do you want to start? Perks? Drop-in-drop-out co-op? I'm easy.

Have a seat and stay awhile. There are cookies in the oven.
Better be chocolate chip.

None of this oatmeal raisin or snicker doodle business.
 

Plywood

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urk said:
It's k. That's the Halo 3 Magnum.
Well, the truth is out in the open now. What else you gonna tell me, you messed up the BR on purpose!? Or are some secrets best never shared?
 

Blueblur1

Member
Plywood said:
Well, the truth is out in the open now. What else you gonna tell me, you messed up the BR on purpose!? Or are some secrets best never shared?
In all seriousness, if Bungie continues to be as predictable as always (not a slight against you guys) they will begin 'trashing' Halo 3 in the first few hefty Reach cover stories. Bungie always likes to acknowledge the older games' flaws years later when it makes sense to compare to the new project and when there will be less backlash from the fans.
 
Shishka said:
No, he's right. Oatmeal raisin can go straight to hell.
Ugh, how many are there of you people. Its like you were born without taste buds or something. Next thing you are going to tell me that strawberries are not delicious.
 

big ander

Member
Lostconfused said:
Ugh, how many are there of you people. Its like you were born without taste buds or something. Next thing you are going to tell me that strawberries are not delicious.
Strawberries are my all time favorite fruit.
I NEEEEED EVERYONES APPROVAL
 

Plywood

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Blueblur1 said:
In all seriousness, if Bungie continues to be as predictable as always (not a slight against you guys) they will begin 'trashing' Halo 3 in the first few hefty Reach cover stories. Bungie always likes to acknowledge the older games' flaws years later when it makes sense to compare to the new project and when there will be less backlash from the fans.
I noticed that too, it's the Bungle cycle. Three killings, oh wait there was actually four killings.
Will anyone get this reference? Which makes no sense to the applied topic.
 
Blueblur1 said:
In all seriousness, if Bungie continues to be as predictable as always (not a slight against you guys) they will begin 'trashing' Halo 3 in the first few hefty Reach cover stories. Bungie always likes to acknowledge the older games' flaws years later when it makes sense to compare to the new project and when there will be less backlash from the fans.
That'd be a great start. I'd love to know what Bungie sees as failings in Halo 3 and ODST. I mean, I know that once they saw that Firefight could work they wanted matchmaking and the like, but I don't remember other grumblings.

It'd also be neat to know which aspects of both games they feel they knocked out of the park. For me "The Covenant" is hands down the finest damn FPS level I've played this gen.

I have whiskey. I will share it for juicy non-announcement game design philosophy details.
 

urk

butthole fishhooking yes
SimpleDesign said:
So.. are you guys working with Corrinne Yu and 343 at all or are they doing their own thing?

Don't really know what she's working on. I gots no juicy gossips on that front.
 

urk

butthole fishhooking yes
NullPointer said:
I'd love to know what Bungie sees as failings in Halo 3 and ODST.

They were both a little too good.

I have some postmortem stuff in the cooker. Not sure how much will ever see the light of day. The principle players are guns blazing on Reach, so it's a tough sell to have them break away for some look back action.
 

Blueblur1

Member
urk said:
They were both a little too good.

I have some postmortem stuff in the cooker. Not sure how much will ever see the light of day. The principle players are guns blazing on Reach, so it's a tough sell to have them break away for some look back action.
Do you what you can, Eric. I'd love to read whatever Bungie would divulge.

On a side note, I saw Corrinne Yu on Inside Xbox tonight. HAWT.
Blueblur loves Asian women confirmed.
 

urk

butthole fishhooking yes
Kibbles said:
Is Jason Jones a go for the podcast, or are the podcast guests going to be a surprise?

I can neither confirm nor deny Jones' presence. I'm gonna drag Stosh in there though, fo sho.
 

RSTEIN

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Plywood said:
I noticed that too, it's the Bungle cycle. Three killings, oh wait there was actually four killings.
Will anyone get this reference? Which makes no sense to the applied topic.

the-trinity-killer.jpg
 

Mastperf

Member
I gotta admit I'm impressed with the little details in some of the levels of Halo 3. You've really gotta be confident in your engine to let people completely control replays the way they did in Halo 3. Give me some AF and some AA and I could be a happy camper.
 

Why For?

Banned
Shishka, while I'm sure a few at Bungie have contemplated the idea. Hell if plebs like us have thought of it, then I'm sure you guys have.

But if you guys (and MS in turn) want some serious guaranteed dollars, then just release Halo CE Redux built from the ground up with the Halo 3 engine (not the Reach one) and give it achievements and online play.

Seriously, it'll probably sell more than 2 and 3 did.

edit: fuck, how did I manage that mistake?!
 

Blueblur1

Member
I just hope that Reach getting assault actually looks and feels like Reach is getting assaulted. Both Halo 2 and ODST didn't really convey much of a war environment. In fact, the marketing for each game outclassed the games themselves in that respect. Even though I'm not a huge fan, MW2 does a much better job at conveying that there's a huge conflict going on that you're in the midst of.
 

Slightly Live

Dirty tag dodger
Why For? said:
Shishka, while I'm sure a few at Bungie have contemplated the idea. Hell if plebs like us have thought of it, then I'm sure you gays have.

But if you guys (and MS in turn) want some serious guaranteed dollars, then just release Halo CE Redux built from the ground up with the Halo 3 engine (not the Reach one) and give it achievements and online play.

Seriously, it'll probably sell more than 2 and 3 did.
:lol
 
I'm interested in seeing what the gameplay is like. I'm really hoping for Halo: Battlefield personally. It doesn't make much sense to have the gameplay basically be a Halo 3.5 given all the content that is already available for Halo 3s gameplay.
 

Shishka

Works for Bungie
Why For? said:
...just release Halo CE Redux built from the ground up with the Halo 3 engine (not the Reach one) and give it achievements and online play.

It's just that simple!

urk said:
Superior genetics.

I didn't know gingers had their own caste system. It's like a battle for the bottom of the evolutionary ladder.
 

Why For?

Banned
Dani said:

I can't fucken believe I did that.

I don't even know how. And when I first saw your laugh gif I was wondering what the fuck was so funny about my post too.

Now THAT is something you wouldn't want to be tagged with. I'm so embarassed.
 
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