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[Neuromancer]

Very unimpressive 1st look. A bunch of dudes talking and getting into a pelican, that's it?!

 

[Kibbles]

So where is it GameTrailers?

 

[Ten-Song]

"this our new number 6?"

hmmm it looks like 6 spartans... but maybe one dies?

Actually, I would assume they ALL die.

 

[Oozer3993]

Here's a download for my capture. First time I tried to upload it my connection crashed halfway through lol.

http://sharebee.com/3e440a06

Should work on the 360 by the way.

 

[Hootie]

Bungie I am disappoint.

 

[EazyB]

What's up with that blue chick's cybernetic arm?

 

[Lazslo]

Kinda wished Luke Smith worked freelance right now

 

[Zophar]

What's up with that blue chick's cybernetic arm?

Aren't the Spartans mostly robot or something?

 

[Deadly]

Actually, I would assume they ALL die.

Unless among them is Fred, Kelly, or Will, yep their all dead.

Aren't the Spartans mostly robot or something?

Nope shitton of genetic enhancements and MJOLNIR armor that's all.

 

[pringles]

Do you know that for a fact though? I mean was he not in the book? No focus there? I mean they are specifically talking about the Spartans in this trailer.

He was in the book but wasn't on Reach during the Fall.

 

[scarybore]

I really do wish people wouldn't just throw the term CG around so easily, it's a bit of a misnomer to use in this kind of context. Prerendered video would be a better term to use, it's either running real time on a 360 or it ain't.

You can fly a Pelican in Halo 1's multiplayer (on PC)

Never knew that, never bothered with the multiplayer on the PC version.

Anyway, I'm excited for it. Animations especially looked great.

It's a big step up from the previous Halo games cutscenes thats for sure, ODST still makes me wince at times.

Here's a download for my capture. First time I tried to upload it my connection crashed halfway through lol.

Thanks.

 

[FilthyLies]

Glad to see the guy from Army of Two is moving up in the world

 

[JWong]

Bungie I am disappoint.

No one should believe in trailers shown at the VGA.

 

[four-two]

The graphics show an incredible improvement, should be the best looking 360 game next year, but the cutscene itself was dull.

And yay, Elites are back (hardly any news, but it's always great to see one )

Wait to see Rage and Brink...

 

[Grimm Fandango]

Here's a download for my capture. First time I tried to upload it my connection crashed halfway through lol.

http://sharebee.com/3e440a06

Should work on the 360 by the way.

Ew put it on mediafire or something.

edit: nvm didn't see the other download links.

 

[Net_Wrecker]

So it wasn't as much of a reveal as expected, but I thought it looked really good.

 

[Chorazin]

Aren't the Spartans mostly robot or something?

No, they are genetically enhanced humans. The Blue chick might have lost it in combat and got a prosthetic arm.

Oh, and Bungie said on Twitter the trailer be on Live sometime shortly after 12am PST, so just wait till tomorrow to see it in full HD.

 

[EazyB]

Aren't the Spartans mostly robot or something?

I'm pretty sure they've got juiced up human parts and are stuck inside the robot armor. But the blue spartan's arm is all robot.

Also kinda disappointed that the spartans didn't wow me very much. Didn't look much different than an ODST in their sleek armor. But it'd probably be easier if they were standing next to a normal, small human.

 

[Sai]

Aren't the Spartans mostly robot or something?

Nah.

So, were those all Spartans in the trailer?

 

[Buttonbasher]

Good work YouTube. That looked Great!

Kinda wished Luke Smith worked freelance right now

What does this even mean?

 

[Red]

No, they are genetically enhanced humans. The Blue chick might have lost it in combat and got a prosthetic arm.

Oh, and Bungie said on Twitter the trailer be on Live sometime shortly after 12am PST, so just wait till tomorrow to see it in full HD.

They're cyborgs.

 

[FHIZ]

Surprise surprise, Halo Reach looks like Halo

I'm so ready for Bungie to do something OTHER than Halo. That will be the make or break for them, when they put out a game that has absolutely NOTHING to do with Halo whatsoever.

 

[VaLiancY]

Aren't the Spartans mostly robot or something?

Neg. Someone will probably go in detail by the time I reply. Most they have is a cybernetic implant into their head for AIs like Cortana.

 

[duk]

Actually, I would assume they ALL die.

yes they eventually do but im thinking that you play mr "6" and grow in experience and become the group leader when the leader dies heroically

 

[tak]

wtf

The graphics look really good, but it looks like Bungie just ripped off Army of Two. I'm more then a little disappointed.

 

[Red]

Neg. Someone will probably go in detail by the time I reply. Most they have is a cybernetic implant into their head for AIs like Cortana.

They have stuff grafted onto their bones.

 

[Buttonbasher]

wtf

The graphics look really good, but it looks like Bungie just ripped off Army of Two. I'm more then a little disappointed.

Didn't know Skull paint was a mutually owned property.

 

[FrankT]

uploaded a better quality (direct feed) version here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMLXLUlvNSY
good quality should kick in soon

I can make 052 out on the Spartan in the middle that turns toward the commander after the survival question. Not much but found him referenced here;

Team Flame
SPARTAN-085 was healed on the Final Destiny. After a day of rest, he requested that SPARTAN-072 work with him, as she was the one who brought him to the Final Destiny for healing in time. He was granted the request, and the two Spartans, along with two others, SPARTAN-004 and SPARTAN-052, formed Team Flame. From then, SPARTAN-085, who was made the team leader, adopted new battle tactics. Although he still enjoyed sniping, he would be needed on the front lines of the battlefield in order to direct his team and marines.

http://halofanon.wikia.com/wiki/SPARTAN-085

Anyhow, going to be tough waiting for my Game Informer next month.

 

[op_ivy]

Very unimpressive 1st look. A bunch of dudes talking and getting into a pelican, that's it?!

graphically, its a huge step up from halo 3... but yeah, really weak reveal. would hav liked to have seen something more excited then that!

 

[Oozer3993]

Ew put it on mediafire or something.

http://www.mediafire.com/?m0ynnkwyw1v

 

[tak]

Didn't know Skull paint was a mutually owned property.

It's not just the skull paint.

 

[alr1ght]

fuckin ninjas taking down a goddamn trailer (hello free marketing...)

I'll upload the regular file. gimme a few.

 

[DancingJesus]

Didn't know Skull paint was a mutually owned property.

Yep... and Ghost in COD MW 2.

 

[charsace]

What's up with that blue chick's cybernetic arm?

Could be a battle injury? In the books some of the spartans suffer serious injuries.

 

[-PXG-]

wtf

The graphics look really good, but it looks like Bungie just ripped off Army of Two. I'm more then a little disappointed.

If you knew any devs, you would know that a lot of them don't have the time or desire to see or play other games. The last thing I want to do is play games or read about them, when I've been working on what for three years, every fucking day of my life. My buddy at Epic is like that.

Sure, people DO copy other people's ideas. But sometimes, if you see similar things in games, it's a possibility that it's a coincidence.

 

[DancingJesus]

Could be a battle injury? In the books some of the spartans suffer serious injuries.

Yep, that's it.

 

[Buttonbasher]

It's not just the skull paint.

Having played through Army of Two, I'm curious what you're talking about. Care to elaborate?

 

[szaromir]

Could be a battle injury? In the books some of the spartans suffer serious injuries.

Did James get a cybernetic arm? I remember he lost one in the battle with Hunters, but I think he was always one handed afterwards.

 

[Deadly]

http://halofanon.wikia.com/wiki/SPARTAN-085.

That's fanfiction :lol

 

[tak]

Having played through Army of Two, I'm curious what you're talking about. Care to elaborate?

The horrible music .

 

[Skilotonn]

The animation was ace - that new animation studio is doing their thing proper!

And they're all Spartans, just because one of their helmets looks a bit like an ODST one doesn't mean much, the one with a skull painting is an EVA helmet, and the others are brand new...

You can use an ODST helmet in H3 MP anyways as well.

lol what? In engine and in game is much more than taking away the hud and moving the camera around.

Visually, it's the same engine that you're playing in - it's not a video, or CG as some are suggesting.

I know Bungie said that they up the AA and possibly the lighting as well, but they are doing this on top of the game's engine that's running - people are trying to play this off as if it's a night and day difference like CG...

I don't know about that, aren't cinematics able to pull off more because they don't have to worry about dealing with control input?

True, they can afford to turn up certain things since they have control over what the palyer sees, but it's still using the game's engine though...

No. They are NOT the same. In a cutscene you can divert resources that are necessary for AI and physics and everything else needed while you're actually playing to gussy up the cutscenes. See: every game ever.

Now this is different to what you were portraying earlier - here you're actually acknowledging that it's using the game's engine instead of being intangible and grouping it with CG... and really, there was no huge jump with the models and textures in Halo 3 or ODST from what I remember as well, aside from the bloom and AA...

 

[adamsapple]

Those all looked like ODST's in that trailer.

Wasn't this game supposed to feature a Spartan cast or something ?

 

[FrankT]

That's fanfiction :lol

Woops heh.

Those all looked like ODST's in that trailer.

Wasn't this game supposed to feature a Spartan cast or something ?

That was my first impression, but pretty sure that is incorrect.

 

[EazyB]

http://www.mediafire.com/?m0ynnkwyw1v

Thanks, it's like watching a completely different trailer. Can't wait for the HD version to be put up.

Everything looked more badass and the cinematic graphics are outstanding. Really interested in seeing what the gameplay looks like.

And scratch that last bit about the spartans looking like ODSTs, they all look pretty badass.

Edit: Still wish the trailer showed more. It was pretty much a "here's the cast" video.

 

[enzo_gt]

Those all looked like ODST's in that trailer.

Wasn't this game supposed to feature a Spartan cast or something ?

Look past the first helmet in the trailer and they look more like spartans. See: rest of armour.

 

[DancingJesus]

Those all looked like ODST's in that trailer.

Wasn't this game supposed to feature a Spartan cast or something ?

It is a prequel to the Halo games. The armor seen in the trailer is an earlier version of the Mjolnir armor. Those are all Spartans in the trailer.

 

[Buttonbasher]

The horrible music .

Doesn't sound the same to me. Sounds like the military themes that they use in all of the Halo games. Army of Two was more generic Tom Clancy game string music.

 

[Talon]

Alright, after watching the uploaded video from this page (Thanks for that), I'm more up on the trailer. The six Spartans rolling out as the music kicked in was a pretty neat moment. And holy hell the animations are much improved. Honestly, I'm not a huge visuals guy, but animations are one thing that stick with me.

Also, the crew clearly looked like Spartans to me. Looked bulkier than the ODSTs in Halo 3: ODST.

 

[Jonsoncao]

ok

so this time armor customization is not just about color and look, also actual performance?

cant wait for the beta

 

[tak]

Those all looked like ODST's in that trailer.

Wasn't this game supposed to feature a Spartan cast or something ?

They look like Spartans to me, but it looks like they mod out their suits.