Eh? Rogue Halsey without an arm wasn't bad?
I can still remember the blow-out here when we finished Spartan Ops. Whole thing was a clusterfuck. From story to gameplay.
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I can still remember the blow-out here when we finished Spartan Ops. Whole thing was a clusterfuck. From story to gameplay.
aHebrewMenagerie
Member
That was the one REALLY big messup IMO, even then it didn't affect me one way or another. I like the set up to future stuff with the Janus Key, opens up a lot of doors for all future media.
This, I think all the Space Hitler and teaming up with the Covenant stuff is a red herring.
Poodlestrike
Banned
I actually liked that. Halsey's pretty clearly still playing the Elites, but she's never been particularly loyal to the UNSC, and now she's got the resources to operate without them. Good direction to take the story, IMO.
K
kittens
Unconfirmed Member
My friend's dog is named Halo, and last night I spent ten minutes holding a stick over his head and saying "Halo, reach!" and dying laughing. I'm trying to convince him to name his next dog Halo 2.
The director of that also did Birth Of A Spartan, which is also pretty cool.
Let's not forget about eggheads and hingeheads.
K
kittens
Unconfirmed Member
Yeah, it was the dialogue and douchiness of the new characters that put me off. The story was fine as far as I remember.
Further proving that Jet Pack is OP.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
This is adorable.
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Probably old news, but the way 343 talks about multi in this video gives me a fragment of hope.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-IzTz5Gr1U&channel=HaloWaypoint
ViewtifulJC
Banned
Quinn DeHoyo got out of Epic when the getting was good
No Forerunner weapons, we did it guyz
No Forerunner weapons, we did it guyz
ElzarTheBam
Member
The story in H5 being good is as likely as Henery using twitter.
I think that I read Zanzi is called Dome, but I can't remember where I saw it from.
Ragnarok Flames
Banned
Yep.
Yeah Day and night artificially makes there appear to be more maps. I liked it in PvZGW
Poodlestrike
Banned
Probably not.
Speedy Blue Dude
Banned
Not likely, since there's the CoD console just a week away from Halo.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
Ragnarok Flames
Banned
SPEEDY!
Well Halo is just 4 now apparently, to those outside HaloGAF
Demoncarnotaur
Member
Sexy.
Did I miss something? Just got this email
Fuck content like this being locked away and tied to preorders.
Whoa, that is pretty damn impressive.
Omg, the Gungoose is killing me, haha
Damn, the live action trailers before Halo 4 were so good.
Well, I liked the e3, ship getting sucked in one from 4.
Pretty sure all preorder skulls will be open for everyone else soon after launch for free.
The Real Napsta
Member
Yep.
Ragnarok Flames
Banned
Link to that?
Ragnarok Flames
Banned
that period of time could be a year. a year of having content locked away because the consumer didnt buy into the splitting content for pre-orders.
Poodlestrike
Banned
Ragnarok Flames
Banned
Because 343 is in a big hurry to give DLC out. look at the Halo 4 fiasco, the week early "preview" that was bollocks, the fact that the Limited Edition owners had to bitch to get the Strider and Scanner Helmets in the included season pass. and all of the pre-order DLCs that came on the GOTY edition or not at all (FOTUS)Or it could be a week
so excuse me for being cynical.
The Henery
Member
Ragnarok Flames
Banned
1. what the hell is shopto?
2. that is the only time i've seen that date, and its not on 343's own website.
3. i searched for details about pre-order stuff, and besides a link to TEamBeyond and that bulletin i got shit all.
and that doesnt disprove the fact that 343 needs to better handle ALL of their asinine Pre-order DLC practices
KiboSenshi
Neo Member
I thought Halo 4 had good live action stuff. There was This and I would also count Forward Unto Dawn.
II SHABUTIE II
Neo Member
K
kittens
Unconfirmed Member
Is that official?
ViewtifulJC
Banned
Barney Spartan, available for pre-order now at participating retailers
Poodlestrike
Banned
No, but it should be.
II SHABUTIE II
Neo Member
No, I shopped it along with a few other colors. I just really liked the way the green visor looked with the purple. Their were a couple others that looked good, but this one was my favorite. My next favorite was green with a silver visor.
That is one good shop.
JoeDanny
Member
Thanks doc
Ok....I'm sorry? Did I do something to offend you? lol
If there is any justice in the world (and if Microsoft really wants to sell some Xbones), 343 will advertise the MCC by literally just running the old Halo 1-4 ads exactly as they originally were, only with "Halo: The Master Chief Collection" at the end.
So. God. Damn. Good.
(And this one too I guess? Does Halo CE jut not have any memorable ads?)
Also just give in and add ODST and Reach to the collection so we can bring back Deliver Hope and We Are ODST, which is to this day one of the best pieces of non-game Halo content ever made.
Poodlestrike
Banned
Seeing the Halo 2 one on broadcast television at the time was the moment I realized video gaming had finally hit the mainstream.
Same. But I wanted it tied with slight weapon and vehicle changes. For example, I once saw a Valhalla concept with snow etc. And I thought, why not have night and day cycles.
I remember playing World at War by Treyarch and they had this map Makin which was set at night, and then they released a free daytime version. Completely changed the pace of the map, key spots were no longer easy to shoot or hide from etc.
So using Valhalla again, I thought why not tie different slayer settings to night and day cycles too. Imagine Valhalla in the morning, nice and bright, clouds, the skybox is clear with a few UNSC ships flying around. The weapons are primarily UNSC etc. And then there is a nighttime version that is elite slayer, the skybox shows the Covenant destroying the UNSC in the sky, and because it's elite slayer, everyone is elite and the weapons and vehicles are Covenant based. This was back in Halo 3 days. Just a way to visually change the map, and also change the gameplay slightly.