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HaloGAF |OT: Anniversary| So fades the great harvest of our betrayal.
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Aggrotek
Member
Teaser trailer, awesome. So ready for Nightfall
Getting rid of them too.
I don't hang on to games really. Not my thing.
I'll bet you farmed 99 elixirs in ff7 though.
Aggrotek
Member
I am no item hoarder!
That's so weird to me...Getting rid of them too.
I don't hang on to games really. Not my thing.
Oh well. To each their own I guess. You gonna play the Destiny beta on your One?
But are you a Chocobo farmer is the question
K
kittens
Unconfirmed Member
I feel ya. It drives me crazy to own something that I know I'll barely use, especially if it's worth a lot or takes up a lot of space. I sometimes regret selling stuff off, but then I can always just buy it again. I usually don't lose much money in the process.Getting rid of them too.
I don't hang on to games really. Not my thing.
I'm guessing you're not a big fan of Collectors editions?
Depends.
Will you buy me a ticket?
Please?
Poodlestrike
Banned
K
kittens
Unconfirmed Member
Hah, yup. Halo 2's was the only one I've ever purchased.
Getting rid of them too.
I don't hang on to games really. Not my thing.
I wish I was able to let go of my games. I have a pretty large collection of 360 games I know I won't be touching, but I don't want to sell them. It could make getting newer games so much easier.
PachinkoChampBruh
Member
What's up with the eye liner?
Looks interesting. If Cortana does return then I wonder if she will be "different" in some way. Hopefully Chief asks the million dollar question as to why she always wanted to touch his nipple.
Poodlestrike
Banned
Orochinagis
Member
Please 343i, dont revive her. It would make the entire Halo 4 plot in vain (lol).
KnightHero117
Banned
how dare they try and deceive us
And with the probable return of
343GS
Ragnarok Flames
Banned
fuck reviewers.
Agreed, but unfortunately, you can't ignore them.
Poodlestrike
Banned
There is the possibility that she's another Cortana model AI, rather than the original deal come back from the dead. Greencastle did one of his megaposts on the process behind Cortana, and there exists the possibility that the UNSC has the materials needed to create another. That could make for some interesting story beats.
There was a plot?
It feels like they were leading up to something with Cortana. I don't buy that she's "dead" for a second. Maybe in some kind of in-betweeny mind-bendy soul searchy sort of but not really after world where space magic originates but not dead.
Ragnarok Flames
Banned
i totally can, when ryan Mccaphrie gives Halo 4 a 9.8. reviewers are jokes and games are worse for catering to them.
GringoSuave89
Banned
Maybe at Gamescom but not SDCC
Isn't it fan made?
Hopefully we get some Coagulation gameplay at SDCC.
NobleGundam
Banned
Needs more Mountain Dew and Doritos sponsors on the car
Yeah, but I'd imagine that a game's Metacritic average affects its sales. Unfortunate reality, but 343i can't ignore that.
And in all honesty bringing back dead characters too frequently is bad writing anyway. 343i seems to be concentrating on newer characters or MIA characters like the Arbiter, so w/e.
GringoSuave89
Banned
Kinda. It's a design by a Forza designer, but it's not an official skin.
GringoSuave89
Banned
343GS I know is "dead", but Cortana is still up in the air as far as I can figure. Where was she and Chief after Didect's fight? It could be some kind of Forerunner storage device for all we know. Watch, Halo 5 will be our Search for Spock.
EDIT: ah, crap. Sorry for the double post.
MrGreencastle
Member
Never will that happen. In my goofy imagination it went something like this:
Now, it could have been totally opposite to that haha.
From a business perspective, it "works", and this content might not have otherwise been made for either platform, so in a year's time, Xbox users do get the content as a "reward" for their patience. But from a gamer's perspective, this is just pure bullshit, in my opinion. Skins and emblems and other cosmetic stuff are one thing, but maps and missions is just so dirty.
Weapons and armours are whatever, since I doubt they will really be useful for very long, like most exclusive weapons in games.
Also, not pointing at you, but "Vote with your wallet" is the most ridiculous nonsolution ever in a situation like this. I still want to play the game and support Bungie, I just don't like that I'm going to get less content for the same price as someone else for reasons I have no control over at all, aside from the platform I have the ability to play on. Early map packs on one platform is one thing, but blocking content out completely just leaves a bad taste in my mouth (granted, for a year I think, but still, might as well not even bother since the expansion pack will be hitting around that time anyway, again likely with more content on PS). I shouldn't be "forced" into saying screw you to a game that I've been looking forward to for half a decade just on the off chance enough people do the same to somehow convince Activision not to take "free money" from Sony in the future. Why wouldn't they? They didn't have to do anything other than say, "you xbox plebs get none". I don't care about maybe they won't next time. I don't care about next time at all lol, I'm interested in Destiny now - especially considering they already announced they are doing it "next time and more".
Yes, Playstation is the "lead platform", sure, but only for shady, arbitrary reasons looking at it from the perspective of a dedicated individual who is actually going to be paying for and playing the game. There are plenty of ways to take free money from Sony and not poo on "the other half" of your player-base. Other than that fake-sclusive stuff, the only thing the PS4 version really has going for it over the other version is that it will look a lot prettier due to the better specs.
Whatever, I'm not actually super upset, I just think it's silliness doing it this way. I still love Bungie, and am extremely and embarrassingly stoked for Destiny, the vast majority of the content exists everywhere and the abundance of it will likely cast a huge shadow over what Xbox doesn't get, any way. I should just glad there's no story content locked out and hope that the eventual PC version gets it all from the get-go.
/whambulance wall
No. I should have said "racing sim". I've not enjoyed any Forza game, save for 5 and Horizon. I do not like racing sims, generally (I'm a BK), so it was surprising to me that I enjoyed 5 at all.
Other "racing" games that I played and thought were "decent" (I enjoyed the crap out of them) in the past decade (2003ish-2014, I guess):
-Big Rigs Offroad Racing... kidding
-Mario Kart DD
-NFSU
-NFSU2 (franchise went downhill from this title, imo)
-Burnout 3
-NFS MW (2005 one, last "great" NFS game, imo)
-Burnout Revenge
-Burnout Paradise
-Sonic All-stars
-Mario Kart 7
-NFS Hot Pursuit (2010 one)
-Forza Horizon
-Mario Kart 8
-Forza 5 (not better than any game on the above list, but still really fun)
My top 5 "racing games" of all time? (No order...)
-Burnout 3 (Xbox)
-Burnout Paradise (Xbox 360)
-NFSU2 (Xbox)
-CTR (PS1)
-MK Super Circuit (GBA)
She uploaded herself to the remnants of the Domain or some Forerunner storage unit. That's my first guess; that or the Didact has her after the interaction.
MrGreencastle
Member
Cortana's last words were "Welcome home, John"
I have no doubts we will see her again. But "her" could mean many things. I highly doubt we will see the same Cortana, unless she is severely fragmented in some fashion, which coincidentally would be how she'd have passed through rampancy, like Mack/Loki from Contact Harvest.
speculation, one of these may happen:
-OG Cortana rebuilt/reverse engineered by Halsey - weird relationship between her and Chief because of that, they probably wouldn't like each other at first. (Cortana didn't like Chief at first, either) [Recreation]
-Halsey builds Cortana 3.0 using her remaining 3 clonebrains [Triplication]
-OG Cortana "fragment" discovered doing weird stuff behind the scenes, possibly not good stuff. [Recuperation]
-Cortana "backup" given to Chief by Gravemind (yeah they'd "team up" at some point, similar to end of Halo 3). Chief won't fully trust her as she'll now have Forerunner, Covenant, Human AND Flood knowledge. Split happened on High Charity. She was either kept alive by Gravemind for this purpose, or she survived within him for a long time fighting off logic plague [Concentration]
-Cortana "imprint" within Chief. Chief goes semi-schizo and still hears her advice, plot twist: he ain't schizo, Cortana transcendent in slipspace and continues to communicate in a way he doesn't understand at first (like during Halo 3). [Abstraction]
-Organic Cortana in "human" form. First successful reverse composure. Young Halsey/Miranda Keyes-look (this would be the most left-field, imo)
Ozzy Onya A2Z
Member
Librarian could also have a backup or Cortana could have split herself in the Forerunner/Didact infiltration.
I'd like to see Halsey composed and become our new Chief suit AI mixed with all of Cortana's knowledge and inherit a little of her behaviour from that.
MB or 343GS would also make cool Cortana replacements.
I'd like to see Halsey composed and become our new Chief suit AI mixed with all of Cortana's knowledge and inherit a little of her behaviour from that.
MB or 343GS would also make cool Cortana replacements.
MrGreencastle
Member
YES.
343 for Chief, BB for Locke
Halsey idea is cool, too, but 343GS? His musings were the best part of the Library. It would be hilarious just having him insult you all the time when you in encounters and quip about how great he is. Same with BB.
What would MB even sound like? Who's voice would do him justice?
Ah, I thought that was "I'll come home, John" but having relistened to it I can hear it now. What does she mean by that?
Could we really see a human Cortana? That just seems way left-field to me. Out of these options another version of Cortana seems most likely.
User 73706
Banned
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MrGreencastle
Member
Well, he was in cryo for 5ish years leading up to halo 4, and before that was fighting pretty much non-stop during the human-covenant war until the culmination at the end of halo 3 where he was forced into that cryo. Funny thing though is he's not even from Earth, so there's that. I suppose "home" could be like... humanity's home. Ending scene on the Infinity is the first time he's had to chill out and think about things in... a long freaking time - same with taking off his armour, last time he did that was on Cairo Station in Halo 2 when he first got the Mk VI.
I think Cortana's representation as an "iris" in WP is actually a really nice touch.
I don't have any issue with Cortana returning, it's just a plot that has to be earned. People dislike characters coming back from the dead because usually they're so cheap (actually that mortal wound wasn't so mortal, surprise!) and because there's usually little in the way of consequences. 343 has the opportunity to deal with both.
Speaking of Nightfall, if you want some podcasting that's not Guardian Reclaimer whatsit, listen to 50 minutes of speculation on the H5 trailer, H2A terminal trailer, and some other stuff.
On Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkgjYGGQBDc&feature=youtu.be
Audio: http://www.forwarduntodawn.com/fudcast14/
Speaking of Nightfall, if you want some podcasting that's not Guardian Reclaimer whatsit, listen to 50 minutes of speculation on the H5 trailer, H2A terminal trailer, and some other stuff.
On Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkgjYGGQBDc&feature=youtu.be
Audio: http://www.forwarduntodawn.com/fudcast14/
MrGreencastle
Member
I don't have any issue with Cortana returning, it's just a plot that has to be earned. People dislike characters coming back from the dead because usually they're so cheap (actually that mortal wound wasn't so mortal, surprise!) and because there's usually little in the way of consequences. 343 has the opportunity to deal with both.
Speaking of Nightfall, if you want some podcasting that's not Guardian Reclaimer whatsit, listen to 50 minutes of speculation on the H5 trailer, H2A terminal trailer, and some other stuff.
On Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkgjYGGQBDc&feature=youtu.be
Audio: http://www.forwarduntodawn.com/fudcast14/
Listening. This is so good. You guys are spot on every step.
Edit:
Do you think 343i are gonna do another "Library" for H2A like they did in CEA?
One of the plot points of the fourth game was that AIs deteriorate after 7 years and causes Rampancythey think themselves to death. Lore dictated that Cortanas death had to happen. For normal military based AIs that isnt much of a big deal, because they tend to be assigned to remedial tasksreplacing them should not a huge problem and emotional attachment is less of an issue. Cortana on the other hand has, during the course of her AI life, been exposed to more non-trivial tasks than her AI counterparts. Think about her intensive research into the Forerunners and her interactions with the Gravemind and Librarian. So, we can conclude that she is special, even within the universe.
Now, would they kill of a central, and beloved, character because of lore? Even if they did not kill her off in the last game, the rampancy issue would still linger. They killed two birds with one stone with the dramatic ending, rampancy issue is gone and Cortana gets to leave just as we remember her (instead of a computer gone haywire). But I dont believe they are going that route, because during the course of the game they are trying to find a loophole for rampancy. They tried basically everything, but understand, stubbornly, that Cortana in her current form cant continue to exist. Now, the current form aspect seems like a plausible loophole to use, because it eliminates the rampancy threat and she can go on existing in the universe. The question really isnt whether she is dead or not, but rather when, how, and in what form are they going to bring her back.
Then there are unexplained moments where Cortana disappears and reappears in Halo 4, but we barely get any information on what happened or what was discussed.
MrGreencastle forced this out of me.
Now, would they kill of a central, and beloved, character because of lore? Even if they did not kill her off in the last game, the rampancy issue would still linger. They killed two birds with one stone with the dramatic ending, rampancy issue is gone and Cortana gets to leave just as we remember her (instead of a computer gone haywire). But I dont believe they are going that route, because during the course of the game they are trying to find a loophole for rampancy. They tried basically everything, but understand, stubbornly, that Cortana in her current form cant continue to exist. Now, the current form aspect seems like a plausible loophole to use, because it eliminates the rampancy threat and she can go on existing in the universe. The question really isnt whether she is dead or not, but rather when, how, and in what form are they going to bring her back.
Then there are unexplained moments where Cortana disappears and reappears in Halo 4, but we barely get any information on what happened or what was discussed.
MrGreencastle forced this out of me.
Orochinagis
Member
I swear if 343i made her an angel like the composed human in spartan ops .....
I found wierd those dust traces in that forerunner structure level.
MrGreencastle
Member
Orochinagis
Member
you mean this one?
Hugghh, that thing was so random and Thorne actitude after that.
The whole composer plotline was about changing people. Wink wink