AdventureRacing
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gray_fox224 said:
This is why i love halo. I'm not sure i'd say it has the best music ever but if not it's pretty close.
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The Official Halo 3 Thread
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This is why i love halo. I'm not sure i'd say it has the best music ever but if not it's pretty close.
RubberJohnny
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What happened, more spoilers?
mr stroke
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subrock said:
line waiter:lol
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:lol
BenjaminBirdie
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Vyse The Legend said:
"Hm, Halo 3 is pretty dope, but this copy of Two Worlds is calling to me..."
I don't know if it's new or not, here is a teaser for the TV ad to be shown on xbox.com on friday. Yep, a teaser of a TV ad...
http://www.gamersyde.com/news_5013_en.html
http://www.gamersyde.com/news_5013_en.html
B_Rik_Schitthaus
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My hype went though the roof when I saw an old man wipe his nose.
Blimblim said:It's a teaser for the commercial, not the real commercial. Damn strange stuff when you actually tease for a freaking tv ad
well not really, when you think of it.
the TV ad will be the last big piece of media for the game especially if it's ingame
RubberJohnny
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That's very understated.
Psychotext
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It's fantastic. I'd kill to have a 10th of your sucky skill!See said:It's pretty rough, took me about 1 and a half hours, yes I know, I suck, but I'm quite proud of it
I got the city right and then it asked what kind of wheels: black chrome, painted aluminum, brushed aluminum, or alloy.
Everything I could find on the net said "aluminum alloy" straight from pontiacs PR. I flipped a coin and picked alloy and got it wrong. WTF.
Everything I could find on the net said "aluminum alloy" straight from pontiacs PR. I flipped a coin and picked alloy and got it wrong. WTF.
So I just got back, its 2:39, I've been officially awake for more than 24 hours, and I can tell that my reflexes are going to crap based on how hard its been to type this first sentence, but I'll try my best, all for GAF.
Okay, so basically, this event, for those who may not know, took place in New York City and San Francisco at IMAX theaters, where people got to play on IMAX screens, though not really. You don't actually get to use the IMAX screen directly, its just there for the audience to see.
If anything, the true experience wasn't the image, but the audio. Surround sound kicked ass (for the person that was using the 360 that was hooked up to the projector, that is, which included me )
So after a few hours, about 7 people around me became buddy-buddy and laughed about things, made fun of the guy who was first in line, etc.
No card exchanging occured.
After walking up 3 escalators (only the last one was working), we got into the theater lobby, which was lined with HDTVs set to Halo 3's System Link multiplayer screen.
We waited about 10 minutes, with some people using their vouchers, including myself. Then, we shuffled into the IMAX theater. Some dude, who I guess was supposed to be a MC
of the event, started asking the crowd trivia questions. I honestly didn't know the answer to most of these straight off the top of my head. For those who got the answers, however, won a freaking Halo 3 Xbox 360 ;(
*cry*
Those people probably already have 360s
So anyways, Lars and that asian Bungie dude (shut up, I don't remember his name) began to demonstrate Halo 3's beginning co-op for what felt like it was too short. It was also around this time that I realized that I sat way too freaking close to the screen. Having never been to an IMAX theater, I didn't know that you should sit a little further in the back.
I would also like to note that watching someone ELSE play an FPS on an IMAX screen will make your eyes hurt.
I'm still not sold on the whole Forge thing, though, and yes, they showed that too.
They were actually going to show some multiplayer match they had recorded from a while ago to demonstrate captured footage, but apparently it wasn't on their machine, and ultimately became a technical issue, resulting in just rewatching the campaign.
After that, groups of 8 people got to play Halo 3 in front of the IMAX screen, with matches set to Slayer and 6 minutes.
I would like to take this moment to note that no, not EVERYONE got to have their screen shown on the IMAX screen. Only the guy on the first machine.
The first guy that played was really really good, and got things off to a good start. I got to talk to him later in the lobby, and he said that he was indeed told that after his match, the rest of the IMAX-screen players sucked, of which I include myself. However, I have to agree with him when he said that it was truly a unique experience to have this almost-200-something crowd cheering and roaring as he would pull off kills. I personally didn't fair too well, but I had my fair share of cheers when I pulled of double kills here and there.
Mind you, this was my FIRST time ever laying my hands on Halo 3. Yes, I didn't get to play the Beta, and yes, my first hands-on time was on a m*****f****** IMAX screen. I think I did pretty well, like how I got 6th place out of 20 back in my first time playing Lost Planet at the Lost Planet launch event's contest.
So anyways, when our 6 minutes were up, we had to head out of the top floor, where some lady who was working there shouted out to us if we wanted extra t-shirts, to which we all said "hell yes!" Then we headed to the lobby, where the previous team was playing on the lobby machines in Sand Trap. I personally got in 3 games.
), and I got them to sign my poster. I had totally forgotten to bring my copy of Halo 2 LE and in retrospect, I regret not interviewing them with the camera to say one thing to the GAFers here.
Instead of the event lasting until 2 in the morning, like promised, they kicked us out around 12:30. The commute back home was painful and long, as I do not have a car, and took the bus, then called someone up to pick me up from Oakland, as that was where I got off the bus.
And now, for some scenic photographs
Oh, look at that, I finished all of my posting, and its now 4:38 :|
I am so hungry and tired.
Oh, and here's a video I put together from the event. Its not much, doesn't really show anything, but eh.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=-JApv3KUm-s
EDIT: Oh, I forgot to mention:
I was number 00041
Mr. 42 didn't even understand/couldn't appreciate his number. The girl that was behind him knew though.
Okay, so basically, this event, for those who may not know, took place in New York City and San Francisco at IMAX theaters, where people got to play on IMAX screens, though not really. You don't actually get to use the IMAX screen directly, its just there for the audience to see.
If anything, the true experience wasn't the image, but the audio. Surround sound kicked ass (for the person that was using the 360 that was hooked up to the projector, that is, which included me
)I left home at 3:30, arrived around 4:20, and there was only a measly 30 people in line. I was expecting megaton.
The beginning of the line as I had arrived.
Naturally, I began to talk with the guy in front of me and behind me, but mostly with the guy in front of me, mostly about video games, Zero Punctuation, puzzle games on DS, etc. Soon, there was this guy who came up to me, the guy in front of me, and his girlfriend, to ask about our thoughts and inputs regarding Halo 3. Apparently, its a podcast for one of the blogs on Xbox.com or something.
lol, poor G6 GXP (wait, why the fuck do I know what its called... damn Pontiac)
So after a few hours, about 7 people around me became buddy-buddy and laughed about things, made fun of the guy who was first in line, etc.
Eventually, a bunch of ladies wearing black shirts with a glittery "3" appear, coming down the line, asking for the paper print outs that confirmed our legitimacy to play Halo 3. We received a green wrist band with a number, a 360 lanyard with a card reading "Xbox 360 VIP," and a card that I assume was supposed to be exchanged for the T-shirt and poster we would receive. We also got a voucher for a free popcorn and free soda usable for AMC theaters.
The back of the line around 5 or 6, the front of the line, and another picture of the first half of the line
Around 8 o'clock, as the night set, we started to hear cheering at the front of the crowd, and a bright light.
There were about 5 of them or so in total.
Apparently, Spike TV was there to cover the event. Look forward to my appearance (if I do appear), its embarrassing, with me fumbling and racking my brain for what to respond with, or for a trivia question (the first of which I blotch).
Getting pretty dark.
When it hit 9, the line finally began to move. The first thing I see are those ladies wearing glittery Halo 3 shirts handing out a shirt and a poster on the first table.
Photo-op taken later with Geoff Keighley
No card exchanging occured.
After walking up 3 escalators (only the last one was working), we got into the theater lobby, which was lined with HDTVs set to Halo 3's System Link multiplayer screen.
We waited about 10 minutes, with some people using their vouchers, including myself. Then, we shuffled into the IMAX theater. Some dude, who I guess was supposed to be a MC
(Pontiac goon)
*cry*
Those people probably already have 360s
So anyways, Lars and that asian Bungie dude (shut up, I don't remember his name) began to demonstrate Halo 3's beginning co-op for what felt like it was too short. It was also around this time that I realized that I sat way too freaking close to the screen. Having never been to an IMAX theater, I didn't know that you should sit a little further in the back.
I would also like to note that watching someone ELSE play an FPS on an IMAX screen will make your eyes hurt.
Surprisingly, however, what didn't hurt my eyes was when they were demonstrating the captured footage stuff. I think it was because of the way that the camera was moving that felt so much smoother than the stiff analog stick motions of first-person view. In fact, that demonstration was inspiring.
This picture sort of just shows how freaking huge the screen was in scale to the monitors down below. The monitors themselves were about 26", but that wasn't what was important, at least to me.
I'm still not sold on the whole Forge thing, though, and yes, they showed that too.
They were actually going to show some multiplayer match they had recorded from a while ago to demonstrate captured footage, but apparently it wasn't on their machine, and ultimately became a technical issue, resulting in just rewatching the campaign.
After that, groups of 8 people got to play Halo 3 in front of the IMAX screen, with matches set to Slayer and 6 minutes.
I would like to take this moment to note that no, not EVERYONE got to have their screen shown on the IMAX screen. Only the guy on the first machine.
The first guy that played was really really good, and got things off to a good start. I got to talk to him later in the lobby, and he said that he was indeed told that after his match, the rest of the IMAX-screen players sucked, of which I include myself. However, I have to agree with him when he said that it was truly a unique experience to have this almost-200-something crowd cheering and roaring as he would pull off kills. I personally didn't fair too well, but I had my fair share of cheers when I pulled of double kills here and there.
Mind you, this was my FIRST time ever laying my hands on Halo 3. Yes, I didn't get to play the Beta, and yes, my first hands-on time was on a m*****f****** IMAX screen. I think I did pretty well, like how I got 6th place out of 20 back in my first time playing Lost Planet at the Lost Planet launch event's contest.
So anyways, when our 6 minutes were up, we had to head out of the top floor, where some lady who was working there shouted out to us if we wanted extra t-shirts, to which we all said "hell yes!" Then we headed to the lobby, where the previous team was playing on the lobby machines in Sand Trap. I personally got in 3 games.
During my time in the lobby, the 2 Bungie guys came out, and started signing stuff by request. I got to take their picture, got a picture taken with them (and yes, I'm sorry for not spelling GAF with caps
People playing in the lobby, with people waiting on them.
), and I got them to sign my poster. I had totally forgotten to bring my copy of Halo 2 LE and in retrospect, I regret not interviewing them with the camera to say one thing to the GAFers here.
Teh Bungie guys. In the last picture, they're signing people's posters and stuff.
Instead of the event lasting until 2 in the morning, like promised, they kicked us out around 12:30. The commute back home was painful and long, as I do not have a car, and took the bus, then called someone up to pick me up from Oakland, as that was where I got off the bus.
It was cold and sprinkling.
An empty wall.
So here I am, finally finished with this post. I hope you guys enjoyed it. Please don't hate me for pimping neoGAF on Spike TV and Xbox.com D:
2 in the morning
The Bungie staff's sigs D:
And now, for some scenic photographs
Oh, look at that, I finished all of my posting, and its now 4:38 :|
I am so hungry and tired.
Oh, and here's a video I put together from the event. Its not much, doesn't really show anything, but eh.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=-JApv3KUm-s
EDIT: Oh, I forgot to mention:
I was number 00041
Mr. 42 didn't even understand/couldn't appreciate his number. The girl that was behind him knew though.
RubberJohnny
Banned
Great Impressions there.
SixStringPsycho
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Great post Darkpen. I envy some of you guys that get to go to these events. I only wish Microsoft or Nintendo would do one of those events here in Puerto Rico. Still Gaming is beggining to get a huge audience here with contests and shit. I can only dream.
Oh my god, I totally forgot to mention that :|Gadfly said:
Okay, so I guess this'll be the second half of my impressions of the IMAX Halo 3 event.
So when I finally got up to play, with my particular 360 being connected to the IMAX projector, I was frightened and bewildered.
The first thing I noticed was the lag. Not as in the game, but maybe either the fact that I was using a wireless 360 controller, or the monitors they had had a really shitty refresh rate. After I got over that, I was still bewildered, seeing as how this was my first time playing Halo 3.
The one thing I totally forgot was how to switch weapons XD I'm serious, all I ever did was pick up a weapon, and just go with it. I didn't start pressing Y until I got to play in the lobby, and even then I wasn't switching things up.
But anyways, using the bumpers came sort of naturally, but then my thumb became sort of unsure of what to make of the X button in all of the commotion. I also kept on zooming with my AR into a binocular scope. Same with human pistols (which is sadly useless). I also wasn't sure exactly how to switch grenades.
What weapon DID rock my world, however, was the Covenant carbine: it was the savior of the rest of the weapons in my confusion. I managed to get a killing spree, I think.
The graphics were absolutely gorgeous, but at times, the game felt like watching a polished Halo 2 with revamped maps (especially when playing on Last Resort). The trees and plants looked questionable as well.
They had 1 permutation available for use for both Spartan and Elite, and they also had female voice available for Spartan.
The weird part though, I think, is that I don't think they changed the character model for female voice, or at least I didn't notice any difference at the event. I sent a message to Frankie about how they had made a brand new character model for DoA4 based on female anatomy, and about if they were going to implement that alternate model or not, but I never got a response.
....Damn, I should've asked the Bungie guys while I was there >_<
Fack.
Anyways though, one last thing I'd like to note that everyone found particularly odd about the physics in Halo 3 was that when you melee someone now, they can be hit with such great force, they'll practically be thrown into the air, as if they had been hit with an upper-cut.
I'm serious.
Its hilarious when it happens in a place with a low ceiling, because then the body sort of rises, hits the ceiling, and then falls down. You have to see it for yourself.
There are also the instances where the body flies straight across the map from being hit by something or someone.
Oh, and then there's when the body bounces and falls into the abyss.
RubberJohnny
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Has Bishoptl's announcement about Halo 3 spoilers always been at the top of this forum, or have I just noticed it?
SixStringPsycho
Member
Hope they get to fix those bugs. Female voice is awesome, with girls getting more into gaming than before, its a nice addition. If I was there I wouldve asked a bunch of questions to those bungie guys.
SixStringPsycho
Member
Give the script a read, it can be enjoyed and thinking about it being made a movie sounds like it rocks. But for those people that are fans of Halo they will find the first one exactly like CE, so expect people ranting about how it was the same. Oh and dude, I have you on my friend list on XboxLive. We need to get on a match on theCaptain Jebus said:That sounds kinda meh if you ask me. Then again I want them to kinda go along the route of The Fall of Reach rather than the original Halo.
Btw your avatar kicks major ass!
25th.
SixStringPsycho said:
I've been hearing rhetoric all week from the APEC summit about this being the century of Australia's true cultural, technological and economic engagement with the rest of Asia. I agree, but for me games shows > carbon trading schemes, free trade and emissions targets. I'll believe in regional integration when TGS doesn't feel like it's happening in another world.
The meaty melee biff sounds like it will reward repeated experimentation. I remember grinning when I first read about gravity adjustment.
BenjaminBirdie
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Blimblim said:
Fuuuuck that's really fucking good. What sold the whole thing was the mention of running out of ammo and having to scavenge through the weapons strewn about. That's when I bought it.
Great ad.
oh, and when I was walking out of the Metreon (as we had just been kicked out), I was handed Halo 3 stickers by one of the Halo 3 glitter shirt ladies.
Good times.
Anyways, its 5:40 in the morning now :|
Should I just try to stay awake for 48 hours or go to sleep :|
I feel so confused
Good times.
Anyways, its 5:40 in the morning now :|
Should I just try to stay awake for 48 hours or go to sleep :|
I feel so confused
BenjaminBirdie
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Orodreth said:
Like I said (it was buried last page), the comment about the ammo and having to scavenge for more really sold the whole approach. Fucking awesome.
BenjaminBirdie
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Geoff9920 said:I can't believe there's a teaser for a commercial.I really enjoyed it though, I like the more serious take on things.
And it's over a minute long! How long is this commercial supposed to be??
BenjaminBirdie
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Orodreth said:
Oh shit, yeah, that too. It's just like, good lord, seven days. Time to read (most of) the Halo novels, I guess.
BenjaminBirdie
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Geoff9920 said:
I really hope they have a female marine in the final piece. Seeing an old woman talk about actually being in battle would be pretty great and unprecedented. (Even though it's just a video game commercial, yes, still it would be fucking cool.)
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