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Halo |OT3| Remember Reach?
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Some give roses, some give dongblains.
ElzarTheBam
Member
Neil Blomkamp
Rupert Sanders for ODST
Noam Murro for Reach
Which makes guessing Halo 4's director quite hard.
The Librarian
Banned
I'm really looking forward to these live action "shorts," but I still can't figure out the relationship to New Jersey. 
Looks good. I've always been curious to see how Chief's armour would look in a live action movie (under the assumption that it'd probably look cheesy) but that that doesn't look bat at all.
Demoncarnotaur
Member
We've made a similar comparison in France, and everyone is okay to say the DMR in Reach looks way better than the Halo 4's DMR.
It has been a while since I went on NeoGaf, but someone has already noticed the grade system for Halo 4 seems to be very similar to Reach ? Maybe it's just some placeholders. David ? Frank ?
Bit late on replying, but this further makes me like the Reach DMR a lot more.
Done.
Awesome! Whats interesting is this may mean no live action commercials, so I wonder how they plan to fill that realm.
Sexy shoulders. If only..... But seriously, that looks great, how long til we can see the front? =P
Very nice, look forward to it. Bonus, this can only (accidentally) increase FUD's web traffic. Dani will be delighted once he's awake.
Neato.
Happy birthday!
Neil seems to not want to touch Halo anymore, maby he would do the shorts though.
Rupert seems busy with the Huntsman movie, which buzz is a sequel is already in production.
Noan Murro is making the 300 prequel (Yes, I am not joking), so he might not do it.
So, yeah none of them would be committed to the project.
Demoncarnotaur
Member
I would guess odds are it is someone new (to Halo) directing this
Guess you can't talk about what studio made it yet, can you..?
I cannot wait to see more.
Guess you can't talk about what studio made it yet, can you..?
I cannot wait to see more.
Toxic swamp scene.I'm really looking forward to these live action "shorts," but I still can't figure out the relationship to New Jersey.
Gabotron ES
Member
Avengers, Prometheus, Dark Knight Rises and now Halo... this summer is gonna be good, GRACIAS DIOS BASADO!
ElzarTheBam
Member
Oh I realise this.
What im trying to say is that Microsoft seems to go for directors that are right for the project rather than big Hollywood ones.
I await the reveal of said director.
Oh I realise this.
What im trying to say is that Microsoft seems to go for directors that are right for the project rather than big Hollywood ones.
I await the reveal of said director.
I have to give it to MS for picking intresting directors, all of the previous guys have either landed great movie gigs or have already created a classic (District 9). So I can't wait for who they have lined up for this project.
The Librarian
Banned
:lol That's something to tell my film friend who's from New Jersey.
Zeouterlimits
Member
If it's anything like Bright Falls then I'll be over the moon.
Hydra - my cynicism was over
1) the using of Deliver Hope etc as the main tv advertising component. I think it's dirty/disengenuos method of game advertising.
2) the unimpressive shorts like 'Birth of a Spartan'
Hydra - my cynicism was over
1) the using of Deliver Hope etc as the main tv advertising component. I think it's dirty/disengenuos method of game advertising.
2) the unimpressive shorts like 'Birth of a Spartan'
Replay them before all other games drop.
Hopefully eventually coming with a limited release dvd with all sorts of awesome stuff packed in.
Can't wait for this to start.
Damn!! Very excited for this! Please release it on bluray after it finishes airing on the web.
Edit- hoping it has a clean colorful (yet serious) aesthetic, the grittiness from the previous liveaction clips looks nothing like the games and more like scifi COD. (they were still awesome as fuck)
squidhands
Member
Bon Jovi does the soundtrack and does a futuristic re-telling of his hit song "Blaze of Glory".I'm really looking forward to these live action "shorts," but I still can't figure out the relationship to New Jersey.
Ape Gone Insane
Member
Fellow Gaffers, are the two Reach map packs worth the purchase? I want to get back into Reach during the summer since there isn't that much activity on Halo 3, sadly. Should I get both map packs or one in particular?
I have Anniversary too.
I have Anniversary too.
I'd personally recommend them both.. depending on how much you want to play Reach. Both have quality maps and the Defiant has 1 FF map if you're into that. Check these out if you haven't seen them:
Noble Map Pack Article | Trailer
Defiant Map Pack Article - Trailer included
wait for a discount. i did. they were meh
I don't think I particularly like any of the maps in the first two map packs.
If you like Firefight, I would strongly recommend Defiant. If you like Invasion, I would strongly recommend Noble. If you aren't too big on either, wait until a sale.
Reason being:
Noble-
Anchor 9- good, but space section is poor
Tempest- good, but plays pretty poorly unless it is 6v6.
Breakpoint- best Invasion map
Defiant-
Condemned- decent, but space section makes it bad
Highlands- decent design, but weapon spawns are poor
Unearthed- good Firefight map
Reason being:
Noble-
Anchor 9- good, but space section is poor
Tempest- good, but plays pretty poorly unless it is 6v6.
Breakpoint- best Invasion map
Defiant-
Condemned- decent, but space section makes it bad
Highlands- decent design, but weapon spawns are poor
Unearthed- good Firefight map
Those maps are all pretty bad one way or another, only get them if you want the visual variety.
Looks a lot like the armor from Legends' The Package. Cool.
Bregmann Roche
Member
No joke. I'm surprised Frankie framed this as not being a big deal. This is a big deal for me. A little bit more than baby steps towards a Halo TV series or Film.
That's big news for the property and a great move by 343. Someday I'd like to know where the impetus for this came from (was it planned from day 1 when 343 began?).
Good times.
HigherLevel
Member
Reach has some pretty good maps, but none of them are great like a lot of Halo 2 and 3 maps.
Countdown
Reflection
Boardwalk
Tempest
Condemned
Highlands
Breakpoint
none of those great(besides Reflection) but they are still pretty good. Reach just doesn't have enough maps and none of the Anniversary maps really fit Reach's sandbox.
Countdown
Reflection
Boardwalk
Tempest
Condemned
Highlands
Breakpoint
none of those great(besides Reflection) but they are still pretty good. Reach just doesn't have enough maps and none of the Anniversary maps really fit Reach's sandbox.
Yup! This is a 90 minute Halo feature! It's basically a Halo movie, even if it isn't making it to cinemas.
I'd say the Anniv maps work fine in heir own playlists, it's the Reach/AA variants that don't (although High Noon definitely fixes a lot of he issues the original map always had.)
Tha Robbertster
Member
Meh, I'd say the only good original maps Reach has are Zealot, Powerhouse and Tempest. All other maps are decent or just plain bad.
Silly.Mikey
Banned
Have you tried the Anniversary ones? They're awesome. Headlong rules. I would play maps like Headlong, Zanzibar (in Halo3) and Powerhouse all the time. Those types are my favorites. I dont like the Symmetrical ones in general. Too predictable.
Everything is connected. But everything will work as a standalone piece.
I'm not at home so I don't have access to my many number of facepalm gifs. But I can't stand Sanctuary in MLG.
What annoys me most is that I didn't buy the second map pack, so for some reason I never seem to get Beaver Creek in the MLG rotation, despite it not being a Defiance map.
It's different. But it's still Halo.
kidding brah, sounds good
Why not? Sanctuary is probably one of my favorite Halo maps.
Tha Robbertster
Member
Huh, why would that be the case? I think I've played MLG Beaver Creek with a friend who didn't have the defiant map pack. Maybe you're just having bad luck?
Steelyuhas
Member
Not seeing Beaver Creek in MLG doesn't have to do with not having Defiant. DLC matching in Reach just doesn't work.
I love Sanctuary.
Asylum and the version in the MLG playlist are not Sanctuary.
Still better than Reach maps.
ElzarTheBam
Member
Slightly Live
Dirty tag dodger
Forward Unto Dawn has a nice ring to it.
The bad, awful version of Zanzibar, you mean?
Zeouterlimits
Member
Poker Face
Member
The one true king.
such good times on this map.