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[JoeMartin]

For those that don't know:

Orbital
Drop
Shock
Trooper

A paratrooper division of the USNC; also known as "Helljumpers."

 

[RBH]

URGE TO KILL RISING AND SHOT THROUGH THE FUCKING ROOF!

What the fuck is this shit! You don't even explain or show any gameplay and it's fucking CG?! Come on now! That is horrible!

It's your fault for setting your expectations too high.

It's a teaser trailer, so I wasn't expecting any gameplay.

I am a bit confused though.

 

[Dirtbag]

well that trailer was pretty awesome!

Must see more.

ODST Squad based - CONFIRMED!

 

[g23]

Single Player DLC content/20 dollar retail game with ODST troopers. Prolly a FPS.

 

[Ghost]

Curious about the Halo 3 reference myself, but it's clear that we're watching ODST HEVs fall from the sky into various cities or districts which appear to be in Africa. It's also clear that these events take place in 2552, around the time of the trilogy. It looks like a completely different game using the Halo 3 engine, but other than that I can't figure out what the Halo 3 reference really is.

ODST based Halo 3 expansion. Doesn't seem very confusing to me.

 

[Mr Vociferous]

New Mombassa.

What? Where is this?

 

[harSon]

It's a fucking teaser trailer, guys. You shouldn't have expected any more.

So now we know a few things. This takes place in New Mombasa after the capitol ship jumps in Halo 2. The SuperIntendant doesn't look like a ship's AI, more like the city's AI. Annnnd now I have to go to class.

After all the drama between them and Microsoft after e3? I expected a lot more.

 

[Hero]

Are you kidding me? What the hell did I just watch? Isn't the point of a teaser to generate interest?

Last time I ever fall for Bungie hype.

 

[Da1nonly J]

Um .... I dont get it.

 

[shas'la]

So.....

New Mombassa.

The space tether is still up, so this is early in Halo 2.

Looks like Elite orbital drop pods coming down.

The slipspace explosion from Halo 2, when In Amber Clad follows the cruiser into slipspace, hits the city. The space tether falls, the city is mostly destroyed.

A human maintenance AI surveys the scene.

??????

Thats what i thought, so maybe a "prequal" to halo 3 story, or this could be happening while we're off with the chief at teh same time as halo3 is progressing.

 

[DancingJesus]

I'm really confused...what the hell did I just watch. Consider me dissapointed.

 

[Mromson]

Damnit, why do companies always disappoint me? I'll still buy it, whatever it is. I'm going to bed.

 

[Blueblur1]

Epic fail.

 

[Manager]

Screen caps:
http://www.gamersyde.com/gallery_9448_en.html

Alternative download:
http://www.gamersyde.com/leech_8799_en.html

 

[joey_z]

HAHA so they delayed this for over a month? seriously? what bull.

You'd think Microsoft delaying the announcement was trying to tell Bungie something about the turd that is this teaser. Must be daft.

 

[Dibbz]

Halo 3: Airborne?

 

[Brainboy]

In case you missed it, Bungie's front page now has this:

 

[GitarooMan]

Halo 3: Airborne?

Halo 3: Warhead

 

[Chinner]

Too much teasing. Give us something solid.

 

[Calcaneus]

I don't see any reason why this teaser couldn't have been shown during E3, there's nothing to it.

 

[Spider_Jerusalem]

Someone please explain what I just saw.

Please?

 

[Azar]

Well, that looked nice. Too bad there's not a little more.

 

[electricpirate]

So.....

New Mombassa.

The space tether is still up, so this is early in Halo 2.

Looks like Elite orbital drop pods coming down.

The slipspace explosion from Halo 2, when In Amber Clad follows the cruiser into slipspace, hits the city. The space tether falls, the city is mostly destroyed.

A human maintenance AI surveys the scene.

??????

I don't think the explosion is the splispace jump, you can see the orbital tether still standing at the end of the trailer.

 

[TDG]

I can't believe this teaser trailer only teases! I am so outraged!

 

[g23]

I just hope its a whole new game and not just some DLC content...

I mean it did have the Xbox logo at the end soo it must be a new game.

 

[Bryant]

that looks familiar...


Not Elites.

 

[WickedLaharl]

i don't care that it was just a teaser trailer - that was terrible.

totally not worthy of a countdown.

 

[PhatSaqs]

I see why Mattrick axed this shit from E3 :lol

 

[FFChris]

You'd think Microsoft delaying the announcement was trying to tell Bungie something about the turd that is this teaser. Must be daft.

To be fair, it was a pretty cool teaser.

But that's all it was.. a teaser. We got practically no infos.

 

[Y2Kev]

So, it didn't look to me like the entire city was damaged. Just that one particular area...but I can't really tell and I am not well versed (lol) in Halo lore (lol).

 

[LunaticPuma]

That city is definitely NOT New Mombasa. The orbital elevator was still standing in the background after the explosion/blast.

 

[Doodis]

I hate to say it, but I think Mattrick had it right. If this were an announcement trailer, then yes, it should have been shown at E3. But it's just a teaser, and only those of us following extremely closely know that it's hell-jumper related.

I can understand that it might not have been the best fit for the masses at E3. Does this make me a bad person?

 

[NeOak]

Weird Teaser. Now to wait God knows how much until they reveal what it is.

 

[I AM JOHN!]

So, it didn't look to me like the entire city was damaged. Just that one particular area...but I can't really tell and I am not well versed (lol) in Halo lore (lol).

There's Halo lore?

 

[Hypertrooper]

Maybe a new Enemy appear. I hope it cost only 2100 MS Points.(By Oblivion it was so too?)

 

[suaveric]

So is this going to be based on the demo Bungie showed off at E3 way back when for Halo 2? The whole city fight?

 

[Mr Vociferous]

So maybe we're getting something more than just maps for the Halo Blue/Halo 3: Mythic. Maybe there's an actual campaign, albeit shorting and relating to the ODSTs.

And yeah, I see the Mombasa link now on the Lumumba.0624 shot. Thanks for the heads up, Ghaleon.

 

[GhaleonEB]

What? Where is this?

:lol

Definately looks like an ODST-based game. The setup is New Mombassa, the city on earth that the level "Metropolis" takes place in Halo 3.

"Prepare to Drop" is the dead give away, as are the orbital drop pods. The group of them that seperate off from the mass is probably the squad.

What confuses me is the "Halo 3" at the end. It's a new game....but it's Halo 3? What?

 

[segarr]

God damn you MS for axing this! This would have saved E3!

 

[Littleberu]

There's something strange about the recent "contest" of Weta on the Bungie.net website, and now this.

Could it be webisodes with ODST in it? Like what we saw at the beginning of Halo 3?

 

[Francias Castiglione]

that looks familiar...


Not Elites.

Yup, definitely ODST pods with the drag chute.

 

[FrankT]

I just hope its a whole new game and not just some DLC content...

I mean it did have the Xbox logo at the end soo it must be a new game.

Yea, it seems like a new game, but more questions than answers at this point. We shall see. It could be an xpac however. Hard to say at this point.

 

[Kildace]

I can't believe this teaser trailer only teases! I am so outraged!

More like I can't believe that it's only a teaser and not an actual trailer. I hate teasers.

 

[voltron]

I really hope its not squad based. dont care much for that style of game. Ill happily take a full blown FPS expansion to H3 playing as the Chief.

 

[GitarooMan]

Isn't this the kind of stuff you'd expect Gearbox/Halo Team/some other group to do instead of Bungie? It really reeks of an attempt to jump through the MS hurdles in the separation contracts and move on to something else as quickly as possible.

 

[Tony Rocky Horror]

Yeah, my guess is that this is basically Mythic. It isn't just a set of maps, but a campaign too!

 

[Draft]

Mattrick redeemed. :lol He was just trying to shield us from this.

 

[Phatcorns]

It's your fault for setting your expectations too high.

It's a teaser trailer, so I wasn't expecting any gameplay.

I am a bit confused though.

Of course it's my fault! Still sucks!

 

[DancingJesus]

I knew more about this game before the teaser. :lol

 

[Dead Man Typing]

If this video were shown at E3, then their silence qwould be acceptable. Imagine this had interupted the Xbox Experience demo and whoever was on stage was just like "wtf was that? Oh well, moving on" That could have been the start of the giant teaser campaign which would lead up to today, Halo 3's anniversary and they give us a real announcement about what the game is.

As it stands we are no more informed about the next project than we were back at E3, really. We think this is an ODST focussed game, but we already suspected that months ago. The longer this goes on the more it'll piss people off. I'm sure glad I didn't dedicate any time to trying to decypher their hidden codes for the past two months.