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Halo 5 Gameplay Demo (E3 2015)
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Shpeshal Nick
aka Collingwood
Looked awesome.
Wonder where the LE Console was.
Wonder where the LE Console was.
Halo 5 still has the issue I had with Halo 4 where the enemies seem to blend into the environments too much. It is something about the lighting, surface effects, or just the color palette used, but it is much harder to pick out enemies at a distance and tell them apart compared to earlier Halo games. It feels like they've put environmental graphics ahead of playability.
Also, I'm still salty that they replaced my ability to play couch co-op with AI squadmates. I already could tell my teammate to take down a dropship, and I didn't need a special command to do it.
Also, I'm still salty that they replaced my ability to play couch co-op with AI squadmates. I already could tell my teammate to take down a dropship, and I didn't need a special command to do it.
I'm kind of impressed they managed something so scripted for a CO-OP campaign.
Like, that takes real effort.
Is this game using PBR? The visuals have a sheen very similar to the Halo 4 which iirc, did not, albeit while looking good.
I think it's hard to excite the crowd when all you're allowed is a vertical slice. I do hope that the encounters are more reminiscent of Halo 3 than 4.
I think it's hard to excite the crowd when all you're allowed is a vertical slice. I do hope that the encounters are more reminiscent of Halo 3 than 4.
Poodlestrike
Banned
Hoping that they just picked this bit because of time restraints and/or wanting to avoid spoilers, 'cause I really wasn't terribly impressed. Much too scripted at the beginning, and the potentially interesting larger fight was way too short.
thelastword
Banned
Story seems nice, like the new Spartan. Don't know if it's just stream lag though, but there was tonnes of slowdown throughout that reveal, like really bad.
E3 doesn't give a shit about what hardcore fans want.
Last gen Tomb Raider got slaughtered for basically showing a demo with minimal gameplay where you just press forward on the analog stick, so their response this year was to...do the exact same thing again.
The English Conquistador
Member
Yeah, every time I've heard Mike (Colter) I've thought he isn't very good. Jarring especially since Steve Downes, while not speaking a huge amount throughout the series, is very convincing and does a fantastic job overall.
Yeah it's kinda odd. This was the opener but it was such a mess and didn't seem to do much for anyone. I was hoping to see more but I dunno what happened. :/
JumPeRJumPzZ
Banned
Yes it uses PBR.
My thoughts... The enemies coming in waves combined with the "Oops! I almost slipped, but managed to grab this piece of stone! I'm alright!"-cutscene played in a shaky non-controlled first person view made me forget any Halo games past Halo Reach exist... I still hope they manage to make it a great game, but I feel like it will be more like Halo 4. An OK, but forgettable game.
CassidyIzABeast
Member
Good to see #TeamLocke in action tracking down that bastard John 117.
AllIsOneIsNone
Banned
I'm glad multiplayer is why I play Halo. I hope for you campaigners sake that the only reason this gameplay was so linear was because of the need for 343 to show off "epic" setpieces/events, and not because that's how most of the game actually plays.
Warzone looks really cool though. I still think I'll stick to arena multiplayer most of the time, but I'm sure I'll dip my toes into this gametype.
Warzone looks really cool though. I still think I'll stick to arena multiplayer most of the time, but I'm sure I'll dip my toes into this gametype.
Gravemind IV
Member
Eh, is there another thread dedicated to the Halo reveal that I am missing? It's quiet as hell.
Jack Scofield
Member
This is like the third gameplay reveal in a row where the first half is just characters walking slowly.
NullPointer
Member
The fighting actually made me miss the Prometheans in Halo 4, where you at least had to divide your attention and do some juking yourself to get in close. In this demo it was a simple point and shoot affair across the board, save for showing off the ground-pound and a scripted moment where the big bad gets in your face.
Followed by the sprint/roady-run/tumbling jumps through a world falling apart. This formula has to be mandatory or something because its kind of disconcerting that all the big devs have the same idea.
You can tell that from this demo?
igordennis
Member
Halo isnt doing so hot nowadays so not many people are hyped apparently. The demo would have had to have been (is this right? English is confusing sometimes) mind blowing to turn a lot of people back. Its still way tol quiet tho. Guess everyone is at the other threads.
CassidyIzABeast
Member
E3 demos have been trash for a decade
Ricky Ricardo
Member
I think it looked interesting enough for what it was, a vertical slice. I do not for one second believe that is all there is to the campaign. It definitely wasn't what Game Informer wrote about in their play time with Blue Team.
It looked good and the sizzle trailer at the end showed some interesting things, especially with the Spartan IVs fighting like Red Team did in Halo Wars against the Arbiter's Elite. Looking forward to more
It looked good and the sizzle trailer at the end showed some interesting things, especially with the Spartan IVs fighting like Red Team did in Halo Wars against the Arbiter's Elite. Looking forward to more
If I remember correctly, that's because one of the lead developers of Republic Commando now works at 343i. So we can pretty much guarantee it'll be implemented skillfully.
I feel the same. That looked like mainly set piece cod style campaign. Hopefully that section was chosen to demo for those very reasons and the vast majority of the campaign isn't like that
Phat Michael
Banned
Was blown away by the graphics and atmosphere. Some really cool things shown in the demo as well.
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This doesn't look like a halo game. Art design looks overly busy like in Halo 4. Encounter design still seems like it's derived from the Halo 4 encounters. I'll hold off until reviews.
I need to see Halo's rhythm and feel. The prospect of playing Reach with Backwards Compatibility is way more exciting right now.
This doesn't look like a halo game. Art design looks overly busy like in Halo 4. Encounter design still seems like it's derived from the Halo 4 encounters. I'll hold off until reviews.
I need to see Halo's rhythm and feel. The prospect of playing Reach with Backwards Compatibility is way more exciting right now.
CassidyIzABeast
Member
Typical E3 demo pan and scan gameplay aside, the game looks excellent. I'm excited to see how everything plays out.
Samurai G0SU
Member
Look sooooo goooooood.
Ahhhh i can't wait!! Got the chills watching it live.
Ahhhh i can't wait!! Got the chills watching it live.
Gravemind IV
Member
I am liking the new soldier variants though. But man, what is going on with the discrepancies between the textures (as seen in this screenshot, but I also noticed that the large guardian construct also looked a bit jaggy with weird textures).
Have to say it was a bit disappointing to me as well. Not sure how the neutral AI crap is gonna work.
I think it's still rendering at the betas 720. Still, as you mentioned, it looks incredible for a 60 fps title
Stage demos are always with nuclear powered weapons and nerfed enemy health.
Scully Scully Scoo
Member
demo was just flat out bad
Exploratory
Banned
You guys gotta relax. It's E3. It's always a scripted vertical slice. Do you think Tomb Raider is uber scripted and linear all the time?
Most E3 demos are very scripted linear trailers. Now they is something we should complain about. It misrepresents games.
Lucky Seven
Banned
That was really cool. Dunno what people in the first page are talking about. Seems like there were plenty of combat areas next to the story events in that level.
Saw that already and unfortunately, unlike the live YT live stream, this is not at 60fps playback. One would think that of all the outlets featuring this, the official one would contain the actual 60fps footage.
Guesstimating it to be either "dynamic" 1080p or native 900p.
H3 did look pretty bad though, even for its time, blocky character models, bad textures, sub-hd res, terrible aliasing.
Visuals remind me of the new doom. Ie. nothing amazing, but at least it's 60fps. I've found all the live demo's pretty boring so far though and this is no exception. I find myself a lot harder to please i guess. gears on the other hand looked really nice, but moved and played slow and boringly. I need something to excite me!
NullPointer
Member
True that, but it doesn't sell a game focused on combat all that well. Enemy behaviors that force the player to adapt are where a shooter shines imho.
But seriously, I'm jazzed to hear the enemy voices. Didn't even know I missed it so much until I heard that grunt bewailing his fate. Makes a huge difference and provides more personality and a nice touch of humor to the aliens you fight and fight alongside.