link1201
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I hope they do a good job of relaying this during the Fall of Reach animated series. That was a huge part of that book.
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Halo 5 Gameplay Demo (E3 2015)
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I hope they do a good job of relaying this during the Fall of Reach animated series. That was a huge part of that book.
GotchaForce
Member
This looks really promising after 4 being the only Halo campaign I wasn't too hot about. Questions-
Is there really no split-screen in the game? At all?
I remember the campaign in 4 having like only 3 enemy types and barely Covenent. Do we get more Covenent? Do we know how much variety there is in the Prometheans? The demo seemed to have at least 2 more types.
No co-op focused mode like Firefight/Spartan Ops?
Is there really no split-screen in the game? At all?
I remember the campaign in 4 having like only 3 enemy types and barely Covenent. Do we get more Covenent? Do we know how much variety there is in the Prometheans? The demo seemed to have at least 2 more types.
No co-op focused mode like Firefight/Spartan Ops?
Jessie.Bristol
Member
No split-screen in Campaign, but I believe 2-player split-screen was confirmed for Multiplayer.
Not sure on your last two questions.
Man, those visor effects look awesome... I know it would be a definite no-go for MP, but for SP it has the potential to be incredibly immersive. I hope they keep it, or at least give us the option.
Also, seeing that episode, just makes me wish they had chosen a different campaign segment for E3. I keep thinking back to Halo2's reveal, how they were able to show all the new gameplay mechanics, but but make it feel like true gameplay instead of scripted events.
link1201
Member
So it is just Campaign that isn't split screen?
Yup. That's my understanding
link1201
Member
Oh ok. thanks.
Leyasu
Banned
Do we have a list of preorder bonuses yet?
Amazon has this, it's called a Projection SMG with long barrel
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Gamestop has The Sentinel Battle Rifle with Laser Targeter and the Bloodthirst Battle Rifle Weapon Skin.
As well as what seems to be instant access to Locke's armor in multiplayer
That skin is pretty good. Can't wait to see all the the other stuff they have planned a the game.
AcePartyN7
Member
Sure it is, I was not speaking of the UI but of the reflections.
greenleafcm
Neo Member
Agreed. But everything they've said about the project thus far does seem to idicate the focus will firmly be on John's history with his Spartans, so that gives me confidence. I'm just glad too that they're going to this effort to help ensure more people understand how the Spartans came together and how important they are to each other - that they're not treating Blue Team as just a novelty that's there only to appease hard core lore fans.
Some of the ones they showed in The Sprint looked pretty cool
greenleafcm
Neo Member
Oh I see. XD Sorry, guess I just misenterpreted your meaning.
RSB
Banned
Yep, and the funny thing is the iron sights in Halo 5 are (mostly) cosmetic, so they could easily avoid all this by simply adding a classic zoom toggle.
You want useless clutter obscuring your view when you zoom? You choose the ADS mode. You prefer the clean and elegant look of the classic zoom? You choose the classic scope mode. Everybody wins.
For further clarification on the weapon skins, I think theyve said the pre-order exclusives are basically day one exclusives, but will pop up in the game for everyone else as well.
Would love to know what the structure for skins will be, if there'll be common skins, rare skins, will it be similar to CS GO with different req packs offering a different pool of items and skins (eg UNSC req pack, ONI req pack) This shit adds so much to multiplayer (and campaign potentially) I can't wait.
Would love to know what the structure for skins will be, if there'll be common skins, rare skins, will it be similar to CS GO with different req packs offering a different pool of items and skins (eg UNSC req pack, ONI req pack) This shit adds so much to multiplayer (and campaign potentially) I can't wait.
It just says at launch so I'm thinking you'll be able to unlock it through some means.
Leyasu
Banned
What episode dude? I still have a few more to watch.
Poodlestrike
Banned
Confirmed to be the case, IIRC. Probably hidden in a REQ pack.
Pretty sure I've seen at least one image of a requisition with a labeled rarity. Plus, the named weapons like Kelly's shotty and Linda's sniper are "mythic" rarity.
If you care about forge and community playlists/sharing of those maps/gametypes, watch this interview:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0RkIP8Cq0U
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0RkIP8Cq0U
Love all those episodes soooo much
Just ridiculous the amount of work that goes in for something so simple as an extra red stripe on a tiered weapon or a protruding ammo counter, or an issue with lighting. I couldn't handle being in this industry. Spend months doing something no one will notice or appreciate.
link1201
Member
I agree with you but a lot of jobs are that way. No one really notices all your hard work until something goes wrong then you get a spotlight put on you. The Sprint series is a great small glimpse behind the game development process.
The_R3medy_
Neo Member
Definitely wasn't because his work as Locke was less than stellar right?
Thank you!
Are you watching the new ones? Episode 4 shows a lot of them working on weapon art/design.
Leyasu
Banned
I'm on no 3... So I'll see that in a bit then. Thanks
rokkerkory
Member
Love all those episodes soooo much
Yeah so effin badass, loved how they have demarked them by dev sprint cycles
Edit: the amount of work, sweat and love 343 is putting into this game is amazing
Bornstellar
Member
Massive trap right here. That said, I definitely prefer Amadi's voice work.
Yeah for me it's just so cool to take a look behind the curtain and see what the devs actually get upto day to day, the little mini clashes between the various departments was cool to see also, work politics you have to love it ;p
Captain Zyrain
Member
Wish i could experience that.
cartoon_soldier
Member
The Sprint documentary was amazing. Halo always seems to produce these great viddocs. I want more.
I really wish we could see some MC campaign stuff
I really wish we could see some MC campaign stuff
There is an incredibly beautiful woman in that video.
MaxVarEmreis
Member
Janina Gavankar
Captain Zyrain
Member
LordOfChaos
Member
343 you dogs, always with the voice actors that are also attractive...
https://twitter.com/shellylukes/status/610726348080844800
She has a really detailed wiki page for someone who is most known for FERO.
link1201
Member
Great, forge maps don't count as far as the 20 maps at launch if I heard him correctly.
Nice. Glad to hear 343 understands that forge hasn't reached its full potential. Can't wait to hear more.
CreateNowSleepLater
Member
Why? There was a time when a FPS shooter did not need ADS. Especially Arena games.
tokeedasmokee
Banned
Well we've already seen that forge maps will work in matchmaking from the beta. Also the forge maps themselves looked incredible and that was 6 months ago. Basically we're going to have an endless creation of maps to never get bored of.
Come to think of it, there's probably gonna be so much community content that a lot of people would decide to forgo DLC maps altogether if they had to pay for them. That fact probably played a role in 343i's decision to release them for free.
Come to think of it, there's probably gonna be so much community content that a lot of people would decide to forgo DLC maps altogether if they had to pay for them. That fact probably played a role in 343i's decision to release them for free.
I think the fact that Battlefront and Call of Duty will be multi-player juggernauts also factored into decision, as did what happened to MCC. One of the biggest issues with Halo has been the fracturing of the multi-player community post launch with new map packs. Half the people who actively download them and play in separate lists, or half don't and are excluded eventually moving on from sheer boredom of playing on same maps.
With new DLC monetization options, 343 probably figured it was better to have free map packs going forward, because it means the entire community will always be able to play together, no matter what map, and this in turn could help them recoup loss of map DLC money by having people addicted to Warzone and being excited at the Warzone maps to come etc.
Now each map pack release will see a bump in players, and 6 months from launch, you should see a healthy population in the playlists. I hope they also force downloads on everyone so that there isn't the issue of someone forgetting or not knowing the map packs released.
With new DLC monetization options, 343 probably figured it was better to have free map packs going forward, because it means the entire community will always be able to play together, no matter what map, and this in turn could help them recoup loss of map DLC money by having people addicted to Warzone and being excited at the Warzone maps to come etc.
Now each map pack release will see a bump in players, and 6 months from launch, you should see a healthy population in the playlists. I hope they also force downloads on everyone so that there isn't the issue of someone forgetting or not knowing the map packs released.
Dynasty8
Member
I agree with that...smart move by 343.
Another thing I would personally prefer is to not include a ridiculous number of playlists. Keep it short and simple to begin with so the installment base doesn't get too divided. Don't me wrong, I love variety, but having a 4vs4 playlist, a 5vs5 playlist, team hardcore playlist, MLG playlist, team classics playlist fractures the community IMO.
SenjutsuSage
Banned
Man, just re-watched the campaign demo two more times, and possibly going to make it a third time. I'm damn excited to experience this game for myself. It's always been a bit of a dream to really experience what it's like to truly command a team in Halo, and not just have the game pretty much fake it for you in all previous Halo titles.
I love that the more time 343i gets with this franchise the more they seem to be extracting the better parts of the extended fiction and incorporating it all into the games. I saw it mentioned in here already, but this is pretty much how the Chief started out. He was always a member of a team of Spartans. The games have just made us so use to more or less seeing him as a solo wrecking crew that people kind of lost track of that.
I love that the more time 343i gets with this franchise the more they seem to be extracting the better parts of the extended fiction and incorporating it all into the games. I saw it mentioned in here already, but this is pretty much how the Chief started out. He was always a member of a team of Spartans. The games have just made us so use to more or less seeing him as a solo wrecking crew that people kind of lost track of that.