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Halo 5 Gameplay Demo (E3 2015)
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NullPointer
Member
Yeah, it did. That'd be surprising though considering how well they nailed the faces and performances in Halo 4. I'm going to put that up to weird editing.
Yeah. Like he had no teeth. Lol
Poor section of the campaign to show off. Aliasing needs touched up before release. It's like Halo 3 jaggies again. And that gun bob animation when Locke is sprinting. It's like they stole that stupid looking animation from COD. Fix that shit. It looks goofy. I was honestly surprised how underwhelmed I was watching this footage.
Yeah, this is how I feel about it too. They've adopted the CoD style of campaign and it's disappointing.
RealityCheque
Banned
Yep, it's Republic Commando. It's a good mechanic if it's implemented well.
But they seem really intent on pushing the squad thing over the fact that people really wanna be Master Chief. It's a Halo game after all.
But they seem really intent on pushing the squad thing over the fact that people really wanna be Master Chief. It's a Halo game after all.
Darknight34
Member
The wait is going to be soooooo hard now.
whens the pre-order up?
Fahzgoolin
Banned
I mean...yeah I can see what you mean from that gameplay snippet. However, it's a snippet and I doubt it would be constantly on the rails like Call of Duty is. If it is like this throughout, it's a complete failure IMO.
One of the primary draws of the Halo campaigns is the wide open, yet linear, gameplay spaces.
Gravemind IV
Member
The sad thing is that apparently the game is very much open ended, well, if the previews were to be believed. The E3 slice simply isn't representative of that.
Furthermore, I agree with others, the jaggies remind of OG Halo 3.
This.
BruceLeeRoy
Banned
Visuals looked great
Game looked boring
Yup this is definitely Halo now
Game looked boring
Yup this is definitely Halo now
pantsonhead
Member
I think the idea of the piece was to show off the setting, not the gameplay. I wouldn't have done it, but they needed to give people some headline shots to use on their articles.
Darknight34
Member
Sarcasm? Is my meter broken?
Deadly Cyclone
Pride of Iowa State
lol
pantsonhead
Member
Nah but really, I respect your opinion and your probable decision to not buy it, you do you friend.
Latvian Hitman
Member
Par for the course with 343i, I'm afraid.
prophetxxx
Neo Member
Princess Carl
Member
yikes.
uh what
Monocle
Member
That barely resembled the Halo I know.
- Enormous God of War-like setpieces
- A linear scripted level
- Squad based combat
- Gimmicky sequences that interrupt gameplay
- More awful Prometheans
- Unremarkable music that disappears into the background
- Everything's so busy and shiny
How am I supposed to explore the environments with my squad barking at me all the time? Where's the open level design that promotes sandbox gameplay? Is all that scripted stuff really going to be enjoyable on the fifth, tenth, or thirtieth replay? Why can't we have a campaign full of levels like The Silent Cartographer and Assault on the Control Room?
The game looks well made on the surface, but judging by that demo alone, 343 seems to have doubled down on a lot of the things I didn't like in Halo 4. I'm very uneasy about Halo 5 now. This doesn't look like the back-to-basics sequel I wanted. Bungie's imprint on the series seems all but gone.
- Enormous God of War-like setpieces
- A linear scripted level
- Squad based combat
- Gimmicky sequences that interrupt gameplay
- More awful Prometheans
- Unremarkable music that disappears into the background
- Everything's so busy and shiny
How am I supposed to explore the environments with my squad barking at me all the time? Where's the open level design that promotes sandbox gameplay? Is all that scripted stuff really going to be enjoyable on the fifth, tenth, or thirtieth replay? Why can't we have a campaign full of levels like The Silent Cartographer and Assault on the Control Room?
The game looks well made on the surface, but judging by that demo alone, 343 seems to have doubled down on a lot of the things I didn't like in Halo 4. I'm very uneasy about Halo 5 now. This doesn't look like the back-to-basics sequel I wanted. Bungie's imprint on the series seems all but gone.
Jessie.Bristol
Member
I think it would have been difficult to demo a more open-ended mission given the time constraints they had. So they chose a more linear scripted sequence (since they demo better on stage at E3) to give you an idea of all the new gameplay mechanics available.
Exploratory
Banned
Is this your first E3?
Elginer
Member
That's what I got out of it. It's not the Halo I want and that's ok. Perhaps others will enjoy it. This seems to be the natural evolution of Halo 4's art and flash versus gameplay fundamentals that made Halo, well Halo for me.
Shake Appeal
Member
This did nothing to convince me Halo isn't dead.
It's not dead lol
Goldfishking
Member
Of course it was a linear section, it's an E3 demo. 343 have already said that the campaign levels have multiple paths and there's nothing wrong with 343 getting rid of 'bungies imprint' on the series. 343 aren't bungie and they shouldn't try to be.
7echnicolor
Member
Halo 5 looks awesome. can't wait to play it.
That's doubtful, lots of partners needed to be revived all the time more likely.
That's doubtful, lots of partners needed to be revived all the time more likely.
Monocle
Member
I understand that, but when Bungie first demoed Halo 3 they showed us Tsavo Highway, which was quite linear and scripted by Halo standards, but still opened up in areas to allow for varied approaches. You could tackle that level on foot, in one of several vehicles, and with an aggressive or cautious approach using many different weapons and equipment types.
Can the same be said of this Halo 5 level? Not that I can see.
Uhh, Bungie's imprint is the thing that defines Halo. 343 could respect the series' essence while still evolving it, if they wanted to. I'm talking about things like open levels with lots of different approaches and a wide range of weapons and vehicles, clean art design that helps players get an easy read of the environment and enemies, and the lone warrior in a hostile environment kind of tone that gave earlier Halo campaigns their distinct feeling. There was a sense of solitude that's missing now. And 343 doesn't seem to respect the fundamentals of good game design that make Bungie's games so fun to replay.
Instead they're turning Halo into a different beast.
Yes I'm 12.
Yeah...
angelic
Banned
its a very delicate balance to ruin though. halo games have always been solitary for me, like metroid. explore the world at your leisure. watching the snow fall above you in the sky, thinking carefully about your situation. could you imagine AOTCR or 2 betrayals with 3x AI buddies blasting alongside you, high fiving and just generally being obnoxious alongside you. YEAH - KILL - SHOT! WOO!. no no no no no.
Idle curiosity but were people saying the same after the Halo 4 demo i.e. it's only a demo, of course it's linear due to the nature of E3 etc?
Cause you know, Halo 4 kinda turned out exactly like the demo suggested. Linear march from cut scene to cut scene with the odd quick time event thrown in.
Oddly enough the H4 demo even ended with a Promethean glowy skull in your face moment.....
Cause you know, Halo 4 kinda turned out exactly like the demo suggested. Linear march from cut scene to cut scene with the odd quick time event thrown in.
Oddly enough the H4 demo even ended with a Promethean glowy skull in your face moment.....
Bornstellar
Member
GI article definitely sounds like most of the game will not be so linear.
NullPointer
Member
He clambored didn't he? Seemed like they were showing off that new move there, along with the ground-pound a little later.
Monocle
Member
Yeah, we don't need any of that shit. Once the novelty fades, you're left with a bunch of gimmicks that get in your way. Don't tell me the game won't try to force you to use that stuff. Areas of the campaign will be designed to promote those features.