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Halo Reach & Bungie at GamesCom 2010
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Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
Letters said:
Did you wait till the very end? He was makin' dat sammich.
DrBo42 said:
Uh, no?
How would that even make sense? This is a prequel, 343 Halo will most definitely be the return of MC.
Anyone else get the feeling from the new ViDoc that the Halsey plot point is going to be the link between Bungie Halo and 343 Halo?
Well Noble team hasn't existed in the canon until this point and now Dr. Halsey is talking about picking one of them for some unknown purpose. What's the point of that unless it's something you're going to touch on in another game?
Alienshogun said:
Well Noble team hasn't existed in the canon until this point and now Dr. Halsey is talking about picking one of them for some unknown purpose. What's the point of that unless it's something you're going to touch on in another game?
Slightly Live
Dirty tag dodger
Some of the HBO Forum folks started bringing up the term "hyper-lethal" from the Vidoc. I knew I spotted this term before.
Sounds familiar after watching the Vidoc, eh?
The Noble Team Performance Reports published by in January on Bnet by a certain Colonel Urban Holland.
Sounds familiar after watching the Vidoc, eh?
The Noble Team Performance Reports published by in January on Bnet by a certain Colonel Urban Holland.
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
DrBo42 said:
Because it's an event in the game.
Dani said:
Yep, "all the black ink."
That gamespot ad looks like a "boardwalk" to me. Pretty much exactly how I pictured that map looking as well, after seeing that white city off in the distance on that beach FF map.
I've pretty much convinced myself thats it.
"Countdown" is likely based off the last level, or something space-ship related ala that launching area before the space combat. Kind of hoping countdown ends up using that really red, fiery sky we see for a second in the very beginning of the lastest vidoc... or we eventually get some DLC from that setting. That skybox looked epic.
I've pretty much convinced myself thats it.
"Countdown" is likely based off the last level, or something space-ship related ala that launching area before the space combat. Kind of hoping countdown ends up using that really red, fiery sky we see for a second in the very beginning of the lastest vidoc... or we eventually get some DLC from that setting. That skybox looked epic.
Kibbles
Member
God I hate that environment. I'd rather look at the same themed forge maps than that white city/environment. The firefight map looked bad, and so does this. It looks completely bland and ugh... I just can't stand it. =\ I hope that area doesn't make up too much of the campaign.Dirtbag said:
DancingJesus
Banned
Kibbles said:
I'm kinda in the same boat. But I can't complain too much, I got my awesome Covenant themed level.
I really hope there is a snow level... Two Betrayals is one of my favorite moments in all of Halo.
metareferential
Member
DancingJesus said:
The first info outburst had some images with snow, if my memory does not deceive me.
Maybe I'm just making stuff up. I'll check.
EDIT: nevermind, it was just fog in an crappy pic.
ElRenoRaven
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Lunchbox said:
I found it hilarious as hell.
I definitely agree. If there's one problem I have with Bungie's city environments it's that they often look too sterile and preserved, completely artificial, and not believably lived-in. I think it works really well on Reflection, but not in that Gamestop video. ODST was a step in the right direction, and what I've seen of the burning city sections certainly indicates that the presentation of human areas is improving. The white area is the first one from Reach, at least, that seems really fake. It's out of place among the rest.Kibbles said:
Zeouterlimits
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W00t, travelled cross-country and gotten to the airport all right, now to wait for my flight
I too enjoyed the College Humour video, but boy was it crass. Those girls were laying it down hard.
I too enjoyed the College Humour video, but boy was it crass. Those girls were laying it down hard.
DancingJesus
Banned
Zeouterlimits said:W00t, travelled cross-country and gotten to the airport all right, now to wait for my flight
I too enjoyed the College Humour video, but boy was it crass. Those girls were laying it down hard.
Sneak into the campaign preview and post videoz on the interwebs!
Hydranockz
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Sweet! You go ahead and reach the next checkpoint and Bungie should warp me to you so they don't have to load up so much of the geometry.Zeouterlimits said:W00t, travelled cross-country and gotten to the airport all right, now to wait for my flight
I too enjoyed the College Humour video, but boy was it crass. Those girls were laying it down hard.
cool_dude_2049
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Isn't there suppose to be some Bungie chat thing tonight?
ToyMachine228
Member
Loved the new ViDoc. Really cool way of doing a ViDoc without having to listen to Bungie's staff ramble. Which is always entertaining in it's own way, but for the purpose of this particular ViDoc, having Halsey narrate is perfect. Well done Bungle.
As for the live action trailer, I didn't think much of it. I was at work all day so is the speculation that were going to fight insurrectionists at some point in Reach?
Can't wait for this game. Halo has always been a franchise that can dominate the holiday, but I think Reach is going to dominate my fall and winter more than ever. Can't wait.
As for the live action trailer, I didn't think much of it. I was at work all day so is the speculation that were going to fight insurrectionists at some point in Reach?
Can't wait for this game. Halo has always been a franchise that can dominate the holiday, but I think Reach is going to dominate my fall and winter more than ever. Can't wait.
If you've ever been in a game where a girl decides to say something, the exact things that were uttered in that video are uttered but with gender roles switched of course. It's no wonder girl gamers don't talk much online.Zeouterlimits said:W00t, travelled cross-country and gotten to the airport all right, now to wait for my flight
I too enjoyed the College Humour video, but boy was it crass. Those girls were laying it down hard.
JPBrowncoat
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I'm joining a friends Legendary with Iron, Mythic, Famine, Thunderstorm ODST run for pain and suffering. Got a webcam stream going. http://www.livestream.com/tbktv
Kibbles said:
I really liked the firefight beach version of this, but this section doesn't do it for me.
I think its the contrast of that orange sky and kind of dingy white environments... not very palette-able.
Though, if I learned anything from Halo 3 - The Pit.... looks ain't everything.
At least it looks like a mid-sized map and not another "Invasion" map. Will wait on the full reveal before I say anything more... I'm already making enough assumptions here.
Also, that last map better have some fucking snow!
Reluctant-Hero
Member
Dani said:
Nice find. So basically our character, Noble 6, has been fulfilling the duties that Spartans were originally intended to do; put down human insurrectionist groups who oppose the UNSC.
Lazslo
Member
Thanks, I'm really starting to enjoy watching steams of Campaign, I watched a kid do the entire Halo series couple weeks back via JTV and it was epic- Spectating missions is almost as good as playing them sometimes.JPBrowncoat said:
Good fun tonight KyleJ, Cuban and GYEE. I'll try and render that clip of the Grunt being LeBron. I remember seeing Grunts do pretty big leaps during Jungle but never saw a jump this high. I had a great time playing campaign tonight, I'm going to LAN Co-Op Halo: CE with my buddy this weekend so the fiction is somewhat fresh before Reach. It is possible to Co-Op over LAN right?Gui_PT said:This is the coolest Grunt I've ever seen. While playing with lazlo, cuban and kylej:
He's under attack!
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BlindSwordsmanZ
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DancingJesus said:
-It's like if the guys on Top Gear couldn't control super cars and ended up totaling them every episode. :lol
metareferential
Member
:lolLetters said:
Hi-res screens from the new ViDoc:
WARNING: This post contains rampant speculation.
That final shot is viewed through a computer screen. You can see words reversed in the bottom left of the screen. I flipped them and blew it up a little:
The top line is the chain of command. High Command (HIGHCOM) -> Special War Command (SPECWARCOM) -> Group 3 (which includes Noble Team). The second level appears to be details of an AI using the screen. Auntie Dot's symbol is at the top left of the screen, which says to me that this could be her view. The third line seems to be the location. RCH -> Reach. But none of the other abbreviations match up with any known locations, with the possible exception of SWD -> Sword Base, which is somewhat plausible. It's an ONI facility and Halsey is a member of Halsey, and we don't know the location of Sword Base. It could be a part of CASTLE Base, where Halsey was known to be.
It doesn't appear like Halsey is aware that she's being watched from that computer. My theory is that the room we are seeing is the office of Col. James Ackerson, the head of the Spartan III program. Ackerson likely was a member of SPECWARCOM, but Halsey was not. He had an office in CASTLE Base and was a known rival of Dr. Halsey (and Cortana). Cortana hacked into Ackerson's files before the fall of Reach, which may have touched off her and Dr. Halsey's curiosity, leading them to his office. We may be seeing Dr. Halsey's first discovery of the Spartan III program, and Noble Team. Auntie Dot, who is maybe an AI Ackerson uses for everything Noble Team (you can see her symbol flash in between each member's introduction in the trailer), is serving up footage and bios for the 6 Spartans, maybe with Cortana reading the information to Halsey.
No, I'm afraid Halo 1 (and 2) are one console, one screen only for Co-Op.
That final shot is viewed through a computer screen. You can see words reversed in the bottom left of the screen. I flipped them and blew it up a little:
The top line is the chain of command. High Command (HIGHCOM) -> Special War Command (SPECWARCOM) -> Group 3 (which includes Noble Team). The second level appears to be details of an AI using the screen. Auntie Dot's symbol is at the top left of the screen, which says to me that this could be her view. The third line seems to be the location. RCH -> Reach. But none of the other abbreviations match up with any known locations, with the possible exception of SWD -> Sword Base, which is somewhat plausible. It's an ONI facility and Halsey is a member of Halsey, and we don't know the location of Sword Base. It could be a part of CASTLE Base, where Halsey was known to be.
It doesn't appear like Halsey is aware that she's being watched from that computer. My theory is that the room we are seeing is the office of Col. James Ackerson, the head of the Spartan III program. Ackerson likely was a member of SPECWARCOM, but Halsey was not. He had an office in CASTLE Base and was a known rival of Dr. Halsey (and Cortana). Cortana hacked into Ackerson's files before the fall of Reach, which may have touched off her and Dr. Halsey's curiosity, leading them to his office. We may be seeing Dr. Halsey's first discovery of the Spartan III program, and Noble Team. Auntie Dot, who is maybe an AI Ackerson uses for everything Noble Team (you can see her symbol flash in between each member's introduction in the trailer), is serving up footage and bios for the 6 Spartans, maybe with Cortana reading the information to Halsey.
Lazslo said:
No, I'm afraid Halo 1 (and 2) are one console, one screen only for Co-Op.
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
Oozer3993 said:WARNING: This post contains rampant speculation.
That final shot is viewed through a computer screen. You can see words reversed in the bottom left of the screen. I flipped them and blew it up a little:
The top line is the chain of command. High Command (HIGHCOM) -> Special War Command (SPECWARCOM) -> Group 3 (which includes Noble Team). The second level appears to be details of an AI using the screen. Auntie Dot's symbol is at the top left of the screen, which says to me that this could be her view. The third line seems to be the location. RCH -> Reach. But none of the other abbreviations match up with any known locations, with the possible exception of SWD -> Sword Base, which is somewhat plausible. It's an ONI facility and Halsey is a member of Halsey, and we don't know the location of Sword Base. It could be a part of CASTLE Base, where Halsey was known to be.
It doesn't appear like Halsey is aware that she's being watched from that computer. My theory is that the room we are seeing is the office of Col. James Ackerson, the head of the Spartan III program. Ackerson likely was a member of SPECWARCOM, but Halsey was not. He had an office in CASTLE Base and was a known rival of Dr. Halsey (and Cortana). Cortana hacked into Ackerson's files before the fall of Reach, which may have touched off her and Dr. Halsey's curiosity, leading them to his office. We may be seeing Dr. Halsey's first discovery of the Spartan III program, and Noble Team, with Auntie Dot (an extension of Ackerson's AI Araqiel perhaps?) spying on her the whole time.
No, I'm afraid Halo 1 (and 2) are one console, one screen only for Co-Op.
That still doesn't explain why she runs down all of their names and attributes then says the whole bit about "only one being responsible for their hope" or whatever, I'm paraphrasing now.
metareferential
Member
subrock said:
Thank god I don't see'em :lol
Just click on "nur das Bild anzeigen".
Grady Durden
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metareferential said::lol
Hi-res screens from the new ViDoc:
Thanks for this. I now have a new desktop background. 'ppreciate ya!
Woot! Member status, finally.
metareferential
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Ramirez said:So, sounds like PAX is when I'll be needing to change my pants, but the game will be so close to release by then I think I could wait anyways. :lol
Gamescom ends on Sunday.
Let's see.
ot: your new avatar is all kinds of awesome.
D
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Lazslo said:
Indeed, but no worries Lazslo, even on the same screen (maybe especially on the same screen), Halo 1 co-op is a masterpiece of gaming fun.Oozer3993 said:
Lazslo
Member
Well said sir. I guess i'll just play on a good-sized Television and appreciate the glory days of CE.Cocopjojo said:
Well that will certainly help. I just hope the frame-rate will remain stable, sometimes playing on the 360 seems to have an emulator problem that makes the frame rate all screwy.LAUGHTREY said:
Yeah, Halo CE coop sucks on the 360, the framerate dips into single digits at times... Wish they would just release it on xbla with Live support, achievements, 16:9 1080p native, locked at constant 30fps, etc etc, c'mon Frankles!!
Wish they would just release it on xbla with Live support, achievements, 16:9 1080p native, locked at constant 30fps, etc etc, c'mon Frankles!!Wow awesome, so much detail. Finally people will stfu about outdated graphics.metareferential said:Hi-res screens from the new ViDoc:
Kibbles
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Yeah the xbox emulation the 360 really ruins it =( If you have an original xbox, play on that. Same with Halo 2, which is even worse since it has a weird ghosting glitch on the 360. I got it on Vista and it looks fantastic, but there is no co-op.Letters said:Yeah, Halo CE coop sucks on the 360, the framerate dips into single digits at times...
d just release it on xbla with Live support, achievements, 16:9 1080p native, locked at constant 30fp
Wow awesome, so much detail. Finally people will stfu about outdated graphics.
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