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[Tieno]

http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=12621

Well, well well, what's going on here? We're saying nothing about what's going on in the above image other than it is a screenshot taken in-game from Halo 3. You may now commence rabid speculation, inevitably followed by wishing that you were friends with a super-genius doctor who was willing to drive you to Sept. 25 in his '80s sports car. Want a meatier version? Peep the screenshots gallery.



-Lighting looks really sweet!
-Green hills
-Mountain in the background is probably Kilimanjaro

There was another, touched up, version of this screenshot in the Wallstreet Journal, it's a bit brighter and there's more background.

 

[Francias Castiglione]

What the EFF?

 

[urk]

HOLY MOTHER OF GOD

 

[BenjaminBirdie]

"She's Real"
Built To Spill/Caustic Resin

 

[RubxQub]

Yes please...

 

[urk]

720p version:

 

[SpudBud]

Thats a pretty pretty picture

 

[DopeyFish]

my pants just turned inside out

 

[Mmmkay]

You are so beautiful,

to me.

 

[schuelma]

That looks sweeeeeeeeeeeeet

 

[pringles]

There is a party in my pants.

 

[GhaleonEB]

WOW

 

[ShinAmano]

I came...twice.

 

[Francias Castiglione]

I done a wee.

 

[storybook77]

Anyone know if any stores are having a sale on pants? I think I just ruined mine.

 

[Skilotonn]

Like I said before in the other thread, this is why we love you Stinkles!

So awesome... off to see the bigger version now!

Edit: Ghaleon done did it already!

 

[szaromir]

Armor textures seem downgraded.

Spoiler

beautiful nonetheless

 

[ShinAmano]

Oh wait...

Gears of Whaaa?

 

[methane47]

Looks really good.. but i'll believe it when i see it.

 

[Speevy]

Yowzercakes, is Master Chief playing golf?

 

[thekad]

It still looks worse than the E3 06 Master Chief.

 

[Tenacious-V]

 

[FFChris]

Holy crap Bungie. Holy crap.

 

[PhatSaqs]

This thread =

 

[Jube3]

This fall is gonna kick some ass

 

[Oldschoolgamer]

Why did my hype just jump from seeing this plain picture? :lol

Master Chief looks awesome.

Hey, is it me or does that little green light on the side, look like a power icon. Like, something to turn a light on or something. 360 light maybe? I dunno.

 

[duderon]

Looks like chief is watching something asplode.

 

[Francias Castiglione]

It still looks worse than the E3 06 Master Chief.

In what way? The mottled armour looked a lot less realistic.

 

[syllogism]

That's the first fairly impressive halo 3 "in-game" screenshot I've seen. Were Halo 1&2 cutscenes better looking than the actual gameplay?

edit: oh, in that case i take it back

 

[theultimo]

Gears of What?

 

[GhaleonEB]

Armor textures seem downgraded.

Spoiler

beautiful nonetheless

Frank said the cinematic characters have more detail than the in-game versions, just as they did in Halo 2. That could be the reason; it could also be that they decided not to make him sparkle as much. The texture quality is high - but it is different.

 

[Qwerty710710]

WOWERS

 

[thekad]

In what way? The mottled armour looked a lot less realistic.

The textures are a lot more detailed in the E3 06 model.

 

[Cdammen]

Holy tits! That's gorgeous! The scale of the SP levels will probably be immense.

 

[Tieno]

Frank said the cinematic characters have more detail than the in-game versions, just as they did in Halo 2. That could be the reason; it could also be that they decided not to make him sparkle as much. The texture quality is high - but it is different.

The E3 Chief was maybe a bit too 'gold'. This one looks more green. Lighting definately improved, less yellow more real and subtle.

 

[Zombie James]

Teaser trailer redeemed? Looks AWESOME.

 

[traveler]

What could the source of that huge ass explosion the Chief is staring at be?

 

[NinSoX]

I thought it was a piece of art and at most I thought the mountains was just a bitmap from seeing that small image. I will eat shit now

 

[urk]

HOLY MOTHER OF GOD

 

[FFChris]

Is the chief looking at a big explosion? Have a look at the visor reflection.

 

[Metalmurphy]

I knew it... it was downgraded...


It looks mega sharp. I love the weapon texture and the AA. Everything else was downgraded

Still looks good though.

 

[SpudBud]

HOLY MOTHER OF GOD

.

 

[szaromir]

I love AAx4 (YES YES YES YES) and soft self shadows (at least it seems to me that his helmet is casting that ). Bungie didn't disappoint.

 

[Kuroyume]

Hot... Green... Spartan sex....

 

[GhaleonEB]

The E3 Chief was maybe a bit too 'gold'. This one looks more green. Lighting definately improved, less yellow more real and subtle.

Yup, I think the quality level is the same (now that I've compared), just tweaked.

Now that I'm done fapping furiously and can think straight:

1) that looks like a massive explosion reflecting off his visor

2) Look at all the ground territory in the background - it looks traversable. It also looks much larger than we ever saw in even Halo 1.

gotta go fap again

 

[NJ Shlice]

Hype Train.... Choo Choo

Who's on board?

 

[Buttonbasher]

Dibs on the avatar.

 

[traveler]

Wait a sec- what if this is a multiplayer shot...

:O

....

Nah, can't be. :lol

 

[thekad]

How can you honestly say that this Chief looks the same?

 

[ant1532]

I love everything except the visor. i mean is he always looking at the sun or something?