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New Halo 4 Screenshots (Grunt new design revealed)
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It's only been answered 20+ times in this thread alone.
Wiggum2007
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I'm guessing like forerunners in robot suits or something. Hopefully they take after Vanquish and have lots and lots of sparks when you shoot them.
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How good? So good.
NemesisPrime
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Well, we didn't even make it to page 2 to start trolling in a Halo thread. Well done sir.
Anyway... kinda cool that Cortana seems to have "tattoos", I wonder if there is a reason for this.
Sadly for the flood haters (I love the little slimes), I think they will be back in the Trilogy since the release of the Flood is a galaxy spanning event and one that is VERY closely linked with the war between the Forerunners and the Precursors (and humanity).
They probably won't be back in H4 though... but you can expect them back in some form or another in H5/6 IMHO. Maybe the Flood homeworld?
Wiggum2007
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Flood aren't returning but you only fight drones for the 2nd half of the game
shinobi602
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Grunts still have breathing masks:
The Librarian
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Are you still trying to be funny?
Proelite
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He has been trying for over 10 years.
do you still copy of all ghaleongb's opinions?
a Master Ninja
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Who would put a pipe there? That is a poorly designed helmet/breathing apparatus.
The Librarian
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Now that is funny.
I have no idea who GhaleongB is, but he sounds like a cool guy who doesn't afraid of anything.
My life would be complete.
^ lol
i can't really take the grunt's design in general seriously, but i suppose they do that on purpose cause they're just cannon fodder.
i can't really take the grunt's design in general seriously, but i suppose they do that on purpose cause they're just cannon fodder.
Yeah im hoping this happens as well between the new enemy, covenant, and master chief.
I see, that makes sense, thanks =)
Oh fucking hell, get a life
I love color in my games. I don't like grunts, because their color and character are worlds separated from the rest of the tone set forth in Halo titles. They are out of place. Glad to see some uniformity, hopefully they don't sound like chipmunks in this one.
The new elites and grunts are supposed to be using salvaged tech or something, like mercenaries or outlaws. That's why their equipment looks like it's thrown together from everything.
Also calling this right now: Cortana will escape rampancy by actually becoming human. It's clear to me from her art designs alone that this is the intention.
Also calling this right now: Cortana will escape rampancy by actually becoming human. It's clear to me from her art designs alone that this is the intention.
Demoncarnotaur
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Why's he wearing a little helmet on his chest?
Im glad Im not the only one who sees that. :lol
Man, that was like the one place Halo 3 looked good.. It seems Halo 4 may be able to bring both the stellar lighting from Halo 3 forward and mix it with a ton of other assets to make a fantastic looking game.Halo 4 looks amazing, but it will look worse than Reach in certain areas, just like Reach looked worse than Halo 3 in some areas, but overall blew it away.
No matter what magic they work, Halo 4 is still running on 2005 harware.
Go on....
Infinite Justice
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Nice catch.
Hypertrooper
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"Last contact with UNSC" does not necessary mean that it plays 3 years after Halo 3. Maybe they had contact with the UNSC and Cortana ignores it etc.
ncsuDuncan
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Spaceman Spiff
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So, uh, wow. Halo has graphics now. 343 > Bungle.
In all seriousness, I adored Bungie's games, but by Reach I was getting a bit burned out on the formula, so I'm glad to see 343 mixing things up a bit in terms of visual design and gameplay. Just about everything they've revealed to date has been welcome news.
As for the screens, the more I see of MC's new suit, the more I like it. The midsection and waist kinda bug me, with armor plates seemingly floating at random atop the undersuit, but overall, it's a nice step up from the Mk VI. Fucking oonsk-esque faces will haunt my dreams, though.
Cortana looks swell. She was a holographic naked blue chick in games 1-3, and she's, uh, still a holographic naked blue chick. Thumbs up, 343.
Not feeling the new-look Covies at all, but with their relatively minor role in the campaign it's not a big deal. Some BR rounds to the face might help with those ugly mugs, though...
Also, I want to see how those wonderfully atmospheric concept art environments translate to in-game visuals, particularly the expansive vistas with the Forerunner pillars. They'll look stunning, I bet.
In all seriousness, I adored Bungie's games, but by Reach I was getting a bit burned out on the formula, so I'm glad to see 343 mixing things up a bit in terms of visual design and gameplay. Just about everything they've revealed to date has been welcome news.
As for the screens, the more I see of MC's new suit, the more I like it. The midsection and waist kinda bug me, with armor plates seemingly floating at random atop the undersuit, but overall, it's a nice step up from the Mk VI. Fucking oonsk-esque faces will haunt my dreams, though.
Cortana looks swell. She was a holographic naked blue chick in games 1-3, and she's, uh, still a holographic naked blue chick. Thumbs up, 343.
Not feeling the new-look Covies at all, but with their relatively minor role in the campaign it's not a big deal. Some BR rounds to the face might help with those ugly mugs, though...
Also, I want to see how those wonderfully atmospheric concept art environments translate to in-game visuals, particularly the expansive vistas with the Forerunner pillars. They'll look stunning, I bet.
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Yeah and that's EXACTLY whats happening here. The first mission starts off by being attacked by a rogue sect of covenant and then you land on this new planet and find all the new environments/enemies/mysteries.
It would be completely dumb to just have a BLAST of new enemies right from the first mission. The covenant are a way for you to get your bearing in the first level and then continue from there as the actually story unfolds.
Your qualms about the covenant showing up in Halo 4 at the start instead of somewhere in Halo 5 or 6 are really strange.
Hypertrooper
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Oh. The game focus on Cortana and Chief. And I think Frankie mentioned Cortana's rampancy in some interviews.
Proelite
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THIS. The belly section is easily the worst designed part of a Halo suit in the series. It looks fat flabs or some metal loin cloth.
I am also not a big fan of the shoulder pad, looks very out of place with the rest of the body armor.
I won't even get started on the Spartan IV helmets, because I think 343 made them fugly on purpose.
The legs and forearms on MC are perfect though. It's like they got the A team on the legs and forearms, B team on everything else, and interns on the Spart IV helmets.
shinobi602
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It will play a large part in Halo 4.
i'm skeptical to be honest, but guess we'll find out once the game comes out.
Neko Mimi Mode
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Wasn't she already supposed to be metastable though? I get that it was retconned with Origins or whatever, but how did they explain it?
I don't mind either which way, should highten the drama.
shinobi602
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Spaceman Spiff
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Heh, I like how MC went to the trouble to get armor plating for his fingers, while leaving much of the abdomen and sides of the torso vulnerable. He got the codpiece back, though, so his priorities are in line.
MP Spartans do look like shit, I agree. There better be rather extensive armor customization.
It has more to do with how I would lay out a new story. I'm not saying I'm going to be upset if the covenant are in Halo 4, I just feel it's very important that they're not the central focus (which has already been confirmed).
I think they need to thematically distance themselves from previous halo games as much as possible. Halo 4, being the first of a second trilogy, needs to emphasize that it's a NEW Halo rather than being simply MORE halo. Every screenshot I've seen seems to be leaning towards this just being more of what we've already seen in the past, but that's to be expected at this point in time when story details are sparse. Personally I don't feel like they need to use the covenant in any way to start a new story. There are plenty of ways to set up a new story without them, and their absence would consequently make everything feel far more fresh. But that's just how I'd do things, it doesn't mean I'm automatically not going to still enjoy whatever they end up going with.
TUROK
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Better textures, really?
http://h11.abload.de/img/halo4_360_editeur_017idj9t.jpg
http://xbox360media.ign.com/xbox360/image/article/108/1084981/halo-reach-20100420045358663.jpg
Halo 4's model looks like it has a lower res diffuse and normal in comparison to Reach's model.
The Librarian
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I see six sides of everything.
SuperSonic1305
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They need to improve the textures in level.....everything.
dragonelite
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You are right reach textures do look higher to me too.
PairOfFilthySocks
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Arrggghhh why are they putting the Covenant in this game? Their story is done. You don't need to put every single piece of iconic imagery from the previous games to sell people on the fact that this is a new Halo.