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Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn - Part 4 [Available To Watch]
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TacticalFox88
Banned
Goddamn. Is it even possible to make her look better?
Ok here are some screenshots. I wish the youtube quality were better, the compression is really noticable in the stills. Can't wait for the bluray!
If you have requests I have some time right now
http://imgur.com/a/ZlKao
SPOILERS!
edit: click full res for the big shots, in the topright corner of the images.
If you have requests I have some time right now
http://imgur.com/a/ZlKao
SPOILERS!
edit: click full res for the big shots, in the topright corner of the images.
RealDeadOne
Member
Just watched the last episode. Great ending to a great series.
Really looking forward to seeing the Chief and Lasky interact in Halo 4.
That would be the best thing ever. Make it happen 343!
Really looking forward to seeing the Chief and Lasky interact in Halo 4.
That would be the best thing ever. Make it happen 343!
bigtroyjon
Member
Going to start watching now that all parts are out.
Looking forward to the next ~75 minutes after reading all the impressions!
Looking forward to the next ~75 minutes after reading all the impressions!
This short series was more emotionally moving and more interesting as a story than all of the Halo games combined, just basically proved again why this industry still can't properly tell a proper story with decent dialogue, acting and pacingb in a game unless its through a live action short series.
RealDeadOne
Member
To be fair, I can think of maybe two scenes in the entire game series that were even supposed to be emotionally moving. That's not really what the games are about.
Can't get enough of that ending,
that entire sequence on the pelican with the Spartan faces ("that's classified!") and the Chief just not caring at all about taking off his helmet, and then the Infinity stuff... so fucking good!!
And the Cortaba intro, total nerd chills when she popped up.
And the Cortaba intro, total nerd chills when she popped up.
Slightly off topic but I saw some mention of the books previously. I read Cryptum and am about 2/3rds into Primordium (planning to finish before tuesday), but wanted to know where they stood in time relative to Halo 4.
I think I recall seeing a timeline somewhere that suggested that they occured before reach, is that accurate? And if the end of primordium will explain than that is also an acceptable answer.
I think I recall seeing a timeline somewhere that suggested that they occured before reach, is that accurate? And if the end of primordium will explain than that is also an acceptable answer.
RealDeadOne
Member
Cryptum and Primordium take place like 100,000 years before Reach. It's the ancient history of the Halo universe.
Covenant first show up in human space in 2525, Reach takes place in 2552, and Halo CE, 2, 3, and ODST take place in the months immediately following that. Halo 4 takes place in 2557.
MaritalWheat
Member
It actually looks to me like he has that nasty reaction on his skin right before he suits up at the end (old Lasky)--so it looks like he just soldiers through it?
NullPointer
Member
Yep. Just making the choice/sacrifice.
I love how it ties into his heavy (labored) breathing in the beginning of the first episode.
This is awesome. Thanks for clearing that up!
Quick Mustard
Member
Fuck sake, only available to US and Canada.
All of this. Really really dug the music in this episode.
RealDeadOne
Member
I kinda worry we won't see anything of this scale until Halo 5 comes out because they used the marketing budget to make it.
Would be a shame, I'd love to get a miniseries per year. Maybe even longer than 5 eps
Would be a shame, I'd love to get a miniseries per year. Maybe even longer than 5 eps
Surface of Me
I'm not an NPC. And neither are we.
Shieeet, that was good. Probably gonna get the bluray.
Where is my humble pie that I need to eat now. When this was announced, I thought it would be terrible and I had no interest in the series. But after seeing all 5 episodes, I think 343i and co have done a really excellent job with the series and there was more than one time where I was nursing a nerd semi - especially the end.
Now MS about that movie.
Now MS about that movie.
Zeouterlimits
Member
Would love a full resolution screencap of this:
Print screening the 1080p version off YouTube does not seem to do it justice.
Print screening the 1080p version off YouTube does not seem to do it justice.
Many people don't realise that the hunters are a colony of worms, so I was quite happy when they showed the chief stomping on one.
Coolest part of this is the fact that Scarabs are actually gigantic colonies of Lekgolo worms.
Would love a full resolution screencap of this:
Print screening the 1080p version off YouTube does not seem to do it justice.
I think imgur is currently dying, but I uploaded some of them to the album. Compressed heavily sadly, damn you youtube.
http://imgur.com/a/ZlKao
Cyber Caesar
Member
You just won the internet.
Hope no more, as we will be running into him - you have probably seen him in the trailers and vidocs already.
Zeouterlimits
Member
Overall, happily suprised with how good FUD turned out.
Kid Laskey gave a great performance, Cortana was even more AI fabulous and the rest had plenty of highs and lows.
Thoughts on FUD 5:
Kid Laskey gave a great performance, Cortana was even more AI fabulous and the rest had plenty of highs and lows.
Thoughts on FUD 5:
-As with pretty much all the Cortana bits, I loved that opener and closer. Cortana looked stunning and less uncanny-sexy from what I've seen of the Campaign. So good.
-The Warthog "chase" ended up being less impactful than I'd expected, as the "action scene" that they were hyping up and talking about from almost Day 1.
-The slow mo here didn't work for me either, something about the whole turret was off, the CG Covies didn't make you "feel" their deaths, felt stilted and unconvincing
-The shot of the Hunter rearing up in front of the Chief and the cut away as it roars and he starts nailing it with his powerfully sounding AR was fabulous! Okay, the CG Hunter ... wasn't great, but I felt my butt pucker slightly.
-My girlfriend and I debated who will live and who will die after the last episode. She's gonna be pisssssed. As soon as I had explained to her my reasoning for assuming Miss Cute would die, in order to fully round off Laskey's "formation", she groaned. It's such a trope. I ultimately don't feel either way about it, but her "I'm sorry" line was unexpectedly touching
-The run away from the Hunter was not terrible, but short and insubstantial. Equally, that was a terribly unconvincing choice of hiding spot by the crew, but at least they didn't wait around and things moved quickly.
-Laskey's actor did a good job with the sprint, his face sold it, and his body getting tossed was a cool stunt, quite convincing
-The Chief on Hunter XXX-Rated Action (how had I never considered the potential of Mgalekgolo porn before!) was of quality mixed quality. The weakness in the Hunter CG showed itself again, but overall it was a good, if highly tropey fight
-Kelly and Fred were cool, if a little airbrushed clean. Scarred lightly sure, but they looked make-up'ed. Kelly's "That's classified" was too playful for my tastes too, but I liked the scene. Shocking the kids into seeing these also kid Super Soldiers was a good way to end the past story
-New Pelican, both bad CG and bad art. Un-necessary change. Yes, they likely used that model because it's the high res Halo 4 one but I don't have to like it
-Current Laskey is a badass, but there was a slip somewhere in how different the in-game model looks. Different source actors I'm assuming. Cryosleep suit up was great.
-4 days
-The Warthog "chase" ended up being less impactful than I'd expected, as the "action scene" that they were hyping up and talking about from almost Day 1.
-The slow mo here didn't work for me either, something about the whole turret was off, the CG Covies didn't make you "feel" their deaths, felt stilted and unconvincing
-The shot of the Hunter rearing up in front of the Chief and the cut away as it roars and he starts nailing it with his powerfully sounding AR was fabulous! Okay, the CG Hunter ... wasn't great, but I felt my butt pucker slightly.
-My girlfriend and I debated who will live and who will die after the last episode. She's gonna be pisssssed. As soon as I had explained to her my reasoning for assuming Miss Cute would die, in order to fully round off Laskey's "formation", she groaned. It's such a trope. I ultimately don't feel either way about it, but her "I'm sorry" line was unexpectedly touching
-The run away from the Hunter was not terrible, but short and insubstantial. Equally, that was a terribly unconvincing choice of hiding spot by the crew, but at least they didn't wait around and things moved quickly.
-Laskey's actor did a good job with the sprint, his face sold it, and his body getting tossed was a cool stunt, quite convincing
-The Chief on Hunter XXX-Rated Action (how had I never considered the potential of Mgalekgolo porn before!) was of quality mixed quality. The weakness in the Hunter CG showed itself again, but overall it was a good, if highly tropey fight
-Kelly and Fred were cool, if a little airbrushed clean. Scarred lightly sure, but they looked make-up'ed. Kelly's "That's classified" was too playful for my tastes too, but I liked the scene. Shocking the kids into seeing these also kid Super Soldiers was a good way to end the past story
-New Pelican, both bad CG and bad art. Un-necessary change. Yes, they likely used that model because it's the high res Halo 4 one but I don't have to like it
-Current Laskey is a badass, but there was a slip somewhere in how different the in-game model looks. Different source actors I'm assuming. Cryosleep suit up was great.
-4 days
Yeah, the compression is killing it for me.
Ok, I just watched all 5 in one sitting thanks to this thread. I have questions. I've played 1-3 but I'm not very knowlegdable on the universe. Who are
Also, in regards to the timeline
I was very entertained but this series, was the acting good? Meh... Did the action get me hyped for Tuesday? Absolutely.
Fred and Kelly? I saw them looking all cat-like with their helmets off. Obviously they're Spartans. Are they integral to the story? Will the be in 4?
I figure Master Chief was taken out of the cryo he was in at the end of 3 to help these kids. So will 4 already start with him years later and Lasky all grown up? I would assume they would pick it up directly from the end of 3 but then everything I just watched and all the years that passed don't make sense.
Zeouterlimits
Member
Fred & Kelly: Other Spartan 2's. Unknown if in Halo 4, but I'd doubt it. 343 don't want to confuse the mass market, having Chief seem like the only remaining Spartan 2 elevates him in the eyes of the public.
FUD is set almost 20 years prior to the previous Halo games, very soon after humanity first encounter the Covenant.
Halo 4 happens yes, about 4 years later.
FUD is set almost 20 years prior to the previous Halo games, very soon after humanity first encounter the Covenant.
Halo 4 happens yes, about 4 years later.
Oh well that makes sense. I didn't play the non-chief Halos so I thought I may have missed some info. Thanks for the clarification.
Last episode was great. I edited them all the eps together - putting the cortana opening of each episode at the end, edited to make sense in that format. Going to watch it in full with some friends tomorrow night
That's what I did too, it's fantastic this way
Ein Soph Aur
Member
It's edited together as one.
blazinglazers
Member
!!!
Also, would anyone share a link to one of these custom FUD YouTube playlists? Would love to see how you guys are remixing this...
victreeb3l
Member
just rewatched the last episode.
holy shit the music was so good. i didnt pay much attention the first time since i was so into it but this time, wow. sounds like a remixed version of "to galaxy" from halo 4. so so good.
holy shit the music was so good. i didnt pay much attention the first time since i was so into it but this time, wow. sounds like a remixed version of "to galaxy" from halo 4. so so good.
Zeouterlimits
Member
Min.us is misbehaving for me. Click and drag not picking up the images at all suddenly :-/
NullPointer
Member
Yeah. Its taken some time but the music has grown on me. Its different, but you can hear classic echoes now and then if you listen.
And the way the music came to a head in the last minutes of episode 5 was too good. Definitely left me wanting more.
Hawk269
Member
Thank you sir! Appreciate the answer. If you are a PC gamer, next Steam sale, any game you want $5.00 or under is yours. Just PM me during the X-mas sale.