Diablohead
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Halo 3 CE tin would be your ultimate nightmare thenWickedLaharl said:
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Halo 3: ODST and Halo: Reach
- Thread starter GhaleonEB
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Domino Theory
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Protip: I just checked OT and I thought this thread would help those buying the ODST Soundtrack via Amazon. http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=372492
If you buy a DD game from Amazon, they give you $5 worth of MP3 download credit. But the link in that thread is of a DD game that's FREE on Amazon so when you download that, you get $5 worth of MP3 downloads for free. It'll help cut $5 off the ODST soundtrack.
If you buy a DD game from Amazon, they give you $5 worth of MP3 download credit. But the link in that thread is of a DD game that's FREE on Amazon so when you download that, you get $5 worth of MP3 downloads for free. It'll help cut $5 off the ODST soundtrack.
Revengeance
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As long as they avoid the scratched disc drama from the Halo 3 release, I don't really care how they sit in the boxWickedLaharl said:
WickedLaharl
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Diablohead said:
i have it! it came with a lovely scratched essentials disc.
i've also got blue dragon, lost odyssey, and star ocean 4 and the disc stacking is just getting a wee bit annoying at this point
Devin Olsen
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The Halo 3 LE videos were great... I wish ODST would ship with something similar to that.GhaleonEB said:
Oh well, the controller is quite nice I suppose... It's just hard to validate buying the LE for just a controller; when I have about 10 wireless ones at home already.
Also, I am doing everything I can to avoid watching these new firefight videos... I had to skim past an entire page of posts to try and avoid being 'spoiled'.
The Librarian
Banned
Steel DVD case for the win. Along with a "making of." Those are always good.GhaleonEB said:
Yeah, it's a pity there's no DVD content included but given the time line they were on it seems like a luxury they couldn't really afford.
Also, picked up the second issue of Helljumpers today. A nice insight into the squad. Enjoyable read with some really gorgeous artwork. Pick it up folks!
You played Firefight! You're about as spoiled as they come! :lolDevin Olsen said:
Also, picked up the second issue of Helljumpers today. A nice insight into the squad. Enjoyable read with some really gorgeous artwork. Pick it up folks!
desertdroog
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Falt said:
Thanks for the heads up on this, I was wondering if this comic series was going to release in a more timely manner than the first one.
I suppose this is as good a time as any to discuss spoiler definitions and spoiler tags.Devin Olsen said:
My personal definition is that anything released by Bungie does not constitute a spoiler. For instance, today's character reveal.
That's the standard I'll request be enforced with spoiler tags here and in the official thread. If your personal standard is more strict, tread carefully.
lybertyboy
Thinks the Evil Empire is just misunderstood.
For fans of higher quality videos, we (1UP) were having some trouble with our content provider backend for a large chunk of the day. Fortunately that seems to be cleared up which means you can finally download the HD versions of the new Firefight gameplay clips.
The Librarian
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You guys uploading full gameplay sessions (like what you did with the last three Halo 3 maps)?lybertyboy said:
Domino Theory
Crystal Dynamics
big ander said:
I don't think you could ever have a 'full' game of FireFight seeing as though the waves don't end. Unless they put a time limit, but even then it's not full.
BladedExpert
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big ander said:
OMG this.
The Librarian
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I just want something around seven minutes of continuous gameplay with not cuts and whatnot.Domino Theory said:I don't think you could ever have a 'full' game of FireFight seeing as though the waves don't end. Unless they put a time limit, but even then it's not full.
Everyone dies eventually.Domino Theory said:I don't think you could ever have a 'full' game of FireFight seeing as though the waves don't end. Unless they put a time limit, but even then it's not full.
Haha thanks. Colbert is hilarious. I wish other books could make me laugh as much as "I Am America (And So Can You!)"Sai-kun said:
lybertyboy
Thinks the Evil Empire is just misunderstood.
big ander said:
I'm not sure if you noticed, but I included the end screen for our Alpha Site play through which ran almost an hour on heroic difficulty. Not sure if I'll be able to post all of that.
Here's an clip that made me laugh at how dangerous even the easiest of enemies can be in Firefight.
http://gamevideos.1up.com/video/id/26172
The Librarian
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Can you *begs* PLEASE try? At least ten minutes of it?lybertyboy said:I'm not sure if you noticed, but I included the end screen for our Alpha Site play through which ran almost an hour on heroic difficulty. Not sure if I'll be able to post all of that.
Edit - grenade was deadly awesome.
Looks like about six grenades go off simultaneously - in addition to a Hunter's FRG. :lollybertyboy said:I'm not sure if you noticed, but I included the end screen for our Alpha Site play through which ran almost an hour on heroic difficulty. Not sure if I'll be able to post all of that.
Here's an clip that made me laugh at how dangerous even the easiest of enemies can be in Firefight.
http://gamevideos.1up.com/video/id/26172
Zeouterlimits
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Man, ye guys have all the fun without me (the portion of the videos I watched are great).
Good to see Ellis about.
Not happy with the slaughter of the wonderful engineers.
Lighterthansome only wants to love!
Good to see Ellis about
.Not happy with the slaughter of the wonderful engineers.
Lighterthansome only wants to love!
Major Williams
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I would have to say, Bungie gets some serious brownie points for the addition of the Engineer to the game. Ever since I saw the original design from Halo:CE, I've wanted to see them in combat. They were fun to read about in the books (Cole Protocol), and that led to some interesting questions on their back story, etc.
I'm interested to hear (if they put it into the game) exactly WHY the engineers are deployed by the covenant on the field now in New Mombasa, and not prior to this, nor anywhere in the encounters of the Master Chief? If anyone has any insight into this, I welcome it.
In Halo Wars, we were given a glimpse into their use in-game that was alluded to in all of the fiction, right, with the actual repairing on the fly of dilapidated machines and systems (i.e. health bar in Halo Wars). Given glimpses with upgrades such as "Harmonious digestion" and other upgrades, I'm interested to see if Bungie goes the same route with a green "BEAM" fixing systems, or if they actually show what the various arms of the engineer are capable of doing when fixing a system. Curious to hear how Bungie makes them sound as well.
I'm interested to hear (if they put it into the game) exactly WHY the engineers are deployed by the covenant on the field now in New Mombasa, and not prior to this, nor anywhere in the encounters of the Master Chief? If anyone has any insight into this, I welcome it.
In Halo Wars, we were given a glimpse into their use in-game that was alluded to in all of the fiction, right, with the actual repairing on the fly of dilapidated machines and systems (i.e. health bar in Halo Wars). Given glimpses with upgrades such as "Harmonious digestion" and other upgrades, I'm interested to see if Bungie goes the same route with a green "BEAM" fixing systems, or if they actually show what the various arms of the engineer are capable of doing when fixing a system. Curious to hear how Bungie makes them sound as well.
Zeouterlimits
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Major Williams said:
Fictionally Chief has come across them before, just not during the games. I'm sure they could up with a reason, but I'm sure it has been a gameplay limitation until now.
The Librarian
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I'll bet it's explained in the ODST story.Zeouterlimits said:
Zeouterlimits
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Numbers said:
Dax01 said:
Ye think so? Seems a bit... un-necessary.
Although thinking about it a bit more, the Prophets would know they'd need the Engineers to help in excavating/activating any Forerunner artefacts(/portal to the ark... OF DOOOOOM).
So I see what ye mean.
Major Williams
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Zeouterlimits said:
Right I'm aware of that, I was more talking of the gameplay encounters. One fixed his fusion coil backpack if I recall correctly. (Botched the terms I know).
The existence of the engineers is obviously known, but why deploy them now? It may have to do with what the Covenant are looking for. Disparate troops, needing more effective troops who are spread thin, so it only makes sense to have field medics? Seems like such a trivial reason almost, but most plausible.
Major Williams said:
My thoughts:
A) Bungie knows that they need to add more variety to enemy encounters so they're fleshing out an enemy that they wanted to have in the game at an earlier point but couldn't for some reason.
B) Bungie will possibly patch in a story reason for the engineers as they really do tend to make up the Halo campaign story as they go along. From what I understand, Bungie begins level creation and gameplay work before they finalize or even flesh out the story. This is why both Halo 2 and 3 suffered in the story department.
It's easy to notice that this will be the most polished Halo release yet. For me that's the most impressive thing about ODST, well that and the fact that even these Firefight missions are very atmospheric. Which shouldn't be surprising because Bungie somehow ties everything into the fiction, even the MP maps. Firefight isn't just a simple botmatch. It's part of the fiction and it draws you in just as much as the campaign.
The detail in the environments and the extra layer of polish on the particle effects makes a world of a difference for me when it comes to visuals. I didn't know the Halo 3 engine could be used to produce something that looks this good.
The detail in the environments and the extra layer of polish on the particle effects makes a world of a difference for me when it comes to visuals. I didn't know the Halo 3 engine could be used to produce something that looks this good.
Diablohead
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I don't mind stacking for games like rpg's but ODST, where I am going to be bunny hopping between ODST and Halo 3 matchmaking often will get annoying, I have a spare 2 disc dvd box laying around I can swap with if requiredWickedLaharl said:i have it! it came with a lovely scratched essentials disc.
i've also got blue dragon, lost odyssey, and star ocean 4 and the disc stacking is just getting a wee bit annoying at this point
The Librarian
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:O
Urk, you're amazing!
Edit - It's like HaloGAF meets PoliGAF.
Nice.
Urk, you're amazing!
Edit - It's like HaloGAF meets PoliGAF.
Nice.
RebornYeti
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Oh, urk. You always provide the bestest of things.
Devin Olsen
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Wow! Looks incredibleurk said:
RebornYeti
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user_nat said:
Blame stosh.
DeadFalling
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:lol :lolTen-Song said: