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Halo 4 launch trailer (David Fincher, Tim Miller) premiering Oct. 18th
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Darkmakaimura
Can You Imagine What SureAI Is Going To Do With Garfield?
Baconsammy
Banned
That was cool. I'd want to see a short film that really fleshed it out more. Great effects, sounds, visuals. Really nice.
CrunchinJelly
formerly cjelly
Holy shit I just saw Chief's face.
I have to agree. =/
I'm just too used to hearing that epic Halo theme or some part of it. Even the single piano chord at the beginning. It just isn't the same.
therealminime
Member
Nothing beats the Halo 3 "Believe" ad campaign. Nothing.
Yep. If you have no idea about the lore of the series most of the trailer won't really make sense or it'll have a lesser impact.
CrunchinJelly
formerly cjelly
NerdEyeBlind
Member
I am not ready .... will I ever be?
Surface of Me
I'm not an NPC. And neither are we.
Honestly, doesn't do much for me.
When is the gameplay trailer due?
When is the gameplay trailer due?
Roddslayer
Member
The actual gameplay sold this game way better than this live action crap. At least the Reach one got me excited to play, this was just, meh.
They're climbing in your windows, snatchin your babies up.
Pretty much. Glad that's one of only Halo Novels I've read. Trailer was pretty awesome.
Long form trailer was, well, long. Since I've read a lot of the expanded fiction I enjoyed seeing the various tidbits about the Chief's history. Pacing lacked punch, but then it was an extended trailer.
Was the TV spot shorter? Curious what was kept vs. cut from a 30/60 second spot.
Was the TV spot shorter? Curious what was kept vs. cut from a 30/60 second spot.
Demoncarnotaur
Member
Ehhh. It was OK I guess.
Ein Soph Aur
Member
It was the same length on TV.
Live action tv advertising campaigns shouldn't require reading a text to make them impactful. The action wasn't very good, and I get the idea of what's happening in a story sense. It all just gives me a bad feeling about the Halo 4 narrative, I'm pretty much against too much humanising of Master Chief, he should stay one step removed from Doom guy as far as I'm concerned. The web series has me far more hyped than that trailer, the shot on the beach looked awful by the way, bad work.
Tokubetsu
Member
Yep. If you're fan of Halo expanded universe it's great. Good attention to detail as well. The human shit in Halo pre-covenant was pretty fucking dark. Kidnapping kids, putting them through a horrendus procedure most of them weren't gonna survive and all of that just to fight "rebels."
Cool to see the Spartan program in action and all that, but this was not launch trailer material AT ALL.
This is something that belongs in Forward Unto Dawn type of pre hype.
Color me disappointed. I mean it was great material, but again not what I was expecting for a launch trailer which is generally HYPE material for a game.
This is something that belongs in Forward Unto Dawn type of pre hype.
Color me disappointed. I mean it was great material, but again not what I was expecting for a launch trailer which is generally HYPE material for a game.
Vire
Member
That was pretty terrible to be honest.
Music is generic, there is no real tension to be found.
The connection between Live Action and CGI is really jarring and doesn't mesh well together. Would have been better off solely CGI.
Spartan abduction and testing was handled pretty poorly as well. Where is the emotion? Just felt flat and boring.
I expected a lot more from David Fincher.
Music is generic, there is no real tension to be found.
The connection between Live Action and CGI is really jarring and doesn't mesh well together. Would have been better off solely CGI.
Spartan abduction and testing was handled pretty poorly as well. Where is the emotion? Just felt flat and boring.
I expected a lot more from David Fincher.
Darkmakaimura
Can You Imagine What SureAI Is Going To Do With Garfield?
This universe is really dark and dreary, isn't it.
They said they wanted to humanize him and then they pretty much go and show everything but his actual face in one commercial.
ChosenPredator
Banned
I was expecting something great judging by some of the comments..that was kind of lack luster especially on the caliber behind directing it
Demoncarnotaur
Member
Shouldn't this get a new thread? Or should these comments get split off into a new one?
Agreed.
The production values were there, but this ad did nothing for me. Nothing at all. It felt very phoned in.
Agreed.
The production values were there, but this ad did nothing for me. Nothing at all. It felt very phoned in.
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Deleted member 1235
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I have already paid for this shit let's fucking go god damnit. Stupid calendars take AGES to get anywhere decent :/
also, me and 3 buddies have glorious dreams of system link goodness on launch weekend, crates of beer bad snack food and banished women, does anyone know what exactly this means
FEATURES
Offline players 1 - 4
Offline co-op 1 - 2
System Link 1 - 4
how disappointed/elated am I going to be with this feature, in terms of 'we would all like to battle through the campaign on 2 tvs with 4 players?
also, me and 3 buddies have glorious dreams of system link goodness on launch weekend, crates of beer bad snack food and banished women, does anyone know what exactly this means
FEATURES
Offline players 1 - 4
Offline co-op 1 - 2
System Link 1 - 4
how disappointed/elated am I going to be with this feature, in terms of 'we would all like to battle through the campaign on 2 tvs with 4 players?
OdysseusVA
Banned
spootime
Member
Could have done a LOT cooler stuff with the material than this. Feels like pure fan service which I do appreciate but It seems out of place in a launch trailer. Honestly if you haven't read the Halo EU you really aren't going to know what the fuck is going on. Idk it just seemed really out of place.