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[Pez]

All levels have been designed for four human players and are often much more vertical than prior episodes. This has profound implications for replayability for single and co-op play through.

This is pretty awesome, though.

 

[Primethius]

All levels have been designed for four human players and are often much more vertical than prior episodes. This has profound implications for replayability for single and co-op play through.

Oh my!

 

[RoKKeR]

Some Blue Team action:

http://i.imgur.com/dUjxkuz.gif

So good.

Blue Team + Buck (I am still so pumped about Buck being in this game) is enough to get me hyped for the campaign.

 

[wesleyshark]

Big Capture dump incoming

Bruh. Dat sky box. :3

 

[FordGTGuy]

 

[SaganIsGOAT]

I rather they be afraid to fail than overly confident. When your afraid to fail, you'll always work a little harder.

Fear of failure is quite possibly the WORST drive to have when attempting to accomplish a task.

 

[SEGAvangelist]

All levels have been designed for four human players and are often much more vertical than prior episodes. This has profound implications for replayability for single and co-op play through.

So the jetpacks are actually inspiring level design changes unlike CoD:AW where it felt almost entirely tacked on. I can live with that.

 

[Courage]

Damn, that was great. I usually play the campaigns cooperatively, but I'm gonna have to try it solo and test out the squad mechanics, seems like they're really focusing on the team aspect in this game.

 

[VincentMatts]

Fear of failure is quite possibly the WORST drive to have when attempting to accomplish a task.

Halo CE would disagree with you.

 

[Trup1aya]

That's the sort of thing I really dislike with 343. Let me do the cool stuff. First person instead of cutscenes doesn't make it anymore playable, just annoying because I don't do it. Same with dramatic jumps or sky diving, give me control. It might look cool but if I'm not in control, completely pointless and boring. I don't mind a transition but when it's action, don't do it.

I actually prefer this over seeing the bad ass actions played out in 3rd person...
In the case of this clip, I think it would be more awesome if the dropping of the sword was scripted, and it was up to the user to catch it while it's in the air, and then use it (or not use it)... But I'd prefer this way over a straight cutscene...

 

[DrBo42]

Not really. When you're in a situation where you are building an engine and infrastructure to support a minimum of two projects you need to plan ahead.

If anything it's being honest about the reality of building a game in a franchise context where the sequel is happening in 2017 and they need to prepare for that when building the 2015 release.

No, I absolutely get the reasoning behind it. Just comes off a little strange in a marketing piece for the current game.

 

[jelly]

I think graphics look really nice.

Love the look of this and the level design.

What is the hyperspace sprint look all about, looks a bit off, is it hud light movement or something and a visual aide for players that they are sprinting? Don't think you need it. Get rid of the visual clutter.

 

[JumPeRJumPzZ]

Second round of captures

 

[CassidyIzABeast]

That's the sort of thing I really dislike with 343. Let me do the cool stuff. First person instead of cutscenes doesn't make it anymore playable, just annoying because I don't do it. Same with dramatic jumps or sky diving, give me control. It might look cool but if I'm not in control, completely pointless and boring. I don't mind a transition but when it's action, don't do it.

Could be wrong but I believe you have some control over some of those moments. Like the part in the E3 demo where Locke is hanging off the edge you can either look down or climb back up faster.

 

[Diprosalic]

"everybody can do it once"

well you haven't so far.

 

[SenjutsuSage]

Jesus, this thing looks so damn great.

"everybody can do it once"

well you haven't so far.

They made the best overall halo campaign so far. Good enough for me.

 

[Akai__]

More Blue Team action:

 

[ArchedThunder]

Big Capture dump incoming

Everything looks like either plastic or clay :/

 

[Cyros]

Interesting edit here. Look at the weapon indicators in the top right.

 

[AcePartyN7]

This Halo looks really good and bring finally what the franchise needed since Halo 3; first keep this Halo feeling, add new exciting stuff (IA, squad, large scale battles and Spartans abilities, huge weapons sandbox) I am not at all worried for Halo and the next one, really the vidoc was really awesome!

 

[Outrun]

"Halo 4 was a ridiculous challenge because it was a studio coming together for the first time in a new environment, so we are sorry for fucking up a bit."

"Halo 5 is a ridiculous challenge because of the hardware changes, new engine and move to 60 FPS/AI systems/dedicated servers, so we are sorry for fucking up a bit in advance."

"Halo 6 though.. that one is gonna be dope, I promise."

What you here for?

Wait until the game is out before judging Halo 5..... and 6.

 

[Juke Joint Jezebel]

3:38 "New platform can do anything"... except splitscreen.

 

[DrBo42]

All levels have been designed for four human players and are often much more vertical than prior episodes. This has profound implications for replayability for single and co-op play through.

Are the abilities shared across both teams in the story or can someone like Buck for example not blast through walls and such because he's not a proper Spartan?

 

[Angel_DvA]

"game isn't a looker" is hilarious

Why ? it's clearly not, just look at this :

 

[Vire]

All levels have been designed for four human players and are often much more vertical than prior episodes. This has profound implications for replayability for single and co-op play through.

You know how to push the hype meters to max don't you?

Seriously though, sounds awesome. More of this and less of the falling off the ledge and looking at an explosion cutscene interrupting gameplay and we are square.

 

[wesleyshark]

Jesus, this thing looks so damn great.

And this isn't even a final build. A bit more spit and polish and it's going to be a real looker.

 

[Stinkles]

Second round of captures

Who are you and what have you done with jumperz?

 

[FordGTGuy]

More Blue Team action (not sure why it's a webm):

http://i.imgur.com/B5EjJUS.webm

Take the v out of .gifv and it will post as a gif.

 

[LegalEagleMike]

Are the abilities shared across both teams in the story or can someone like Buck for example not blast through walls and such because he's not a proper Spartan?

Buck is a Spartan now.

 

[Sojgat]

Looks like a high quality product.

Not sold on the story stuff, but the squad mechanics look solid.

I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

 

[DrBo42]

Buck is a Spartan now.

Wat.

 

[Trup1aya]

Umm... I don't like how the 1st person visor and HUD become visible before the 3rd person action is complete... I hope they fix the timing there...

 

[Stinkles]

Are the abilities shared across both teams in the story or can someone like Buck for example not blast through walls and such because he's not a proper Spartan?

Bluntly everyone has the same physical abilities for consistency and to avoid quitting, but OSiris team has the Artemis scanning/detective aspect and ability while blue team doesn't

 

[Hulud]

Classic BR scope confirmed! BASED 343. I hope it looks like the classic zoom when zoomed in too...Stinkles plz confirm?

 

[DrBo42]

Bluntly everyone has the same physical abilities for consistency and to avoid quitting, but OSiris team has the Artemis scanning/detective aspect and ability while blue team doesn't

Neat, thanks Frankie.

 

[Jinaar]

Everything looks like either plastic or clay :/

Clay all over my face all day long then. Right in my pores.

 

[VincentMatts]

Buck is a Spartan now.

Uncle Buck is a spartan? Isnt he a little fat....and dead?

 

[Fotos]

This Halo looks really good and bring finally what the franchise needed since Halo 3; first keep this Halo feeling, add new exciting stuff (IA, squad, large scale battles and Spartans abilities, huge weapons sandbox) I am not at all worried for Halo and the next one, really the vidoc was really awesome!

That's what I thought about Halo 4... I'm very excited but I won't be as disappointed as I was with Halo 4 if things don't work out how I expected.

 

[Juke Joint Jezebel]

Wat.

Yup, he was assigned to the SPARTAN-IV Osiris fireteam after the events of Halo ODST post-war.

 

[FordGTGuy]

Wat.

Spartan IVs are regular joes turned into Spartans, with the new armor they are on par with Gen I armor Spartan IIs.

Without armor a IV would get demolished by a Spartan II.

Think Captain America but without going from a skinny dude to a giant guy.

 

[Somnia]

Wat.

The Spartan IV's (Osiris team) are a new breed, they aren't stolen as children and crazy modified like the Spartan II's. They still have enhancements done to them and awesome gear, etc. but the point of the new Spartan's are there can be more of them, but they are still super soldiers.

 

[AcePartyN7]

Bluntly everyone has the same physical abilities for consistency and to avoid quitting, but OSiris team has the Artemis scanning/detective aspect and ability while blue team doesn't

Is the blue team got something special as ability that the Osiris team do not have? As Spartan II I believe it could be nice that the blue team got also a unique feature.

 

[Homeboyd]

Who are you and what have you done with jumperz?

Just release a new 12 minute Vidoc every week and you'll keep him busy. He won't even have time to complain.

 

[tootsi666]

Wat.

He is a S-IV. Read New Blood

 

[Vinc]

Not really. When you're in a situation where you are building an engine and infrastructure to support a minimum of two projects you need to plan ahead.

If anything it's being honest about the reality of building a game in a franchise context where the sequel is happening in 2017 and they need to prepare for that when building the 2015 release.

Did they confirm Halo 6 is 2017? I remember Phil Spencer saying Halo normally takes 3 years so I thought they were going back to that cycle.

 

[Diprosalic]

They made the best overall halo campaign so far. Good enough for me.

if by best you mean the absolute goddamn worst. then yes.

 

[FordGTGuy]

if by best you mean the absolute goddamn worst. then yes.

I see people aren't allowed to have their own opinions then?

 

[nib95]

Has tonnes of potential, but there's there's definitely lots of things I'm apprehensive about (graphics, level design, extent of sandboxy gaemplay, IQ, frame rate, how well the AI focus and orders system will lend to the gameplay etc, but it doesn't actually matter if all these things aren't entirely polished). I do actually really like some of the art, especially with some of the canyons and space stations shown. And the new characters look cool. Side note, a lot of the campaign snippets funnily enough remind me of Destiny gameplay, as if playing as a Titan (titan smash, dash, boost etc). Even though Bungie went a separate path, it seems inadvertently some of the same design philosophy and DNA remains.

 

[Stinkles]

The blue Team got something special as that the Osiris team do not have? As Spartan II I believe it could be nice that the blue team got also a unique feature

Their unique feature is that they are the greatest combat asset mankind ever created. Johnny Cash isn't scared of Skrillex.

 

[Akai__]

Lasky and the Elite: