As a few others have mentioned, it all sounds horrible but the fact is Activision is putting up a HUGE investment to get this done and Bungie still went with this agreement... meaning they believe they can deliver. If anything, the airing of these details should be a positive thing for Bungie fans. This game HAS to deliver and I believe it will.
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Halo |OT4| Trust's a Tough Thing to Come by These Days
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bobs...onGaf
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ElzarTheBam
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The Librarian
Banned
Lol @ the "two Activision games per employee" stipulation.
Hey now. Juices is mellower and more genteel than in eras past. Frank's handle has changed three times. Duncan blesses us with poetry, songs, puns and fanfic. Dax is still Dax. We're a community now.
And I'd argue we've gotten much weirder since moving to Community. Something about becoming even more insular, like those experiments locking people in Alaskan cabins for months at a time. We're acclimated to how ripe we've become, it's only when others wander in that realization sets in.
Hydranockz
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Explain this sorcery!
I'm Irish and Italian. No idea how that happened.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
So how can I play with my Xbox 360 controller on my PC?
Hypertrooper
Member
Wireless controller? Or wired?
Ordered my wireless receiver from that exact link last year and it works like a charm.
ElzarTheBam
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Blue Ninja
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No man, that was Europa. Same as that moon. Europe's some swirling vortex above Africa.
TS x Massacre
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I enjoyed it, thought it was pretty sick.
ncsuDuncan
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"Hey, when have I ever written fanfic?"
he whispered, fingers pounding furiously on the keyboard. The hushed comment and staccato clicking of the keys was loud enough to disturb the sleeping figure on the nearby bed. The soft, uncanny shape stirred beneath the covers, sending elegantly curved shadows dancing on the opposite wall.
"Keep the noise down, there's two of us in here. Remember?" Cortana murmured. "Why don't you just come back to bed?"
"Someone is wrong on the internet," Duncan replied, munching on a chocolate digestive biscuit. He knew at once he'd made a tactical error.
ViewtifulJC
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Blue Ninja
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ElzarTheBam
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Bless you wonderfull human being.
Bregmann Roche
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When will this be available on Kindle?
Separate question: are Kindles water and soap proof?
Franklinator
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Very compelling fan fiction. I reward it the Franklinator seal of approval!
Ripe.
OT, but this commission for a dude in Germany is pretty much done; maybe one day I'll get some Halo commissions.
Maybe I should write a fan fic about it... wait the guy who commissioned me to do it probably already has.
Maybe I should write a fan fic about it... wait the guy who commissioned me to do it probably already has.
K
kittens
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I just came across someone who is a Field Marshall and hasn't even started campaign.
Crazy.
Crazy.
User 73706
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Just brainstorming: what if Halo 4 expanded on the whole "realtime cutscene tech" thing that Bungie started with Reach? I'm picturing Chief as being more of a Samus Aran in Halo 4's cutscenes, where his armor doesn't change minus major/canon suit upgrades, but there's still the Spartan IVs. Similar to how Facebook tracks which friends you talk to most, etc. maybe 343 could look into Live stats and see who you play the most games with, etc. and have your friend's Spartan IVs be background characters in cutscenes? For example if someone's briefing Chief and walking him through the Infinity you could see some of your friends in practice matches in other rooms and stuff. While having them as actual allies
might be pushing it, it'd be cool to watch cutscenes and say "hey, heckfu's killing duncan this time," "Devo just assassinated Tashi before he could kill the fourth guy," etc. As for diversifying them as potential enemies, if once consistent good design isn't enough, they could pull a Lone Wolf and randomize Spartan IV models and just establish "they all have the same shielding/health and there's no significant rank system when you're fighting them," etc.
/enemies?
It's like seeing Inheritors that got there solely on Firefight. Crazy.
Edit: lol, didn't see where you said "crazy" as well
squidhands
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Without a doubt. The fact that I actually agree with 95% of juices comments now is like finding out that James Bond is actually a Timelord (mindblowing).
Gabotron ES
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Holy shit at the frigate scene, insta-boner!
Hydranockz
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LIVE Activity for week of May 14th
Xbox 360 Top LIVE Titles (based on UU’s)
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition
Call of Duty: Black Ops
FIFA 12
Battlefield 3
Halo: Reach
Modern Warfare 2
NBA 2K12
Skyrim
Gears of War 3
GTA IV
Forza Motorsport 4
Max Payne 3
Trials Evolution
Mass Effect 3
NHL12
Madden NFL 12
Halo 3
Red Dead Redemption
Saints Row: The Third
I said DAYUM!
This clearly reinforces the idea that having subpar graphics but a solid 60fps is what people want.
Xbox 360 Top LIVE Titles (based on UU’s)
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition
Call of Duty: Black Ops
FIFA 12
Battlefield 3
Halo: Reach
Modern Warfare 2
NBA 2K12
Skyrim
Gears of War 3
GTA IV
Forza Motorsport 4
Max Payne 3
Trials Evolution
Mass Effect 3
NHL12
Madden NFL 12
Halo 3
Red Dead Redemption
Saints Row: The Third
I said DAYUM!
This clearly reinforces the idea that having subpar graphics but a solid 60fps is what people want.
Steelyuhas
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I am many things.
Most of them are bad
Man I hate what they've done with the show. it used to be a couple of guys making jokes while filming themselves in the game. Now it's just....ugh...
Franklinator
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Aw yeah Minecraft
And yes, buy it steelyuhas
And yes, buy it steelyuhas
Garrett 2U
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Demoncarnotaur
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Wow, its pretty insane how far they have gone with RvB, very impressive stuff.. I will say, I hope they can nail the comedy aspect a little better than season 9, which got a little too serious IMO. Either way, its gonna be fun.
Wow, once I have the money I need to pick that game up.
Tha Robbertster
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Wow, now I really want to know the number of players that play the games on this list.
Hydranockz
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Naw man, it's dat framerate.
Franklinator
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It's also cool that Saint's Row: The Third is on the list. Such a good game.
ElzarTheBam
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Only the good parts...wut.
Franklinator
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I don't think it's as big as you think, but I'm also surprised it didn't beat GTA IV in it's first week. Although a reason for that could be because it's primarily a single-player game, and maybe people aren't connecting to Live or something, I dunno.
edit: Well never mind, Skyrim is up there so I have no idea anymore
It's a single player focused game , a lot of people don't have XBL either when buying these kinds of games. It will sell fine like any R* game.
Rickenslacker
Banned
As I understand it, Max Payne 2 kind of bombed, unfortunately. So I wouldn't be surprised if it's not garnering the kind of mainstream appeal as it should.
Franklinator
Member
I thought about buying Max Payne 3, but I know it'll be $10 this holiday like LA Noire. LA Noire even had a "Complete Edition" come out at the end of the year last year. Not getting burned again after I paid full price for LA Noire.