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Halo |OT4| Trust's a Tough Thing to Come by These Days
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Probably Forge at PAX Prime
StalkerUKCG
Banned
Well.
Forge
Theater
New maps
New Weapons
Not sure when how i expect some kind of extended multiplayer stuff at somepoint
no love for vehicles?
The Librarian
Banned
I love the gaming side. If the game looks below 720p: "How many pixels is that? What's the resolution? HOW MANY PIXELS?!?!?!??!" If the game is at or above 720p: "Are you guys sure that's running on an Xbox?"
This is NeoGAF
343 are some kind of wizards. How did they get from Halo 3 (which was technically impressive in its own way) to this? Just fucking wow.
Der Flatulator
Member
How many already released Xbox titles run at 720p?
We still know next to nothing about multiplayer, in the grand scheme of things...
Pixels bro.
Portugeezer
Member
Sorry it's hard to keep up, but is there any multiplayer footage?
I saw a glimpse on Gametrailers live stream after Sonys conference.
I saw a glimpse on Gametrailers live stream after Sonys conference.
As much as people hate on consoles, they work wonders on development in terms of optimizing everything as much as possible. If everyone only used PCs no one would be able to play anything because there would be no standards and everyone's engine would be hugely inefficient. Something like H4 would have been thought of as impossible to do on the 360 back when it was released, and would have been because all the working engines at the time were shit
Portugeezer
Member
Ok, but we also have to remember that this is 7 years into the 360's cycle, whereas a new console generation would poop these graphics easily with better performance and effects.
And no, PC games can be well optimised. Games like BF3 maxed can run a lot better than some much uglier looking games; still depends on the talent of the developers, but yeah you won't squeeze as much because if you want to squeeze more you can just upgrade your PC.
Halo 4 looks amazing, and I expected an amazing looking game, yet I was surprised how good it looks. Love the HUD and the Visor, so much like Metroid Prime, so sexy.
Blue Ninja
Member
Cryptum beats Primordium to death with a shit-stained shovel. At the end of Cryptum, a lot of shit happened, and you pretty much know where the galaxy stands.
The Didact is dead, Bornstellar's slowly being replaced by him, the Forerunner Capital world is fucked up, the Flood are coming, Mendicant Bias has gone full-on rampant and shit's gonna explode soon.
Bear keeps rambling about the Composer without actually telling us what it is, the Last Precursor suddenly isn't a Precursor but then is and Guilty Spark is alive and has a crush on the Librarian.
Well, the new enemy is a creature with a flaming skull for a face. I wouldn't worry about the story turning to an existentialist or absurdist observation of life. It'll be space marines and aliens.
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So what's the deal here, exactly? Is this that Forerunner hard-light technology at work? The guns seem to be configuring themselves specifically so that the MC can wield them.
I'm not saying that PC only games can't be well optimized, I'm saying that cross platform and consoles only games HAVE to be well optimized. Just look at what happened with Crysis 1/2, and the shift in development half way through BF3.
PooBone
Member
PooBone
@DavidEllis so each week you get an episode (cinematic?) and 5 bite-sized missions? If thats correct then holy cow!
DavidEllis
@PooBone That is correct.
Slightly Live
Dirty tag dodger
Keep an eye out here.
http://www.forwarduntodawn.com/e32012/
We're due to get our first extensive look at multiplayer later today but there's been a few clips of multiplayer released in the B-Roll footage and in the Microsoft SmartAss video.
HigherLevel
Member
I think 343 did an awesome job of creating something that feels different yet still like Halo at the same time. I just hope the campaign is as open and sandboxy as the previous games. Don't want that sacrificed for better graphics.
The Librarian
Banned
I don't think you had to change your avatar. It's still the same symbol, just inverted in some ways because of the way it was presented.
But how long can they keep that up for?
I'm guessing they are just using whatever new version of Sapien to create maps with set-pieces like you can do with Forge so it won't be too hard to do that, but what about narrative, voice acting, the resources to make a CGI episode each week, and all of the things that go with that?
Ehhh yeah I guess your right, reverted back until I get a better shot at his new symbol.
Where did you get that from?
Comments and questions concerning Spartan Ops
I'm sure there's been repeat posts due to the speed and nature of the forum during E3, so sorry if I'm doubling up.
First off, everything looks awesome! Pats on the backs of 343!
My concerns are how the co-op is managed. What if I want to go in alone (I tend to be a Lone Wolf at times), or no one on my FL is playing Spartan Ops, can I tackle missions solo if I want? Or will it have matchmaking similar to Firefight's?
I'm sure there's been repeat posts due to the speed and nature of the forum during E3, so sorry if I'm doubling up.
First off, everything looks awesome! Pats on the backs of 343!
My concerns are how the co-op is managed. What if I want to go in alone (I tend to be a Lone Wolf at times), or no one on my FL is playing Spartan Ops, can I tackle missions solo if I want? Or will it have matchmaking similar to Firefight's?
Der Flatulator
Member
They relocated the resources for creating more MP maps to make more Spec Ops levels.
Slightly Live
Dirty tag dodger
Today we get multiplayer info and footage and Louis Wu gives us proper Spartan Ops info.
Sweeet.
Sweeet.
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I hope those are wayyyyy abbreviated in MP
It could be part of the balancing for them, depending on the speed they animate in final.
Wonder how they'll look from the third person when someone picks them up.
edit: damnit trey
I was wondering about this too. Do you think they'd need to have the animations at all in MP?
Those animations are probably specific to picking them up for the first time in campaign.
I'd be okay with this.
I'd be okay with this.
The Librarian
Banned
ETA on all of 'em?
Der Flatulator
Member
For those who don't look back, it looks like Spartan Ops supports Matchmaking. I don't see why it wouldn't, but 'proof' is nice:
Oh yeah, Halo 4 MP is going to suck anyway.
More spec ops missions!
HigherLevel
Member
I'm so pumped to fight those Promethean Knights, they look like a more worthy successor to Elites than Brutes ever were.
Or they could have the resources and talent to do both well. That's also a possibility.
They look very dynamic and fast, a nice change of pace from the standard covenant.
ElzarTheBam
Member
Excellent. Will be up for the IGN stream anyway.
Who's watching the Nintendo conference later today? 5 pm GMT.
Download the version off the Xbox press site. Thank me later.