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[Slightly Live]

It's not really an ARG at all. More like an interactive portal. The "monument" is a series of light beacons placed on a world map by fans, each person "remembering" Noble Team and Reach.

There is a handful of movies (about a minute and a half to two and half minutes long) on the site that probably unlock at some fixed time or something.

Looks like the "monument" will go live in a week.

No ARG though, although there is some dialogue, already posted, from a number of characters.

 

[Deadly Cyclone]

Read the spoiler tagged stuff. It's nothing. Meh.

Well as mentioned I wasn't sure if

Spoiler

Sophie was the girl in ODST, so that may be a spoiler

As well as a few other things. Better safe than sorry (/getting yelled at).

 

[Reluctant-Hero]

I've got to agree, definitely not an ARG. Just the hype machine begin it's full force roll out. Too bad I've been on board since the first Reach teaser! :lol

But really, what I'd give for another ilovebees style ARG. That thing messed up the beginning of my last fall semester in college. I couldn't stop following everyone's progress on Bnet.

 

[Lazslo]

It's not really an ARG at all. More like an interactive portal. The "monument" is a series of light beacons placed on a world map by fans, each person "remembering" Noble Team and Reach.

There is a handful of movies (about a minute and a half to two and half minutes long) on the site that probably unlock at some fixed time or something.

Looks like the "monument" will go live in a week.

No ARG though, although there is some dialogue, already posted, from a number of characters.

Dream Crusher. I got so psyched. [/excitement]

 

[AwesomeSyrup]

I can't wait until tomorrow morning.

I hope they reveal another MP map.

 

[Deadly Cyclone]

So is

Spoiler

Sophie the girl from ODST? If so, how do you think she fits in Reach's story?

 

[Havok]

So is

Spoiler

Sophie the girl from ODST? If so, how do you think she fits in Reach's story?

Spoiler

Sadie was the girl in ODST, not Sophie.

 

[Grady Durden]

I can't wait until tomorrow morning.

I hope they reveal another MP map.

I'm hoping for a feature that we don't know about yet. The value is Reach is amazing already but I'm pretty sure Bungie has something mind-blowing in store for us.

 

[Cetra]

The music that plays on www.rememberreach.com is getting me super hyped. Hyped like nothing has ever hyped me before. Sept 14th cannot come fast enough.

 

[MrBig]

I'm hoping for a feature that we don't know about yet. The value is Reach is amazing already but I'm pretty sure Bungie has something mind-blowing in store for us.

I hope so, they've had something new in each game; I doubt they won't have anything new in reach.

 

[zumphry]

Oozer's Trademark Pending Spoiler Levels:

Alpha: The Man Who Knows Nothing. Won't look at anything, even officially released. Curses urk's verbosity and silently wishes the Weekly Updates to be nothing more than Blame Stosh.
Beta: Close your eyes Marion! Will watch and read anything officially released, but treats spoiler text like the Ark of the Covenant.
Gamma: I didn't make the Brinks truck crash, but I couldn't just let the bundles of cash sit on the road. Won't actively seek out spoilers, but if they happen upon them, they won't fight the urge to peruse.
Delta: I can quit any time I want! Has worn out his Google searching for spoilers. Has fought the urge to visit the seedier parts of the internet for a fix.
Epsilon: We kidnap and ravage and don't give a hoot, drink up me hearties yo ho! Actively searches for torrents. Will probably be banned from B.net for a flippant "Oh yeah, the Master Chief dies" type comment. Has multiple x's in Gamertag has debated moving to France.

:lol :lol :lol

Personally, I'm inbetween a Beta and Gamma. Also, as someone else said before: someone needs to make this (or a similar threat level typing) a image and or GIF that shows what level we're at. Oooh, Letters...

 

[DancingJesus]

I hope so, they've had something new in each game; I doubt they won't have anything new in reach.

I think it's quite a stretch to say they didn't add any new features. :lol

 

[Mik2121]

I made another 'character' for my comic template (that I might or might not use ever for an actual comic )

It's already avatar-sized in case someone wants it.

 

[AwesomeSyrup]

The music that plays on www.rememberreach.com is getting me super hyped. Hyped like nothing has ever hyped me before. Sept 14th cannot come fast enough.

I thought they weren't using old Halo music in Reach?

 

[Lazslo]

I hope so, they've had something new in each game; I doubt they won't have anything new in reach.

Bungie AeroSpace. If we all believe super hard it will come true.

 

[Mik2121]

Edit.

Firefight was on other games already as 'Survival Mode'!!



(ninja editing your post, huh? )

 

[Sai-kun]

I thought they weren't using old Halo music in Reach?

The name of the song is "Ghosts of Reach"

 

[MrBig]

I think it's quite a stretch to say they didn't add any new features. :lol

Yes, they added a lot of new features, but I mean big features. H2 had matchmaking, H3 had forge and theater, ODST had firefight, and as of now reach has just been shown to improve all these feature. I can't imagine what else they'd add though, It's got more than any other game already.

 

[feel]

Whats this now?
http://www.rememberreach.com/

e: http://haloreach2services.cloudapp.net/
????

Oh shit yes, ghost of reach! B===D~~

Can't wait for the monument to go live. I hope it includes a bunch of live action clips like in the odst site, those had surprisingly decent budget for something that was pretty much hidden.

I thought they weren't using old Halo music in Reach?

Bungie probably isn't. This belongs to the Microsoft/343 marketing campaign.

 

[Doodis]

So Kuka is an actual company? Weird. I thought it was part of an elaborate ARG.

 

[Kibbles]

I'm hoping for a feature that we don't know about yet. The value is Reach is amazing already but I'm pretty sure Bungie has something mind-blowing in store for us.

Bungie Aerospace. Tomorrow all shall be revealed. I don't even know what that means.

 

[Thermite]

How is that troll joker Metroidvania not banned yet?

:lol :lol :lol

 

[Lazslo]

So Kuka is an actual company? Weird. I thought it was part of an elaborate ARG.

Me too. Sad Panda. I was looking at all the info about their company thinking "Whoa, Franky really went all out this time":lol

 

[Slightly Live]

So Kuka is an actual company? Weird. I thought it was part of an elaborate ARG.

It's a tech company. The robotic arm you see on the site isn't Kat's but one of Kuka company's robotic arms. It's placing becons of light to form the monument.

There's a live stream here http://www.ustream.tv/channel/funnyhalo2productions that shows you the arm in action on the site.

In other news, why am I banned from Custom content in Halo 3? It just happened today and I have no idea. Where can I go to remedy this?

 

[SpudBud]

:lol :lol :lol

This is not a laughing matter Thermite! Metroid is a menace and should be dealt with swiftly!

 

[MrDaravon]

Well I was going to wake up for this (I'm east coast), but having to call 911 for a huge brawl next door put the kabash on that since I'm still up and that's about 5 1/2 hours from now :lol

Hopefully whatever we're getting will be up by the time I wake up at least.

In other news, why am I banned from Custom content in Halo 3? It just happened today and I have no idea. Where can I go to remedy this?

Something weird happen with your parental controls maybe?

 

[KidA Seven]

You're Tearing me apart Bungie!!

 

[Pappasman]

Is anyone here going to the Reach preview event in Vancouver or Toronto in a couple weeks?

http://www.xbox.com/en-CA/reach/event.htm?uid=20227711&tid=1738

 

[feel]

There's a live stream here http://www.ustream.tv/channel/funnyhalo2productions that shows you the arm in action on the site.

What am I looking at here exactly? Is that a fake loop or something being filmed in real time? Who is running that stream. I'm so confused, I can't understand the device, how it works or its scale (and reading your previous post 3 times didn't help, what fans?).

 

[Slightly Live]

Something weird happen with your parental controls maybe?

Fixed it, it was a changed option in Game Content in the privacy settings. Doh.

 

[duk]

I made another 'character' for my comic template (that I might or might not use ever for an actual comic )

It's already avatar-sized in case someone wants it.

great work!

 

[les papillons sexuels]

Is anyone here going to the Reach preview event in Vancouver or Toronto in a couple weeks?

http://www.xbox.com/en-CA/reach/event.htm?uid=20227711&tid=1738

I will probably do the find the covenant in Vancouver one since it's going to be on my birthday and I happen to be doing a road trip out there that weekend.

 

[GhaleonEB]

Great to see the marketing machine ramping up. The teases are intriguing, the music gorgeous. Microsoft's Halo marketing has generally been ace and has been stellar for Reach so far, so I look forward to seeing the approach this time around.

Should be a fun ride from here on until launch. Tomorrow is going to be a hoot.

 

[MrBig]

What am I looking at here exactly? Is that a fake loop or something being filmed in real time? Who is running that stream. I'm so confused, I can't understand the device, how it works or its scale (and reading your previous post 3 times didn't help, what fans?).

It's putting down dots to make the noble team silhouette.

 

[Lazslo]

So I went on a youtube Cut-Scene spree tonight and ran into this forgotten gem. It's a expanded bonus cut scene from Halo 2's Outskirts level. It was included in the Halo 2 Multiplayer Map-Pack disk that shipped as a separate sku. It's pretty cool because it shows ODST's being badass and even throwing down the ol' combo.

 

[Reluctant-Hero]

So I went on a youtube Cut-Scene spree tonight and ran into this forgotten gem. It's a expanded bonus cut scene from Halo 2's Outskirts level. It was included in the Halo 2 Multiplayer Map-Pack disk that shipped as a separate sku. It's pretty cool because it shows ODST's being badass and even throwing down the ol' combo.

Nice, thanks for the trip down memory lane! That is a forgotten gem!

 

[Zeouterlimits]

Is the monument the Statue from E3?
Nice to have 'something' though. And yeah, still have the old Map disk lying around, watched that clip around the time when Halo 2 (and original Xbox) live went down.

 

[feel]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITjhUPmle-o
a live action clip, some soldiers gossiping about

Spoiler

a noble team vs insurgents encounter

, no idea where the guys on the stream chat got it from

Can't wait for more.

 

[Lazslo]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITjhUPmle-o
a live action clip, some soldiers gossiping about

Spoiler

a noble team vs insurgents encounter

, no idea where the guys on the stream chat got it from

Can't wait for more.

Nice. Maybe related to today's announcement?
Regarding the Light-Monument:

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So I was reading the code and it seems like this works by connecting and using Facebook. Seems like a fresh, interactive way to market Reach. I wonder if 4th Wall or 42 Entertainment had anything to do with this

 

[Slightly Live]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITjhUPmle-o
a live action clip, some soldiers gossiping about

Spoiler

a noble team vs insurgents encounter

, no idea where the guys on the stream chat got it from

Can't wait for more.

The clip matches up with the script found earlier. Guess the other parts of the script are from the other clips.

Ah just realised, the leak from earlier is the entire set of scripts from these and I think they may be TV spots.

Powerful stuff. Remember Reach.

 

[Zeouterlimits]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITjhUPmle-o
a live action clip, some soldiers gossiping about

Spoiler

a noble team vs insurgents encounter

, no idea where the guys on the stream chat got it from

Can't wait for more.

Seemingly found through the Remember Reach web code.

 

[GhaleonEB]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITjhUPmle-o
a live action clip, some soldiers gossiping about

Spoiler

a noble team vs insurgents encounter

, no idea where the guys on the stream chat got it from

Can't wait for more.

The phrase makes me smile, as "remember Reach" was spray painted all over New Mombassa in ODST. Love the tie in to the fiction.

Looks like good stuff ahead; the Halo 3 shorts were incredible. Hopefully we're in for something even half as brilliant as this.

 

[Slightly Live]

Seemingly found through the Remember Reach web code.

Have you not been following the leak from the site? :lol

These ads are fantastic.

 

[Mik2121]

Seemingly found through the Remember Reach web code.

spaceport.wmv

Bungie Aerospace-related? (doubt it, but hey..)

 

[Zeouterlimits]

Have you not been following the leak from the site? :lol

These ads are fantastic.

Considering I just woke up now.. no.
Did I miss alot?

Remember Reach site.
Is about a momument to Noble Six.
Links to video found in code.
Other than that (and the spoilers posted earlier I didn't read) I'm not aware of anything.

 

[metareferential]

The first (I'm assuming this isn't the only one we'll get today) live action is good.

The soldiers were holding Halo 3's AR. Strange.

Can't wait for the rest.

And I should get some sleep.

 

[Lakitu]

Nice remake of Ghosts of Reach from Halo 2. So good and a really good touch.

 

[Slightly Live]

Sorry Zeouter. Some guys found the Remember Reach site and within found what the monument was and found details for the TV spots/videos.

There are five videos (four and extended version of one of them). Each of them seem to provide a glance into the tragedy of Reach from the perspectives of different people, in different places in and around Reach. Farmers, children, parents and soldiers.

Each video ends with Remember Reach.

Partol

(Youtube video)

Balloon

Spoiler

Don't worry Sophie, we'll get you another one next Saturday.

Hybrid/New Life

Spoiler

The timing is insane.
Why? Half our friends have already gone.
We can't live in this Kiva anymore. Manassas is the only choice.
And leave my family? We've been here for three generations.
You think I could just up and go?
Why not?
I don't want you to go.
Oh Gabe, I have to.
Why?
Because the company needs me to.
3 Charlie. Come in.
3 Charlie. Copy.
Prep your team for immediate mobilization to Visegrad.
We’ve lost contact with the Comm Relay Hub.
Roger. We’re on the way. 3 Charlie, out.
There is nothing in Visegrad anymore. It’s dying. Right along with this farm.
I’m so sick of the argument. If we go, how are you going to support us?
I’ll find a job. Alright? Two if I have to. Things will get better.
You don’t know that.
Maybe not. But it’s better than staying here and having no future at all.
It’s only 3 days Gabe. I’ll be back in no time.
I’ll talk to you every night before you go to bed, ok?
Let’s move.

Spaceport

Spoiler

I don't want you to go.
Oh Gabe, I have to.
Why?
Because the company needs me to.
I'll tell you what, if you're a good boy, and take care of daddy for me..
I will bring you back a present ok?
It's only 3 days, Gabe. I'll be back in no time.
I'll talk to you every night before you go to bed, ok?
Attention! The following flights have been cancelled...

 

[big ander]

http://www.rememberreach.com/

But really that one video is awesome, can't do anything with the site myself though. I'll try updating Silverlight.

 

[Slightly Live]

Apparently the folks behind the "Believe" ad campaign are behind this.