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Halo Reach & Bungie at GamesCom 2010

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Smokey

Member
so what is going on with reach at this conference?

it is so hard to keep up with stuff especially for those of us who have to work :/

now i'm reading something about reach in 3d? wat?
 
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Ramirez

Member
Smokey said:
so what is going on with reach at this conference?

it is so hard to keep up with stuff especially for those of us who have to work :/

now i'm reading something about reach in 3d? wat?
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Just something they did for the show I think...nothing has been revealed aside from the firefight map and campaign matchmaking.
 
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Major Williams

Member
EazyB said:
Didn't bother watching the campaign intro video. Seeing the ODST intro kinda destroyed the "OMFG it's a new Halo" feel when I had to sit through a bunch of content I'd already seen in video before getting to new shit.
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Awww. I was all geared up to watch this... And then you had to go and make a good point :lol

I don't think I'm gonna watch the intro now too - the beginning of ODST was kind of boring because I had seen it in all of the demos.
 
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Oozer3993

Member
Deadly Cyclone said:
So are there any more AAs, weapons, or vehicles yet to be shown for multiplayer?
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Falagard said:
I'm pretty sure we've seen all there is to see for AAs, weapons and vehicles. There's a blue tracking plasma weapon we've seen in videos but I think it's just a plasma pistol, plasma rifle, or concussion rifle.
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EDIT: Ok maybe not. Wired just had to be all fancy shmancy and use the proper name of the Plasma Launcher to screw me up.

Wired said:
The Type-52 Guided Munitions Launcher/Explosive (Halo Reach, 2010)
This egregious piece of arm candy spews four bolts of doom per trigger- squeeze. The projectiles are homing grenades that stick to foes. Grab it and watch your enemies blow up.
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Ramirez

Member
Cuban Legend said:
I don't understand how people could spoil the intro to the game for themselves...
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Well if you watched the VGA's you've already seen most of it.

Isn't that quote talking about the Plasma Launcher?
 
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Roche

Member
Now, it's certainly possible that this was revealed already and I missed it, but I would like to think I would have heard about something this awesome. It could be just a miscommunication, but if that were so I don't think we'd have a full military name for the gun.
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Sounds like the Plasma Launcher to me just with a fancy name.
 
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Falagard

Member
Oozer3993 said:
Maybe there are:



From a Wired article about BFGs. Now, it's certainly possible that this was revealed already and I missed it, but I would like to think I would have heard about something this awesome. It could be just a miscommunication, but if that were so I don't think we'd have a full military name for the gun.
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That's the Plasma Launcher.
 
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Oozer3993

Member
Ramirez said:
Well if you watched the VGA's you've already seen most of it.

Isn't that quote talking about the Plasma Launcher?
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Crap, you're right. I didn't think Covenant weapons got military type names like that, so I was thrown for a loop.
 
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ManCannon

Member
squidhands said:
Please no more 3D, even for a show gimmick. I'm already sick of it, and I never even saw Avatar at the theater. bleh
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There is no 3D Reach. This is a marketing gimmick here at Gamescom - it's a Reach VIDEO running on a Samsung 3D TV.

LOL at people thinking I'd leave a full mission list in the menu for this booth demo. :) I told you I literally wasn't allowed to shoot anything. Best part was getting the crowd fired up as a turned on every skull, chose Legendary difficulty.. and then did a demo that involved zero combat. (in all fairness that was Luke's idea and it was awesome)
 
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Ramirez

Member
ManCannon said:
There is no 3D Reach. This is a marketing gimmick here at Gamescom - it's a Reach VIDEO running on a Samsung 3D TV.

LOL at people thinking I'd leave a full mission list in the menu for this booth demo. :) I told you I literally wasn't allowed to shoot anything. Best part was getting the crowd fired up as a turned on every skull, chose Legendary difficulty.. and then did a demo that involved zero combat. (in all fairness that was Luke's idea and it was awesome)
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:lol
 
Cuban Legend

Cuban Legend

Member
Ramirez said:
Well if you watched the VGA's you've already seen most of it.

Isn't that quote talking about the Plasma Launcher?
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I'm sure if I knew the VGA's reveal trailer was going to be part of the final game's intro, I would not have watched it.

I believed the VGA's Reveal trailer was along the lines of the H3 Reveal trailer. It's meant to Reveal the game, not spoil something you know is from the plot.

/imacrybabywaaaah
 
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MrBig

Member
ManCannon said:
LOL at people thinking I'd leave a full mission list in the menu for this booth demo. :) I told you I literally wasn't allowed to shoot anything. Best part was getting the crowd fired up as a turned on every skull, chose Legendary difficulty.. and then did a demo that involved zero combat. (in all fairness that was Luke's idea and it was awesome)
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:lol :lol
Are the skulls all available from the start like in ODST or do you have to find them?
 
Muffdraul

Muffdraul

Member
Cuban Legend said:
I don't understand how people could spoil the intro to the game for themselves...
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If you've been watching trailers and vidocs up to now, you've already seen a lot of the intro... though it has been tweaked a bit in the final.
 
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big ander

Member
The Wise Old Man said:
Sweet fancy moses, now we're all in a tither over campaign matchmaking? Something we already 99.99% knew existed back when the beta came out? For christsakes, this is worse than the frenetic excitement that errupted here yesterday when video footage emerged of a grunt hopping over a wall. I'm telling you loopy bastards, you're setting the bar way too low for this game...
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If you think this is frenetic excitement, you have not been in many Halo threads.

Cuban Legend said:
I don't understand how people could spoil the intro to the game for themselves...
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As somebody said, most of it was already at the VGAs. It's the first thing I'll see anyway, so it's actually less spoiler-y than the trailers that jump around and show out-of-context scenes that I could end up figuring out.

Thanks for that video too, Blim.
Major Williams said:
Interesting -

I was watching the 5 minute firefight video Bungie just released:

@ 24 seconds, when the player switched to his pistol for the first time, he actually pulls the slide/hammer back

then @ 40 seconds, the second time he pulls out his pistol, he only turns off the safety (different animation).

Pretty cool details.

Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63_LHQoVyxU&feature=sub
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Yeah, the "first load up" animations are awesome.

ManCannon said:
There aren't skulls to find, but if you choose to explore, we'll make it worth your while.
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Audio Logs 2.0 confirmed
 
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flyinpiranha

Member
ManCannon said:
There is no 3D Reach. This is a marketing gimmick here at Gamescom - it's a Reach VIDEO running on a Samsung 3D TV.

LOL at people thinking I'd leave a full mission list in the menu for this booth demo. :) I told you I literally wasn't allowed to shoot anything. Best part was getting the crowd fired up as a turned on every skull, chose Legendary difficulty.. and then did a demo that involved zero combat. (in all fairness that was Luke's idea and it was awesome)
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Indeed. :lol
 
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Demoncarnotaur

Member
ManCannon said:
There aren't skulls to find, but if you choose to explore, we'll make it worth your while.
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I liked finding skulls. =(

That said, if we get cool stuff like audio-logs or terminals Ill be happy. I just always liked unlocking stuff like grunt birthday party.
 
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Brolic Gaoler

formerly Alienshogun
Major Williams said:
Interesting -

I was watching the 5 minute firefight video Bungie just released:

@ 24 seconds, when the player switched to his pistol for the first time, he actually pulls the slide/hammer back

then @ 40 seconds, the second time he pulls out his pistol, he only turns off the safety (different animation).

Pretty cool details.

Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63_LHQoVyxU&feature=sub
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That's the same animation you will get every time you would need to chamber a round. If you empty the magazine in a weapon when you reload you will need to chamber a round so you will get that animation. It isn't limited to just when you pick it up, at least I would hope not. Many games already do this, that's why the animation is different. It's actually realistic.
 
ElRenoRaven

ElRenoRaven

Member
ManCannon said:
There aren't skulls to find, but if you choose to explore, we'll make it worth your while.
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Schweeeeet!!!!!!!!!!

I have to say exploring the environment of the games was always awesome fun. The hidden little eggs, even the non egg stuff hidden around. It's just fun as hell.
 
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Major Williams

Member
GhaleonEB said:
:)

And now for a seven hour car drive...
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Headed to PAX? Is it this weekend?

If so have fun man! Long drives aren't really that fun, unless you have a bunch of new music you haven't heard.

Alienshogun said:
That's the same animation you will get every time you would need to chamber a round. If you empty the magazine in a weapon when you reload you will need to chamber a round so you will get that animation. It isn't limited to just when you pick it up, at least I would hope not. Many games already do this, that's why the animation is different. It's actually realistic.
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Yeah, I was more appreciating it I guess. I never really have noticed it (never really paid attention), but I was rather alert this morning when watching it I guess.
 
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Major Williams

Member
Oozer3993 said:
I demand an army of dancing Martys.



Halsey Video Journals confirmed.
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Jaw dropped at the possibility of this.

BELIEVE.

I really wonder what it's gonna be though. An introspective Halsey journal to the purpose and whereabouts of missing spartans would be super interesting. Maybe even a cataloging of various missions she's heard of, and various Forerunner relics she's come across.
 
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Foxy Fox 39

Banned
Part 2 of that Gamersyde vid the guy says Halo Reach's environments are now conducive to exploration! YAY. I was hoping for Halo CE like exploration. And Mancannons post makes it that much sweeter.
 
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MrBig

Member
Foxy Fox 39 said:
Part 2 of that Gamersyde vid the guy says Halo Reach's environments are now conducive to exploration! YAY. I was hoping for Halo CE like exploration. And Mancannons post makes it that much sweeter.
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Link?
 
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Doodis

Member
Foxy Fox 39 said:
Part 2 of that Gamersyde vid the guy says Halo Reach's environments are now conducive to exploration! YAY. I was hoping for Halo CE like exploration. And Mancannons post makes it that much sweeter.
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This guy and that guy are one guy.
 
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squidhands

Member
ManCannon said:
There is no 3D Reach. This is a marketing gimmick here at Gamescom - it's a Reach VIDEO running on a Samsung 3D TV.
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That's what I figured, thanks for the confirmation.
ManCannon said:
There aren't skulls to find, but if you choose to explore, we'll make it worth your while.
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You guys have made the campaign of my dreams, and I didn't even dream it yet!

GhaleonEB said:
:)

And now for a seven hour car drive...
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Lucky bastard. Bungie needs to come to Texas, and not to just lecture me about writing. :D
 
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