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ToyMachine228
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I'm a huge Halo fan, but I think I'm going to end up passing on Halo Wars. That could change between now and February, but I just can't get hyped for the game.
Psychotext
Member
?kylej said:
godhandiscen
There are millions of whiny 5-year olds on Earth, and I AM THEIR KING.
Rapping Granny said:
I don't want to upset anybody so I'll put it in a spoiler.
read at your own risk.
this CG shot looks like it could almost be done on the KZ2 engine. sorry
"Wait for..." Killzone 2
â Narayan
Member
Yeah, the special edition to this looks great. I may get it if the game itself is good.
godhandiscen
There are millions of whiny 5-year olds on Earth, and I AM THEIR KING.
They are pissed about a set of Halo 3 maps that will initially be released in a bundle with the Halo Wars CE.Darklord said:
What are the full contents?U K Narayan said:
2 Minutes Turkish
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harSon said:
Personally, I was one of the folk who was hoping the Peter Jackson movie would be 100% CG.
I watched the first Halo Wars trailer, I wanted to see more, I could have EASILY sat and watched that stretched out to 2 hours.
Dark Octave
Banned
Dude, when is this coming out again??
godhandiscen
There are millions of whiny 5-year olds on Earth, and I AM THEIR KING.
They are bitching because they need to bitch about something. Also, the vehicle is just a pallete swap of a vehicle that will be available to all players, so there is no unfairness. It is just that this vehicle is some sort of legendary vehicle in the halo universe. And you will be able to build it for your army if you want. I don't know how it will be handled, but it will just look different, not act different.Darklord said:
domokunrox
Banned
I want someone to explain to me how this game didn't make it, yet you're enthused that Halo wars is going to bust the doors open for RTS on consoles.
I just don't see it happening with Starcraft 2 coming around the block.
CrazedArabMan
Member
Being a die hard halo fan, I would need to try this out before I get it, I can't just pick it up because it is halo (but is does have a story to it), from the previews I've read, everyone says it plays fine and you can master the controls pretty quickly.
godhandiscen
There are millions of whiny 5-year olds on Earth, and I AM THEIR KING.
Link is broken, which game were you talking about? Also, Halo Wars is selling mainly on the IP. I don't think anybody expects it to be a masterpiece for it to be sucessful. About "opening the gates for RTS games on consoles". Well, I think Microsoft is looking after the Halo IP and not the genre. Lastly, Starcraft 2 is in a different league, and a different platform. They are not mutually exclusive.domokunrox said:
I want someone to explain to me how this game didn't make it, yet you're enthused that Halo wars is going to bust the doors open for RTS on consoles.
I just don't see it happening with Starcraft 2 coming around the block.
anonymousAversa
Member
Dabanton said:
It's not trolling to point out that COH from two years ago has similar graphics. It's fact.
Xbox 360 isn't futureproof. At some point in the future criticism of visuals will be warranted. You wouldn't call the original Xbox's visuals amazing anymore, would you?
I'm sure the gameplay will be top notch and this game looks awesome.
But don't act like 360 will be amazing forever. Because it won't.
tahrikmili
Member
godhandiscen said:
That's just plain wrong. Command & Conquer 3 makes these screenshots look like a joke. I won't even mention Supreme Commander, even though you played the scale card.
Seriously, these graphics - especially the toy plastic units - are not impressive. at all.
FateBreaker
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ghst said:
Just you.
Rapping Granny
Banned
claviertekky said:
facepalm to the max at this entire comment.
NemesisPrime
Banned
ghst said:
It is just you. Case closed.
I was at an event in London last week to try it out and I actually came away somewhat convinced.
We got to play the three first campaign missions and a little skirmish as both the UNSC and The Covenant. I wasn't too convinced by the campaign, maybe because it was the first missions and set to a somewhat easy difficulty, så hopefully it becomes more interesting further in.
Skirmish had me sold though. Compared to something like Red Alert 3 as a console RTS, Halo Wars offer far fewer options, which find I good choice to make it more suitable for the console. The controls are very nice and quickly learned, the units have the right feeling and the two factions seem very equal on the surface, but once you dig down into the game, you learn that they are in fact very different.
Graphically the game doesn't seem be all that, although this could be caused by the TV's we played on, where the cinematics also looked a bit rough. From a distance, it looked really beautiful though.
The main problems as I experienced it was unit movement (they could often get stuck or move around in a weird way) and the form of the campaign missions (which were very generic, but might just be the first couple of missions). It's not going to be a RTS revolution, but it does seem like Ensemble has found somewhat the right formular for a RTS game on a console, done in a more traditional way (unlike EndWar).
We got to play the three first campaign missions and a little skirmish as both the UNSC and The Covenant. I wasn't too convinced by the campaign, maybe because it was the first missions and set to a somewhat easy difficulty, så hopefully it becomes more interesting further in.
Skirmish had me sold though. Compared to something like Red Alert 3 as a console RTS, Halo Wars offer far fewer options, which find I good choice to make it more suitable for the console. The controls are very nice and quickly learned, the units have the right feeling and the two factions seem very equal on the surface, but once you dig down into the game, you learn that they are in fact very different.
Graphically the game doesn't seem be all that, although this could be caused by the TV's we played on, where the cinematics also looked a bit rough. From a distance, it looked really beautiful though.
The main problems as I experienced it was unit movement (they could often get stuck or move around in a weird way) and the form of the campaign missions (which were very generic, but might just be the first couple of missions). It's not going to be a RTS revolution, but it does seem like Ensemble has found somewhat the right formular for a RTS game on a console, done in a more traditional way (unlike EndWar).
anonymousAversa
Member
I think there are both strengths and weaknesses to the game's visuals.
But it really pisses me off when there's elaborate CG cut scenes that are way prettier than the game's actual engine. You know they could have spent less money on the CG and made the actual GAME better
But it really pisses me off when there's elaborate CG cut scenes that are way prettier than the game's actual engine. You know they could have spent less money on the CG and made the actual GAME better
NemesisPrime
Banned
anonymousAversa said:
Are you people for real? I mean, seriously, do you work or are you still in kindergarden??? Yea... more money equals better game. We have seen this many times in the past.
NOT!
shadowsdarknes
Member
NemesisPrime said:
More money and resources certainly does help. Money doesn't instantly = a better game... But it's clear that if CG is expensive, then maybe some of the funds were better off being used to pay gameplay, art, and other designers which will probably make it a better game.
I mean.. Who cares about cutscenes that much in an RTS? It's all about the gameplay baby!
anonymousAversa
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NemesisPrime said:
I'm not stating that more money = better game.
I'm stating that less money, time, and effort spent on the CG cut scenes could be more money, time, and effort placed on the gameplay itself.
There is a difference. It's all about how you want to utilize scarce resources. Every dev and publisher are different though.
Stop trying to make it sound like I'm saying more money always equals a better game.
I'm trying to say that more resources spent on polishing game play in relation to cutscenes may provide a better gameplay experience.
May. Not always.
That's just what my "kindergarden" teachers tell me, though.
Mr.Potato Head
Banned
Looks ok..nothing to write home about, though
Tieno
Member
The cutscenes were probably outsourced to a specialized company. Don't know if Ensemble has their own CG department.anonymousAversa said:I'm not stating that more money = better game.
I'm stating that less money, time, and effort spent on the CG cut scenes could be more money, time, and effort placed on the gameplay itself.
There is a difference. It's all about how you want to utilize scarce resources. Every dev and publisher are different though.
Stop trying to make it sound like I'm saying more money always equals a better game.
I'm trying to say that more resources spent on polishing game play in relation to cutscenes may provide a better gameplay experience.
May. Not always.
That's just what my "kindergarden" teachers tell me, though.
godhandiscen
There are millions of whiny 5-year olds on Earth, and I AM THEIR KING.
RA3 doesn't look that much better. Actually the 360 version looks inferior to Halo Wars. I don't have the 360 version but I have played it, I own the PC version though. Also, Supreme Commander has an awesome scale but the design is rather bland. I own the game, and a lot of the terrain is lame looking. The units are very derivative too. Also, I I am playing all games at maximun settings. You really can't tell me Halo Wars is looking bad for an RTS, at least not from those screens. If the end product is a jaggy mess then I will understand, but so far there is no indication of that. I am more concerned about the framerate tbh.tahrikmili said:
Littleberu
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Tieno said:
Blur Studios did all the cinematic for the game.
Cirekiller
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Red Alert 3 and Starcraft 2 actually looks quite good.ciaossu said:
The Sixth Horseman
Neo Member
I have a feeling it's going to be pretty bland. It would have been a much better game if Bungie had developed it and emulated their Myth style of game-play.
Diablohead
Member
The game looks great and I look forward to playing it when it's released. negative gaf feedback or not.
godhandiscen
There are millions of whiny 5-year olds on Earth, and I AM THEIR KING.
That looks good but the difference isnt as big as lest say the difference between Halo 3 and Crysis. The difference is less than what you would expect between a console exclusive and a pc exclusive game.Cirekiller said:Red Alert 3 and Starcraft 2 actually looks quite good.
Warm Machine
Member
Halo CG movie that looked like that would be awesome. Of course a good story is necessary but man that fits well.
Cirekiller
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Most Blizzard games run on high on a medium built computer.godhandiscen said:
