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[enzo_gt]

Man, I am so starved for news on Halo 4. This was a cruel bump. Any day now I guess.

I am in chapter 13 of Primordium. It's very slow so far, but filled with little details that add to the universe. I can't wait to continue and finish it this weekend.

Seriously, every Halo 4 thread bump gets my hopes up. I've forgotten what pre-release Halo news flow is like its been so long :lol

 

[Zeal]

I've always hated Halo. From the art direction and gameplay mechanics to the character design and the name. Masterchief? lol you serious? The only good thing Halo did was keep the little children away from the better online games.

Then you can cry me a river when Halo 4 gets a 10/10 and makes million of dollars, broseph.

 

[matt05891]

I've always hated Halo. From the art direction and gameplay mechanics to the character design and the name. Masterchief? lol you serious? The only good thing Halo did was keep the little children away from the better online games.

His name's John. Master Chief is his rank and considering he is in the military that's how they associate people of seniority.

 

[Tunavi]

Then you can cry me a river when Halo 4 gets a 10/10 and makes million of dollars, broseph.

This is called counting your chickens before they hatch

 

[duk]

This is called counting your chickens before they hatch

it's already confirmed it'll make millions

 

[bigtroyjon]

This is called counting your chickens before they hatch

Halo 4 will get the best reviews that marketing money can buy(and likely earn them) and the game itself will shit out 5 million ww sales the first month without trying.

No worries about premature celebration penalties when it comes to Halo.

 

[Tunavi]

it's already confirmed it'll make millions

Doesn't confirm it will be good.

 

[FateBreaker]

Doesn't confirm it will be good.

That is certainly true, but it's got an all-star staff, probably an all-star budget, and apparently people who genuinely love the universe. Odds are good.

 

[monome]

Seriously, every Halo 4 thread bump gets my hopes up. I've forgotten what pre-release Halo news flow is like its been so long :lol

Well, this is the 343i staff info thread, and I bumped it with new jobs offers.
Some showing a keen interest in getting serious about the 3 screens strategy, others pimping a new game, explicitly called a new experience.

Thought it was worth a discussion. Does nobody have people in mind they wished worked at 343i, and what they could bring to the game(s)?

 

[duk]

Doesn't confirm it will be good.

what halo game hasn't been at least good? odds are against u

 

[TUROK]

So... What was wrong with Killzone 3? Aside from the last level, I had a lot of fun with it.

 

[Eusis]

what halo game hasn't been at least good? odds are against u

And how many weren't developed by Bungie? Excluding ports (because the base game is the same) I think all we have is Halo Wars, and that didn't have the pressure of being a mainline game or even be the same genre.

 

[Zeal]

And how many weren't developed by Bungie? Excluding ports (because the base game is the same) I think all we have is Halo Wars, and that didn't have the pressure of being a mainline game or even be the same genre.

Frank has always proven to me that he understands the spirit of Halo, even all the way back to the Team Xbox days, and now he's the franchise director at 343. Personally speaking, that's enough for me.

I have faith in this team.

 

[Eusis]

Frank has always proven to me that he understands the spirit of Halo, even all the way back to the Team Xbox days, and now he's the franchise director at 343. Personally speaking, that's enough for me.

I have faith in this team.

I'm admittedly not expecting anything worse than "solid but not Bungie quality", but we have a mostly new team so anything can happen.

 

[Veronica]

I personally think that the team did an awesome job with Anniversary. They did everything they could do without changing the game's engine... and they did it for the fans. And all the nit pickers sit in their computer chairs and complain, whine, and bullshit about absolutely nothing just because it's not Bungie anymore. The news will come when it is ready to come.

Fuck the haters, I have faith in 343i. Halo will succeed.

 

[Oblivionmancer]

I'm admittedly not expecting anything worse than "solid but not Bungie quality", but we have a mostly new team so anything can happen.

I think that's a reasonable bet, but I also think that just maybe, we might get the best game in the history of the series. As someone who cares about the world of Halo a lot, I feel like Halo 4 is huge opportunity as a sort of narrative reset to build a game from the ground up to really take full advantage of the excellent world-building that's been done thus-far for the series. Watching the concept art teaser they released some time back, and seeing the sense of scale and of real alien otherness to the environments suggested in it really raises my hopes. But, I'm doing what I can to calibrate my expectations to the "solid" level that you mention, while in the back of my mind demanding to have my mind blown.

Actually my main thought about it right now is for the love of God just show us something already. I can't believe we haven't even gotten a single screenshot yet. I keep vacillating between frustration and worry, given that the game is really not that far out at this point.

 

[wwm0nkey]

I personally think that the team did an awesome job with Anniversary. They did everything they could do without changing the game's engine... and they did it for the fans. And all the nit pickers sit in their computer chairs and complain, whine, and bullshit about absolutely nothing just because it's not Bungie anymore. The news will come when it is ready to come.

Fuck the haters, I have faith in 343i. Halo will succeed.

Most of the work on Anniversary was actually done by Sabre and Certain Affinity


Regardless though 343i has built up a super team that should be able to do amazing things.

 

[Blue Ninja]

We do?

I really do wish 343 and Frankie would say who's composin' this bad boy. Obviously I am dying for Halo 4 information; that piece could last me a few more months! Ha. If I recall, Frankie said they got someone really good.

Yeah, Frankie announced that a bit after E3. I think his precise wording (at least here on GAF) was "BOMBZALDROPPEN". :lol

EDIT: Yep, here it is. Considering the way he hyped it, I think it's pretty safe to say he meant the guy was composing for the game itself. There's was a thread about it, even. Maybe we should make one about Halo 4 having graphics?

 

[TheOddOne]

Yep, here it is. Considering the way he hyped it, I think it's pretty safe to say he meant the guy was composing for the game itself. There's was a thread about it, even. Maybe we should make one about Halo 4 having graphics?

Bombzaldroppen x 2

 

[FateBreaker]

Yeah, Frankie announced that a bit after E3. I think his precise wording (at least here on GAF) was "BOMBZALDROPPEN". :lol

EDIT: Yep, here it is. Considering the way he hyped it, I think it's pretty safe to say he meant the guy was composing for the game itself. There's was a thread about it, even. Maybe we should make one about Halo 4 having graphics?

Ah, interesting. Thank you. That does indeed sound like he's the composer. I wish someone could really confirm this though. Someone whose name starts with an F.

 

[Blue Ninja]

Bombzaldroppen x 2

Bombisgedropt

Ah, interesting. Thank you. That does indeed sound like he's the composer. I wish someone could really confirm this though. Someone whose name starts with an F.

Oh Fronkie, where art thou?

 

[TheOddOne]

Bombisgedropt

Touché!

 

[monome]

I also think that just maybe, we might get the best game in the history of the series. As someone who cares about the world of Halo a lot, I feel like Halo 4 is huge opportunity as a sort of narrative reset to build a game from the ground up to really take full advantage of the excellent world-building that's been done thus-far for the series.

Let us hold hands and wander through the exquisite vistas from the Halo 4 concept trailer.

All I want to know is how far 343i will go to keep Gaffer Spartan 79101 happy?