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[Always-honest]

The absolute highlight of the MS conference.

Looked amazing. Halo never looked better.

this is the only game i will probaly buy for 360.


What a SHITE show this was.

 

[vatstep]

Holy crap, the MP footage looks just as stunning as the campaign stuff.

 

[Fjordson]

Looked so good. Damn. Really an awesom demo.

Cortana's voice sounded a little off in spots, though. Dunno why. Is it the same actress as always?

 

[harSon]

Not really, the Tomb Raider one for example had a lot of non stop action and there seemed to be more of a "struggle" from the guy playing even tho he probably cant die anyway. But the enemies still seemed fierce. In the Halo one, he seemed to have it on "enemies hardly shoot back" which makes it look a little too easy even for a demo.

I'm pretty sure there was God Mode enabled in the presentation. Dude was at zero life for half of the presentation.

 

[I H8 Memes]

I'm curious about this as well. Visually, this game seems way beyond anything I've seen on the system so far.

That's because MS doesn't have the same level of first party talent that Sony does. That has changed with 343 at the helm now. Too bad MS hasnt placed the same level of importance on first party game that Sony has.

 

[Ken Masters]

HERP.. not sure if serious.

Very serious, besides fancy lightin what exactly was exciting about that demo?

 

[mxgt]

I don't understand why people think this looks so amazing but criticise COD for being the same.

Looks just like previous Halo games to me. What am I missing?

 

[TheOddOne]

Looked so good. Damn. Really an awesom demo.

Cortana's voice sounded a little off in spots, though. Dunno why. Is it the same actress as always?

Jen Taylor is back, she has always been the voice of Cortana.

 

[kayos90]

Jen Taylor is back, she has always been the voice of Cortana.

And she will stay that way forever.

 

[JetBlackPanda]

Very serious, besides fancy lightin what exactly was exciting about that demo?

Looked more like Halo 1 where you have to figure out how to kill each enemy. (metroid prime vibes big time) that is interesting to me Vs. that blops demo where shit was going off all over and explosions were happening every 3 seconds.

 

[Cranzor]

Looks fantastic. I definitely noticed the Metroid Prime similarities too, which isn't a bad thing.

 

[Silly.Mikey]

I'm pretty sure there was God Mode enabled in the presentation. Dude was at zero life for half of the presentation.

lol i didnt notice that. The enemies to me just didn't seem that aggressive overall. I mean, the guy barely moved at all but hey, maybe its just that part of the game.

 

[DopeyFish]

Jen Taylor is back, she has always been the voice of Cortana.

Probably a mix of different sound teams and Halo 3 recording being almost 6 years ago being the prominent reasons for her sounding a bit different

 

[Tunavi]

those grenade suckers can suck your armor abilities too, seems like

 

[Omega]

am i missing something? why is there covenant?

They're not the Covenant.

Some Elites still hold resentment towards humans and want to continue waging war against us. Other Elites want to rebuild and are also at war with the Brutes because they want revenge.

Why wouldn't their be Covenant anyway? It's not like we killed every single one of them..

 

[DJ88]

The B roll footage looks freaking incredible! So clean and crisp! Awesome environments, effects, the sounds, transforming weapons, all so much quality. These days where I don't play or get excited for games as much as I used to, Halo is the one game that always does it for me.

 

[Vanillalite]

Holy shit is this is what 343i can achieve on the 360 fuck'n think of what they could do on Durango! OMFG shit looks ridiculous in terms of lighting and particle effects.

 

[RiccochetJ]

That looked pretty damned good. My interest in Halo has returned.

 

[derFeef]

edit: wait... something is stuck, will fix soon.

 

[Monumental]

I don't understand why people think this looks so amazing but criticise COD for being the same.

Looks just like previous Halo games to me. What am I missing?

An idea of what you're talking about.

 

[Plywood]

I don't understand why people think this looks so amazing but criticise COD for being the same.

Looks just like previous Halo games to me. What am I missing?

You could not be more wrong. None of the previous Halo's have pulled off anything you've seen in that demo.

 

[Jack Scofield]

Couple more things:

The flame dogs and Ghost Rider rejects look ridiculous, but I'm willing to set aside my distaste for now.

I noticed that items and armor abilities are displayed though the use of abstract icons. If there's one thing Reach did correctly, it was having easily defined abilities at just a glance. A running Spartan means Sprint, a armor locked Spartan meant Armor Lock. What the fuck is a cube supposed to represent in Halo 4? It's going back to the bad design of the equipment in Halo 3. Bad choice.

 

[BigTnaples]

An idea of what you're talking about.

Well done.

 

[walking fiend]

the landscape scenes looked BREATHTAKING

but didn't like the enemies and in Jungle much

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the live action was really good for being a game tie-in too; I think it has cost a lot

 

[AnathemicOne]

Fucking amazing, I'm at a loss for words.

 

[Phonomezer]

Just amazing. Everything about the art, lighting and direction reeks of some great talents, cohesive vision and professionalism.

 

[Parallax Scroll]

fuck yeah halo

 

[NJ Shlice]

 

[Clott]

This is the most impressive thing from E3 so far. Haven't been this hyped for a halo since part 2.

 

[hardcastlemccormick]

That looked really good. Far beyond anything else at the conference. Loving the new changes.

 

[AllIsOneIsNone]

I don't understand why people think this looks so amazing but criticise COD for being the same.

Looks just like previous Halo games to me. What am I missing?

A lot.

 

[mxgt]

An idea of what you're talking about.

Cute

Explain it to me then.

 

[enzo_gt]

From the B-Roll, it appears the player's AA (or whatever the cube is with the circle around it) was regenerating as he gained medals or killed people. Or maybe it was segmented regeneration.

The SMG-like gun is called the Storm Rifle.

The person at 1:29 appears to be wielding a Carbine.

 

[GhaleonEB]

Looks just like previous Halo games to me.

The entire contents of the footage?

 

[Lakitu]

http://www.abload.de/img/untitled-2hafon.gif

That'll do pig, that'll do.

 

[The English Conquistador]

Already been posted, but for people who missed it. Got a lot of high res 2560x1440 pics here from the campaign, as well as new posters and such for the game.

http://minus.com/murCv1lTA/18

 

[AllIsOneIsNone]

Cute

Explain it to me then.

Not much to explain. Graphically it looks insanely better, the artistic direction looks insanely better, the sound is way better, the ai looks different and challenging, the guns look better. Just better.

 

[derFeef]

 

[ViewtifulJC]

the ai looks challenging

Did you watch the same demo I did?

 

[UnlovedJew]

I was grinning the whole time I watched that gameplay. Wow. Awesome.

 

[Highlord_Fox]

Demo looked awesome. Friend kept calling it "Crysis with Cortana", which does sound accurate. I liked Crysis, so I'm all for it.

On a second look, yeah, it does look a lot like someone read a Crysis/Halo fanfic, and turned it into a game. My bet is that the thing on the planet is a Reaper.

 

[matt05891]

From that B-roll spartan ops looks to be very promising even beyond what I used to think it could be.

 

[AllIsOneIsNone]

Did you watch the same demo I did?

Obviously it wasn't being played on a hard difficulty...I'm talking about the teleportation, the little mini drone that threw the grenade back.

edit: I should've said it looks like the ai has the potential to be very challenging.

 

[mxgt]

Not much to explain. Graphically it looks insanely better, the artistic direction looks insanely better, the sound is way better, the ai looks different and challenging, the guns look better. Just better.

Eh, I'm not a huge Halo fan and played Reach when it came out but nothing here really blows me away

I'm just wondering why everyone is so excited, didn't expect such a defensive reaction to my comments, kind of amusing.

 

[AllIsOneIsNone]

Eh, I'm not a huge Halo fan and played Reach when it came out but nothing here really blows me away

I'm just wondering why everyone is so excited, didn't expect such a defensive reaction to my comments, kind of amusing.

We just want you to see what we see, I guess.

 

[GhaleonEB]

Did you watch the same demo I did?

Clearly set to an easy setting, with an invincible player. But the possiblities are great from what is shown. The teleportation, the way the drones protected the big guy (shields, returning grenades). Imagine fighting several of them, on a harder setting.

Eh, I'm not a huge Halo fan and played Reach when it came out but nothing here really blows me away

I'm just wondering why everyone is so excited, didn't expect such a defensive reaction to my comments, kind of amusing.

You comments came off as rather foolish. What's on display here is a marked step up from the previous games and makes a host of changes in addition to a great deal of new content.

 

[Cake Boss]

Have not been interested this much into a Halo game since 2 and that remains my favorite. This looks good and refreshing, deeply needed it for this franchise.

 

[Silly.Mikey]

I don't understand why people think this looks so amazing but criticise COD for being the same.

Looks just like previous Halo games to me. What am I missing?

COD in general is usually completely linear SP wise. Although BO2 did seem to give you "choices" now (at that sniper part) that weren't there before. In Halo4, that section is pretty scripted sure, but overall Halo games are a lot more open ended and you can usually tackle battles how you want to do it. You can attack from far, get up close, use a vehicle etc. The game leaves "how you enter the battle" up to you...for the most part. In COD tho, even when you have choices, it tells you which guns to use, whether you're getting into a vehicle or not (that's semi controllable) etc.. COD is always super controlled and you get the same experience every time. With Halo, it changes depending on how you wanna tackle the mission. All COD does, is change the guns or vehicles you use in the scripted events.

 

[kayos90]

Eh, I'm not a huge Halo fan and played Reach when it came out but nothing here really blows me away

I'm just wondering why everyone is so excited, didn't expect such a defensive reaction to my comments, kind of amusing.

Because it's a pretty big departure for how Halo feels. It's very atmospheric reminiscent of Metroid Prime. It looks good.

 

[Monumental]

Cute

Explain it to me then.

Amazing graphics on a technical level (It's why everyone seems to be shocked at how good it looks)
Artistically, the atmosphere, the lighting, the colours are all spectacular (evokes Metroid Prime)
The Story is completely new and hitting notes never done before (Cortana's Rampancy, Forerunners)
Brand new enemy and style (The covenant took up about 7 seconds of gameplay and the elite got disintegrated)
New Weapons and animations
Fantastic Sound Design and great music giving everyone the chills as Cortana's going nuts

Basically EVERYTHING being completely new and different. That's what you're missing.
Now you might respond and try to clarify but don't really bother. If you're so blind and ignorant as to think this looks like "every other Halo" then you have absolutely no perspective of what Halo is.