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[SpacLock]

The longest five days of my life. Every single minute feels like a month.

 

[Rorschach]

720p video!
http://www.xboxyde.com/news_4325_en.html

Looks great. High-res vid ftw!

 

[dralla]

1up play be play plus videos on the way
http://www.1up.com/do/previewPage?cId=3159450

 

[Tieno]

Throws grenade at someone
I get killed immediately after that
Tieno360 kills (forgot his name) from the grave

hehehehe

 

[gofreak]

Anyone else say "beta" like Phil Harrison?

Beeetah

Baaaytah.

This is two baytahs in a row I haven't got in early on. Nobody loves me! I guess next week ain't too far away.

 

[Manp]

hey, just noticed... wallguy is back :lol :lol :lol

 

[Proelite]

Damn that's great, because these pics and video make it look meh.

*Adds fuel to your fire*

 

[jet1911]

Yes. That would be the Missle Pod. Fires many missles that start out slow, then detect their target and swarm in. Takes two or three to destroy a Warthog.

Running around with the turret owns. Seriously, this game has some of the best animation EVER.

I'm going to update the OP with some of the videos and screens now.

Thanks for the answer.

 

[GhaleonEB]

New pics up at Bungie.net

http://www.bungie.net/projects/halo3/asset_thumb_viewer.aspx?at=59&cc=21

 

[thatbox]

Link to Gamespot stream (plug this into MPC or VLC or whatever): here

 

[LJ11]

Man hook a brother up, I want to have fun blowing up Ghaleoneb or someone, anyone for that matter.

 

[Tieno]

I was just customizing my chief and I'm looking at him and sad Marty music starts to play and I get this sudden urge to play Halo 3 campaign

 

[OverHeat]

Tiano nice game on Snowbound
For the love of god get a new mic

 

[Tieno]

Tiano nice game on Snowbound
For the love of god get a new mic

it's Tieno (pronounced Teeno or Tiino) . I think it's my pad, cause I bought a new mic and that doesn't work either. Love the big shields on snowbound!

 

[DD-11]

I don't know who can watch Blim's video and not be impressed or call it Halo 2.5.

 

[Y2Kev]

So is GAF playing tonight or something?

 

[Deepblue]

I"M IN THE FF BETA BABY!


Oh wait, I'm way late. Damn

 

[Blimblim]

Second 720p video available, snow level.
http://www.xboxyde.com/news_4325_en.html

 

[AltogetherAndrews]

I don't know who can watch Blim's video and not be impressed or call it Halo 2.5.

Higher expectations? It looks good, but not near 3rd generation 360 flagship title good.

 

[MaX_PL]

Higher expectations? It looks good, but not near 3rd generation 360 flagship title good.

its called BETA. B. E. T. A.

and thanks BlimBlim.

 

[AltogetherAndrews]

its called BETA. B. E. T. A.

Oh give me a ****ing break. :lol

On a positive note, it does look very solid. As in it doesn't seem sketchy, jittery or glitchy. And for multiplayer, that's real good news.

 

[michaeld]

Higher expectations? It looks good, but not near 3rd generation 360 flagship title good.

Watch out for max, he is the thought police when it comes to Halo around here.

 

[Brannon]

I suppose it would be a longshot to ask, but... may I have a Halo 3 Beta code?

 

[DD-11]

Unrealistic expectations. It looks as good as any multiplayer game for the 360 when taking into account scale.

I'm a little bummed. I bought an xbox at launch, have been a XBL subscriber since launch, and owned a 360 since launch, but I don't get to play the beta. /sobstory All you bastards and your betas, you could post a few more impressions you know.

 

[f@luS]

I don't know who can watch Blim's video and not be impressed or call it Halo 2.5.

just watched it.
Ur comment is imho as much fanboy as the "looks crap"
It looks ok, we may just had higher expectation (especially from this brand) but overall looks really fun and thats the most important

 

[michaeld]

Go rent crackdown for a few weeks, 15-20 bucks max.

 

[MaX_PL]

Watch out for max, he is the thought police when it comes to Halo around here.

and you guys are the trolls when it comes to criticizing a beta of a videogame. but whatever, i wont argue with you anymore. i honestly dont care.

 

[Proelite]

Oh give me a ****ing break. :lol

On a positive note, it does look very solid. As in it doesn't seem sketchy, jittery or glitchy. And for multiplayer, that's real good news.

It looks good enough to not warrent complaints from me.

 

[LJ11]

Particles, explosions, and lighting look really good.

 

[jet1911]

The sound that the spiker's ammo make when they connect with spartan's armor is awesome. :lol

 

[Hunter D]

Oh give me a ****ing break. :lol

On a positive note, it does look very solid. As in it doesn't seem sketchy, jittery or glitchy. And for multiplayer, that's real good news.

How about you give us a break. Do you have to post on every page of this thread how underwhelming the game is to you? I'm surprised you have pulled the sterile card yet.

 

[michaeld]

and you guys are the trolls when it comes to criticizing a beta of a videogame. but whatever, i wont argue with you anymore. i honestly dont care.

I thought you had me ignored?!:lol I told you people waste their time when ignoring people, they never stick with it. And the whole troll thing is a weak argument. People have different opinions, get over it. But the game looks killer fun, and those txb pics do look nice, but people need to realize some people had/have higher expectations for THE FLAGSHIP TITLE, so yeah it will recieve extra scrutiny. In the end it doesn't matter, this game will sell buttloads.

 

[giga]

pretty

 

[Thunderbear]

I hate to say it but it's minimal upgrades like this and Forza that makes Wii proponents have a good argument.

There's very little need for this game to be on the Xbox360 the way it looks and plays. It would of been fine on the Xbox (minus the HD resolution).

And the beta argument doesn't hold up, games rarely ever change radically from beta to final release.

 

[mood]

I hate to say it but it's minimal upgrades like this and Forza that makes Wii proponents have a good argument.

There's very little need for this game to be on the Xbox360 the way it looks. It would of been fine on the Xbox (minus the HD resolution).

Youve got to be kidding me.

 

[Eric WK]

The trolls are just trying too hard now.

 

[AltogetherAndrews]

How about you give us a break. Do you have to post on every page of this thread how underwhelming the game is to you? I'm surprised you have pulled the sterile card yet.

Hey man, the dude asked and I answered. You have a great argument there to be sure, but you may want to save it for someone it actually applies to. If anything, I've approached Halo 3 with silk gloves all along, respecting the alpha WIP status and all that. But if someone is going to tell others to GTFO for criticizing beta screens and footage, and another dude is going to ask how people can possibly be disappointed, then I don't see any problem in responding to that.

 

[Foil]

I hate to say it but it's minimal upgrades like this and Forza that makes Wii proponents have a good argument.

There's very little need for this game to be on the Xbox360 the way it looks and plays. It would of been fine on the Xbox (minus the HD resolution).

And the beta argument doesn't hold up, games rarely ever change radically from beta to final release.

wtf. :lol

 

[Thunderbear]

Youve got to be kidding me.

It's just really nothing spectacular. Yeah, the rock textures with the normal map looks better.

I love playing Halo, and I'll love playing this, but there's nothing about this game except minor cosmetic upgrades that couldn't of been done on the Xbox 1.

 

[nubbe]

Halo 3 has nice flowers and grass

 

[CrunchinJelly]

hey, just noticed... wallguy is back :lol :lol :lol

Someone PLEASE, PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD .gif that sequence. :lol

 

[michaeld]

Do they vehicles stay destroyed when blown up for the whole match and do the parts stay on the ground or do they respawn?

 

[SpacLock]

I hate to say it but it's minimal upgrades like this and Forza that makes Wii proponents have a good argument.

There's very little need for this game to be on the Xbox360 the way it looks and plays. It would of been fine on the Xbox (minus the HD resolution).

And the beta argument doesn't hold up, games rarely ever change radically from beta to final release.

This guy is hilarious! Please tell us another joke.

It's just really nothing spectacular. Yeah, the rock textures with the normal map looks better.

I love playing Halo, and I'll love playing this, but there's nothing about this game except minor cosmetic upgrades that couldn't of been done on the Xbox 1.

Hey look another joke! What dev do you work for? How do you know SOOOO much about these things!

 

[CreepingDea7h]

Did no one notice Ghaleon's post? Any way, I think the textures and lighting look awesome in this shot, especially the bullet riddled wall to the right. I'd say the shots of High Ground look up to par compared to other games expected to release later this year(considering scale, etc).

Edit: Minimal upgrades to Forza, did you conclude that by watching the GT video? :lol I own Forza 1 and have played the Forza 2 demo and I can tell you its more than a "minimal upgrade."

 

[The End]

It's just really nothing spectacular. Yeah, the rock textures with the normal map looks better.

I love playing Halo, and I'll love playing this, but there's nothing about this game except minor cosmetic upgrades that couldn't of been done on the Xbox 1.

man there are some bitter bitter tears from wii owners with nothing to play right now

 

[Thunderbear]

The trolls are just trying too hard now.

It's not a troll to have a point of view. If I am a troll you're a gnome.

 

[urk]

And the beta argument doesn't hold up, games rarely ever change radically from beta to final release.

No big deal because it's phenomenal right now.

 

[radrelic]

I love playing Halo, and I'll love playing this, but there's nothing about this game except minor cosmetic upgrades that couldn't of been done on the Xbox 1.

As far as multiplayer goes, I'd have to agree. Nothing I've seen so far gameplay wise has "wowed" me and convinced me it's only possible on Xbox 360.

Campaign might be a different story though because of the large encounters Frankie has mentioned.

 

[michaeld]

After seeing the huge body of water it makes me wish there was a map seperated by water and there were boats with weapons on them, that would own.

 

[giga]

It's just really nothing spectacular. Yeah, the rock textures with the normal map looks better.

I love playing Halo, and I'll love playing this, but there's nothing about this game except minor cosmetic upgrades that couldn't of been done on the Xbox 1.

Higher texture? Better lighting/HDR? New Graphics Engine? Huge scale battles in campaign? (2-3x the size of Halo 2 campaign battles)