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The Halo 3 Beta Thread

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I must say, Blim's video has piqued my interest in this game again. I really like the animations and the smooth framerate. Not so sure about some of those new weapons though.
 
segarr said:
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1)Off-screen cam
2)Finished SP footage
3)Selective screenshot picking
4)Didn't you get banned earlier? GTFO
 
Thunderbear said:
Oh, it's not personal against any of the developers efforts. My _guess_ is that they have this huge franchise and they didn't want to take any risks. So they went with the exact same formula and basically going through and upgrading all the assets to include AO maps, higher res models, Normal Maps, specular maps etc. Problem is with next-gen development is that you can't just upgrade an old game and have it look great.
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It's exactly how Madden bombed.
 
Hey I think lost planet is a fair game to compare, it's batshit insane, 16 players and has massive scale maps. It's the game I hold halo 3 against, not gears of war.
 
Tieno said:
Do you mean graphic wise or gameplay wise?
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I think it's completely understandable that they wanted to stick with the estetics created for the Halo Universe and to be honest Halo is all about minimalistic sleek designs. So the graphics isn't a big deal but I do feel they should of taken a few more chances. Some nice atmosphere effects, localized fog (think next gen fog, not the old gradient style you used to see), worked on the reflection maps/masks for the characters so they don't look so flat, exagerate the fall off from the light (in ambient lighting they look completely flat), had a lot more scene based animations (more memory on Xbox360 now you can afford to do more of that stuff). Lots of little animated touches to weapons etc.

Gameplay, physics physics physics. It really does make combat more dynamic and fun. I think Crysis idea of a customizable suit is a _great_ idea if implemented right. How cool would it have been if you could channel your suits power to different things at different times (speed, strength etc.)?

Those are just some of my ideas but really, I don't mean to rain on people's parade. These are just my thoughts, I wish I was on the beta playing alongside you guys. I really just wish they would of done more because while I had fun with Halo 2 xbox, this just feels like an extension of that rather than a next gen game.
 
How is he not banned yet? Are all the mods playing H3? :lol

On top of that, Halo 3 killer screen doesn't look all that hot. What exactly has he accomplished?
 
goldenpp72 said:
Hey I think lost planet is a fair game to compare, it's batshit insane, 16 players and has massive scale maps. It's the game I hold halo 3 against, not gears of war.
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Lost Planet gameplay<Halo 1 gameplay
 
I think halo 3 would greatly benefit from some subtle weather effects or something, right now its like nearing perfection for what is on screen, but it's 'not enough', I can't explain it.
 
DD-11 said:
He means he hates MS and xbox and is just trying to word his complaints well enough so he doesn't get banned for trolling.
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Dude if you really care enough to judge me you should check my post history. **** I love the Xbox360 as much as I like the PS3. If I was in a Wii thread you could claim that and you would be partly right, I really don't like Nintendo's choice this generation.
 
Proelite said:
Flat textures apparently impresses Segarr.
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Me too :D

There's still absolutely nothing graphically impressive about this game YET.

I'm not really seeing the progress that they are supposedly making.
Yea yea..a few more months w/e w/e
I still want to play this tho!!!!
Cant wait
 
Can someone just ban this segarr idiot already?

Comparing a finished product on a single player level to an uncomplete multiplayer game...

Screens look good. Videos are even better. Can't wait.

Wish I was lucky enough to get an invite like some of you.
 
Wow, Bungie, Wow.

-Sound is ridiculous.
-Graphics are nice.
-Game is smooth as ever.
-I love the new deploy mechanism.

I'm so unbelievably terrible at it.
 
EvaPlusMinus said:
Can someone just ban this segarr idiot already?

Comparing a finished product on a single player level to an uncomplete multiplayer game...

Screens look good. Videos are even better. Can't wait.

Wish I was lucky enough to get an invite like some of you.
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It's not like it hasent been done in reverse...
SensiTIVE sensi-TIVE
 
Man, I cannot wait to play this. That missile pod looks badass.....

PS- I wouldn't mind finding a certain invite in my PM box kthnx. :P.
 
jet1911 said:
Death by lazr.

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Love the lighting on the rock.

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Jet, please make a .gif from the 2nd video at about 1:06 when he gets killed and smashes into the pillar. Please. :)
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Thunderbear said:
Dude if you really care enough to judge me you should check my post history. **** I love the Xbox360 as much as I like the PS3. If I was in a Wii thread you could claim that and you would be partly right, I really don't like Nintendo's choice this generation.
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Ok. I've been a game dev for 15 years. Gears and Rachet and Clank looks like shit. I have so many games in development that look way better than that trash. I can't post them or prove anything because NDAs. In the meantime, I'm going to fill a couple of posts with buzz words and technical terms and shit on Halo a little more because everyone enjoys it and I'm free to feed trolls and derail discussions. Hay, it's just my opinion.

Dude, you are annoying. You don't like it? Great. We've all heard you. Now go away please.
 
Thunderbear said:
Oh, it's not personal against any of the developers efforts. My _guess_ is that they have this huge franchise and they didn't want to take any risks. So they went with the exact same formula and basically going through and upgrading all the assets to include AO maps, higher res models, Normal Maps, specular maps etc. Problem is with next-gen development is that you can't just upgrade an old game and have it look great..
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You don't know what the heck you are talking about. :lol
 
Well, I just watched Blim's video and I like what I see. Nothing mind blowing, but I don't see how Bungie could accomplish that after we've seen GoW and Crysis.
 
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Last 720p video for tonight online on the third level.
http://www.xboxyde.com/news_4325_en.html
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damn few weeks ago i was able to read ur 720p footage well with my laptop, now i cant anymore :(.

Anyway, i think we just need to see some Single player footage.
I think it will look much better , i dont know why but i really feel the MP is using Halo 2 engine with a lot (a LOT ) of tweaks , but SP will have his own (engine).
Right now , imho the SP i see in blim's video doesnt looks as good as resistance MP , but i think the SP will look better. Anyway cant wait to be next week
 
Hey Ghaleon, are you just letting your character die in the Beta? You're posting here yet it says you are playing Matchmaking on my friends list. :lol
 
f@luS said:
damn few weeks ago i was able to read ur 720p footage well with my laptop, now i cant anymore :(.
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I've found that use The Core Media Player was the best way to get the best performance out of wmv files. WMP or MPC would play my 60 fps 720p Forza 2 video at like 10 fps, and TCMP plays it perfectly. Give it a try I guess:
http://www.corecoded.com/
 
Man, I've been playing Gears this whole time, and popping in and out of the thread just getting so hyped (and so jealous) of the screenshots and the dutch video...

...which I can finally type about now that I've got the chance - hot DAMN @ the audio in Halo 3! AR sounds badass, the sniper sounds deadly (love the metal kick in each shot), rocket launcher just sounds so mean!

Love the sounds of the plasmas - hell, everything just sounds so good - really makes you feel like you're in an epic battlefield - the sound engineers in Halo 3 are f'ing gods...

Animation is really something special there too - too much to comment about, but damn those Spartan move so naturally...

And holy crap at those TXB pics! Screw the haters seriously, the Beta looks and moves just fine... and of course it looks even better if you're actually playing it...

And Blim, your video is getting so hammered - it's soooooooo slow... :(
 
Thunderbear said:
Dude if you really care enough to judge me you should check my post history. **** I love the Xbox360 as much as I like the PS3. If I was in a Wii thread you could claim that and you would be partly right, I really don't like Nintendo's choice this generation.
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I checked your post history, and for the most part you don't hate the xbox more than the ps3 or wii, but you do like to cause a fit and stir things and you seem overly negative. like a cup half full type of dude. IMO, you also said recently that 'graphics don't matter', then what have you been bitching about the past 3-4 pages?
 
DD-11 said:
Ok. I've been a game dev for 15 years. Gears and Rachet and Clank looks like shit. I have so many games in development that look way better than that trash. I can't post them or prove anything because NDAs. In the meantime, I'm going to fill a couple of posts with buzz words and technical terms and shit on Halo a little more because everyone enjoys it and I'm free to feed trolls and derail discussions. Hay, it's just my opinion.

Dude, you are annoying. You don't like it? Great. We've all heard you. Now go away please.
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Dude, join a Halo fansite or something. :lol
 
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