brandonh83
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I wanna hear the title screen music, whoooooooo~~~
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The Halo 3 Beta Thread
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Maybe you're the pessimist!Shadow Moses
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Did BlimBlim even kill anyone in that vid? :lol
Spaceman Spiff
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brandonh83 said:
Seconded. What I heard of the new Halo monk chant in Blim's vid sounded, I dunno, a bit ominous and mysterious. It was great.
â Narayan
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I must say. This looks pretty awesome!
I'm just holding out for those 65nm models, though. :\/
I'm just holding out for those 65nm models, though. :\/
brandonh83
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Spaceman Spiff said:
Well that was the regular Halo theme, some others like Y2Kev were splooging over what they were hearing
edit: THANKS BLIM
SOOOOOOOO GAF does anyone have anything to say in general(summary of sorts) about the gameplay and current balance of the game ? I really don't give shit about the graphics currently..there is a time to potentially moan and that's when we see the final game, if its not up to scratch by then(unlikely) people can bitch all they want.
Spaceman Spiff
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Blimblim said:
Thank you, kind sir.
professor_t
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Just watched the video. Holy crapwich, my pants are on fire! I have no idea what the naysayers are talking about.
To get into the Friends and Family program you must:Smokey Bones said:
eat two rotten eggs.
make a turkey sandwhich.
complete 30 push-ups.
run around the house twice.
play halo2 for exactly 12 minutes and 7 seconds.
what do you think.... be either friends or family of someone at bungie?
Nah... its too simple..
pooteeweet
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ice cream said:WE NEED INFO ON THE PISTOL!
Hey...!
You're wasting your time.
OMG guys I got 11 kills in that round! 11!!! That's like a Kev super****ingriffic record.
Am I allowed to give impressions? Bungie bother me if I am not.
High Ground is a great map.
IMO I enjoyed those matches more than I ever did ANY game I played in Halo 2. This game feels and looks like Halo 1 with great new enhancements. It just feels so shiny and smooth. I WANT to keep playing whereas I was not a Halo 2 fan. I love the weapon interaction. It feels natural and normal that certain weapons build on others or are weak to other weapons. Needler still feels nerfed.
I LOVE the deploy item thing. Makes the game so much more strategic. Some of the things are REALLY useful. I was hiding behind a wall and I THOUGHT there was another guy on the other side, so I deployed a jet booster thing and was able to look over the wall and see him. I came down right behind him and meleed him to death.
The sound is unbelievable. I have no idea how bungie did it. My biggest problem with Halo 2 was that the SMG sounded nerfed. In this game, when you fire a weapon, you ****ING FEEL IT. It's AMAZING. The gunplay is SO SATISFYING. It sounds ridiculous. Just ridiculous. I can't describe it. The shield bubble sounds amazing and perfect. There was this shrill MEEURRROOOWWWWW sound getting louder and louder in the back of my room and all of a sudden I realized OMG MISSILE. It was so amazing. I can't rave enough. I just can't.
Are the graphics the best out there? I won't answer that. I will say the game runs great, is clean, and the effects are stunning. The explosions, water, lighting, etc., is all extremely nice. I love the Power Drainer and such. The graphics, sound, and rumble all contribute to the most amazing grenade explosions I think I've ever had the pleasure of being exploded within.
This game is going to be an absolute monster. The multiplayer is perfect.
I can't think of anything that could improve it. The third person on the minigun feels a tiny bit janky. That's it. It's the only thing I can complain about.
There is no NDA, right?
Am I allowed to give impressions? Bungie bother me if I am not.
High Ground is a great map.
IMO I enjoyed those matches more than I ever did ANY game I played in Halo 2. This game feels and looks like Halo 1 with great new enhancements. It just feels so shiny and smooth. I WANT to keep playing whereas I was not a Halo 2 fan. I love the weapon interaction. It feels natural and normal that certain weapons build on others or are weak to other weapons. Needler still feels nerfed.
I LOVE the deploy item thing. Makes the game so much more strategic. Some of the things are REALLY useful. I was hiding behind a wall and I THOUGHT there was another guy on the other side, so I deployed a jet booster thing and was able to look over the wall and see him. I came down right behind him and meleed him to death.
The sound is unbelievable. I have no idea how bungie did it. My biggest problem with Halo 2 was that the SMG sounded nerfed. In this game, when you fire a weapon, you ****ING FEEL IT. It's AMAZING. The gunplay is SO SATISFYING. It sounds ridiculous. Just ridiculous. I can't describe it. The shield bubble sounds amazing and perfect. There was this shrill MEEURRROOOWWWWW sound getting louder and louder in the back of my room and all of a sudden I realized OMG MISSILE. It was so amazing. I can't rave enough. I just can't.
Are the graphics the best out there? I won't answer that. I will say the game runs great, is clean, and the effects are stunning. The explosions, water, lighting, etc., is all extremely nice. I love the Power Drainer and such. The graphics, sound, and rumble all contribute to the most amazing grenade explosions I think I've ever had the pleasure of being exploded within.
This game is going to be an absolute monster. The multiplayer is perfect.
I can't think of anything that could improve it. The third person on the minigun feels a tiny bit janky. That's it. It's the only thing I can complain about.
There is no NDA, right?
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Tieno said:
That's what I thought. I'm like, that is single player off screen cam shit. Speaking of, I'm actually hunting for a Resistance multiplayer video, I can't find one.
ok, after a few hours, i need a break and to pot impressions (and hopefully a small vid or two of cool things)
i'm not really going to talk about the obvious or likely covered stuff, but bare in mind, i havent read this thread in quite some time (dont know whats already been posted). this is stuff that i found absolutely awesome, and maybe some gameplay scenarios i've been apart of that really capture that halo feel.
first, the sound. oh my god the sound. bungie has always been good in this regard, but this is so far above and beyond other games. stinkles has mentioned the echo effects of gunshots off in the distance. he likened them to watching your favorite war movie ala saving private ryan. he is absolutely telling the truth. holy crap is it awesome hearing fierce battles in the distance. each gun has its own distinct sound as well, the chain gun (more on that in a bit) especially sounds fearsome. all the gun shots sound meatier, the ambient sounds continue to impress, but really, you have no idea how great the distant sounds are, vehicle engine noises included. oh, and a really nice touch (bungie is known for their attention to details) is when you die in water, and the camera shifts under the surface to watch your dead body, all sounds are muffled realistically as the water distorts all the effects. <hinting at an attention to deeper water or underwater fighting? dunno>
quick word about the graphics, they are amazing. the hdr is completely realistic, grass is beautiful and plentiful, and once again, bungie doesnt hesitate to have loads of intricate detail strewn about, including leaves falling from trees on high ground.
other stuff. fully charged plasma shots now stop vehicles dead in their tracks! the stationary chaingun is removable, you're slow as hell with it, unable to change weapons or toss nades till you drop it, but you're also a walking tank and wave of destruction with it. it and the hand held missle launcher (not the rocket launcher mind you) are way cool and both do have limited ammo. the noob combo is still present, however, the charged plasma barely seems to track at all, but does have a more rapid trajectory. the mongoose is an absolute blast to drive, and with a gunner on the back, extremely usefull.
now, onto the fun stuff, gameplay recaps. first, i'm crazy pleased (and halo 1 fans will be too) that vehicle physics in regards are much closer to the first game then halo 2. no longer will it be nigh impossible to lift a warthog off the ground with a well timed grenade. i found this out when one was chasing me and drove right where i anticipated and tossed a grenade, sending the warthog literally doing barrel rolls over my head. the driver and his passengers were ejected and the combined might of the three of them still finished me off sadly
another warthog related story for you. by the way, the best stories involve warthogs, and maybe even more so, mongeese (plural?). i was gunner and my buddy and i were chasing a fully loaded mongoose on valhala. they had just taken cover behind on of the bases when i instructed the driver to hold position up front so we could nail them head on as they came around again. then i saw them driving ontop of the base... and onto the man canon. the obvious "pull" moment occured, but this time i was directly underneath them as they flew over my head blasting them with the hogs gun for an easy double kill.
and one more (and again, hopefully a quick yotube vid of this, i saved this match). i was alone on foot when out of nowhere a mongoose ripped by me and nearly flattened me like roadkill. i spun on him, fired some shots, but i was in trouble. he came again and just missed me, but as he passed i got off a melee attack and puched the sob dead right off his vehicle
any questions?
i'm not really going to talk about the obvious or likely covered stuff, but bare in mind, i havent read this thread in quite some time (dont know whats already been posted). this is stuff that i found absolutely awesome, and maybe some gameplay scenarios i've been apart of that really capture that halo feel.
first, the sound. oh my god the sound. bungie has always been good in this regard, but this is so far above and beyond other games. stinkles has mentioned the echo effects of gunshots off in the distance. he likened them to watching your favorite war movie ala saving private ryan. he is absolutely telling the truth. holy crap is it awesome hearing fierce battles in the distance. each gun has its own distinct sound as well, the chain gun (more on that in a bit) especially sounds fearsome. all the gun shots sound meatier, the ambient sounds continue to impress, but really, you have no idea how great the distant sounds are, vehicle engine noises included. oh, and a really nice touch (bungie is known for their attention to details) is when you die in water, and the camera shifts under the surface to watch your dead body, all sounds are muffled realistically as the water distorts all the effects. <hinting at an attention to deeper water or underwater fighting? dunno>
quick word about the graphics, they are amazing. the hdr is completely realistic, grass is beautiful and plentiful, and once again, bungie doesnt hesitate to have loads of intricate detail strewn about, including leaves falling from trees on high ground.
other stuff. fully charged plasma shots now stop vehicles dead in their tracks! the stationary chaingun is removable, you're slow as hell with it, unable to change weapons or toss nades till you drop it, but you're also a walking tank and wave of destruction with it. it and the hand held missle launcher (not the rocket launcher mind you) are way cool and both do have limited ammo. the noob combo is still present, however, the charged plasma barely seems to track at all, but does have a more rapid trajectory. the mongoose is an absolute blast to drive, and with a gunner on the back, extremely usefull.
now, onto the fun stuff, gameplay recaps. first, i'm crazy pleased (and halo 1 fans will be too) that vehicle physics in regards are much closer to the first game then halo 2. no longer will it be nigh impossible to lift a warthog off the ground with a well timed grenade. i found this out when one was chasing me and drove right where i anticipated and tossed a grenade, sending the warthog literally doing barrel rolls over my head. the driver and his passengers were ejected and the combined might of the three of them still finished me off sadly
another warthog related story for you. by the way, the best stories involve warthogs, and maybe even more so, mongeese (plural?). i was gunner and my buddy and i were chasing a fully loaded mongoose on valhala. they had just taken cover behind on of the bases when i instructed the driver to hold position up front so we could nail them head on as they came around again. then i saw them driving ontop of the base... and onto the man canon. the obvious "pull" moment occured, but this time i was directly underneath them as they flew over my head blasting them with the hogs gun for an easy double kill.
and one more (and again, hopefully a quick yotube vid of this, i saved this match). i was alone on foot when out of nowhere a mongoose ripped by me and nearly flattened me like roadkill. i spun on him, fired some shots, but i was in trouble. he came again and just missed me, but as he passed i got off a melee attack and puched the sob dead right off his vehicle
any questions?
CreepingDea7h
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Y2Kev said:OMG guys I got 11 kills in that round! 11!!! That's like a Kev super****ingriffic record.
Am I allowed to give impressions? Bungie bother me if I am not.
High Ground is a great map.
IMO I enjoyed those matches more than I ever did ANY game I played in Halo 2. This game feels and looks like Halo 1 with great new enhancements. It just feels so shiny and smooth. I WANT to keep playing whereas I was not a Halo 2 fan. I love the weapon interaction. It feels natural and normal that certain weapons build on others or are weak to other weapons. Needler still feels nerfed.
I LOVE the deploy item thing. Makes the game so much more strategic. Some of the things are REALLY useful. I was hiding behind a wall and I THOUGHT there was another guy on the other side, so I deployed a jet booster thing and was able to look over the wall and see him. I came down right behind him and meleed him to death.
The sound is unbelievable. I have no idea how bungie did it. My biggest problem with Halo 2 was that the SMG sounded nerfed. In this game, when you fire a weapon, you ****ING FEEL IT. It's AMAZING. The gunplay is SO SATISFYING. It sounds ridiculous. Just ridiculous. I can't describe it. The shield bubble sounds amazing and perfect. There was this shrill MEEURRROOOWWWWW sound getting louder and louder in the back of my room and all of a sudden I realized OMG MISSILE. It was so amazing. I can't rave enough. I just can't.
Are the graphics the best out there? I won't answer that. I will say the game runs great, is clean, and the effects are stunning. The explosions, water, lighting, etc., is all extremely nice. I love the Power Drainer and such. The graphics, sound, and rumble all contribute to the most amazing grenade explosions I think I've ever had the pleasure of being exploded within.
This game is going to be an absolute monster. The multiplayer is perfect.
I can't think of anything that could improve it. The third person on the minigun feels a tiny bit janky. That's it. It's the only thing I can complain about.
There is no NDA, right?
Wow, that's pretty much exactly what I wanted to hear (the Halo 1 comments). Thanks for the impressions, and I know exactly what you mean about the sounds from watching the videos.
jet1911 said:The way the body moves on the water is really impressive I think.
holy shit that's awesome!
I remember Stinkles talking about this in one of their weekly updates a while back, which brings up a question; do the guns sink or float depending on their physical features?
Runnin' through this thread, lookin' for information that ain't there, just a lot of ramblin' about the graphics. Took like two hours to download the first 720p vid from Blim's site, and it's not even playing properly(problem on my end, chokes on hi-res videos, unfortunately).
This was supposed to be a good day.
This was supposed to be a good day.
What media player are you using? Try media player classic or The Core Media Player if you're having trouble with WMP.Sai said:Runnin' through this thread, lookin' for information that ain't there, just a lot of ramblin' about the graphics. Took like two hours to download the first 720p vid from Blim's site, and it's not even playing properly(problem on my end, chokes on hi-res videos, unfortunately).
This was supposed to be a good day.
op_ivy said:now, onto the fun stuff, gameplay recaps. first, i'm crazy pleased (and halo 1 fans will be too) that vehicle physics in regards are much closer to the first game then halo 2. no longer will it be nigh impossible to lift a warthog off the ground with a well timed grenade. i found this out when one was chasing me and drove right where i anticipated and tossed a grenade, sending the warthog literally doing barrel rolls over my head. the driver and his passengers were ejected and the combined might of the three of them still finished me off sadly
awesome, I loved the Halo 1 vehicle physics. good to hear!
question, how is the auto-aim compared to Halo 1 and Halo 2?
Is the sticky aim the same as Halo 2 or more like Halo 1?
oh, and about saved films... seems you can only save 2 in the beta and there is ZERO options available to you (if i'm not mistaken). right now its just a literal replay of the fight.
been a while since i've played halo 1, but it definitely isnt as sticky as h2's. in fact, i didnt even notice aim assist, so if its there (and i assume it is), its much better and more invisible
Cerrius said:
been a while since i've played halo 1, but it definitely isnt as sticky as h2's. in fact, i didnt even notice aim assist, so if its there (and i assume it is), its much better and more invisible