The First Halo 3 Single Player Screens + Video! Rules=#369

[iceberg187]

http://www.pressstartonline.co.uk/view/287

Everything has come together in Halo 3 to form a comprehensive product that has been developed without fear of failure; a game that corrects the vast majority of the mistakes of the past; a game which combines user creativity and interaction across the game itself and Bungie’s own website to an extent never before seen in a console release. It’s not a Return of the Jedi, then, but a triumphant Return of the King.

Halo 3 is just a game, yes. But what a game. It’s probably the easiest Gold Award we’ll ever give, as well as being the first. Bungie will be sleeping in beds made of dollar bills after this, and their comfy currency duvet is well deserved.

Hail to the Chief. Believe.

 

[expletive]

Actully, no.

Back when 360 was launched, I was hoping to be able to hold out until three things happened:

1) HDMI became integrated
2) Hardware revision with 65nm shrink (now known as falcon varient...not for costs, but for power consumption / heat / noise)
3) Halo 3.

I was anticipating that it would be Holiday '07 when when it all came together...though at this time it looks like we have 2 and half of the three. I say "half" because even though 65 nm version is not on the shelves, the revised HDMI motherboard (xephyr) by most accounts is stable and not as loud as the original hardware..

Ah ok, Halo 3 was always on your radar, then its not such a good example of how attractive the 360 platform may or may not be right now, and how close MS may be to a 'tipping point' for those waiting on a console for this gen.

Again, it's not the $50 to me...it's the hardware revision. "Zephyr" is about 1/2 way to where I'd want to be...Falcon is likely 75%, which I'd go for. My understanding though is that even Falcon won't have 65nm GPU...but I have no Idea when that may emerge, so I'm not holding my breath on that one.

Gotcha. My post was more of an IF...THEN... post, and since the $50 doesnt figure into your decision making at this point, it appears MS may not be 'blowing it' after all. (Or at least this isnt proof of it.)


Scooby, lol!

 

[Proelite]

One of several awesome new gametrailers vids

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Wait, they're demoing the game using STDVs? Lol.

 

[aselto]

http://www.enregistrersous.com/images/123035595120070922194621.jpg

Was the background there in the Beta? I swear I had never noticed it earlier (the screencap is from the new ViDoc).

 

[ihamoitc2005]

Grass

http://www.enregistrersous.com/images/123035595120070922194621.jpg

Was the background there in the Beta? I swear I had never noticed it earlier (the screencap is from the new ViDoc).

Most modern games have bad grass. Why is this? Too much transparency. Halo3, Drake, Resistance, etc. All have not so great grass.

 

[kyleb]

All the games you mention have great grass, it is your opinion which is bad.

 

[aselto]

COD3 has the best grass by far... But it's not a thread about the best grass ever isn't it?
I watched some High Ground Beta videos and it seems there was the coast in the background earlier... Though I had never noticed it.

All major gaming sites have countdowns to Halo 3 reviews... Tomorrow evening (Europe here) will be very interesting

 

[Fu3lFr3nzy]

I've already been cursed this week by finding out the ending of the game (neogaf+curiosity= dead cat) but its very frustrating for me to go various websites only to see tons of user uploaded Halo 3 videos and other Halo 3 related things.

Typically I love the massive hype leading up to a game's release, but for some reason this is one game that im frustrated at the more I see it.

I want that feeling of surprise the first time I play the game and it seems the world just doesnt work that way.

*hides under a rock for the next couple of days*

 

[Diamond.G]

A friend of mine ordered Halo 2 online and received it early. I ordered Halo 3 online from Future Shop thinking that I was going to be out of town next week, it was just shipped yesterday so I imagine it will be a few days late.

Hmm, Amazon still shows my copy as not yet shipped. Oh well I was really hoping to play at the same time as everyone else. I'll live.

 

[zed]

Most modern games have bad grass. Why is this? Too much transparency. Halo3, Drake, Resistance, etc. All have not so great grass.

they use 2d sprites to try + represent 3d objects (thus lighting/shadowing is difficult)

normally each grass sprite has 10-100 blades/plants on it, thus if u want the blades to move, theyre forced move all together (which looks crap), also since they're 2d objects they only look good when viewed from one direction (dont try looking down at them)

i have written a demo that models each grass blade as ~14polygons, which looks much better than the standard method in motion(each blade can ripple with the wind/have decent lighting etc) the downside basically is it requires most the comps power to just do this, ie theres no power left over for a game

 

[22psi]

The future of Halo!

http://loadingreadyrun.com/videos/view/228/Halo:+The+Future+of+Gaming

no spoilers!

 

[Cyan]

Two new ads featuring war veterans talking about their personal experiences fighting along with the peerless Master Chief.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEtk8HKo77o -my favourite to date-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1zWeaVZpsM

22psi, pretty interesting video at the beginning.

Ultimately, I'm also wondering what the future of this franchise will be, but I for one wish I could say the same about other games which are hanging on overexploited ideas that are WAY past their prime (FF, MGS, Mario, etc) and, imo, should embrace all Halo approach.

Well done Bungie.

 

[Cyan]

More farewell times. Very original Gamestop ad: :smile:

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/usermovies/109100.html?playlist=featured

 

[nintenho]

anybody seen this armor?

Spoiler

http://i7.tinypic.com/68jeycp.jp

http://www.bungie.net/Stats/Halo3/Default.aspx?player=Ske7ch

apparently you can take snapshots of yourself playing MP (although that pose looks weird since his gun isn't up) and use them as your profile picture on bungie.net.

 

[AzBat]

I would add a spoiler tag to that. That's definitely something nobody's seen so far.

Tommy McClain

 

[nintenho]

sorry, I forgot they are unlockable. I'll just say the lighting definitely looks good and if MP armor isn't a big deal to you, it's worth looking at.

somebody at another forum posted this (incomplete) list of armor permutations and how you get them. Remember, these are things you unlock by playing the game so if you don't want to hear certain names of places or things that you have in the game or whatnot, don't read.

List:

Spoiler

Spartan
EVA.................Complete Tsavo Highway on Normal, Heroic, or Legendary
EOD.................Complete Tsavo Highway on Legendary
Scout...............Unlock "Too Close to the Sun" Achievement (Destroy an enemy banshee with the Sp'laser or missile pod in a ranked playlist or campaign)
Elite
Flight...............Complete Tsavo Highway on Heroic or Legendary
Ascetic............Unlock "Up Close and Personal" Achievement (Kill 5 enemies via melee or assassination in a ranked FFA playlist)
Commando....Unlock "Triple Kill" Achievement (Get one triple kill)

Shoulder Pieces
Spartan
EVA.................Complete The Ark on Normal, Heroic, or Legendary
EOD................Complete The Ark on Legendary
Security..........Earn 750 Gamerscore Points
Scout...............Unlock "We're in for some Chop" Achievement (Destroy an enemy vehicle with a piece of equipment in a ranked playlist or campaign)
Elite
Flight...............Complete The Ark on Heroic or Legendary
Ascetic............Unlock "Overkill" Achievement (Get one overkill)
Commando....Unlock "Killing Frenzy" Achievement (Get one killing frenzy)

Head Pieces
Spartan
EVA.................Complete Campaign on Normal, Heroic, or Legendary
EOD.................Complete Campaign on Legendary
Security...........Earn 1,000 Gamerscore Points
Scout................Unlock "Used Car Salesman" Achievement (Destroy an enemy vehicle containing 3 enemies in Campaign or ranked playlists)
Mark V.............Unlock "UNSC Spartan" Achievement (Reach Sergeant ranking online)
ODST...............Unlock "Spartan Graduate" Achievement (Earn 5 EXP or complete 10 ranked matches)
Rogue.............Unlock "Spartan Officer" Achievement (Advance to the Spartan Officer ranks online)
Elite
Flight...............Complete Campaign on Heroic or Legendary
Ascetic.............Unlock "Steppin' Razor" Achievement (Get one triple kill with an energy sword in ranked FFA)
Commando....Unlock "Overkill" Achievement (Get one overkill)

Picture of some:

Spoiler

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e55/drew_tucker21/6goi1zocopy.jpg

 

[Acert93]

All aboard the hype-wagon! Amazon.com Video Games Section:

1. Halo 3
2. Halo 3 Limited Edition
3. Halo 3 Legendary Edition

And not a typo... Top 10 IGN Activity (on the lower right of the site):

I didn't know IGN had a PS2 section of Halo: Combat Evolved.

And hey mom, look, pretty graphics with no jaggies (when downsampled!): Very pretty. Some more:

http://www.xboxperu.com/foro/new/Halo32.jpg
http://www.xboxperu.com/foro/new/Halo35.jpg
http://www.xboxperu.com/foro/new/Halo38.jpg
http://www.xboxperu.com/foro/new/Halo39.jpg

 

[pipo]

Back when 360 was launched, I was hoping to be able to hold out until three things happened...

Slightly OT, but my mate got an Elite yesterday and I'd swear they've improved the d-pad too.

 

[Cyan]

All aboard the hype-wagon! Amazon.com Video Games Section:

1. Halo 3
2. Halo 3 Limited Edition
3. Halo 3 Legendary Edition

And not a typo... Top 10 IGN Activity (on the lower right of the site):

I didn't know IGN had a PS2 section of Halo: Combat Evolved.

And hey mom, look, pretty graphics with no jaggies (when downsampled!): Very pretty. Some more:

http://www.xboxperu.com/foro/new/Halo32.jpg
http://www.xboxperu.com/foro/new/Halo35.jpg
http://www.xboxperu.com/foro/new/Halo38.jpg
http://www.xboxperu.com/foro/new/Halo39.jpg

Beautiful pics. Off screen photos tend to make games look better than they actually are but, from what I've seen so far, Halo 3 graphics are above average no matter what.

http://www.halo3.com/believe/halo3_countdownClock.swf

1 hour 08 mins for the Worldwide press reviews, the moment the embargo finishes.

 

[infinity4]

Looks really good, seems i can just wiki the story of Halo 1 and two, then jumping into Halo 3. I would leave myself frustrated rushing Halo 1 and two anyways, no point in my opinion.

But most looking forward to multiplayer, though noobs like me who took ~4,50 hours to complete halo 2 on lowest difficulty will end up with 1 star reputation :smile: