Halo: Reach

[obonicus]

I'm expecting a pretty significant change from Halo3 to Reach. I'm not sure I enjoy the new colour palette. I liked that Halo had a vibrant look before, but I guess everything is going the muted, gritty way and they're adjusting to what the consumers are asking for.

How are consumers asking for it, though? Halo 3's still selling.

 

[silhouette]

Looks stunning. And, even more is if the next generation hardware will be only evolutionary as many people predicted, we can play the game in this quality in 2-3 years.

Now, I wonder if this would be another 2 disk game.

 

[ShadowWolf64]

Ouch:
http://www.split-screen.com/2009/12/13/how-halo-reach-graphics-are-real-time-and-borrow-from-killzone-2/

And it's not just the general title and conclusion, but the arguments are pretty stupid too. Not to mention the comments.

The idiotic arguments and comments were primarily made from the PS3 only fanboys spouting off their usual xbox 360 hating banter..I was laughing my ass off when I was reading all of those asinine remarks..

 

[ShadowWolf64]

Looks stunning. And, even more is if the next generation hardware will be only evolutionary as many people predicted, we can play the game in this quality in 2-3 years.

Now, I wonder if this would be another 2 disk game.

With the amazing quality of graphics Reach is displaying the game could come on 2 disks.One for campaign and the other with the multiplayer component..I gotta feelnmg that is how Bungie is going to release the game and im perfectly cool with it..

 

[patsu]

I think it is necessary to note the difference between the past halo games trailers and the one for reach; those were trailers, while this is ingame cinematics and not a trailer.

Just do a photo mode like Uncharted 2 and GT5. I suspect they will include it.

I remember you can replay and touch up U2 MP games using a built-in effects editor. Some people use it to do machinima too.

 

[(((interference)))]

I wouldn't trust those leaked images at all - the trailer's imagery is completely different (more advanced), so even if the leak was not a fake, it's still about a year old IMHO.

I think some of the leaked pics are similar to what was shown.
Like this one, note the impressive shading on the gun

I am also really liking Bungie's new art direction, love the grittier Gears of War-esque look, can't wait to see how their character, weapon and environment designs (like the Forerunner structures) translate to this new artstyle.

Really hope the actual in-game cutscenes look like this, except with more aliasing.

 

[assen]

Just watched the movie downloaded from bungie's site, not the Gametrailers on-site one; noticed that at the end Bungie and MGS are co-credited as two developers. So maybe Kenneth Scott has something to do with it...

 

[ShadowWolf64]

Just watched the movie downloaded from bungie's site, not the Gametrailers on-site one; noticed that at the end Bungie and MGS are co-credited as two developers. So maybe Kenneth Scott has something to do with it...

You remember the Elite howling at the end of the new trailer!?!..It looks far more menacing and scarier then in past Halo games..That could have been Kenneth Scott's ability to make anything look pretty damn creepy..

 

[scently]

This is going to be a very different feeling halo. Not in how it plays but in how it FEELS.

 

[ShadowWolf64]

This is going to be a very different feeling halo. Not in how it plays but in how it FEELS.

Im loving the dark, grim and gritty look of Halo Reach which makes sense as the Fall of Reach war was very gruesome..Can't wait for next month as Bungie is going to showcase the multiplayer component of the game..Scently, do you think Bungie is going to ship Reach as a 2-disk game?

 

[NRP]

Honestly, I'm not worried about a multi-disk game. Reach is going straight to the HD.

 

[(((interference)))]

.Can't wait for next month as Bungie is going to showcase the multiplayer component of the game..Scently, do you think Bungie is going to ship Reach as a 2-disk game?

When did they say that? The beta's not due til March or something

Hopefully they do ship it as a 2 disc title like ODST, saves having to compress or pare everything to fit on one measly 6.8 GB DVD.

 

[ShadowWolf64]

When did they say that? The beta's not due til March or something

Hopefully they do ship it as a 2 disc title like ODST, saves having to compress or pare everything to fit on one measly 6.8 GB DVD.

Bungie stated they are going to showcase Reach's mp in january or february to the media .Yes, I agree that Reach shipping in 2-disks would be benefical to the game overall.I think we should do a B3D Halo Reach mp beta clan or something.I'd love to play the beta with some of you guys....

 

[obonicus]

Wasn't the Reach MP demo/beta coming Spring 2010?

 

[scently]

Im loving the dark, grim and gritty look of Halo Reach which makes sense as the Fall of Reach war was very gruesome..Can't wait for next month as Bungie is going to showcase the multiplayer component of the game..Scently, do you think Bungie is going to ship Reach as a 2-disk game?

Maybe, to me, it really doesn't matter. I'm going to love it either way.

 

[scently]

The beta is coming spring 2010 but they already showed off the game to game journalist last month but they are under embargo until mid-January.

 

[obonicus]

The beta is coming spring 2010 but they already showed off the game to game journalist last month but they are under embargo until mid-January.

Hopefully that means videos, since I don't think we'd get much useful information from previews.

 

[Acert93]

On the video, if you take a close look you can see shadow edges and their filtering. If what they showed makes it ingame I will be impressed--pretty snazzy shadows! I really enjoyed the new art direction.

As for color, notice the psycho Spartan with the knife--he has a bit of red on him. I would love to see "color" like the, quasi flat paint with some roughed up look to it.

 

[(((interference)))]

On the video, if you take a close look you can see shadow edges and their filtering. If what they showed makes it ingame I will be impressed--pretty snazzy shadows! I really enjoyed the new art direction.

As for color, notice the psycho Spartan with the knife--he has a bit of red on him. I would love to see "color" like the, quasi flat paint with some roughed up look to it.

It is obviously 'in-game' definitely not CG, but it could be like the H2 and H3 E3 trailers which were also 'in-game' and yet looked worse than the retail versions.

 

[NRP]

I think we should do a B3D Halo Reach mp beta clan or something.I'd love to play the beta with some of you guys....

I'm up for it. You just have to watch the skies in case Al decides to body bomb you with one of those helicopter thingies.

As for color, notice the psycho Spartan with the knife--he has a bit of red on him. I would love to see "color" like the, quasi flat paint with some roughed up look to it.

I'm really liking that psycho Spartan's headgear. I want a skull helmet like that.