I recall reading they got some of the art direction from Metroid to join the H4 team, which would explain some of the forerunner tech shown recentlyQuote:
Originally Posted by Masterz1337
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I recall reading they got some of the art direction from Metroid to join the H4 team, which would explain some of the forerunner tech shown recentlyQuote:
Originally Posted by Masterz1337
There's going to be three Forge World-style maps, each with their own unique environment. This is only one of the three, which happens to have the same theme.Quote:
Originally Posted by JackalStomper
Actually, it's around 250 people at the moment.Quote:
Originally Posted by DarkHalo003
Thank god for 3 different environments. Forge world was cool in Reach, but there wasn't a huge amount of variation to work with. And at least their forge objects are textured a little more sleekly than the odd almost-forerunner-but-not-really look. They may not look perfectly forerunner (where are my strips rawr), but they don't look as bizarre either.
kind of a shame they haven't thought of the idea of having particle emitters in forge as a placeable object.
Would have been interesting to have rain and snow as placeable objects.
That would be cool. Going by how H1 did weather though, that would involve bsp cluster changes between indoor and outdoor weather. Though if they planned ahead, and just made the emitter affect "outdoor" clusters, then that would theoretically work without making it snow indoors, for instance. They might not have wanted to deal with weather on forge objects however.Quote:
Originally Posted by =sw=warlord
They do have custom trigger volumes now though in forge.
Good point. I'm really excited about those. Low gravity zones wooo
Source? I remember from somewhere it being pretty high. You sure it's not 250 people at least?Quote:
Originally Posted by Hotrod
Bungie tried to do this back with Reach, but it wasn't finished and sadly had to be cut. :saddowns: There's a source of this info somewhere.Quote:
Originally Posted by =sw=warlord
It was mentioned in an 'interview' posted on Microsoft's ExpertZone or w/e.Quote:
Originally Posted by DarkHalo003
Several video/internet interviews with Frankie and other members of the 343 Industries staff.Quote:
Originally Posted by DarkHalo003
:/Quote:
Originally Posted by Hotrod
I'll take the easy route:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/343_Industries
Thnx wikipedia.
There, that wasn't so hard, was it?Quote:
Originally Posted by DarkHalo003
Hey, I don't keep track of my sources, I just remember what I hear and read. *shrugs*
Lol.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hotrod
The "Fish Stick" control scheme. Anybody who understands gets a free cookie.
Nice COD layout.
I don't understand.
I suppose I'll just have to do without cookies until they're done cooking.
A cod is a type of fish... CoD layout... Fish Sticks is the name of the layout... Comprende?
D'oh! :saddowns:
So, did anyone get to play halo 4 at whatever the event was called?
http://halocouncil.com/content.php?r...-4-Helmets-RTX
Screenshots of some armor permutations. :(
.... Eewwww....
Preeeeetty fugly imo
theres way to much going on, as if they are trying to cram in as much detail as possible
Unreal Tournament, in my Halo? It's more likely than you think.
Did you guys not already get this impression from the fugly ass weapons?Quote:
Originally Posted by Higuy
Looks like crysis...
I really really really hope there are some permutations to the mark V or something. That shit is gross.
Wow, normally I don't complain about armor perms, but all of those look shittastic.
Yay Recon is back!
Why is the soft armor around the shoulders and armpits the same color as the armor plates. It's literally the ugliest thing I've ever seen. And 80% of those helmets... wtf???
They are more stylized versions of older Bungie designs, a little bit detail heavy, but I don't see what the problem is here :P
I like the way these look compared to the shitty armour perms they tried to add as a gimmick to halo 3
Those weren't particularly attractive, either, especially in Reach.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bobblehob
Well I like them. The one that intrigues me the most is Infiltrator out of those ones, though I'll probably be using HAZOP (until we see more helmets later on for me to choose from).
The Recon one looks like it has the face of ^_^
Something looks wrong with the pictures, like they're stetched vertically. That or 343i fucked up their scaling.
Armor looks more and more Mecha like in every game...
I roughly like the Recon and Scout helmets, only because for some reason they remind me of Evangelion.
They do kind of look like those suits now that you mention it. It's difficult for me to watch that show though after the seen where that chick gets eaten alive by the bird-things.Quote:
Originally Posted by TeeKup
Personally, the legs remind me of Knightmares from Code Geass, which I don't mind at all. These new Spartans are looking more Mechish each new reveal though.
That was from The End of Evangelion, the movie that offered more closure than the actual ending episodes.
I recommend going back and watching the Evangelion Rebuild movies, they're absolutely stellar.
Scout helmet it is.
One day down the road. Still trying to come up with enough time between everything I want to do before school starts to watch Gurren Lagan.Quote:
Originally Posted by TeeKup
I think Orbital is kind of neat. Really reminds me of astronauts.
PLAY IT AGAIN PLZZZZZ
"Stay close to me, I'm your best chance for survival."
Lol wut.
I hate to say it though, I always get all nerded out when I see this stuff. Cortana at the end was a nice touch. And where in the hell did the whole "117" being painted on the armor come from? Reminds me of this shit:
http://mimg.ugo.com/201001/35242/cut...ge_480x270.jpg
And that bugs me.
Ehh... I'm not liking the acting in that.. nor the whole drama thing they have going on.... :/
I think FUD takes place like right around the time the Covies make contact. Also hence the 'older' suit. The guy at the end is the cadet who I guess is now, flashforward, serving on the Infinity or w/e.
It's the same suit he was wearing in H3, the scratches on the chest he got between h2 and h3 are still there as well. It's just visually updated. Also was that even Steve Downes voice? Lame.
That looks about 15 different kinds of bad.
Scared to watch it. If it's not good, I know it will put me in a bad mood.
Actually, it's the Halo Legends rendition of the Mark IV armour. It looks like shit, really, not at all what Mark IV should be. And no, I don't count that Halo Wars shit as Mark IV, this armour that looks like a bulkier Mark V is the real deal, as per The Fall of Reach :Quote:
Originally Posted by Masterz1337
I liked Gray Teams armor, Gray Team in general was intense.
GET OFF MY PLANET!Quote:
Originally Posted by Hotrod
So, I hurd u guyz liek H4 campaign spoilerz
Look at Cortana rage :mech2:
is 343I trying to piss it's fanbase off?
"I will not jepardize the security of my ship because of the delusions of an aging spartan and a rampant AI"
this motherfucking spartan ended the war, the chief not only blew up one ring, he got so bored that he blew the same ring up a second time, killed it's caretaker, destroyed the facility capable of making new rings and killed one of the hierachs for the covenant, all within a year.
and that captain has the gall to look down on him despite the fact any spartan could punch through concrete and flip 60 tonne tanks
The C&C duo are receiving a bigger beat-down than Halsey did in Glasslands. Like seriously, if you can't trust Cortana, at least trust the Chief. He's seen it all. "Aging Spartan"? It's not like he's senile or anything.
ftfyQuote:
Originally Posted by =sw=warlord
Keep in mind that ONI has done a lot to make the Spartan program look miniscule, not to mention there are personnel like Colonel Ackerson who hated the Spartans and thought humanity could win the war without them. 343i isn't pissing on the fanbase at all. This sort of asshole character has existed since Fall of Reach.Quote:
Originally Posted by =sw=warlord
I'm talking about the Halo Wars design of the Mark IV armour being shit, the rest of the game is amazing and I love it very much so.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kornman00
And I shall now leave this thread to due spoilers discussion.
At least now we know Cortana isn't raging at the Chief. That captain can fuck right off as well, I'm with Cobby on this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9NqBhFnJWU
I'm gonna bitch if the grenades don't bounce properly. :v:
Don't forget that people don't know what happened to the chief or the final mission at the Ark. There was nothing but the 117 the Arbiter carved into the metal at the memorial service signifying the loss of the Chief at the end of H3. If they made the Chief's "death" public knowledge, it would undermine the myth of the Spartan project, so it's likely no one but the upper command knows that the Chief is "dead".Quote:
Originally Posted by =sw=warlord
Ummm, the Arby got his purple ass out of dodge...I'm pretty sure he was able to pass along that the Chief and Co took the Ark out shortly before they all tried making their exit in the FUD. And he was quiet literally MIA this time (death..."were it so easy"), as all Spartans become in some form or fashion.
Actually, I have no idea why you even brought up the idea of the Chief being 'dead' to begin with. W4rl0rd said nothing about him being dead.
Are you honestly going to tell me that the captain of the most advanced UNSC warship ever made would not know who the chief was and what he had done in the past?Quote:
Originally Posted by Masterz1337
The events of Halo 3 were not exactly short on people knowing what was going on, you forget there was an entire capital ship that left the ark with refugees, human and elite alike.
The Arbiter was not the only one who knew what happened.
Uh... The memorial for the fallen hero's had 117 carved into it, as the only reference the Chief. The Arbiter, Chief, and Cortana were the only ones who were there at the Ark when the second installation 04 blew up. Hood say's it's hard to believe the Chief is dead, the Arbiter doubts it. The official policy is that Spartans never die, if the humans believe the Chief is dead, they're not going to tell their entire military, let alone race, especially when they are making a whole new Spartan army.
tl;dr. The Chief was believed to be dead, Spartan deaths are kept secret, there's no reason why some ship captain would know the Chief's whole story.
Most.Advanced.Warship.Of.All.Time.
He isn't just some random captain, Infinity was made in secrecy so tight it had total communications black out through it's entire construction ispacked with every scrap of forerunner technology obtained throughout the entire war.
He's still just some grunt taking orders from the people up top.
The only people who know about infinity are a select brass in the navy, parangosky and osman, possibly a few in ONI as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by Masterz1337
As far as it goes, he is far more than your typical Captain.
lol, Special Ops aren't just some grunts.
Of course, if this CPT was/is actually an incognito Insurrectionist-supporter, he may view Spartans in a more negative light than other regular UNSC joes, as the Spartans performed operations on Innies before the Covies showed up and pooped on everyone's gay parade.
However, the MC was publicly (remember the lights and cameras in H2?) awarded medals by Lord Hood, along with Johnson and Miranda. It's not like he's just some secret dude in a suit, a mark V, anymore. He's a publicly known hero. People need heros. Be a hero, keep it clean.
Heroes never die...
:3
I can see both sides. If he's high ranked/trusted enough to be in charge of a super special ops ship, he might know some things. Then again, there are lots of times in the books where people like that don't know fucking shit about dick.
I think you're confusing the fictional characters with their authors :realsmug:Quote:
Originally Posted by TVTyrant
I don't see anything odd whatsoever about the captain's attitude.
Another case of a regular human soldier being totally jelly of the Spartans' abilities.
Do tell me, why a Captain is commanding something that nobody under an Admiral should be in command of?
In the Navy, Captain is the rank right before the first Admiral rank, and they are the ones who command a ship. Unlike a CPT in the Army/AF/Marines, which is three long promotions off from General.Quote:
Originally Posted by nuttyyayap
Ah, okay, thanks.
I do wonder, though, what role the Spartan 4's on the Infinity have in the campaign...
Seems likely :smug:Quote:
Originally Posted by Kornman00
You can now use the pistol when you have the flag
Metal
Not sure if like or not. I know you're not supposed to be that capable when you have the flag, but sometimes I feel more helpless with it than I do ambitious. We'll just have to wait and see I guess.
It is merely a pistol, so it could be more of a "you're not totally screwed" than a "now you have a flag AND a weapon!" thing. That being said, idk how good the pistol is. If it's Halo 1, then that is a dangerous combination. If it's H3, then it's just a pea shooter.
It's probably more like Reach's, which in case I'd be fine with that because you need to stay calm to use it right.Quote:
Originally Posted by Siliconmaster
Which is funny, because an expert pistol user in Reach can take a dump all over the DMR whores, especially in SWAT.
Yeah, but in SWAT there's no shields, so it really isn't that hard to do. Idiots either try to play the DMR like it's the BR or don't realize what bloom/spread is.
SWAT exacerbates it, but the pistol is generally a better weapon than the DMR except on those wide open maps.
I like that they are adding the ability to actually defend yourself, I guess they've finally learned that people don't actually play as a team in Halo.
As long as they don't turn on that flag carrier can drive vehicles BS by default.
Actually, it would be interesting if the flag carrier could drive certain vehicles. Instead of carrying it still however, the flag would be connected to some marker. And if the vehicle is knocked off its wheels or normal balance, the flag would be dropped. So, a warthog could have a force applied to it that flips it multiple times, but not destorys it, while the flag would have been dropped on the first flip. So sure, a flag carrier can drive a vehicle, but there's still a high risk involved. They could drop the flag and be knocked very far away from it.
That's actually quite a cool idea, would make flag and vehicle combat more interesting, to be sure.
What the fuck is this bullshit?:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CJCqMqA_5M&feature=player_detailpage
Looks like a shitty short film with the ho from Narnia pretending to be a soldier.
Oh look another game that wants to act like you're living inside the console:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOwRLHK09YY&feature=player_detailpage
In all honestly, I think it looks pretty cool, but a bit gimmicky.
Multiplayer kinda looks cool... but I'm still only buying it for the Singleplayer.
Forward Unto Dawn has that cheesy Starship Troopers vibe to it, but with a serious tone. It doesn't work. Chief also looks and sounds retarded, and why the fuck is there a huge "117" painted on his armour?
I do like the look of Spartan Ops. Not giving a shit about competitve multiplayer.
I like how the game is looking.
The short film is fucking stupid though. The armor looks like toy plastic. It looks as bad as the fan series from earlier, only it shouldn't be because this is supposed to be professional.
What happened to the guys who did all those live-action marketing shorts? They sure would have came in handy right about now.
That doesn't make sense? Who buys for singleplayer that you'll play like twice, maybe? Rent it or borrow it and play it. Don't waste $70 on SP alone.Quote:
Originally Posted by nuttyyayap
...Or maybe like 5 times. Add Spartan Ops into the mix as well. And who the says I'd pay $70 for it? I got reach for $10 2 weeks after release :smug:
I got reach for free the day it was released
Even those looked plastic and cheesy. I would honestly rather them make a full CGI series.Quote:
Originally Posted by DarkHalcyon
Also, Amit, some of us play campaigns over and over and over again. Multiplayer games are a dime a dozen (and pretty much all the same), but a good single player experience is hard to come by. I'm not saying Halo 4 will be an amazing single player game, just leaving the possibility open.
Or do it all thru the engineQuote:
Originally Posted by Warsaw
Like, release the game on the PC. Give people an editing kit. And vola, movie time.
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Originally Posted by Amit
I lol'd.
I'll be happy to say I anticipate both. 343i seems to be doing really well with the gameplay so far and I'm liking where MP is going a good lot. The Campaign seems classic and the environments seem very nice.
