Halo: Out With a Whimper

[t3h m00kz]

http://triblox.org/social/

Apparently some guys have been working on a 2D sidescrolling Halo game called "Out With a Whimper." I'm not sure of all the details, but after five seconds of play I know there's multiplayer, character customization similar to Halo 3, and Marathon-style terminals.

Don't have an opinion on it yet, as I have not yet played it. It looks promising though. Real retro, which I dig.

Also I fucked up the title. lol.

E: Found a promotional video. Should give you a heads-up

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[Huero]

I played it a bit. It was at that SAGE thing.

[Heathen]

is it any fun?

[Huero]

Depends if you're into games like Cortex Command. It plays like a mix of that and Soldat. No terrain deformation, though.

[Con]

This looks pretty cool, will download.

[t3h m00kz]

I liked it. It was kind of short, but the weapons stay pretty true to their halo counterparts, and some of the mechanics are the same.

I still don't know if I have to "log in" to access multilayer, or if that's even an available option yet.

E: Appears as if there's no multiplayer at this time but I'd imagine it's in the works.

[n00b1n8R]

How much like Soldat is this? I hated that game..

[DEElekgolo]

I like it.

[itszutak]

Alright, terminals and a segment where you play as an elite. I'm sold.


Come to think of it, wasn't there a halo sidescroller in the works a few years back?

[t3h m00kz]

most likely.

This one actually seems to be going places though.

[beele]

Alright, terminals and a segment where you play as an elite. I'm sold.


Come to think of it, wasn't there a halo sidescroller in the works a few years back?

you mean halo zero ;)

I'm liking this one, will certainly download :)

[Kornman00]

Come to think of it, wasn't there a halo sidescroller in the works a few years back?
Yeah...and I could have sworn it was served a C&D :saggy:

[n00b1n8R]

Halo Zero. I checked it out earlier and it seems it was finished and there's even a small modding community around it :o

[t3h m00kz]

I tried a bit of Halo Zero. I think owaw is a bit more refined. And by a bit I mean a lot lol

Halo Zero seemed like your typical generic sidescroller with Halo stuff added in. You couldn't even headshot or do any regional damage, where as owaw also has mechanics from Halo. The red reticule, zooming, the kill medals, dual wielding, plasma pistol + headshot comboing, needle detonation, even the whole "pick up a turret and walk slower" thing. overall it "feels" more Halo.

A shame, Halo Zero doesn't seem to have any multiplayer games up. I was tempted to see if I couldn't 3sk some BKs

[Sel]

sounds like halo for dog lovers, and furries

[Hotrod]

I downloaded this about two weeks ago actually. It really does capture the Halo feel in a 2D game. If you like Halo, which most, if not all of you here do, then I would recommend taking a peek at it.

[=sw=warlord]

Yeah...and I could have sworn it was served a C&D :saggy:
That was Halogen.

[Heathen]

Alright, terminals and a segment where you play as an elite. I'm sold.


Come to think of it, wasn't there a halo sidescroller in the works a few years back?

did I miss something? Is this out of demo? Because I only played the demo :haw:

[Dwood]

That was Halogen.

The Command and Conquer total conversion mod?

[Heathen]

so is there more than just this demo? I saw no terminals and didnt get to play as an elite.

[t3h m00kz]

As for "terminals" the computer at the beginning (green text on a black background) was identical to Marathon's terminals. I figured there'd be more, but I hadn't played much of it.

I think he's referring to the movie when he says "A part where you can play as an Elite." You can play as one in "forge" mode if you set your character up to be one.

[StankBacon]

i thought the title said without a whimper... weird.

[=sw=warlord]

The Command and Conquer total conversion mod?
Yeah that's probably what km is thinking off as that got a C&D.

[t3h m00kz]

and from what I hear the only reason that got a C&D was because of Halo Wars being in development.

[=sw=warlord]

and from what I hear the only reason that got a C&D was because of Halo Wars being in development.
Other than the copyright infringement.

[t3h m00kz]

Copyright infringement? Were they planning on selling it or claiming it as their own or something? As far as I know there's no harm in a mod inspired by another game.

[Heathen]

http://www.triblox.org/site/real/brutecaptain.png
this just makes me so excited

http://www.triblox.org/site/real/brutecaptain.png

[Pooky]

Sprite animation needs some serious work. Other than that though, looks pretty cool. Will download.

[Heathen]

they look good, what do you mean animation? The movements or the actual sprites themselves?

[Huero]

either the positioning of the pixels or the smoothness of the transition from frame to frame
l2pixelart

[t3h m00kz]

on that topic I don't think anyone here does pixel art.. do they? I haven't seen anything remotely related.

[English Mobster]

I used to, but that was Freshman year. I'm out of practice and the hard drive with my portfolio on it has crashed since.

[Pooky]

either the positioning of the pixels or the smoothness of the transition from frame to frame

l2pixelart

Both of those, and the style of the animations as well. For some examples of extremely well done sprite animation look at Castlevania: Symphony of the Night or Megaman Zero.

[Heathen]

Megaman Zero was fucking badass.

[t3h m00kz]

Metroid has always had bad ass spritework.

[Pooky]

Metroid has always had bad ass spritework.

Yeah, I was actually going to say Metroid: Zero Mission, but didn't want 2 Zeros in one post :p (plus everyone here knows what a Metroid fanboy I am)

[Cortexian]

Silly mods, renaming threads... I like it though.

[sevlag]

Megaman Zero was fucking badass.
hell yes

[sevlag]

SO i played and beat it on heroic, ending of demo is a great cliff hanger, i wanted more after getting to the demo's end, forge so far is great for making small scenarios for yourself

bad poit is you have to make an account with the site to play the damn game, but they track your kills and you get awards and whatnot for doing certain things in-game...

demo gets a 9/10

[t3h m00kz]

Shit I didn't even realize you could do shit in forge yet. Pressing enter wasn't what I would have guessed to go into monitor mode.

Pretty amazing, you get to see some of the new weapons.

[sevlag]

Shit I didn't even realize you could do shit in forge yet. Pressing enter wasn't what I would have guessed to go into monitor mode.

Pretty amazing, you get to see some of the new weapons.
its fun just throwing energy staves at grunts

[t3h m00kz]

bump. they released a new demo with a firefight mode.

http://www.triblox.org/outwithawhimper

E: Just played a little bit of it. It's... very impressive. They've got armor abilities and Reach weapons implemented, and they work pretty much exactly like they do in the games.. The main menu music was beautiful, too. Oh, and the site tracks stats lol. I can't wait for this project to get finished, fuuuuck

[Dwood]

loal I told those guys I'd make some stuff for them.... Sorry peeps.