"Halo 4: I Get a Woman!" - Sgt. Mjr. A.J. Johnson, RIP

[Bobblehob]

Thats heresy on this forum boy, watch yo'self

[Pooky]

Thats heresy on this forum boy, watch yo'self

Uhm, what's the most negative thing anyone in this thread has said about Halo 4 besides 'the art design sucks'? It would be pretty stupid to call the game shit before it's even out.

[=sw=warlord]

Thats heresy on this forum boy, watch yo'self
Considering the majority of this forum was pissing itself like excited dogs when MW2 was in development, you can safely bet the forums attitudes has shifted since when it comes to upcoming games.

[Tnnaas]

On the bright side: new shit.

[Amit]

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.

Yes. Good singleplayer experiences.


I'm not saying Halo 4 will be an amazing single player game, just leaving the possibility open.

Hahaha, okay.



http://i.imgur.com/LKC5m.jpg

See top of this post.

[Warsaw]

Hey, I can be optimistic when I feel like it. :saddowns:

[DarkHalo003]

Yes. Good singleplayer experiences.



Hahaha, okay.

Watch it be awesome. And then you'll be wrong. Oh darn.

[Hotrod]

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.
I'm buying the game for single player, but multiplayer will definitely keep me coming back for a loooooong time, just like every other Halo game.

Oh, and I'm buying the Limited Edition too.

[DarkHalo003]

I may buy the Limited depending on my income at the time. It has a lot of cool stuff, but picking it up and accumulating the funds is a completely different story.

[Amit]

I'm buying the game for single player, but multiplayer will definitely keep me coming back for a loooooong time, just like every other Halo game.

Oh, and I'm buying the Limited Edition too.

That's fine. As long as you get your moneys worth. What's in the Limited Edition? A replica Infinity? I'd buy it just for that.

[Kornman00]

I'm done buying Legendary-type editions (that come with scale models of blah). Thankfully they're only doing a LE SKU this time around, so no added bulk and nonsense to go with the other, more interesting goodies (from what I understand, the LE may come with a dev diary, like what H3 had)

[Hotrod]

That's fine. As long as you get your moneys worth. What's in the Limited Edition? A replica Infinity? I'd buy it just for that.
It comes with free access to the first three map packs (a kind of season's pass, if you will), a UNSC Infinity briefing packet (in the style of Halsey's Journal from Reach's LE), the extended cut to Forward Unto Dawn, early unlock for six specializations in-game (which is dumb, but whatever) and in-game content, being an armour skin, Assault Rifle skin and emblem.

So 30$ for the map packs, and 10$ for the packet, Forward Unto Dawn, specializations, in-game content and a sexy metal case. Seems worth it to me.

Oh, and no Legendary Edition this time around.

[Masterz1337]

3 Map packs are worth like $30 anyway. I wish they'd go back to larger map packs for Halo like they did with H2. 3 new maps just gets overplayed to quick.

[Zeph]

What happened to the guys who did all those live-action marketing shorts? They sure would have came in handy right about now.

Bungie was the studio responsible for that. You see, they didn't have the experience to do live action so they hired someone who specialized in it to do so.

343i DO ALL THE THINGS

[Tnnaas]

A detailed look at bringing the Master Chief to life in the new live action web series, Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn.

http://puu.sh/Jq5l.jpg

Filmed in Vancouver on the set of Forward Unto Dawn, this video details the development of the Master Chief, both creatively and physically. Featuring interviews with Stewart Hendler (Director of Forward Unto Dawn), Daniel Cudmore (actor and suit performer) and David Monzingo (Legacy Effects).
Saucy sauce with a saucy video. (http://cruellegaceyproductions.com/2012/07/12/halo-4-forward-unto-dawn-the-master-chief/)

[ODX]

Found another playthrough and commentary of the Campaign mission they showed. No big deal aside from something horrendous at 5:10...it still gives me shivers (hint: me. ODX. animator). Just after that though the guy commentates about how the Lightrifle has two firing modes where it's either single shot, or burst with single-shot in zoom (like the H2 Beta BR):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipCRm6zHgKU&feature=relmfu

[Zeph]

Saucy sauce with a saucy video. (http://cruellegaceyproductions.com/2012/07/12/halo-4-forward-unto-dawn-the-master-chief/)

Really, the suit isn't that bad. Looks like it's the framing of the shots that makes it look bad. I dont know why, but with such an iconic archetype, when you stick him in the camera like they have been it winds up causing him to look like a skinny nerd with too much time on his hands.

[DarkHalo003]

Really, the suit isn't that bad. Looks like it's the framing of the shots that makes it look bad. I dont know why, but with such an iconic archetype, when you stick him in the camera like they have been it winds up causing him to look like a skinny nerd with too much time on his hands.
My issue isn't so much with the design, but with material of the armor. It looks like MegaBlock toy plastic crud. What happened to the kickass Halo Reach costumes?

[Tnnaas]

The only part that stuck out to me was the codpiece.

WHOOOOOOOOOO! :woop:

But seriously, parts of it look like a cheap Halloween costume.

[Kornman00]

This week's HBO is actually pretty good: https://halo.xbox.com/blogs/Headlines/post/2012/07/19/The-Halo-Bulletin-71812.aspx

And has some good pics of SDCC-goers dressed in surprisingly good MJOLNIR

[Tnnaas]

https://halo.xbox.com/blogs/Headlines/image.axd?picture=2012%2f7%2f19%2fIMG_2899-2.jpg

https://halo.xbox.com/blogs/Headlines/image.axd?picture=2012%2f7%2f19%2fIMG_2890.JPG

Goddamn. I might have to visit the 405th website to get some good tips and tricks on making my own set of armor. These guys look like genuine badasses.

[BobtheGreatII]

Dat machine gun.

[Zeph]

Dat machine cannon.

ftfy.
seriously, that looks greater than 50mm.

[DarkHalo003]

Dat Noble Six.

[Amit]

Dose broken images.

[ThePlague]

Works fine for me lol.

[Kornman00]

It's all starting to make sense now. Halo4 is suppose to be the Japanese version of Halo. Jackas? Pffft, I think you mean Godzilla (http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=40122524&postcount=17322).

etc (http://halo.bungie.org/news.html?item=36978).

[DarkHalo003]

343i = Vidyagame America. Why? It's a bunch of random developers from other companies all converging on one location because they have a similar interest about a game series they like and how a certain game series should be. Oh and it's ultimately commanded/controlled by a series of greedy-white-men (Microsoft).

[Kornman00]

Oh and it's ultimately commanded/controlled by a series of greedy-white-men (Microsoft).
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand Fraaaaaaaaankieeee

[=sw=warlord]

http://i.imgur.com/8WmXI.jpg

[DarkHalo003]

^LOL.


aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand Fraaaaaaaaankieeee
Frankie has half of his mind in the right place for the series. Then his other half is with Microsoft.

[Hotrod]

I don't know about anybody else, but I love the look of those Jackals, they definitely look scary.

[DarkHalo003]

I don't know about anybody else, but I love the look of those Jackals, they definitely look scary.
They look more like jackals anyways (the Earth animal, for those of you wondering) and they are menacing. I just don't like how they changed so suddenly. They don't even look similar to the Jackals in past games, which is what bothers me most of all. Either way, artistic freedom, so whatever.

[Kornman00]

<insert pizza place name here>: "Uhhhh, who ordered the large clusterfuck of game designers, with extra cheesed artists?"

Microsoft: "ME! ME!"

"You want godzilla with that?"

MS: "Yes. But hold the codpiece please."

[Hotrod]

They look more like jackals anyways (the Earth animal, for those of you wondering) and they are menacing. I just don't like how they changed so suddenly. They don't even look similar to the Jackals in past games, which is what bothers me most of all. Either way, artistic freedom, so whatever.
I had a similar reaction when I first saw the new Grunts, but after thinking about it for a while I realized that I'm happy with the fact that they're adding their own spin on things rather than just taking Bungie's design and updating it. I mean, we have a new studio making Halo now, let's see their vision of how everything should look. To be honest, while Bungie's designs are amazing, they did start to get stale after 10 years of being pretty much the same. Having a brand new look to everything makes things fresh and new again!

[Siliconmaster]

Yeah my first reaction was "oh god wtf", but honestly I'll wait until the game comes out to judge anything. I agree with Hotrod, it might be cool to get a totally fresh spin on things. I view the new trilogy as its own thing, so if they want to make it totally different and call it Halo, as long as it's good I suppose I'll still enjoy it.

[Amit]

343i's fucking up big time. Come on. You can't look at that jackal and then expect the rest of the game to be unharmed.

[Bobblehob]

Or maybe they are creating a different art style, ever think of that? Maybe, just maybe, its possible for them to make a game differently from the way Bungie did it, instead of copying the same shit over again. Come on man, you have to think a little more than that...

[Amit]

Or maybe they are creating a different art style, ever think of that? Maybe, just maybe, its possible for them to make a game differently from the way Bungie did it, instead of copying the same shit over again. Come on man, you have to think a little more than that...

It's not the fact that it looks different. It's the fact that it looks cartoony and stupid. It doesn't look aggressive or scary. As Korn said, it looks like a goddamn plushie of Godzilla.

[Tnnaas]

Japan is gonna be pissed when they get their hands on this game.

[Dozo]

^
The Japanese aren't huge fans of xbox or ms to start with.

[p0lar_bear]

Japan is gonna be pissed when they get their hands on this game.


^
The Japanese aren't huge fans of xbox or ms to start with.

bd45q1qyHZw

[Hotrod]

It's not the fact that it looks different. It's the fact that it looks cartoony and stupid. It doesn't look aggressive or scary. As Korn said, it looks like a goddamn plushie of Godzilla.
While I do respect your opinion, as you are completely entitled to it, I must point out the fact that not everybody thinks it looks stupid and cartoony, and many of those people think it looks aggressive and scary.

[=sw=warlord]

Let's add scales and horns to the humans.
That would totally make things fresh, oh wait that would change the characteristics of the species.

[Delta4907]

To put in my two cents, at first the new designs for the Covenant species seemed out of place, but then they started to grow on me. I thought the designs in Reach represented each of the species' general look relatively well, but there's only so much detail you can add. I think the redesigns look fine (although those Grunts, lol), but it's nothing to really fret about and say "343i is ruining Halo". Halo is different for everybody. But everybody is entitled to an opinion.

[ODX]

This guy has some good cam footage of Halo 4 stuff shown/played at Comic Con:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIa23_L6J-s&amp;feature=g-vrec

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9jDOnLgnY4&amp;feature=relmfu
(Same mission as above, new gameplay though)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvAp37HOx44&amp;feature=relmfu

You can look around at the related stuff and such to find more gameplay videos and commentaries.

[Kornman00]

but it's nothing to really fret about and say "343i is ruining Halo"
Since everyone keeps reiterating the same nonsense "everybody is entitled to an opinion", let me spew mine. 343i is ruining Halo. It's one thing to rework gameplay, it's another fucking thing to rape the story/universe *cough*Bear*cough and change the look and feel. It's not Halo. It's a Halo mod. Meet the world's largest Halo modding team: 343i. Halo 4: Modding Evolved ('cause we have the tools! No Halo PC for you!).

And you guys thought CMT was bad for not releasing the tags, pfft.

e: Let the record show that I didn't say I wouldn't get Halo 4. I am. I've downloaded and played many Halo mods before. This won't be any different. Well, besides that the mod isn't on a fucking PC where it should be.

[DarkHalo003]

Since everyone keeps reiterating the same nonsense "everybody is entitled to an opinion", let me spew mine. 343i is ruining Halo. It's one thing to rework gameplay, it's another fucking thing to rape the story/universe *cough*Bear*cough and change the look and feel. It's not Halo. It's a Halo mod. Meet the world's largest Halo modding team: 343i. Halo 4: Modding Evolved ('cause we have the tools! No Halo PC for you!).

And you guys thought CMT was bad for not releasing the tags, pfft.

e: Let the record show that I didn't say I wouldn't get Halo 4. I am. I've downloaded and played many Halo mods before. This won't be any different. Well, besides that the mod isn't on a fucking PC where it should be.
:pcgaming:

We'll see in regards to the storyline whether or not Greg Bear's contaminating bullshit has ruined it. For all we know, they're only going to only use some elements (like Mendicant Bias, the Didact, etc.) from the novels and terminals in the game to tie the games with the "new" books. Of course, the game hasn't been released yet, so for all we know the storyline could be very cohesive and intriguing.

Gameplay still looks solid though. Loving those environments. Those assassinations, especially the Flag Assassination, look awesome. Spartan Ops is looking more promising every video I watch.

[Kornman00]

Yeah, can't find too much to complain about for Halo4's gameplay from the videos they've released.

[Amit]

While I do respect your opinion, as you are completely entitled to it, I must point out the fact that not everybody thinks it looks stupid and cartoony, and many of those people think it looks aggressive and scary.

Fair enough. You're right in one regard. It is scary to look at the new jackals because of the butchery that 343i did to them.


Yeah, can't find too much to complain about for Halo4's gameplay from the videos they've released.

I have no quarrel with the gameplay either, but the visual styling of the characters just turns me off it.

I mean, how did we go from this agressive, strong, and majestic looking elite:

http://ui14.gamespot.com/1229/goldelite1_2.jpg

to this hunched back reject from Hell?:

http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120407063650/halo/images/a/ab/EliteH4.png

[DarkHalo003]

Amit, have you noticed nothing? Requiem is obviously an allusion to the Island from Lost. :mysterysolved:

[Kornman00]

FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF, Halo 4 is just going to be one long action event where the playing has to push the A &B buttons over and over every 108mins or else Cortana will have her period

[BobtheGreatII]

Lol.

[Amit]

Amit, have you noticed nothing? Requiem is obviously an allusion to the Island from Lost. :mysterysolved:

What does that have to do with anything I said?

[=sw=warlord]

Amit, have you noticed nothing? Requiem is obviously an allusion to the Island from Lost. :mysterysolved:
Don't you mean Requiem for a Halo?

[itszutak]

http://i.imgur.com/5x0jj.jpg

:(

[Warsaw]

Late to the party, bro.

[itszutak]

Late to the party, bro. that's what I get for skipping the last 3 pages of this thread I guess


but seriously, it doesn't even /look/ like a jackal. It looks like one of those monsters from Gears of War.

[Amit]

Its face looks like something out of a bio textbook.

[DarkHalo003]

What does that have to do with anything I said?
"Hunchback reject from Hell" and Lost have something in common. Everyone was rejected to purgatory.

[Amit]

"Hunchback reject from Hell" and Lost have something in common. Everyone was rejected to purgatory.

I didn't watch Lost so I have no idea what you're talking about.

[Ki11a_FTW]

Hostly, Id rather them use the halo 3 elite mesh then the one they have here. Halo 3's elites were the most bad ass motherfuckers ever. I remember playing Floodgate and having the Shadow of Intent drop down a few elites, and chief, arbiter and them just murdered everything in there path. These elites just look like iguanas with split lips. Horrendous.

I wasn't really a fan of reaches elites either. There animations seemed really stiff to me. But they look ok.

I must admit the phantoms and covenant architecture in this game look rad. I just wish they didn't ruin the elites.

They look like they are from gears of war.

[t3h m00kz]

http://i.imgur.com/5x0jj.jpg

:(

http://i.imgur.com/gOCqc.png

I told you they looked like turtles in the e3 demo!!

[itszutak]

I told you they looked like turtles in the e3 demo!!I hoped I just wasn't seeing it right

Yep, definitely turtles :(

[Warsaw]

Hostly, Id rather them use the halo 3 elite mesh then the one they have here. Halo 3's elites were the most bad ass motherfuckers ever. I remember playing Floodgate and having the Shadow of Intent drop down a few elites, and chief, arbiter and them just murdered everything in there path. These elites just look like iguanas with split lips. Horrendous.

I wasn't really a fan of reaches elites either. There animations seemed really stiff to me. But they look ok.

I must admit the phantoms and covenant architecture in this game look rad. I just wish they didn't ruin the elites.

They look like they are from gears of war.

Funny, I remember those very same Elites getting decimated by the Flood as soon as they hit the ground...

[nuttyyayap]

On Legendary, maybe. On anything else they rape the crap out of everything in your path, hell, they do this on Legendary as well... if they survive.

[Ki11a_FTW]

Funny, I remember those very same Elites getting decimated by the Flood as soon as they hit the ground...
First time I played the SP was on normal, they all lived surprisingly. I also saved a lot of marines through the level as well.

[Hotrod]

I remember that those Elites would stick me half the time instead of the enemy...

[Pyong Kawaguchi]

http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Product/Xbox-Dashboard/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d8024d538a06hrm.......

[Hotrod]

What am I supposed to be looking at?

[Zeph]

What am I supposed to be looking at?

the erhm meh gherrd haylowfurr on erxbahx liive people.

[Kornman00]

New HWU (http://halo.xbox.com/blogs/Headlines/post/2012/07/25/The-Halo-Bulletin-72512.aspx). I really don't care for the H4 console's sounds. But I'm also not gonna waste my money on said console.

[Hotrod]

It sounds kind of cool, but I'm quite happy with my 250Gb Xbox 360 Slim and have no desire to shell out a lot of cash on a console I don't need.

[DarkHalo003]

Frankie is teaching kids the importance of voting in elections. GO FRANKIE GO!

Oh wait, was I supposed to learn more from that update? :iiam:

[Kornman00]

http://i.imgur.com/85qFL.jpg

Godzilla called, she wants her American sequel back

[Hotrod]

Once again, I'm liking those designs. The Elite's helmet looks a tad odd, but it's also very alien at the same time, which makes it interesting. The CIO helmet (one on the purple Spartan) looks pretty badass as well, I might just be using that one.

[Delta4907]

The elite reminds me of Mr. Freeze, lol

[DarkHalo003]

That angle of Jackal. :smith:

[Ki11a_FTW]

They mine as well say that the jackals are no longer apart of the covenant and have been replaced.

[EX12693]

I thought jackals were supposed to be bird like, not lizard like....

[Hotrod]

They could be a different subspecies of Kig-Yar, like the Skirmishers.

[Kornman00]

I'm just going to pretend that Godzilla and her spawn joined the Covenant when I play the game.

[Zeph]

Those pictures are disturbing. It's like 343i was afraid of a lawsuit by using hard angles and straight lines. Characterization of species by art design was a big thing in Halo and now they've got and made everything the same.

There's going to be at least two more games of this crap?

[itszutak]

I'm just going to pretend that Godzilla and her spawn joined the Covenant when I play the game.

Godzilla's a she ?!

[Warsaw]

Those pictures are disturbing. It's like 343i was afraid of a lawsuit by using hard angles and straight lines. Characterization of species by art design was a big thing in Halo and now they've got and made everything the same.

There's going to be at least two more games of this crap?

Not if people don't buy the first one. :v:

Leave me alone, I can dream!

[Zeph]

Godzilla's a she ?!

watch the movie

[itszutak]

watch the moviePop culture through osmosis has failed me

[Zeph]

Pop culture through osmosis has failed me
only girls can have kids, duh.

[DarkHalo003]

I'm just going to pretend that Godzilla and her spawn joined the Covenant when I play the game.
DO IT.

:bandwagon:

[Hotrod]

So I heard you guys like godly-sounding Spartan Lasers :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SO0iZO1B9GA&amp;feature=player_embedded

[Zeph]

I like how the photons break the sound barrier and cause a sonic boom.

[BobtheGreatII]

weeeeeeeee PHWOOOM!!!!

O.o

[DarkHalo003]

:woop:

[EX12693]

Actually sounds pretty cool. Like the laser is ionizing the air like a lightning bolt.

Also sounds like the world's strongest camera flash bulb..

[Bobblehob]

Man dem sounds is making me super happy! Laser sounds epic, sniper sounds epic as well... yay :D

[Hotrod]

Also sounds like the world's strongest camera flash bulb..
New gametype in Halo 4 : Team Instagram.

[EX12693]

Ohgod that would be epic

[Warsaw]

I must say, Halo 4's sounds are generally better than Reach's.

Also, a powerful laser would indeed flash-vaporize the moisture in the air, causing a detonation and thunderclap. Pretty much exactly what lightning does. Lasers should be going "cracKOW!" and not "pew!"

[EX12693]

Yay, I can partially science! Can't wait to see and hear the sounds for all the other weapons in HD. Also, anything on the vehicles?

[ODX]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHF4JcUfvLs&amp;feature=g-u-u
They kinda sound like generic Sci-Fi, and I can't really tell the difference between them :gonk:. Oh well, at least the Assault Rifle sounds nice.

But ugh, that shotgun:
http://oi47.tinypic.com/2uzrzud.jpg
http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2010/170/5/6/AreYouFuckingKiddingMe_1200px_by_CrusierPL.png

[Warsaw]

I take it back...these sounds suck.

What have they done to the shotgun?

Only interesting weapon is that Gauss Rifle.

[EX12693]

Video removed. :/

[Kornman00]

s76uMzaQ120

[DarkHalo003]

I came.

[BobtheGreatII]

DUBSTEP WUB WUB WUB WUB!

Seriously WTF 343.

On an related note, the rail gun is pretty cool.

[Donut]

"SAW".

it has finally happened :aaaaa:

[Bobblehob]

I take it back...these sounds suck.

What have they done to the shotgun?

Only interesting weapon is that Gauss Rifle.

These are all the same sounds we have been hearing for a while if not months, with the exception of the rocket, shotty, SAW, and gauss.

Wish they had given a cleaner recording of the sounds themselves, instead of clips from games, but still they are all quite interesting, excluding the SAW, sounds kind of like an H1 AR xP

It generally sounds like they are going for something more mechanical with the UNSC weapons, very much evident in the shotgun, AR, Sniper, DMR and even in the Rockets to some degree.

[nuttyyayap]

Couldn't hear a single sound over the fucking music...

[Kornman00]

The HWU has a link to the video without the dub step music and with the actual weapon sounds

[Bobblehob]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0o-rwNODTsU

[Ki11a_FTW]

Whatd they mix up the new fuel rod sounds with the rocket launchers?

[nuttyyayap]

Oh, sweet! I like what I hear :realsmug:

[Zeph]

Whatd they mix up the new fuel rod sounds with the rocket launchers?
didn't you see the glowyness? the rocket IS the fuel rod now.

[Hotrod]

I like the sounds. They're more realistic now, but still very much grounded in the Haloverse.

[Zeph]

They're more realistic now
have you even heard a real gun being shot before?

[Warsaw]

I like the sounds. They're more realistic now, but still very much grounded in the Haloverse.

No. Not at all. Not even. That said, I like the mechanical clacking, but they forgot that guns also go "boom" when shot.

[Ryx]

No. Not at all. Not even. That said, I like the mechanical clacking, but they forgot that guns also go "boom" when shot.
Gunpowder goes boom not clink :(

Also that rocket launcher sound. Thought I was listening to the dubsoundshit.

[DarkHalo003]

Rocket doesn't sound THAT much like the Fuel Rod. Sounds more like the Rockets from Metroid Prime Hunters.

I like the clicky noises. It's 500+ years into the future, so if no Gunpowder and more "pew pew" than they can claim artistic freedom.

[Warsaw]

Gunpowder goes boom not clink :(

Also that rocket launcher sound. Thought I was listening to the dubsoundshit.

Actually, it makes a hissing crackly noise when it burns and only goes boom when you put it in a plugged up tube, i.e. a gun barrel. Mechanicals inside of a gun also make noise when they operate. There's plenty of the latter in the video, not much of the former.

[Amit]

That futuristic SAW looks like something out of Unreal Tournament with its simplistic recoil animations.

[Pooky]

This game just looks like a clusterfuck of way too much shit

[Zeph]

This game just looks like a clusterfuck of way too much shit
I direct you to how the developer hired people on this one.

[Kornman00]

http://www.modacity.net/forums/images/customavatars/avatar57_17.gif (http://www.modacity.net/forums/member.php?57-Zeph)



http://www.modacity.net/forums/images/customavatars/avatar2417_31.gif (http://www.modacity.net/forums/member.php?2417-Pooky)

welp

[JackalStomper]

Our weapons sound dull MAKE THEM SOUND LIKE THEY ARE ABOUT TO FALL APART WITH EACH SHOT!
Yeah SAW that looks like fun lets spray endless laser bullets at people until they fall over dead.
Railgun is cool, but they should have had it be 'the sniper'. As it is now it's just a shitty spartan laser.

[Warsaw]

I like how Frankie himself said he doesn't know yet how to use the pistol. Symptom of content overload? I think yes.

[DarkHalo003]

You guys are too :mech:.

[TVTyrant]

http://kornnersoftware.com/images/boner.png
welp

[Patrickssj6]

Arguably, a different atmosphere produces a different sound...but a rocket launcher shouldn't pew pew :v:

[JackalStomper]

The rockets are launched by air pressure I guess

[Kornman00]

XMN5RgVMXdc

[ODX]

I know this is kinda late but...Oh hey look the guys at Rooster Teeth got to do an Achievement Horse Pig Pi at RTX:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Lyea0oLpEw&amp;feature=related
Not much is really shown aside from how player traits are going to be really cool and the Banshee still looks like Reach.

[Tnnaas]

I'm not sure how I like almost every Forge object being a re-skin of the ones from Reach. It'll make life a lot easier to remake a few of my old maps though.

BTW, every little UV error in the original Forge World is burned into my retinas. I will bitch like there is no tomorrow if I find just one in the new version.

[Arteen]

http://carnage.bungie.org/haloforum/halo.forum.pl?read=1149189

But alongside the fact you can't grab nades of dead peoples bodies unless you have the perk...
Is this a true thing? Because it is not a good thing.

[Tnnaas]

:suicide:

Bitches won't get their cake.

http://puu.sh/V1W0.png

I wasn't joking. At this rate, they'll owe ME cake. Enough for seconds. :v:

[ODX]

Dude. We should totally mail them cake.

...if the game doesn't severely disappoint me. Which seeing as the you-know-whats what-the-fuck-else-does-ODX-ever-bitch-about-in-video-games, they probably won't get their cake.

[=sw=warlord]

if you mail them cake make sure it has Ex-lax

[Hotrod]

http://carnage.bungie.org/haloforum/halo.forum.pl?read=1149189

Is this a true thing? Because it is not a good thing.
Yes it is, but there will still be grenades on the map. I can't say I'm particularly pleased about this addition (which most likely won't be in the Classic Playlists), but if it forces people to use their grenades in a smart way instead of spamming them like they did in Reach, I'm not complaining.

[Siliconmaster]

Hmm, that is true, as long as there are a fair number of grenades on the map it shouldn't mess with things too much. I feel like with a few exceptions I usually pick grenades up from the map anyway instead of stealing them off players. If anything, that makes map balance even more important, I hope their map population team is good at what they do.

[DarkHalo003]

It doesn't bother me much. Grenades have been a very bitter sweet part of Multiplayer. Though at the right times they are great, half of the time you die or end up dying from grenade spam.

[Bobblehob]

You do have a point DH, grenade spamming has always been a bit of an issue in Halo, especially when it is so simple to use them. Cutting down on the number of grenades you pick up at any given time could help to eliminate that particular problem, and as long as there are enough on the map to pick up, it should balance out quite nicely.

[Amit]

Someone is eventually going to turn it into the XBOMB 3000.

[Tnnaas]

BRB, packing ANFO into my old 360 Arcade.

[Hotrod]

Let's see how you all react to this : http://ca.ign.com/articles/2012/08/15/halo-4-specializations-will-change-halo-multiplayer-forever

[Siliconmaster]

That doesn't actually sound that bad. None of them are game-breaking, and I like the ability to slowly regenerate health for vehicles. I am a little scared of the concept of an Operator driving a tank, no way to EMP them.

[Tnnaas]

I was about to say that this sounded like Fishstick perks. I decided to read through the whole article.

It sounds like Fishstick perks.

I'm not saying that's a bad thing, if implemented properly. It'll be interesting to see how this all plays out.

[Hotrod]

That doesn't actually sound that bad. None of them are game-breaking, and I like the ability to slowly regenerate health for vehicles. I am a little scared of the concept of an Operator driving a tank, no way to EMP them.
It'll still affect them, but not as much. But hey, we dealt with it in Halo 1 and 2, we can do it again now.

[thehoodedsmack]

I like that they suggest armour from previous games will be returning. I find the new armour absolutely repulsive.

[DarkHalo003]

Here's hoping Mark V is decent.

[Kornman00]

I'm betting the specializations are DLC'able. Hopefully, they exist outside of the map files.

[ODX]

I'm...not liking this. Aside from making the game all the more ridiculously complex, now I'm going to be screaming at my TV more because of the bullshit.

Sigh, more crap thrown into the ring for stupid "player customization" that even further offsets the balance of the game. Welcome to modern gaming :[

[Kornman00]

Yeah, one of the great things about past Halo games was the ability to just 'jump in and play'. This is a new breed of Halo, trying to compete with the other 'major' FPSes.

[DarkHalo003]

I'm...not liking this. Aside from making the game all the more ridiculously complex, now I'm going to be screaming at my TV more because of the bullshit.

Sigh, more crap thrown into the ring for stupid "player customization" that even further offsets the balance of the game. Welcome to modern gaming :[
Don't be so :mech: ODX. There is also a lot of positive opportunity for this. Maybe if all you play is classic Halo, then you'd be kind of pissed with this, but after playing a lot of other games I'm kind of glad to see more personalization outside the cosmetic models. I love FPS games with complexity because they become both a puzzle and a shooter in one.

[Tnnaas]

I'm betting a month into Halo 4 I will send Frankie a well thought out and constructed email detailing mistakes they made and improvements that could be done in preparation for Halo 5. He'll probably reply five hours later with, "Let me talk with everyone else in the studio to see what the general consensus is." And then never respond after that.
That's exactly what he did when I asked them to release Halo 3 tags to the CE community. It was laughable.

[ODX]

Don't be so :mech: ODX. There is also a lot of positive opportunity for this. Maybe if all you play is classic Halo, then you'd be kind of pissed with this, but after playing a lot of other games I'm kind of glad to see more personalization outside the cosmetic models. I love FPS games with complexity because they become both a puzzle and a shooter in one.Bad animations = terrible experience for me. Can't stare at ugly all the time, the only decently animated thing is the DMR...and that's from Reach.

And I'm mad because I loved the arena gameplay of Halo and how simple yet great it was. Now it's just getting annoying how different and complex everything's becoming.

[DarkHalo003]

Bad animations = terrible experience for me. Can't stare at ugly all the time, the only decently animated thing is the DMR...and that's from Reach.

And I'm mad because I loved the arena gameplay of Halo and how simple yet great it was. Now it's just getting annoying how different and complex everything's becoming.
I guess it really does come at a matter of opinion here. Honestly, the animations don't bother me much, nothing like what we saw in HA10 with that Assault Rifle shit rig. I'm not a pro animator, so I probably couldn't find the obnoxious minor details. However, we both know I'm mainly in the gameplay and story side of things, so like I said it's merely a matter of opinion. But I totally get what you mean. If there's a detail in the game that constantly stares me in the face, especially when it's a detail about an asset I like, then the game simply becomes unplayable. It's sad to be honest.

[Tnnaas]

Weapon skins.

http://www.halodestiny.net/images/news/Halo4_Skins_Armes.jpg

The diarrhea-yellow yellow stripe pales in comparison to what I see in the middle. :ohdear:

[Hotrod]

I'll be honest, those are pretty damn fugly. I'm glad we can choose the regular skins over these...things...

[Arteen]

I like that they suggest armour from previous games will be returning. I find the new armour absolutely repulsive.
Incidentally, the already-revealed scout and recon helmets are the best-looking so far.

[Tnnaas]

They've also got the GUNGNIR helm (http://images.wikia.com/halo/images/d/db/H4_gungnir.jpg) (damn front-facing view and annoying armor skin aside), which I thought looked cool in Reach because of its menacing, faceless appearance. You know they'll have to add ODST, which should remain largely unaltered, and Mark V should be making a comeback as well, but how that looks is a mystery.

Fake Edit: CIO helm (http://images.wikia.com/halo/images/7/78/Cio_web_camo.jpg) looks like Sam Fisher. D:
Fake Edit 2: Also, Oceanic helm (http://images.wikia.com/halo/images/c/c6/Oceanic_h4.jpg) might be a Big Daddy?

[Hotrod]

More pics and details in this week's Bulletin : https://halo.xbox.com/blogs/Headlines/post/2012/08/15/The-Halo-Bulletin-81512.aspx

[Zeph]

I'm so horribly confused now.

Did 343i make Halo microtransaction based or something?

[Hotrod]

What? No, why do you say that?

[DarkHalo003]

Those weapon skins are fugly. Very fugly. Do not want.

Those permutations on the other hand look pretty damn cool.

[Hotrod]

Agreed. The only skin which is not bad is the Carbine's. I love how a lot of helmets are quite different from the usual whole-face visor thing we've had in the past.

[Pooky]

Let's see how you all react to this : http://ca.ign.com/articles/2012/08/15/halo-4-specializations-will-change-halo-multiplayer-forever

Gameplay altering limited edition bonus

Uggggggggggggggggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh hhhhhhhhhhhhhh

[DarkHalo003]

Gameplay altering limited edition bonus

Uggggggggggggggggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh hhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Thankfully this isn't CoD, otherwise I'd agree with you. I'll school any bastard with just an AR and a Carbine. Unless the perk grants them infinite ammo, bottomless clip, and a rocket launcher from the start, I don't think I'll have a problem fighting anyone in this game.

[nuttyyayap]

^^Well I was gonna dual pistols with Hard Light Shield, but that works too I suppose.

[Kornman00]

^^Well I was gonna dual pistols with Hard Light Shield
Didn't they say dual wielding wasn't returning in this game either?

And Pooks, those specializations will unlock later on for non-LE buyers. But I know what you mean.

[nuttyyayap]

Oh, I meant that I'd be using them as each of my weapons, because screw using real weapons!

[Amit]

Oh god. Why is this happening?

[EX12693]

Am I the only one here that's going to whore the railgun+promethean weapons like a mofo?

[BobtheGreatII]

I want to play with the Railgun. I think it's going to be cool. I'm actually looking forward to the game. I don't care much for the art style on some stuff. But over all, the game itself looks kinda fun to play.

[DarkHalo003]

Am I the only one here that's going to whore the railgun+promethean weapons like a mofo?
I think those will be my first pickups on the field if I need to. The AR/Carbine combo is so damn solid though, it'll definitely be the ammo that makes me switch weapons. AH I CAN'T FUCKING WAIT.

[Hotrod]

Guys... the Specializations are just "carrers" that we go through, which at the end (at level 10 of that specific specialization) give us a Tactical Package or Support Mod, which are two things we all already knew about. They're not a third "perk" to add to the first two.


Gameplay altering limited edition bonus

Uggggggggggggggggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh hhhhhhhhhhhhhh
No, that's not how it works. Those of us buying the Limited Edition get to select any Specialization once we reached level 50, while those with the Standard Edition only get the choice between Wetworks and Pioneer at first. The ability to play through new specializations will unlock in the weeks following the game's release. But everybody will have access to everything within a short period of time. It's like they're giving free power weapon loadouts to people who pay more money.

Honestly people, you guys are freaking out over something which we already knew about. They didn't announce anything new with the specializations asides from a new way to unlock armour, skins and armour mods.

[TeeKup]

Those skins look like vomit.

Also, I can't put my finger on it, but something about the Spartans Boots....REALLY turns me off.

[nuttyyayap]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWKD34N-yh8&feature=plcp

[Siliconmaster]

Is it just me or are we seeing more stuff from the campaign here than ever before? And I love the look of those large environments, hope it delivers what it promises.

[DarkHalo003]

:woop:

[Kornman00]

0W3ZWtEw7_s

[Zeph]

Well, now we know why the weapons sounds like shit. They actually went and recorded live weapons and modified them. Live weapons should only be used as a basis for understanding why they sound as they do >_<. Why do they think hollywood hollywoods up guns in movies?

Other than that, feeling a bit better about the music oddly enough. Still think this will be a game I rent/borrow for a weekend to see how fucked the established universe is and wait for it to go down to 20 bucks before I buy.

[Hotrod]

I still think the weapons sound good, just saying.

But yeah, the music sounds pretty damn amazing if you ask me, Neil is definitely living up the Marty's music from the first trilogy.

[ODX]

If there's anything I was excited for with this game, it was the story.

And holy shit, I am excited for the story. The emotion in the music is heart-wrenching as always, and I don't even know what scenes it'll pertain to yet. And it sounds Halo, it has a unique flair to it.

[BobtheGreatII]

The dude yelling at the Master Chief. HOLY SHIT. I really do think this is going to be cool. Multiplayer might be interesting, but I'm really looking forward to what 343 does with the story.

Fake Edit: I realize now, that I love Halo 4 so much more when there isn't some half-wit from 343i talking over the top of it.

[Warsaw]

Well, now we know why the weapons sounds like shit. They actually went and recorded live weapons and modified them. Live weapons should only be used as a basis for understanding why they sound as they do >_<. Why do they think hollywood hollywoods up guns in movies?


Not really true. The weapons in the Battlefield series are recorded from real ones and then modified, and Battlefield is pretty much the golden standard for in-game audio, especially guns.

No, I think it really just boils down to their modifications being in arguably bad taste.

The music is pretty nifty. I can hear a twinge of the Reach theme, but used in a more refined way. Personally, I think this will be the next best Halo soundtrack after Halo 1 and ODST.

As for the story, it will be interesting within the game, but for me it's ultimately ruined because it runs with that crap Whatshisface has been writing.

[nuttyyayap]

Well I've never personally like any Halo story (HERESY!!), so this should still be great for me.
Pre-ordered today.

[DarkHalo003]

Not really true. The weapons in the Battlefield series are recorded from real ones and then modified, and Battlefield is pretty much the golden standard for in-game audio, especially guns.

No, I think it really just boils down to their modifications being in arguably bad taste.

The music is pretty nifty. I can hear a twinge of the Reach theme, but used in a more refined way. Personally, I think this will be the next best Halo soundtrack after Halo 1 and ODST.

As for the story, it will be interesting within the game, but for me it's ultimately ruined because it runs with that crap Whatshisface has been writing.
That might be the only reason why I'll cringe at the story, given it deviates too far from the Terminals we saw in Halo 3. If it stays connected to those Terminals, I'll be okay with whatever wacky shit they put in there since the Terminals are one of the last pieces of legitimate canon before the bad novels started being written. If there's some Glasslands references, I'd be alright with those too.

[Amit]

I feel like that music isn't what Halo is. There's something about it that doesn't feel right. Halo 1 through Reach all had more depth to the orchestral sound. It's still a bit early to be judging the music, but my first impression is that it's not what people will be hoping for. It feels like too much of a departure from Marty and Michael's stuff.

[Sanctus]

I'm gonna try to keep an open mind for the story. I'm not really excited for multiplayer. It just seems like it'll be worse than Reaches since they're throwing MORE perks. The music though I like so far, and the gun sounds. Except fir the scatter shot. That's just blegh

[DarkHalo003]

I'm gonna try to keep an open mind for the story. I'm not really excited for multiplayer. It just seems like it'll be worse than Reaches since they're throwing MORE perks. The music though I like so far, and the gun sounds. Except fir the scatter shot. That's just blegh
I think you should hold a more open mind towards Multiplayer then. It takes a lot from modern FPS games, but I have faith that 343i will make it into something nice. On aesthetic assets they lack a bit of direction (skin designs = wtf), but gameplay is looking very intriguing, complex, and solid. I just have a feeling that this game will end up being a lot better than many of the :mech: Halo fans think it will be.

[nuttyyayap]

Nobody gonna mention chief getting in the Mech?
Okay then :saddowns:
Oh, and;
http://i1188.photobucket.com/albums/z416/DexterAya/Welp.png
:raise:

[Hotrod]

I'm gonna try to keep an open mind for the story. I'm not really excited for multiplayer. It just seems like it'll be worse than Reaches since they're throwing MORE perks. The music though I like so far, and the gun sounds. Except fir the scatter shot. That's just blegh
Everybody who has played the game at RTX and Gamescon has said that the game plays amazingly, feels like Halo should, and is a definite step up from Reach in every way.

I'm excited for the multiplayer, and I know I'm going to spend a hell of a lot of time playing it, just like I did in every past Halo game, including Reach.

[Zeph]

Nobody gonna mention chief getting in the Mech?

we all knew it was going to happen and it would be incredibly gimmicky

[DarkHalo003]

Yo dawg I heard you like cyborgs so we put a cyborg in another cyborg.

[=sw=warlord]

Yo dawg I heard you like cyborgs so we put a cyborg in another cyborg.
The mech is a vehicle, not a cyborg.

[Kornman00]

The most antcipated 360 game of 2012
ftft

[DarkHalo003]

The mech is a vehicle, not a cyborg.
And not a single fuck was given this day.

[Kornman00]

Also, Spartans aren't cyborgs :mech2:

[DarkHalo003]

Also, Spartans aren't cyborgs :mech2:
Cyborg.biped. Idk. U TELL ME.

[Kornman00]

The warthog now has normal suspension:
http://i.imgur.com/fc65y.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/Q1cwd.jpg



Cyborg.biped. Idk. U TELL ME.
I did:

Also, Spartans aren't cyborgs :mech2:

[ODX]

I feel like that music isn't what Halo is. There's something about it that doesn't feel right. Halo 1 through Reach all had more depth to the orchestral sound monks.ftfy

In all seriousness though it would be nice to hear some choral voices, they're what Halo has always been known for as well as the orchestra blended together with whatever else Marty decided to throw in (like the sax in ODST, which was awesome).

[DarkHalo003]

The warthog now has normal suspension:
http://i.imgur.com/fc65y.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/Q1cwd.jpg



I did:
"Bad Cyborg!" - Grunt

Also, technically they are since they have a piece of machinery (neural interface) infused in their biology (brain/cortex/whatever). Part Machine, Part Human Biology = Cyborg

[Kornman00]

Also, technically they are since they have a piece of machinery (neural interface) infused in their biology (brain/cortex/whatever). Part Machine, Part Human Biology = Cyborg
Says the guy who called the Mech, a cyborg.

Also, all UNSC have a NI.

[Siliconmaster]

The warthog nooooo

As long as it feels the same I'll be happy, if it feels totally different then fuck 343 lol

[DarkHalo003]

Says the guy who called the Mech, a cyborg.

Also, all UNSC have a NI.
No one here can take a joke, even a bad one not supposed to be taken seriously, without being over analytical and critical. Oh wait, it's Modacity. Silly me.

THEN THEY'RE ALL CYBORGS.

And in other news, the Jackal that will appear in Halo 4 is a different strain of Jackal, like the Skirmisher, codenamed the Storm Jackal.

[Kornman00]

"Storm" is the name of the Covenant faction that still has its head up their collective ass

Guess we better hope no ODSTs switch sides...then they'll be Storm Troopers :mech2:

[EX12693]

What the.. why would they change the warthog's suspension?

[DarkHalo003]

What the.. why would they change the warthog's suspension?
Look at it this way, maybe the Warthog won't flip over every off slope.

[EX12693]

Look at it this way, maybe the Warthog won't flip over every off slope.Well fuck that then..

[Kornman00]

I wonder if they just decided to use Havok's vehicle physics instead of the vehicle system built by Bungie. If I recall, they were already switching the AI to Havok's AI framework.

Halo script's syntax is no longer LISP based either.

[BobtheGreatII]

Are you guys just now noticing the suspension on the Hog? I pointed it out forever ago. Sheesh. Just 343 fucking with things for the sake of fucking with things.

[Amit]

Guess we better hope no ODSTs switch sides...then they'll be Storm Troopers :mech2:

ಠ_ಠ

[p0lar_bear]

Halo script's syntax is no longer LISP based either.


(script continuous youreMother
(begin
(print "Well fuck that")
))
(begin) statement thrown in just to make Kornman's eye twitch. S'fun to watch.

[nuttyyayap]

Halo script's syntax is no longer LISP based either.
:ohdear:
Do you happen to know what it uses now?

[Zeph]

:ohdear:
Do you happen to know what it uses now?
If they are indeed switching over to Havok's libraries, I would assume Lua.

[Sanctus]

Goodbye beautiful suspension... :saddowns:

[ODX]

Hey so, I haven't preordered this yet and I'm actually sorta thinking about getting the Limited Edition. Yes/No?

[nuttyyayap]

I got the limited edition, because I had money to waste and it saves time and money later on.

[DarkHalo003]

I got the limited edition, because I had money to waste and it saves time and money later on.
^

If you have the money, I'd do it. You're really just paying in advance what you'll probably pay for in the future. You also get a lot of other goodies too.

[Kornman00]

I got the limited edition, because I had money to waste and it saves time and money later on.
Same. I traded in some games at Gamestop and had enough store credit to get H4 LE and then some

[Hotrod]

Hey so, I haven't preordered this yet and I'm actually sorta thinking about getting the Limited Edition. Yes/No?
I got the Limited Edition as well. Not only does it save you money on map packs, the additional content is sweet.

[FRain]

Is it just me, or does the MP armor just look like a bunch of strips of metal overlayed on top of eachother?

[DarkHalo003]

Is it just me, or does the MP armor just look like a bunch of strips of metal overlayed on top of eachother?
Some of them do, while other look really nice. It's difficult to say when you only have 2D images to go by.

[Amit]

Is it just me, or does the MP armor just look like a bunch of strips of metal overlayed on top of eachother?

It's not just you.

[nuttyyayap]

Is it just me, or does the MP armor just look like a bunch of strips of metal overlayed on top of eachother?
Exactly what I was thinking...

[Kornman00]

http://i.imgur.com/ZiXc9.jpg

Don't hate the player, hate the game

[BobtheGreatII]

Some peeps remixing the Halo 4 soundtrack:

http://soundcloud.com/neil-davidge/halo-4-ost-remix-samples

[Hotrod]

http://i.imgur.com/ZiXc9.jpg

Don't hate the player, hate the game
And why would I want to hate the game?

[PlasbianX]

And why would I want to hate the game?

Because this is modacity. You guys bitch / hate anything and everything that isn't 100% spot on to what you like.

[Warsaw]

Shoot for the moon, man. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars.

[DarkHalo003]

Because this is modacity. You guys bitch / hate anything and everything that isn't 100% spot on to what you like.
Because we deserve the best of any product regardless of all the hardwork and effort put into it by the developers! :downs:

[Kornman00]

Now's your chance to crit the muzac of Yolo4 guys: http://halo.bungie.org/halobulletins/63

e: eg, well...at least they can claim that they aren't copying Marty! :ugh:

[Warsaw]

I almost feel like I'm watching a Chrisopher Nolan film during certain parts...

I must say, though, that I am thoroughly enjoying the music versus Marty's later stuff. Most of the music in Halo 3 and all of it in Reach felt rather bland to me.

[Pooky]

I almost feel like I'm watching a Chrisopher Nolan film during certain parts...

I must say, though, that I am thoroughly enjoying the music versus Marty's later stuff. Most of the music in Halo 3 and all of it in Reach felt rather bland to me.

Really? I'll grant you Halo 3 since it was mostly recycled tunes, but I really enjoyed the soundtrack of Reach. In fact, I thought it was one of the only good things about an otherwise terrible game.

OGXbwb7K_kg

[EX12693]

The only song from Halo 3 that really stuck out to me was Never Forget... and it was a remake of a Halo 2 song... :/

[Hotrod]

Because this is modacity. You guys bitch / hate anything and everything that isn't 100% spot on to what you like.
I guess I'm not a part of Modacity then.

Halo 4 looks fucking amazing. Even if the weapon skins don't look that great, who cares? I don't need to use them. The Halo 4 music is brilliant, even though it isn't Marty's stuff.

There's some anti-Modacityness for you!

[Higuy]

Really? I'll grant you Halo 3 since it was mostly recycled tunes, but I really enjoyed the soundtrack of Reach. In fact, I thought it was one of the only good things about an otherwise terrible game.

OGXbwb7K_kg

Totally agree with this post. I hated Reach's gameplay/story but most of the soundtrack was fantastic (imo)

Just listened to that music. While some of it sounds okay, none of it sounds like Halo at all. I still love Halo 1 and 2's music the best though, mainly due to the variety of awesome tracks in mainly orchestra while using some synthetic sounds too, but this is just like SYNTH SYNTH SYNTH!! while not even sound anyway like Halo.

I gotta say though, "To Galaxy" was pretty sweet.

[Sanctus]

I liked "To Galaxy" and most of "Revival" and I also loved Reach's music.
I'm gonna give Halo 4 a chance. I don't have high expectations for the multiplayer at all, but I think the campaign looks a little promising.
And the environments just look beautiful.

[Tnnaas]

The soundtracks of ODST and Reach were definitely my favorites because they were different and largely original. Halo 4's music sounds amazing so far. Can't wait to see what sort of effect the music has in-mission.

And the environments just look beautiful.
Don't I know it. (http://xjumper.minus.com/mB7pYluIm/)

http://i.minus.com/ijUU8CZGs63NE.png

http://i.minus.com/iF6EWczqJg7eY.png

http://i.minus.com/ii6AV6AAb5RWS.png

http://i.minus.com/iet8raHovjjPD.png

http://i.minus.com/iQfrLusJSFdM0.png

[Higuy]

The game looks really dull and dark in most of those screen shots. Basically Halo Reach 2.5.

[DarkHalo003]

The game looks really dull and dark in most of those screen shots. Basically Halo Reach 2.5.
Reach had great environments. I'm not really sure why you're saying it looks dull either.

Not sure if you realize it, but I think you have a mindset dictating your impressions.

[Higuy]

Reach had great environments. I'm not really sure why you're saying it looks dull either.

Not sure if you realize it, but I think you have a mindset dictating your impressions.

Reach had about 2 levels that I found to look nice, the rest of them were very bland and boring, basically lots of repeated desert levels with no variance. So far with Halo 4, the same has been shown, along with lots of shades of grey and darkness. Whatever happened to the bright, colorful skies and lush dynamic environments found in the other Halo levels, such as Halo 2 and 3? The only level that was shown that was "lush" was that campaign level, and that was still a very dark and ominous looking. I know it can't be said without having seen all the levels, but to me, that was one of the things that really drew me in for the previous Halo games.

[Tnnaas]

Thanks higuy, I just realized that the weren't looking at the sky for most of the shots. I bet this means that the sky isn't their focus. Does this mean that we get a centered reticule for the first time in over a decade? :v:

Or do they simply want to reveal the sky when we play the game? :suicide:

[Higuy]

I mean, out of all those pictures, this was my favorite that I found to look nice:

http://i.minus.com/iy1EM0h1SGdWp.png

[Kornman00]

Is it just me or do those look like the "light bridge" from the legendary ending of ODST? Maybe I'm just remembering it wrong

[Kornman00]

We'll have gravity hammers, but no brutes in H4: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=41327447&postcount=4368

Maybe the "story stuffs" he is talking about means the brutes also "evolved" or mutated like those butt ugly retarted looking jackals plaguing H4 :mech2:

[Warsaw]

Really? I'll grant you Halo 3 since it was mostly recycled tunes, but I really enjoyed the soundtrack of Reach. In fact, I thought it was one of the only good things about an otherwise terrible game.

The other soundtracks, including Halo 3's and especially ODST, had a greater variety of colours in the music than Reach. I listened to the entire Reach OST, and all I could think about it was shades of brown. Not really unlike the a lot of the levels, actually. I also felt like the main Reach theme became overused, kind of like how the Watchtower riff in Battlestar Galactica became overplayed in Season 4's OST. Even Halo 1's theme didn't get used that often in the same game.

Personally, I thought the redesigned Covenant and most of the firearms were the best parts about Reach.

[BobtheGreatII]

Reach wasn't supposed to be bright and colorful. It was the fall of the Spartans and the planet. They weren't going to have rainbows shooting out of everyone's ass. God.

[Warsaw]

Gears 3 and the Mass Effect series managed to be colourful without being rainbow-happy. Your argument is invalid.

[BobtheGreatII]

Yup, you're right, I see plenty of color. No browns or tans. You're completely right. Oh wait.

http://geeky.ly/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/gears-of-war-3-team-photo.jpg

Don't mistake bloom for being colorful. Gears 3 was by no means colorful. It was about as dark and boring as Reach.

And Mass Effect was colorful because they wanted to be. Halo's planet Reach was not meant to be colorful. You're arguing completely different games, completely different art directions, and completely different developers.

[=sw=warlord]

This just in, brown and tan are not colours.
Source: BobthegreatII.

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