Halo 3 (screenshots!)

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The following concerns multi-player only i' m afraid, but i' m sure we' ll see something of the solo campaign nearer PS3' s launch.

Anyway, here are some quick exerpts from the article (translated from Swedish):

On graphics

" A lot is still missing in this build. Weather- and water effects are missing, and most of our HDR isn' t in there yet. We' re still at alpha stage, but when everything is in place, Halo 3 will be the best X360 has to offer." --Brian Jarrard

" We definitely have another strategy than Epic Games when it comes to graphics. We' ll never engulf our game environments in lots of details like that. GoW looks absolutely fantastic, but we want to avoid compromising Halo' s unique visual style. That' s why we' re making a clean, sharp game as opposed to one with insane amount of details." --Brian Jarrard

" There are many ways to convey emotion. Graphics is not the most important one." --Brian Jarrard

On multiplayer and bots

" Multiplayer has always been important, but it' s developed in a different way which makes it look bigger for every game. We have a base that we always build the MP part on, whereas the SP mode practically has to be built ground-up every time. Xbox Live also made MP in Halo 2 even more important." --Brian Jarrard

" A lot of people ask us about bots. They think that the AI in Halo was pretty damn good, and would work well in MP as well, but it' s really not that simple. The enemies in Halo are optimized for encountering the player in large numbers. They would be a lot worse at abstract thought AI like ' I have to defend my flag' and so forth. In short, to create bots for Halo would be an immense undertaking, and we rather put that time into making new levels, weapons and netcode." --Jaime Griesemer

New Weapons:

Spiker: the weapon of choice for brutes (nail grenade)

Spartan Laser: An anti-vehicle weapon, fires a red laser that pretty much destroys any vehicle that is hit.

New Vehicle:

Moongoose: The ATV that was supposed to be in Halo 2. It carries 2 people and it doesn' t have any weapons so it' s mainly a means of getting from point A to point B as fast as possible."













Supposedly the game is currently missing it' s HDR lighting and some textures are placeholders. This is also ony the multi-player mode so i' m reserving my final judgement until i see something from the main campaign.

< Message edited by MAJIKDRA6ON -- 28 Oct 06 3:21:09 >

It' s starting to look pretty good. Thanks Majik for taking the time to scan and translate!

According to the Bungie weekly update, the next issue of EGM will have some more images that weren' t in this leak.

Only the first pic shows up for some reason. I still think it' s lovely so far though, I can give a rat' s ass about it looking like gears of war, as long as it' s epic & smooth, I' m sold. I have total faith in Bungie, people keep bitching that halo was over rated, but that game' s atmosphere was perfect & it was the first FPS that I liked. I love the art direction, & the covenant has personality, people seem to overlook that, but it was a huge part of the draw.

It' s starting to look pretty good. Thanks Majik for taking the time to scan and translate!

Not my handywork. I was merely sent the files and posted them here.

Ony the first image?

Can everybody else see them ok?

Yup, I got them all. Nice one!

***flyingsaucersdisguisedasmushrooms***
***mushroomsinvadingfromouterspace***

LOL...I saw this like 12 hours ago..

I guess I' m one of the few that' s really unimpressed. It looks like Halo 2...

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" Basically, pollute the air all you want, your just speeding up the inevitable. Our future generations are f*cked as it is and there' s really nothing we can do about it. Have a nice day "

" Halo 3 will have three retail SKUs: standard, collector' s edition, and Legendary. Guess which one comes with a helmet and four discs of content"

Holy shit this game is going to be crazy! This game is going to get more hype then the 360 itself. We' re not seeing it now but wait until they show an ingame clip.

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I guess I' m one of the few that' s really unimpressed. It looks like Halo 2...

I' m not overly impressed either but I' m reserving judgement until later. After all, they' re scanned images from an alpha build of a game. Add those two things together and anything will look like crap.

The gameplay is good but Halo is all about the story and how its told. In all honesty I' m more excited about the 4th book then I am about Halo 3. If Halo stayes true to itself and plays on its strenghts, it won' t even need the best graphics to be the best FPS even though I expect it will have among the best graphics when its released.

I like the visual style, but i hate scans, grrrrrr!

Unimpressed.

Halo was mediocre, Halo 2 did nothing for me, I expect no more from this.

And halo was indeed over-rated, the proof is in the PC version, the servers on that are dead, if the game was so great people would still be playing it now like all the countless old FPS that are still played online everyday by thousands.

I played Halo 1 on Xbox and PC...I loved the Xbox version but never liked the PC version even though graphicly they are similar.

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yeah yeah yeah I love you lol Thank you

I have total faith in Bungie, people keep bitching that halo was over rated, but that game' s atmosphere was perfect & it was the first FPS that I liked. I love the art direction, & the covenant has personality, people seem to overlook that, but it was a huge part of the draw.

...Exactly.. ...for me the best things about halo is the story, design and AI... ...no other current console shooter comes close in my opinion, although Halo 3 is gonna have some pretty tough competition this gen across the console platforms....

....also i think it' s unfair to compare it directly with GOW, as i don' t really consider it to be a true fps like Halo is....

....and the locust will NEVER have half the charisma of Elites or Grunts...

If Halo stayes true to itself and plays on its strenghts, it won' t even need the best graphics to be the best FPS even though I expect it will have among the best graphics when its released.

...Hit the nail on the head perfectly... ...regardless of glitchy graphics or GOW, i' m pretty sure Halo 3 will pwan provided they get the singleplayer story right ...ultimately, that' s the only real reason why Halo 2 disappointed so many fans, because instead of delivering a proper sequel, Bungie decide to split it over two releases (probably because they already knew about x360' s imminent release)

...this is definitely great news for x360 owners... ...it' s about time M$ rolled out The Halo again..

LOL...I saw this like 12 hours ago..

...LOL.. ...thanks for posting it here 12 hours ago....


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...about the new features....

edit

Spiker: the weapon of choice for brutes (nail grenade)

...surely you mean the spiker is a nail gun?

...anyway, the Spiker is also dual-wield but.. ...could someone explain what the Spartan Laser does over Halo 2' s Rocket Launcher?...

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...anyway, the Spiker is also dual-wield but.. ...could someone explain what the Spartan Laser does over Halo 2' s Rocket Launcher?...

Instantaneous hit perhaps. Lasers do travel at the speed of light. Rocket launcher is a fire and forget weapon that doesn' t always hit. I' m guessing the laser will hit hard and instantly, but have no splash damage and take a while to recharge.

...surely you mean the spiker is a nail gun?

Dunno. I was in a rush.

According to the cats at Kotaku...

Spiker: Some sort of melee weapon.

Spartan Laser: An anti-vehicle weapon.

Nail Grenade: A grenade that sticks to the wall and shoots nails out when it explodes.
Apparently the Spiker and your secondary weapon will now actually be visible strapped to your back.

KOTAKU

They have shitty photographs of the article, we have shitty scans. Shitty scans > shitty photographs!

Wow, I better go down to my local paper stand and buy a copy so I can make better scans...

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Wow, I better go down to my local paper stand and buy a copy so I can make better scans...

PLEASE!!!

PLEASE CAN YOU ALSO TRANSLATE THE FULL ARTICLE!!!

...fixed.....

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Apparently, your secondary weapon will be visibly slung across your back. No more hiding the plasma sword while you draw in attackers by holding a single needler!

Also, there is some sort of device referred to as a " man cannon" (hopefully not the real name of it) which will shoot a player through the sky for long distances. You' re completely vulnerable, but you can also shoot at enemies while you' re flying in an arc across distances.

...more weaponry details from IGN:

The Brutes will be armed with Spike Grenades and Spike Rifles. The grenades are said to stick to walls and explode into a vicious blast of sharp projectiles. There' s also word on a new Spartan Laser, a difficult-to-control but powerful attack that can disable vehicles in a single hit. Pwned!

...huh? " Spike Rifles?" ... ....is that another new weapon to go with the dual-wield Spiker and the Spartan Laser??....

.....awessssoomeee!!!....

....i' m glad that Bungie are making the brutes a proper enemy class this time... ..in Halo 2 they were too similar to the elites (plus the Red Plasma Rifle was rubbish and the Brute Shot was even worse)....


...Halo 3' s controls are going to be different too:

In terms of control, the X button is said to change the way you play Halo. Mum is the word from Bungie. We only know that the bumpers are now used to reload, and the left bumper will reload a secondary weapon, if equipped.

..o_O...

...huh?...

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[image]http://media.1up.com/media?id=3068122[/image]

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...hope all you EGM SUBSCRIBERS are getting your scanners warmed up.....

What if you could save your own movies from Halo 3' s single- and multiplayer gameplay and then rewatch them? In Halo 3, you can.

....O_O....

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Is that the offcial cover for the next issue?

I' m just wondering why it says " Metal Gear Solid 4 on Xbox 360?" in the top right hand corner... That' d never happen.

....i don' t know what they' re playing at.... ...in the comments section, someone posts a link which features this:

[image]http://www.1up.com/media?id=3061175[/image]

....and says that is the real cover... ...but the first image is newer?......

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I heard the details, but I got here too late to see the screens :(

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~ Unknown ~

Nice screens, too bad I don' t get EGM.

Mgs4 on 360? what, and Halo 3?, why dont they just say they just got the first hands on with the ps4 and the Nintendo pii.

Change is inevitable. Except from a vending machine.

Viva La Revolution! erm, I mean Viva La Wii!

That' s some mighty..Unimpressive stuff. The textures on the levels are nice, I' ll give' em that.

Oh and the EGM cover talking about MGS4 on the 360 is rather funny.

yeah those graphics suck so bad, but its on alpha stage and those are multiplayer maps (single mode looks always better), bungie was never big on graphics, so this might be a clue of what to expect from these guys...

I sure hopw Microsoft is terrified of making this game anything but great and I hope this installment in the series will make me think it' s worthy of the praise it gets, and I' ll be damned if I get Halo 2 with triple wielding guns!

Heh, scratch my last statement. I can see the screens now. I do agree it isn' t " amazing" looking and could pass for 2.5 currently, I am glad to hear it is in alpha currently though :)

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I' ll be damned if I get Halo 2 with triple wielding guns!

I' ll be damned if it' s anything like Halo2. They better re-tool the whole thing to feel more like the first Halo. I' m honestly thinking about not buying this at launch just out of fear that' ll be just as horrible as Halo 2.

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" Basically, pollute the air all you want, your just speeding up the inevitable. Our future generations are f*cked as it is and there' s really nothing we can do about it. Have a nice day "

Just saw the screens myself and it really doesn' t look impressive, though hopefully this will change before the release, although the dude they interviewed did say something about going for a " cleaner" look, without lots of details.

Anyhow graphics is but one part of a game, although as important as any other part. Still, they don' t mention anything that makes the game stand out in the interview, only newer, cooler weapons and that you can reload each gun as you wish, when dual wielding... Hmmm... So I don' t get Halo 2 with triple wielding guns, instead I get Halo 2 with dual wielding guns that I can reload separately whenever I want!

Also, what' s up with the journalist stating that the " complex" of Halo would need to be unfolded and tied together in this final installment?! Halo had a complex story?! Since when, what did I miss?

Anyhow it might sound like I' m complaing, but if so, then it only shows that I have expectations of this game and I hope it will be good.

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Is that the offcial cover for the next issue?

I' m just wondering why it says " Metal Gear Solid 4 on Xbox 360?" in the top right hand corner... That' d never happen.

if it sould happend in which part of his body would Peter Moore tatoo the release date??? in his " old snake" ¡¡¡ dear god i hope not

fuck, I just realized they are bringing back dual wielding weapons. Dual wielding sucks, that in itself ruined Halo 2. Well that and shitty level design.

fuck, I just realized they are bringing back dual wielding weapons. Dual wielding sucks, that in itself ruined Halo 2. Well that and shitty level design.

Well atleast they were a tad bit better than Halo:CE

Also, what' s up with the journalist stating that the " complex" of Halo would need to be unfolded and tied together in this final installment?! Halo had a complex story?! Since when, what did I miss?

...well i wouldn' t know as i can' t read Swedish, but i' d guess that he' s probably referring to Halo' s wider universe as portrayed in the popular books...

...huh? " Spike Rifles?" ... ....is that another new weapon to go with the dual-wield Spiker and the Spartan Laser??....

...uuuuhh... ...i think the " Spiker" is actually the Spike Rifle.... ...most likely the Brute' s own version of the Elite' s Plasma Rifle (dual wield, rapid fire rate ect)...

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Original: Kikizo article
In addition to the now more-usual two, Halo 3 will also reportedly also come in a Legendary edition. This package includes four discs - game, documentaries, fan-made content, and high-definition versions of the all the cut scenes from the series.

If only the 360 could play Blue-Ray