Halo 4

Hisako · Jun 9, 2011

I think Yahtzee nailed it on the head: Reach should have been the game to be accessible to newcomers. That's what makes prequels great: it's an opportunity for people interested in the series to sit down and learn about the universe without immediately having to play the previous games. Instead, they took the same "in medias res" approach like they did for CE, in that they assumed the player knew everything about what Reach was for and who/why the Covenant wanted it.

So imo, while it's too late for wishful thinking, they should have made Reach the accessible-to-newcomers game.
And if they wanted to head a new trilogy, at least put something other than just 4 on the title for cripes sake. So personally I see a lot of contradictions in what Phil Spencer is saying. He wants "accessibility" while focusing on a "continuation", like wat

Max Payne · Jun 9, 2011

Tucker said:
Reveals nothing about the game.

Tries desperately to ground-in the point that this is going to be just-as-good-as-the-originals-please-play-it-please.
Come back with some info, Microsoft.

Actually I believe the point was to reassure fans that the core gameplay would remain unchanged.

Joe · Jun 9, 2011

It barely touched on gameplay though it did kind of mention the story being in the same vein as the first three, but that's it. It didn't say anything about actual gameplay, just words without real meaning trying to keep people from putting their Halo fan items down.

Max Payne · Jun 9, 2011

343 Industries will preserve Bungie's celebrated welding of sandbox dynamics to a linear campaign, Spencer confirmed.

"Halo has this interesting mix of open world, more varied gameplay. Some other of those franchises that I love have very setpieces which really kind of draw certain dramatic elements out of it. Halo has the vehicles, the weapon types, the deep fiction - the fiction around Halo is incredibly deep."

That's not saying anything about the actual gameplay?

Joe · Jun 9, 2011

No not really. Take out the word Halo and somebody wouldn't know what game they are talking about. It's just this massively vague outline that basically says 'Yeah it's a Halo game.'
As if the title didn't give that away.

Max Payne · Jun 9, 2011

Tucker said:
No not really. Take out the word Halo and somebody wouldn't know what game they are talking about. It's just this massively vague outline that basically says 'Yeah it's a Halo game.'
As if the title didn't give that away.

Halo and Crysis are really the only two games that combine an abundance of sandbox game elements to a linear FPS campaign, and Halo has a huge influence on vehicles unlike Crysis.

So I don't really agree. Like I said it's pretty much a reassurance that the core gameplay will be the same.

Joe · Jun 9, 2011

Yeah and that tidbit saying that 'Halo 4 will be a Halo game' in terms of gameplay, makes up about 8% of that whole segment.
The rest is basically dontloseinterestdontloseinterestplzplz

Max Payne · Jun 9, 2011

Well, it's probably a response to all of these people shitting themselves now that Bungie has moved on,

Joe · Jun 9, 2011

Aye likely. I did really like Bungie for their specific attention to the fanbase and the frequent updates. Still, that's not to say 343 aren't going to deliver that, and I'm sure they won't botch the gameplay fundamentally so I do anticipate some gameplay vids.

Max Payne · Jun 9, 2011

A lot of 343's people are old Bungie staff, so we shouldn't be too worried.

Joe · Jun 9, 2011

If they keep everything on the same level, I'd be interested to see what new they did with it. Definitely keeping a close eye on it.

Madame Mayor · Jun 10, 2011

John Marston said:
A lot of 343's people are old Bungie staff, so we shouldn't be too worried.

I'm not worried about this so much as how their company will operate AFTER the release.

Bungie did things for years that no other company even came close to for any other game, and other than map packs it was a lot of free community stuff.

I hope they keep with the spirit of the way Halo games work, and I also hope they don't become like COD where it's a new one every year.

Max Payne · Mar 5, 2012

yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaah

chief looking pretty good brah

Hisako · Mar 5, 2012

I wonder what sort of lore will be behind Master Chief's armor change this time :monster:

Max Payne · Mar 5, 2012

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/81853...4_interview_at_microsoft_spring_shocase_2012/

Some game footage in there

also some mp details

- Story wraps around the multiplayer experience for the first time in the franchise.

- Players now control Spartan IV’s, which promise to be just as powerful as Master Chief.

- There is a reason why red and blue soldiers are killing each other.

- Beyond the typical cosmetic customization options, players will be able to augment their Spartan IV’s abilities and weapon loadouts, altering their gameplay styles for the first time.
A lot of focus has gone into giving players a better sense of weight.

- Audio design has been much improved and really gives a player a sense of where shots are coming from.

- Maps have been built from the ground-up.

- Two maps have been announced so far: War House and Wrap Around.

- War House takes place in a civilian manufacturing plant that is travelling in a near space orbit above a gas giant.

- Wrap Around is a small slayer style arena, set in a Forerunner facility, that contains catwalks, ramps, and plenty of man-cannons to keep the action fast and franti

and a new feature:

Hisako · Mar 5, 2012

- There is a reason why red and blue soldiers are killing each other.

Well obviously it's because they're part of combat simulations for the real SPARTANs to reference in times of wartime and also because it's the easiest way to hide their AI projects by placing them in some backwater canyon oh no I've gone cross-eyed.

Joe · Mar 5, 2012

Maccaffrickstonson von Lichtenstafford Frabenschnaben said:
Well obviously it's because they're part of combat simulations for the real SPARTANs to reference in times of wartime and also because it's the easiest way to hide their AI projects by placing them in some backwater canyon oh no I've gone cross-eyed.

I love you for this. Bow chicka bow wow.

Cookie Monster · Apr 18, 2012

Release date set for Nov. 6

Hisako · Apr 20, 2012

lol Conan

Max Payne · Jun 5, 2012

Forgot to post this

Looks fantastic

Hisako · Jun 5, 2012

What is that thing.

Also lol Fred Tatiasciore's voice?

Joe · Jun 5, 2012

It looks like Halo has been painted with the Crysis brush a little. Not to say that this is a bad thing, that gameplay looks fucking sweet.

Also Cortana looks awesome. I am now 500% more excited for this game.

Dana Scully · Jun 5, 2012

I'm still not sold on Cortana's new design, but otherwise this looks fucking sweeet.

Hisako · Jun 5, 2012

the only difference i can really see in her is her color scheme? she seems to be sporting darker shades of moar blue
otherwise she's still that "pseudo naked virtual chick" AI look :monster:

Just wondering if Forerunners will actually make an appearance or maybe just more of its sentient race of Forerunner machines.

Ghost X · Jun 5, 2012

Looks fantastic indeed. Is that all CGI? If it is, wow.

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