Why would anyone play Halo franchise if there are Killzone games ???to play online :smug
Why would anyone play Halo franchise if there are Killzone games ???
Halo 4 on the 360? No way.Why not?
Halo 4 on the 360? No way.Why not?
Games like Halo will never be launch games,so that would be something like 2015?2016?...long wait
Halo 4 on the 360? No way.Why not?
Games like Halo will never be launch games,so that would be something like 2015?2016?...long wait
Halo CE was a launch title.
Videos confirmed fake.:lol :lol :lol Masterfully done.
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Same account. Skip to 0:26.
SP runs on the same engine as the original Halo:CE. Frank O'Connor told Geoff Keighley that during an interview.
Legit pistol? COULD IT BE AT LAST????!??!?!?
Seriously, this will be my GOTY if they do it right, even if it is a remake or whatever -- not to mention the first time I'll spend more than a week on an FPS since like the release of CS:S
Depends on the price for me with Halo CE. If it was 40 or under I would pick it up. If it's 60 then I'll just wait until next year when it drops in price.
Remamastering of old games should be banned by law.
Didn't you buy the God of War collection, you fuck?
No, it was a gift you idiot.
You still played it, right? Then shut up.
No I didn't. Fuck off small town redneck.
Legit pistol? COULD IT BE AT LAST????!??!?!?
Seriously, this will be my GOTY if they do it right, even if it is a remake or whatever -- not to mention the first time I'll spend more than a week on an FPS since like the release of CS:S
They didn't do it right. It doesn't come with Halo CE multiplayer; the remake is campaign-only with Reach multiplayer tacked on, like ODST.
So in other words it's worthless.
@ Optimo - the actual Halo wont have online MP (offline maybe?), the remade maps are Reach.WTF. I guess I missed that just skimming through here this morning. Worthless pretty much sums it up, yeah. They're probably fearful it would be recognized by today's Halo kiddies as being the superior multiplayer experience to everything that comes after amirite
They'd rather split their playerbase among 18 barren playlists10 of which that are only accessible by buying $30 worth of shitty maps.
lol hola fest. Celebrate ten years of generic green guy in boring environments. ::)
I like the Halo series but I've never really dug the over-gravitas vibe these people try to fill the series with. That video is a good example.
I like the Halo series but I've never really dug the over-gravitas vibe these people try to fill the series with. That video is a good example.
The initial halo had a great atmosphere and the good sense to leave it's storyline in the background. After the second game it's impossible to take the epic tenor of the series seriously because the narrative is such a dumb cluster fuck.
Hey, you don't have to own Reach to play multiplayer, right? It all comes on the Anniversary disc? I'm just a little confused because I keep reading "map pack" everywhere.
All this multiplayer content will actually be sold separately in the "Anniversary Map Pack" for 1200 Microsoft Points, scheduled to come out the same day Anniversary is released. Additionally, Anniversary will include a code for this map pack, so you have the option of downloading the content to store on your hard drive (making it easier to launch these maps through Halo: Reach) or just launching them through your Anniversary disc.
What's confusing?
You can only play the Anniversary maps. On the Anniversary playlist. You won't get booted, you won't get shuffled to different maps, there will be zero instance of any other maps, because you are locked to the Anniversary playlist. That only plays Anniversary maps. You don't have to buy a single thing.
I can confirm that there is a Halo Reach DLC code for the anniversary map pack inside the box. Also some avatar bullshit and an " exclusive grunt funeral skull."
I bought the anniversary map pack for Reach. Even though I don't play Reach very much anymore I figure 7 maps for 15 dollars isn't bad and those playlists should have a lot of people.
Looks like Halo alright :rock I gotta LOL @ people who hate on it cause it looks too much like Halo. How should it look then? Cel shaded?
No Bungie = GOOD GRAPHICSHehehe
:DNo Bungie = GOOD GRAPHICSHehehe
Is Halo still big in the CoD era?
one more thing to bitch about: did anyone care about why blue and red spartans fought :-\
Spartan Points
-Spartan Points is the new currency system in Halo 4. They will buy things such as armor, armor abilities, Spartan Ops missions (see below), and some
Spartan Ops
-This was probably my most favorite addition I saw. From how it was described, think fo Spartan Ops like Spec Ops from Modern Warfare but with a storyline. They will span out over several months, encouraging players to return to the game. Game Informer said that Spartan Ops will be comparable in scope and size to the in single-player storyline.
Why Reds Fight Blues
-I think most of us probably guessed this, but reds fight blues and blues fight reds for training purposes. They fight in something called the UNSC Infinity. The UNSC Infinity is a 3km long ship sent into deep space on a mission. It contains a virtual reality sector that creates the multiplayer experience.
Sprint
-So not only is sprint in the game, but it is a standard armor ability. You do not need to pick it up, it will always be available. You do not need to buy it with your Spartan Points, you will always have it equipped no matter what. So essentially, you can have two armor abilities.
Forerunner Vision
-Ever wanted to be super man? Now you can! See through walls with your x-ray vision! I can't say I hate this armor ability, I haven't used it yet. I'm hoping it comes with its weaknesses and it discourages camping. Sorry guys, but camping in Halo 4 will not be a legitimate tactic.
Returning Armor Abilities
-The hologram, jetpack, and active camo will make a return in Halo 4. It didn't elaborate on the abilities, but you can probably assume they'll be about the same.
Elites Not Returning to Multiplayer
-Not much detail was given as to why elites will not see multiplayer combat, it was stated in a picture caption. The caption reads, "Competitive multiplayer focues on the Spartan IVs. Elites will not be playable.
Grenades
-Now the article itself did not talk about grenades, but I noticed in the picture the Spartan had 4 grenade options. I assume the plasma grenade will return as seen from an explosion in the picture and the frag grenade will most definitely return as seen by the Halo 4 first look video.
Firefight
-Once again, no explanation why aside from a picture caption. The caption read, "Halo 4's campaign is still playable with four players online (in reference to Sparan Ops, ensuring players that Spartan Ops will not replace the campaign coop experience). 343 Industries has no plans to include a dedicated Firefight mode. I'm torn on this, I don't normally play firefight, but I feel like it is a standard necessary feature in the game after Halo 3: ODST introduced it.
Regicide
-Regicide is a variation of free for all. I think it's similar to VIP. Regicide, as stated by the article, "sets the leading scorer as the king. Every opponent that the king kills raises his bounty; other players have to kill the king to claim the reward."
Distraction and Revenge Medals
-Don't feel bad anymore for not killing a single person in the game, you can get a medal for being a distraction! Oh, you just got killed and now you're raging at that player? Calm down and get rewarded for hunting down the guy that just killed you!
Let me make it clear that I do not necessarily see these medals as bad. They just may reward people that don't actually deserve one.
No More Weapon Camping
-One the skills that separated veteran players from inexperienced players was the ability to time power weapons' spawns. In Halo 4, this will be near impossible. Weapons drop down in drop pods at random locations around the map. Quoted from the article, "This gives the matches other focal points, and it also helps alleviate the advantage longtime players always used to have over newer recruits; the best weapons are not always going to be found at the same spawn locations." Unless there is a distinguishable skill gap between players, I most definitely do not like this idea.
No More Respawn Delay
-Immediately after you die, by tapping the X button you are sent back into the match. Now let's contemplate why this might be bad. Let's say Halo spawns are... not so great. A skilled player out BRs/DMRs/whatevers a unskilled player. Now that unskilled player can immediately respawn and find you before your shields even regenerate! I understand 343 is trying to speed up the game, but they must understand the consequences of instant spawns.
Joining In-Progress Games
-So to solve the quitting problem, 343 implemented the ability to join games that are in-progress. My question is are we going to have the ability to search for games starting up instead? It infuriates me to join a game at the last possible second, not even offering me the chance to play.
-Takes place during 2557
-Mysterious Planet is called "Requiem" and is a Dyson Sphere. Planet is housed inside.
-Redesigned Reach engine
-Native 720p
-New lighting and shader tech
-FXAA implementation
-New unknown enemy faction introduces largest sandbox change in Halo history
-Performance motion capture in-game
-Cortana's Rampancy and Master Chief's humanity is central to the story
-HUD has parallax movement
-Covenant board Forward Onto Dawn
-Cinematic moments where player still has control
-Halo 4 manages to recapture the unexplored world feel from CE.
-Forerunner structures are active and dangerous
-Jungles detailed detailed with alien fauna and flora.
-Art depicting large floating squid like creatures
-No blue sky, sandbox is an outer shell filled with stalactite like pillars
-Multiplayer is now called Infinity and takes place aboard UNSC Infinity where Spartan 4s train in the "holodeck"
-Join anytime
-Press X to spawn
-Spartan points ranking and currency system.
-Customizable load-outs and unlocks
-Random weapon spawns
-DMR and BR featured
-Carbine is back
-Elites not playable in mp
-No firefight
-Spartan Ops is an innovative co-op episodic content system that is story based and features cutscenes (not paid DLC). Lasts several months nd no plan to expire episodes. MP Spartan carries over. SP still 4 player co-op as well.
Those multiplayer changes are just to try to win the COD crowd back, what a mistake. Halo MP is one of the few truly skill-based multiplayer that demands team cooperation, and it looks like these changes will destroy a lot of its foundations. Oh well, guess a game of skill can't survive in this generation of FPS games!
Love what I've seen so far. Halo going back to being about a badass stranded on a mysterious world in deep space is hot stuff.
the story sounds suspiciously like it's going to lead to cyborg-hologram fucking
It's their first drive out in dad's ferrari, it's probably prudent for them to stay under the speed limit for this run.
the story sounds suspiciously like it's going to lead to cyborg-hologram fucking
Save the date!
November 6 is an important date in Halo’s vast and fascinating history. For the uninitiated, that was the day the Master Chief found a weapon, a parched Grunt stumbled upon the starship, and Staff Sergeant Avery Junior Johnson discovered the answer to one of life’s most perplexing questions. He wasn’t born knowing what the ladies like, you know. (Frankie wants me to point out that if ANYONE had been born knowing what the ladies like, it would be Sgt. Johnson, possibly related to his case of Boren's Syndrome, whatever that means….)
Now we’re adding another data point to that particular date on the Halo timeline, and that’s the release of Halo 4.
The end of Halo 3 found the Master Chief deep in cryogenic sleep, drifting toward a mysterious Forerunner planet, with Cortana instructed to wake him if she needs him. You can now consider his alarm clock officially set because Halo 4, the game that marks the much anticipated return of legendary hero Master Chief, will launch worldwide on November 6, 2012.
New screenshots from the demo they gave to certain community members & NFL groupies:
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The first shot is confirmed gameplay (by David Ellis).
It's their first drive out in dad's ferrari, it's probably prudent for them to stay under the speed limit for this run.
E3 2012: Frank O'Connor on Halo 4 – 'Spartan Ops could run for years'
EXCLUSIVE: Halo 4 franchise development director Frank O'Connor speaks to the Guardian about the new Spartan Ops mode, and why working at E3 is like being one of Willy Wonka's Oompa Loompas
because of the billion, Halo is usually on the top of the list.
At a minimum, you’ll need at least an 8GB USB Flash Drive or an Xbox 360 Hard Drive to play Multiplayer mode in Halo 4. For an optimal experience playing with an Xbox 360 Hard Drive is highly recommended,” reads the post.
“For Xbox 360 4GB, Arcade and Core consoles, the Xbox 360 Hard Drive is sold separately. See below for more details on the storage device options available for Xbox 360 and Halo 4.”
Dudes, I played this earlier this week and I got to... Truth and Reconciliation
This game is absolutely awful. Nothing but endless hallways, open fields with absolutely nothing in them
Dudes, I played this earlier this week and I got to... Truth and Reconciliation
This game is absolutely awful. Nothing but endless hallways, open fields with absolutely nothing in them
I finished up Anniversary not too long ago and I thought the opposite as you two. I'm not saying it isn't tedious, but every location felt like a place and I liked that. Other Halo games shuffle you from combat zone to combat zone, which is fine but not as interesting. The Flood still suck, though.
And I couldn't tell if Anniversary's "original xbox" mode was accurate or if jumping between new and old visuals just made it look worse. When I played my Xbox or PC version of Halo 1 alone, it doesn't look too bad considering.
Destructoid - 10
MondoXbox - 10
Joystiq - 5/5 Stars
IGN - 9.8
Polygon- 9.5
OXM - 9.5
Game Informer - 9.3
Gamespot - 9
Eurogamer Italy - 9
MMGN.com - 9
Gamer.No - 9
GamesBeat - 9
G4TV - 4.5/5 Stars
Eurogamer - 8
CVG - 8
Giant Bomb - 4/5 Stars
Kotaku - Play This Game
Penny Arcade - "This isn’t Bungie’s Halo anymore – it’s better"
Xbox and American Express have teamed up to offer automatic real-world rewards for playing Halo 4, connecting, as the company said, “interactive entertainment with offline benefits.”
No, this is not a sick joke: gamers will be able to complete levels and win cash, coupons … and maybe even a trip to the 2013 Electronic Entertainment Expo. In other words, if you’re a gamer, and you’re planning to play Halo, you just might be in line for $25, free from American Express. Or a Best Buy offer for $50 when you spend $100.
And the first 30 people to complete the game in the U.S. and UK will win a free trip to E3, the Electronic Entertainment Expo, in 2013.
It’s a promo for what AmEx calls its Card Sync technology. By connecting your American Express card to your Xbox identity, gamers can earn coupons and even “cash” rewards, in the form of credits on your card.
“Card Sync ties your credit card account to your third-party digital identity,” American Express head of product Dave Wolf said. “No data is shared, but the identities are matched.”
Once that’s done, American Express can trigger rewards for all kinds of behavior: shopping, checking in via FourSquare, tweeting, or sharing on Facebook. But now, for the first time, the company is adding rewards to achieving levels in Xbox games, starting with Halo 4.
The $50 off at Best Buy reward is the easiest to get — it’s open to anyone who completes a Spartan Ops mission on any difficulty. The free no-strings-attached $25 from American Express, however, will require completion of the “Wake Up John” level or normal or harder difficulty, and the E3 trip is for true experts who complete the entire game on Legendary Difficulty.
I'm not playing this game because I saw that picture
Since I'm broke until Friday, I am trying to 1000 Halo Anniversary beforehand. It's not going so well. BlechhhhhhhhhhhhhhhI most likely won't be getting it until the weekend either.
"Halo 4 Servers are not available. Please try again later."
just noticed that there's no instruction booklet at all, shame since halo used to have such good ones
Pick it up at TRU if you do... they are giving $20 GC for any $60 game the 9th and 10thNice. Thanks for the heads up.
I fully expect everyone to forget about this game next Tuesday.Eh... I haven't really cared for COD since MW2.
I fully expect everyone to forget about this game next Tuesday.
Whats the matchmaking like in Halo 4? Is it the same thing from 3 and Reach?
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Offtopic but what is the last SP campaign you liked or was amazed with in an FPS Stonet?
Anniversary is so bad. Someone play with me cause I am tired of dying lol... fuck
Anniversary is so bad. Someone play with me cause I am tired of dying lol... fuck
Fuck the campaign. Who cares about that really. The hotness is in the mp.
Fuck the campaign. Who cares about that really. The hotness is in the mp.
The armor abilities in this game were shit, the guns felt neutered and shit... everything was a bullet sponge. Same ol corridors. Just a huge disappointment.
WTF is up with the new guns, they're so underpowered (in SP mode anyway). I have a bitch of a time taking down the flying fuckers who generate shields for the Knights. What the hell am I missing here?
WTF is up with the new guns, they're so underpowered (in SP mode anyway). I have a bitch of a time taking down the flying fuckers who generate shields for the Knights. What the hell am I missing here?
WTF is up with the new guns, they're so underpowered (in SP mode anyway). I have a bitch of a time taking down the flying fuckers who generate shields for the Knights. What the hell am I missing here?
haha- great end to a CTF matchup- I got the last cap, killed the enemy carrier on the way- and right at the drop point I was shot down by my own team and humped while the final scores were displayed. Wtffff halo community :lol
What loadout is everyone running with? what special skills seem way useless - like the regen bubble...seems kinda WAT. That infinite sprint though- oh yeah lets do that...and dexterity boost omg.
reach's SP was tedious uneventful dogshit. no crazy scenarios, no interesting fights, just lots of multiplayer maps with enemies thrown onto them.
only other old halo SP i played was 1, which was cool for the combat but had the assiest maps a level designer could shit out. 4 so far (about 3/4s thru) kills both of them easily. less repetition and more interesting battle set-ups = a campaign i finally dont hate
Sounds like there should be an option to fuck every in the end, like in ME3 lol
what is the point of choosing my spartans colors when hes always red or blueIf you play Free for all matches he won't be.
what is the point of choosing my spartans _____
You mean you don't want to rock a female spartan with some ryu hayabusa armor?
I don't know about you guys, but I've kind of wanted a 3rd person Halo game since 3. I like the way my Spartan looks when you see them while your holding a detached turret.
I don't know about you guys, but I've kind of wanted a 3rd person Halo game since 3. I like the way my Spartan looks when you see them while your holding a detached turret.
Sounds like there should be an option to fuck every in the end, like in ME3 lol
This game's plot surrounds the synthesis ending of ME3
what is this spec codeSorry my mistake.
Que?According to Cheapassgamer,
Edit: Oh that? I already used mine. How does the glitch work though?
It worked for me just now. I got the Specialization Code earlier, thinking nothing of it.
Has anyone gotten the SpOps cheevos? I just tried one in mathmaking and it didn't pop. Are they custom/solo only?
soooo... anyone got any extra specialization codes?
---Has anyone gotten the SpOps cheevos? I just tried one in mathmaking and it didn't pop. Are they custom/solo only?
they work in multi too. one of em is worded wrong; it makes it look like its in ep1m5 when really its in ep5m1 iirc
Has anyone gotten the SpOps cheevos? I just tried one in mathmaking and it didn't pop. Are they custom/solo only?
goddammitIt worked for me just now. I got the Specialization Code earlier, thinking nothing of it.
Yeah it worked for me also just now.
it feels like its gotten better since the patch the other day. they weighted against the overplayed maps and i swear they customized more maps for game modes. i played ctf today on a map that had never offered it beforeThats good to hear.
So evidently there was some kind of fuckup with MS releasing a map pack for free if you played during the first few days?Yep. It was a glitch apparently. If you played before Nov. 20th you could receive a specialization code. With that activated, apparently the Map pack came up as 0 MS points.