KORNdog
KORNdog
Since 6411 Days
Posted by Optimusv2
Amen to that. We'll all have our own little imagination about what this game can and might be like and, you know, we just hope that when we eventually see enough of the game, it only serves to further excite and reassure us about its potential, as opposed to doing the opposite.

Well, we shouldn't have too much longer a wait.

This picture here taken from Gameinformer, obviously only the one on the left has anything to do with Reach, may give us some insight into what the in-game models may be like, or at least it's surely not taken from anything else we've seen. Probably a first real in-game render of one of the characters.

looks like an action figure to me, the big daddy certainly is.
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GriftGFX - He can also<br>ban your ass!
GriftGFX
Since 7007 Days
No that's the full set of spartan armor that they're packing in with the game along side Natal.
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Optimusv2
Optimusv2
Since 6899 Days
Posted by GriftGFX
No that's the full set of spartan armor that they're packing in with the game along side Natal.
See, even Grift knows that they're packing Natal in with Reach. :)
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Halo Reach using 360 tesselation unit extensively.

Hironobu Sakaguchi is coming back to reclaim the throne :)

Seeing it in motion on your HDTV, will blow your mind!!

Don't ask any questions just shut up and buy Halo : Ghosts of the Onyx one of th

LEBATO - IS WRONG
LEBATO
Since 7129 Days
Posted by Optimusv2
See, even Grift knows that they're packing Natal in with Reach. :)
I hope they also include some chocolate ice cream...
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GriftGFX - He can also<br>ban your ass!
GriftGFX
Since 7007 Days
Posted by LEBATO
I hope they also include some chocolate ice cream...
Gamestop pre-orders only.
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Optimusv2
Optimusv2
Since 6899 Days
Don't be crazy Lebato, Chocolate? You think Microsoft is made of money or something? :)
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Halo Reach using 360 tesselation unit extensively.

Hironobu Sakaguchi is coming back to reclaim the throne :)

Seeing it in motion on your HDTV, will blow your mind!!

Don't ask any questions just shut up and buy Halo : Ghosts of the Onyx one of th

GriftGFX - He can also<br>ban your ass!
GriftGFX
Since 7007 Days
Well, you have to pay 800 MS points to download a spoon.
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Optimusv2
Optimusv2
Since 6899 Days
Haha, some games have felt like that this gen. You buy it and then you see priced DLC come out a few days later and, in a nutshell, it's basically saying to you, "You already bought our game, now if you want it to actually work, you need to purchase this exclusive DLC package."
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Halo Reach using 360 tesselation unit extensively.

Hironobu Sakaguchi is coming back to reclaim the throne :)

Seeing it in motion on your HDTV, will blow your mind!!

Don't ask any questions just shut up and buy Halo : Ghosts of the Onyx one of th

Schmooboo
Schmooboo
Since 6563 Days
Wasnt DLC called game patches before this gen got it all wrong?

Reach has me exited, 3rd xbox here i come!
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When all think alike, no one is thinking very much.

blmbox
blmbox
Since 6338 Days
Halo: Reach to be revealed in Edge magazine:

http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?i...

We even get a teaser with what looks like a render of the Lone Wolf character.
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Optimusv2
Optimusv2
Since 6899 Days
I'm looking at it now!! Looks SICK! :D

Gameinformer that it is.

Assassination Kills are in and wow!

They brought back the Halo 3 system of heatlh and armor. When your shields are drained you can start losing HP and we are playing as Spartan IIIs baby. Graphics are nuts :)
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Halo Reach using 360 tesselation unit extensively.

Hironobu Sakaguchi is coming back to reclaim the throne :)

Seeing it in motion on your HDTV, will blow your mind!!

Don't ask any questions just shut up and buy Halo : Ghosts of the Onyx one of th

Optimusv2
Optimusv2
Since 6899 Days
Bungie are re-introducing the Covenant, so to speak, to induce a sort of fear in their presence. There is a new kind of covenant, a cousin to the jackals, called the skirmishers that are vicious and attack in packs. Covenant speak their own language while you are fighting them. It isn't like when you can understand them anymore, I think.

Bungie is apparently using some highly advanced LOD system that they are calling imposter that allows significantly expand number of enemies and the amount of detail that people see. Sounds like the tesselation unit, does it not?
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Halo Reach using 360 tesselation unit extensively.

Hironobu Sakaguchi is coming back to reclaim the throne :)

Seeing it in motion on your HDTV, will blow your mind!!

Don't ask any questions just shut up and buy Halo : Ghosts of the Onyx one of th

dcdelgado
dcdelgado
Since 6867 Days
You lucky bastard!! you know what to do Ops, lets not speak of it just do it, do it NOW!!!!
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** Yes We CAN!! **

Optimusv2
Optimusv2
Since 6899 Days
Stolen from GAF, which was stolen from Bungie.net
- We play as Spartan IIIs. Jorge is the only Spartan II on the team.

- Carter 259 and Kat 320 are the only members of their original squad.

- Jorge is a heavy weapons specialist.

- "Skully" now has a name, Emile 239. He's the silent type of the game.

- The sniper is called Jun 266. He's thoughtful and taciturn.

- We can customise the appearance of the Lone Wolf by a small degree. Awesome.

- The game is apparently darker than any of the other Halo games, even more so than ODST.

- Human Insurrectionists are possibly in the game

- Bungie have once again made the Covenant more dangerous and frightening, as they were in Halo 1.

- Covenant soldiers no longer speak English, they speak in their own languages.

- A new enemy like a Jackal has been introduced, named a "Skirmisher." They are deadly and cunning enemies that attack in packs, and flank secure positions.

- Graphics have been improved drastically, as proven by in-magazine comparisons.

- Elites are back, and are more ferocious than ever.

- Larger scale combat will be in Reach. Where only 20 AI at a time could be on screen in Halo 3, now over 40 AI and 20 vehicles can be present at a time.

- Scenes are more cinematic.

- Noble Team splits up at a point in the story.

- Health Bar is back along with energy shield.

- Single shot rifle like the Halo 2 E3 demo is in the game, named the Designated Marksman Rifle (DRM)

- Sniper, AR and Magnum make a return. Gun sounds are more realistic.

- Needler Rifle is in the game, a mid-range headshot capable weapon.

- Spike Grenades and Flame Grenades are out. Only frags and plasma remain.

- Helicopter Transport is called the Falcon.

- Civillian vehicles are now drivable.

- Fully stealthy gameplay is now possible.

- Assassinations are possible with a knife by holding down the melee button.

- Sprinting is now possible through an equipment like mechanic.
Halo 3 could have 4 dynamic lights on screen at one time, depending on situation. Reach can have up to 20 dynamic lights on screen at any one time.
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Halo Reach using 360 tesselation unit extensively.

Hironobu Sakaguchi is coming back to reclaim the throne :)

Seeing it in motion on your HDTV, will blow your mind!!

Don't ask any questions just shut up and buy Halo : Ghosts of the Onyx one of th

Viginti_Tres
Viginti_Tres
Since 6509 Days
Sounds awesome. Returning to the roots of Halo is a wise decision. Hopefully the new equipment is seamlessly implemented into the gameplay and doesn't feel so tacked on like in Halo 3.

Now reading the whole GI article.
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Optimusv2
Optimusv2
Since 6899 Days
Equipment as we knew it in Halo 3 is supposedly no longer there, instead are various armor enhancements or abilities.

Sounds like some amazing weaather system is in place and you can even spot as massive ships are coming down from high in the sky and watch as they descend towards your location :o
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Halo Reach using 360 tesselation unit extensively.

Hironobu Sakaguchi is coming back to reclaim the throne :)

Seeing it in motion on your HDTV, will blow your mind!!

Don't ask any questions just shut up and buy Halo : Ghosts of the Onyx one of th

Frozpot
Frozpot
Since 6765 Days
oooohhhh!!!!!! Thank's! I must have the new GI!!
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Oooh, Profound, isn't it?

szaromir
szaromir
Since 6763 Days
I'm fainting from excitement. GOTY confirmed.
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"That just happened 'cause that was awesome" - Randy Pitchford, Gearbox

Optimusv2
Optimusv2
Since 6899 Days
Sounds like Halo Reach has momentum based motion captured animations during gameplay. Think momentum of going from running to walking like Fifa or something. They also enlisted the help of some awesome animation team that was responsible for some amazing 2008 demo to further help with facial animations.
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Halo Reach using 360 tesselation unit extensively.

Hironobu Sakaguchi is coming back to reclaim the throne :)

Seeing it in motion on your HDTV, will blow your mind!!

Don't ask any questions just shut up and buy Halo : Ghosts of the Onyx one of th

Jin187
Jin187
Since 6751 Days
OMG, the game looks and sounds insane!! The gameplay pics look amazing especially that horizon! Bungie's art style really is incredible, I cant believe how good it looks so early on! Driving civilian vehicles looks and sounds awesome, I just dying to get this game!!!
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blmbox
blmbox
Since 6338 Days
Have I... have I died and gone to gaming heaven? The details are better than I ever could have imagined.

Let's hope the final product matches up to the promise - if so, we may well have our GOTY 2010 right here.
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FireWire - IEEE 1394
FireWire
Since 7007 Days
Sounds awesome!
I did enjoy those spike grenades though...
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Jin187
Jin187
Since 6751 Days
Posted by blmbox
Have I... have I died and gone to gaming heaven? The details are better than I ever could have imagined.

Let's hope the final product matches up to the promise - if so, we may well have our GOTY 2010 right here.
GOTY was confirmed the very second it was announced.
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TheFuriousOne
TheFuriousOne
Since 7006 Days
If you google "halo reach scans" you will find the images. Game looks absolutely beautiful!! I can't wait to buy Edge!

It looks like its running on PC, easily best looking game on Xbox.

40 AIs 20 Vehicles on screen at the same time Reach is going to be EPIC!!
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deftangel
Since 6875 Days
Not seen any high-res scans yet but have read the text. Quick thoughts;-

- Spike grenades did indeed make a lovely sound when you stuck them to someones face but they essentially duplicate plasmas in functionality

- 40 AI actors is quite impressive given the complexity of Bungie's enemies AI. Anyone think of a game that gets close to that? Halo 3 peaked at 20.

- That's a lot of CPU on AI incidentally, goodbye Natal :P

- Armour ability swaps (i.e. sprint, cloak etc.) definitely indicates some kind of quasi-class system. Allowing weapon load outs would be a massive change to Halo multiplayer though.

- Big changes in MP mechanics mean changes in map design also. Playing the Halo maps with selectable armor abilities would break it very quickly.
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