Halo Reach

Since 6767 Days

I enjoyed that little descent into madness! It feels like more of a community if you let a little personality show through...

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dcdelgado

Since 6869 Days

Think we may get some SP?

Brian Garrard, Community Lead at Bungie, has revealed new details regarding the upcoming Halo: Reach Beta and what it holds in-store for its fans.

Speaking do Dan Maher, Xbox Live Editor otherwise known as MrPointyHead, Garrard explains “It basically will represent a sub-section of almost every main portion of the game. For example, we’ll have a couple of the new armour abilities that we’ve been talking about which are sort of the new version of equipment which have pretty immense implications for gameplay. So some of those will be in there, some of the weapons will be in there, we’ll have a subset of maps, we’ll have a subset of game-types some of which are returning favourites, some are brand new that people don’t even know about yet.”

He continues, “So, all in all it’s going to be a really good representative sampling of the final game. But of course we’re going to hold back some stuff as we’ve got a long way to go until the Fall and we want people to have some stuff to look forward to.”

Surely interesting stuff, and we’ll certainly be looking forward to finding out the developments regarding the new armour abilties as well as what the new game-types will be. Halo: Reach is certainly shaping up to be one of the biggest titles of 2010.

http://www.thelostgamer.com/2010/02/20/bungie-hint...

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[quote]Brian Garrard, Community Lead at Bungie, has revealed new details regarding the upcoming Halo: Reach Beta and what it holds in-store for its fans.

Speaking do Dan Maher, Xbox Live Editor otherwise known as MrPointyHead, Garrard explains “It basically will represent a sub-section of almost every main portion of the game. For example, we’ll have a couple of the new armour abilities that we’ve been talking about which are sort of the new version of equipment which have pretty immense implications for gameplay. So some of those will be in there, some of the weapons will be in there, we’ll have a subset of maps, we’ll have a subset of game-types some of which are returning favourites, some are brand new that people don’t even know about yet.”

He continues, “So, all in all it’s going to be a really good representative sampling of the final game. But of course we’re going to hold back some stuff as we’ve got a long way to go until the Fall and we want people to have some stuff to look forward to.”

Surely interesting stuff, and we’ll certainly be looking forward to finding out the developments regarding the new armour abilties as well as what the new game-types will be. Halo: Reach is certainly shaping up to be one of the biggest titles of 2010.[/quote]

http://www.thelostgamer.com/2010/02/20/bungie-hint-at-new-halo-reach-beta-details/

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icemanufc

Since 5675 Days

Nah just MP is my guess.

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deftangel

Since 6877 Days

I read that but in other interviews they've referred to it as an MP demo.

I'd imagine they would have to beta a Firefight match-making mode though if they are going to put one in and Jarrad's on record as saying that was his biggest regret from ODST.

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icemanufc

Since 5675 Days

Firefight was awesome, i really hope it gets put in Reach.

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Frozpot

Since 6767 Days

Posted by icemanufc

Firefight was awesome, i really hope it gets put in Reach.

QFT! Firefight MUST be in Reach. It's so fun, every game with multiplayer should have a variant...

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Optimusv2

Since 6901 Days

Bungie weekly update is up and looks like I was right about that concept art.

And for inquiring minds, yup, that’s one of the interior spaces featured on Powerhouse, sort of the companion piece to this external shot we already released sort of the companion piece to this external shot we already released

http://www.bungie.net/images/News/Inline10/022610/...

They even touch on what it is the guys were looking at in "the basement"

So, what’s the object of the rest of this crew’s ample display of affection? Remember in the recent ViDoc where Joe Tung said that we were doing things that players have never seen before in a Halo game? Yeah. That’s what’s on screen. Stuff you’ve never seen in a Halo game before. And when you see it, your jaw’s gonna hit the floor.

Something different.

What Cotton is playing around with right now is beautiful and alien and huge. Brian launched into a bevy of questions designed to break Cotton down and reveal all the holes and limitations in his master plan, but at each and every step, his efforts were easily foiled by Cotton’s expertly crafted construct.

“Yup, we’re doing that.”

“Yup, that’s in.”

“Already in the plan.”

We joked that what Cotton’s working on deserves a ViDoc all by itself, and as we walked away, Brian and I realized that the sentiment really was no joke. We really could drop ten minutes covering just this. Easily. But then again, I could drop a single image and it would probably be enough to send you over the edge.

All in due time.

Could they actually be referring to a Halo ring of some sort? That beautiful, alien and huge line was used in reference to Halo when you crash landed on it in Halo CE in the vidoc.

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Bungie weekly update is up and looks like I was right about that concept art.

[quote]And for inquiring minds, yup, that’s one of the interior spaces featured on Powerhouse, sort of the companion piece to this external shot we already released  sort of the companion piece to this external shot we already released[/quote]

http://www.bungie.net/images/News/Inline10/022610/Interior_Level1.jpg

[img]http://www.bungie.net/images/News/Inline10/x10/Reach-Powerhouse_concept.jpg[/img]

They even touch on what it is the guys were looking at in "the basement"

[img]http://www.bungie.net/images/News/Inline10/0226/Abyss.jpg[/img]

[quote]So, what’s the object of the rest of this crew’s ample display of affection? Remember in the recent ViDoc where Joe Tung said that we were doing things that players have never seen before in a Halo game? Yeah. That’s what’s on screen. Stuff you’ve never seen in a Halo game before. And when you see it, your jaw’s gonna hit the floor. 
[/quote]

Something different.

[quote]What Cotton is playing around with right now is beautiful and alien and huge. Brian launched into a bevy of questions designed to break Cotton down and reveal all the holes and limitations in his master plan, but at each and every step, his efforts were easily foiled by Cotton’s expertly crafted construct.

“Yup, we’re doing that.”

“Yup, that’s in.”

“Already in the plan.”

[b]We joked that what Cotton’s working on deserves a ViDoc all by itself, and as we walked away, Brian and I realized that the sentiment really was no joke. We really could drop ten minutes covering just this. Easily. But then again, I could drop a single image and it would probably be enough to send you over the edge.[/b]

All in due time.
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Could they actually be referring to a Halo ring of some sort? That beautiful, alien and huge line was used in reference to Halo when you crash landed on it in Halo CE in the vidoc.

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

Nietzsche

Since 6362 Days

Posted by Frozpot

QFT! Firefight MUST be in Reach. It's so fun, every game with multiplayer should have a variant...

I could not agree more. Firefight is singlehandedly made the otherwise "meh" ODST worth the time. It's like Horde mode, or terrorist hunt, etc... all great shooters that have this type of mode give me plenty of hours of great fun.

Halo's weapon variety is just so perfect for this gameplay type. It would be a huge shame if they did not manage to put this mode in Reach along with a proper match-making setup.

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Optimusv2

Since 6901 Days

The use of the word construct may also be a hint of some kind. I'm honestly starting to think my hope of showcasing Master Chief and Cortana in the halo debris field with others hijacking the covenant flag ship may not be so far fetched afterall :P

But then if I'm wrong, it really doesn't matter as long as it's cool.

Someone on gaf speculated that it could refer to MP, but I totally think it's a reference to SP because, in the Vidoc, Joe Tung said what he said about them doing things in that people have never seen or expect in a halo game before, and he said it specifically in reference to Campaign.

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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

Acert93

Since 6980 Days

Posted by icemanufc

Firefight was awesome, i really hope it gets put in Reach.

I thought Horde was an awesome mode; I felt FireFight was an ill-prepared imitation that lacked the sense of accomplishment. Epics use of 50 waves and adjustable difficulties was a better format personally. I hope FF gets changed up some.

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dcdelgado

Since 6869 Days

Sweet update, to much teasing though give me some damn facts!

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Frozpot

Since 6767 Days

Posted by Acert93

I thought Horde was an awesome mode; I felt FireFight was an ill-prepared imitation that lacked the sense of accomplishment. Epics use of 50 waves and adjustable difficulties was a better format personally. I hope FF gets changed up some.

The Halo gameplay made it better for me :p It really got frantic at points- especially when there are multiple tanks an friggin' buggers harrassing you. Much more dynamic than Gears...

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BLackHawkodst

Since 5895 Days

Why must they tease us so. :)

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BLackHawkodst

Since 5895 Days

Today marks the second day of our first full campaign mission play-test, where participants get to play through every mission of the game and provide feedback. It’s always brutal getting feedback at this stage of development, because the game is really just now coming together, but it’s invaluable for us and allows us to make course corrections if needed. At this stage, AI are still doing really silly things, the environments are not complete, and we still have “robot voice” providing much of our mission dialogue.

We have auto-generated speech from the thousands of lines of combat and mission dialogue in the game right now. It’s hilarious to hear how the robot voice butchers much of the speech. Thank goodness Marty is down in LA right now recording all that dialogue with a bunch of very talented actors. Hopefully he’ll be able to get everything we need during this one massive two week recording session. But, I’m sure I’ll want something changed and we’ll need to get a few pick up sessions later.

I’ve been developing Halo games since late 1997, and the general process of making games has changed dramatically. Instead of 20 guys in an old building near south Chicago, we’re now 150+ near Seattle and building the biggest game we’ve ever attempted. But, while we’ve built better processes around making games, it will always be a creative endeavor – and that always requires more effort than anyone can ever reflect in a schedule.

http://www.nobleactual.com/post/417943654/today-ma...

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[quote]Today marks the second day of our first full campaign mission play-test, where participants get to play through every mission of the game and provide feedback. It’s always brutal getting feedback at this stage of development, because the game is really just now coming together, but it’s invaluable for us and allows us to make course corrections if needed. At this stage, AI are still doing really silly things, the environments are not complete, and we still have “robot voice” providing much of our mission dialogue.

We have auto-generated speech from the thousands of lines of combat and mission dialogue in the game right now. It’s hilarious to hear how the robot voice butchers much of the speech. Thank goodness Marty is down in LA right now recording all that dialogue with a bunch of very talented actors. Hopefully he’ll be able to get everything we need during this one massive two week recording session. But, I’m sure I’ll want something changed and we’ll need to get a few pick up sessions later.

I’ve been developing Halo games since late 1997, and the general process of making games has changed dramatically. Instead of 20 guys in an old building near south Chicago, we’re now 150+ near Seattle and building the biggest game we’ve ever attempted. But, while we’ve built better processes around making games, it will always be a creative endeavor – and that always requires more effort than anyone can ever reflect in a schedule.[/quote]

http://www.nobleactual.com/post/417943654/today-marks-the-second-day-of-our-first-full

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Optimusv2

Since 6901 Days

Great to know :)

steve cotton is working on one of the craziest things ever in a halo game.

Also from the blog page. I believe he's a 3D environment guy. So it's potentially something pretty nuts that has to do with the environment, perhaps massive changes in real-time gameplay.

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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

blmbox

Since 6340 Days

Maybe he's making a 3D environment.

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Optimusv2

Since 6901 Days

A 3D environment with some crazy, jaw dropping tricks up its sleeves, it seems :)

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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

blmbox

Since 6340 Days

With Natal support? ... What.

Bungie do know how to tease though, I'll give them that. I'm more excited about the singleplayer than I am the multiplayer to be honest, mostly because I've always been more about a game's solo campaign than its online component.

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Slabs

Since 7039 Days

Real time glassing of Reach while the player is still on it? Will make the nukes in MW look like baby farts.

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dcdelgado

Since 6869 Days

In-Game Reach Human Face Model.

http://www.garyhuang3d.com/Human%20Soldier.htm

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Optimusv2

Since 6901 Days

Nice :)

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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

ManThatYouFear

Since 6952 Days

I'd rather see it ingame than a highly rendered image to be honest, bungie has always been one to up the AA on shots

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Frozpot

Since 6767 Days

That really makes me appreciate normal mapping. They took a relatively low poly model and mad it look crazy good. Does that say 1300 polys( triangles)? Thats still a respectable amount for what is essentially a background character, and I bet a large portion is on his face( it looks more rounded than the rest). Modern realtime modeling results stun me on a regular basis...

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Optimusv2

Since 6901 Days

I just glanced at the article posted on gaf about the Reach in-game model and holy crap... lol.

I don't know what's more sad, the article and resulting comment comparisons of a random non main character in Reach to what is basically a main character in Killzone, or that they believe Killzone on the ps2 is pushing more polys than Halo Reach.

But of course, before even getting to all of that, one would think the comparison of a much larger scale shooter like Halo to Killzone would be pointless from the start. :)

Even with upped AA, it still looks awesome in the actual game. That cutscene with Noble Six and those soldiers in the Reach vidoc where it looked like they were pointing their weapons at him looked amazing ;)

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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

Since 6511 Days

That face model isn't a game asset. SketchFactor pointed out: "They are models created as part of a submission portfolio/test when the artist was seeking contract employment with Bungie."

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