Halo 3: Official

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Originally Posted by sleeve

Did Master Chief grow a third arm or something?

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You could do that in Halo 2 already. If you shot one dual-wielded weapon until it was out you could start the reload and keep shooting the other.

Also, Halo 1 wasn't "All about the multiplayer." I don't know who said that. Halo 1's campaign was great. Halo 2's blew ass. Halo 3's better be good or I'll be sad, and it better include online co-op, or I'll be pissed.

IGN has a 12 min vid interview up with the multiplayer designers.

Does anyone have a 12 minute interview up with someone who tells us the campaign is playable online with a friend?

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Originally Posted by dick tip pucker

that's assuming Bungie remembered they had a 1 player game to work on. at this point (with everything being shown so far solely for mp) i'm going to assume they're releasing it like Quake 3/UT with a possible 1 player game as a download later on.


and for those that don't get it, yes i'm joking a bit.

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It's clear that the sngle player's less of a priority than ever, though, which is disappointing for a guy like me who considers the offline mode the main attraction.

The internet doesn't care about you.

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Originally Posted by Frogacuda

It's clear that the sngle player's less of a priority than ever, though, which is disappointing for a guy like me who considers the offline mode the main attraction.

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How is it clear? If you have read any of Bungie's updates, they have clearly said just the opposite.

From Bungie's update 2 weeks ago, this clearly shows they are not giving any priority to the single player. :rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by Bungie.net

Now for confession time: In Halo 2, we simply didn’t have the time or resources to make the cinematics the way we wanted them to be. They were compromised by deadlines and resources and while the results were heroic and herculean achievements of hard work and talent, they simply weren’t as polished or pretty as we wanted them to be. This time, no hurdles got in our way. Cinematics has had all the lovin’ it needs.

For starters, there’s a bigger team, a team that has had the final cinematic script for much longer, and now has access to vastly more tools, resources and technology than ever before. These range from new tools for rigging facial animation, to better lighting and camera controls. Most of the improvements are a solid blend of technology and manpower this time around, and we hope the fruits of that labor end up as succulent as they look now.

Seeing Sergeant Johnson’s face in the Halo 3 cinematics (there are differences in detail and post-processing effects) is a revelation. Using tools on site, our cinematics guys are able to achieve not only proper lip-syncing, but easily rig facial expressions too. In Halo 2, some of that was actually handled by programmers, including Sgt. Johnson’s, and I quote, “Amorous” permutation in the tank delivery scene in Halo 2. Now, there’s a running gag in game development called, “Programmer Art” where a programmer puts in some placeholder art until an artist can get to it. Bur programmer emotion? Surely that’s pushing some sort of envelope?

Well this time the emotions and lighting are being handled by a team of 35 animators and cinematics guys only. And they’re not scrubs. We have folks who’ve worked on movies like Shrek, King Kong, Gollum from LOTR and more. So, no compromises. It will still look like game engine (with the aforementioned enhancements, like depth of field and higher levels of detail) but it’s just going to be better.

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LOL @ you buying into Bungie's PR speak.

Looking at Halo 2's cinematics and basic flow of the plotline, it's not hard to agree with Bungie about it sucking. Whether or not they are serious about the improvements is another thing, but seeing as how it's a new, more powerful platform with more resources, I'd be inclined to give them the benefit of the doubt.

My favorite new award in Halo 3--Killjoy! It occurs when you kill someone and end their killing spree. You get a happy face medal with the red 'no' sign going through it.

:D

My favorite new medal is the 'From the grave' notice. When you die, but the frag you threw right before kills someone post-mortem, you now get an award. It's very satisfying.