Halo 3: Official

[Nash]

Okay, so what is Halo 3's official release date? I know it was originally going to be in November, but then there was the talk that it will be pushed up to September. 1up.com has it for September 15. So is the official release going to be in September now?

[Rumpy]

There is no official date. With Mass Effect being moved to September (as rumor suggests now) I'd say November is most likely. Leaves October to GTA 4.

[Opaque]

Half that map is Zanzibar, the other half I have no idea what the fuck is going on.

As a side note, that's really hot shit and I can't fucking wait for this game.

[Frogacuda]

I don't get it. This game looks like it uses Unreal Engine 2 or something.

[ElCapichan]

There is no official date. With Mass Effect being moved to September (as rumor suggests now) I'd say November is most likely. Leaves October to GTA 4.

The Mass Effect announcement is still unclear, I read it as being the Europe release date as that is where it was announced,

[epmode]

I don't get it. This game looks like it uses Unreal Engine 2 or something.

Eh, it's no Gears of War, but it looks pretty good. Nice Lighting. And remember, There's generally a lot more going on in a Halo game. More players, bigger maps, more stuff exploding.

Also, this map is not one of the three included in the public beta, which are supposed to be farther along than the other ones.

[Brand X]

I don't get it. This game looks like it uses Unreal Engine 2 or something.

It doesn't look nearly as bad as you're making it out to be. Like ep said, it's no Gears, but it is pretty damn good looking. Especially taking into consideration that both Halo games have had the majority of their graphical touches added in the last few months of development.

[Frogacuda]

Eh, it's no Gears of War, but it looks pretty good. Nice Lighting.

No, nice lighting would be if it had realtime soft self-shadowing, HDR, and all the other trappings associated with next-gen lighting.

And remember, There's generally a lot more going on in a Halo game. More players, bigger maps, more stuff exploding.

And yet apparently no interactive environments, physics, or levels with more detailed geometry than an Xbox 1 game.

[Brand X]

And yet apparently no interactive environments, physics

Because Halo 2 had none of these, and it can be expected that stuff in a previous game won't be improved/enhanced when the sequel is released for a next-gen system.

No, nice lighting would be if it had realtime soft self-shadowing, HDR, and all the other trappings associated with next-gen lighting.

And if you were actually following the development of the game as opposed to basing your entire opinion on a short low quality video from the a private beta test from an unfinished map, you would know that these things are being implemented.

[epmode]

For what it's worth, I didn't think Halo 2 looked all that great, either.