Halo Discussion

[Chuck]

yea sure

its inconceivably legendary

[CVD]

Here's a little video i made with my camera-phone of a few people corpse humping CubeChris' dead corpse, followed by Guy's and then Meik coming to kill me at my request.

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a160/CVD/Video/th_V04-30-06_02.jpg (http://s11.photobucket.com/albums/a160/CVD/Video/?action=view&current=V04-30-06_02.flv)

[Cubechris]

a few people corpse humping CubeChris' dead corpse


This is how I spend my evenings now....

[Bowser57]

I actually did laugh stupidly at that. Lovely stuff.

[Blackfox]

For all of you who didn;t notice - thanks to CVD's Gameshark we were able to hax into the hidden basement of Doom on Ivory Tower. Also known as The Matrix

If anyone wants hax_ivory_tower.exe - PM me.

[Stefkov]

how much is this game now in stores? i might get it seen as though i have now a 360, why miss out on older classics.
is it online all the time?

[Chuck]

i picked mine up for £6 preowned, bargain

[Charlie]

The single player sucks and it's one of the most played games on XBL and thats including 360 games being played single player (Halo 2 single player doesn't count).

My favourite game from last/this generation probably....

[Cubechris]

Get it. Online is delicious.

I was cloned only the other week. This is the power of Halo 2.

[Meik]

Here's a little video i made with my camera-phone of a few people corpse humping CubeChris' dead corpse, followed by Guy's and then Meik coming to kill me at my request.

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a160/CVD/th_V04-30-06_02.jpg (http://s11.photobucket.com/albums/a160/CVD/?action=view&current=V04-30-06_02.flv)
I'm not sure if it was the speed of the video, the humping, or me quickly running towards the camera at the end, but that made me laugh very, very much.

[CVD]

Yea, no idea why Photobucket decided to double the speed of the shitty quality movie but it's still pretty funny nonetheless.

[Ashley]

Everyone and their cat seems to love Halo, so no doubt Halo 3 will be explosive. Discuss it here.

[Waylander]

Downloading the trailer now. It's taking ages. The servers must be getting hit hard.

[Meik]

Cool teaser trailer, the music gave me goosebumps. The XBL servers are getting hit hard so you can just download the trailer from the Bungie site here: http://www.bungie.net/News/TopStory.aspx?link=Halo3Announcement

There's also extra info on the trailer.

[Stocka]

Promising trailer, if ingame it looks like everything in that trailer than woah!

[demonmike04]

I downloaded the trailer but it may be my computer thats the reason it refuse to works properly. (Picture is all glitched up)

From the 3 screen shots and the music i hear from the trailer, it sounds and looks VERY cool.

[1UP]

Bungie said its all real-time, the ingame engine.
Woohoo, the AR is back!

[CVD]

YESWOAH YOU CAN'T SEE THIS SHIT

[Blackfox]

DAT IS SUM MAD SHIT LOL

[Babooo]

WOAH!!! Thats ingame??? Bloody hell, it looks bloody amazing!! I'm tending to side more and more to the 360 to be my 2nd console, behind the Wii of course.

[Arragaun]

If that is in game footage I'm going to buy and eat...

http://www.hatsinthebelfry.com/Merchant2/graphics/00000001/320full.jpg

But besides that.. *ejaculates*

[Dan Dare]

well it's the halo 3 engine....but without doig anything like AI, Physics, Animation....It obviously won't look quite that good...

[Shino]

well it's the halo 3 engine....but without doig anything like AI, Physics, Animation....It obviously won't look quite that good...

My thoughts exacly, it's a big bullshot. And if it turns out to be like this, take this post as a compliment.

[DiemetriX]

*Damn* I'm going to have to buy the sound track for this game. That was just Awesome.

[Marshmellow]

"halo 3 is the third and final" :(

[The3rdChildren]

Whoa, ME RIKEY VELY MUCH!

[Marshmellow]

this game does looked pretty sweet cant wait to show everybody im the first one in town to hear about something like this! pretty crazy stuff but with a town of about 2000 i guess its gonna happen...

[Hero-of-Time]

Cool teaser trailer, the music gave me goosebumps. The XBL servers are getting hit hard so you can just download the trailer from the Bungie site here: http://www.bungie.net/News/TopStory.aspx?link=Halo3Announcement

There's also extra info on the trailer.


The trailer is awesome. I downloaded it last night and have watched it many times. The music also gave me goosebumps especially when it kicks when when the Covenant are sweeping towards the big ship.

[mario114]

The video looks very nice, it will be the reason I get a 360.

[mario114]

More halo3 news from gamespot:

Shortly after Microsoft's presentation, we had an opportunity to get a close-up look at Halo 3 with Bungie representatives. We spoke with Brian Gerrard, one of Bungie's community managers, as well as CJ Cowan, the studio's cinematics director. Cowan stated that the trailer was a good example of where Halo 3 is going, in terms of fiction. By that, he means that the story is epic in scale, but dark as well, and Bungie is going for a distinct mood, since Halo 3 will represent the end of the trilogy.

The Bungie representatives made it clear to us that the trailer was running in real-time on the Xbox 360. The trailer is set in the African desert, and it was taken from roughly a third of the way through the game. Cowan noted that the constant battling has taken its toll on Master Chief, and you can see that by the many scratches and gouges in his armor. The flashes of Cortana seen in the trailer fill you in on the state of her mind, and the Forerunner structure seen in the distance at the end of the trailer represents a pivotal point in the story.

We next met with Marcus Lehto, Bungie's art director, who filled us in on the technology as he gave us a fly through of the locations in the trailer. The crater seen in the trailer is three miles across, and it's all rendered in real geometry. Halo 3 has a new global lighting system that now lights everything uniquely from the same source, which explains just how that setting sun looked that good as it illuminated everything in the trailer. Halo 2, on the other hand, used a lighting system that lit everything separately. Meanwhile, parallax mapping is able to give depth to structures in the distance, such as the clouds above the crater. A new particle system offers different levels of light diffusion to take the quality of the atmosphere into account, and that makes for different layers of light.

The demo shifted away from the crater to the part of the level you see the Master Chief walking in from. He was controllable, which means that the trailer indicates just how good the game will look. Lehto was able to zoom in on the Master Chief with the camera, and you could see the many different ways light reflected objects onto him. For example, you could see light reflect off the ground and onto his armor. A new materials system shows the difference between his armor and the rubber undersuit. It's so detailed that if you bring the camera close to the Master Chief's visor, you see everything in front of him reflected in it, right down to the ammo counter in his rifle.

[UPDATE 2] An update to the official Bungie site, Bungie.net, also gave some hints as to why Cortana appeared to be making semi-sinister statements. "The Master Chief's AI companion Cortana is still trapped in the clutches of the Gravemind--a horrifying Flood intelligence, and a civil war is raging in the heart of the Covenant," read the plot description on the brand-new Halo 3 site. Following the abrupt end of Halo 2, it was unclear if Cortana had been corrupted by the Gravemind or had been destroyed altogether.

Cowan also talked about Cortana's ambiguous status in a Bungie.net article. "Given the variety of character and story arcs at the end of Halo 2, we wanted to boil down our announcement to a few key threads," he said. "Cortana and the Chief being a galaxy apart is a situation we haven't seen before, and is something that is a powerful component to Halo 3. We are using her transmissions in the demo to give the viewer a few subtle clues to her situation and state of mind, without revealing any specifics we want to save for the game itself."

[Stefkov]

damn need to play 1 and 2 bfore i delve into this game. ive heard so many good things about halo

[Hero-of-Time]

damn need to play 1 and 2 bfore i delve into this game. ive heard so many good things about halo

You have to play both these games. Halo 1 is better for single player but Halo2 ruled my life when I first got Live due to its multi-player aspects.

[Marshmellow]

damn need to play 1 and 2 bfore i delve into this game. ive heard so many good things about halo

you've never played halo before...

[Shino]

you've never played halo before...

The lucky bastard.

Btw haven't seen you in some time, welcome back (that's if you ever really left).

[Hellfire]

Like I said nothing unexpected. Game is probably too early, the video had awesome music and very cinematic, but had next to nothing. A Master Chief walking and some ships show next to nothing. If it's like 1 I'll hate it, if it's like I2 I'll love it, so let's wait and see.

[Marshmellow]

Btw haven't seen you in some time, welcome back (that's if you ever really left).

thanx yah i was gone for a while, sold my computer saved money to build one and finally got it complete and now im back!

[mario114]

Like I said nothing unexpected. Game is probably too early, the video had awesome music and very cinematic, but had next to nothing. A Master Chief walking and some ships show next to nothing. If it's like 1 I'll hate it, if it's like I2 I'll love it, so let's wait and see.

Other way round for me 1 was great, 2 just wanst as goood, the dual wildering was a bit tacky.

[FalcoLombardi]

My one friend is convinced that when MC walks out he's holding the original Assault Rifle. I don't think it is, but feel free to prove me wrong.

[Meik]

He is. A promo image of Chief in Halo 3:

http://www.bungie.net/images/News/InlineImages/h3_cutout002.gif

Halo 1's assault rifle:

http://halo-fest.tripod.com/images/Assault%20Rifle.jpeg

If he's not carrying an assault rifle it's certainly extremely similar to one.

[Marshmellow]

if it is thats cool and good they brought it back (or was it in the second one? i dont member haha) i like the original assault rifle

[Hero-of-Time]

if it is thats cool and good they brought it back (or was it in the second one? i dont member haha) i like the original assault rifle

I agree the assault rifle in the first game was far better. Man I cant stop watching the trailer just for the music alone.

[Chanser]

Same, that trailer is impressive, the music gave me the shivers and close to crying. If they can reproduce those graphics on the 360 then I might be sold.

[1UP]

Same, that trailer is impressive, the music gave me the shivers and close to crying. If they can reproduce those graphics on the 360 then I might be sold.
It already is running on a 360.

[Charlie]

Is anyone planning on watching Braveheart tomorrow night when it's on TV?

[Blackfox]

Is anyone planning on watching Braveheart tomorrow night when it's on TV?

You mean all of us sitting in the lobby and generally chatting bollocks and making CVD say all the best quotes.

Hell yeah.

[Charlie]

Yep, 9pm tomorrow night I think. I'm not at school on Monday so i'll be able to stay up late :heh:

[Chanser]

I know it's already running on a 360, I meant if they can add AI, physics and etc without sacrificing graphics.

[mario114]

Same, that trailer is impressive, the music gave me the shivers and close to crying. If they can reproduce those graphics on the 360 then I might be sold.

The music was very good. And the graphic are all in game. :D

[Chanser]

I do know that, they did say it was done without AI, gameplay and physics.

All I want to know is can they keep those graphics with the added AI and etc.

[british lad]

I'm still waiting for halo 2 to come out on the PC....

[CVD]

Q4 2006/ Q1 2007. Vista only

[Charlie]

The BR was so much better than the Assault rifle! It's such a good, accurate and powerful gun.

[Haver]

I'm hoping that the multiplayer is more like the first than the second. I much prefer the weight of the controls and weaponry in the first.

[Stocka]

Okay me and Diemetrix decided we'd merge the Halo 3 discussion thread with the Halo 2 Xbox live thread into one stickied thread for all talk about the Halo series in general.
Whether you want to talk about Combat Evolved, Halo 2, Halo on Xbox Live or Halo 3 do it all here :smile:

[Charlie]

I'm hoping that the multiplayer is more like the first than the second. I much prefer the weight of the controls and weaponry in the first.

As long as they keep the matchmaking system exactly the same as it is now I'll be happy. And if they keep Zanzibar and Lockout.

[Stefkov]

is halo 1 mulitplayer? i recently got it and havnt noticed a multiplayer symbol...
wow it is.
need to finish number one before i go to 2 and play mulitplayer
http://xbox360media.ign.com/xbox360/image/article/706/706251/halo-3-20060509050938833.jpg
OMG

[Charlie]

Yeah, it has got a multiplayer, but not on Live.

[Stocka]

As i never had an Xbox and Halo 1+2, when I got a 360 a few months later I bought the Halo Triple Pack [Combat Evolved+Halo 2+Multiplayer Map Pack] and am currently working my way through Combat Evolved, nearly finished. I haven't been playing like loads each week but rather come back to it every so often(like I do with a lot of games) thus why I haven't finished it yet. Once I have i'll play through Halo 2 and then Live till Halo 3 comes :smile: smooth.

[Haver]

As long as they keep the matchmaking system exactly the same as it is now I'll be happy. And if they keep Zanzibar and Lockout.

Absolutely. The Live architecture is sound.

[Hero-of-Time]

Just found this on team xbox site

In the latest Bungie Weekly Update, Frank O'Connor has revealed that they are already testing the multiplayer mode of Halo 3. Here is the excerpt:

Paul Bertone, one of our lead designers, let us play something that blew our minds. That was single player, and from a mission very early in the game. And one that takes place before the events seen in the E3 trailer, but Lars, one of the new(er) multiplayer designers, has a regular multiplayer test in session now - that happens every day - and with surprisingly polished-looking graphics, although I'm told a lot of the textures and decorator objects are just placeholder at the moment. Could have fooled me.

The multiplayer test lab is still packed full of old-school 4:3 480i NTSC TV sets, which tells you two things. One is that we're making sure this game looks awesome on non HD sets, and two, that there is always a crazy rush to get to the sets that are HD during those sessions.

[Stocka]

I've just completed Halo (1st time), what an epic,magnificent game. I'm so glad I bought the Halo Triple Pack for my 360 now(didn't own an Xbox).

Onto Halo 2 soon then, I'll be going on Live and I'd love to play with you guys but can't yet because of internet problems not letting me play with friends (there would be a solution but can't fix because of...well its a long story). But I'm getting my own internet soon for the house, seperate from my Dad's and i'll let you know when so plenty of you can add me :awesome:

[Stefkov]

damn i need to finish halo 1 first before i go onto 2. gonna play it in a bit, how long is the game? ive only just go onto the ship where the captain is, near the beginning

[Stocka]

Long way to go mate, but stick at it its worth it.

[Hero-of-Time]

Long way to go mate, but stick at it its worth it.

I loved the 1st games story and single player mode but Halo 2 single player is disappointing. Dont get me wrong it is still enjoyable but Halo 1 was better for single player mode.

[Stocka]

According to the endless archives of IMDb, the Halo movie has been pushed back from its original summer 2007 release schedule to sometime in 2008.The as yet directorless film adaptation of Microsoft's popular video game will be executive produced by triple-Academy Award winners Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh via their WingNut Films banner. The Halo script was penned by Alex Garland (28 Days Later), who was paid $1 million by Microsoft to write a script that met Bungie's approval.

With the third installment in the game series rumored to be connected with the silver screen adaptation, could the delay of the movie affect the release of Halo 3 or are they both planned to arrive in winter 2007/2008?
:hmm: Bloody hope Halo 3 doesn't come out that far away

[Charlie]

I've just completed Halo (1st time), what an epic,magnificent game. I'm so glad I bought the Halo Triple Pack for my 360 now(didn't own an Xbox).

Onto Halo 2 soon then, I'll be going on Live and I'd love to play with you guys but can't yet because of internet problems not letting me play with friends (there would be a solution but can't fix because of...well its a long story). But I'm getting my own internet soon for the house, seperate from my Dad's and i'll let you know when so plenty of you can add me :awesome:

I might know why that is, I had the same problem... When you go to test connection what does your "NAT" show as?

[Stocka]

I might know why that is, I had the same problem... When you go to test connection what does your "NAT" show as?
Strict. I'm getting a new internet connection soon though so no worries. The current router settings can't be changed because its conencted to my dad's business so is protected etc.

[DiemetriX]

I have a clan called RevoEurope... I'm the only member :( PM me if you wanna a Join.

[Stefkov]

I have a clan called RevoEurope... I'm the only member :( PM me if you wanna a Join.
as soon as i get onto halo 2 ill join, however thatl be quite a long time away as i think im only just at the begginig of the first. and my live runs out 1st june.
im just about to enter the halo place underground on the first one so i dont know how far ive got yet.
looking at some sort of list, ive done the silent cartographer, im up to assault on the control room and look like ive got 5/6 chapters left, thats a lot, and theyll be pretty long wont they? this game is really good!

[Charlie]

I have a clan called RevoEurope... I'm the only member :( PM me if you wanna a Join.

We used to have a CE clan at one point, it sort of died, all the members went into Team Skidmark... (I was the overlord)

[1UP]

Sold halo 2 for money of Oblivion ages ago .... :(

[Arragaun]

as soon as i get onto halo 2 ill join, however thatl be quite a long time away as i think im only just at the begginig of the first. and my live runs out 1st june.
im just about to enter the halo place underground on the first one so i dont know how far ive got yet.
looking at some sort of list, ive done the silent cartographer, im up to assault on the control room and look like ive got 5/6 chapters left, thats a lot, and theyll be pretty long wont they? this game is really good!
Halo CE was fantastic I thought. And, man, it only gets better from there on in.

[Blackfox]

Some very good and fun games with various RE'rs.

Bowser and Rokhed made an appearance. Most excellent.

[The3rdChildren]

Yeah, seeing Rokhed and Dan on for a change was a real treat. Let's keep the good times rolling, guys.

[Haver]

I was far too sauced to be of any use last night, and I'm usually pretty terrible anyway.

I accidently turned the Xbox off with my big toe and thought about turning it back on again but it was 1AM and I was far too sauced to be of any use so I let myself fall asleep.

I love it when we use tactics and actually play. Even if I'm just fodder.

[Charlie]

Did any of you have to update Halo today?

[Haver]

http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=9790

I regret passing up their offer now :(

[DiemetriX]

According to DarkHorizons.com (http://www.DarkHorizons.com), Oscar winner Denzel Washington is rumoured to be up for the role of “Master Chief” in Fox/Universal’s film version of the Microsoft/Bungie videogame sensation Halo.
The site did not cite a source for the rumour, which comes on the heels of the news reported earlier this month by the Associated Press that Washington had met with filmmaker Peter Jackson in New Zealand to discuss working together.

[Action]

dude i want to be a part of this count me in ^^

[dannyg]

Anyone up for a R-E team game later or somthing?

[Ryan]

According to DarkHorizons.com (http://www.DarkHorizons.com), Oscar winner Denzel Washington is rumoured to be up for the role of “Master Chief” in Fox/Universal’s film version of the Microsoft/Bungie videogame sensation Halo.
The site did not cite a source for the rumour, which comes on the heels of the news reported earlier this month by the Associated Press that Washington had met with filmmaker Peter Jackson in New Zealand to discuss working together.
I read another article that claimed they only met to discuss the use of WETA for a new film Denzel is directing. This crap has spread all over the internet:heh:

[Mr. Bananagrabber]

I'm in. I got a new internet cable thingy so just send the invite.

[Haden]

Anyone still playing Halo 2? I got it today and love it! Been chatting with Moria and want to play some games with RE people! I am crap so it will boost your score! tag is HeadlessHaden lets have a halo orgy! Or just some cool games with no sexual metaphores.

[Mr. Bananagrabber]

I'm in. Tonight?

[KKOB]

woot halo 2 orgy!!!! :D just invite me :D

woot halo 2 orgy!!!! :D just invite me :D

[Chuck]

Halo Graphic Novel (http://www.play.com/Books/Books/GENEC/203/260/-/1014536/The_Halo_Graphic_Novel/Product.html?searchtype=genre)

[Ryan]

Halo Graphic Novel (http://www.play.com/Books/Books/GENEC/203/260/-/1014536/The_Halo_Graphic_Novel/Product.html?searchtype=genre)

Bought it. Love it.

[Hero-of-Time]

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7774344258801757315&q=funny+halo&hl=en

Awesome video, some of you may have seen it before. I was laughing all the way through it, its hilarious.

[Charlie]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=LqyU6Sg3X5s

The Halo Theme played at a High School Talent show. This is awesome, a must watch!

[Stocka]

That is very impressive, the violin is suprisingly genius.

[Meik]

Screw high school, this is better:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40LlTaFybeE

[Meik]

I've already told you multiple times, burn in a fire.

[CVD]

Aplologies for dissapearing last night when we were chatting: connection dropped. Let there be more games in the near future!

[1UP]

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h18/Absofflab/h3-32.jpg
Supposed legit pic of jackal from halo 3.
Great textures and hair.

[Stocka]

Apparently its fake. Awesome though nevertheless

[Blackfox]

I think my Halo adventures shall be ending shortly...

Time has come to renew my XBL subscription after two years of video-heaven, but since university does not contain my xbox, a tv or a decent interweb connection - no Halo is being played.. I will probably be cancelling. :(

[Cubechris]

Anyone up for some Halo tonight? At around 11:30.

[The3rdChildren]

Anyone up for some Halo tonight? At around 11:30.

Sounds good to me.

[Cubechris]

Sounds good to me.

Too bad XBL is down :(

[Blackfox]

I hate you all. :(

[1UP]

Should I re-buy Halo 2? All will it get no attention when Gears of War comes out and the other good holiday games?

[Cubechris]

lol Dabookerman sucked. roflmao

[Bowser57]

So having paid for 2 Xboxes, 2 live accounts, 2 copies of the game, all updates as soon as they were available and having spread the Halo word amongst all my friends I get repaid like this? I have to buy a new console to get some new maps?

I think they should send me a 360 before I decide not to bother with it at all.

[The3rdChildren]

So having paid for 2 Xboxes, 2 live accounts, 2 copies of the game, all updates as soon as they were available and having spread the Halo word amongst all my friends I get repaid like this? I have to buy a new console to get some new maps?

I think they should send me a 360 before I decide not to bother with it at all.

Gears of War is a good reason to buy a 360 man. It's a lot of fun.

[Stefkov]

Gears of War is a good reason to buy a 360 man. It's a lot of fun.

It truly is. The pics over on ign dont do it justice, you gotta see it in motion and be in all the action. Its great.
I havnt played Halo multiplayer in ages. I havnt even finished the first game...:heh: