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New Halo 5 multiplayer video from PAX 2015.
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VincentMatts
Member
The aesthetics though, im really not crazy about it. I could have sworn it was one of the beta maps.
Edit: other than that one Warzone map we saw, these maps are all kinda looking the same. Im kinda disappointed.
Edit2: Why not do one map in a forest, one on a snowy mountain, one in a desert area, why are all these maps looking the same?
Twilight Gap
Member
I saw this in warzone footage too. The pistol must be hard to use or something.
Very little auto aim on a trigger happy weapon is probably difficult for new players to use.
K
kittens
Unconfirmed Member
viewtifulJC alt confirmed
Deadly Cyclone
Pride of Iowa State
Loving the sound design.
Let me get some of dat forge and dat cam-pagn.
The Lamonster
Member
Looks like Halo, which is a good thing.
I know, right! It so rich with detail and crunchy.
Watching the first 4 minutes of this, it looks so great, goddamn. I don't think I even need another shooter this holiday, Warzone looks incredible.
It's great for when you're playing alone and your teammates refuse to speak. One of the best additions to the game.
I believe there's an option to turn off teammate chatter if you don't like it
Poodlestrike
Banned
Nah. Having automated callouts is crazy useful, especially these days when you'll never hear a single voice in MM if you don't have a party.
This too.
VincentMatts
Member
The aesthetics are starting to get on my nerves tbh. One map fine, 2 maps ok fine. But man, every map ive seen has this same aesthetic look to it. I mean Jesus Christ. No one notices these things over there?
Are you talking about the forerunner and UNSC structures?
ViewtifulJC
Banned
Eden and Fathom have a dark tone to them and but that's about it. The architecture looks similar for a reason.
No, the solid color matte boxes that make up everything. Like come on 343, it's the age of PBR, throw some variety in there.
VincentMatts
Member
I dunno what it is exactly, and i ive said this before in other threads but this warrants repeating because every new map i see, i feel like im seeing a different part of one same big map. I mean in every Halo game i played, i never felt like the maps had aesthetic problems. Even if they had covenant pieces in them. These maps just all look industrial, futuristic. Thats it. Map 1, industrial futuristic, map 2 industrial futuristic on a different layout, map 3 industrial futuristic but again, on a different layout. I mean, wheres the creativity?
Slightly Live
Dirty tag dodger
Im not sure that's Halo 5.
Where's the 50% of the screen Ready Up Live watermark?
Where's the 50% of the screen Ready Up Live watermark?
That's just futuristic UNSC style/design. Those boxes are supposed to be payloads, I think, or at least that's how I always thought of them.
Yea, I guess it's just one of those things you either like or dislike. From the maps I have seen, I like this futuristic UNSC style, but I can see how it could get boring to some.
VincentMatts
Member
I like it, but every map? I dont like anything that much. And theres gonna be what, 20-25 maps, like this??
Edit: Part of what made Halo great was not only the gameplay, but the MP map design. Lockout, Zanzibar, Blood Gultch, Ascension, etc.. They all looked different and were memorable. If you have boring maps, youll have people who will move on quickly to other games.
I'm a bit nit picky on the look of the weapons and enemy designs and it's been this way since I saw Halo 4. I can respect that 343 wants to make their own signature look, but I really do prefer the look of everything done from Halo: CE to Reach.
The chatter sounds uninspired. Really gets to me after a while. Game looks fun enough, though I'd like to see some other maps. And is 4v4 the norm? BTB not being at launch, really hurts my interest in the MP. Probably no way they can run 60fps with more than 12 characters at once.
*edit: After reading everyone comments, I guess this is a map I've not seen before, lol. Wow, they really all do look incredibly similar.
*edit: After reading everyone comments, I guess this is a map I've not seen before, lol. Wow, they really all do look incredibly similar.
AllIsOneIsNone
Banned
I could do with more nature maps, bit fathom looks pretty different from what we played in the beta.
Warzone is 12v12
Yea I agree there. At least they will have
I think that KZ SF has managed to combine futuristic structures with some natural elements like foliage, marbles, etc.
Case in point:
Yes, I love having some nature in my MP maps.
Truth is the only remake, and it is very different from Midship.
As Frankie said, just porting over old map layouts wouldn't work with all of the new abilities. He didn't rule out possible remakes in the future though.
It's also worth noting that 2 of the 4 beta maps were remixes reusing the same assets of the original. I mean I get the similarity complaints, but it's UNSC stuff, it should look similar to an extent. They've shown a variety of environments in arena and war zone though, so there's variety to be had.
Nice. Really adds some needed colour to otherwise plain architecture. A lot of the H5 maps I've seen just seem like the same buildings with a different coloured environment light.
Also, really wish we could see some more campaign footage.
Oh, scratch what I said, then. I remembered in that video in which they talked about Truth, they said they will remake other fan favorites, like Sandtrap and Valhalla, but I guess I misremembered.
Ryouji Gunblade
Member
That guy is new to Halo.
I'm still a little annoyed at the excessive beeps and blips, but the game looks good.
I'm still a little annoyed at the excessive beeps and blips, but the game looks good.
VincentMatts
Member
Well thats cool, but i dont necessarily want just old maps. Id like some new classics as well and from what ive seen so far, im not seeing any. They need more weather effects, bring in snow areas, bring in rain, thunder, desert, sand storms, ocean area, i mean, be original. I dont understand how this gets approved and how no one there notices. I dont get it.
Edit: The good thing is that hopefully this can get addressed with future DLC. But i will say, if all the disk maps look like this, color me very disappointed.
Twilight Gap
Member
didn't know they made it so you could switch seats without getting out of the hog.
Pretty crazy right? That in itself is a huge change to the sandbox and the usefullness of a person talking a Hog solo.
AllIsOneIsNone
Banned
Nah, left trigger is defaulted at smart scope.
Samurai G0SU
Member
So you start the match by Aiming Down Sights?
Twilight Gap
Member
I'm still not sold on Warzone. If I didn't know otherwise, I'd swear it was 4v4. I don't think I can describe it any better than "a lot going on but nothing actually happening." There's no massive invasions or vehicular assaults or epic objective rushes. It's just base camping and cross mapping, and then occasionally beating down random AI.
At this point I'm just going to assume that map isn't good.
At this point I'm just going to assume that map isn't good.
Primethius
Banned
I'm liking the addition of grenade trails and weapon outlines for dropped weapons. Definitely helps with clarity.
...that player playing is awful though.
...that player playing is awful though.
There are objectives and bosses, I think. I think for some bosses you even need to team up with the player enemy to defeat the boss.
Twilight Gap
Member
I've seen the bosses that will spawn on the side of the map on occasion or fly around in a Banshee but they don't appear threatening at all. They're there to pad the map, which already looks too large to begin with it. There doesn't appear to be any sense of urgency, escalation or tension until the core is exposed.
Perhaps the problem is just players being new to the mode and unable to coordinate with other people who are in the game with them. Players spend most of the footage spinning around in circles in the bases they control so I'll have to assume that it's unfamiliar for now.
Man, that still looks awesome! Loved the look and effects of CE.HAAAAALOOOOOOOO
