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Halo 5 screenshots ['Blue Team' campaign mission]
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SlickShoesRUCrazy
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Yes it was. I really enjoyed it. Can't wait to play this.
Dreadnought
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I really hate how 343 designs armor. With Bungie they incorporated the undersuit into the armor but with 343 its like they're wearing a diving suit and the armor is superglued to their appendages.
th4tguy
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Halo 2 was one of the best looking games of its gen.
Deadly Cyclone
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Demoncarnotaur
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I wonder what happens if you groundpound a Hunter.
Bubba_Sparks
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I think my first pass judgement is that it looks dated. As if the aesthetics of the gaming world have passed Halo by, and adding more detail just chases an unobtainable goal. I loved Halo: Combat Evolved when it was released, and I still believe to this day that it is one of the best games ever created. I just don't think gaming needs any more Halo right now. I feel the franchise could benefit from a rest, let it recharge its batteries and come back with something new.
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kittens
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lmao, hmm
I'm imagining Chief just kinda glancing against their armor, crashing into the ground, and then getting smashed with the armor-arm thing.
SpartanN92
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It's been 3 years since the last mainline Halo game.
Every time I read through a halo thread I instantly regret it. I think the screens look great and I'm glad 343 is making Halo their own thing and not just directly copying everything bungie did. The series need to evolve to avoid being stagnant but it seems like a lot of people would be happy playing Halo 2 forever.
BeforeU
Oft hope is born when all is forlorn.
Chief will bounce right back lol
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kittens
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Man, no way. Halo 5 is the first Halo to bring interesting new ideas to the series since Firefight in ODST. There's no way they should give it a rest when it's looking this good.
7DollarHagane
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It looks good enough but it's not really impressive.
I think it's missing a lot of the higher end shader and lighting tech that a lot of next gen games have been focusing on.
Games like Batman Arkham Knight, Bloodborne, The Order, Uncharted 4, Forza Horizon 2, Assassin's Creed Unity, are pushing these advanced lighting techniques but also are not running at 60fps.
I understand why it looks flatter and not as photorealistic as most next gen games and I'm okay with it, if it is a fun game.
I even think the Black Ops 3 beta was a little more impressive. I think it's lacking that physically based lighting that makes materials look so good in a lot of games, including the Fox Engine and TPP.
I think it's missing a lot of the higher end shader and lighting tech that a lot of next gen games have been focusing on.
Games like Batman Arkham Knight, Bloodborne, The Order, Uncharted 4, Forza Horizon 2, Assassin's Creed Unity, are pushing these advanced lighting techniques but also are not running at 60fps.
I understand why it looks flatter and not as photorealistic as most next gen games and I'm okay with it, if it is a fun game.
I even think the Black Ops 3 beta was a little more impressive. I think it's lacking that physically based lighting that makes materials look so good in a lot of games, including the Fox Engine and TPP.
I don't know why people keep saying this when Halo 1, Halo 2 and Halo 4 looked great at the time of their release.
People usually repeat what they read on the internet, even if its not the case.
Bubba_Sparks
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I just can't help but feel they are going through the motions at this point. I feel the FPS genre as a whole looks a lot like the fight game genre did back in 2000. I don't see a lot of creativity or risk taking.
I am not saying the game looks bad, I don't think there has ever been a 'bad' Halo game. I just don't think it looks like something that will set the world on fire. More like something that will get lost in a sea of good/great games.
curiouscharles
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CE & 2 never looked impressive to me at launch, but i wasn't really a console gamer back then either - so my platform of comparison was PC, as opposed to PS2 [which i never got to even touch really], so i should probably excuse myself for a rather huge bias here.
Surface of Me
I'm not an NPC. And neither are we.
I'd say this vid shows off the visuals well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyGLwQULkvY
It's also doing things on a much larger scale than Black Ops 3. Around the 5 minute mark when they are around water especially looks nice.
It's also doing things on a much larger scale than Black Ops 3. Around the 5 minute mark when they are around water especially looks nice.
Bubba_Sparks
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Halo: CE was easily one of the best looking games available when it launched! It doesn't matter what platform you were playing on.
Not necessarily a fan of the singular shades of color/tint...But looks phenomenal. I can't wait. Been playing the Black Ops 3 beta and while it's well done, it's just not Halo. Even with the changes made to H5, just the way it plays is something I love. I'm even excited for Warzone. I just wish we can create a thread already to discuss. I don't want to take the MCC thread off topic either.
Psychological Intellect
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The models/armor have a very flat look to them. Ehhh
Game looks awesome. I know still pre release software but the ground textures could use some work.
Monocle
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Pretty much what I was thinking. Also, the Elites look strange.
At least the Hunters look good...? I don't know, Halo's art style doesn't really shine until you get into the big outdoor environments. I want to see more of those.
I wonder when this statement is going to die off. It's not like Halo: Reach or Halo 4 weren't attempts to evolve the series right? You can have innovation while remaining faithful to the core of the game play. Aside from the ADS, I've been a fan of what they've done. Arena is also once again about equal starts, on map weapons, map control, no random elements. Not wanting perks or loadouts and ADS and killstreaks doesn't mean you want Halo 2. Warzone is also a very Halo centric approach to evolving BTB. Let's see how it plays out.
valkillmore
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Monocle
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Never. That strawman is so easy to thoughtlessly deploy any time you want to dismiss people who know what made the early games so good.
343 has really focused on these smaller showings which is a bit unfortunate but from everything Stinkles and 343 proper has said, the sandboxes can get really big. I really hope we get a huge firefight on Sanghelios with full on vehicular warfare.
Lion Heart
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Since you guys ganged up on me and played internet detective last thread, I'll state my opinion again.
Looks very mediocre. The series was a graphical marvel at one point, now its below par visually.
Looks very mediocre. The series was a graphical marvel at one point, now its below par visually.
Has anyone been able to ground pound a flying vehicle yet? Meaning like at 343, during testing etc.
Halo CE - Yes
Halo 2 - Yes
Halo 3 - No
Halo: Reach - Not really
Halo 4 - Yes
I mean let's not pretend all the games were ridiculous graphics powerhouses. Halo 3 and Reach, as beautiful as they were, were not the best, whereas Halo 4 really used every ounce of the Xbox 360's power and really wowed people again.
This is the first of a new generation of consoles, one where they've decided that 20-25 frames per second game play just won't cut it, so it's 60fps, campaign and multi-player. That requires some sacrifice to visual fidelity. They could've done the same sub-30 fps they've always done and gone for more visual polish but they didn't. Additionally, what games are you comparing to? You're telling me Halo 5 looks below par of other Xbox One shooters on the market?
LightningXCE
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I'd like to see some non-human-environment screenshots. I'm really not a fan the human architecture type they are going for, but it's been like that since H4. It's very, very well done, but not my style.
Stoked to see the other ones, the shots we've seen of Covy and some Forerunner stuff look awesome.
Stoked to see the other ones, the shots we've seen of Covy and some Forerunner stuff look awesome.
RSB
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Yep, the "you just want Halo 2 forever" defense is beyond stupid.
Nobody ganged up on you and I hardly had to do anything as grandiose as play internet detective. I literally typed in your name and "xbone" and I got a slew of posts all tinged with system wars BS.
You are entitled to your opinion, but I think considering your post history indicates 0 interest in Halo or anything Xbox and a deep-seated resentment towards the very existence of said platform, that when you say a Halo 5 looks mediocre when it looks as good as it does running at 60FPS on a modestly at best powered machine (context is important!) - let's just say it comes across as a tad disingenuous.
Lion Heart
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Halo 3 and Reach were ugly games. I'm going all the way back to the original Xbox with my comment.
What shooters are available? You got COD, BF and Destiny. All three multiplats, BF's engine is not a looker on the Xbone, but the maps are massive and its 60fps. Destiny looks better than this imo and the BO3 beta looks better than this as well.
Don't be mad at them for a concern troll thread. That may not have been the intent, but it simply reposted old shots and complained that they didn't look that good. There wasn't a conversation about shader and poly count versus FPS, or photo-realism versus specific style, or anything. And to top it off the OP ended up with Killzone gifs, which is 1% away from Gaf Poe's Law. It's just not conversation-worthy. These are new shots however, have at them and feel free to offer some insight. Otherwise it's not a conversation.
Demoncarnotaur
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I don't think the game looks great, though part of it may be an art style thing.. however, I bet it looks nicer in first person and in motion.
SolarMystic
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Halo 4 looked pretty Halo to me. Or do you want the only antagonist to be the covenent forever?
Dreadnought
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Multiplayer looks solid but what concerns me is half of the map looks to be always empty. There should really be bigger teams.
SolarMystic
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Having just finished Halo 4 again last night. No, no it is not.
Hellwarden
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Gotta be honest, I don't understand where people are coming from when they say it doesn't look like Halo.
Changing how some guns/armor looks means it's not Halo?
When Halo is long-running series?
Changing how some guns/armor looks means it's not Halo?
When Halo is long-running series?
Monocle
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If the alternative has to be Prometheans, then maybe the Covenant should have been the primary antagonists for a few more games. Halo 4's new enemies just aren't nearly as fun to fight. You must have noticed all of their teleporting and hiding and bullet spongey shenanigans. The Covenant use tactics. Forerunners use gimmicks and annoying behaviors.
Those new fast humanoid thingies from the E3 demo could be good though.
Gnome Scat
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So good, I need some right now.
...Scatter...
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These are hot! Not getting ask the graphics concern from other threads. Looks like tits!
Lion Heart
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Nah whats disingenuous is running to check someones post history because they called a game mediocre which then lead to multiple people quoting the post followed by ad hominen attacks because a certain fanbase really can't take criticism but sure can dish it out. Btw those posts were from the Controversial opinions thread, not surprising it would be outlandish and ...opinionated.
I thought the E3 showing which contained SP footage looked really unimpressive, this is a new generation and you expect the marquee franchises to be the ones to push the envelope, another gen and another disappointing outing from the franchise (graphically).
Samurai G0SU
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Man, if people only wanted an fps game that was strictly for looks they would just play crisis 3.
Sure was a looker. .... lol
Sure was a looker. .... lol
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