That's good to hear...reach was a f'ing mess.
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Digital Foundry -- Halo 4 Tech Analysis
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That's good to hear...reach was a f'ing mess.
The English Conquistador
Member
Halo 4 is a superb looking game, defo one in the top 3. RE6 surprised me as well with how great is looked, especially it's lighting and facial animations. It'll look incredible on pc!
~19GB is used for video files, however only about 5GB of this consists of in-game cutscenes, virtually all of which are either the initialisation or end of a boss fight:
- BALCONYBREAK.M2V
- CRONOSDEATH.M2V
- CRONOSINT.M2V
- FLAMEINT.M2V
- GAIADEATH.M2V
- GAIAHURT.M2V
- GAIAROTUNDA.M2V
- GEMCRUSH.M2V
- HADESDEATH.M2V
- HELIOSDEATH.M2V
- HEPHFETCH.M2V
- HEPHPOSTHADES.M2V
- HERADEATH.M2V
- HERMESDEATH.M2V
- HERMESSTATUE.M2V
- JUDGEGRAB.M2V
- KRATOSEND.M2V
- OPENINGINT.M2V
- PAND3JUDGES.M2V
- PAND911.M2V
- PANDATHENA.M2V
- PANDDEATH.M2V
- PSDNDEATH.M2V
- PSDNINT.M2V
- PSDNXDEATH.M2V
- ZEUSDEATH.M2V
- CRONOSDEATH.M2V
- CRONOSINT.M2V
- FLAMEINT.M2V
- GAIADEATH.M2V
- GAIAHURT.M2V
- GAIAROTUNDA.M2V
- GEMCRUSH.M2V
- HADESDEATH.M2V
- HELIOSDEATH.M2V
- HEPHFETCH.M2V
- HEPHPOSTHADES.M2V
- HERADEATH.M2V
- HERMESDEATH.M2V
- HERMESSTATUE.M2V
- JUDGEGRAB.M2V
- KRATOSEND.M2V
- OPENINGINT.M2V
- PAND3JUDGES.M2V
- PAND911.M2V
- PANDATHENA.M2V
- PANDDEATH.M2V
- PSDNDEATH.M2V
- PSDNINT.M2V
- PSDNXDEATH.M2V
- ZEUSDEATH.M2V
lol It's a thread of nitpicking.
Stallion Free
Cock Encumbered
The texture resolutions didn't match. The illusion was destroyed.
We were no longer immersed.
staticneuron
Member
I really would imagine though that before you spoke up about such things you would do your research.
So far the things you have said about GoW3 and KZ have been false. What is interesting about this is that the developers of both series have been candid about their tech and you can find this information easily if you just looked for it.
As much as I dislike the fact that PS3 games have been dragged into this thread so much, I can't help but shake my head at the extreme stuff being said about those games in this thread.
the game does look nice but not even close to ps3 exclusives quality, specially god of war 3, the things that game does on a 7 year super freaking old hardware are still hard to believe on my part, seriously 
...
i can say that im enjoying the changes to the multiplayer tho, as usual is great fun but the campaign is at least for me the least interesting after ODST, of course people will let themselves go at the AWE of the presentation but if we talk truth here halo 4 is purely
, and that's that
...i can say that im enjoying the changes to the multiplayer tho, as usual is great fun but the campaign is at least for me the least interesting after ODST, of course people will let themselves go at the AWE of the presentation but if we talk truth here halo 4 is purely
a love story with a freaking AI!
Well said bro! Well said! I remember when i was a lot younger..probably around the end of me teens, early 20's i use to get into these console wars and game vs game,etc wars.....its stupid, its ignorant and until you get yourself out of that stupid immature habit of getting yourself involved in which console is better or which game has better visuals...and i am talking about allowing your inner feelings being affected by it and getting bitter about a game on another console being better looking than the best looking game on your console of choice...once you learn and mature enough to get over that stupid-ness ....you will then and ONLY THEN...become a real gamer that simply enjoys any game that is good no matter what platform it happens to be on.
Also once you get over the fanboyism crap as i explained above..you will start to appreciate games much much more for how good they look, their positives over their negatives...and have the ability to over look the game's negatives and enjoy it for what it is.
Im not saying its wrong to compare a a games visuals to another games visuals and having a mature discussion about it..but when you start allowing silly crap affect your feelings or you get pissed over it...its time to grow up or quickly examine yourself lol
Like i said earlier in a previous reply..Halo 4 to me is the best looking game to date on either console or very very close to PS3's best looking exclusive games...neck and neck, period. Just like the guy i quoted...each system has their advantages over the other console..there for each console's best looking games do something better than the other console when we compare the best looking games on each console....if you cant comprehend that and are unable to discuss such things in a civil adult manner..your a silly kid that is struck with fanboyism, your sick and ill and need help.
Oh and worst of all your missing out on some good gaming...i know few people that are such fanboys of their systme of choice that they refuse to buy the other console... to me they are not what i consider gamers with a true passion for gaming nor do they respect gaming because their pride and selfishness prevents them from enjoying games on other systems...that is just so stupid
You seem to be giving Halo 4 a lot of credit for being "wide open." I have to disagree. There aren't any massive sections that come close to what was offered in Halo 3.
Angelus Errare
Banned
don't feel like arguing.
Is that a negative?
higherARC05
Banned
Apperently you didnt play the first episode of Spartan Ops.
HALO 4 has so much. The poly count is massive, with way more dynamic lights than Reach hence Jackal shields cast light too, amazing texture work, sublime lighting, particles up the ying yang, dozens of enemies at once, and more.
All at 720p vsync 30fps locked with 4 player coop, Theater, Forge, and splitscreen.
Top 3 best looking games this gen period.
Baconsammy
Banned
No, but the gameplay was.
Meh, neither game can touch the AI in NBA 2k.
Lol now I know you are one of the worst 360 fanboys on this forum. You have not played the game at all if you think the first two is pre recorded video. Its an in game cutscene that directly transitions to gameplay without any cut. Man its okay for you to like your 360 and think its god's gift to mankind but seriously stop trolling if you do not have the other console. Its fine to think Kameo , Banjo Kazooie etc as technical accomplishments that ps3 could never achieve. Atleast dont lie about stuff you have not played. Its not something too big to ask right?
Baconsammy
Banned
You're pimping Sony in a thread about DF's assessment of Halo 4's technical prowess. Seems like he's the least of this thread's issues.
Nope just campaign so far. Switching internet providers so currently don't have LIVE.
But I thought we were talking campaign anyway.
Yeah says the 360 troll. I never undermined anything Halo 4 does actually. I said it looks great. Some guy commented that none of the other games competed to which some of us responded. Then we have a guy who thinks 360 is the greatest thing since sliced bread and says with a straight face that the two screenshots of GOW are cutscenes and not gameplay and then says that he has played the game and you expect some of us to believe that? I dont know why I am responding to you since your history is well...
Anyways I have said what I had to say about Halo 4.
That's one of the things that annoys me the most in games especially since it's frequently used to tell me where to go or strongly hint what to do. As a gamer of 20+ years the last thing I want is to be held up for 20 seconds all of the time to be told the solution to something.
AC3 is the most recent offender. It does it all of the time but the ship missions were the worst. Ships appear in the distance and the game goes "HOLD UP BRO LEMME GET THAT FOR YOU" *zooms in on them* "HEY KILL THEM!"....you don't fucking say?
TheChewyWaffles
Member
Some of you sound so pathetic .....
I have a great PC, 360, PS3. Love them all very much. Great looking game btw just got it. Grow the hell up GAF. Shit reminds me of when I was a teen on fucking IGN argueing about Nintendo and Sony. Even back then I realized who the fuck cares .... 28 here btw some of you sound like you are 15 in here.
I have a great PC, 360, PS3. Love them all very much. Great looking game btw just got it. Grow the hell up GAF. Shit reminds me of when I was a teen on fucking IGN argueing about Nintendo and Sony. Even back then I realized who the fuck cares .... 28 here btw some of you sound like you are 15 in here.
As another "gamer" of 20+ years I don't see an issue with it. Some times the designers want to tell their narrative, so they take control(at the same time leaving me interacting.) The alterantive to a developer/designer controlled camera is a cutscene, something that is completely unrelated to this medium; I sure as hell don't want that used/experienced. In most situtaions these techniques aren't even used in sand box titles, making them not a characteristic for that genre. It's all about context. If developers want to be "cinematic", this is the way to go. "Cinematic" no longer refers to the passive miny movie that would interupt your interaction and completely take you out of the momentum and immersion, these days "cinematic" refers to techniques that are actually filmic in nature, i.e, presentation, shadows, production values, and even dynamic camera angles. I consider things like UC3 to be an example of an interactive cinematic experience, as opposed to something like Heavy Rain or Beyond, which just seems to be interactive cinema.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Considering the 360 games from the first two years of the consoles launch, yeah it's a pretty generational leap.
Don't blame console warriors. Blame the PR from both console makers that put it into their brains.
That is some what fair I guess, but it gets to a point where it's like someone needs to hit people in the face and make them realize all systems have positives. I want to be the guy who hits people in the face and makes them realize they are now free from the shackles of corporate America. Revolution, I can smell it in the air.
I'm suprised the "console war" still rages. Doesn't buying both put an end to that personally?
Nope. Wii-U was announced. See the Bayonetta 2 thread and the list of casualties.
Infinite Justice
Member
I see the console war is still strong in this shit and i shudder to see what happens when the 720/PS4 has more concrete info.
As for Halo 4 that's great to hear and i see Corrine Yu and the rest of 343 are doing their thing
As for Halo 4 that's great to hear and i see Corrine Yu and the rest of 343 are doing their thing
And so it begins again.
That and stitching together a decent story.
You're alone on that on mate.
Ya. As of now I'd say Gow3 > Uncharted 2 > Halo 4, unless I'm forgetting something. I haven't really seen Crysis 2 or The Witcher 2 on consoles to place them anywhere.
Im_So_Pringles
Member
Halo 4 looks fucking incredible every step of the way through campaign and spartan ops.
My breath got taken away like 40 different times.
My breath got taken away like 40 different times.
Does saying this make me a rabid xbox fanboy? If so, should I complain about SSAO and realtime shadows to make up for it? :/
lol this thread is amazing
))PsihoPerihelion
Member
I love Halo and appreciate what Bungie did with it, but I have to agree with him.
Crysis 2 does a lot of impressive stuff on a technical level, but the bad IQ really undermines its efforts (talking about the console version of course)...
Ya, sometimes less is more. When your can look past graphical illusions, or the technical feats don't shine through its better to just have the basic visual components of a game be striking.
papersleeves
Member
Create a check list as big as you want. This won't changes the fact that after playing both games extensively, Halo's AI to me feel a lot more clever sequences after sequences. Unlike KZ, it actually puts up a good challenge and stupidity will net you a nice death.
Baconsammy
Banned
Oh the mind of a console warrior is an amusing thing.
Because I praised Halo, I'm a "360 troll"? LOL. I also praised Uncharted 1 and 2. And Apple's iPad. And Nintendo's 3DS XL. I must be a super-duper-ultra-troll.
PsihoPerihelion
Member
Gosh, that fucking blur killed the experience for me. I'm no Graphic whore but as pretty as it looked sometimes, there was a lot of crap taking down console Crysis 2 technical achievements.
Blueandigo
Banned
This is a joke thread right? Look at those low res textures. It looks almost similar to mass effect(faces look amazing, but when you get a close look at everything else you're like, "huh?")
You'd be looking at them on the wrong thing. You have to play those on the Master Race.
You'd be looking at them on the wrong thing. You have to play those on the Master Race.
CadetMahoney
Member
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NemesisPrime
Banned
On paper maybe...
I reality it was pretty stupid. It comes no where near what HL or Halo did.