Halo 3 beta impressions

[seanp789]

High res beta vids
http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/787/787...360.ign.com/articles/787/787729p1.html


Personally I'm a bit disappointed for a game with this much hype. Halo3 doesn't look much different than Halo2 PC. Gfx look good but nothing exceptional. No Gears of War thats for sure.

Gameplay also doesn't looks like it has evolved much.

It looks like it could be a well polished addition to the franchise but don't see one aspect of it that is pushing new ground.

Right now, Shadow run is looking far more appealing.





I'm pretty PC biased so im wondering if you xbox kids are seeing more to this than I am.

 

[Nightmare225]

Have the same exact impressions. Nothing too impressive, though it does look like a helluva fun.

 

[schneiderguy]

judging by the screenshots, bungie needs to be introduced to the concept of anti-aliasing

halo is overrated anyway :Q:Q:Q

 

[Schadenfroh]

Is there an NDA on the beta?

 

[Nightmare225]

Originally posted by: schneiderguy
judging by the screenshots, bungie needs to be introduced to the concept of anti-aliasing

halo is overrated anyway :Q:Q:Q

You really think a chip as weak as an X1800 could handle those visuals at a 1280x720 wih AA?

 

[gamepad]

It looks very nice!

 

[AVP]

Yeah that video sucked, check this one out and your jaw will drop http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=news&cid=12432

 

[Nightmare225]

Originally posted by: AVP
Yeah that video sucked, check this one out and your jaw will drop http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=news&cid=12432

My jaw dropped... at how similar that looks to Halo 2 on PC.

:laugh:

 

[Fenixgoon]

i think the shield thingy-majiggie will absolutely redefine the multiplayer tactics (not that it's revolutionary, but the DM strategy will be entirely different)

 

[blurredvision]

I think the graphics are a tremendous upgrade over Halo 2 (yes, even for the PC). And at this point, we're still most likely 6 months away from the release. Everything is better, from the geometry of the levels, particle effects, and most of all, the lighting in the levels, on character models and weapons.

ALL of the videos and pictures released before the past couple of days have been less than stellar. But the videos and stills from the beta product are fantastic, you can tell they've worked on all the little stuff.

 

[Ichigo]

Has the TC even played any of the Halo games?

 

[Matt2]

Bungie has already said they are working on gameplay before graphics. I expect the graphics to be a lot more polished at release.

 

[mcturkey]

I'm not that concerned with the graphics. I didn't expect Gears of War-quality graphics. Halo 3 is much more wide open, and draw distance means a lot more than polygon count in this case. Judging from the write-ups on this, it is tremendously fun. And anyone who questions that design choice need only consider that Halo 2 is still being played by nearly a quarter million people every day on Live. I'm going to be taking off work on the 16th and 17th just to play the Beta, and I'll bet I'm not alone.

 

[Fenixgoon]

Originally posted by: mcturkey
I'm not that concerned with the graphics. I didn't expect Gears of War-quality graphics. Halo 3 is much more wide open, and draw distance means a lot more than polygon count in this case. Judging from the write-ups on this, it is tremendously fun. And anyone who questions that design choice need only consider that Halo 2 is still being played by nearly a quarter million people every day on Live. I'm going to be taking off work on the 16th and 17th just to play the Beta, and I'll bet I'm not alone.

starcraft is over 10 years old and is still played competitively. lmk when halo hits that point

 

[sthaznpride17]

I have played the beta for a while today, and yes it isn't a revolutionary step compared to Halo 1. It feels like a mixture of Halo 1 and 2, very fast paced. The best part, it is a blast to play.

 

[natep]

I think it looks great for being this far before launch.

 

[blurredvision]

Originally posted by: Fenixgoon

Originally posted by: mcturkey
I'm not that concerned with the graphics. I didn't expect Gears of War-quality graphics. Halo 3 is much more wide open, and draw distance means a lot more than polygon count in this case. Judging from the write-ups on this, it is tremendously fun. And anyone who questions that design choice need only consider that Halo 2 is still being played by nearly a quarter million people every day on Live. I'm going to be taking off work on the 16th and 17th just to play the Beta, and I'll bet I'm not alone.

starcraft is over 10 years old and is still played competitively. lmk when halo hits that point

Starcraft and Counter-Strike are the only two games that you can say this about. Plus, consoles have a much more finite life than PC's.

 

[Nightmare225]

Originally posted by: blurredvision

Originally posted by: Fenixgoon

Originally posted by: mcturkey
I'm not that concerned with the graphics. I didn't expect Gears of War-quality graphics. Halo 3 is much more wide open, and draw distance means a lot more than polygon count in this case. Judging from the write-ups on this, it is tremendously fun. And anyone who questions that design choice need only consider that Halo 2 is still being played by nearly a quarter million people every day on Live. I'm going to be taking off work on the 16th and 17th just to play the Beta, and I'll bet I'm not alone.

starcraft is over 10 years old and is still played competitively. lmk when halo hits that point

Starcraft and Counter-Strike are the only two games that you can say this about. Plus, consoles have a much more finite life than PC's.

World of Warcraft is well on its way to becoming one of them, nearly 4 years and over 8 million people playing it. Whatever your excuse, the fact remains that the PC has the games which last the longest and have the largest communities.

 

[Mrfrog840]

meh wait till the final game comes out in another 4-5 months. Lots can happen in between now and then

 

[Fenixgoon]

Originally posted by: Nightmare225

Originally posted by: blurredvision

Originally posted by: Fenixgoon

Originally posted by: mcturkey
I'm not that concerned with the graphics. I didn't expect Gears of War-quality graphics. Halo 3 is much more wide open, and draw distance means a lot more than polygon count in this case. Judging from the write-ups on this, it is tremendously fun. And anyone who questions that design choice need only consider that Halo 2 is still being played by nearly a quarter million people every day on Live. I'm going to be taking off work on the 16th and 17th just to play the Beta, and I'll bet I'm not alone.

starcraft is over 10 years old and is still played competitively. lmk when halo hits that point

Starcraft and Counter-Strike are the only two games that you can say this about. Plus, consoles have a much more finite life than PC's.

World of Warcraft is well on its way to becoming one of them, nearly 4 years and over 8 million people playing it. Whatever your excuse, the fact remains that the PC has the games which last the longest and have the largest communities.

i guess we should thank the starcraft-crazy koreans and the chinese gold farmers? :laugh:

 

[Ichigo]

What in this topic prompted people to begin defending PC's? Apparently, the Halo 3 Beta is fun, but no one can play it without some PC elitist belittling them unreasonably. No one was trying to compare Halo's popularity to Starcraft's, and yet there was a need to bring it up because...? The latter does not somehow make the former less fun to play.

 

[Deinonych]

Originally posted by: Nightmare225
World of Warcraft is well on its way to becoming one of them, nearly 4 years and over 8 million people playing it. Whatever your excuse, the fact remains that the PC has the games which last the longest and have the largest communities.

WoW is just over 2 years old (released in November, 2004).

 

[Anubis]

i think im like the only person that doesnt really care about the multiplayer, im more interested in the single player campaign

 

[Fenixgoon]

Originally posted by: Ichigo
What in this topic prompted people to begin defending PC's? Apparently, the Halo 3 Beta is fun, but no one can play it without some PC elitist belittling them unreasonably. No one was trying to compare Halo's popularity to Starcraft's, and yet there was a need to bring it up because...? The latter does not somehow make the former less fun to play.

Originally posted by: mcturkey
I'm not that concerned with the graphics. I didn't expect Gears of War-quality graphics. Halo 3 is much more wide open, and draw distance means a lot more than polygon count in this case. Judging from the write-ups on this, it is tremendously fun. And anyone who questions that design choice need only consider that Halo 2 is still being played by nearly a quarter million people every day on Live. I'm going to be taking off work on the 16th and 17th just to play the Beta, and I'll bet I'm not alone.

that's where the comparison is made valid. halo2 is a few years old, starcraft is a decade old.

 

[hans030390]

Watching these videos and seeing the impressions makes me realize how overrated the game is.

Impressions = BLAH SO FUN!

Videos = Non-innovative. Just like Halo 2, big deal.