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Subject: Halo 3's Cinematics: Bungie and D.A.M.N. FX
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SPEECHLESS! September feels like years away. I can't wait any longer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • 06.12.2007 5:01 PM PDT
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The Master Chief grabbing a sniper rifle in the cinemtic? Wow, in the previous Halo's the level starts off with default weapons, in Halo 3 you see him take the weapon that you will be using (in this sequence anyhow), thats awsome!

  • 06.12.2007 5:08 PM PDT

You say goodbye, and I say good riddance.

Awwww.... we don't get to see the in-engine version...

oh well. Twas aweosme guys. Thanks.

  • 06.12.2007 5:12 PM PDT

For some reason I couldn't stop grinning everytime I read

the D.A.M.N. FX guys

  • 06.12.2007 5:18 PM PDT

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The camera angles are pretty good from what your saying.

I couldn't help it but wonder why exactly Maya and not 3dsmax, which is better, or is Maya just better for animations?

  • 06.12.2007 5:20 PM PDT

The Noble and Heroic DriedMoss, member of Reaching Perfection and the ever-growing kick-ass Halo community.

Very nice stuff to hear from Bungie. Using talent outside your own swimming pool is a very hard decision to make, but the experience offered by those D.A.M.N individuals will make Bungie's game have subtle nuances that stick to player's minds. It will cause an emotional response for players as they save the world while. Imagine how much better the Star Wars prequel films would have been, over what they already are, if Lucas would have brought in a talented script writer. I will be looking for more as the weeks draw nearer to SEP25.

  • 06.12.2007 5:33 PM PDT

"There are those who said this day would never come. What are they to say now?" -Prophet of Truth (Halo 2)

Posted by: elmicker
Nice update... but.

MISUSED APOSTROPHE BURNS MINE EYES!!!

That is all.


Who cares. That is all.

  • 06.12.2007 5:38 PM PDT

The Noble and Heroic DriedMoss, member of Reaching Perfection and the ever-growing kick-ass Halo community.

Perhaps Bungie is going to allow the player to control the camera in those cinematics? See the action from a different angle each time you play. Or just give something to the player. Also, in one of the official Bungie post they mention loading screens between levels. Does this mean we are going to see the Halo 1 style loading screens again?

  • 06.12.2007 5:41 PM PDT
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Only bungie can make people almost cry with the quick description of a couple-second cinematic.

  • 06.12.2007 5:43 PM PDT

"Bother", said Pooh, as he chambered another round.

The Pelican is officially confirmed!

  • 06.12.2007 5:47 PM PDT
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god dammit I can't wait for the campaign!

  • 06.12.2007 5:54 PM PDT

Just remember... I keep it real...

Awesome!

  • 06.12.2007 6:05 PM PDT
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Posted by: lukems
In addition to the animation S.W.A.T. team at Bungie, we recruited some extra bodies for Halo 3's cinematics.


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heh i wish i got recruited.....anyways.... (with borat voice) Very Nice Update.

  • 06.12.2007 6:15 PM PDT

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Let me tell you something, I'm not liking the way they're presenting the Chief in Halo 3.

He's in the middle of the most important war ever and they put him all like 'walking laid back hero style.'

He should be in a state of urgence, not waiting for the glistening light to shine on his veteran scarred armor. I'm sure it was just a stupid test to see how the engine's shaping up but seriously, they better stop giving all these slow motion Hollywood scenes and make it feel like a real war.

  • 06.12.2007 6:26 PM PDT

Live for nothing die for something.

No theses are the things that make the cheif life like, if he was just made it so he never said anything and never paused then he would be like mech assaults main character, BOREING, this also adds to how epic the game really is and gives a more meaningful feel to it.

  • 06.12.2007 6:31 PM PDT

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Take Halo 1 for example. He was always in a state of urgence. Yet he'd talk too. He was pretty good in Halo 2 in terms of warfare, but Halo 3?

Please don't bring that retarded Mechwarrior here. He's as bland as the word itself.

Anyway, I think you're missing the point. I just think they need to make him be more active and aware of things instead of walking like a Hollywood star down a broken and deserted place. Too hero like, he's lacking the badass mood he created in the previous two games.

  • 06.12.2007 6:35 PM PDT
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I cant wait! The description of the cinematics seem amazing. Great story lukems!

  • 06.12.2007 6:46 PM PDT
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How bout you rocket the finished game into my Xbox 360 for FREE!!! NOW!! Wa Wa We Wah!

  • 06.12.2007 7:01 PM PDT
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DAMN!!!!

  • 06.12.2007 7:17 PM PDT
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Posted by: il Duce Primo
or is Maya just better for animations?


And rigging, and because of MEL, and ... blah...

Looking at what little demo reel they have, wow.

[Edited on 06.12.2007 7:56 PM PDT]

  • 06.12.2007 7:45 PM PDT

A hero need not speak. When he is gone, the world will speak for him.

P.S. (actually a member since '03 just had a name change)

You know im kinda scared of what will happen when this game does come out cuz i think someone somewhere might actually have heart falure from it......That or they will just explode. You know wahtevr. lol.

P.S. Great update :)

  • 06.12.2007 8:06 PM PDT
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ahhhh, nice update, though i wish you guys would stop making them cause i have to change pants every time i come to your site, but nice, and maya is a great program, love it! i dont get it, do you do your starting models in maya and then do the high poly finished models in 3d's max? or do you do it in maya now, last i heard you guys made it in 3d's max!

  • 06.12.2007 8:25 PM PDT

DEEP NNN = Depends

Clan 2old2pwn on 2old2play.

Don't let yesterday use up too much of today.

the Master Chief walks through a door and awe strikes the faces of the marines in the Pelican’s cargo bay. He reaches up and pulls down a sniper rifle from overhead and readies the rifle. As he raises it, light streams in from outside. It travels up the Chief’s armor, glistens off of the rifle’s barrel and as the cargo door opens wider, you can see the reflection of the cargo bay opening up to somewhere in the Chief’s visor. Depth of field blurs the tip of the rifle, while the Chief and marines with mouths agape remain in focus. I am so ready to see this scene. This description so flooded my head with visuals and emotions that I was ready to start cheering! I'm acting like a little kid over Halo 3.

  • 06.12.2007 8:28 PM PDT

Pretty cool stuff. That nose remark was hilarious.

I am really hoping they do like Call of Duty and there is something like this,

You are running down the road/alley and you come to the end at the buildings corner(in game),, as you come out from the alley the camera takes over and it is a slow mo of the MC as the camera moves quickly out the back of his helmet and up then swings around from behind him out to the right and 360's him and he cinematically dives into a roll and as the camera comes around the 360 and back behind him you get a high up 3rd person view of his targeting like, blink, blink, blink highlighting the enemies and the camera quickly flies into the back of the MC's helmet as you take full control and blast those foos.

If you can't pictures sorry, it prolly sounds like a lot but if it was like that it would look bad ass. I can just see that now... whew that would be sweet.

As far as the treat that recurs. Basically to me that means it is the same event but different results. Yeah like the face thing mentioned but could it be bigger. Maybe like the end of the world. Nah that is stupid. Seriously though I wonder of it is something big or just simple.

Maybe communication between the MC and Cortana, or Cortana and Gravemind. I am in no way saying anything, just asking.

Loved the news. I am debating whether to wait or pay off my H3 Legendary now. Isn't it like 105 more days. Ughh..... #$%*&@#$

  • 06.12.2007 8:31 PM PDT