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Posted by: je110
Regarding the original post:
I find it funny that you think we should feel gratitude for Bungie's advertising. Make no mistake, that's what that trailer was--a commercial to feed Halo 3's hype. It was not a favor to us.
Keep in mind, this is coming from a long-time Bungie fan: I agree completely with those that say the E3 trailer was awful. It was a collection of jumbled quick-cuts that may contain little tidbits of gameplay information, but do nothing to convey what makes the Halo series great. Graphically, it wasn't that impressive, because there was no time for the eye to settle on any piece of the picture before it moves on to something else.
Compare this to the portions of the game shown to the press behind closed doors. By all accounts, there the game shines like nothing else. Was it technically on par with games like Killzone 2? Hard to say, but sources say the graphics were fantastic. It wasn't just an issue of the Halo aesthetic being cool enough to overlook problems; the graphics are a high enough quality to make the aesthetic shine far better than it has before, including the beta.
So why didn't Microsoft show something like this to the masses at E3? I cannot even imagine. The difference in quality is astounding. I have no doubt Halo 3 will be a fantastic game, I have no doubt that the graphics will be fantastic, but that trailer was lame.
Well, you have a right to your own opinion, and I have a right to disagree.
I don't think that it was exactly lame. Yes, it was a commercial to keep hype up, but it was still something for the fans to enjoy as well. The two aren't mutually exclusive.
As far as the technical aspects go, it was exceptionally stunning across the board. The music stands out as being incredibly well done, not to mention the fact that it was released as an mp3 on B.net shortly after the release of the trailer. I fail to see how that is not fan service.
And, of course, we come to the time-honored debate on graphics. I must once again disagree with you on the trailer. I think that as the trailer is cut and arranged, the graphics look spectacular. If you pause it and look at individual frames, it looks spectacular. The only place that it looks less than amazing is when you first see the Chief, and i would assume because it's uncharacteristic of Halo: dark and gritty. Is the game going to look like Killzone 2? No. Should it? No. People seemed to have gotten their expectations about the game way too high. It's not going to look like real life, nor should it look like real life. I will be a happy camper if the game comes out looking, and much more importantly, playing as fun as that trailer.
I'm not going to tell you to "STFU," or "GTFO." You have a right to think whatever you want about anything. I would like to tell you, however, that you shouldn't ruin it for yourself. I think that's the main problem with the Halo 3 forum. Everyone is trying to make the game out to be something that it's not, and that's a damn shame.
I see that you have faith in the final product, which is good, but why not just enjoy the ride until September 25th?