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Damn, those screenshots are hot!
What really takes me out is how the Brute and Elite are made with extrem details!
What i don`t understand is how a Jackal can carry a plasma rifle with one hand when a marine and MC need both hands?
A Jackal is much weaker than a human!

Those Grunts look nasty without their masks, does that suggest that MC will travel their homeplanet since they don`t use a mask on that shot?

Will MC be able to use that Brute gun?
It looks good for whacking because of that blade attached under the gun!

[Edited on 6/30/2004 3:14:29 PM]

  • 06.30.2004 3:12 PM PDT
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Posted by: Obersten
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What i don`t understand is how a Jackal can carry a plasma rifle with one hand when a marine and MC need both hands?
A Jackal is much weaker than a human!
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I never saw that one, hmmmm nice observation...

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[Edited on 6/30/2004 3:15:28 PM]

  • 06.30.2004 3:15 PM PDT
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Plasma rifle will be dual wieldable, so mc can hold it with one hand, he holds it with two to steady his aim. The grunts mask could have been shot off.

Also, the backgrounds in the screens look pretty bad right now, but they will probably be fixed. Bungie is suppose to have an article soon about these pics (like the game informer article), I bet they will explain the thing about the grunt maskless.

  • 06.30.2004 3:16 PM PDT
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First off bad HTML. We use [ ] and [/ ] around here, not < > and </ >.

Secondly the detail is very nice and appreciated.

The Jackal can carry the plasma rifle with one hand because Bungie wants it to. Also we can now dual wield plasma rifles, so the one handed thing is all good.

I doubt we will go to the Grunt homeworld. Especially considering the Grunt is stil wearing the methane packs on his back. I remember reading that we can blow off pieces of armor from the Covenant and marines, so maybe we can blow off the masks now as well.

I think the MC will be able to use the Brute gun. The fact that it is a grenade launcher is kinda nice. And yes the blade does look good for melee.

  • 06.30.2004 3:17 PM PDT
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Heres the link

  • 06.30.2004 3:19 PM PDT
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plasma rifle is dual wieldable now

  • 06.30.2004 3:25 PM PDT

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The Jackal can carry the plasma rifle with one hand because Bungie wants it to.


This is the single most important thing anyone has ever said on here, as well as the most truthful. Even though it seems like Halo is a living, breathing thing, we have to remember that it is controlled by a handful of people. Wait...no...I don't want to believe that.

  • 06.30.2004 3:26 PM PDT
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yeah but look at the screen where chief is driving... yes but what's driving... i'm sure that's not a warthog


well sorry i was wrong... it's a warthog... it's a view from the elite's eyes...

[Edited on 6/30/2004 4:31:38 PM]

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http://games.kikizo.com/news/200406/044.asp

  • 06.30.2004 4:26 PM PDT
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Hmmm.. the brute weapon looks primitive, its probably not plasma based.

  • 06.30.2004 4:30 PM PDT
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WTF? I already made a thread about this like 5 minutes ago.

  • 06.30.2004 4:34 PM PDT
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nice

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The shadows don't look to good, I heard bungie changed from stencil shadows to shadow buffers, no one really explained the difference to me, but they said that and there does look to be a difference.

Are these old? The energy sword may have an old texture.

I think all the renders look good, but some of the in game ones look really, really bad.

[Edited on 6/30/2004 5:10:56 PM]

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Sorry to say this guys, but Halo 2 is looking like crap right now. I made a thread about over-anticipation and hype a while ago.

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The Brute render looks much better than the rest, but that jackal is quite impressive!

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We need a state of the halo address from bungie..... whats happening?????????

  • 06.30.2004 5:17 PM PDT
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First, plasma rifles can be dual-wielded now, which means that they are one-handed.
Second, that is a fake Grunt picture with the mask off, you can still see the straps on it's face.
Third, the Brute's gun is called a Carbine (cannon or something, but Carbine is the first word) and we can use it.
Fourth, the guy who said Halo 2 is looking like crap is an idiot.

  • 06.30.2004 5:23 PM PDT
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Second, that is a fake Grunt picture with the mask off, you can still see the straps on it's face.
Nope, the picture is real. Bungie released it to magazines worldwide.

Third, the Brute's gun is called a Carbine (cannon or something, but Carbine is the first word) and we can use it.
Wrong. The fan name for it is the "Tentative." It's either a slug-thrower or a Plasma Grenade Launcher. Little is known about this gun right now. The Covenant Carbine is the purple weapon some Elites use. It's the Covenant's equivalent to the Battle Rifle.

Fourth, the guy who said Halo 2 is looking like crap is an idiot.
Yes he is.

  • 06.30.2004 5:32 PM PDT
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Doesn't look like crap, just doesn't look like halo 2 quality.

  • 06.30.2004 8:08 PM PDT
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Posted by: Covenant Ninja
Sorry to say this guys, but Halo 2 is looking like crap right now. I made a thread about over-anticipation and hype a while ago.


Remember E3 2004 Halo 2 MP Demonstration graphics? Single player wont look any worse than that... And the H2 E3 2004 MP graphics looked quite amazing!!

Look at the MP screenshots. They made H2 look like crap as well. but then look at the E3 2004 videos!! BEAUTIFUL!

I agree. Those shots make the bump mapping and stuff look wack. The graphics look too blocky from those pics(look at the grunt's claws on his feet for example)... But even from those crappy Halo 2 pics, best console graphics ever!

  • 06.30.2004 10:13 PM PDT
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the huge pics just show the flaws. 640x480 looks tons better. And inagine those graphics in motion!!!!!

  • 06.30.2004 10:42 PM PDT
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they will look better when antialiased on a background, renders always look kinda jaggy [from my expereince anyway] while you have them on the plain background like that.

i doubt its indicative of the quality of the game... we've all seen it in motion and it obviously looks awesome. [/agreement]

  • 06.30.2004 11:35 PM PDT