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Subject: ODST Graphics Impressions
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I was very impressed with the level of detail in the gameplay footage for Halo: ODST, demonstrated by Joe Staten. It seems like Bungie has enhanced the lighting in Halo: ODST, and improved the particle effects, as well as added texture depth. The bridge exploding looked very sweet in ODST. Forgive me for mentioning ODST so much... a forum moderator slammed me for my last topic which was unrelated to ODST in the ODST Forums. Just reassuring this is about ODST!

I understand the E3 footage was but a glimpse of the upcoming game, but as far as what we have seen today, what are your impressions on the graphics compared to Halo 3, and/or other current-gen games?

[Edited on 06.01.2009 1:50 PM PDT]

  • 06.01.2009 1:49 PM PDT

yeah i think the graphics were meh in comparison to some 360 games but they seem better than halo 3 and scince its halo the graphics dont matter itll still kick ass

  • 06.01.2009 1:51 PM PDT

They're okay, nothing amazing, but this is pretty much a fanservice game done by a small team. it looks slightly better than halo 3, judging from the video, but it's not a huge upgrade--much like bungie said.

Halo: Reach I'd imagine will look much better.

Graphically, the best game there was Alan Wake.

--- Halo has very neat design though. The detail is what matters, and there's some neat looking stuff here.

[Edited on 06.01.2009 1:52 PM PDT]

  • 06.01.2009 1:51 PM PDT
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Yeah, I do suppose you're right. I guess I was just impressed because I play alot of Halo 3. Though Halo 3 is a fantastic game and looks great, even 2 years later, seeing the improvements made in ODST really got me excited. I really admire Bungie as a developer and I know they have the "fastest, cleanest game-engine in the world". Alan Wake looked awesome! But lets be careful about mentioning other games.

[Edited on 06.01.2009 1:55 PM PDT]

  • 06.01.2009 1:54 PM PDT