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Posted by: Darksim007
I read an article that said odst has that old halo look that looked old when halo 3 was new..

Those who can do, do. Those who can't do...

I've met my share of critics in the fields of literature and game design (though not computer game design, just plain ol' tabletop games). People who talk like this generally want recognition. They're ready to say anything and everything to get the attention in the first place. Such a critic as you talk about here strikes me as such an occurence. Critics are critics. Let the doers do, and the gamers play, and enjoy.

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  • 07.21.2009 4:10 PM PDT
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Do any of you actually play Gears 2 or just assume its grey and brown? Its disgustingly washed out and bright and cheery compared to Gears 1.

http://www.primotechnology.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/gea rs2shots.jpg
http://o.aolcdn.com/gd-media/galleries/570/Jacinto.jpg
http://xbox360media.ign.com/xbox360/image/article/919/919698/ gears-of-war-2-20081014111639691_640w.jpg

etc etc

  • 07.21.2009 4:42 PM PDT

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Posted by: iroll
Do any of you actually play Gears 2 or just assume its grey and brown? Its disgustingly washed out and bright and cheery compared to Gears 1.

http://www.primotechnology.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/gea rs2shots.jpg
http://o.aolcdn.com/gd-media/galleries/570/Jacinto.jpg
http://xbox360media.ign.com/xbox360/image/article/919/919698/ gears-of-war-2-20081014111639691_640w.jpg

etc etc
If you think GOW 2 is bright and cheery then there is something wrong with you.

  • 07.21.2009 4:48 PM PDT

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Posted by: HaI0Fighter92
Posted by: iroll
Do any of you actually play Gears 2 or just assume its grey and brown? Its disgustingly washed out and bright and cheery compared to Gears 1.

http://www.primotechnology.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/gea rs2shots.jpg
http://o.aolcdn.com/gd-media/galleries/570/Jacinto.jpg
http://xbox360media.ign.com/xbox360/image/article/919/919698/ gears-of-war-2-20081014111639691_640w.jpg

etc etc
If you think GOW 2 is bright and cheery then there is something wrong with you.


I think we were trying to say that Halo3 is bright and cheery as opposed to gears.

  • 07.21.2009 5:00 PM PDT
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Posted by: HaI0Fighter92
Posted by: iroll
Do any of you actually play Gears 2 or just assume its grey and brown? Its disgustingly washed out and bright and cheery compared to Gears 1.

http://www.primotechnology.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/gea rs2shots.jpg
http://o.aolcdn.com/gd-media/galleries/570/Jacinto.jpg
http://xbox360media.ign.com/xbox360/image/article/919/919698/ gears-of-war-2-20081014111639691_640w.jpg

etc etc
If you think GOW 2 is bright and cheery then there is something wrong with you.

There is flowers, butterflies,and a small waterfall and fountain at sunset. If that isn't cheery, I dont know what the hell is.

  • 07.21.2009 5:05 PM PDT

I think graphics can add to a game but it doesn't affect gameplay. Graphics can add to the experience of the game or they could even take away from the experience. Halo 3 has a great style and it's visually pretty impressive. It doesn't have bad graphics.

  • 07.21.2009 5:52 PM PDT

Two Points:
1. This graphics war is stupid. There hasn't been one game created that looks like real life. Blamming Pixar can't make things look like a real life. If you want real life go watch a movie or take a walk in the park. The difference in games is purely art styles.
2. People are commenting that ODST graphics look dated. No Blamming Blam THEY ARE USING THE HALO 3 ENGINE. An Engine that came out in 2007 is being used for a game being released in 2009.
Be Happy that you're getting a whole new game and story to immerse yourself in so soon.

  • 07.21.2009 6:06 PM PDT

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  • 07.21.2009 6:12 PM PDT

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1. Certainly. Although - why would you want a game to look realistic? Games are escapism, "realism" is certainly not always the target. Or maybe we should talk to the space marines to find out how we can better simulate their equipment and battles with an alien onslaught?

2. I think you'll be pleasantly surprised upon playing ODST, for a variety of reasons.

Posted by: CowPieSky32
Two Points:
1. This graphics war is stupid. There hasn't been one game created that looks like real life. Blamming Pixar can't make things look like a real life. If you want real life go watch a movie or take a walk in the park. The difference in games is purely art styles.
2. People are commenting that ODST graphics look dated. No Blamming Blam THEY ARE USING THE HALO 3 ENGINE. An Engine that came out in 2007 is being used for a game being released in 2009.
Be Happy that you're getting a whole new game and story to immerse yourself in so soon.

  • 07.21.2009 6:30 PM PDT

Posted by: Achronos
2. I think you'll be pleasantly surprised upon playing ODST, for a variety of reasons.


.....Ambiguous much?

Interesting..I guess we'll see.

  • 07.21.2009 6:34 PM PDT

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Posted by: Achronos
2. I think you'll be pleasantly surprised upon playing ODST, for a variety of reasons.


.....Ambiguous much?

Interesting..I guess we'll see.


Me gonna see, me gonna like!

  • 07.21.2009 6:47 PM PDT

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Posted by: The BS Police
It actually looks better than Halo 3.


This.

  • 07.21.2009 6:52 PM PDT

THE DARK RETURNS WINTER '09.

Believe me i am in no way complaining about the graphics. i am just saying that i heard someone saying that they look old and bad. I cant believe someone would think that halos graphics are bad. Even if they arent THE best ones in history. I happen to think they are but thats just little ol me.

  • 07.21.2009 6:59 PM PDT

Thank You. It just peeves me when people complain about realism and graphics in a game where a cyborg is running around killing aliens. Halo looks great and is blamming sweet.
Enjoy It.

  • 07.21.2009 9:21 PM PDT
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  • 07.21.2009 10:04 PM PDT

Posted by: Duardo
I'd love to be a 10 year old and tell my mom I'm going on an adventure out into the world catching Pokemon, with her full support. Never mind the fact that there are rapists, criminals, and murders out there, or the fact that I may get killed by a Pokemon.

Luckily I have Pikachu.

Posted by: Achronos
I think you'll be pleasantly surprised upon playing ODST, for a variety of reasons.
Well seing as how we still do not know alot about the game (let alone the story), I would certainly think that aswell.

  • 07.21.2009 10:09 PM PDT

If you guys want good graphics on a console, go play Metal Gear Solid 4 and Resident Evil 5. Oh and stop comparing Halo, Gears, and Crysis only. There are so many more games than those that have great graphics that you could be comparing.

  • 07.21.2009 10:15 PM PDT

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Posted by: Achronos
1. Certainly. Although - why would you want a game to look realistic? Games are escapism, "realism" is certainly not always the target. Or maybe we should talk to the space marines to find out how we can better simulate their equipment and battles with an alien onslaught?



You need a controller shaper like a bolter that gets released on the Wii.
/crappy idea


I don't know why people are complaining about graphics. Personally, I think the game looks great, but that the H3 engine may well be capable of even more.

[Edited on 07.21.2009 10:21 PM PDT]

  • 07.21.2009 10:21 PM PDT

It is people like you that make people like me need medication.

You know. I just want to mention one big reason I love Halo 3's graphics.

I remember back in the beta, I like a lot of Beta testers found the hole in Valhalla that let you get out of the playable area. Now for me to be able to have taken a Banshee and flown almost into space on this map wins the grahpics war for me. I have never seen a game with such amazing detail they they have modeled almost an entire atmosphere that nobody would ever have been able to experience beyond just looking up at it and all this while looking amazing.

Prime example of why I think Halo games are some of the most amazing looking games ever right here.

http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/3390/odsto.jpg

Link image Taken from IGN demo that Joe did at E3. Also keep in mind at this point in the demo it had started to rain while this scene was happening.


[Edited on 07.21.2009 10:49 PM PDT]

  • 07.21.2009 10:49 PM PDT

Proudly showing off his new apartment to a friend late one night, the drunk led the way to the bedroom, where there was a big brass gong.
"What's that brass gong for?" asked the friend.
"It's not a gong. It's a talking clock," the drunk replied.
"A talking clock? How's it work?"
"Watch this," said the drunk. He took a hammer, gave the gong an ear-shattering pound and waited. Someone on the other side of the wall screamed: "Hey, you jerk. It's 3:00 in the morning!"

Idc what ODST looks like ( although it looks like the graphics are fine IMO ), I JUST PRE-ORDERED 5 HOURS AGO! lol

  • 07.21.2009 10:49 PM PDT

Posted by: Duardo
I'd love to be a 10 year old and tell my mom I'm going on an adventure out into the world catching Pokemon, with her full support. Never mind the fact that there are rapists, criminals, and murders out there, or the fact that I may get killed by a Pokemon.

Luckily I have Pikachu.

Posted by: PsychoRaven
You know. I just want to mention one big reason I love Halo 3's graphics.

I remember back in the beta, I like a lot of Beta testers found the hole in Valhalla that let you get out of the playable area. Now for me to be able to have taken a Banshee and flown almost into space on this map wins the grahpics war for me. I have never seen a game with such amazing detail they they have modeled almost an entire atmosphere that nobody would ever have been able to experience beyond just looking up at it and all this while looking amazing.
I remember doing that in a Matchmaking game during the Beta, I got to space and then my teammates asked me for help, I jumped out of the banshee and told them I was dropping into the enemy base.

Once I got closer to the actual map I realised I was way off, I landed outside of the playable space and I bounced off a cliff and flew across the lake where I finnaly died. Good times, lol.

  • 07.21.2009 10:56 PM PDT

It is people like you that make people like me need medication.

ROFLMAO. God that had to be hilarious to see.

  • 07.21.2009 10:58 PM PDT

Posted by: Duardo
I'd love to be a 10 year old and tell my mom I'm going on an adventure out into the world catching Pokemon, with her full support. Never mind the fact that there are rapists, criminals, and murders out there, or the fact that I may get killed by a Pokemon.

Luckily I have Pikachu.

Posted by: PsychoRaven
ROFLMAO. God that had to be hilarious to see.
It was pretty funny, it's a shame though that the saved film couldn't transfer to the final game, it would be in my fileshare.

  • 07.21.2009 11:01 PM PDT
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I WARNED YOU ABOUT STAIRS BRO!!!

I TOLD YOU DOG!

I TOLD YOU MAN

I TOLD YOU ABOUT STAIRS

Gears of War has better graphics than Halo?

HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!!!

...Wait, they're serious?

HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!!!

Seriously, it doesn't matter how good the graphics look, if your game's only color palette consists of grey, poop brown, blue, and explosion then it's never going to look good.

[Edited on 07.21.2009 11:10 PM PDT]

  • 07.21.2009 11:08 PM PDT

<3

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Posted by: PsychoRaven
ROFLMAO. God that had to be hilarious to see.
It was pretty funny, it's a shame though that the saved film couldn't transfer to the final game, it would be in my fileshare.

Now I wished I played the beta. :( Anyway, I think the graphics are all just preference/opinion. Art style is what drives those graphics in the first place. Gears is Dark, more gritty, and is supposed to be realistic to give the game a certain feel. Halo's style is colorful Sc-Fi with little realistic parts. IMO, the graphics for ODST look great for the style it's going for.

  • 07.21.2009 11:09 PM PDT