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Subject: Ideas on Enemy visuals

I wish I was still legendary.

Yes, another thread on what some guy thinks this game should look like. Bear with me, because these are (IMO) relatively plausible.

Currently Halo has a REALLY very cartoony feel to it. This works fine...except the enemies. Where an elite should be a regal, disciplined warrior, he's a hunchbacked smily dinosaur. Where brutes should look primitive, they look like heavily armoured knights with carefully groomed faces. Jackals, i.e. space pirates, look like retarded birds. Hunters look...well, not very dangerous.

here's what I think should change:

Brutes currently are too disciplined looking, too much like they have a sense of honour. From what the bestarium says, they are a MUCH more primitive and violent society then one that molds special armour. They should have much rougher armour, held together by leather straps. Just metal plates essentially, maybe with a covenant shield generator...thing strapped to the back.

Hunters are basically a shiny bunch of worms that look like they just came off a factory line. All that's really needed here is more worn, damaged looking armour. Something like scratches and scorch marks.

Elites are splitfaced, hunchbacked dinosaurs. They should reflect their sense of honour, pride and courage more - standing tall, commanding large amounts of units in battle. Zealots and commanders could have subtly different armour.

Grunts should have armour that actually looks plated on more, that sound more like how they were described in the books. They'd shuffle around and make a few less funny comments, with a slightly deeper pitch. They would be seen in situations OUTSIDE of standing behind an elite for no reason - maybe pre-defined animations for certain areas, like a grunt carrying a motion scanner or a couple scouting through some trees on their own. They'd still be cowards, but wouldn't hesitate to try and kill you from a distance.

Jackals that are actually scary, and somehow reflect their mercenary heritage - maybe they could have a belt or bandolier with grenades or an energy garrotte on it. I'm reasonably sure that as mercenaries, they must have weapons OTHER than the covenant plasma pistols and needlers as well...

Prophets that looked more sinister then they currently do, but still regal - for example, Truth didn't look evil as such in Halo 3. He just looked like another alien. they could have gaunter faces or something, I don't really know.

Drones that act like a proper hive mind rather then independent creatures, and have armour of sorts that looks more like natural plating - the shield generator thingies would have cracks and stuff around them, to look like they were placed into the armour by force. Look at them in Halo 3: they NEVER act like a hive. they just attack in groups. As a hive, they would either split into groups targeting specific people, or all attack the most dangerous enemy nearby, rather then one of them flying up to you whilst the rest fly around aimlessly attacking everything.

so yeah, that's pretty much it.

  • 08.15.2009 12:07 AM PDT
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You can't kill what's dead.

Stand. Fight. Resist. S2F.

Hey, whoa whoa whoa.

Was I just talking about this?

Oh wait. I lied.

Proceed.

[Edited on 08.15.2009 12:09 AM PDT]

  • 08.15.2009 12:09 AM PDT

Here’s what Luke had to say about the differences in treatment between the Spartans and Elites in Reach:

“Instead of piece-by-piece customization like the Spartans, Elite customization is a full model swap with models selected from the various Elite classes appearing throughout the Campaign. There are all kinds of reasons for this, not the least of which is our continued emphasis on the Spartan as your identity in Reach.”

Sure. These aesthetic changes I have no quarrel with.

Especially Elites vs Brutes. -blam!- brutes.

  • 08.15.2009 12:14 AM PDT
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Posted by: Uncle Kulikov
Sure. These aesthetic changes I have no quarrel with.

Especially Elites vs Brutes. -blam!- brutes.


EDIT:

For some reason, I getting a sort of Steampunk vibe from your suggestions.

[Edited on 08.15.2009 12:16 AM PDT]

  • 08.15.2009 12:14 AM PDT
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My new B.net account is Grizzled Ancient. If you see him, its me.

yeah, u were talking about color and -blam!-. HES talking about aliens looking like aliens

  • 08.15.2009 12:16 AM PDT
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You can't kill what's dead.

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Posted by: XMadIrishmanX
yeah, u were talking about color and -blam!-. HES talking about aliens looking like aliens


Yeah, I realize that now.

  • 08.15.2009 12:18 AM PDT
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My new B.net account is Grizzled Ancient. If you see him, its me.

ahh. i love tht feeling when u post something angrily and the... Oh -blam!-.... u realize they were paying u a compliment or were talking about something else

  • 08.15.2009 12:24 AM PDT

I wish I was still legendary.

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Posted by: Uncle Kulikov
Sure. These aesthetic changes I have no quarrel with.

Especially Elites vs Brutes. -blam!- brutes.


EDIT:

For some reason, I getting a sort of Steampunk vibe from your suggestions.


Steampunk? random. Probably 'cos of the whole idea of the brutes having a shield generator thing strapped onto their armour/ armour made from just pieces of painted metal.

  • 08.15.2009 12:39 AM PDT