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Subject: Halo 2: One Year Later

Posted by: Icewarrior
About the images on the 480p and 720p I am going to tell the truth here but I thought that the 480p looked cleaner and sharper than the 720p


Remember that the 720p shot is TWICE as large as the 480p one. That means, when they're on the same size TV, it will be TWICE as sharp. Look at the side-by side one. See how horribly jaggy the 480p is? Look at how detailed Johnson's face is in the 720p shot compared to the 480p.

  • 11.09.2005 4:10 PM PDT
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It has to be the best update I have seen, everything I wanted to know, how the Bungie P`rincess look, how fans felt about Halo 2, every of your feelings and thinkings, just brought me a tear to my eye, not because of happyness, for conguntivitis... but it was the update that has made me happy, the Hal logos, the staff pictures, everything. You guys are awesome

  • 11.09.2005 4:12 PM PDT
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Posted by: Achronos
Please bear in mind that the way we had to capture those screenshots makes them look a little worse then they really are, especially for 720p.

Trust us, it looks really nice at the higher resolution and with full screen anti-aliasing.

Posted by: Icewarrior
About the images on the 480p and 720p I am going to tell the truth here but I thought that the 480p looked cleaner and sharper than the 720p


Well I don't think that the graphics will look alot better than they are now but well if you say they will look alittle better than I guess, "guess", that they are better.

  • 11.09.2005 4:17 PM PDT
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I am here to thank Bungie for their efforts in creating the great game of Halo 2. Although my experiences playing Halo 2 can never compare to the great feeling i got through playing halo 1, I still love Halo 2 and everything it has to offer. GL with you're "next project" bungie, and remember back to Halo 1, don't fix whats not broke.

  • 11.09.2005 4:18 PM PDT
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Posted by: AGDTinMan
Posted by: Icewarrior
About the images on the 480p and 720p I am going to tell the truth here but I thought that the 480p looked cleaner and sharper than the 720p


Remember that the 720p shot is TWICE as large as the 480p one. That means, when they're on the same size TV, it will be TWICE as sharp. Look at the side-by side one. See how horribly jaggy the 480p is? Look at how detailed Johnson's face is in the 720p shot compared to the 480p.


yea but they were different magnifications.......

  • 11.09.2005 4:18 PM PDT
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All in all a good update. They really needed to prune Alta Hartmann's ramblings though.

Anti-aliasing is pretty much all that Halo 1 really needed graphics wise. Still not enough to get me to buy a 360 on it's own. Since the 360 is launching without a Halo there is no real reason for me to get one until Gears of War and UT2007 come out next year.

Stupid Microsoft. Halo 2 could have really used an extra year of development time, and why oh why launch a console without it's flagship game?

  • 11.09.2005 4:20 PM PDT
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crazy long but sweet one tear hasnt felt that long

  • 11.09.2005 4:23 PM PDT
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Aww. Happy Birthday Halo 2. I think im gonna go play some Halo 2..

  • 11.09.2005 4:26 PM PDT
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Happy Birthday Halo 2!!! That was the best update ever.

  • 11.09.2005 4:28 PM PDT
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YAY HAPPY B DAY HALO 2!!!!!

My memorable moment was when I tried to noob someone with a empty sniper rifle. Yeah I tried picking up a BR but picked up the Sniper Instead and well yeah emptied that clip and still thinking that I had a BR i switched over to the plasma pistol and tried the combo...

It was a huge failure....I got T-Bag.

plenty of times...

  • 11.09.2005 4:32 PM PDT
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Yay! Second Page! w00t w00t.

I'm going to stay with the original Xbox though. I like it better.

  • 11.09.2005 4:33 PM PDT

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I was almost positive yall were gonna put real time lights back in and all that stuff, I dont see why this wouldnt have been the perfect time to throw all that old stuff back in (you still have a copy of the old engine dont you?) I mean sure it would take a ton of recalibrating and the such, but I figured that would be your "project", guess not. It really is a shame though that halo 2 had so much more to it that no one will ever know about (to its full extent).

Cool update, I'm a little dissapointed I was wrong though.

  • 11.09.2005 4:39 PM PDT
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Happy Halo 2 Day!

  • 11.09.2005 4:45 PM PDT

-S

Posted by: tex mex matt
I was almost positive yall were gonna put real time lights back in and all that stuff, I dont see why this wouldnt have been the perfect time to throw all that old stuff back in (you still have a copy of the old engine dont you?) I mean sure it would take a ton of recalibrating and the such, but I figured that would be your "project", guess not. It really is a shame though that halo 2 had so much more to it that no one will ever know about (to its full extent).

Cool update, I'm a little dissapointed I was wrong though.


Hm, but Halo 2 HAS dynamic lights. Both in multiplayer and single player. If you were expecting the lightmaps to be replaced entirely by dynamic lighting, though, I'm not sure why you thought that would happen.

  • 11.09.2005 4:47 PM PDT
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I was disapointed. :(

Yeah, I was expecting Halo 1 to just get a res. upgrade. {Nice}
But I remember hearing that Halo 2 was designed to take advantage the Next Gen hardware.
I was hoping for higher res textures and cooler lighting FX on top of the HD res boost.
Guess I'll have to wait for Halo 3 for that..."IF" You guys are even MAKING Halo 3!!

What's with the secretacy anyway? Please tell us what's up!
You just say "Our Next Project"!! WTF?

Oh! Maybe you're hiding it from the PS guys. Well, they got spies, they know what's up.



  • 11.09.2005 4:54 PM PDT

Posted by: Shishka
You want to know what it'd be like to have no moderators on this site? Try this easy to prepare simulation.
Step 1: Procure yourself an intact box, something a fridge or similarly large appliance.
Step 2: Fill cardboard box halfway with feral cats. One or two should be rabid.
Step 3: Climb inside the box, closing the top behind you.
Step 4: Begin screaming and thrashing wildly at the cats.

I can't wait to get an XBOX 360. Playing Halo and Halo 2 on a 50inch DLP screen with surround sound and all that good stuff. Man, from what it looks like its going to be awesome.
Yay for HD gaming!

  • 11.09.2005 4:56 PM PDT
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HALO ROCKS MY WORLD! HAPPY BIRTHDAY! I actually talked with some friends about when we all got halo 2 together what a memorable night.

  • 11.09.2005 4:56 PM PDT
Subject: Halo 2: One Year Later
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Thanks Bungie.

  • 11.09.2005 4:56 PM PDT
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Is the Halo1 720p widesccreen 16:9 for game play or just cut scenes? Or is the game play for halo still a 4:3 area?

thanks guys.

  • 11.09.2005 5:01 PM PDT
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Woot happy b day

  • 11.09.2005 5:02 PM PDT
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My biggest question is, will we be able to play LAN's between the systems?

  • 11.09.2005 5:02 PM PDT

Congrats Bungie!

I recently upgraded my 13" tv with a 26" sansui hdtv widescreen crt tv I picked up at my local ShopKo for $400. It displays 1080i natively and accepts 480i/480p/720p/1080i. I connected it using a component cable and enabled 480p and 16:9. Halo 2 looks amazing! There is still a serious need of anti-aliasing. But overall it looked hd quality. I'm glad to see the 360 supports Halo 1 and 2 with anti-aliasing and 720p. Something to look forward to when I get the 360.

Since I spent my 360 money on the hd, I'll have to wait till later 2006 to get my xbox 360. I am glad to wait, it will be worth it. I'm just glad I don't have to hook it up to my old 13" tv.

Keep it up Bungie, you guys rock!

[Edited on 11/9/2005]

  • 11.09.2005 5:04 PM PDT
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So basically, because I don't own an HDTV, Halo 1 and Halo 2 will look exactly the same to me on the 360?

  • 11.09.2005 5:08 PM PDT
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wow took me like 20 minutes to read but it was nice to c all the things that have happened with halo2 this pastyear(god has it been that long)

FRANKIE i still odnt care if u get alot of requests for matches i ask u like every day cmon plzplzplzpzlplz i bet i know more about halo than u ..... : ) member just message me baq with at least an answer

GJ BUNGIE I WONDER WHAT U WILL B REVEALING TO SHAKE THE XBOX INDUSTRIES -as u said- TO IT'S CORE ..MUHUHUHAHAHAHAHAHA :D

  • 11.09.2005 5:08 PM PDT
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Cool. But I agree with some of the previous posters, delaying H2 a year would have been worth it. I cant believe its already been and entire year!!

BUNGIE ROCKS!!

  • 11.09.2005 5:09 PM PDT