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Subject: The Scoop on Halo 4 - New Information

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Posted by: petarded2
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If this is a leak about the story of H4 I don't want to read it.

  • 06.08.2011 6:23 PM PDT
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In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.

I hope that bit about an "unprecedented narrative experience" is true.

If all this is real and executed properly, this could make for a really great game.

  • 06.08.2011 7:12 PM PDT

I <3 drop shields

This is like the fourth "purported leak" I've seen and they all say wildly different things. I'm not believing it.

  • 06.08.2011 7:13 PM PDT

MJB

i'll just say this
i think that the ship at the end is Covenant, probably elites rescuing chief cause something big just hit the fan!
and also, chief has a grenade pistol!!!!

  • 06.08.2011 7:29 PM PDT
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Really!? If ONI already knew about the planet I'm going to rage. I want mystery for -blam!-s sake!

I assumed the ancient enemy is the Flood. If this is true then I'm right. Also, it looks like that 343 completely scrapped the Onyx Shield world and went with Halo Wars. How does that even protect against Halo?

[Edited on 06.08.2011 7:31 PM PDT]

  • 06.08.2011 7:29 PM PDT
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Don't be stupid like I was! Check to see what that Forum Ninja is saying to you!

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Do you mind commenting on how the graphics look currently? On a scale of 1-10.

1 being Halo Reach Graphics and 10 being real life.

  • 06.08.2011 7:34 PM PDT

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Posted by: Onyx81
Do you mind commenting on how the graphics look currently? On a scale of 1-10.

1 being Halo Reach Graphics and 10 being real life.


I haven't seen the video or the press blast. This is just an account that I have been given by a very trusted source.

So why have others on the internet, including one guy on this website claim the same imformation?

  • 06.08.2011 9:08 PM PDT

"When we hit our lowest point, we are open to the greatest change"

This sounds beleivable, but like "I can't believe it's not butter" I WANT TO BELIEVE. But anyway, vehicle/weapon customization is okay if done right and doesn't drastically affect the gameplay. (e.i, just some cool detail or something)
But when it comes to armor customization...well...I like my cheif mean and green as he has always been...

I also think in terms of a gameplay feature could be like, the Dawn (frigate) cheif is in could still have some unused ODST drop pods, and the cheif could use them to access the supposed forerunner planetoid. That would be fun.

The list goes on really... I like the idea of water combat. I liked it when my spartan could take a bunch of gunfire, AND wouldn't be killed by mere water.

UNSC on the planet seems weird. especially if there fighting each other. What i think would be cool if there were "bosses" (example, Halo 2, Tartarus, Prophet of regret, etc).

Those bosses were fun and gave halo a cool different change of pace. Okay tartarus was a bit annoying but still.

And in conclusion, scarab fights, "bosses", water combat, drop pods, new weapons, new vehicles, large maps, longsword piloting, and anything else awesome that wasn't incorporated in earlier halo's. but you've also gotta have a deep storyline that goes back to the roots, and better graphics.

I'm already excited :)

  • 06.08.2011 10:28 PM PDT

http://www.youtube.com/user/hereticdonutboy?feature=mhee#p/a/ u/0/fv7nkC0-_JY

Posted by: ROBERTO jh
If this is real, I want to seriously thank you. Larger, outrageously epic battles are welcome (Tip of The Spear anyone?) and Crysis 2 styled weapon customization is a good change of pace. Also, player choice seems to be more influential (RPG elements anyone?). It seems 343i are being serious about mixing it up.

However, if it is not real, I will disregard you as a human being.

If it is something I learn you came up with in your head, then I will personally hunt you down to the ends of the earth and beyond, all the way to Sigma 7 and blow your heretical head off with that explosive device we saw in the trailer.


Hey hey hey, leave us heretics out of this. If this goes down the way I think it will(with this being way off) then I don't want to be caught in the cross fire.

  • 06.08.2011 11:04 PM PDT

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This sounds believable actually...

*Pre-pre-orders*

  • 06.08.2011 11:09 PM PDT
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You're full of sht Shadow 13th...
You ain't got no source

  • 06.08.2011 11:17 PM PDT

"There is no time for peace. No respite. No forgiveness. There is only WAR!"

Posted by: Shadow 13th
Halo 4 pushes the boundaries of the action genre by incorporating larger battlefields than ever before and players will experience conflicts that seamlessly span land, sea and space.


that last little tid bit is totally frankie. he has been pushing for a sea based sequence in every halo game since the mac version. and with less of the level headed people at bungie around, looks like he got his wish.


Halo 4 will expand the series trademark arsenal of weapons and vehicles beyond any other title so far. Players can expect fan favorites to return along with new additions. Halo 4 will also feature the revolutionary new Arsenal Improvisation Mechanics that allow for menu-free, creative customization of weapons and vehicles in the heat of combat. Players will take their fight to a new level by dynamically tailoring their weapons and vehicles to suit any situations or enemies."

sounds like crysis. and what dice is doing for BF3 vehicle spawns.


The video ends with the Chief standing at a dark cave entrance and from within can be heard some menacing gurgling and grunting. Cortana says "They're coming back ... and there's a LOT more of them this time",


this is very much part of a halo trailer.

and last little tid bit. halo 2 had the first CG trailer of the halo games. and it was awesome.

  • 06.08.2011 11:22 PM PDT

"There is no time for peace. No respite. No forgiveness. There is only WAR!"

Posted by: PebblesIV
scarab fights, "bosses", water combat, ...

... I'm already excited :)


this makes sense. a scarab walking across a lake or ocean. assault with boats

  • 06.08.2011 11:24 PM PDT

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Posted by: Wazooty
Sounds like a dysons sphere type thing to me.


What's that?


It's the shield world Halsey, Mendez, Fred, Kelly, Linda and some S-IIIs are trapped in, at the end of Ghosts of Onyx. It's basically what you described previously - a place to keep specimens safe from the Halo rings: a bomb shelter, almost.

Except for the fact that Onyx is very, very, very tiny from the outside, it could have been Onyx. Also, there aren't ane crazy Sentinels outside, either.

  • 06.08.2011 11:30 PM PDT

https://www.facebook.com/Number01Starscream

do you know when we will be able to see the video you speak of?

  • 06.09.2011 12:00 AM PDT

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The Forerunner story canon HAS to be addressed in a game. The new book was very good, Cryptum, and is solely written around the Forerunner story arc. Hopefully we get a trailer this fall. Possible beta with Halo: CE Anniv??

  • 06.09.2011 9:16 AM PDT

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As long as this thread sticks to the story of Halo 4, and doesn't get into leaks, it will be fine. Let's keep it there please.

  • 06.09.2011 9:29 AM PDT

Posted by: Shadow 13th
Posted by: Number01Hustler
do you know when we will be able to see the video you speak of?


I would imagine we're going to see something more in August during the Halo celebration thingy.

Definitely. They show that video and then they've got about a year to market/hype the game. Which I'm sure Microsoft will do. But yes, the first real info we will see from Halo 4 will most certainly be at Halofest.

  • 06.09.2011 9:32 AM PDT


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Posted by: TwiggyShip
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Posted by: Wazooty
Sounds like a dysons sphere type thing to me.


What's that?


It's the shield world Halsey, Mendez, Fred, Kelly, Linda and some S-IIIs are trapped in, at the end of Ghosts of Onyx. It's basically what you described previously - a place to keep specimens safe from the Halo rings: a bomb shelter, almost.

Except for the fact that Onyx is very, very, very tiny from the outside, it could have been Onyx. Also, there aren't ane crazy Sentinels outside, either.


Onyx isn't small at all. It's a planet that was...well...the size of a planet. I think you're talking about the Dyson Sphere, which in regular space is very very small. Onyx is a "gateway" that leads to the Dyson Sphere.

The reason why it isn't Onyx is because it "disentigrated" into the trillion sentinels that literally made up Onyx with their bodies.

  • 06.09.2011 9:33 AM PDT
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Posted by: DecepticonCobra

We are all going to get banned aren't we?


Onyx is the forerunner word for shield world. just to state that.

  • 06.09.2011 9:41 AM PDT
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Posted by: grey101

Onyx is the forerunner word for shield world. just to state that.


Huh?I thought only Humans called that specific planet "Onyx".Oh well i guess you refer to the terminals where it was mentioned "onyx project".

  • 06.09.2011 9:45 AM PDT
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Posted by: DecepticonCobra

We are all going to get banned aren't we?


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Posted by: grey101

Onyx is the forerunner word for shield world. just to state that.


Huh?I thought only Humans called that specific planet "Onyx".Oh well i guess you refer to the terminals where it was mentioned "onyx project".


Onyx was a planet in a human system named so for the abundance of onyx.

Cryptum clearly states that this is the forerunner word for shield world.

  • 06.09.2011 9:50 AM PDT