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I love forerunner geometry. 45 degree angles were never so cool.

I spent some time a while back deconstructing the visual elements of Halo - pulling apart textures and geometry. It's very interesting how some very simple textures and transparencies were re-used throughout the game (particularly on the battlecruiser). It's an interesting problem: how do you texture a level with less than 10 repetitive tiles...and make it look 100 were used? I don't think I've ever seen a game with the same economy of design as Halo:CE, that looks as good as it did.

  • 07.26.2006 6:22 PM PDT
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Yes, pretty lame there isn't a verticle one.

  • 07.26.2006 7:02 PM PDT

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Love it but please release a vertical one, too!

  • 07.26.2006 7:03 PM PDT
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its gonna look funny for xbox's that are standing vertical. Or maybe the Master Chief has a new "walk on walls" ability?

  • 07.26.2006 7:16 PM PDT

Frank O'Connor is a 12-year veteran of the videogame magazine industry and has therefore never worked an honest day in his life.

I plan to wait until halo 3 comes out and spending 100 bucks at midnight. I want to be the biggest dork at my EB.

  • 07.26.2006 8:13 PM PDT

Now all we need is a Marathon face-plate.

  • 07.26.2006 8:38 PM PDT
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That would be freakin sa weet

  • 07.26.2006 8:41 PM PDT
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Playing Halo since November 17, 2001.

I really dont care if the plate is horizontal because thats the way my 360 is positioned. If anyone places their 360 vertically, it doesnt take much to shift it just for the sake of the faceplate. It is a sick graphic but why do I have to wait until October???

  • 07.26.2006 8:52 PM PDT

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  • 07.26.2006 8:55 PM PDT
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pretty dumb that there isnt one with the Mach-7 MJOLNIR armor for halo 3

  • 07.26.2006 9:27 PM PDT
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That is awesome! and yes, I DID lick my screen, I'll just sit back now and see if people know what I'm talking about

  • 07.26.2006 9:54 PM PDT
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Bungie should make an Arbiter one.

  • 07.26.2006 10:13 PM PDT
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That was by far the luckiest no scopes Ive ever seen. Ive pulled stuff like that off, but i dont scream like that. (That was halarious -blam!- though)

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  • 07.26.2006 10:16 PM PDT
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It looks cool. Too bad faceplates are a waste of money and dont match your 360 at all. They look exactly like what they are, tacked on.

  • 07.26.2006 10:20 PM PDT

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Posted by: CHI3FHUNT3R
If anyone places their 360 vertically, it doesnt take much to shift it just for the sake of the faceplate.

Not true, I would have to rearrange my entertainment center to place it horizonitally, and then run the risk of it overheating. I think I'll wait for a vertical one. It's still pretty cool though.

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  • 07.26.2006 10:48 PM PDT
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Thats pretty cool. Id consider buying it. My 360 is horizontal so its okay with me. I wanted to get that c/f MS faceplate but it looks so incredibly fake its not even funny.

  • 07.26.2006 11:10 PM PDT
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Posted by: Silver_Elite
Bungie should make an Arbiter one.
Hellz to the yeah. The chief one is cool, but my 360 is vertical, and if I wanted it to be horizontal, it would be a configuration of a speaker on top of my 360 on top of an xbox on top of a VCR, which would create a temperature capable of sustaining nuclear fusion. So yeah, a vertical version would be tight.

  • 07.27.2006 2:02 AM PDT
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Sweet, I need this. Not that I have a 360 or anything but still...

  • 07.27.2006 2:18 AM PDT

No offence to u guys but ur all really stupid... the faceplate is really good BECAUSE its on its side so that would almost force you to want to have ur 360 on its side (horizontal) and this is better for ur 360 because there is a major design flaw in the 360 where it overheats to quickly if u have it vertical...

Moral of the story Bungie got it right this time you guys are gunna burn out ur 360's playing Halo 3 for hours on end with a vertical 360 :Þ

  • 07.27.2006 2:47 AM PDT

The war isn't over......

Can't wait to get it!!!

  • 07.27.2006 2:48 AM PDT
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Damn! That looks sexy!

  • 07.27.2006 5:14 AM PDT
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What would really be great to go with it is a stick on body kit like the ones they sell at game stop or EB's

  • 07.27.2006 5:39 AM PDT
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I think that looks pretty naff to be honest.

  • 07.27.2006 5:45 AM PDT