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Frankie:

Are you ever going to go back to hhow it was pre Halo 2, and answer tons of questions from readers in each weekly update?

I really enjoyed those, and paired with the Waaaaaaahmbulance, it would make Fridays all the better.

  • 08.19.2006 12:45 AM PDT
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Making the levels more like the first halo's is a great idea...Now I just hope the levels do not feel as linear as halo 2's were.

  • 08.19.2006 2:07 AM PDT

RIP Halo 2.

I've also been playing a lot of MP on Halo 2 for Vista. Dang if it ain't very, very high resolution.
Okay, thsi isone of my petpeeves. The whole 360 thing and recent gen gaming has been bragging about high definition andhigh resolution visuals. That doesn't mean anything. I can run Marathon at 1920x1080, but that doesn't mean it's gonna look like Halo 3. I can run my SNES games at 1600x1200, but it's still the same old 2d stuff.

What I'm getting at here is if Halo2 Vista has a significant graphical increase. I mean new high-res textures (I say high-res meaning high detail and resolution), new geometry, new shaders, new effects, new bumpmaps - stuff that is gonna make it worth forcing the game to use DX10. Or are we just gonnaget the same thing as Halo PC - the same console graphics with teh ability to run it in a higher resolution?

I dropped in a couple of items of new equipment. Maybe they’re for killing, maybe they’re for getting around, maybe they're for both. Who's to say?
I will PayPal the Bungie a whopping 243 pennies if they leave the debug menu in the executable for Halo 3's retail release. That way I cna trigger it with a hopefully then modded 360 and have fun with all the wonderful devmode goodness. Seriously, 243 pennies - I'm pretty sure that's worth it. In fact, there's another 243 pennies in it for you if you ship me a XeDK.



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  • 08.19.2006 3:01 AM PDT

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  • 08.19.2006 4:24 AM PDT
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My favoirite bits:
At this stage in development, the encounters are very carefully placed. Sometimes that means you're in frantic firefights (on a significantly bigger scale than in Halo 2, although all I will confirm numerically is at least one more Grunt.) but there's also time for exploratory reflection and the, "Oooh, maybe I can climb up there and check that thing out," sort of play.

Using the debug menu, I dropped in a couple of items of new equipment. Maybe they’re for killing, maybe they’re for getting around, maybe they're for both. Who's to say?


Good to here Bungie are going back to the larger levels of Halo:CE. (Not that Halo2 isn't good ;)

  • 08.19.2006 5:33 AM PDT
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*slobbers over Halo 3*

I Can't wait to go exploring! I wonder what eggs will be in there, (and you know there will be some! ;) )

  • 08.19.2006 7:11 AM PDT
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I'm more thrilled about this "Sexy Mister Chief" image than I am the Halo movie! Why must Bungie always make us wait for stuff!!

  • 08.19.2006 7:27 AM PDT
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Posted by: lysergicide
That didn't sound like frankie...


He comes in many shapes and sizes and voices.

  • 08.19.2006 11:27 AM PDT
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Posted by: lysergicide
That didn't sound like frankie...


He comes in many shapes and sizes and voices.


"It's a Transformer!"

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  • 08.19.2006 12:18 PM PDT
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Posted by: lysergicide
That didn't sound like frankie...


He comes in many shapes and sizes and voices.


"It's a Transformer!"


Frankie's the transporter! Everything is starting to come together now. The tightly cropped hair to his scalp, the little fast car he drives. Uh oh, Frankie could give anyone of us a hardcore beating but chooses not to. I guess we're unworthy pray for his combative skill level.

  • 08.19.2006 12:43 PM PDT
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ARG! NEED.....REAL.....HALO....UPDATE.....ARG!


Agreed.

It seems like every week we have gotten a "no update" recently.

We haven't gotten any real movie news since the Jackson announcement, and Neil Blomkamp has not been commented on... and it has been weeks since he was announced.

As for Halo 3, my policy still stands:

Not commenting on what is new (Example: story and locations) - understandable.

Not commenting on what is going to be there from Halo 1 and 2 (Example: Grunts or Elites) - Wrong... in my eyes at least.


Posted by Frankie at 8/11/2006 4:41 PM PDT

Thanks to a communications SNAFU, there will be no real weekly update this week. I had a beaut, all ready to go, but people, TOP people called it off at the last minute. The good news is that it is some fun stuff, the bad news is that it won't be all that surprising to anyone with internet access. Let's just say that sometimes PR and Hollywood are complicated. (End Quote)


and all you do is Complain.......if this isnt Info on the movie, then I don't know what is? If you have Internet, which you obviously do, just look it up, I found it... then maybe you'll be here Thanking Frankie instead of Bashing Him. He told you to look it up Last Week and here you are a week later.. complaining of NO INFO.......... these last 2 updates were awesome, chuck full of Halo if you are reading them.......

From this weeks update!

And yet, it's been a very exciting week. I have been playing through Campaign mode purely for kicks. Exploring, in fact. There's lots of the feel of the original Halo, where you'll find yourself in a huge (dangerous) and intrinsically fascinating environment and just want to go tool around and check things out.

At this stage in development, the encounters are very carefully placed. Sometimes that means you're in frantic firefights (on a significantly bigger scale than in Halo 2, although all I will confirm numerically is at least one more Grunt.) but there's also time for exploratory reflection and the, "Oooh, maybe I can climb up there and check that thing out," sort of play. (End Quote)

sounds like good old fashioned Halo fun to me.


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  • 08.19.2006 1:08 PM PDT
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that would be sweet to have a multiplayer map with flood, "don't just have a opponent kill you, but flood as well"

I have had that same idea it would be awsome to do so like have them in a easy to destroy cage or cell you press a button or destroy it. They in return can come out and kill you or anyone else (but they keep on respawning everytime they die) but if you want you can re-close the cell with pressing the button again or blocking it up with objects.

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  • 08.19.2006 2:18 PM PDT
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Halo 1-sized levels?! Assault on the 2nd Controlroom, anyone? =D

Things I'd really like to know:

1. Will there be co-op in the campagn via Xbox Live? If yes. How many?

- it would be really cool with co-op over Live. It's so fun in Halo 1 and 2 with a mate by ur side.

2. Will the plasma grenade be in Halo 3? Don't take it away!!

3. Can u give us some lines that the AI say during combat? Some funny stuff. And is Donna and Fez from The 70's Show in the voice cast like they were in Halo 2?

- if Fez is in it, make him say something about candy =D haha!

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  • 08.19.2006 9:26 PM PDT

I has KATANA!

The Campaign part with a lot of enemies sounds cool. I loved being able to explore more in Halo CE so that will be nice

  • 08.19.2006 9:57 PM PDT
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Bah, we need more updates. Somthing rich. My brain juices are dying do to the lack of information. O_x

  • 08.20.2006 12:35 AM PDT
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I'm glad it's more like Halo CE that you get to explore more of the environment and such larger incounters sounds sweet! Cant wait! Lets get that orginal feel of the game back!!

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  • 08.20.2006 6:41 AM PDT

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UnDisclosed locaion? You mena we can't take our super long range cameras and post the pictures on the front page of National Enquirer?

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  • 08.20.2006 8:37 AM PDT
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You guys better have 2 Mister Chiefs next week. XD

  • 08.20.2006 8:44 AM PDT
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i did
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nice

not very many people noticed the update is up already.

Posted by: completlysane
nice

not very many people noticed the update is up already.

  • 08.20.2006 12:36 PM PDT
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You guys better have 2 Mister Chiefs next week. XD


They won't they love to watch people beg for more and not give them more.

  • 08.20.2006 1:26 PM PDT
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Did anyone notice the comment about measuring the galaxy and how annoying it is. Maybe he is saying that we can fly venicles in space, or something along those lines.

  • 08.20.2006 10:11 PM PDT
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By far the worst update in a long list of poor ones the last few weeks...what is the deal here? You constantly have some excuse as to why this update is going to be subpar....but this time you blame it on a BBQ?!!!! Give me a break and do your gawd damn job. Don't you think weekly bungie updates are more important that eating food with people you see every damn day?!! I mean don't you get paid to type that -blam!- up?? I bet you knew this "BBQ" was comming up....you should have simply started the weekly update early!! Like on Thursday! Come on KP...And there's NOT EVEN A MASTER CHIEF!!!!!!!! I strongly suggest Bungie layoff KP to give him some time think about weather or not he really wants to work at Bungie and/or do these weekly updates anymore..

Also uhh...where's the whambulance?!?? Have you guys stopped banning cheaters or something?? If so that sucks because there's still a whole lot of them out there!!

  • 08.21.2006 9:30 AM PDT
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That didn't sound like frankie...


He comes in many shapes and sizes and voices.


"It's a Transformer!"
Robot Frankie!!!!!!

  • 08.21.2006 2:52 PM PDT