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Subject: H3 Screenshot Dissection

You say goodbye, and I say good riddance.

yah.I feel the same way.Everybody keeps saying how terrible all these screens look,and how Bungie had better nake the game look better before it ships.I can't believe they're saying this.Bungie already said that most of it is placeholder.They have specifically said the grass and water ARE placeholders.So stop your -blam!-ing people.Like the guy im quoting said"this build is for gamplay and match making,not to test the graphics" not in those words but he said it.

p.s why can't I hit a fish with a newspaper.;)

Posted by: diodki666
no problem but shame i dont think most would listen or accept to wait and see if it will change it just getting a bit old. just wish people can accept its not finished that multiplayer was for test purposes of matchmakeing and gamplay at the time not graphics even OXM have mentioned that when it releases it will look a lot better. just give it time folks its hard when all we have are these shots but have patiantce!


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  • 11.25.2006 2:24 PM PDT

You say goodbye, and I say good riddance.

Go to 1up.com if you stuill have questions about the mancannon.

  • 11.25.2006 2:25 PM PDT
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beautiful, thats all that there is. the game looks orgasmic even at this stage.

  • 11.25.2006 2:34 PM PDT

You say goodbye, and I say good riddance.

Orgasmic?odd choice of words....though I get your point and agree 100%

Posted by: MEATBALL_SUB
beautiful, thats all that there is. the game looks orgasmic even at this stage.

  • 11.25.2006 2:37 PM PDT

-=GOD IS THE GREATEST=-

I beg to differ.

Although I'm still really excited about the gameplay possibilities. I was thinking, maybe the game's graphics are low because Halo 3 supports more players. 50 players anyone??? The maps are huge as well, possibly to accompany this.

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  • 11.25.2006 2:38 PM PDT
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yup im not going into the newspaper thing becuase its a long random thing seriously XD
its all about them being to slippy and slapping you and so on in short and they just splash or wet the newspaper so they go through it ..see random XD

anyway aye, people should let it go for now until more is out i have high expectations like any other person but for now, i just want to see more and hopefully judge diffrently and say wow that looks really Good and im sure i will, cus i still have to admit though that campaign pic though how little its showing that still looks Good the detail is good and im sure in HD it will look great i gotta say the multiplayer pics looked better coming from a cd showing on my bros HD tv. but anyway the moral is waiting will be good for halo 3

  • 11.25.2006 2:41 PM PDT

You say goodbye, and I say good riddance.

nah,Bungie will stick with 16 player.That's just there thing.Even if by some chance they made it 50 players or more,i'll bet you that most players will stick with sixteen.Most of the time anyway.I too,have dreamed of an epic 25 on 25 last man standing battle.The infinate possiblities for team slayer.CTF.I'd be cool.(very,very cool)With halo 3's all out war,theme,it might make it feel better.But if you look at the current screens,they don't seem to take advantage of so many players.The ammount of players really wouldn't change he graphics any.Just add more connection problems.After playing four on four in Gears for so long,any number beyond that will do for me.
Posted by: Septic360
I beg to differ.

Although I'm still really excited about the gameplay possibilities. I was thinking, maybe the game's graphics are low because Halo 3 supports more players. 50 players anyone??? The maps are huge as well, possibly to accompany this.

  • 11.25.2006 2:47 PM PDT

You say goodbye, and I say good riddance.

Don't know dude.I'd check 1up for that as well...

Posted by: coke or pepsi
ok last thing than im done on the 2nd picture if you zoom way in on the picture there is a red spartan just standing there with a gun... but there appears to be a knife at the end of it. can any one make that out?

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have any of you played bf2 for the pc, i preffered the 36 or 16 anymore and it was too big and too bleh it sucked, but for halo since there maps are smaller 16 has always been a great number and fun. 50 would be to mad to be fun wouldnt be able to move unless you made huge maps like on bf2
and in gears though how awsome it all is, the action of multiplayer is a bit repeptive i think though still great fun :D anyway my oppinion done and dusted




Posted by: patato chip
nah,Bungie will stick with 16 player.That's just there thing.Even if by some chance they made it 50 players or more,i'll bet you that most players will stick with sixteen.Most of the time anyway.I too,have dreamed of an epic 25 on 25 last man standing battle.The infinate possiblities for team slayer.CTF.I'd be cool.(very,very cool)With halo 3's all out war,theme,it might make it feel better.But if you look at the current screens,they don't seem to take advantage of so many players.The ammount of players really wouldn't change he graphics any.Just add more connection problems.After playing four on four in Gears for so long,any number beyond that will do for me.
Posted by: Septic360
I beg to differ.

Although I'm still really excited about the gameplay possibilities. I was thinking, maybe the game's graphics are low because Halo 3 supports more players. 50 players anyone??? The maps are huge as well, possibly to accompany this.

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1up showed a 32 player limit last time I checked.

  • 11.25.2006 3:05 PM PDT

You say goodbye, and I say good riddance.

yah,50 player in halo is one of those ideas that sounds cool on paper,but isn't as good in reality.Save all of the fifty player stuff for starwars battle front 3(we all know its coming)Gears would have been terrible with sixteen players.Especially on maps like cannals,and clock tower.4 on 4 in gears seemed like a big battle.Eight on eight was a big battle in halo 2.And if bungie wishes to keep that tradition alive,i'll support that 100%.Bungie knows what's good for there own games.The more players you have,the harder it is to comunicate with each othe,and stratgize.Bungie knows what here doing.

  • 11.25.2006 3:07 PM PDT

You say goodbye, and I say good riddance.

Really,I gotta go check that out.
Posted by: Super Nova 24
1up showed a 32 player limit last time I checked.

  • 11.25.2006 3:08 PM PDT
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ATV?...they followed through and for that I am GLAD!

  • 11.25.2006 3:49 PM PDT
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Any one else wonderin where is the Halo 3 weekly update??

  • 11.25.2006 4:11 PM PDT

You say goodbye, and I say good riddance.

Very much so...i'm starting to get worried.

Posted by: Pequeno C
Any one else wonderin where is the Halo 3 weekly update??

  • 11.25.2006 4:14 PM PDT

Who wants a piece?

Awesome screens. Eagerly awaiting H3!. Well, Good luck Bungie!

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I was dissapointed with the spike grenades. Don't get me wrong, the spikes are going to be cool and all that, but i was hopping for a more intutive new grenade type. I was kind of hopeing that bungie would add smoke grenades. I love smoke grneades.

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Posted by: FinishTheFight32
Did anyone notice the helicopter in the air in the First pic?

lol it's not a helicopter, although, that is what I thought the first time I saw it in EGM.

Nice update btw, one question... is the flag "shootable" as in, can you shoot a visible hole in the fabric? That would be immeasurable beautiful.
Oh ya, and PLEASE PLEASE make the Mongoose drivable or at least brokebackable in FIRST PERSON!!!!! Not Third Person!! It's impossible to shoot something worthwhile in the Warthog in the passenger's seat, please make First Person an option Bungie!!!!
Thank You, and Happy Thanksgiving!

  • 11.25.2006 6:26 PM PDT

fresh to death

question about snowbound: does the snow take on footprints and tracks from the players? actually, are there any physics with the snow whatsoever? this would of course include vehicle tracks, spartan footprints and even some snow being blown every direction as a frag goes off. imagine tracking a player into the tunnels by noticing their fresh prints in the snow....that'd be sweet.

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Posted by: pattyphatsacks
question about snowbound: does the snow take on footprints and tracks from the players? actually, are there any physics with the snow whatsoever? this would of course include vehicle tracks, spartan footprints and even some snow being blown every direction as a frag goes off. imagine tracking a player into the tunnels by noticing their fresh prints in the snow....that'd be sweet.


Good question. My guess would be no though. I'm not sure Bungie would go too far into details like that.

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i just see all the screenshots on 1up.com and they all suck,they look like current-gen game,even worse than some of the high-end current-gen game.

  • 11.25.2006 7:57 PM PDT
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Haha, yes! I see purple blood on the snow, you know what that means.....dun dun dun..... the Elite is back! Woot!

  • 11.25.2006 8:04 PM PDT
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Posted by: patato chip
Very much so...i'm starting to get worried.

Posted by: Pequeno C
Any one else wonderin where is the Halo 3 weekly update??

Why are you worried? Your an American right? Didn't you also get a 5 day weekend as the folks at Bungie did?

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Ok, the mancannon sounds like the stupidest idea in the world. What the hell was wrong with the teleporters?

  • 11.25.2006 9:02 PM PDT