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Watch How Halo's Graphics Have Evolved Over 15 Years

Halo 5: Guardians is on the way and there's even a beta going on right now until January, so why not take a few moments to admire the evolution and growth of a franchise that started well over a decade ago.

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Gears_President3434d ago (Edited 3434d ago )

Im in the early access program, so get to play them beta until 11:59pm Sunday. Im sad though cuase I work this weekend :{ The game looks great though.

Immorals3434d ago

I've had time for one match.. Curse you social life, and double curse you work!

Sorry for the accidental disagree :(

shaenoide3434d ago

humm Halo 4 = Halo 5 o.O I hope it's just the beta

Madrigal3434d ago

I can tell that you haven't played the BETA yet... Or are you simply trolling?

Gears_President3434d ago

You can tell by my comment that I haven't played BETA? The Dashboard Preview Program gave me early access, look it up.

Madrigal3434d ago

This comment was directed to Shaenoide.

2pacalypsenow3434d ago

Halo 5 looks much better graphically than Halo 4

Madrigal3434d ago

Reach looked pretty good, but 343 took Halo and put it on a whole other graphical level.

Halo2ODST23433d ago

Graphics aren't everything!

Genuine-User3434d ago

I'm sure the final build of Halo 5 will look much Better than the Beta.

Blaze9293434d ago (Edited 3434d ago )

being realistic, it probably wont

Elit3Nick3434d ago

being realistic it definitely will, we're talking about a whole year to optimize and improve.

PraxxtorCruel3434d ago

Does that go for Uncharted too then? Has a year before release so we shouldn't expect any difference?

Blaze9293434d ago (Edited 3434d ago )

@Elit3Nick yeah ok, you must have not played the Halo 3 beta then. If you think the final version will look "much better" then the beta then you clearly haven't been playing enough betas. At no time in history, has any Halo game given you reason to believe that graphics will improve "much" after the beta.

"we're talking about a whole year to optimize and improve."

right, because 343 will still be optimizing and improving by December 21, 2015...or even June 2015 for that matter. halo games always finish at least 3-4 months prior to release. In which by that time, they are not 'still' working on graphics.

@PraxxtorCruel last time I checked Uncharted was in Alpha, not beta.

Definition: "Beta" is commonly used to describe a computer software or game that is near completion.

How many times must gamers experience something to know exactly how it'll go? smh and this is me talking, a long time Halo fan since Halo 1.

You all like to get your hopes up for the strangest reasons - then get mad when the final product isn't what YOU thought it would be.

Hercules1893433d ago

The difference between halo and uncharted is that halo actually improves in each cycle. Halo 5 is probably technically in alpha stage but beta sounds a lot better. At this point in time halo 3 looked very very unfinished when they showed the vidoc a year before release

u got owned3433d ago (Edited 3433d ago )

@Blaze929

How is this Beta the same as H3, H3 beta came out only four months before it was released this one is coming out a year before launch. Plus, different developers.

Also compare games like Drive Club a year ago when it was delayed the graphics are much better now.

IMO first thing they need to work on is the aliasing which is really bad on the beta.

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mayberry3434d ago

Graghics Don't matter, gameplay does, and I find a lot of Halo games very boring and dull. But, overall, I do like some of the Halo games.

spicelicka3433d ago

I guess it really depends on what type of game appeals to you. I actually find Halo games to be the most satisfying and euphoric gaming experiences, for me personally. I play all kinds of games, but halo is one franchise I just can't possibly get bored of, I always come back to it.

I think to really love halo you have to put in a lot of time, until you're skilled enough to experience it how it's meant to be. But of course if it's just not appealing enough for you to invest that time, then makes sense why you find it dull.

mayberry3432d ago

I have said the exact things about the "Killzone" titles, i.e. I find most gamers who don't "get into" them as much as I do, usually haven't invested nearly enough time for them to "shine". As for Halo, I still play my "halo edition" original xbox and most Halo games on my 360, but they are slow to me...

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The importance of audio: How music makes games better

How do composers make the iconic music tracks from games that we love? And just what makes them so memorable?

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purple10113d ago (Edited 13d ago )

Twitter is blowing up right now

All games coming to PlayStation
Next Xbox will have steam
Next Xbox niche and only for “gamers who want it” (it’s a really powerful pc or a steam deck type portable, or both)

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Ex-343 dev says there were “20-30” pitched Halo games we’ll never see

A former 343 developer has revealed that mountains of Halo pitches failed to be approved, including a return to ODSTs and a push for more intimate, dark themes.

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Kaii86d ago

Well, 4-Infinite dropped the ball massively so don't worry.

Sgt_Slaughter86d ago (Edited 86d ago )

Not really. 4, 5, MCC, and Infinite are only remembered for their shortcomings and failures when the franchise was purely known for being a system seller and an all-time great. There's a reason 1, 2, 3, and Reach are looked back on fondly, and it's not because of nostalgia.

FinalFantasyFanatic85d ago

I don't know of anyone that speaks fondly of the later Halo games, I would like to play 5, but I know it's not good, and I'm just waiting on Infinite to hit my strike price. I played MCC a lot later after it came out, so must of those bugs/issues were gone by the time I played it.

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PhillyDonJawn85d ago (Edited 85d ago )

To say it dropped the massively is just not true. Many in the community hold H5 as the best mp mechanics in the entire series and say its what 4 should've been. Its campaign was trash but the MP is Fantastic and many faces of the community still play today and it only made 500mill in the matter of months but sure it dropped the ball massively. 4 was hated due to all the changes at once. And CoD like feature and rightful get hate but it's campaign story was liked by a majority of ppl. 343 hasn't nailed ot 100% but they get 1 thing perfect but F up in other places. Infinite had a good campaign and design but the story was a mess. The MP improves upon what Halo 3 was and is what many ppl wanted to go back to but it lacked content severely. So massively aint the word. Dropping the ball massively is when it's pure trash and unplay/unenjoyable. Most ppl blind by nostalgia so soon as 1 thing aint the same its hated cause Halo set the bar so high
FYI reach was not that good.

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Vengeance113886d ago

Dead IP, time to invent something new.

kaos8986d ago

Maybe they can have ID or one of the COD studios help 343 with this series.

jznrpg86d ago

Halo-Pop like Gears Pop. Halo bowling. Halo Cooking Mama. There’s a reason why you won’t hear about them

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The Best Four-Player Original Xbox Games

Remember the days of four-player couch co-op? The Wealth of Geeks team certainly does. This list brings us back to the golden years of the original Xbox with the best four-player games that were available.

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