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Halo: Reach is 70% Complete

TMC: Here's more additional information of Halo:Reach from the new Edge magazine. Bungie's latest shooter is 70% done, completely redone explosions, will push 360 hardware, huge landscapes and more.

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PtRoLLFacE5216d ago

still on pre-alpha bungie employee confirms bungie employee = yellow letters http://www.bungie.net/Forum...

u got owned5216d ago (Edited 5216d ago )

Yeah that's what Urk said in a Bungie Forum. For those of you who dont know, Urk is a Community Content Writer for Bungie.net

http://bungie.wikia.com/wik...

Bungie5216d ago

yeah i said it's Pre-Alpha too

looks like i was right :)

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u got owned5216d ago

the pics from gameinformer were from a build pre thanksgiving, so you could say they were pre pre alpha. Final build is gonna be very close to the trailer.

tuglu_pati5216d ago (Edited 5216d ago )

@ u got owned

"the pics from gameinformer were from a build pre thanksgiving,"

Not only that but Urk said the latest build made him cry, that is looking fantastic."

baum5216d ago

I only said it looked pre-pre-xN times alpha and my comment got deleted.

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Troll_Police5216d ago

It's going to be released this holiday season whether it's ready or not.

D4RkNIKON5216d ago

And don't expect it to look as good as Killzone 2, Uncharted 2 or God of War 3.

Mista T5216d ago

even though it won't be as good graphically as the games listed above, it will have amazing gameplay, mark my words

baum5216d ago

If you say Halo Reach doesn't look as good as a PS3 exclusive you're gonna be labelled as haters!

Edit: Oops, too late.

N4PS3G5216d ago (Edited 5216d ago )

If you're going to judge pre-alpha pictures of a game 8-9 months before release with 100% completed and released games you're going to be labelled hater

Edit: oops too late haha

Convas5216d ago

Owned. Served. And F*cked. Think before you post Baum.

D4RkNIKON5216d ago

ok.. so what happens when it does release and it doesn't look as good as Killzone 2 which by that point will be close to 2 years old. (KZ released in the beginning of 09 and Halo close to the end of 2010)

I am just sick of people bragging about 360 having better looking multiplats when they need to be compared side by side to even notice a difference, when on the other hand these PS3 exclusives look better than anything on the xbox.

I apologize for trolling I am done.

Sarcasm5216d ago

"If you're going to judge pre-alpha pictures of a game 8-9 months before release with 100% completed and released games you're going to be labelled hater"

Just like the same people who judged Killzone 2 in pre-alpha or the God of War III demo?

StanLee5216d ago (Edited 5216d ago )

Who gives a fcuk if it looks as good as Killzone 2? Killzone 2 was on of the most generic FPSs I have ever played. By April, no one was playing online. I literally have 1 trophy for the game. Not that I think any more highly of Halo 3 ( . . . I have 40 achievement points) but this perception that a game has to look better than a PS3 exclusive to be great is stupid and immature.

niceguywii605216d ago (Edited 5216d ago )

Halo almost has a year of development left, the game will be on par or better than the trailer. I'm liking #1s link and what is said in it.

green5216d ago

- Does Killzone 2 have 2 player offline campaign and 4 player multiplayer campaign?.

- Does it have a forge mode that allows you to customize create and share your own maps?

- Does it have large scale maps?

Does it have a smooth as butter online multiplayer mode? Heck, how many people are online at the moment playing the game compared to the hundreds of thousands playing Halo 3.

Sorry but in a million years, i will never trade does features and more for the sake of better graphics. Call me when a FPS on console today can match and beat Halo 3 feature for feature.

baum5216d ago

I was basically pointing out how intolerant the fanboys are to criticism, which is true seeing as how swift the responses kicked in. Your "F*cked, owned" or whatever post is just wishful thinking (not surprised).

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GR8 15216d ago

Halo Reach is gonna set a benchmark for FPS again.

Mista T5216d ago

honestly it's not in terms of graphics because of the hardware it has to work with, but no doubt it's gonna be loads of fun.

Sunny_D5216d ago

Bungie themselves said Halo: Reach will disappoint hardcore gamers.

Ouch.

DelbertGrady5216d ago (Edited 5216d ago )

Title scanner eh?

Go back and try reading past the title this time.

markbob5216d ago (Edited 5216d ago )

they said "Reach will upset hardcore fans of the series' "source material"."

not hardcore gamers, just the ones that read the book, since they are not going to follow the "canon" create from that book

-MD-5216d ago

Shh guys don't tell him that, let him keep looking like an idiot.

damnightmare5216d ago

I doubt it will set a new benchmark for FPS games

How bout we wait until there is footage first? Oh right fanboy logic

I wanna see these stealth kills though

menoyou5216d ago

Maybe for sales, but not for quality. Killzone 2 still has that title. Halo: Rehash is releasing only a year after Halo 3 ODST. Can't blame 'em. If I was Bungie I'd milk all these casuals for their money too by releasing rehash after rehash, milking the cash cow.

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cronaldo75216d ago

Bungie is bending the Xbox as far as it will bend and really pushing the hardware.

Convas5216d ago (Edited 5216d ago )

They'd have to, to be able to get 40 Active AI and 20 Vehicles to run together at the same time cohesively.

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Bungie5216d ago

haha droids will be playing MW2 for a long time

we got Halo haha

princejb1345216d ago

dude
halo sucks
is so boring
upgrade to gears
much funner

Sunny_D5216d ago

Yay! Bots have POWER RANGERS! LET'S GO!

PS3 owners play the more tactical, hardcore FPS called KZ2. Yes, many people still play it.

*In before bot says "bu bu but Halo sold more!!!!!"

DelbertGrady5216d ago

Halo sold more. Tons more in fact. Because it's a great game.

How can Killzone 2 be more tactical when almost no one on PSN uses headsets? lol! Poor deluded soul. And if by hardcore you mean broken controls, then yes.

baum5216d ago

Wii Fit sold more than Halo because Wii Fit is a better game than Halo. FACT

DelbertGrady5216d ago (Edited 5216d ago )

The people who bought Wii Fit think so, yes. Who are we to say what is right and what is wrong to like? Wii Fit is probably great for a fitness game.

Both Halo 3 and Wii Fit sold tons more than Killzone 2. Just means that there are more people out there who prefer to play those games rather than Killzone 2.

-MD-5216d ago

"tactical, hardcore FPS called KZ2."

Quote of the century right here.

damnightmare5216d ago

You guys can never keep an argument about games long enough before someone brings up sales.

Who HONESTLY cares about sales?

I would really wish to know, probably only Bungie since he is the only person on this site who does not actually play games.

Karooo5216d ago

Almost everyone during clan matches have mics, you bots are pathetic.

Killzone 2 > everything else. broken controls?? lul what lmao fckin noob.

Arnon5216d ago

Lol... "Killzone 2" and "Hardcore" shouldn't be used in the same sentence. I'd place Halo up above Killzone 2 simply because it's actually used in official tournaments.

But if you want a "hardcore FPS", it's most likely going to be on the PC. Also, yes. Killzone 2's controls were one of the main gripes in it's reviews, alongside it's script.

Just because your body swings around like your gun weighs 140lbs doesn't mean it's realistic or "hardcore".

baum5216d ago

A game doesn't sell because it's good, kids. You buy the game BEFORE playing it; BEFORE knowing it's good. A game sells because of proper marketing, period.

I love how Xbox fanboys think they know something about games that, in their own words, don't sell. Since those games don't even sell, it's very unlikely that you guys even own one. On the other hand, Halo copies are pretty much ubiquitous, so it's not hard to know it's an average franchise with dumbed down gameplay for their target audience. But again, some people love it, so that's why sequels keep being made every year.

Reviews are also irrelevant, as they are usually paid for. In the end it's all subjective, so pretending that Halo is better than something else is as ridiculous as saying Wii Fit is better than Halo. However, if you belong to circles where people have been gaming since the NES era or even before that, you most likely agree that Halo is pretty average, and that most Wii games are quick cash-ins. Also, you probably look for game features and proper implementations of them, rather than scores or sales. To each his own though.

Sales should only be used as an argument to tell companies to stop making sequels or to keep making sequels to a particular game, or to port it to another platform. They are irrelevant to rational consumers, as a rational consumer looks at the actual value a given good brings to him; buying something because others bought it is just sheep mentality (which is not very different from thinking that if something sells, it must be good).

The only way you could argue that sales are important to consumers is when you are buying into a network like Xbox LIVE, but PSN is pretty much the same except free and no racist children... so again, to each his own (pay for racism in games, not pay for a quiet session of gaming).

As for reviews, the only thing that matters is their content, not the numbers. The numbers are irrelevant and more subjective than words that are backed up by facts, something you can hardly do with numbers, especially if you want to be consistent. Even reviewers contradict themselves.

Lastly, if you wanna know how to buy games without review scores and sales numbers, then read the F***ing fact sheets of the game and also *read* the review to see if features are well implemented rather than the numeric scores (because opinions on the storyline and the graphics are also personal). That should help, and if you are a fan of a series or a genre, then there's more reason for you to buy it. But don't try to come here and tell me "HALO IS BETTER COZ OF TEH SALES" or "TEH METACRITIC SED SO" because that's just bullsh1t.

DelbertGrady5216d ago

Nice spin seizure you had there.

"Lastly, if you wanna know how to buy games without review scores and sales numbers, then read the F***ing fact sheets of the game and also *read* the review to see if features are well implemented rather than the numeric scores (because opinions on the storyline and the graphics are also personal)."

How about "just play the game"?

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6 Friendliest Characters in Games

GF365: "Oftentimes, video games have characters who are antagonistic and really not very pleasant. Here are some of the friendliest characters in games where you might not otherwise expect to find them."

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thorstein254d ago

Dogmeat: *bark!*

Translation: you are dead to me.

JSONEHUNDRED254d ago

You can probably add Karlach to this from BG3

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10 Best Lore-Rich Video Games

Talented writers can build worlds that are as wondrous as real-life. Here are the best lore-rich video games for you to get immersed in.

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shinoff2183490d ago

How'd fallout not make the list. Atleast over cyberpunk, tales , and halo. Fallout been around since what 96 98 and has 5 6 games into it. It's full of lore when you play it. I'd even add star ocean to a point.

robtion489d ago

Agree Fallout should be on there.

MadLad489d ago

And somehow Planescape Torment doesn't even make the list.

Crows90489d ago

Hollow knight surpasses these.

shinoff2183489d ago

In lore? I must be missing something

Crows90489d ago (Edited 489d ago )

Yes in lore. Easily missed... absolutely. Never played a game that had me loving the world and lore behind it as much as that one. Most of course wouldn't be able to experience it since it is a more difficult game.

DarXyde488d ago

I can't speak for all titles on this list, but by the time you get to Dark Souls III, the lore is a bloody tapestry of intricacy

Crows90488d ago

Played them all. Im not saying the games on the list dont have good lore...I just think hollow knight had more lore that is hidden but present and more easily explored and accessed. The souls games have tremendous lore but theyre mostly hidden and stay that way unless you look for it and research it. The lore is not very accessible.

DarXyde488d ago

Crows90,

I think that's a somewhat fair assessment. For me, the Souls games are less upfront about the lore, but it does invite your fascination through NPCs, items, locations, bosses, etc. There's this kind of natural progression where the picture becomes just clear enough by doing the essential tasks, but it really makes you want to explore every inch of the world.

TheColbertinator488d ago

Suikoden and Legend of Heroes also have massive lore setups.

agent13488d ago

narration is more important than lore i'd rather watch the story and characters in a more cinematic way instead of searching for notes and stuff that's why i love sony exclusive games like uncharted and gow and hate from software games

shinoff2183488d ago

The article was top ten lore in video games. I think they did a bad job picking games out. I know what you mean though. I just like a variety of games and genres.

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Halo’s best Bungie campaign has its worst feature fixed after 12 years

Halo’s best ever campaign mode developed by Bungie has had its most annoying feature fixed after more than a decade, making the sci-fi FPS game better than ever

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SullysCigar574d ago

Awesome news - so can we look forward to playing Halo: Infinite with no online issues circa 2033?

just_looken574d ago

"You can download the improved Reach AI mod at Mod DB" This was a mod 343 did nothing so the online will be fixed in our dreams.

SullysCigar573d ago

Par for the course with 343.

Profchaos573d ago

They did say they had a 10 year plan for infinite we just all assumed it would be DLC could of been a 10 year netcode rollout.

But seriously this is a mod the community won't be able to modify infinite in the same way

Cikatriz_ESP574d ago

Combat Evolved was the best campaign, and it's not even close.

just_looken574d ago

You should have tried this version of reach when it first came out remastered for a year there was no sound because 343 could not locate the sound files.

It was a special challenge.

badz149573d ago

more like the bunch at 343i are simply mentally challenged

ACEMANWISE574d ago

Well I guess 12 years is faster than most fixes. I guess this is a cheap way to "remaster" something nowadays.....by just fixing something that used to always be broken.

zidane1341573d ago

Did you even read the article? This is a mod to improve AI from back almost 2 gens ago. Nobody is claiming this is remastering anything. Yeesh.

Crows90573d ago

Halo is dead. Microsoft has other shooter franchises it cares more about now. 343 are no longer Xbox golden studio. They are likely to shift things around or even close it all together and give the IP to someone else.

343i decided to pummel the IP into the ground...and when they see it didn't quite look like Glenn's face they decided to just keep on pummeling. Not sure if Glenn is the IP or the fanbase in this case though.

Profchaos573d ago

343 were never the golden studio they were a hastily thrown together b team when bungie said we want to do something else cya

Crows90573d ago

Well ...I didn't want to say it but I agree. Makes you wonder why Microsoft gave them the IP and didn't keep Bungie or any of the talent they acquired from any studio.

CobraKai573d ago

“ Halo Infinite, Halo 3, or Halo: Combat Evolved. It’s hard to say which of the sci-fi FPS games offers the best experience all round.”
He lost me with Halo Infinite.

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