EDGE:
"Halo: Reach will run on what Bungie says is a completely 'gutted' version of the Halo 3 engine. No area of its working has been left untweaked: "We are definitely bending the Xbox as far as it'll bend," the developer claims. And this is what is allowing Reach to achieve its larger levels, greater detail and more epic battles.
Creative director Marcus Lehto, executive producer Joseph Tung and community director Brian Jarrard tell us how they've built on the technology which powered Halo 3, the challenges they've faced in refining the classic Halo sandbox, and Halo's place in a post-Modern Warfare world.
For our full account of Bungie's last Halo, pick up the magazine, out on UK news stands now, and soon to hit those in the US."
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."
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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
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.
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
Awesome news - so can we look forward to playing Halo: Infinite with no online issues circa 2033?
"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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
343 were never the golden studio they were a hastily thrown together b team when bungie said we want to do something else cya
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.
“ 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.
I'd like to see some gameplay footage already.
Personally I am hoping for improved AI.
this and alan wake will be the 2 gems for 360 in 2010.
well, with all the great games to play, before you know it the beta will be hear.
I have am really honest, I have double feelings about this.
One of the things that got me really excited about Reach was the fact they were using a New engine - and when they said new, i thought they meant "NEW". If i go by what i just read, it sounds like it's not the case. Ok sure they have changed/ upgraded/ tweaked... everything etc, but it still does not come across the same.
I remember similar things being said about halo 3. when the first vids showed up about halo 3 they talked about it using a new engine. Then it turned out it was a heavily modified halo 2 engine.
I suppose it depends just how far they have gone. I suppose it's just a play of words, but in the end... I like the idea more of it being a "new " engine, Not Halo 3's engine gutted and rebuilt etc.
either way, what really has me hyped is the sound of the campaign in Reach. It sounds like a real return to the awesomeness of halo CE which i have been waiting for all these years. Halo 2 and 3 were great for their online stuff, but i didn't play the campaign in either of those games half as much as i did Halo CE. I put more hours into halo CE then i have most rpgs.
interesting interview. I agree with them about the AI, I think people really underrate some of the things the AI does in the campaign specially from Halo CE. till this day I still think it holds its own against some of this gens games. people have this thing about halo being all about MP, which it is in some ways, but then they miss all the little awesome things that go on in the sp.
anyway, can't wait, bring it on !
Priceless LMAO