Bungie hits back at Halo 3 graphics complaints

skillednutter - 819 days 2 hours ago

...Bungie have always said that Halo was aimed to look like a comic, that was the original Concept by the Artist's and in Halo 3 they have finally got their initial conception that was designed pre-halo.

This has been confirmed by the Original Concept Artists, Google knows all.

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bluebrad1974 - 819 days ago

First, Halo 3 murders Halo 2 in the graphics department. The art style is the same and that's it. The graphics quality is made even more apparent when watching save films. Anyone that says Halo 3 is graphically bad either doesn't have the game or is simply a hater.

Calling Halo 3, Halo 2 HD is the dumbest thing I've heard in a good while.

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athlon770 - 819 days ago

You guys are being clouded by your bias.

This very game has been given 10 out of 10 at many if not all the review sites, yet once we get it into our hands, we are seeing yesterdays graphics. Games that look better are not given a 10 in graphics...what makes this game deserve it?

Yes, it is a beautiful game.

Yes, it does play very soothly. (for the most part, I have ran into a couple of stutters here and there)

No, I would not have given it a 10 out of 10. The review sites let me down and now I have to question all the games I did not purchase because "they" said it wasn't worth it.

I would give it a more modist 8.5

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tehcellownu - 818 days 21 hours ago

sorry but halo storyline sucks...gameplay is the best..the graphics isnt all the great

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Taker_129 - 818 days 21 hours ago

people are saying "oh it's the art style that makes it look that way". Wrong because Rachet and Clank: TOD is proof that you can still have a cartoony look and have an amazing looking game. Halo 3 is just not there graphically and it really hurt this game that could have been amazing. Bungie has been working on this game for years and it's ashame that ps3 launch title(Resistance) blows this away.

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bluebrad1974 - 818 days 20 hours ago

Take a look at these pics and see if you can figure out which screenshot is Halo 2.

NOTE: All screens are gameplay.

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Gil - 818 days 17 hours ago

Uh, number 1 is from Halo 2. What do I win?

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JsonHenry - 818 days 15 hours ago

I personally feel that Halo 3 looks good, but it is NOT as good looking compared to other games on the market. Hell, even Perfect Dark Zero looks better I think. And it has that "comic" style to it also.

But it DOES look better than Halo 2 in HD. Even me, a self proclaimed Halo sceptic thinks it looks better than Halo 2 in HD.

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Gamer luv - 818 days 5 hours ago

Ok so we know that Halo 3 isnt the best looking game, but are you Sony fans still trying to tell us that theres no improvement between 2 and 3 ?

Because, there is.

What about the people who dont have HDTV's? If its Halo 2 HD then people who dont have HD wont notice any difference, right?

Its silly, Halo 3 is a big improvement from Halo 2, but it isnt as good as games they look as great as Gears or Timeshift or Haze etc.

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PumPum - 819 days 3 hours ago

Its simply not possible that there is anything negative about Halo3.
sarcasm

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toughNAME - 818 days 23 hours ago

to the people who have played the 4th (i tihnk) mission..the storm?

fvcking amazing

and the character models are bland, altohugh..the elites look soo much better than the humans

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DARK WITNESS - 818 days 22 hours ago

may be if you are playing it on a SD TV, ya maybe it does look like halo 2, but at full 720 or 1080, i just don't see how people can say it looks the same.

The sage on the ark with all the sand, that just did it for me. i can think of a lot more so called next gen games that look a lot worse.

i had a friend over, he is a big PS fan, but he wanted to see the game.

before i put it on i made him play the second to last stage in halo 2, just so he can get a feel for the story were MC left off.

upscale even he thought it still looked good, but when he saw halo 3 he was like the difference is amazing.

bungie have done well. how many dev's keep going for the same old dark, grey rundown building look....they are the one's with nothing new to show...no imagination.

if bungie and changed it all and gone for the photo real look there would be a lot more angry halo fans asking them why.

i think the game is beautiful, i had doubts with the beta but it really does look way better.

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DeadIIIRed - 818 days 19 hours ago

If graphics aren't important then their would be no need to release new consoles would there? Sure it allows for a little more gameplay elements, but graphics has always driven consoles.

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TheMART at Xboxkings - 819 days 2 hours ago

Dude you smoked something or you aren't awake.

You were talking about the PS3. It's just added in the dictionary:

PS3 - synonym for: bad, boring

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idontcare - 819 days 1 hour ago

the game is soo lame .. i sold my 360 yesterday because i was so pi§§ed about it. i'm a huge halo fan but this game is the most overhyped piece of cr@p.

oh MARTY .. you totally want a PS3 .. i can feel it :-)

the last savior for the 360 failed to impress the masses ..

hahahahahahaha

i'll enjoy Lair, Warhawk and some of my new Wii games (got one for the 360) ..

PS3 FTW

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D3athTillDawn - 818 days 11 hours ago

It's funny how you've sold your 360 yesterday like 10 times....sony droids...

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SofaKingReetodded - 819 days 1 hour ago

that's exactly what came to mind, COPOUT

this isn't some third party run of the mill title for the 360, THIS IS IT"S SOLE REASON FOR EXISTENCE. IT"S FLAGSHIP TITLE.

how can there be any excuses for mediocre graphics?

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riksweeney - 819 days ago

I'm sure you could have summarised that better

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athlon770 - 818 days 23 hours ago

All that hot air your a blow'n forced me to turn my air cond back on!

What, do you work for gamefreak or something, trying to justify why you played sheep and gave this game a 10?

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Violater - 818 days 20 hours ago

waaa waaaaa waaa!!!!

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bluebrad1974 - 819 days ago

It's blatantly obvious that 90% of the folks in this comment section do not own Halo 3. The lighting in Sierra 117 is stunning to say the least, and that's the very first mission.

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razer - 818 days 20 hours ago

Yes, the graphics are not jaw dropping but they certainly aren't Halo 2 in HD. I play on my 61" at 720p and the game looks great. I've not noticed jaggies but I do notice some fairly flat looking ground textures. But things like the grass moving and if you brush up against bushes they move, the little stuff like that makes up for some of the flatness. The game felt like a Halo game and that's just what I wanted.

There are too many Unreal 3 engine games out and it is a nice change. Bungie certainly doesn't need to defend this game, the reviews are raving about it..

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Martini - 818 days 19 hours ago

Razer, dude you must be blind - there is jaggies all over the place just look at any straight line, yes lighting and most textures are amazing but the jaggies take away from the experience as they are VERY visible. Multiplayer is even worse - looks like PS2 game sometimes. Pretty lame to have such allising issues in first party AAA title that they claim has been honed to perfection.

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Hatchetforce - 819 days ago

Some do lack finesse...but not the Chief and the Arbiter.

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razer - 818 days 20 hours ago

that your stupid worthless comment got 7 agree's continues to reaffirm that this site is full of dipshits!

If it sucks so much, why read this article and even comment?

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