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since it's a microsoft mirror it should be work friendly. It's also up on XBL in HD. I can't wait till tuesday night.

BTW good to be back

dowloaded a lot of vids in the middle of the night can't wait to see this

Does this have spoilers?

It's available on the marketplace in HD as well.

Watched it a few times last night. The new maps look awesome and I agree with the Bungie folks re: the Forge editor. It will keep us all playing for months, possibly years. :D

Does this have spoilers?

No. Mostly, if not all, MP from what I remember.

things of note in the vid:

- Saved films offer endless entertainment
-the prowler(human flying vehicle) gets shown and blown up b a banshee
- The grvity hammer is dominant. It's show deflecting an oncoming warthog which then gets destroyed by a plasma nade
- saved film camera controls are easy as pie and extremely iniutive(they even have a instant replay option).
-The forge allow syou to change placement of weapons, vehicles, flags, spawn points(even the way people face), teleporters, embattlement structures(barricades and crates), fusion crates, flags and territories).
-examples of spark charectar shown: a lone MC is facing a tank. his Saprk comrade drops a bubble sheild just in front of him. He activates it and his spark friend drops a spartan laser. The MC charges while in the bubble sheild and pops out when the tank gets distracted. Tank = instant death.

It's available on the marketplace in HD as well.

Watched it a few times last night. The new maps look awesome and I agree with the Bungie folks re: the Forge editor. It will keep us all playing for months, possibly years. :D

This is the single feature I have been most excited about...

EDIT: Man... I watched the video... I am speachless... Truly amazing stuff.

Also...play as Ryu Hayabusa - CONFIRMED! :D

Also...play as Ryu Hayabusa - CONFIRMED! :D

Yep I saw that too!!!

If the gameplay graphics look as good as this video, I will be very pleased indeed.

:eek:
Ooohkay....
Definitely not a 6 hour game.
More like 6000 hours.
I forsee a lot of broken relationships...

Yep... get used to Halo 3... its going to be around awhile. This is the kind of game they should support (ie downloadable content) for a long while as well.

If the gameplay graphics look as good as this video, I will be very pleased indeed.

most reports say it looks even better(especially in the main campaign mode).

Where are all the Nay-sayers now, huh?!?!? lol

Makes me want it

Where are all the Nay-sayers now, huh?!?!? lol

Many people still think Beta means Demo.

Many people still think Beta means Demo.

I think you mean final build, not demo, lolol :D

I think you mean final build, not demo, lolol :D

Ha yeah by demo I meant final build demo...

I'm trying to watch the large or even medium ones. All I'm getting is audio and no video. I just reformatted my computer but I don't remember ever having to download anything special to watch these before. I normally only use Divx codecs. My xbox isn't around at the moment and I'm dying to watch this.

I'm trying to watch the large or even medium ones. All I'm getting is audio and no video. I just reformatted my computer but I don't remember ever having to download anything special to watch these before. I normally only use Divx codecs. My xbox isn't around at the moment and I'm dying to watch this.

Worked no problem for me... make sure you watch the high quality (large) one. It's stellar.

EDIT: Just a thought... are you using WMP?

Worked no problem for me... make sure you watch the high quality (large) one. It's stellar.

EDIT: Just a thought... are you using WMP?

Yes...I've never had this problem ever. The smallest one works but I'd rather wait then watch that:p

The real deal is even better , hold onto your hats :D !

--- Jason

The grvity hammer is dominant. It's show deflecting an oncoming warthog which then gets destroyed by a plasma nade


Thats was the Holly sh!t moment of that video,,this game is going to be awesome!!

These graphics are supposed to be impressive?

These graphics are supposed to be impressive?

They're impressive to me considering what Halo 2 looked like. I'm not going to try and compare it to Gears or Bioshock since they are very different artistic looking games. Halo is in a league of its own!

These graphics are supposed to be impressive?

This video isn't about the graphics. If after watching this video the first thing on your mind is the graphics, then I think you are playing games for the wrong reasons. Gameplay > Graphics

And anyway, the graphics are great, and with Forge and Replays the gameplay will be amazing.

Gameplay > Graphics

+1

I also think considering the size of the Maps in multiplayer and the amount of players on at once it looks great... Single player is supposed to have beefed up maps.

These graphics are supposed to be impressive?

They don't look bad by any difention of the word. The explosions look crisp and varied. Physics on everything(including the bullet casings). I didn't notice any clipping or pop in. Sharp textures with liberal use of HDR and bloom. Please tell me what looked bad in that vid. BTW you should know all this beside the point since everything shown in the vid looked fun as hell.

They still have not shown us anything about the Flood or the "infection" gametype - so at least there is something left to surprize us! It's going to be good...

I wonder if I will leave Halo2 behind for Halo3 as I did Halo for Halo2?...

Well, I've watched the entire video, and I suppose it is impressive due to the size of the maps. But on the surface, it's a bunch of ugly, barren and uninspired textures that look like an upscaled version of H2. To top it off, they kept the same trashy physics from the sequel. There's nothing better than a motionless body flying through the air. Both H3 and Bioshock use HAVOK, and I have no idea why it looks perfect in Bioshock, and looks laughable in H2 and H3.

Frankly, I am just amazed how they still can't bring the X02 Trailer to life.

^Ya ya, amen bro...Where are all the Nay-sayers now, huh?!?!? lolHalo 3 looks horrid. There is nothing innovative here. Anyone who wants this game is gay, and also a homo.



Time to find an early copy!

^Ya ya, amen bro...Halo 3 looks horrid. There is nothing innovative here. Anyone who wants this game is gay, and also a homo.



Time to find an early copy!

man I got banned for a week for calling someone a d-bag what are you going to get?

Well, I've watched the entire video, and I suppose it is impressive due to the size of the maps. But on the surface, it's a bunch of ugly, barren and uninspired textures that look like an upscaled version of H2. To top it off, they kept the same trashy physics from the sequel. There's nothing better than a motionless body flying through the air. Both H3 and Bioshock use HAVOK, and I have no idea why it looks perfect in Bioshock, and looks laughable in H2 and H3.

Frankly, I am just amazed how they still can't bring the X02 Trailer to life.
The MP maps have plenty of room for modification the forge. Plus all the room makes for lots of vehicle usage(something that was lacking in H2). I'm still missing where the physics look trashy. Yes the ragdolls look stiff but I've yet to see ragdoll physics done right. as for the X02 trailer that's form the main campaign mode and bungie themselves said it's realtime and demonstrated it to the press. SP will definetly have even more graphic detail.

absolutely amazing

man I got banned for a week for calling someone a d-bag what are you going to get?

He was being sarcastic , look at the next line he typed ;)

The MP maps have plenty of room for modification the forge. Plus all the room makes for lots of vehicle usage(something that was lacking in H2). I'm still missing where the physics look trashy. Yes the ragdolls look stiff but I've yet to see ragdoll physics done right. as for the X02 trailer that's form the main campaign mode and bungie themselves said it's realtime and demonstrated it to the press. SP will definetly have even more graphic detail.

Yes indeed , the SP Campaign looks better than the MP .

--- Jason

It's available on the marketplace in HD as well.

Watched it a few times last night. The new maps look awesome and I agree with the Bungie folks re: the Forge editor. It will keep us all playing for months, possibly years. :D

Anyone have the title used on marketplace for this video?

I've thought the next generation started so many times before.. first the launch games.. then Gears of War.. and lastly Bioshock.. but Halo3 is really looking like the top of the food chain.

Where other games focused on a single element or two.. and delivered that experience in a way we havent seen before..

Halo3 combines next generation graphics, gameplay, online intergration, flexibility, 4 player co op campaign, the ultimate multiplayer experience, and game design customization into a complete package that seems to deliver a console gaming experience that is not even remotely rivaled by anything else.

If this isnt the epitomy of next generation gaming.. what is?

Honestly with all the bluray storage and cell processing power hyped over the past few years.. THIS is the type of gaming experience I expected to see on the PS3. Not the 360.

Even better, with the popularity of downloadable content expect this game experience to continue to evolve. I'm not so sure about overall sales records.. but I expect the ratings for this game to be the highest we've ever seen.

Anyone have the title used on marketplace for this video?

Look in game videos for Halo 3. Then look for 'Cinema Paradiso'.

I saw this on the net, then downloaded the 350mb HD version to the 360, and it looks bad-to-the-bone and my big DLP.

It's all about the gameplay, as long as the graphics are descent, and they're way past descent. I just hope the single player will deliver big time, because it looks like the multiplayer is almost limitless in its variety.

Bishock, Halo 3, The Orange Box, and COD 4. My, my....

ISP's are going to HATE forge/saved films!Where other games focused on a single element or two.. and delivered that experience in a way we havent seen before..

Halo3 combines next generation graphics, gameplay, online intergration, flexibility, 4 player co op campaign, the ultimate multiplayer experience, and game design customization into a complete package that seems to deliver a console gaming experience that is not even remotely rivaled by anything else.

If this isnt the epitomy of next generation gaming.. what is?

I agree, this looks to be a complete next-gen experience.

These graphics are supposed to be impressive?

Troll. Oh, and I realize I was suckered into responding.

I'll second the Gameplay > Graphics comment. Or third it, or whatever.

ISP's are going to HATE forge/saved films!Why? It's not video--it's just a description of what's happened, reconstituted by the engine at playback. You couldn't do all that flying around and changing POV otherwise. It consumes a tiny fraction of the bandwidth streaming high resolution video would require.

Why? It's not video--it's just a description of what's happened, reconstituted by the engine at playback. You couldn't do all that flying around and changing POV otherwise. It consumes a tiny fraction of the bandwidth streaming high resolution video would require.

Bungie said each film should only be about 2-3 megs depending on the game options used. and we'll be allowed up to 16 megs for our XBL galleries(which of course are only viewable in halo 3).

Bungie said each film should only be about 2-3 megs depending on the game options used. and we'll be allowed up to 16 megs for our XBL galleries(which of course are only viewable in halo 3).2-3MB for what duration of action?

EDIT: I looked it up. From the section on Saved Films in the Wikipedia Halo 3 article (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halo_3#Saved_films):
100 files can be saved on a hard drive at a time.[19] Though the public beta's implementation was very limited, its functionality is planned to be extended for the final game.[20]

Players will be able to view the action from almost any angle and any player's perspective (including a free-roaming camera), as well as being able to slow down the speed and also play the recording in reverse. The Saved Films can even be edited in game to create a shorter clip of a particularly amazing or special moment.[20] Players can also use the tool to take still pictures from films and upload them to the bungie website.

As the Saved Films are only the game data (not an actual video), this allows the file sizes to be relatively small. A recording for a typical "long" game is in the region of only 6 MB.[20] Films will also be played back at whatever resolution the Xbox 360 is set to, regardless of the resolution at which the a player was using at the time of the recording. All games are recreated in real-time on the Xbox 360 using the Halo 3 engine. This allows them to be shared amongst any other Xbox 360 without any compatibility issues because they all run off the same code.Regardless of how long "a typical 'long' game" might be, 720p compressed video would consume 2.77 Gigabytes per hour (at the XBL Video Marketplace typical 6.6 Mbps rate for HD files), some 460 times that 6 Megabyte figure.

But they aren't captures in video they are rendered in real time in the engine.. that is why the files are so small. There is no need for them to be video captured.

But they aren't captures in video they are rendered in real time in the engine.. that is why the files are so small. There is no need for them to be video captured.I pointed that out in my previous post (http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=11698096#post11698096). That was just follow-up.

These guys should be making things that kill for our govt.... seriously.

Why? It's not video--it's just a description of what's happened, reconstituted by the engine at playback. You couldn't do all that flying around and changing POV otherwise. It consumes a tiny fraction of the bandwidth streaming high resolution video would require.Makes sense.....I guess I need to get up to snuff on my Halo 3 info.

Regardless, its an awesome feature!;)

i feel like i just got whacked off by a thousand swedish supermodels ;)

But they aren't captures in video they are rendered in real time in the engine.. that is why the files are so small. There is no need for them to be video captured.

right, it just saves the actual game code and thus you can play it back in full game rendering

Where are all the Nay-sayers now, huh?!?!? lol

ppl who have the game say the graphics are good but not great.. & not better then GOW graphics..

thanks so much for sharing! :)

I've been watching the ones at Gametrailers.com: http://www.gametrailers.com/game/2606.html
and their HD just isn't enough.

ppl who have the game say the graphics are good but not great.. & not better then GOW graphics..

I'll cry about that in a couple years when I get sick of the game.

I'll cry about that in a couple years when I get sick of the game.


Exactly not sure why anyone bothers to point this out worrying about the graphics especially when we have already seen what it looks like I don't need to hear about a review of a game we have already seen and we are ready to play.

ppl who have the game say the graphics are good...'Nuff said. Every game out of the blocks doesn't have to have graphics better than (or necessarily as good as) the last game. I played through the campaign in Halo 2 just to bring myself back up to date on the story; its graphics are definitely last-gen, but it was still a lot of fun. Despite its dated graphics, it's probably still one of the more popular online games on the 360 (until Tuesday :)).

My god i cant wait. I have about 2 months of college left before I graduate. I think I am going to drop out!!!!!!!!!!

ppl who have the game say the graphics are good but not great.. & not better then GOW graphics..

Who cares? Did Bungie say the graphics would be better than Gears? Because the graphics in a huge environment aren't as detailed detailed as Gears (would Gears graphics even BE "Gears graphics" if you weren't fighting in such closed quarters?) does that mean the game will be a smoldering pile?

Gears is a gorgeous game - but honestly I played through Gears exactly once - I didn't even care to beat the final boss once I got to him 'cuz I knew I was at the end. But Halo and H2... I can't even tell you how many times I've played through both of them - SP and co-op.

If I wanted graphics, I'd be playing Gears and Bioshock. (only played the Bioshock demo - to me it was a snoozer besides the graphics) But I want gameplay, a massive environment and tons of victims laying in my path. That's what Halo has been about since the start - and that's why only Halo 3 will be in my 360 will be in my 360. (until Mercenaries 2 comes out ;))

Dont even compare halo to Gears. People who think Gears is a even a good multiplayer game is pretty dumb. Break it down: No rankings so you never know if your playing with a ****** or a pro. 2.
No matchmaking? If you start the game with 8 people 95% of the time it does not end that way and if it does people come and go through the whole game. 3. Glitches: there is so much stuff in this game that makes no sense. You just die all of a sudden or your fighting with someone and you die somehow even though you shot them in the back with the shotgun. 4. Lack of weapons. What is there like 6 weapons in this game and you only use about 3 of them. 5. Levels get old very quickly. 6. The gametypes are so lame. Only annex is good otherwise if you die you sit there for 5 minutes waiting for the moron to come out of hiding. Should I keep going Gears is for little kids with nothing better to do becuase there is blood in the game. Its gotta be the dumbest shooter in a while.

Hey, dude... use "I" statements! Calling another persons tastes "dumb" isn't so bright in its own right. I for one LOVE GOW mp. I'm also psyched for H3 mp. Nothing dumb about it.

Should I keep going Gears is for little kids with nothing better to do becuase there is blood in the game. Its gotta be the dumbest shooter in a while.Oh, c'mon, no need to get ludicrously abusive. Your opinion is in a very, very tiny minority, like all the PC addicts who chime in every chance that they get as to how there's nothing special about the Halo games. At Gamerankings (http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages4/928234.asp) they list 103 reviews in which Gears of War achieved an average adjusted score of 93%, with 21 perfect scores, some from esteemed sources like Gamespy and 1UP--these are the opinions of professional reviewers who play games all day every day on all platforms for a living. In GR's poll, 897 readers gave it an average score of 87%; 33,763 Gamespot readers gave it a average score of 9.4. It was both Editor and Reader's Choice as Overall Game of Year at both IGN and Gamespot.

To garner all of this acclaim, it had to have something going for it beyond graphics. Its cool "stop-and-pop" forced-to-use-cover gameplay was groundbreaking and far more realistic and absorbing than the people-jumping-around-like-hopped-up-rabbits gameplay that you get in so many other shooters.

However good Gears is, it in no way detracts from the Halo games, which are a completely different style for completely different stories. Gears is about salty soldiers in a gritty struggle against a terrifying threat; Halo is about a faceless superhero conquering overwhelming odds virtually singlehandedly. Who do you want to be today? :D

and they're way past descent.

yes they are!

http://www.glidos.net/large/descent.jpg

Should I keep going Gears is for little kids with nothing better to do becuase there is blood in the game. Its gotta be the dumbest shooter in a while.

Yeah right. All of the kids are playing Gears. Kids don't play Halo. There will be more kids playing Halo then there ever was playing Gears.

yes they are!

http://www.glidos.net/large/descent.jpg


HA HA HA!!!