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Royal Member of BonBon Joined: 29 May 2009 Posts: 6010

.... I'm stunned and amazed at the new quality that they put into the game. They showed new armor abilities, weapons, some campaign. Its just all so cool to see how 343 Industries made Halo all over again.

Royal Member of BonBon Joined: 20 Oct 2009 Posts: 12351

From what I have seen of Halo 4 up to this point, I'm quite eager to play it.

Royal Member of BonBon Joined: 29 May 2009 Posts: 6010

Definately. I'm glad about a few changes they have shown so far that indicated improvements over H:Reach.

For one, the removal of the health bar once more. It pretty much allows a player to jump right back into the fight after a brief period of respite after recharging their shields.

Faster paced movements. Although I say sprinting is a tad bit like COD, I'm going to give it a chance, especially since it allows people to use it in conjunction with the thruster pack to go further distances where it is allowed.

Damage indicators are back as well from the Halo 3 game, which, in my opinion, was sorely skewed in Reach. When I say damage indicators, I'm talking about the feed that shows exactly which direction you are taking damage from so you can make a quick turn and return fire. I do remember that this is a video game, so being able to know where I'm being fired from a priority since I cannot turn my own head to find out where the bullets hit me from. In Reach, the only thing we go we a red arrow that either pointed left or right, which is not a very helpful because a guy could be right behind you but just slightly to the left of you and you would'nt know it.

Royal Member of BonBon Joined: 20 Oct 2009 Posts: 12351

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I'll just leave this here...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=nsWyP0LBikI

And this...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=QWWzhpjS62I

"Hold onto your butts."

Royal Member of BonBon Joined: 29 May 2009 Posts: 6010

Spartan Ops:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=em6izR5Z8Uk

War Games:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8aH1H01kb4&feature=related

Royal Member of BonBon Joined: 29 May 2009 Posts: 6010

Its also just as 343 promised. No recycled maps and the maps are beautiful, as well as diverse. I saw a lava map, a snow capped mountain, a war machine factory, a forerunner bridge site, and that is just the little percentage of what is in the game. I can scarecly wait.

Royal Member of BonBon Joined: 20 Oct 2009 Posts: 12351

Can't say I really remember any Halo games ever having "recycled" maps to begin with.

Royal Member of BonBon Joined: 29 May 2009 Posts: 6010

Halo Reach did unfortunately. They took scenes right out of campaign and made them into multiplayer maps. It felt lazy and the diversity of the maps themselves felt less than inspiring. So much Green, Grey, and Blue. I did'nt mind it with Firefight, but in multiplayer, it felt like Bungie got lazy.

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Royal Member of BonBon Joined: 29 May 2009 Posts: 6010

Maybe if they did a few maps, I might agree, but most of them were that way. At least in 3, they took elements from campaign and integrated them into actual and usable maps, which is why I preferred the maps from that game.

My FA · Rank: Senior Member Joined: 08 Apr 2012 Posts: 288

My only demand is for 343 to bring back Blood Gulch!!! And Halo 4 looks beautiful. But the Chief's helmet could use a tweak. It's too round on top and the visor is a little oddly shaped. Look at the difference between Halo 3 and 4's helmet for the Chief. You'll see my only tiny complaint. Other than that, I'm happy with Halo 4 so far. And the co-op mp story is gonna kick some ass.

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Royal Member of BonBon Joined: 29 May 2009 Posts: 6010

I don't know to be honest since I have'nt played very much of Halo lately about the blood gulch. I know Beaver Creek made a return.

Rank: Casual Joined: 09 Jul 2012 Posts: 40

I am so excited about Halo 4, I even preordered Halo4 Limited Edition

Royal Member of BonBon Joined: 29 May 2009 Posts: 6010

They showed some new weapons and finally showed some gameplay for the Railgun. It looks sick. The new SAW machine gun I'm a bit iffy about since its new, but I am willing to use it if necessary. The shotgun is completely redesigned which is cool, and the Spartan Laser looks like its now back to its former glory.

Rank: Super Veteran Joined: 04 Jul 2011 Posts: 1665

Railgun! My favorite!!

Once this comes out I'm going to kill you with it Rune XD

Royal Member of BonBon Joined: 20 Oct 2009 Posts: 12351

I saw a couple of multiplayer vids the other day... madness, just madness... in a good way, of course. Wink

Royal Member of BonBon Joined: 29 May 2009 Posts: 6010

Not before I get you with the railgun in turn. That is if they don't replace the grenade launcher.

Rank: Super Veteran Joined: 04 Jul 2011 Posts: 1665

You're on Rune!

Que the 80's style movie training montage video with epic theme music XD

Rank: Super Veteran Joined: 21 May 2010 Posts: 11790

Royal Member of BonBon Joined: 29 May 2009 Posts: 6010

I just finished reading Glasslands, and it kinda leaves the reader on a cliffhanger. Apparently, the Thursday War, the sequel to the Kilo-5 story, takes place nearly immediately in the events after Glasslands. Unfortunately, it won't be coming out till October, and only a few days right before the Forward Unto Dawn show comes out. Even less time considering the fact that its nearly a month before Halo 4 even comes out. Its kinda rushing the players to get up to date on the story

Royal Member of BonBon Joined: 20 Oct 2009 Posts: 12351

Royal Member of BonBon Joined: 29 May 2009 Posts: 6010

I just simply enjoy the story of the Halo universe. Its not that I like it to the point that I have to read every little detail of it, but it helps show a little more into what may happen in the game.

Halo: Fall of Reach. This game pretty much shows what happened that lead of to the events in Halo: Combat Evolved. Since the game started up in the middle of the action and they 'suddenly' placed you next to the forerunner ring. It shows who John 117 was before he was indoctrinated into the Spartan II program and how he was trained to use the Mjolnir armor and how he was chosen to be used to be a carrier for the Ai Cortana.

Halo: The Flood. This one was kinda unnecessary since you could pretty much play the game to know what was going on here, but it was still fun to see some different perspectives on how some of the personel from the PoA survived its terrain.

Halo: First Strike: Shows both how Sgt. Johnson survived the flood attack and how he was immune to their effects from a disease he had called Boron's Syndrome. It also showed how Master Chief was able to get back to earth because lets be honest, there was no way that a Longsword fighter without a Shaw Fujikawa translight slipspace drive could make it back to earth.

Halo: Cole Protocol: This story was a little Irrelevant to the plotline, but it did show what the person who is now Known as the Arbiter was like before he was shamed on the events of Halo 04.

Halo: Ghosts of Onyx: Introduces the Spartan IIIs and showed how the remaining Spartan IIs, Fred, Kelly, and Linda, survived the events of Reach.

Halo: Glasslands: Shows the UNSC Infinity and Spartan IV project, and how the technology found in the Dyson sphere inside of Onyx helped build the Infinity.

If you like the story of these games, its fun just to read them. They only release about 2 books per game release anyways and the books only get around 3-400 pages anyways.

Rank: Veteran Joined: 14 Nov 2010 Posts: 728

I enjoyed Ghost's of Onyx , good book, read it before I was allowed to play the games.
And I'll probably buy and read Cryptum since I wont be gaming until halo 4 comes out.

Royal Member of BonBon Joined: 29 May 2009 Posts: 6010

New vehicle: The Mantis
Map Remake: Valhalla (Dubbed as Ragnarok)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kg-gspVSjak

Royal Member of BonBon Joined: 20 Oct 2009 Posts: 12351

Royal Member of BonBon Joined: 29 May 2009 Posts: 6010

At least we know alot more now of what this thing is capable of.

1. Its slow
2. Its powerful
3. Can power stomp on the little guys.
4. Can Teabag.
5. Its epic.

Royal Member of BonBon Joined: 20 Oct 2009 Posts: 12351

Royal Member of BonBon Joined: 29 May 2009 Posts: 6010

Its slow enough to take a plasma bolt and become disabled. It won't be like the warthog, or the ghost or anything else where it would have a difficult time tracking.