Halo 3: First Details Emerge

[citizen X]

my thoughts later..

In the just-redesigned December issue of Electronic Gaming Monthly (subscribers should have it any day now) a handful of editors took Halo 3's multiplayer game hands-on.

The result? A 17-page cover story and a three-week series of stories on 1UP called "3 Weeks of Halo 3."

Before all of that information ends up in your hands, though -- here's a small taste of what to expect from both EGM and 1UP over the next few weeks:


* What are these new Brutish weapons? What's a Spike Rifle...or a Spike Grenade


* The Mongoose (the once-scrapped ATV from Halo/Halo 2) is back: Who wants to ride Brokeback?


* Halo 3 will have three retail SKUs: standard, collector's edition, and Legendary. Guess which one comes with a helmet and four discs of content?


* Adding bumpers to the 360 controller means there's some extra real estate for Bungie to play with. Now the left bumper reloads your dual-wielded weapon and the right bumper is the normal reload. What does X do, though? Mum.


* Starting weapon: Bungie thinks they have the "perfect" starting weapon in Halo 3. It's not the pistol, the battle rifle, or the SMG...and it's pretty familiar. How does the new Assault Rifle play?


* One of the new maps, Valhalla, is being called "the new Blood Gulch" -- but this isn't another coat of new paint on the Combat Evolved classic. This is, from-the-ground-up, a brand-new map. How is it?


* What if you could save your own movies from Halo 3's single- and multiplayer gameplay and then rewatch them? In Halo 3, you can.


Stay tuned to our 3 Weeks of Halo 3 hub page for lots more Halo 3 in the coming weeks!

Link to 1up.com article

[Scotracer]

I have a little more to add!

“We definitely have another strategy than Epic Games when it comes to graphics. We’ll never engulf our game environments in lots of details like that. Gears of War looks absolutely fantastic, but we want to avoid compromising Halo’s unique visual style. That’s why we’re making a clean, sharp game as opposed to one with insane amount of details.” -Brian Jarrard
“There are many ways to convey emotion. Graphics is not the most important one.” -Brian Jarrard

So, supposedly, they aren't going for graphics = amazing game type of method, which is both a disappointment and a bonus; it means that more time is spent on the atmosphere and story but the game isn't as jaw-dropping.

Oh well, not long now!!!!

[II Vamp II]

Wow! Wow! Cant wait for EGM !!!

[Crusader555]

This sounds awesome. I too cannot wait for EGM.

[ViralArtist]

I didn't say anything...

[paymon]

Originally Posted by ViralArtist

I didn't say anything...

HOLY $h*T . I JUST CAME

WHERE , WHAT, WHO, HOW! >.< !

[Don_Rico]

Dear god you're old Paymon.

And btw guys, I know swedish! WICH MAKES ME ABLE TO READ IT ALL MUHAHWA!!!!

[paymon]

i wish i was you don :'(

i have relatives who are swedish :/ ill force them to translate lol. hey don, do you care to give us a translation?

[Don_Rico]

Originally Posted by paymon

i wish i was you don :'(

i have relatives who are swedish :/ ill force them to translate lol. hey don, do you care to give us a translation?

You know what guys; I might just give PX360 a translation, I'll think about it

[Don_Rico]

Meh, screw it.

[KH0RNE]

Originally Posted by paymon

HOLY $h*T . I JUST CAME

WHERE , WHAT, WHO, HOW! >.< !

that might just be the saddest thing I have ever heard. FFS paymon get a girl friend

[Grindstone]

"* One of the new maps, Valhalla, is being called "the new Blood Gulch" -- but this isn't another coat of new paint on the Combat Evolved classic. This is, from-the-ground-up, a brand-new map. How is it?"

Just a little anecdote for you all, Valhalla is the comet created basin on Callisto, one of the larger moons of Jupiter.

Good find ViralArtist, although my portuguese is very rusty. I guess I'll just have to wait for the EGM magazine to debut here in the US.